by Garret Cleversley | Jul 3, 2019 | AirPods, Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, battery, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac, maintenance, Restricted Content, Tip
Apple’s Batteries widget is a little known but highly useful tool for quickly assessing which of your small Apple devices is lowest on power—something you may wish to do when traveling with only one charging cable. To access it, switch to Today view on the iPhone,...
by Garret Cleversley | Jun 30, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, customization, iPhone, Mac, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip
Unless you can palm a basketball, you may not be able to use an iPhone single-handed. But sometimes one hand is all you can spare. If you find yourself in such a situation, give Reachability a try. On a Touch ID–based iPhone, tap (don’t press) the Home button twice to...
by Garret Cleversley | Jun 28, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Dark mode, Dynamic Desktop, Home, HomeKit, iPhone, Mac, Markup, Mojave, News, Preview, Quick Actions, Quick Look, Restricted Content, screenshot, Stocks, video, Voice Memos
With last year’s macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Apple made no sweeping changes, instead focusing on refinements and bug fixes. In keeping with the company’s alternating cycle of releases, this year’s macOS 10.14 Mojave boasts plenty of new features. Dark Mode and Dynamic...
by Garret Cleversley | Jun 21, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Explainer, iPhone, Mac, notifications, Restricted Content, security
Have you ever gotten an emergency alert on your iPhone, telling you about an abducted child or public safety emergency? That’s the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system, at least in the United States, although some other countries have similar systems. The WEA system...
by Garret Cleversley | May 12, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, iPhone, Mac, Mail, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip
Need to check something in another email message while composing a message in Mail on an iPhone? Many people don’t realize that you can swipe down on the top of the draft to dock it at the bottom of the screen, look something up in another message, and then expand the...
by Garret Cleversley | May 12, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Messages, Restricted Content, Solution, troubleshooting
Apple’s Messages app for iOS and macOS generally works well, but when it doesn’t, figuring out what’s wrong and how to fix it can take some doing. Here are a few of the most common solutions we’ve come across for problems with sending and receiving messages. Help...
