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How to Import and Annotate PDFs in Apple Notes

Tuesday October 10, 2023 6:30 am PDT by
In iOS 17 and MacOS Sonoma, Apple added the ability to open and annotate PDFs right in the Notes app. Keep reading to learn how it's done. In the latest version of iOS and macOS, Apple has updated the Notes app to support inline PDFs, which means you can insert a PDF into Notes and then read, annotate, and collaborate on the document. This functionality also works for scanned documents, and...
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How to Use Block Quotes in Apple Notes

Tuesday October 10, 2023 5:51 am PDT by
In iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma, Apple added new formatting options to Apple Notes, including block quotes and a new Monostyle style. Here's how to make use of them. Thanks to additional formatting options in Apple Notes, you can now add block quotes to your notes. Block Quote formatting makes it easy to visually offset a section of writing with a quote bar to the left of the text. Simply...
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How to Trigger Reaction Effects in FaceTime on Mac

Monday October 9, 2023 4:15 am PDT by
In macOS Sonoma, Apple introduced Messages-like reactions for FaceTime. Rather than being triggered by words though, they can be triggered by gestures. When you're on a ‌FaceTime‌ video call on a Mac running ‌macOS Sonoma‌ or later, you can trigger on-screen effects like hearts, balloons, confetti, fireworks, and more, with the effects flooding the display over the ‌‌FaceTime‌‌ window. You...
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How to Use Interactive Widgets on Your Mac's Desktop

Friday October 6, 2023 8:21 am PDT by
In macOS Sonoma, Apple changed how widgets work. Unlike previous versions of macOS, widgets don't have to be hidden away offscreen and largely forgotten in the Notifications Center panel. Now they can live right on your Mac's desktop – and they're interactive, too. Here's how to use them. If you liked how widgets lived in Notification Center, don't worry – you can still keep them...
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macOS: How to Change the Color of Desktop Widgets

Friday October 6, 2023 8:02 am PDT by
In macOS Sonoma, widgets don't have to be hidden offscreen and largely forgotten in the Notifications Center panel, like they were in previous versions of Apple's macOS. Instead, they can be placed right on your Mac's desktop – and they're interactive, too. When not in use, macOS desktop widgets fade into the background by taking on a monochrome style, which makes them less distracting and ...
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How to Enhance Dialogue in Videos on Apple TV and HomePod

Friday October 6, 2023 7:31 am PDT by
In tvOS 17, Apple introduced a New Enhance Dialogue feature that lets users more clearly hear what is being said over effects, action, and music in a movie or a TV show. When you connect one or two HomePod speakers (2nd generation) to Apple TV 4K for a home cinema sound experience, you can turn on Enhance Dialogue to make speech more prominent in audio mixes so that dialogue is easier to...
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How to Use the New Apple Watch Double Tap Gesture

Thursday October 5, 2023 4:23 am PDT by
When watchOS 10.1 is released later in October, Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 models will gain a new Double Tap gesture. Here's everything Double Tap can do, and how you can get it working on your watch before the software update is released. Double Tap is a new gesture-based feature for the latest Apple Watch models that lets you control watch functions by tapping your thumb ...
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iOS 17.1: How to Add Custom Artwork to Apple Music Playlists

Thursday October 5, 2023 4:09 am PDT by
In iOS 17.1, currently in beta, Apple has added the ability for users to customize playlist artwork in Apple Music using a selection of preset options. Keep reading to learn how it's done. Previously in iOS, when creating a custom playlist, you had to use a basic tiled image made up of track album artwork, or upload a custom image. Given that you custom graphics or relevant photos aren't...
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How to Find Your iPhone 15 With Apple Watch Precision Finding

Thursday October 5, 2023 2:10 am PDT by
If you have an iPhone 15 and either an Apple Watch Series 9 or second-generation Apple Watch Ultra, you can use your watch to find your iPhone with the help of Apple's Precision Finding feature. Keep reading to learn how it works. The ‌Apple Watch Series 9‌ and Apple Watch Ultra 2 share the same updated Ultra Wideband chip as can be found in the ‌iPhone 15‌ series, so if you have one of the...
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iPhone 15 Pro: How to Assign Two Functions to the Action Button

Tuesday October 3, 2023 11:30 am PDT by
Apple's iPhone 15 Pro models feature an Action button to which you can assign a custom function. Officially, the Action button only supports one function, but there is a way to switch between two actions using a special Shortcut. Keep reading to learn how it's done. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. On ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ and ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ Max devices, the iOS Settings app ...
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iOS 17: How to Use AirDrop Without Wi-Fi

Monday October 2, 2023 4:05 am PDT by
In iOS 17, Apple has enhanced iPhone AirDrop in many ways, and with the release of iOS 17.1, it's about to getter, because you will no longer need to be in the same immediate location as someone to wirelessly transfer files to them over AirDrop. Keep reading to learn how it works. Since its introduction in iOS 7, AirDrop has become the favored means for ‌iPhone‌ users to instantly share...
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How to View Your UK Bank Account Balance and Deposits in Apple Wallet

Thursday September 28, 2023 3:09 am PDT by
In iOS 17.1, currently in beta, iPhone users in the UK can now view the account balance of their bank cards and credit cards right within Apple's Wallet app. Keep reading to learn how it works. Apple's Wallet app on ‌iPhone‌ has been able to display Apple Pay transactions made using your bank and credit cards for a while now, but if you are a Wallet app user in the United Kingdom, a new...
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How to Clean Install macOS Sonoma

Tuesday September 26, 2023 7:28 am PDT by
Apple is set to release macOS Sonoma on September 26, and whenever a new operating system is released for the Mac, some users prefer to perform a clean installation. This article explains how to perform what is effectively a clean install of Sonoma using a built-in option that's available on Apple silicon-powered Macs and Intel Macs with a T2 security chip. Will My Mac Run ‌macOS Sonoma‌?...
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iPhone 15 Pro: How to Hide the Silent Mode Bell Icon in the Status Bar

Friday September 22, 2023 1:41 pm PDT by
On iPhone 15 Pro and ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ Max models, Apple has introduced a physical, programmable Action button that replaces the traditional ring/silent switch above the volume buttons. The Action button can be programmed to perform several different functions, but the ability to switch between Silent and Ring mode has not gone away. By default, one long press of the Action button will mute your ...
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How to Hard Reset or Force Restart All iPhone 15 Models

Friday September 22, 2023 4:45 am PDT by
Apple's iPhone 15, ‌‌‌iPhone 15‌ Plus‌‌, iPhone 15 Pro, and ‌‌‌iPhone 15 Pro‌‌‌ Max come in the same size options as last year's iPhone 14 series, and share similar design elements with Apple's 2022 models, such as an all-screen design, Dynamic Island, and no Home button on the front. As such, the method of hard resetting or force restarting hasn't changed from the previous...
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iPhone 15 Pro Max: Everything You Need to Know About 5x Optical Zoom

Friday September 22, 2023 3:04 am PDT by
Apple's iPhone 15 Pro Max features a tetraprism lens system capable of up to 5x optical zoom, an improvement over the 3x zoom that's available in the ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ and the prior-generation iPhone 14. The Telephoto lens on the iPhone 15 Pro Max features Apple's most advanced camera stabilization system yet, with a combination of optical image stabilization and an autofocus 3D...
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iPhone 15 Pro: How to Enable and Disable Camera Focal Length Presets

Friday September 22, 2023 1:47 am PDT by
On Apple's iPhone 15 Pro models, users can switch between three preset camera focal lengths when shooting on the main camera. This article explains what they are and how to enable or disable them on your iPhone. To take advantage of the enhanced camera system on the ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ and ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ Max, Apple has added three popular focal length options for the main camera's...
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iPhone 15: How to Locate Friends With Precision Finding

Friday September 22, 2023 1:19 am PDT by
If you and a friend have an iPhone 15, you can use Apple's Precision Finding feature to locate your friend and meet up. Keep reading to learn how it works. On ‌iPhone 15‌ models, Apple introduced Precision Finding for People. If you and the friend you're lookng for has an ‌iPhone 15‌ or iPhone 15 Pro model, Precision Finding can guide you right to them with the help of on-screen directions and...
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iPhone 15 Pro: How to Transfer Data Over USB-C at 10Gbps Speed

Thursday September 21, 2023 3:11 pm PDT by
All of Apple's iPhone 15 models come with a USB-C port instead of Lightning, but not all devices in the lineup offer the same port data transfer speed. The ‌iPhone 15‌ switch to USB-C brings several conveniences, such as the ability to use the same charging cable for Macs, iPads, iPhones, and other USB-C accessories. Now that the ‌iPhone 15‌ models have a USB-C port instead of a Lightning port, ...
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How to Adjust Camera Focal Length on iPhone 15 Pro

Thursday September 21, 2023 2:45 pm PDT by
On Apple's iPhone 15 Pro models, the Main camera now allows users to switch between three focal lengths when shooting. Keep reading to learn how it works. To take advantage of the enhanced camera system on the ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ and ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ Max, Apple has added three popular focal length options for the main camera's optical zoom. There's the default 24mm (equivalent to 1x optical zoom)...