Ever wanted to use an Xbox One controller with your Mac for gaming? You can do that easier than ever before with the latest versions of MacOS, because with modern versions of macOS like Big Sur and Catalina (and newer), Apple has added native support for Xbox One game controllers.

A paired Xbox One controller can be used to play any game that supports controllers on the Mac, whether that’s popular titles like Fortnite, or Apple Arcade games, or many others. The Microsoft Xbox One S and Xbox One X controllers are great controllers to play with and very popular with gamers in general, and now it’s easier than ever to get them up and running on your Mac as you’ll see in this tutorial.

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Would you like to easily see your recently added songs in Apple Music? If you’re enjoying Apple Music on iPhone and iPad, you may appreciate an ability to view recently added songs within the Music app.

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Want to master selecting words, sentences, and paragraphs on iPhone and iPad? Then you might want to learn how to use the text selection gestures in iOS and iPadOS, which allow to easily select text on the devices for copying, cutting, editing, correcting, deleting, or whatever other purpose you may have.

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Opening Keynote presentation files on a Windows PC can be done easily with the help of iCloud, and no document conversion or extra apps are needed. If you own or work with multiple devices and platforms and often find yourself switching between them, you may come into the scenario where you’re on a Windows PC and you need to access and open a Keynote document on that PC arriving from or created on a Mac, iPhone, or iPad. This is a pretty routine scenario for many workplaces and schools, so if you find yourself needing to open, edit, and access Keynote files in Windows then you’re in the right place.

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Apple has released the first beta versions of iPadOS 13.4.5, iOS 13.4.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.5, and tvOS 13.4.5.

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Want to copy and paste on iPhone or iPad using gestures? The latest releases of iOS and iPadOS offer new gestures for manipulating data including new approaches for copying and pasting data, and they’re pretty simple to use once you learn what the copy gesture and paste gesture is for the newest iPhone and iPad models.

Interested in trying out these new copy and paste gestures on your Apple devices to save some of your time? In this walkthrough, we’ll be discussing how you can copy and paste on iPhone & iPad with gestures rather than the tap and hold or keyboard shortcuts approaches.

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Do you want to store all your online account information, logins, and passwords in one place? You might be interested in trying out iCloud Keychain, a handy password management tool that’s baked into iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS devices, and that automatically syncs that login keychain data between your other iPhone, iPad, and Mac hardware too.

There are plenty of password managers that you can download and install from the App Store today. However, iOS users don’t necessarily need to rely on such apps, as the built-in Keychain feature is fully capable of securely storing your log-in details and other information. It’s very convenient, as iCloud Keychain will store and then automatically fill out your usernames and passwords whenever required, once you visit a website or open an app that has been added to Keychain for quick and easy access.

Interested in learning how this works, so you can set it up on your iPhone or iPad? Here we’ll be discussing how you can enable and use iCloud Keychain on both the iPhone and iPad. And remember, the iCloud Keychain data will sync between your other Apple devices using the same Apple ID as well, including Macs!

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Changing the refresh rate of a display can be needed by some Mac users, particularly if they work with movie files and video editing. Generally speaking, most users should keep their displays set to the default refresh rate for their particular screen, but if you need to adjust refresh rate you’ll find it’s simple to do so with displays used on the Mac.

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You can change the playback video quality of Apple TV+, offering a simple way to save bandwidth and data use when streaming from the video service.

Apple marked its entry into the streaming space by launching their Apple TV+ video on-demand streaming service, in order to compete against the likes of Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime, HBO, Hulu, and the seemingly endless other myriad other video and content providers out there. The company followed an aggressive launch strategy by offering really competitive pricing in addition to a year’s worth of free access upon purchase of a new iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac or Apple TV (by the way, if you recently bought an eligible Apple device and get the free Apple TV+ subscription for a year, here’s how to sign up for that).

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The Night Mode camera on iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11, and iPhone 11 Pro Max is one of the more interesting new features of the new iPhone models, and ones that iPhone photographers will surely enjoy and appreciate.

Using Night Mode camera on iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro is somewhat unique, so read on to learn how to use Night Mode camera mode on the new iPhone cameras.

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Apple has released iOS 12.4.6 for older model iPhone and iPad devices that are not able to run iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4.

The iOS 12.4.6 is said to include important security updates and thus is recommended for eligible users to download and install onto their devices. No new features are expected to be included with iOS 12.4.6.

Devices eligible for the iOS 12.4.6 update include iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 5s, iPod touch 6th generation, iPad Air 1, iPad Mini 2, and iPad Mini 3. Newer iPhone and iPad models are able to download iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 instead.

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Want to set a time limit for app usage on iPhone or iPad? Screen Time lets you do just that.

At a time where we all perhaps use our iPhones a little too much, knowing exactly how long we spend with it in our hand can be useful. Knowing which apps we use most can inform our decisions around usage habits, too. But if all that fails simply setting a time limit might be the only way to go. Apple makes it easy to do exactly that by setting time limits on specific apps and how long they can be used for on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

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Many of us take hundreds or even thousands of pictures on our iPhones and iPads over the course of a year. All of these photos are mixed along with all other saved images too, including screenshots, images you download from the internet, and pictures you receive from social networks, all in the primary camera roll photos album. This can make it difficult to find a specific picture within the stock Photos app. This is why organizing your pictures with albums is key when it comes to being able to quickly access the photos you want to.

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Apple has released the final versions of iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 for iPhone and iPad, respectively.

iOS 13.4 and ipadOS 13.4 include support for iCloud Drive folder sharing, new Memoji stickers, minor retooling of the Mail app toolbar on iPhone, while iPadOS 13.4 includes new features to further support using a mouse with iPad. Both iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 include bug fixes and security enhancements as well. Full release notes for iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 are available further below.

Separately, Apple released macOS Catalina 10.15.4 along with Security Update 2020-002 for macOS Mojave and High Sierra for Mac users, along with iOS 12.4.6 for older iPhone and iPad models, tvOS 13.4 for Apple TV, and watchOS 6.2 for Apple Watch.

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Apple has released the final version of macOS Catalina 10.15.4 to all Mac users.

The latest release of macOS Catalina includes bug fixes and enhancements, and also includes support for iCloud Drive folder sharing, Screen Time communication limits, a scrolling lyrics mode for Apple Music, and a new Accessibility feature that allows controlling of the mouse cursor by head movements. The full release notes of macOS Catalina 10.15.4 are included further below.

Additionally, new Security Updates for Mac users running macOS Mojave and MacOS High Sierra are available, along with updated versions of Safari.

Separately, Apple has also released iOS 13.4 for iPhone, iPadOS 13.4 for iPad, iOS 12.4.6 for older iPhone and iPad, watchOS 6.2 for Apple Watch, and tvOS 13.4 for Apple TV.

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Wondering how to download and save PDF files from Safari to a Mac? If you frequently encounter and work with PDF documents on the web, you might be interested in saving them locally to your Mac from time to time. With Safari, it’s easy to open, save, and download PDF files to the Mac.

The process is quite simple as this tutorial will demonstrate through several different ways to download PDF files to save them to the Mac from Safari.

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Would you like to see a generated playlist of songs you’ve recently played and listened to on Apple Music? You can do that easily from iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This goes beyond just browsing your Apple Music listening history, as you’ll get a playlist generated just for recently played songs.

If you’re an iPhone or iPad user the chances are good that you use the default Music app for listening to your songs. There’s also a pretty good chance that you’ve perhaps subscribed to Apple Music streaming service. Given how well the service integrates within the Apple ecosystem and works seamlessly when used along with other Apple devices, many users really enjoy the Apple Music experience.

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Do you want to transfer photos that are stored on your Windows computer to an iPhone or iPad? Many of us capture some memorable photos using a professional camera and store them on the computer for later use, but if you want to access them on your mobile device, you’ll need to first move them to your iPhone or iPad using iTunes for Windows.

Apple’s iTunes is a media and device management software that’s used to sync content with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch using a wired or wireless connection. It’s something PC Apple users have gotten accustomed to over time, though the app has been phased out on the Mac.

Are you interested in figuring out how syncing photos from Windows to iPhone or iPad works, so you can try it for yourself on your iOS device? Perfect, because in this article, we’ll be discussing exactly how you can transfer photos from Windows PC to your iPhone or iPad.

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