The other day I made a rare visit to my iMessage App Store. Amongst a multitude of others, Tumblr, an App that never fully struck a chord with me, had add an iMessage app to my ‘Manage’ tab, silently begging for me to take it for a spin. I sighed and flicked the switch on, not knowing what to expect from the extension - and have not looked back since.
Have you ever enabled VoiceOver on your iPhone or iPad either by accident or out of curiosity, and then couldn't figure out how to disable it? In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to turn VoiceOver off and regain control of your device.
Depending on the model of MacBook Pro you have, you may be able to physically choose whether your computer uses the high-power discreet graphics card for better performance or the low-power integrated graphics chip for better battery life by using an option known as Automatic Graphics Switching.
The feature is only available on MacBook Pros which have two Graphics Processing Units (GPU). The reason it only exists on certain models of the MacBook Pro is not all Macs have dual GPUs. And desktop Macs don’t need this as they don’t rely on batteries and are connected to a power source all the time.
Here's more about Automatic Graphics Switching and how to enable it on your Mac.
I'm a big time YouTube user, and even though I have zippy fiber optic internet, it seems like there are still times when YouTube videos get stuck buffering instead of playing when I want to enjoy HD video streaming.
If you can relate, then you should take a few minutes to read this piece, because we'll be talking about some common remedies for the annoying buffering problem.
Learn how to remove friends added to your Game Center account if you no longer want to interact with them, see their game achievements, play games with them over FaceTime call, or have apps connect you with that particular friend for an improved multiplayer experience.
Learn how to configure the Instagram app on your iPhone or Android phone to use less cellular data if you’re on a capped mobile plan or roaming internationally.
In this quick tutorial, we'll show you how to use Automatic Downloads on your Apple TV so that the universal apps you download on your other devices also download automatically on your TV.
Learn how to configure the Spotify app on your iPhone so you can use it to your liking without blowing through all of your cellular data.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to play, create, edit, and work with Memories in the Apple Photos app on iPhone or iPad to see curated slideshows of memorable pictures and videos of significant people, pets, places, dates, or events in your photo library.
Apple’s Find My Friends app has been much maligned over the years and for many served as a great example that Apple does bloatware just as well as the competition. With the arrival of iOS 10 and the ability to delete the stock apps some users might find pesky, Find My Friends certainly must be a contender for the title of most frequently trashed app on the Home screen.
This comes in spite of the fact that, over time, Find My Friends has actually inherited some redeemable qualities: next to a useful widget, one feature in particular has enjoyed little to no exposure, even though there are compelling real life use cases for it.
Learn how to export Safari bookmarks from your iPhone or iPad to save as a backup or import into Google Chrome, Firefox, or Safari on a Mac or Windows PC.
Your iPhone’s GPS capabilities can be really useful, whether you’re using them to navigate to a special event, play Pokémon GO, or even to just grant your favorite apps your current location so they can do what they were made to do.
Of course, like all things, GPS can sometimes be flaky and it doesn’t always want to work right, causing headaches for you. Fortunately, there is something you can do about it. There are a number of troubleshooting steps you can take that might help your GPS work properly.