Learn how to set up a trusted family member or friend as a legacy contact for your Facebook account so they can manage it after you pass away.
Why and how to set up a legacy contact on Facebook
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How to live stream today’s Apple “hello again” event
Apple will be streaming its "Hello Again" keynote event from its home campus in Cupertino, California today.
If you want to tune into the event to see everything Apple brings to the table, then this post will have all the information you'll need to learn how to stream the event live.
How to play live news, sports, and more on Apple TV
Learn how to use Siri to play live content on your Apple TV, like ongoing games on TV+ or ESPN or live news on CBS or CNN.
Tip: replay any bubble or screen effect in Messages conversations with a tap
The Messages app for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac has bubble and screen effects that allow users to better express themselves. Initially, a message sent with an effect would animate once after the user opened it. With iOS 10.1 and later, you can easily replay the bubble and screen effects anywhere in conversations with a tap.
Tip: save space on iPhone 7 Plus by turning off depth of field photo duplicates
iOS provides a Portrait mode in the stock Camera app to owners of the dual-camera iPhone 7 Plus.
As you know, Portrait mode lets you take dramatic DSLR-like depth of field photographs where the camera automatically creates a beautifully blurred background while keeping the subject in the front sharp and in full focus.
Your iPhone 7 plus defaults to saving both the original twelve-megapixel photo and its depth of field counterpart, effectively doubling storage requirements for Portrait shots.
In this quick tutorial we're going to show you how you can easily disable photo duplicates for depth of field photos with just a few taps.
How to snap Picture-in-Picture videos anywhere on your Mac screen
Learn how to place a video playing in a floating picture-in-picture window overlay anywhere on your Mac's screen instead of automatically snapping to corners.
What Automatic Graphics Switching is on your MacBook Pro and how to use it
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.
YouTube videos keep buffering? Here’s the fix
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.
How to use Conversation View in iOS Mail app
In iOS 9, you could organize emails in Apple's stock Mail application by thread but that was pretty much it. iOS 10 introduced a pair of new settings for simplifying inbox management.
The first tells Mail to arrange emails in a thread in the order they were received, with the most recent ones at the top. The other prompts the app to unify threads by including relevant emails from other mailboxes.
In this tutorial, we're going to teach you how to enable and use Conversation View in Mail and leverage the aforesaid toggles to bring some order to your inbox.
How to remove friends from Game Center on iPhone, iPad, or Mac
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.
How to enable Automatic Downloads for Apple TV apps
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.
How to export Safari bookmarks from your iPhone or iPad to a Mac or PC
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.