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In Your Face App Guarantees That You Notice Appointment Alerts
It’s easy to get caught up in what you’re doing and miss an alert for a Zoom meeting or a reminder to leave for an...
The “Hey” Part of “Hey Siri” Is Now Optional
If you use Siri, particularly on a HomePod, you’re probably accustomed to saying “Hey Siri” as the trigger phrase...
watchOS 10.1 Brings Double Tap to the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2
Apple recently released watchOS 10.1, with support for the much-ballyhooed double-tap gesture that selects the primary...
Use iOS 17’s Check In Feature to Reduce Worry
We’ve all had a friend or family member say, “Text me when you get home,” because they want the peace of mind from...
Four Solutions to Gotchas in macOS 14 Sonoma
We’re seeing an increasing number of people switching to macOS 14 Sonoma, and for the most part, things are going...
Nine Tips for Switching from an iPhone with Touch ID to One with Face ID
In 2013, Apple added Touch ID to the Home button of the iPhone 5S. Taking advantage of the uniqueness of fingerprints,...
New M3 Chip Family Powers Updated MacBook Pros and 24-inch iMac
At Apple’s Halloween-themed Scary Fast event on October 30, the company unveiled its next-generation Apple silicon...
Faster Copying of Two-Factor Authentication Codes from Messages
One welcome feature of Safari is its automatic detection and auto-filling of SMS-based two-factor authentication codes...
What Should You Do about an Authentication Code You DIDN’T Request?
We strongly encourage using two-factor authentication (2FA) or two-step verification (2SV) with online accounts...
Things You Need to Know Before Moving to a New iPhone
Are you among the millions of people planning to get a new iPhone 15? It’s exciting, we know, but don’t move too fast...
How to Restore Missing SMS Two-Factor Authentication Codes
Many websites, from Adobe to Zendesk, let you receive two-factor authentication codes via SMS text messages. That’s...