Tag: iPhone

How to Turn Off Apple Intelligence on an iPhone, iPad, and Mac

apple Intelligence isn’t as big a success story as Apple may have expected. The suite of artificial intelligence features—introduced late in 2024 in iOS 18.1—has received mixed reactions. Some capabilities, like automatically transcribing voice notes and recordings, creating custom emojis, and proofreading, are handy. Others not so much. Apple came under fire for inaccurate notification […]

How to Use Apple’s Genmoji to Create New Kinds of Emojis

For decades, choosing an emoji has been constrained to what’s available on your smartphone’s keyboard. Every year brings new emoji—I like the “face with bags under eyes,” though that one is still rolling out. But there are times when the preinstalled options just aren’t specific enough. Thankfully, Apple has a solution, and it’s called Genmoji. […]

Apple Confirms iPhone Missing Notes Bug And Shows How To Fix It

If you’ve opened the Notes app on your iPhone recently, only to find every entry is missing, you’ve come across a “scary bug” which seems to have been widespread. Apple has now commented on this situation, which was first spotted early in November, with helpful details of how to resolve the situation. The Notes app […]

How to Tell If You’re Using a Slow iPhone Charger

In iOS 18, Apple has introduced a clever new way to identify if your iPhone charging setup is running at less than optimal speeds. The new feature appears directly in Settings, making it easy to spot when you’re not getting the fastest possible charge. The Battery section displays a Slow Charger message when your iPhone […]

Here’s how to get it on your iPhone

Apple CEO Tim Cook poses as Apple holds an event at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, on Sept. 9, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Apple on Monday released iOS 18.1, an update that includes the company’s artificial intelligence, called Apple Intelligence, for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 15 Pro. It […]

How To Use It Like A Pro

One of the coolest innovations on the iPhone 16 is the Camera Control, a dedicated hardware addition that’s all about snapping images and taking video. It’s a clever hybrid of a mechanical button and a capacitive slider. But some users have found the learning curve a little steep. Here’s how to master it. The new […]

How to mirror your iPhone on macOS Sequoia

With macOS Sequoia and iOS 18, Apple has a handy new way to hop between devices while on desktop. iPhone Mirroring shows your phone’s screen on your computer; you can even use your mouse and keyboard to interact with it. Here’s how to set up and get the most out of iPhone Mirroring. Requirements First, […]

Apple has released iOS 18. Here’s how to update your iPhone

Finally out of beta, iOS 18 arrived for public availability as of Monday afternoon. You can download and install it if your device is compatible, but it already comes with all iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus and iPhone 16 Pro models that will be available on September 20. Those with eligible devices can update them […]

How to Hide or Lock Apps With iOS 18 (2024)

no one likes a snooper, especially on your phone. With iOS 18, Apple now offers the ability to lock and hide certain apps on your device. Whenever you want to access the app, you have to input a passcode or biometric authentication to open it. Any information from the app, such as notifications or alerts, […]