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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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Mac8 Oct

How to add divider lines and section links in Notes on iOS 27 and macOS 27

Notes in iOS 27 and macOS 27 adds divider lines, with Command-L on a keyboard, and links that jump to a heading. How to use both, and their limits.

Pinkesh Gajera

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iPhone7 Oct

How to turn off or force restart an iPhone 18 on iOS 27, and which one a frozen iPhone needs

The button sequences for shutting down and force restarting an iPhone on iOS 27, which to use when, and the Emergency SOS countdown that catches people out.

Pinkesh Gajera

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iPhone7 Oct

iPhone 80% charge limit after three years: MacRumors' Pro Max batteries held between 88 and 97 per cent

MacRumors kept three iPhones at an 80 per cent charge limit for up to three years. What the battery figures show, and what Apple's own numbers say about them.

Pinkesh Gajera

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iPhone6 Oct

How to hide Safari's Recently Viewed topics in iOS 27 and macOS 27, a Start Page section Apple's own guide leaves out

Safari 27's Start Page shows recent browsing as AI-made topics. How to hide one topic or the whole section, and why Apple's own guide does not mention it.

Pinkesh Gajera

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Mac5 Oct

How to back up an iPhone to an external drive on a Mac, when Finder only offers the internal disk

Finder backs up an iPhone to the Mac's internal disk and offers no way to change it. A symbolic link moves the backup to an external drive. How, and the catches.

Pinkesh Gajera

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iPhone3 Oct

iOS 27 Lock Screen: extend a wallpaper, generate one, move the clock up, or swipe away Now Playing

iOS 27 adds four Lock Screen options: extending a photo to fit, generating a wallpaper, a compact clock, and dismissing Now Playing. Two need Apple Intelligence.

Pinkesh Gajera

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iPhone3 Oct

Photos in iOS 27 can make slideshows you control, and Shared Albums now keep full resolution

iOS 27 lets Photos turn any selection into a slideshow with your own music and timing, and Shared Albums now share at full resolution. How both work.

Pinkesh Gajera

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iPhone2 Oct

How to create your own pass in Apple Wallet on iOS 27, from a photo or by hand

iOS 27 can turn a barcode or QR code on a card or ticket into an Apple Wallet pass. Here is how, by photo or by hand, and what it needs.

Pinkesh Gajera

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How to add divider lines and section links in Notes on iOS 27 and macOS 27

How to turn off or force restart an iPhone 18 on iOS 27, and which one a frozen iPhone needs

iPhone 80% charge limit after three years: MacRumors' Pro Max batteries held between 88 and 97 per cent

How to hide Safari's Recently Viewed topics in iOS 27 and macOS 27, a Start Page section Apple's own guide leaves out

How to back up an iPhone to an external drive on a Mac, when Finder only offers the internal disk

iOS 27 Lock Screen: extend a wallpaper, generate one, move the clock up, or swipe away Now Playing

Photos in iOS 27 can make slideshows you control, and Shared Albums now keep full resolution

How to create your own pass in Apple Wallet on iOS 27, from a photo or by hand

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