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Emergency alert regarding a tornado warning on a smartphone screen.
Aug 8, 2024

Wireless emergency alerts help warn mobile phone users of imminent threats to life or property, such as extreme weather and natural disasters. These alerts target affected geographic areas and come wi ...

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Aug 5, 2024

If you're tired of the default yellow link colors in your Notes app, which I find hard to look at in light mode, there's a way to change them to another color on your iPhone, iPad, and/or Mac running ...

Gadget Hacks app icon on a smartphone screen.
Jul 31, 2024

Not all websites need a dedicated mobile app, which is why so many don't. Web apps are now designed to scale to different screen sizes, so mobile sites in your web browser are easy to navigate and uti ...

Add to Home Screen option for a website on a mobile device.
Jul 30, 2024

Safari isn't the only web browser on your iPhone or iPad that will let you add icons to your Home Screen for progressive web apps and website bookmarks. Apple gave developers the key to its "Add to Ho ...

Two Apple smartphones, one gold and one silver, displaying their logos.
Jul 16, 2024

When you need a file on your Mac as soon as possible, you usually have to get your MacBook or hop on your iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro, or Mac Studio. But that's too much work if you're in bed, lying on th ...

Dog in a green outdoor setting, close-up of a bike handlebar, and a hand holding a green wallet.
Jul 10, 2024

Apple AirTags are super helpful for keeping track of your keys, backpack, and other frequently misplaced items, but there are some pretty clever things you can do with them beyond finding regularly us ...

Smartphone screen displaying a messaging app with options for sending messages.
Jul 8, 2024

While you can quickly see the edit history of a modified iMessage in the Messages app, there's no way to view an iMessage that somebody in the conversation deleted unless you happened to see it before ...

Smartphone propped up on a stand with a wireless keyboard on a couch.
Jul 3, 2024

Your iPhone goes with you everywhere, and its touchscreen interface is all you need to navigate and use all your installed iOS apps. But an external keyboard can make your iPhone an even more efficien ...

Smartphone keyboard displayed on device with a laptop in the background.
Jun 27, 2024

Seventeen years ago, Apple released iPhone, the first mainstream consumer phone with a touchscreen as its main typing input method. Apple has been perfecting its onscreen keyboard for almost two decad ...

Smartphone screen displaying a text input interface with various characters.
Jun 27, 2024

When typing an email or website address in a compatible input field on an iPhone, most people will manually type in the domain extension. But there's a much faster way to enter domain suffixes for ema ...