by Marilyn | Jun 22, 2021 | Article, Explainer, iOS 14, iPadOS 14, privacy
You’ve likely seen mention of the dispute between Apple and Facebook. It revolves around App Tracking Transparency (ATT), a technology Apple released in iOS 14.5. The goal of ATT is to give iPhone and iPad users more control over the extent to which app makers can... 
by Marilyn | Jun 3, 2021 | AirTag, Article, Bluetooth, Explainer, iOS 14, iPhone, Ultra Wideband
Apple’s new AirTag tracking device is an amazing bit of technology—it’s an elegant disc about the size of a stack of four US quarters that communicates its location with other Apple devices using Bluetooth and Ultra Wideband. Pair an AirTag with your iPhone and put it... 
by Marilyn | Jan 29, 2021 | AirPods Pro, App Clips, Apple Fitness+, audio, battery, Explainer, Intercom, iOS 14, iPadOS 14, privacy, Safari
We’ve published overviews of the major features in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, along with detailed looks at our favorite features. But Apple keeps releasing updates with new features, and we wanted to take a moment to catch you up on what Apple has added in versions 14.1,... 
by Marilyn | Jan 18, 2021 | Article, burst mode, Camera app, Explainer, iOS 14, iPhone, productivity, QuickTake
It’s difficult for most of us to imagine that a camera—something that still feels like it’s a standalone object—could be improved significantly with a software update. But now that cameras are part of our phones, code is king. With iOS 14, the camera in your iPhone... 
by Marilyn | Dec 29, 2020 | gesture, iOS 14, iPadOS 14, Photos, productivity, Tip
Photos in iOS 14 provides four views of your library: Years, Months, Days, and All Photos. For the first three, Photos picks representative images that may not include particular shots you’re looking for. The All Photos view shows everything, but it can be... 
by Marilyn | Dec 8, 2020 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Control Center, customization, iOS 14, iPadOS 14, Music, Tip
Several years ago, Apple bought a company called Shazam, which made an app that identified songs by listening to the music playing nearby. Since then, Apple has built Shazam into Siri in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS. Most recently, Apple added it to Control Center...