From making two-factor authentication mandatory for all personal Apple Accounts to letting you control which apps can access your personal data, Apple does a good job of maintaining your privacy and security.
Aside from things turned on by default or being pretty popular with many iPhone users, there are a few that are not enabled out of the box, but you can turn on and use them to maximize your safety. We’ll talk about 5 such optional features here.
The YouTube Music app on Apple Watch has a ‘Downloads’ section, but this is not what you probably think. Here’s everything you need to know about using YouTube Music on Apple Watch for offline listening.
Like Finder on Mac, the Files app on iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 now lets you assign a default app for opening specific file types. Here’s how to make use of this handy feature.
For better or worse, the new iOS 26 Liquid Glass design language is continuing to be front page news. Many are heralding the new Liquid Glass design as the most refreshing update since iOS 7 went to a completely flat experience, eschewing the previous 6 years of skeuomorphic design. Others are joining the outcry of anti-Liquid Glass commentary. The din of noise around the UI is causing Apple to slightly buckle under the feedback. Most recently, iOS 26 beta updates are even including a toggle to reduce the glassy effect across the UI. We are celebrating the Liquid Glass design with these fuzzy experiences for your Lock Screen.
The stock iPhone Phone app has received a design overhaul and fifteen new features with the latest iOS 26 update. Here are all these notable changes you must know about to make full use of the Phone app and communicate effectively with family, friends, and colleagues.
Find out about three easy ways to turn off screenshot and macOS interface & system sounds for a quiet environment when working on your Mac in a library, public place, or late at night.
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, an ‘ornithophile’ is someone who loves birds, and ‘ornithophilous’ means having a fondness for birds. If you like birds and would like them in your digital space, then today’s wallpaper collection is for you. Set them as your iPhone or Android phone Lock Screen and Home Screen background to keep what you love always in view.
Personalize your Mac’s Lock Screen in a few different ways to make it truly yours, both from aesthetics and usability perspectives.
iPhone on iOS 26 and iOS 27 has a Hold Assist feature that can wait on hold for you on customer care calls or other phone calls. When the waiting is over and a live agent connects, your iPhone will alert you to pick up the call.
Find out how to use your Apple TV and the connected television as a digital picture frame that shuffles through family pictures, company logo, or beautiful artwork. We’ll explain how to do this using built-in options or free third-party apps.
As we venture further into October, we get closer and closer to Halloween. A time when whimsy and magic fill imaginations brings around cold, crisp autumn air. We enter the fall semester at Hogwarts during the same time. In celebration of the magical, sometimes spooky time of year, download these fun, illustrated Harry Potter iPhone wallpapers, focusing on our main characters.
Find out how to quickly copy the URLs of all currently open websites in Safari on iPhone, iPad, and Mac so you don’t have to copy them one by one.