News — iOS

Protect Your iPhone Passcode by Using Face ID or Touch ID

Posted by Adam MacLeod on Mar 06, 2023

Protect Your iPhone Passcode by Using Face ID or Touch ID

The most avoidable involve the thief or a confederate surreptitiously observing the iPhone user entering their passcode before snatching the iPhone and running.

Tags: Face ID, iOS, iOS16, iPhone, touch id

New Back Tap Feature in iOS 14 Provides Two Customizable Shortcuts

Posted by Laurie Berg on Dec 10, 2020

We all have things we do regularly on our iPhones, whether it’s checking the weather, searching Google, or invoking the magnifier. Apple has long provided ways of making your most common actions easier to access.

Tags: iOS, iPad, iPhone, tip

Our Four Favorite Features of watchOS 7

Posted by Laurie Berg on Oct 21, 2020

The small screen of the Apple Watch prevents new watchOS features from being as obvious or splashy as those in iOS and iPadOS. But watchOS 7, now available for the Apple Watch Series 3 and later when paired with an iPhone 6s or later running iOS 14, has quite a few notable changes.

Tags: Apple Watch, iOS, watchOS

Our Four Favorite Features of iOS 14

Posted by Laurie Berg on Oct 08, 2020

Harvest season is here again, and Apple has deemed iOS 14 (along with iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, and tvOS 14) ready for the picking. Although the betas have been pretty stable and no major problems have appeared in the first few days, we still recommend waiting at least a few weeks before installing.

Tags: Apple, iOS, iPhone

When Should You Upgrade to macOS 11 Big Sur, iOS 14, iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, and tvOS 14?

Posted by Laurie Berg on Sep 16, 2020

As we get into September, it’s a good bet that Apple will soon—either this month or next—be pushing out major upgrades for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS. Apple previewed these new versions at its Worldwide Developers Conference back in June, and they’ve been in public beta for a few months.

Tags: Apple Watch, iOS, iPhone, Mac OS, tip, tvOS, watchOS