With iOS 14.5, the Apple Maps app now supports crowdsourced traffic, speed trap, and incident reporting. If a reported incident has cleared by the time you get to it, though, you can remove the warning so the system stays accurate and other drivers don't have to worry.
How-To
How to Set a Reminder for When You Message Someone
By Leanne Hays
If you use Apple's Reminders app to keep on top of your chores, events, and tasks, there's a convenient feature you'll want to try out. The Reminders app now allows users to tag a contact when they create a new reminder. Once you do this, a reminder notification will pop up on your iPhone next time you use the Messages app to text your tagged contact.
How to Add a Smart Home Accessory to Your Apple HomeKit
By Hallei Halter
Adding HomeKit-enabled accessories to the Apple Home app lets you control, schedule, and monitor your smart home devices from anywhere in the world. We'll walk you through the steps to add a smart accessory to the Home app on your iPhone or iPad and pair the smart device using the app's Scan QR function (or by entering the code manually).
How to Download iCloud for Windows on Your PC
By August Garry
Do you have an iPhone and a PC? Are you despairing at the complications involved in accessing your iCloud from your PC? Never fear, downloading iCloud for Windows 10 is quick and easy. Once you do it, you can access everything stored in your iCloud directly from your computer.
Want to mark a page to revisit later? Luckily, it’s easy to add as many bookmarks as you’d like in the Books app, and just as easy to remove them. In this guide, we’ll go over how to do both, as well as how to view and visit your bookmarked pages.
How to Navigate Your iPad with a Home Button
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Let's look at how to navigate an iPad that has a Home button. iPad ownership starts with the basics: how to turn on an iPad, how to adjust the volume on your iPad, what the iPad side switches are, and the rest of the physical parts of your iPad. Here is your complete guide to navigating your iPad with a Home button.
How to Start an Apple Fitness Plus Workout on an iPhone, iPad & Apple TV
By Erin MacPherson
Apple Fitness Plus is an excellent way to stay on top of your fitness from home and to add fresh new workouts to your exercise routine at the gym. We've shown you how to find and sign up for Apple Fitness Plus, and now we'll go over how to start a Fitness Plus workout.
How to Set Up Voicemail on an iPhone for the First Time
By Tamlin Day
If you're just getting started with your first iPhone, or have switched cell service providers, you'll need to set up voicemail on your phone. Here's how to set up a first-time voicemail and record a new voicemail message on your iPhone.
15 Photography Tips to Help You Master Your iPhone's Camera
By Rheanne Taylor
This collection of tips covers the basics of using your iPhone's Camera and Photos app. Here, you'll learn how to print images from your iPhone using AirPrint, view a slideshow of your favorite photos directly on your Apple TV, and improve your photography by taking advantage of key camera features such as Manual Exposure and Auto-Focus Lock.
Where Is Apple Fitness Plus on My iPhone or iPad?
By Erin MacPherson
The Activity app—the one with the black background and the colorful rings—was renamed with the release of iOS 14 and then subsequently updated to include Apple Fitness+. Here’s how to find Apple Fitness+, and what to do if you can’t find your Fitness app.
How to Increase Font Size on Your Mac
By Ashleigh Page
Whether you're working in low-light conditions or you've just been struggling to read the small font on your computer, read on to learn how to increase the text size on your Mac.
How to Run Apple Diagnostics to Check Your Mac
By Ashleigh Page
Apple Diagnostics (formerly named Apple Hardware Test) is a simple test to help you determine if there are hardware issues on your Mac. Whether you're computer-savvy or not, this program will suggest solutions and help find out what's wrong with your Mac.
How to Merge Duplicate Contacts on Your iPhone
By Conner Carey
Want to know how to remove duplicate contacts in your iPhone? When you have multiple entries in Contacts for a single person, you can link the contacts together into a unified contact card. However, if you link two contacts with different first or last names, only one name appears on the unified card, so you'll need to decide which name to use.
How to Make Your AirPods Louder by Disabling Sound Reduction
By Ashleigh Page
If the Reduce Loud Sounds setting leaves you struggling to hear your music, podcasts, and conference calls, you can make your headphones louder again with a quick setting. We’ll show you how to make your AirPods louder by quickly adjusting your iPhone volume settings.
How to Connect Your AirPods to Your Mac, MacBook Pro & MacBook Air
By Ashleigh Page
If you’ve recently purchased (or been gifted!) a pair of AirPods, you’re probably wondering how to set up your AirPods to pair with your Apple computer. We’ll walk you through how to connect your AirPods to your Mac computer. Let’s get started!
How to Use Apple Pay in Safari on iPhone
By Conner Carey
With iOS 10 on iPhone, Apple introduced the ability to use Apple Pay in Safari. What this means is that if you have any credit cards in your Wallet on iPhone, you can use them along with Touch ID to easily and quickly pay for items online in your Safari browser. Keep in mind that not all websites have the feature, but when it’s available you can use it for quick transactions. Apple Pay in Safari is available for all iPhones and iPads that are able to run iOS 10. It can also be done on Macs running MacOS Sierra using an Apple Watch running watchOS 3 for authentication. Here’s how to use Apple Pay in Safari on iPhone.
How to Organize Podcasts on the iPhone into Stations
By Paula Bostrom
This article will tell you how to arrange podcasts on your iPhone to your satisfaction. The more subscriptions I have on my Podcast app, the less organized they are. I have a variety of Podcasts on my iPhone, but I don’t want to be listen to meditation Podcasts while I’m driving down the road. Here’s how to organize podcasts into stations on iPhone.
4 Ways to Scale Workouts for Seniors, Beginners & More on Apple Fitness Plus
By Erin MacPherson
Many people are using at-home exercise videos these days, but they can feel very one-size-fits-all. This guide from a fitness professional will help you keep yourself safe and at an appropriate difficulty level while still getting the most out of your workouts with Apple Fitness Plus and other programs.
How to Host an Amazon Watch Party
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
This article will tell you how to host an Amazon Prime watch party, so you can throw a synchronized movie night with up to 100 people all in different places. Watching the same show as a friend when you're in different places is not a new concept (who remembers holding the phone to your ear and talking during commercial breaks?), but many streaming services are now offering the option to host movie nights in a simpler way. Instead of everyone needing to hit Play at the exact same moment, you can now stream a movie from one account. Here is how to host an Amazon Prime watch party.
How to Set the Timer from Control Center on iPhone
By Conner Carey
Apple added lots of little shortcuts to 3D Touch when it debuted iOS 10. One such useful shortcut is setting the timer from Control Center using 3D Touch on iPhone. Doing so will give you preset options to choose from, allowing you to set the timer in a single step. You can also still tap on the timer to set a specific time not listed as an option. Here’s how to set the timer from Control Center on iPhone.
