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Your AirPods can now double as a camera remote in iOS 26. Here’s how to set it up so a press or press-and-hold triggers the shutter to take a photo or start and stop a video.
About to join a video call? The free Mac app Hand Mirror adds a menu bar icon that instantly shows your webcam view so you can check your hair before anyone else sees it.
Frustrated when Dictation on the iPhone mangles what you meant to say? Create fake contacts for troublesome words, and Dictation will learn to recognize them correctly across all your Apple devices.
Put an end to the “where are you now?” texts. iOS lets you temporarily share your location with friends and family while traveling. Here’s how to set it up in Messages.
Tired of hunt-and-peck typing on your iPhone? Try QuickPath: just drag your finger across each letter in a word to swipe-type it. It’s surprisingly accurate and worth learning.
Did you know you can open a file quickly by dragging it onto an app in the macOS App Switcher? Start dragging, press Command-Tab, and drop. It’s one of the App Switcher’s many tricks.
Tired of missing meetings because you didn’t notice the notification? In Your Face shows unmissable full-screen alerts and makes joining video calls easy. It’s available for the Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
Stop wasting menu bar space. macOS 26 Tahoe’s revamped Control Center lets you add, remove, resize, and rearrange controls, including third-party ones, to fit your needs.
Is your app behaving differently on different devices? The culprit might be device-specific settings. To avoid frustration, check and synchronize your preferences across all devices to ensure consistent behavior where appropriate.
You don’t have to put up with your iPhone’s list of Bluetooth devices being cluttered with confusing factory default names. Most Bluetooth devices can be renamed, allowing you to, for example, change the name from “MY-CAR” to “Nissan Leaf.”
Make accessing your iPhone, iPad, and Mac easier for trusted family members by setting them up so they can use Touch ID or Face ID.
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