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Step-by-step help for iPhone, Mac, iPad and the rest: settings, features and fixes, written from Apple's own documentation.

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Privacy & Security15 Oct

How to ask Apple to blur your house in Apple Maps Look Around

Apple will blur your home in Apple Maps Look Around if you ask. Here is how to request it, what to send, and what a blur does not hide.

Pinkesh Gajera

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Home & TV15 Oct

How to use HomeView in the kitchen and with guests: Start Cooking, timers, Handoff and its humidity sensor

Start Cooking turns a Safari recipe into steps with hands-free timers, guests get a limited mode, and a built-in sensor reads the room's temperature and humidity.

Pinkesh Gajera

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Mac13 Oct

How to insert emoji on a Mac in macOS 27, including the hidden colon shortcut

Every way to type emoji in macOS 27, from Globe-E to Genmoji, plus the hidden Slack-style colon search that needs a Terminal command to switch on.

Pinkesh Gajera

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iPhone12 Oct

How to forward calls on iPhone in iOS 27, and the carrier codes for when the setting is missing

Call forwarding is in Settings, Apps, Phone on iOS 27, but only on some carriers. Where it is missing or you need conditional forwarding, carrier codes do it.

Pinkesh Gajera

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Mac12 Oct

iPhone Mirroring in macOS 27: a resizable window, Control Center and streaming video, but not for every iPhone

macOS 27 lets the iPhone Mirroring window be resized and opens Control Center with Command-4. Resizing needs iOS 27 and skips iPhone 11, 12 and 13.

Pinkesh Gajera

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iPhone11 Oct

How to screen record on iPhone in iOS 27, with your voice, and where the recording goes

Screen recording on iPhone starts from Control Center, can capture your voice, and saves to Photos. Here are the steps, and the limits Apple does not stress.

Pinkesh Gajera

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Leak10 Oct

Gurman: Apple Stores will put your name on iPhone Duo's Hello screen, on a phone with no Action Button or mute switch

Bloomberg's Gurman says US Apple Stores will set iPhone Duo to greet buyers by name on first start. The Duo also has no Action Button, so silent mode moves.

Pinkesh Gajera

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iPhone9 Oct

What's new in Mail on iOS 27: better search for everyone, and Smart Reply and Ask Siri only with Apple Intelligence

Mail in iOS 27 ranks search results better on every iPhone. Its suggestions, personal Smart Reply and Ask Siri need Apple Intelligence, and some English.

Pinkesh Gajera

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Apps & Services9 Oct

How to search for an episode inside a show in Apple Podcasts on iOS 27, transcripts included

Apple Podcasts in iOS 27 can search one show's episodes by title, guest or a phrase in the transcript. Here is where the search bar is, and where it is not.

Pinkesh Gajera

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Mac9 Oct

How to make your first song in GarageBand for Mac, from a Drummer track to an exported MP3

GarageBand for Mac is free and needs macOS 15.6. How to start a project, add a drummer and loops, record a part and export a finished song.

Pinkesh Gajera

iPhone9 Oct

How to add keywords to photos and videos in iOS 27, and rate them with stars

Photos on iPhone and iPad can now tag pictures and videos with your own keywords, search and filter by them, and rate them from one to five stars.

Pinkesh Gajera

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Home & TV8 Oct

iOS 27's Home app describes and searches HomeKit Secure Video clips, records in 4K, and merges related alerts into one

iOS 27 gives HomeKit Secure Video 4K, written clip descriptions and search, plus a Reduce Notifications switch. Here is what each needs and how to turn it on.

Pinkesh Gajera

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iPhone8 Oct

How to add widgets to CarPlay in iOS 27, and the other CarPlay changes that work in any car

iOS 27 lets CarPlay show any compatible iPhone widget. Where the setting is, and which other changes need only your iPhone and which need your carmaker.

Pinkesh Gajera

How-toHow-to

How to ask Apple to blur your house in Apple Maps Look Around

How to use HomeView in the kitchen and with guests: Start Cooking, timers, Handoff and its humidity sensor

How to insert emoji on a Mac in macOS 27, including the hidden colon shortcut

How to forward calls on iPhone in iOS 27, and the carrier codes for when the setting is missing

iPhone Mirroring in macOS 27: a resizable window, Control Center and streaming video, but not for every iPhone

How to screen record on iPhone in iOS 27, with your voice, and where the recording goes

Gurman: Apple Stores will put your name on iPhone Duo's Hello screen, on a phone with no Action Button or mute switch

What's new in Mail on iOS 27: better search for everyone, and Smart Reply and Ask Siri only with Apple Intelligence

How to search for an episode inside a show in Apple Podcasts on iOS 27, transcripts included

How to make your first song in GarageBand for Mac, from a Drummer track to an exported MP3

How to add keywords to photos and videos in iOS 27, and rate them with stars

iOS 27's Home app describes and searches HomeKit Secure Video clips, records in 4K, and merges related alerts into one

How to add widgets to CarPlay in iOS 27, and the other CarPlay changes that work in any car

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