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Live Listen is a clever feature that essentially turns your iPhone (or iPad/iPad touch) into a microphone and then amplifies the sounds it picks up through your Airpods. As long as your Airpods are in range of your phone, they essentially act like pseudo-hearing aids. Not only does this sound cool in theory, it actually works really well! Let's cover how to set up and use the Live Listen feature.

How to Blur a Picture or Part of a Picture on iPhone

Ever had a weird person photo bomb your family pictures? Or has your nephew decided that wearing shirts with curse words is appropriate birthday-party attire? There may be many reasons why you might need to blur out part of a photo. We’ve already covered Portrait Mode as a useful feature for blurring out the background, but blurring part of an image is a different matter and may come in very handy in the future.

How to Put 2 Pictures Side-by-Side on iPhone

Have you ever wondered how to place two photos side-by-side on your iPhone? Maybe you want to create a photo showing a comparison between your current self and yourself from 10 years ago or a before and after of a home renovation. While there's no feature in the Photos app that allows you to combine two photos into one, that doesn't mean you can't create a side-by-side photo on your iPhone. Here's how to do it.

How to Unsync iPad from iPhone

When you use the same Apple ID to log into your iPhone and iPad, your texts, emails, and phone calls can be received on both devices. And iCloud-based data, such as your photos, contacts, safari browsing, and reminders will also be synced across both devices. However, if your iPad is regularly used by other family members, you probably don't want your private messages, photos, and other data to show up on your iPad. And if you're selling or giving away your iPad, you'll want to completely disconnect your iPad from your iPhone. We will show you how to unlink your iPad from iPhone in four different ways.

iPhone 13 Pro Review

By Amy Spitzfaden–Both

iPhone 13 Pro review

I’ve never gotten a Pro iPhone before, because I never felt like I needed it. Yes, I’d enviously eye the remarkable pictures my friends would post on social media that they claimed to take on their Pro or Pro Max, but I’ve always been happy to stick to the budget models, and my wallet has been, too. This year, however, I got the opportunity to try out the iPhone 13 Pro.

Apple Watch 7 review

The Apple Watch Series 7 isn’t the upgrade I’d been hoping for, but I bought it anyway. Let me explain. In spring of 2021, as Apple rumors began picking up, we saw renders of a completely redesigned smartwatch. It was going to have sleek flat edges reminiscent of the latest iPhones and iPads. It would house a blood glucose monitor, and, by some accounts, a sensor that measured stress levels. This was going to be a massive upgrade. But as September drew near, the forecast changed. Apple analysts broke it to us that we’d have to wait a whole year to see any of these upgrades!

How to Time-Lapse a Video on iPhone

The iPhone makes it easy to create time-lapse videos right in the Camera app — no video editing required! It’s as simple as pointing and tapping, like any other photo or video function on the iPhone. However, it’s important to plan ahead so you get your time-lapse recording right the first time around, because it may not be possible to recreate the event. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to operate the iPhone’s time-lapse feature and make sure the results are awesome on the first try.

MacBook Pro M1 Max: Should You Buy It?

Apple’s 2021 MacBook Pro is loaded with updates and improvements that make it “the world’s best pro notebook,” as Apple executive Greg Joswiak proclaimed upon its release. But these high-end features come with a hefty price tag. Does the 2021 MacBook Pro warrant the price? Is it a better idea to wait for the refreshed MacBook Air that’s sure to arrive in a year or less?

Whether you're bored with the default device name or own many devices and aren't sure which is which, we'll show you how to rename Bluetooth devices on your iPhone. The good news is that once you rename your Bluetooth device, the new device name will appear whenever you connect to other devices, such as your iPad or Mac. Let's cover how to change the Bluetooth device name on your iPhone.

Apple Watch Walkie-Talkie Range

The Walkie-Talkie app on Apple Watch can be useful when you’re out and about with friends or even at work-related events. However, you may be wondering how close you need to be to use this feature. The Apple Watch Walkie-Talkie range is actually not limited, since it uses cellular data or WiFi to communicate instantaneously. Let's cover how to make sure your Walkie-Talkie app is properly enabled, and whether it is set to use both Wi-Fi and cellular data.

How to See Heart Rate on Apple Watch Using Siri

Every Apple Watch has a heart rate monitor built-in. Whether you want to see your heart rate during workouts or have a heart condition and would like to receive alerts when your heartbeat is irregular, this is an incredibly useful feature. Siri can even show you the most up-to-date information on your heart rate if you simply ask! In this article, we’ll go over how to use Siri to view the heart rate monitor on your Apple Watch.

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