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Productivity & Shortcuts

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Nov 24, 2020

Three new wallpapers showed up in iOS 14.0, each with dark and light versions, while iOS 14.2 added eight more. Each iPhone also has live wallpapers catered specifically for it. However, none of Apple ...

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Nov 23, 2020

Whether you have or are getting an iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, or 12 Pro Max, the default way to check the current battery life is via the tiny battery icon in the top right of the status bar. But tha ...

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Nov 20, 2020

I won't mince words: the Notes widget in iOS 14 is bad. But you're not stuck with it if you want sticky notes on your home screen.Although I enjoy iOS 14's updated widgets overall, its Notes implement ...

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Nov 19, 2020

Not only has Google released a completely new Google Pay app for US users on both iPhone and Android, but the've also minted a new mobile banking service. Called Plex, it provides online bank accounts ...

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Nov 18, 2020

Apple has changed how home screen shortcuts work on iOS, which makes one of the most enjoyable customization features even better than before.Since iOS 13, you could use the Shortcuts app to customize ...

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Nov 18, 2020

For all of its many perks — from the best iPhone camera system money can buy, to arguably the best smartphone display on the market — the iPhone 12 Pro Max is undeniably huge. It has the largest iPhon ...

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Nov 17, 2020

While Apple has been making strides in iPhone customization, it's still not up to par with what Android is and always has been. You can hide apps from the home screen now in iOS 14, but for everything ...

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Nov 11, 2020

Whenever you need a flashlight, your iPhone's LED flash may be enough to break through the darkness, and you don't even need to unlock your screen to use it. But your LED flash's brightness level may ...

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Nov 11, 2020

Full-page interfaces are soiOS 13. With Apple's iOS 14, alerts such incoming phone and FaceTime calls now appear as small banners instead. The same goes for Siri. Instead of using your iPhone's full d ...

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Nov 11, 2020

With iOS 14, Siri no longer takes up the entire display unless you want it to. That may be a good thing, but the update also axed the live feedback when listening to you and responding. Siri used to t ...