The Calendar app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac offers a handy automatic event detection feature, able to find details like dates, times, and locations, through the Messages app and even Mail app, of presumed events and appointments. The auto detection system is part of Siri, and recognizes dates as potential events, placing them in a ... Read More

The Passwords app, Apple’s built-in password manager for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, not only stores your logins and passwords for easy authentication, but it can also alert you to security risks. Passwords app makes it easy to quickly find compromised, reused, or weak passwords, and take action to secure your accounts. If you’re a Passwords ... Read More

Apple is back with an accelerating beta timeline, with the fourth beta version of iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, and MacOS Tahoe 26.5, now being available for developers to test. Anyone participating in the beta testing programs, developer or public, for Apple system software can get the newest beta releases on their enrolled devices. Presumably the ... Read More

The third developer beta versions of iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, and MacOS Tahoe 26.5, are now available to those engaging in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. The new beta build is initially available to developers but typically soon followed by public beta access. The new beta versions of system software continue to ... Read More

The Liquid Glass interface is highly translucent and layered with various depth and visual effects, and while some users may like the glitz and shine, there are others who find the transparency and reduced contrast to be difficult to use. Introduced with iOS 26, the Liquid Glass look has been a hit with some and ... Read More

Using a game controller with an iPhone or iPad can make playing games feel much more like a traditional gaming console experience, and both iOS and iPadOS fully support modern controllers. The Xbox Series X controller connects easily over Bluetooth and works with many popular iPhone and iPad games, whether that’s popular classics like Fortnite ... Read More

Many people think of game controllers on iPad as something only used inside games, but modern versions of iPadOS allow you to use a Bluetooth controller to navigate the system interface itself, including the Home Screen. This allows you to launch apps and games directly with the controller, right from the iPad, and is a ... Read More

Apple has released the second beta versions iOS 26.5, MacOS Tahoe 26.5, and iPadOS 26.5, to those who are participating in the beta testing programs of Apple system software. The latest betas continue to work on RCS messaging support for encrypted text messages (this is a separate feature from iMessage, which is already encrypted), and ... Read More

A significant number of iPhone users run into situations where they discover their iPhone is not ringing or making sounds with incoming phone calls, text messages, and alerts, leading to missed calls and texts. This is hugely frustrating, but for most situations the reason why this happens is pretty simple; the iPhone has accidentally been ... Read More

Apple has issued the first beta versions of iOS 26.5, MacOS Tahoe 26.5, and iPadOS 26.5, for users who are participating in the developer beta programs for Apple system software. The new versions of beta system software don’t include any major new features thus far, except for laying the groundwork for including advertisements in Apple ... Read More

macOS Tahoe 26 has been a controversial release of MacOS system software, mostly due to it’s completely redesigned interface built around what Apple calls Liquid Glass, which has a new look, but includes some major usability and legibility issues. Tahoe is also just buggier and less refined than other Mac operating systems like Sequoia. Accordingly, ... Read More

If you’re an iPhone user in the UK, you might want to hold off on the latest iOS 26.4 update for a bit, as many UK users are reporting problems with the new mandatory online Age Verification system that is included in the latest versions of iOS. Failures and issues with the age verification system ... Read More

Apple has released software updates for various older Apple devices, some of which are simple security patches that include important fixes to potential exploits, while others allow continued usage of core features like iCloud, iMessages, and FaceTime. These updates arrive as iOS 18.7.7, iPadOS 18.7.7, iOS 18.7.7, watchOS 8.8.2, and watchOS 5.3.10. Specifically, older Apple ... Read More

Apple has announced their annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) for 2026 will begin on June 8, and extend through the 12th of that week. The keynote is set for June 8, which will give developers and users a look at what’s coming next from the software side of Apple. Historically, WWDC is where Apple introduces ... Read More

Camera app received a dramatic redesign with iOS 26, and many iPhone users have found that the new interface is confusing, leading them to believe that some prominent features of iPhone Camera have been removed. For example, many iPhone users running iOS 26 now think Portrait Mode camera has been removed or is no longer ... Read More

Apple has issued a release candidate build of iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4, to users who are participating in the beta testing program for Apple system software. The RC (release candidate) build typically matches the final release version, unless any critical bugs or issues are discovered, and usually marks the end of ... Read More

Apple has released what they are calling a “Security Improvement” as a software update for macOS Tahoe 26.3.1, iOS 26.3.1, and iPadOS 26.3.1. The update, err, improvement, is being labeled as macOS Tahoe 26.3.1 (a), macOS 26.3.2 (a), iOS 26.3.1 (a), and iPadOS 26.3.1 (a), and though it installs just like a software update, you ... Read More

Using multiple displays with a Mac is a very common setup, whether that’s using a larger external monitor with a laptop, or running a multi-display desktop setup. It’s well known that large screens and external displays can really boost some peoples productivity, and one way to further improve your multi-screen Mac setup is by choosing ... Read More

A clean install of macOS Sequoia installs the operating system onto a freshly erased Mac, removing all existing data, settings, and even the previous MacOS versions from the Mac. This approach is sometimes preferred by advanced users who want a completely fresh start, are troubleshooting persistent system issues, or simply want to run MacOS Sequoia ... Read More

The new iPhone 17e features a new set of default wallpapers, as is customary with new iPhone models from Apple. This time around Apple has come up with three different wallpapers, for each color of iPhone 17e; black, silver, pink. The wallpapers themselves look like overlapping glass arranged in an overlapping ring pattern, giving a ... Read More