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iPadOS 18

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Dec 11, 2024

Since 2020, you've been free to set your preferred web browser and email app as the default on your iPhone or iPad. Now, four years later, Apple is expanding this flexibility in the U.S., allowing eve ...

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Dec 4, 2024

Apple's iOS 18 update brings powerful new features to your iPhone's Camera app, but some tools are easy to overlook yet incredibly useful once you find them. From new shooting modes to expanded preser ...

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Nov 8, 2024

If you can't always see what you're typing very well on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, you no longer have to adjust the font size for the app or entire system just to read your writing more easily. One of ...

Mobile phone screen displaying a user interface with performance metrics and social media icons.
Nov 5, 2024

Election Day is today, and Apple News is making it easy for you to stay informed with real-time results for the 2024 presidential election through a new Live Activity feature on your iPhone, iPad, or ...

Smartphone settings menu displayed alongside a tablet interface.
Nov 1, 2024

Apple has finally given Control Center the love that it needs with an updated interface design and more customizations than ever before. Taking the more customizable overhaul one step further, iOS 18 ...

Smartphone playing music next to a smart speaker.
Nov 1, 2024

Apple's official feature list for the Music app on iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 may highlight only one update, but there's much more happening under the surface than that. Whether you subscribe to Apple Music ...

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Oct 31, 2024

Apple has revolutionized how we write with the introduction of its new Writing Tools, powered by Apple Intelligence. In beta on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, these tools allow you to select text and use inte ...

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Oct 28, 2024

The biggest update to arrive since iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 just came out, and it's packed with new features and changes for your iPhone or iPad. From new Apple Intelligence capabilities to Game Center im ...

"How to Remove Unwanted Objects, People, and Distractions in Photos on Your iPhone, iPad, or Mac" cover image
Oct 28, 2024

Editing out unwanted objects, people, and distractions from your photos just got a lot easier on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Before, you would have to use apps like Google Photos or Snapseed to erase b ...

"How to Quickly Pixelate Faces in Photos on Your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to Blur Out People's Identities" cover image
Oct 28, 2024

With Apple's Photos app, you no longer need a third-party tool on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to blur or pixelate faces in your photos, helping you safeguard identities when sharing online. Starting in ...