One of of the more exciting new changes to iPhone and iPad is the ability to set third-party mail apps as default. This ability requires iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 or later.

For now, you can change the default mail app to a different email client and change the default browser app too, so if you’re not a fan of the stock Mail app, or if you simply rely on another email app frequently, you’ll be excited to learn about this change.

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The Messages app on iPhone and iPad allows you to send regular text messages and iMessages, but did you know you can also send sketches, doodles, fireballs, and even heartbeats to your friends over iMessage too?

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Apple’s AirPods generally work fantastic and trouble-free, but every once in a while you may encounter a strange issue where a single AirPod stops working, while the other continues to work fine. These sort of connectivity issues are rare but can happen. This tutorial will help to walk through how to troubleshoot and resolve an issue where a left or right AirPod or AirPods Pro is not working as intended.

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Siri is better than ever on the Apple Watch, which means you might find yourself using it more and more to perform all sorts of tasks. But saying “Hey Siri” over and over may wear thin and grow old, or maybe it just feels a bit weird to you.

But with Raise to Speak, Apple has been able to fix that, removing the need for the wake phrase to be spoken before barking orders at Siri. Instead, you literally just have to raise your Apple Watch to your face to issue a command.

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The Apple Watch has spent the last few years turning itself into the go-to wearable for people who like to keep tabs on their health. Whether it’s their heart rate, sleep pattern, or just how much they move, the Apple Watch can track it. But for many users, its bread and butter is in telling you when you’ve done enough exercise, and you can do that by setting fitness goals on the device.

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Apple has added some interesting visual features to change the way your iPhone home screen looks with iOS 14 or later. However, you likely won’t notice any change right away after updating your device, but you can customize it yourself and completely revamp your iPhone home screen’s appearance.

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Making calls from your Apple Watch is a great feature that you may use from time to time. Sure, calling from your watch like Dick Tracey probably isn’t something that you’ll be doing too often, but it starts to make a lot more sense when paired like things like AirPods. But even if you’re doing it old school and holding your Watch and wrist to your ear, making a phone call from your watch is easier than you might think.

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Apple has released the tenth beta version of macOS Big Sur to users who are enrolled in the beta testing program for the next generation Mac OS system software release.

MacOS Big Sur 11 features a refreshed and redesigned user interface, including new icons, a new Dock look, brighter and whiter interface elements, and more white space. Additionally, Big Sur includes Control Center for the Mac, various improvements and new features to Safari including an instant translation capability, new features for Messages on Mac, and various other new features, improvements, and changes.

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Are you getting unwanted text messages from a random phone number? Or perhaps, it’s just an annoying friend or group who’s sending you constant tests on iMessage? Either way, it’s pretty easy to mute these message threads on your iPhone and avoid all notifications every time they send you a text.

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Apple has released a series of new beta versions of system software today, including iOS 14.2 beta 3, iPadOS 14.2 beta 3, watchOS 7.1 beta 3, and tvOS 14.2 beta 3.

Additionally, Apple also released iOS 14.1 GM & iPadOS 14.1 GM to developers, suggesting the final versions of iOS 14.1 and iPadOS 14.1 are imminent, perhaps arriving with or before the freshly announced iPhone 12 series in the near future.

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Apple has released a handful of new iPhone 12 models, including iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max.

Each new iPhone has been redesigned to follow the same general design language with flatter edges, looking a bit more like the iPhone 5 series or iPad Pro even. Given the variety of new phones released, it’s helpful to get a quick overview of what’s on offer.

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AnyDesk is a remote desktop software that offers a free and convenient way to establish a remote connection between devices. With the AnyDesk app for iOS and iPadOS, you can remotely control your Windows PC right from your iPhone or iPad.

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Apple’s Health app that’s pre-installed on iOS devices keeps track of your footsteps, nutrition, hearing audio levels, heart rate and a lot more. However, you can easily remove all this data at any time from your iPhone or iPad.

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Having a problem with someone on Facebook? Maybe someone is being rude, leaving mean comments, cyberbullying, cyberstalking, or otherwise harassing you on Facebook? Perhaps the easiest way to stop this is by blocking these users on Facebook with just a couple of clicks from iPhone or iPad.

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Annoyed with someone on WhatsApp? Are any of your contacts bothering you by spamming you with text messages? Or perhaps they’re just being obnoxious with their replies? Either way, the easiest way to resolve such issues is by simply blocking these contacts on WhatsApp. And of course you can unblock people on WhatsApp too.

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Do you have too many app pages on on your iPhon ehome screen? Thanks to the App Library feature of the latest iOS, you can now clean up your home screen by hiding unnecessary pages. This is made easy with the help of the new App Library feature, and much like you can move and delete apps from the App Library you can also hide app pages too.

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Ever had a problem with Group FaceTime not working as expected on your iPhone or iPad? It happens, but chances are you’ll be able to resolve the issue with some troubleshooting tricks.

Apple’s Group FaceTime feature offers a fun, free, and convenient way to video call up to 32 other people who uses an iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, or Mac. If you’re keen on staying connected with your friends and family during time apart, you might have already tried or considered using FaceTime for group video calls.

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Did you know that your iPhone may be able to inform you if you’ve been exposed to COVID-19? With the contact tracing API, Apple has been working with public health authorities in creating services and apps that can alert users if they’ve been in contact with a COVID infected person. Of course not all regions support the effort yet (and most states and localities do not), but over time support by health authorities is likely to improve.

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