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How to use App Shortcuts in Spotlight Search on iPhone and iPad
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iOS 17’s Visual Look Up can identify warning lights and symbols on car dashboards
iOS 17's Visual Look Up feature can identify those confusing warning lights on car dashboards to help you tell what's wrong with your vehicle.
You can now search Apple Podcasts for shows in your native language
The enhanced Apple Podcasts search feature now lets you find shows in your native language and search podcasts across nine newly-added subcategories.
SearchDots ports iOS 16’s Home Screen search pill to jailbroken iOS 15 devices
One of the neat new features in iOS & iPadOS 16 is the ability to access Spotlight search from your Home Screen by tapping on the little search pill at the bottom of your Home Screen where the page dots would ordinarily be.
AI-powered Bing launches for all users with chatbot history, plugins and more
Bing's chatbot history lets you pick up where you left off and return to your previous exchanges with Microsoft's ChatGPT-powered chatbot, now in public preview.
How to fix slow Spotlight Search on iPhone and iPad
Learn what to do if Spotlight Search is slow to show results when you’re trying to find something on your iPhone or iPad.
How to add Android-like Google Search and Google Lens widgets to your iPhone Home & Lock Screens
Bring some Android flavor to your iPhone by adding Google Search and Google Lens widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen for quicker access to these tools.
WhatsApp is working on the ability to search for messages by date
Meta is testing the ability to search WhatsApp messages by date in its iPhone app, a feature many users have been asking for for years now.
Former iPhone jailbreaker and self-driving car developer is fixing Twitter search
Elon Musk has hired noted iPhone security hacker and jailbreaker George Hotz to make some much-needed improvements to Twitter's search functionality.
How to exclude files, folders, and disks from Spotlight Search on Mac
Learn how to prevent specific files, folders, disks, categories, and file types from showing up in Spotlight Search on your Mac to strengthen your privacy.
DuckDuckGo launches the public beta of its desktop browser for Mac users
Download the DuckDuckGo public beta for macOS to enjoy built-in protections, watch YouTube privately, block ads and test other new features.
How to stop an app’s data from showing in iPhone Search
Learn how to exclude in-app data from specific apps in Spotlight Search results on iPhone or iPad to conceal content and increase your privacy.