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iOS 13.3 restores the ability to keep a trimmed clip alongside the original video

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 10, 2019

The iOS 13.3 software update that dropped today brought a bunch of bug fixes to iPhones and iPads around the world along with new features like Screen Time Communication Limits, a handy Memoji Stickers toggle for the stock keyboard and more. But there's one particular feature that we'd like to highlight because Apple has tucked it away as a side-note in the bug-fixes section of the iOS 13.3 changelog. I'm talking about trimming videos in Photos.

Showdown: Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro Max vs. Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 [video]

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 9, 2019

Samsung unveiled its Note 10 smartphone on August 7, about two months before Apple announced its flagship iPhone 11 Max device. We thought iDownloadBlog readers who may be in the market for a new smartphone might be interested in learning about the key differences between the two phones so we've put together a nice little hands-on video walkthrough.

“The Morning Show” is the first Apple TV+ show to gain prestigious award nominations

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 9, 2019

"The Morning Show" has been nominated for best television drama series while Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon have been nominated for best actress in a drama series.

JustStream lets you stream local videos and mirror your Mac to all your devices

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 6, 2019

Apple's AirPlay technology is great, but it has limitations. For example, it cannot stream media to Google's Chromecast dongle or a Smart TV model without AirPlay support. With JustStream, a new app by Eltima Software, you can not only mirror your Mac's display to your Apple TV, Chromecast or Smart TV but also stream local videos over your local network.

Apple TV 4K owners complain some Apple TV+ shows are no longer streaming in Dolby Vision

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 6, 2019

Owners of the Apple TV 4K set-top box have taken to Apple's forums, Twitter and Reddit to complain about certain shows no longer streaming in the Dolby Vision HDR format.

The true-crime drama series “Truth Be Told” is now available to stream on Apple TV+

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 6, 2019

"Truth Be Told", Apple's new crime series, premiered on the company's Apple TV+ original video streaming service on Friday, December 6. The first three episodes are available as of today.

How to reduce background noise in iMovie

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated May 30, 2026

Learn how to minimize unwanted noises like wind or rain in your videos by using the “Reduce Background Noise” feature in iMovie to enhance the audio quality of your video projects.

Clips adds Animoji and Memoji, Mickey & Minnie stickers, and more

Peter Cohen ∙ December 5, 2019

Apple has updated its free video editing app for iOS Clips with support for Memoji and Animoji, Mickey and Minnie Mouse stickers and a new winter-themed poster. The new content is available in the new 2.1 version available for download from the App Store.

Plex just added thousands of free streaming movies and TV shows to your library

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 4, 2019

You can now add Plex to that growing list of consumer video services as the company today launched its ad-supported streaming service globally, offering not only Hollywood movies and TV shows but also extreme sports films, music documentaries, Bollywood musicals and more.

How to bleep out words in iMovie on Mac

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated June 25, 2025

Find out how to mute or bleep explicit words in your iMovie videos on Mac to keep your content clean and professional.

This tweak makes YouTube videos look nicer on notched iPhones

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated November 15, 2021

When watching videos in the YouTube app for iOS, those with notched handsets can view them one of two ways when the handset is in landscape orientation: 1) zoomed out such that the notch remains hidden in the video’s black side border; and 2) zoomed in such that the notch physically cuts into the video frame. Switching between these modes is as easy as using a pinch gesture while a video is playing.

As you might have noticed by now, some YouTube videos take better advantage of the wider display canvas, filling the display up to where the notch begins. This usually depends solely on the aspect ratio of the videographer’s filming equipment, but with the help of a new jailbreak tweak called UniZoom by iOS developer Lavie Gariv, users can synthetically impose similar scaling effects on virtually any video on YouTube.

Video: Siri contradicts a meteorologist’s forecast during live broadcast

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 2, 2019

When Tomasz Schafernaker was presenting the weather during a live broadcast on BBC last Thursday and describing snowy conditions in parts of the U.S. Midwest, Siri on his Apple Watch hilariously chimed in to say that there was no snow in the forecast whatsoever.