Tap and hold on an app to enter Jiggly Mode™ Move the app just a little bit. This seems to prepare iOS for the next step With a second finger, tap another app (tap as if you wanted to open and use the ...

For months now, whenever my wife or I asked our HomePods to play an artist or playlist, they would respond with “Sorry, I couldn’t find X in your library. You can ...

I agree with Benjamin Mayo: The Apple services experience is not good enough. The Music and TV apps are just plain bad. TV in particular is severely lacking in features. The recent additions to iCloud ...

A long time ago, I had an app called Favs that collected everything I liked/hearted/bookmarked/whatevered across a ton of services (it was sadly abandoned). We’re ...

The wired camera arrived, a full retail unit with a box and all the extras to boot. In fact, I double-checked the box and their original response with instructions. They never stated that I need to ...

I just published issue 54 of the Finer Tech Newsletter. If you haven’t given it a try yet, it’s a twice-monthly handful of quick tips to help you get more out of your apps and Apple devices, served ...

Apple’s third attempt at a watchOS is currently in developer beta, so the usual disclaimers apply: stuff might change, features might be added or removed, nothing is finalized, blah blah blah. For ...

In iOS 11’s Notification Center, Apple removed our ability to swipe left on a notification in order to reveal buttons for Clear and View. I found an alternative, I think I know why Apple changed this ...

Apple has an iPadOS preview page that highlights most of the features mentioned on stage at the WWDC 2019 keynote. It also has a comprehensive page that goes far more in-depth. Here are some of my ...

A big reason I often stick with Apple stuff is that the entire tech industry is racing to see who can treat us with the least respect. The latest challenger is Sonos with its new “give us your data or ...

A while ago, I realized I’m going through death by 1,000 clouds. I pay for too many cloud services, many of them redundant, and I’d like to find a way both to simplify and to go easier on my wallet. I ...

If you long tap on Safari’s tabs button in iOS 10, there is a new option to close all current tabs. Bonus tip: you can also create a new tab from this button, in case that’s easier for some folks.