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Archives for August 2024

David Pierce
David Pierce
This is the correct use of the Action Button.

Actually, honestly, I’m curious what you all do with the iPhone’s spare button. (Tell me your tricks!) I know some folks use it to launch voice mode of ChatGPT, which is neat, but double-clicking the Action Button is for sure the fastest take-a-picture pipeline I’ve ever tried.

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Allison Johnson
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Your iPhone might crash if you type these characters.

Users found that entering “”:: into the search bar in the Settings app or the App Library can cause your iPhone to briefly crash to the home screen. Thankfully, this glitch doesn’t seem to be as severe as some of the other iPhone text bugs we’ve seen over the years.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Did you know there’s a much easier way to rearrange multiple iPhone apps?

Here’s an iOS and iPadOS trick I wish I’d known years ago. Once you’re in the home screen’s wiggling edit mode hold one finger on an app and then with another finger tap the other apps you want to move with it. They’ll all be grouped together and can be collectively moved as one.

Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Apple’s developer beta updates for iOS 18, iOS 18.1, AirPods Pro, and more.

As reported by AppleInsider and MacRumors, today Apple released a second developer beta for iOS / iPadOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1 updates with Apple Intelligence features.

There’s also a sixth set of developer betas for the initial updates set to hit iPhones, Macs, and other devices this fall, and an update for the AirPods Pro 2 set that’s in line for some new features.