When you search the web in Safari on your iPhone or iPad, the default search engine determines what search engine is used to look for results. In addition to Google and Bing, iOS also gives you the option to use DuckDuckGo for Safari, which doesn't track your search history. Changing the default browser on an iPhone or iPad is easy; let's learn how.
By Conner Carey
This is a favorite tip of mine for the iPhone. You can shoot video and take a still photo while you’re recording. There have been many times when I wanted to capture a quick still shot from Video mode while already recording. Luckily, doing so on an iPhone is super easy.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
My first week of owning a HomePod, I was scrambling around, as the only HomePod commands I knew were by touch or through my iPhone, and neither one of those worked seamlessly. Quickly, though, I discovered HomePod Siri commands, which not only made my music listening smoother and more enjoyable, but also helped me do entirely new things with my little smart speaker. Here are the best Siri HomePod commands to get the most out of your HomePod and make your home situation a little more fun.
By Rachel Needell
In watchOS 9, the new ability to see and track heart rate zones really takes Apple Watch workouts to the next level. Heart rate zones for exercise are a way to monitor the intensity of your workout. Although this feature won't be available to the public until September, once you have watchOS 9, you can add heart rate zones to any workout. Here's how!
By Devala Rees
Voice Control is an Accessibility feature designed to help you navigate your iPhone in a hands-free manner. We'll show you how to enable Voice Control, as well as how to use one of the feature's most useful voice commands to unlock your iPhone and close apps.
By Ashleigh Page
We all see notifications from our favorite apps and even our infrequently used apps so often that it can be hard to focus. Too many alerts can make it easy to miss your important notifications, and distract you from what you should be doing! To fix this, follow the steps below to set up Scheduled Summary reports in Notifications on iPhone.
By Paula Bostrom
Sometimes I’ll find an article I want to read, but I just don’t have time at the moment. With the Apple Reading List, you can save any article from the web and go back and read it at any time. Here’s how to save articles to read later.
By Conner Carey
We all receive junk mail, also known as spam, in our inboxes now and again. Despite our best efforts, there’s always the occasion where we’ve signed up for something years ago or entered our email to purchase an item but find we’re now signed up for a newsletter. Whatever the case, it’s super easy to move an email to junk in the Mail app; here’s how.
By Emma Chase
It might seem inconsequential, but using a safe iPhone charger cable is important to making sure your iPhone lasts as long as possible and doesn't suffer irreparable damage to the battery or other components. Fortunately, it's easy to distinguish a certified Apple charger cord from a cheap knockoff. We'll show you how to make sure an iPhone cable is safe.
By Leanne Hays
If you don’t need one or more of your folders in the Photos app, you can delete them on your Mac. This will remove the folder and the albums inside it, but keep all the pictures and videos inside those albums in your Photo Library. Here's how.
By Rachel Needell
The first few times you use the Zoom app on any given device or after an update, you may not have allowed Zoom to share your screen on the Mac. Additionally, sometimes when you click the button to go to Settings to fix the issue, it doesn't open to the proper settings menu to enable screen sharing on your Mac. Here's a step by step guide for how to share screen on Mac during a Zoom call.
By Rachel Needell
Apple's accessibility feature known as VoiceOver can be quite unruly if you're not used to it. It fundamentally changes the way you interact with your iPhone, and therefore most people tend to stay away. However, we discovered a way to enable VoiceOver temporarily just to have it read text on your phone screen aloud when you need it and quickly turn it off right afterward. It may sound complicated, but it's so simple and fun! Here's how to set it up!
By Ashleigh Page
You can now customize your Safari start page (also called a Safari home page) to show the content you're most interested in. That way when you open Safari, you can access bookmarked pages and shared files with a single tap on your screen. We'll show you how!
By Rich Hall
The ability to make conference calls on your iPhone makes it easier to use your device in professional settings. All major US carriers support conference calls, but the number of participants and the ability to add, merge, or disconnect individual callers will depend on your carrier. Here's how to make a conference call through iPhone.
By Olena Kagui
HomePod minis offer a fun way to integrate the Apple ecosystem into your home, especially now that they're available in five colors. HomePod minis can bring more into your home than just a pop of color. Here are five tips to get the most out of your tiny home assistant (although all these tips also work with the new and discontinued HomePods!)
By Leanne Hays
My mouse disappeared! If your Mac has a disappearing cursor, we have the fix. Here are 12 ways to get your mouse pointer back.
By Leanne Hays
If you plan on making the same kind of edits to several photos or videos, you can copy the adjustments you’ve made and paste them onto other images. Here's how to copy and paste edits on a Mac.
By Sarah Kingsbury
If you have a favorite website you use daily, consider adding the website to your Home Screen on iPhone or iPad. This is perfect for quickly accessing a website without needing to enter the URL in Safari each time. You can bookmark the website to a Home Screen icon that looks just like an app and opens just as easily. Here's how to add a website to your Home Screen.
By Rachel Needell
Although Apple device owners have been able to access their stored iCloud data via the iCloud website for years, previous iterations have been bare-bones. Apple recently redesigned the iCloud website, and the result is a simple and engaging design, complete with a host of personalization options. Now you can choose app widgets to display and organize the layout. Let's check it out!
By Leanne Hays
