Does your iPhone feel a little slower after updating to iOS 14 or iPadOS 14? Well, you’re not alone, as this seems to be an issue for a few days after every major iOS software update. Normally, updating your devices to iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 should make your iPhone or iPad feel snappier, but that might not necessarily be the case right away, particularly for older devices that support the update.

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Some iPhone and iPad users may decide they want to delete all videos from their devices. This can potentially save a lot of storage space, considering how large video files are, particularly when they’re captured as 1080p and 4K video. Interestingly, the videos that you record or download are both mixed along with the rest of your photos in the Photos app. Fortunately, it’s fairly easily to filter videos out of the photos list, as the app also displays content by media type.

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Apple has released iOS 14.0.1 and iPadOS 14.0.1 to all eligible users. The update includes bug fixes and is the first to be released for iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, making it a recommended update for all users who are running the latest generation of system software on their devices.

Specifically, iOS 14.0.1 and iPadOS 14.0.1 aim to fix wi-fi issues reported by some users, an issue where changes to default web browser and email apps would reset, a problem with iPhone 7 series cameras not working, a resolution to an issue where email could not send with some email providers, and a fix for the news widget. The full release notes for iOS and iPadOS 14.0.1 are available below.

Additionally, Apple also released MacOS Catalina 10.15.7, and Security Update 2020-005 for Mojave and High Sierra, along with minor bug fixes for watchOS 7.0.1 and tvOS 14.0.1.

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Apple has released macOS Catalina 10.15.7 for Mac users running Catalina, along with Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra and Security Update 2020-005 Mojave for Mac users running earlier macOS versions of system software.

MacOS Catalina 10.15.7 includes bug fixes to address an issue with wi-fi connections, file syncing with iCloud Drive, and a graphics issue specific to the latest model Retina 5k iMac.

Security Update 2020-005 for Mojave and High Sierra both include important security updates, but otherwise contain no bug fixes.

Aside from the Mac, Apple also released small bug fix updates for other devices as iOS 14.0.1, iPadOS 14.0.1, watchOS 7.0.1, and tvOS 14.0.1.

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Your Apple Watch has features designed to make it easier than ever to keep tabs on the health of your heart. It’s constantly checking your heart rate and it can alert you if something is amiss. It can do something similar to monitor for an irregular rhythm, too.

We’re going to show you how to enable heart rhythm notifications so that you will know if something isn’t quite right.

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Do you want to remove all the photos from your iPhone or iPad? While there’s no direct option that lets you delete all photos at once from iPadOS or iOS, there is a handy trick to help you delete all photos from a device.

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Apple has released macOS Big Sur beta 8 to those who are beta testing the macOS release. Usually developer betas come out first and are soon followed by public beta releases.

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Using a hardware keyboard with iPad adds a large variety of helpful keyboard shortcuts that can greatly improve workflows on the tablet. While many apps have their own collections of keyboard shortcuts for use with iPad, it turns out that so does iPadOS itself.

With iPad keyboard shortcuts alone, you can immediately close an app and return to the Home screen, search with Spotlight, navigate within Spotlight search results and launch apps and documents from those Spotlight searches, open the iPadOS app switcher and quickly switch apps, show and hide the iOS Dock with a keystroke, take screenshots, and more. And best of all, these keystrokes and their actions can be activated from anywhere in iPadOS / iOS, whether in an app or at the Home Screen. If these sound like they would be useful to your iPad workflow, hook up an external keyboard to iPad and read on!

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The various screen effects that iMessage has to offer lets you spice up conversations and express yourself with more than just emojis, Memojis, and stickers. Whether you’re texting your friends or family members, using these effects make the conversations more interactive and enjoyable.

Although full-screen effects is a feature that you can manually select and use, iMessage also checks for certain keywords and phrases that can automatically trigger these messages effects to fill up your (and the recipients) device screen with balloons, confetti, fireworks, lasers, and more.

So, wondering what the trigger keywords are for iMessage effects? Read on as we’ll list out some of the popular iMessage screen effect keywords that you can try out on your iPhone and iPad.

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iOS 14 is now available to the general public and you may have already updated your device (if not, here’s a guide to help get ready for iOS 14). Some of you who have been keeping track of Apple’s events recently may already know what iOS 14 brings to the table, whereas most others may not be aware of all the new features and changes.

To make things easy for you, we have compiled a list of all the major additions to iOS 14 that you can take advantage of once you update your iPhone (or iPod Touch) to iOS 14. Note that most of the iOS 14 features coexist on iPadOS 14 too, but we’ll focus on some iPad specifics in a separate article. So, without further ado, here are 10 must-know tips for iOS 14.

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If you use Google Maps for navigation on your iPhone and iPad, you may know already that the app saves all of your recent searches for places and directions, just like a web browser. If you want to remove the Google Maps search history to clear out outdated suggestions, or for privacy purposes, you will be happy to know that you can clear the Google Maps search history on iPhone and iPad rather easily.

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Some iPhone and iPad users may have updated to iOS 14 or iPadOS 14 but then determined the latest software update is not compatible with their current workflow. This is typically due to app problems, app incompatibilities, or some other deal-breaking issue that makes using iOS 14 or iPadOS 14 impossible, at least until a fix to their problem is released. A possible remedy to these problematic situations is downgrading the device from iOS 14 back to iOS 13.7.

It’s important to note that the ability to downgrade iOS 14 to iOS 13.7 or iPadOS 14 to iPadOS 13.7 is only available for a limited time. This is because Apple eventually stops digitally signing the older iOS and iPadOS versions, and once that signing window has closed, the only option is to stay on iOS 14 or later.

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Is your iPhone stuck on the Apple logo screen after attempting to update iOS to the latest version? Or maybe you see the ‘connect to computer’ screen on the device? If considerable time has passed and the device is stuck on the  Apple logo or connect to computer splash screen, there’s a fair chance that a failed update bricked your iPhone. But don’t panic, as this can be usually resolved with some troubleshooting and patience from your end.

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TeamViewer is a popular remote desktop software that’s used by millions of users to establish a remote connection between devices. With the TeamViewer app for iOS and iPadOS, you can remotely control your Windows PC right from your iPhone or iPad, for free.

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Did you participate in the iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 public beta to try out Apple’s major software update early? Well, now that the final stable versions of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 are available to the general public, you may not be interested in receiving beta versions of system software anymore.

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Some iPhone and iPad users have updated to iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 and discovered wi-fi issues that did not exist before the update, whether it’s that a wireless network suddenly doesn’t work, or the connection is dropping, abnormally slow, or some other wi-fi difficulty. Considering that nearly everything relies on the internet these days, having wi-fi problems and connectivity issues can be very annoying, so resolving wireless network difficulties is of the utmost important.

This article is going to walk through various steps to troubleshoot wi-fi problems that may be encountered with iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

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Apple has released the first stable version of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 to its users after months of beta testing. You might be excited to update your device to the newest iOS or iPadOS version the second you see it in settings. However, there are a few things to keep in mind before you download iOS 14 to make sure the update process goes as smoothly as possible.

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Apple has released the first beta versions of iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 to users who are participating in the developer beta testing program. Presumably a public beta will arrive soon as well.

Additionally, watchOS 7.1 beta 1 and tvOS 14.2 beta 1 are also available, along with macOS Big Sur beta 7.

iOS 14.2 beta 1 and iPadOS 14.2 beta 1 arrive just a day after the final versions of iOS 14, iPadOS 14, tvOS 14, and watchOS 7 were released to the general public.

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