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How to send an audio message using Siri on iPhone and iPad
You likely already know that you can invoke Siri and ask it to send a message to someone. However, what you may not know is that Siri can even record what you speak (in any language) and send that as a voice note on iMessage.
iOS 14’s new orange light warns you when an app is using your microphone
In iOS and iPadOS 14, you'll see a handy new orange light indicator in the status bar of your iPhone and iPad whenever an app happens to be using your microphone.
AlwaysOnHeadphones can improve the call-taking experience on Apple Watch
Having an Apple Watch is convenient for a bevy of reasons, but one of my favorites is having instantaneous access to messages and phone calls from the comfort of my wrist, even when my iPhone isn’t within arm’s reach.
As wonderful as it is, it’s not without its quirks. Perhaps one of the most annoying processes has to do with how you would take Apple Watch-centric phone calls when you have a Bluetooth headset or headphones connected to your iPhone, and a newly released jailbreak tweak called AnswerOnHeadphones by iOS developer CardboardFace aims to fix this once and for all.
Apple offers fixes for AirPods Pro issues with noise cancellation and crackling audio
Crackling sound and problems with active noise cancellation are currently two major issues that are being increasingly reported by owners of the AirPods Pro earbuds. Following yesterday's release of a new AirPods Pro firmware update, Apple has now issued a pair of support documents that tackle the noise cancellation and crackling audio issues.
Audicy is a full-fledged media importer for jailbroken iPhones
Those who’ve been with the jailbreak community for a while may remember the times when it was easy to download a third-party app from Cydia to import locally-stored media to iOS’ native Music player, etc. Years later, finding such utilities isn’t so common.
The aforementioned circumstances make the release of a new utility called Audicy by iOS developer Jalal Ouraigua rather significant, as it enables users to easily import media stored on the device itself to iOS’ native Music library from the native user interface(s).
iOS 14: running an audiogram on-device to help tune the audio performance to your liking
iOS 14 reportedly brings some new accessibility options for enhanced audio tuning over the AirPods or EarPods for people with some hearing loss, including a brand new ability to run an audiogram on your device in order to tune the audio performance to your liking.
tvOS 14 may bring a new permanent audio output option to the Apple TV
The upcoming tvOS 14 software update may include a new feature making it easier to permanently select your audio output device. It could be used to enable a HomePod stereo pair to be used as the default AirPlay 2 output for your Apple TV media streamer.
How to bring back the iconic Mac startup chime
The iconic Mac startup chime played when you power up your computer had been around since 1998, but Apple disabled it in 2016 beginning with that year's MacBook Pro refresh. Thanks to a newly discovered Terminal command, you can re-enable the Mac startup chord sound on macOS Catalina and earlier, and our step-by-step tutorial shows you how.
How to record narration in your Keynote presentation
Have a slideshow that’s a tutorial or one that you just want to spend time explaining as you play it? Learn how to record and add a voiceover narration to your slides in Keynote on Mac.
Here’s what’s coming with the next generation of Bluetooth Audio
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the standards organization that oversees the development and licensing of the various Bluetooth standards, today unveiled the next generation of its wireless audio specification with useful new features like audio sharing.
How to record audio in Pages, Numbers, and Keynote apps
Learn how to add audio to your documents, spreadsheets, and presentations in Apple Pages, Numbers, and Keynote apps on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to provide a more immersive experience and boost engagement.