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How to adjust Medications reminders on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch
This subfeature in the Health app can be a boon in staying on schedule with pills.
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How to set a dedicated iPhone for FaceTime calls on an Apple TV
Setting up an Apple TV as a dedicated calling workstation? Apple has you covered in tvOS 18.
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How to enhance your network security with private Wi-Fi network addresses
Apple built in a way to make yourself less trackable, though you may want to turn it off for some networks.
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How to restore Reminders
Apple brought the Reminders app in line with its other software by caching deleted items temporarily.
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How to find the Retouch tool in Photos for macOS Sequoia 15.1
A popular tool for simple image editing was replaced by the new Clean Up option on Macs with the right processor specifications.
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Why Apple maxes out at two active SIM/eSIMs on its hardware
It’s an actual hard limitation, not one built in software to frustrate you.
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How to easily redact text in a PDF on your Mac
Removing text from a PDF isn't as easy as drawing a black bar across it. Fortunately, redaction tools let you truly erase sensitive text in Preview, Adobe Acrobat DC Pro, and PDFPen.
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How to disable the camera shutter sound on an iPhone or iPad
Spoiler: you can't directly! But there are three workarounds.
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How to check your Mac's internal temperature and keep it cool
When the weather heats up, you need to pay attention to the heat your Mac creates.
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What to do when a browser page loaded from a Mac app won't work
Some Mac apps require a browser round-trip to authorize an account. Safari won’t always cooperate.
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How to block annoying texts with a few taps on your iPhone
Spam, scam, and unwanted political and business texts may be overwhelming you.
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How to get ready for Messages by satellite and go off the grid
Apple’s support in iOS 18 for sending texts and iMessage by satellite can require prep.
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How to keep an iCloud Drive file on your Mac while optimizing storage
Apple finally gives you a sticky option.
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How to use two iPhones with one iCloud account
There's no reason you can't, but take care with how you set each up.
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How to use Find My without an Apple device
Apple hasn’t released a Find My app for Android or Windows, but iCloud.com might offer enough.
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How to use new Messages text effects and formatting in macOS Sequoia and iOS 18
The new options for spicing up iMessages mostly hide themselves until you’re ready.
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How to share an album in Photos and let other contribute
After an event or trip, you can create a pool of common photos.
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How to stop your Mac from persistent 'restarted because of a problem' alerts
A file may remain in place after a forced restart that causes a message to recur unnecessarily.
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