How to bypass confirmation when using Siri to compose messages iOS/iPadOS can send a message you dictate immediately if you don’t want to review it. By Glenn Fleishman 3 mins ago
How to let important people get through iOS's Do Not Disturb or Focus settings You can set a contact as an Emergency Bypass. Here's how. By Glenn Fleishman 6 days ago
Is your USB-C device getting the proper charge? It's all sorted out for you USB-C devices talk to each other to ensure power flows in the correct order. By Glenn Fleishman 1 week ago
How to make a stolen iPhone more trackable with the Find My app Smart thieves may know the ins and outs, but you can still prevent them from easily accessing your device. By Glenn Fleishman 2 weeks ago
How to fix your network when you see ‘Another device is using your IP address’ on a Mac Your local network or your Mac may have the wrong addresses configured. By Glenn Fleishman 2 weeks ago
How to set up an Apple ID without a payment method Want an Apple ID but plan to never pay for a single thing from Apple through that ID? Here's how to set it up. By Glenn Fleishman 3 weeks ago
Screen Time: How to log out of an Apple ID account when Sign Out is unavailable Screen Time prevents log out to avoid a kid bypassing limitations. By Glenn Fleishman 3 weeks ago
How to use macOS's Character Viewer to type emoji and other symbols Characters hard to access from the keyboard can easily be retrieved from the Favorites section of the Character Viewer. By Glenn Fleishman 3 weeks ago
How to find and insert special characters in macOS Apple supports the full range of Unicode, but it can be hard to find the symbol you need. By Glenn Fleishman 3 weeks ago
How to disable and replace the iPhone Camera app to avoid accidental triggers If you’ve seen too many pictures of lint, there’s an option that adds friction. By Glenn Fleishman 4 weeks ago
How to remove a Google Maps subscription The subscription may overwhelm everything else on your map until you find the way to remove it. By Glenn Fleishman 4 weeks ago
How to fix a Microsoft Outlook login that won't work due to local port conflicts on your Mac A not-very-obvious local web server may prevent proper Outlook authentication. By Glenn Fleishman 1 month ago
Family Sharing's family calendar owner can't change, so here's a workaround You can create a new calendar you share with your family. By Glenn Fleishman 1 month ago
Cómo usar llaves de acceso (passkeys) en tu iPhone, iPad y Mac La herramienta de Apple para iniciar sesión en un sitio web estándar requiere un poco de esfuerzo para configurarlo, pero casi ninguno para utilizarlo a diario By Alfonso Casas and Glenn Fleishman 1 month ago
Watch out for unexpected NFC Tag alerts on your iPhone You might see one of several kinds of messages related to wireless tags near your iPhone. By Glenn Fleishman 1 month ago
Apple Pay not working on a Touch ID Mac? Here are the security settings to check Apple imposes a high bar in macOS security settings for keeping Apple Pay active. By Glenn Fleishman 1 month ago
Why iCloud Keychain asks for an old device's password--and why you don't need to worry iCloud Keychain relies on a special method of ensuring you’re who you claim to be that can be bewildering when formerly owned hardware pops up. By Glenn Fleishman 1 month ago
How to remove or change the phone number linked to your Apple ID You might have a number that should no longer be associated with two-factor authentication on your account. Here's how to remove it. By Glenn Fleishman 2 months ago
How to stop your Mac from sleeping when you didn't think it would Ventura scattered settings that may lead your Mac to sleep when you thought it would be awake. By Glenn Fleishman 2 months ago
How to find a parked car's location on iPhone The iPhone can automatically drop a pin in Apple Maps when parking your car. But there are a few settings you need to adjust to make this work. By Glenn Fleishman 2 months ago