3 Great Photo App Tips for iPhone, iPad, & Mac That You May Have Overlooked
The Photos app is a major part of the Apple ecosystem, providing a ton of powerful capabilities for managing and editing photos whether you’re using Photos on iPhone, Mac, or iPad. While you may already be familiar with some great tips like editing photos for color, cropping, applying filters, and creating folders for your photos, … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/05/09/overlooked-photos-app-tips-iphone-i … ⌘ Read more

How to Fix the Apple Watch Squiggly Line Screen
Apple Watch users may occasionally see a black screen with a squiggly line that looks like a charging cable and lightning bolt, and when this screen is active you will find Apple Watch is not usable. You may run into this screen after an Apple Watch has not been in use for a while, and … Read More ⌘ Read more

Release Candidate of iOS 17.5 & iPadOS 17.5 Available for Testing
Apple has issued release candidate builds for iOS 17.5, iPadOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5, tvOS 17.5, and visionOS 1.2. MacOS Sonoma 14.5 release candidate is not yet available. The release candidate versions arrived right after the new M4 iPad Pro debuted, and the final version of iPadOS 17.5 will almost certainly ship on that device. How … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/05/08/release-candidate-of-io … ⌘ Read more

How to Enable Screen Sharing in MacOS Sonoma & Ventura
Screen sharing on a Mac allows users to remotely control or view another users computer, including their desktop, apps, and whatever else they’re doing on their Mac. This allows for many remote collaboration opportunities, along with easy remote assistance, troubleshooting, and remote management of computers. Enabling screen sharing is a matter of adjusting a setting … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/05/07/how-to-e … ⌘ Read more

New M4 iPad Pro, M2 iPad Air, Apple Pencil Pro, & Magic Keyboard Released by Apple
Apple unveiled updates to their iPad lineup today, featuring newly redesigned iPad Pro models with M4 chips, and updates to the iPad Air which now include the M2 chip and a 13″ display size option. Additionally, Apple introduced a new Apple Pencil Pro for iPad Pro, and a redesigned Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro. M4 … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/05/07/new-m4-ipa … ⌘ Read more

How to Enable Screen Sharing in MacOS Sonoma & Ventura
Screen sharing on a Mac allows users to remotely control or view another users computer, including their desktop, apps, and whatever else they’re doing on their Mac. This allows for many remote collaboration opportunities, along with easy remote assistance, troubleshooting, and remote management of computers. Enabling screen sharing is a matter of adjusting a setting … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/05/07/how-to-e … ⌘ Read more

How to Find Your Phone Number on iPhone
If you recently got a new phone and new phone number, or perhaps you changed phone numbers, or maybe you have a new work phone, you might be left with the question of wondering what your phone number is. Obviously knowing your phone number is important, so if you need to know what your phone … Read More ⌘ Read more

Apple Deals: Save $150 on M3 MacBook Air 15″ 16GB RAM / 512GB SSD, Apple Watch 9 for $299, & More
The M3 MacBook Air 15″ is available from Amazon at a nice $150 discount in certain configurations, in Midnight, Starlight, Space Grey, and Silver color options, just be sure you clip the on-page coupon to get the full discounted price. You can get the excellent upgraded model of the 15″ Air with 16GB RAM and … [Read More](https://osxdaily. … ⌘ Read more

What Does the Number Badge Mean on Microsoft Edge Icon?
Using Microsoft Edge as the default browser on MacOS has been a mostly positive experience, for speed, utility, access to GPT-4, and other neat features. But it’s also not without some degree of confusion, like wondering what on earth the number badge icon on the Edge icon in the Mac Dock means. One key component … Read More ⌘ Read more

What is the Story of the Apple Pirate Flag?
“It’s better to be a pirate than join the navy.” – Steve Jobs Have you ever seen the Apple Pirate Flag, sometimes called the Apple Jolly Roger, and wondered what the story was around that? I did too, so I dug into a bit to uncover a fun little part of Apple history. Apple’s early … Read More ⌘ Read more

How to Import Google Chrome Data into Microsoft Edge
If you’re making a switch from Google Chrome to the Microsoft Edge browser on your Mac, you’ll almost certainly want to import your Chrome data into Edge. Doing so will allow Edge to have immediate access to your saved logins and passwords, bookmarks, history, extensions, settings, and more, allowing you to seamlessly transition from Chrome … Read More ⌘ Read more

How to Convert Photos to Videos on iPhone & iPad
One of the more interesting tricks available for the Photos app on iPhone and iPad is an ability to convert a series of selected photos into a video. This can be particularly useful for action photos and burst photos that are a series of similar images, but you can select any number of photos of … Read More ⌘ Read more

How to Hide iPhone Keyboard When It’s Covering Buttons & Won’t Go Away
Some iPhone users may find that the onscreen keyboard occasionally gets stuck on screen and covers buttons or other elements on the the screen, preventing interaction with the iPhone and preventing the dismissal of the iPhone keyboard. This can happen for a variety of reasons, whether in Messages, Whatsapp, Instagram, FaceBook, Mail, and basically any … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/05/01/fix-iphone … ⌘ Read more

Beta 4 of macOS Sonoma 14.5, iOS 17.5, iPadOS 17.5, Available for Testing
The fourth beta versions of iOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, and iPadOS 17.5 have been released to users engaging in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. Additionally, new betas for watchOS 10.5, tvOS 17.5, and visionOS 1.2, are also available. While it’s not clear when the final versions of these system software versions … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/04/30/beta-4-of-m … ⌘ Read more

How to Use AirPods with Apple TV
One of the many handy features and capabilities of AirPods is that they can be used with an Apple TV. This is perfect for situations where you’re in a shared environment or house and want to watch something on TV without disturbing others who are nearby, and there are many other obvious uses of this … Read More ⌘ Read more

Deals: Apple Watch Series 9 for $299, AirPods from $89, AirTags 4-pack for $79
Thinking about getting an Apple Watch or upgrading to a newer model? If so, the Series 9 is available at a whopping 25% off, taking $100 of the retail price right now on Amazon. Plus, there’s some great deals on AirTags and AirPods too, so check out the deals and grab something if it strikes … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/04/30/deals-apple-watch-series-9-for-299-airpods-from … ⌘ Read more

How to Use AirPods with Apple TV
One of the many handy features and capabilities of AirPods is that they can be used with an Apple TV. This is perfect for situations where you’re in a shared environment or house and want to watch something on TV without disturbing others who are nearby, and there are many other obvious uses of this … Read More ⌘ Read more

6 Useful Apple Watch Tips
Apple Watch is a unique device that has a wealth of features crammed into a small wristwatch. By learning some handy tips and tricks, you can get the most out of your Apple Watch. From preventing accidental input, to customizing the watch face, sending messages, using as a remote control, and more, read along to … Read More ⌘ Read more

What do Blue Underlines on Text Mean in Microsoft Edge?
If you use Microsoft Edge as your web browser, whether for free GPT 4 access or and DALL-E use, for cross-platform syncing, or any other reason, you may have noticed that you will often see blue underlined text when you’re typing within the browser. If you’re like me, you’re probably wondering what on earth the … Read More ⌘ Read more

What’s a PXM File & How Do You Open It?
File types and file formats can be a bit of a mystery, especially when you stumble into a file that you don’t necessarily recognize. One such case that you may come across is a file that has a .pxm file extension, and if you haven’t heard of a PXM file before you understandably might be … Read More ⌘ Read more

Fixing Apple Watch False Touch & Ghost Touch Issues
Some Apple Watch users have experienced a situation where their Apple Watch seems to respond to phantom touches, which some users have come to call ghost touches. These false touches can happen in a variety of different situations, from the Apple Watch simply being on your wrist and doing nothing out of the ordinary, to … Read More ⌘ Read more

How to Connect AirPods to a Smart TV
AirPods are extremely popular wireless earbuds, and while most people associate them with the Apple ecosystem, they can be used outside of that too. One common situation that appeals to many people is the idea of connecting AirPods to a smart TV, allowing for the use of the wireless headphones for watching a show, movie, … Read More ⌘ Read more

Beta 3 of iOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, iPadOS 17.5, Available for Testing
Apple has issued the third beta versions of iOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, iPadOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5, visionOS 1.2, and tvOS 17.5, to all users participating in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. The new beta builds are available to both developer beta and public beta testers on any actively enrolled device, though … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/04/24/beta-3-of-ios- … ⌘ Read more

How to Customize the Finder Sidebar on Mac
Do you want to change the way the sidebar looks on your Mac when you open a new Finder window? This is done by customizing the Finder Preferences according to your liking. Apple offers several ways to customize the Finder sidebar on macOS computers. Finder is the default file manager on macOS systems and the … Read More ⌘ Read more

How to Uninstall Apps on MacOS Sonoma & Ventura via System Settings
Uninstalling and removing apps is a necessary task on any computer, and the Mac is no exception. One of the benefits of MacOS is that it makes uninstalling applications pretty easy, and there are several ways to go about participating in the removal of apps from your Mac computer. One of the handiest ways to … Read More ⌘ Read more

Apple Event Set for May 7, New iPads Expected
Apple has set an online event for 7:00AM PST on Tuesday, May 7, for the early birds on the west coast, or mid-morning east coast folks. While Apple offers only a vague hint of what’s to come with the event artwork, the rumor mill speculates that updated iPad models will be revealed that feature the … Read More ⌘ Read more

How to Uninstall Apps on MacOS Sonoma & Ventura via System Settings
Uninstalling and removing apps is a necessary task on any computer, and the Mac is no exception. One of the benefits of MacOS is that it makes uninstalling applications pretty easy, and there are several ways to go about participating in the removal of apps from your Mac computer. One of the handiest ways to … Read More ⌘ Read more

How to Mute a Call on Apple Watch
Since the Apple Watch is tied to your iPhone, you’ve likely noticed that phone calls can be made or answered on your wrist. While you might know how to answer or reject phone calls on the Apple Watch, did you know that you can silence or mute a call to your Apple Watch too? These … Read More ⌘ Read more

Make a Website Your Mac Wallpaper with Plash
A unique third party Mac app allows you to turn any web page, including YouTube videos and links to animated GIFs, into your Mac desktop wallpaper. Sound like fun? Well it definitely is, and depending on how creative you want to be, you can accomplish some really fascinating wallpaper experiences on the Mac with this … Read More ⌘ Read more

How to Use the Latest GPT 4 & DALL-E 3 Free on iPhone & iPad with Copilot
GPT 4 is an extremely advanced large language model with immense AI capabilities, and DALL-E 3 is a wildly impressive AI image generator that creates pictures from text descriptions. Both of these tools are incredibly powerful and impressive, and while you can access them for a fee through the parent company who developed the models, … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/04/19/how-use-gpt-4-dall-e-3-f … ⌘ Read more

Beta 2 of iOS 17.5, iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, Available for Testing
The second beta versions of iOS 17.5, iPadOS 17.5, MacOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5, and visionOS 1.2, have been made available by Apple to participants in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. Both developer and public beta testers are able to access the new builds on any enrolled device that is … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/04/18/beta-2-of-ios-17-5-ipado … ⌘ Read more

15 Mail Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac
One way that you can navigate apps quicker and more efficiently is by using, learning, and mastering keyboard shortcuts, and Mail for Mac is no different. You can speed up your routine tasks in Mail app (and elsewhere) with the help of keyboard shortcuts. Rather than using your mouse or trackpad to perform certain actions, … Read More ⌘ Read more

How to Use Hover Text on Mac to Magnify On-Screen Text
Hover Text is an interesting macOS accessibility feature that magnifies the text that’s displayed on your screen. This can be any regular text, a menu item, or a button. As the name suggests, when you hover your mouse cursor over the text, macOS will magnify and display a high-resolution zoomed version of the text in … Read More ⌘ Read more

How to Bulk Image Edit on iPhone & iPad wth Copy & Paste Edits to Photos
Bulk image editing can be a tedious task, but the Photos app for iPhone and iPad has a fantastic feature that makes editing a series of images a lot easier. Essentially how this works is that you make edits to one photo, and then you copy those edits, and paste them to other photos that … Read More ⌘ Read more

How to Use Apple Watch as Viewfinder & Remote for iPhone Camera
Did you know that your Apple Watch can be used as a viewfinder and shutter button for the camera on your iPhone? Sure, some of you may already know this, but a lot of new Apple Watch users aren’t aware of this nifty feature that can come in handy while taking photos in a variety … Read More ⌘ Read more

How to Hide the Sidebar in Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge is a surprisingly good web browser with some unique capabilities, like direct and easy GPT 4 access, and it has been a fun browser to experiment with as my new default. But, like many Microsoft software products, the appearance can be a little cluttered if you’re accustomed to the more minimalist designs of … Read More ⌘ Read more

The Best Way to Clean a MacBook Air Keyboard: Microfiber Cloth & KeyboardCleanTool
Cleaning the keyboard on a MacBook Air is an essential task, but it can be challenging if you’re trying to avoid unintended keypresses. If you don’t want to type out a bunch of nonsense gibberish from cleaning the keyboard, or accidentally activated a mystery keystroke, then consider using a Mac app to lock down the … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/04/13/best-way-clean-macbook-ke … ⌘ Read more

How to Opt Out of ChatGPT Using Your Training Data While Keeping Chat History
ChatGPT defaults to using your chat history and chat interactions as training data for the ChatGPT service and AI model. One of the most obvious reasons for this is that prior interactions with ChatGPT can be used to refine the Large Language Model and to improve the service, but there are obviously some privacy and … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/04/12/how-opt-out-chatgpt-training … ⌘ Read more

Opinion: Shiny Keys on MacBook Air & Pro Are Ugly and Shouldn’t Happen
One of the worst things about the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro is the shiny key issue. If you’re unfamiliar, the image above demonstrates the beginning stages of the shiny key development on my otherwise beautiful six month old MacBook Air, visible mostly on the shift key, but “A” and “S” are also beginning to … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/04/11/opinion-shiny-keys-on-macbook-ai … ⌘ Read more

How to Check Disk Health on Mac with smartctl
There are various ways to check the health of a hard disk drive (HDD) and solid state drive (SSD) that is used on a Mac with drives that support SMART, which stands for Self-Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology. These options range from fairly simple using Disk Utility to check the SMART status of a drive, to … Read More ⌘ Read more

How to Enable Do Not Disturb on Apple Watch
Do Not Disturb is one of the most useful features for Apple Watch, and every other Apple device too for that matter. With Do Not Disturb, you can minimize distractions and interruptions, without completely silencing your Apple Watch or turning off all notifications completely. Using Do Not Disturb on Apple Watch is one of those … Read More ⌘ Read more

3 Mac Tips for Working with International Teams
If you’re a Mac user and you work with teams internationally, as many of us do nowadays, you can make your life a little easier by utilizing some handy tips and tricks to keep track of time zones, translate languages and overcome language barriers more easily, and to be aware of local holidays and customs … Read More ⌘ Read more

How to Disable ChatGPT Chat History & Training Data Usage
ChatGPT is a phenomenal artificial intelligence chatbot that uses the Large Language Model deep learning to provide incredibly useful, powerful, and human-like responses. By default, ChatGPT will keep a history of your chats with the chatbot, and also use your interactions with ChatGPT to train and improve the models. Some users may wish to change … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/04/07/how-to-disable-chatgpt- … ⌘ Read more

You Can Play Flappy Bird in the Mac Finder
If you’re a longtime Mac and iPhone user, you likely remember the wildly popular viral iPhone game called Flappy Bird from way back in 2013, with its very challenging yet addictive gameplay. Flappy Bird was an absolutely massive hit that quickly came crashing down when the developer yanked the game from the iPhone App Store … Read More ⌘ Read more

What Does the Bell with Line Through It Mean in Messages? Bell Icon on iPhone, iPad, & Mac Explained
You may occasionally see a Messages thread or a conversation in Messages app that shows a bell with a line through it next to the persons name. If you’re wondering what the bell with a line through it means in Messages app, which is the mute symbol, you’re certainly not alone, because not everyone activates … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/04/05/what-does-bell-line-through-it-m … ⌘ Read more

How to Convert MOV to MP4 on Mac Free with ffmpeg
If you have a video file in MOV format, you may wish to convert the MOV video to MP4 format instead. While there are a variety of methods for converting MOV to MP4, the approach we’re going to address here is by using the command line, with a super easy to use and free tool … Read More ⌘ Read more

MacOS Ventura 13.6.6 & Safari 17.4.1 Update Available
Apple has released macOS Ventura 13.6.6 for Mac users running Ventura, along with Safari 17.4.1 for Mac users running Ventura and Monterey. These software updates include some of the same critical security fixes that came with macOS Sonoma 14.4.1, and are aimed at users who are not running the Sonoma operating system on their Macs. … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/04/03/macos-ventura-13-6-6-safari-17-4-1-update-avail … ⌘ Read more

Using M3 MacBook Air in Clamshell Mode May Reduce Performance
If you’re interested in getting a brand new M3 MacBook Air and running in clamshell mode to take advantage of the dual external display support, be aware that system performance may be reduced when the MacBook Air is run in clamshell mode (clamshell mode, meaning the lid is closed but the MacBook is powered on). … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/04/03/using-m3-macbook-air-in-clamshell-mode-may-reduce-perf … ⌘ Read more

First Beta of iOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, iPadOS 17.5 Released for Testing
Apple has released the first beta versions of a round of upcoming future software updates, versioned as iOS 17.5 for iPhone, macOS Sonoma 14.5 for Mac, iPadOS 17.5 for iPad, tvOS 17.5 for Apple TV, watchOS 10.5 for Apple Watch, and visionOS 1.2 for Apple Vision Pro. The betas are available now to users enrolled … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/04/02/first-beta-of-ios-17-5-macos- … ⌘ Read more

How to Use ChatGPT-4 for Free with Microsoft Edge
The Microsoft Edge browser offers perhaps one of the best and easiest ways for an average person to access and use ChatGPT-4 for free, without having to pay for ChatGPT-4 access through OpenAI. Best of all, Edge is available for just about every major platform, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad, and Android. With the … Read More ⌘ Read more