In this guide, we walk you through features that make it easier to quickly find the right photo or video on your iPhone or iPad. Most of these also work on Mac.
iPhone Photos app features to quickly filter and find items
All about the new Apple HomeView smart home device
Apple has launched a new device called the “HomeView,” which is a smart home hub with a 7-inch square touchscreen display, FaceTime camera, speakers, and microphones.
It’s a fusion of a HomePod (on the speaker side) and an iPad (on the display side), meant to sit on a desk or tabletop, or be mounted to the wall.
You can use it to ask Siri all sorts of questions, control your Home, view CCTV camera feeds, make FaceTime calls, listen to music, see recipes on the screen, access your messages or have it read to you, reply to messages using voice or on-screen keyboard, use it as an Intercom machine to broadcast to other devices in your house, and more.
Just as HomePod can recognize different family members by voice, the new HomeView can recognize up to 6 users by face (using the front camera; HomeView doesn’t have Face ID). Based on this recognition, it can show personalized responses for that person in Siri, Messages, Calendar, Reminders, FaceTime, and Find My.
Here’s a quick summary of what you need to know about it.
How to quickly insert emojis in macOS 27 with this colon trick
Enable a hidden Terminal command on your Mac running macOS Golden Gate to quickly insert emojis by typing a colon (:) followed by the emoji’s name.
“Vivid Friction” texture wallpaper for iPhone
Gradient wallpapers are some of the most downloaded gallery images in the iDB Wallpapers of the Week collection. This genre is followed closely by textured backgrounds. “Vivid Friction” collection combines both an appealing paint brush stroke texture with a gradient between contrasting colors. A series of four downloads, it jumped off my X feed when scrolling aimless through other drivel on Musk’s social platform.
How to search episodes within shows in Podcasts in iOS 27
In this brief guide, we show you how to use the new episode search feature in the Apple Podcasts app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac running iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 Golden Gate.
Apple “Welcome home” event wallpaper for iPhone
Apple is now confirming the media event on October 16, dubbed the “Welcome home” event. It is expected the event will focus on products for in-home use cases. Many believe the clue is found in the threads on the invitation itself, which creates anticipation for Thread compatible gadgets. Thread being a more universal, non-proprietary standard that can link home-focused devices, which are agnostic to HomeKit requirements. Prepare your iPhone for the excitement with this “Welcome home” event wallpaper.
How to add keywords to photos & videos on iPhone in iOS 27
Find out how to add keywords to your photos and videos on iPhone and iPad in iOS 27 so you can easily search for them using those keywords and find them very quickly.
Vessel of light wallpapers for iPhone and Android
In today’s collection, we feature seven beautiful wallpapers where light appears to emerge from a vessel (torch) and shoot up into the sky, creating a nice glowing effect. Use them as your iPhone or Android phone’s Lock Screen and Home Screen wallpaper to give your device a radiant look.
How to add divider lines in notes on iOS and macOS 27
In this brief tutorial, we’ll show you how to add divider lines to a note on iPhone, iPad, and Mac to clearly separate text blocks, drawings, and media for a cleaner, organized, and visually polished layout.
How to hide Recently Viewed in Safari on iOS and macOS 27
In this brief tutorial, we show you why a new ‘Recently Viewed’ heading appears on your Safari Start Page and how to stop seeing a particular topic or the entire section.
12 new features added to Safari in iOS and macOS 27
Safari is a core system app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and Apple improves it with every major software update. Here’s a list of new features and improvements added to the Safari browser in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 Golden Gate.
“Duonite” wallpaper collection for iPhone
A simple gradient an incredible wallpaper makes. A dual gradient makes for an even more incredible visual experience. This neumorphic design showcases a dual band gradient passing through rich, dark hues, to a full white flair. Assumedly getting its name “Duonite,” from the dual style coloring, this collection gives a dynamic experience for your Home Screen.