by Garret Cleversley | Jul 22, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Big Sur, customization, iOS, iOS 14, Mac, Messages, Restricted Content, Tip
A new feature of Messages in both iOS 14 and macOS 11 Big Sur is the option to pin up to nine conversations at the top of the conversation list for easy access. No longer do you have to worry about them scrolling out of sight. On an iPhone or iPad, touch and hold a...
by Garret Cleversley | Jan 30, 2021 | Apple ProRAW, Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, burst mode, Camera app, Explainer, iOS 14, iPhone, Mac, productivity, QuickTake, Restricted Content
It’s difficult for most of us to imagine that a camera—something that still feels like it’s a standalone object—could be improved significantly with a software update. But now that cameras are part of our phones, code is king. With iOS 14, the camera in your iPhone...
by Garret Cleversley | Jan 28, 2021 | AirPods Pro, App Clips, Apple Fitness+, Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, audio, battery, Explainer, Intercom, iOS 14, iPadOS 14, Mac, privacy, Restricted Content, Safari
We’ve published overviews of the major features in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, along with detailed looks at our favorite features. But Apple keeps releasing updates with new features, and we wanted to take a moment to catch you up on what Apple has added in versions 14.1,...
by Garret Cleversley | Jan 22, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Control Center, customization, iOS 14, iPadOS 14, Mac, Music, Restricted Content, Tip
Several years ago, Apple bought a company called Shazam, which made an app that identified songs by listening to the music playing nearby. Since then, Apple has built Shazam into Siri in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS. Most recently, Apple added it to Control Center...
by Garret Cleversley | Jan 21, 2021 | App Library, Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, customization, gesture, How-To, iOS 14, Mac, Restricted Content
Many of us have been using iPhones for years, and apps we bought or downloaded long ago molder in corners of our Home screens. Even if you haven’t played Flappy Bird in years, its pixelated icon still stares glumly at you every time you peer at its Home screen, and...
by Garret Cleversley | Dec 20, 2020 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, gesture, iOS 14, iPadOS 14, Mac, Photos, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip
Photos in iOS 14 provides four views of your library: Years, Months, Days, and All Photos. For the first three, Photos picks representative images that may not include particular shots you’re looking for. The All Photos view shows everything, but it can be...
