In iOS 11, Apple added a way to move multiple apps at once, even on the iPhone: 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 ...

You can use QuickTime on a Mac to record content playing on an Apple TV. Create a new Movie Recording with QuickTime (under the File menu) Next to the record button, click the menu to choose camera ...

I think Apple Music handles song metadata in a nuanced way that was confusing the heckin out of us.

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 combination of a self-inflicted wound may have combined with an obscure bug to render our HomePods as paperweights. Fortunately, I fixed it.

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 ...

Photos for iOS and Mac can seem deceptively simple, but it hides a fair amount of search (and editing) power. For example, you can search on any of your devices for something like “water” or ...

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 ...

Apple tells you a number of things that iCloud syncs between devices in Settings (or System Preferences) > iCloud, such as Photos, Contacts, and Reminders. But I’ve noticed a number of other OS-level ...

Photo extensions make it easier to edit your photos, but they also allow Photos for iOS and Mac to automatically keep a backup of your original image. How great is that?

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 ...

Facebook Messenger for iOS finally gained a share extension. When you use it to share a page from Safari, it automatically includes useful information from that page, including the title and a photo ...