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Apple in iOS 17 has introduced a handy new camera feature that helps to straighten up your shooting angle before you even hit the shutter. Running the ‌iOS 17‌ beta? Then keep reading to learn how to take advantage of the new Level option. For a while now, Apple's Camera app has included a few optional settings that can help you line up your shots. There's a Grid that can be overlaid on the...

There are several ways that you can identify your MacBook model. Keep reading to learn what they are. Apple maintains a comprehensive list of MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro models on its website. Once you've identified your Mac's part number, you can match it to the models in one of Apple's list and learn other details about your device. About Your Mac The easiest way to identify ...

If you're trying to identify your iPad model, you need to find out its model number. The steps in this article show you how. Apple maintains a comprehensive list of ‌iPad‌ models, including the model numbers for Wi-Fi and Cellular versions. Once you've identified your ‌iPad‌ model and model number, you can refer to Apple's list and learn other details about your device. To find your ‌iPad‌'s...

If you're trying to identify your iPhone model, you need to find out its model number. The steps in this article show you how. Apple maintains a comprehensive list of ‌iPhone‌ models, including the model numbers for devices sold in different countries. Once you've identified your ‌iPhone‌ model and model number, you can refer to Apple's list and learn other details about your device. Open...

Threads, Meta's alternative to Twitter, officially launched on July 5, 2023. Getting too many notifications? Then read on. If you joined up to Threads straight away and are now being inundated with notifications as all your Instagram followers pile on to the new social media platform, here's how to turn off all those pesky alerts until things calm down a little. In the Threads app, tap the p...

Whether your iPhone or iPad is long overdue a battery replacement, or you just want to get more juice out of a single charge, here's a way to keep your device's Low Power Mode on all the time. Most ‌iPhone‌ and iPad users will be familiar with the way their device throws up a prompt to turn on Low Power Mode when the battery falls to 20 percent. The special mode conserves what remaining...

Threads, Meta's alternative to Twitter, has officially launched. If you joined up to Threads amid the initial wave of excitement and have already decided it's not for you, here's what you can do to remove yourself from the social media network. Threads is still in its early days, so drawing conclusions about the utility of the social network is arguably jumping the gun. However, if you...

If you make a big change to your iPhone or iPad, like installing beta software or a major new version of Apple's operating system, it's essential that you make an archived backup, otherwise you won't be able to downgrade and revert to your device's previous state if things go wrong. By creating an archived backup, you have a saved copy of the existing operating system, along with all your...

If you set up a Focus for Fitness on your iPhone, you can automatically silence calls and alerts on your Apple Watch when you begin a workout. This article explains how it's done. Often when you're working out, the last thing you want to receive is a phone call, message, or other alert that pulls you out of your flow. Fortunately, Apple includes a Fitness Focus that you can easily set up so...

For websites that don't have a dedicated mobile app or a web app for accessing their content, you can still add what is essentially a bookmark of a website to your iPhone or iPad Home screen using a special option in Safari. Creating a bookmark on your home screen lets you use it as a one-tap portal to access specific online content like MacRumors.com, instead of having to open a browser and ...

Unsolicited phone calls are a regular annoyance and even a cause of stress for many smartphone users these days. Thankfully, iOS includes an option to automatically silence calls to your iPhone from unknown numbers, and now you can do the same for calls you receive via WhatsApp, too. WhatsApp announced a new Silence Unknown Callers feature for the encrypted messaging platform in June 2023....

Whether you're busy cooking or just want to limit the amount of time you spend on a certain task, timers come in handy for all sorts of things. And the quicker you can set a timer, the more time you'll have to tend to whatever it is you're doing. The usual go-to for achieving this on Apple Watch is via Siri. Users can ask ‌‌Siri‌‌ to set a timer by holding the watch up to their mouth and...

Apple has now released the first iPadOS 17 beta to developers, and in a first for the company, it is also giving non-developers the opportunity to download the beta on their iPads for free. Keep reading to learn how it's done. In years past when Apple has announced a major new operating system update, the first wave of betas has officially only been available to download if you are a paying...

Apple has now released the first macOS Sonoma beta to developers, and in a first for the company, it is also giving non-developers the opportunity to download the beta on their Macs for free. Keep reading to learn how it's done. In years past when Apple has announced a major new operating system update, the first wave of betas has officially only been available to download if you are a...

If you've installed iOS 17 Beta or iPadOS 17 Beta through Apple's Developer Program or Software Beta Program, you may decide you want to downgrade because of usability or stability issues. Keep reading to learn how it's done. Apple's beta versions of its major software updates can be notoriously buggy, especially the early releases. You may find apps not working properly, poor battery life,...

Apple has now released the first iOS 17 beta to developers, and in a first for the company, it is also giving non-developers the opportunity to download the beta on their iPhones for free. Keep reading to learn how it's done. In years past when Apple has announced a major new operating system update, the first wave of betas has officially only been available to download if you are a paying...

The 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference will take place the week of June 5 to June 9, and like the last three years, it will be an online event, although select developers and students will be invited to Apple Park. To kick things off, Apple holds a keynote event on the Monday to introduce new hardware and software, which is what makes it of interest to the general public. During the...

Tired of toggling your iPhone's Orientation Lock for certain apps? Keep reading to learn how you can make iOS do it for you automatically. In iOS, many apps display a different view when you rotate your iPhone from portrait to landscape orientation. Depending on the app and the way you use it, this behavior isn't always desirable, which is why Apple includes the Orientation Lock option in...

WhatsApp in May 2023 introduced a new Chat Lock feature that allows you to secure select conversations in your inbox behind a passcode, fingerprint, or Face ID authentication. Keep reading to learn how it's done. Millions of users rely on WhatsApp as a means of privately and securely communicating with others, which is why the company's developers are continually seeking new ways to improve...

WhatsApp is rolling out a new ability for users to edit messages after they have been sent over the popular Meta-owned encrypted chat platform. Keep reading to learn how it works on iPhone and Android. It's been a long time coming, but WhatsApp has finally brought its much-anticipated sent-message editing feature to the chat service. When Apple released iOS 16, it introduced the ability...