The iPad is a product equally beloved and criticized: It has its devoted fans, who love it as it is, and use it for everything from work, passion proj

It might not have been as big a deal as WWDC or the annual fall iPhone event, but Apple's May 7 "Let Loose" event was an exciting affair all the same.

Apple’s iPad announcements are usually quick, low key affairs: Update the screen, put the latest MacBook chip in the iPad Pro, throw in some skits for

Do you sometimes miss the doorbell, or a knock at the door, because you're wearing headphones? Not everyone knows this but there's a built-in feature

So, your iPhone was stolen. You're sad, obviously, but must move on, so you file an insurance claim and get a new phone. Some time later, you start re

While new iPads are always exciting, it was the iPad Pros' M4 chip that stole the show this week. M3 just came out in October, and Apple decides to la

Apple is currently behind on the generative AI game, but that could all change soon if recent reports are to be believed. According to insider sources

Apple released iOS 17.5 to all compatible iPhones earlier today. There aren't a ton of user-facing changes in this latest version of iOS, which isn't

Your iPhone has more features than you probably ever use, but with this comes with a problem—an overcrowded Settings app. With each new feature additi

We've talked more than once about the pomodoro technique, which is built around intensely focusing on a task for 25 minutes and taking a five minute b

All eyes are on Apple's WWDC event next month. That's when the company will no doubt show off their latest operating system upgrades, including its la

iOS 17.5 is officially out, bringing the latest security updates to all applicable iPhones. Alongside fixing some major security flaws that Apple need

Your MacBook has a few features built in to ensure that its battery's health stays intact. It will automatically shut down the laptop if it gets too h

Apple doesn't put a middle-click button on its mice anymore. Instead, the company now makes two types of mice for its Mac devices—the trackpad (availa

To fire up the voice assistant on your iPhone, you can say "Hey Siri" or simply "Siri," followed by your command. This has been true for a long time n

So, you just set up a brand new Apple Watch. Apple’s popular wearable is an awesome extension of your iPhone, and it comes packed with features that s

Kanban boards help you find the flow in your work: Instead of a simple list of tasks, your large tasks can be broken into different stages (in columns

When you delete a photo from your iPhone, you expect it to be gone for good. But that's not what users running iOS 17.5 experienced: After the update,

One of the first things I do after I set up a new Mac is install Itsycal, a small yet mighty calendar app that stays docked in the menu bar. I use it

Editorial music curation is one of Apple Music's strong suits, as evidenced by the service's excellent playlists. Apple is taking that to the next lev

The release of iOS 17.5 brought with it a somewhat troubling bug, as many users reported old, deleted photos resurfacing—some from more than ten years

The iPad Pro and iPad Air came out earlier this month, but the 10th Generation iPad is yet to have its predecessor announced, with only rumors about i

The Mac's built-in tool for screenshots is pretty cool, but recording your screen has always been a bit of a pain. As of writing, this feature is divi

Normally, you wouldn't think of using your keyboard with Apple Music, but like Spotify, Apple Music supports plenty of convenient keyboard shortcuts,

There are a lot of productivity applications out there, and FocusedOS tries to combine several of them. The application, which is available for all Ap

Modern Macs look and feel great, but sometimes I really miss the look and feel of retro Macs. Skeuomorphism, where digital objects are designed to mim

It's no secret that Apple is working on AI features that will roll out with iOS 18 and macOS 15. When you update your iPhone, iPad, and Mac later this

As the rest of the tech world scrambles to add as many AI features as possible to every product and service imaginable, Apple has kept quiet. In the e

Sometimes, the most expensive option isn’t the best one, and smartwatches are no exception. For the past two weeks, I’ve swapped out my typical Apple

Apple loves keeping you in its walled garden of convenient but locked-down apps. That's not always a bad thing—I enjoy using my Apple Watch to unlock

By default on Safari, Mac users can view link previews in separate windows to take a peek at the website they're about to visit without clicking throu

Apple is stepping up protection against apps that try to use your iPad's camera or microphone without permission. Just like your Mac has an LED near t

Bartender, one of the best third-party apps for your Mac, seems to have silently sold to new owners in a move that has users worried. At the moment, t

When moving Apple contacts from one device to another, sometimes you end up with duplicates. Luckily, with your iPhone, Mac, or even your browser, the

Like most tech products, the Apple Watch has a basic model (the SE), a mid-tier model (the Series 9), and a high-end version (the Ultra 2). But the Se

If you spend any time look for Mac software outside the Mac App Store, you'll likely see references to "Homebrew." It's often listed as an alternate w

A lot of great software isn't in the Mac App Store, meaning you need to download and install them manually. Applite is a free Mac application that act

Password managers are a great way to up your security online, and more and more companies are starting to bundle them into their software. Even Apple

Apple's WWDC 2024 is nearly here. In just a matter of days, we'll get our first look at major new software announcements from Cupertino, including iOS

Sometimes you want to listen to music curated by a person instead of an algorithm, in which case radio can be a delightful alternative to music stream

(Follow Lifehacker's ongoing coverage of WWDC 2024 here.)At today's WWDC 2024 keynote, Apple announced that iOS 18, the latest version of the iPhone's

(Follow Lifehacker's ongoing coverage of WWDC 2024 here.)During Apple's WWDC 2024 keynote, the company has finally revealed more about what's coming i

(Follow Lifehacker's ongoing coverage of WWDC 2024 here.)During Apple's WWDC 2024 keynote, it announced that Safari on macOS 15 Sequoia will get sever

(Follow Lifehacker's ongoing coverage of WWDC 2024 here.)During their latest WWDC keynote on Monday, Apple showed off its new Passwords app to make it

(Follow Lifehacker's ongoing coverage of WWDC 2024 here.)It's been a busy WWDC 2024 keynote, and among the announcements Apple has confirmed that macO

(Follow Lifehacker's ongoing coverage of WWDC 2024 here.)The newest update for watchOS is coming, and bringing a lot of new features to your wrist. Ma

(Follow Lifehacker's ongoing coverage of WWDC 2024 here.)At WWDC 2024, Apple detailed all the new features coming to the visionOS 2 update for their V

Follow Lifehacker's ongoing coverage of WWDC 2024.Every year, Apple brings new features to its various operating systems, and this year looks to be a

(Follow Lifehacker's ongoing coverage of WWDC 2024 here.)After months of rumors and speculation, WWDC's big keynote has come and gone. With it, Apple

Apple has a great track record of supporting its devices with software updates for many, many years after their release. It's not uncommon for Apple t

Follow Lifehacker's ongoing coverage of WWDC 2024.Apple announced plenty of new iOS features during the company's big WWDC 2024 keynote, from sweeping

In the internet age, language evolves faster than your computer's dictionary. Even if you only speak English, new words such as "rizz," "girlboss," an

This week, Apple took to the virtual stage to show off all the new features coming to iOS 18 when it releases this fall. While most of the company's W

Apple showed off a lot of new and exciting features for iOS 18 at WWDC this week, including a look at how its its higher-end devices will use AI. One

Follow Lifehacker's ongoing coverage of WWDC 2024.Apple's WWDC 2024 keynote spanned nearly two hours, covering everything from new iOS updates to a de

After all these years, Apple will finally let you hide, or just lock, almost any app on your iPhone. Now, you can keep your hookup apps separate from

If your ducking autocorrect is leading to one embarrassment too many on your iPhone, then you can train it to do better. Just like on Mac, there are a

When you think of Apple computers, you probably imagine a MacBook (most people use their laptops as desktops, myself included), but there are still ot

With the recent concerns over popular Mac app Bartender surprising users with a mysterious new owner, it's became clear that automatically updating ap

It’s been almost four months since Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) forced Apple to start allowing third-party app stores on European iPhones. While

Indie apps need ongoing revenue in order to keep operating. People are sick of subscriptions. These statements are in conflict, but they are indisputa

Now that the iOS 18 developer beta is out in the wild, we've learned about some new and interesting features that Apple failed to mention in its WWDC

With the iPhone 14, Apple introduced a new way to communicate: Emergency SOS via Satellite. With it, you can reach out to emergency services even when

It's ridiculous that Apple still doesn't offer a way to hide menu bar icons in macOS. Windows has had this options since the launch of Windows Vista 1

Apple released a new iPad Pro and iPad Air, among other products and announcements, during its May 7 "Let Loose" event. As is normally the case when n

Apple's Reminders app is great, but I've always wanted to add its entries to my iPhone's Calendar app, too. I am at my most productive when I have a t

When you're a passenger in a moving vehicle, you might spend all your time looking at a screen. Some people watch movies, some are on social media, an

Apple revealed a lot of exciting features coming to its Apple Watch lineup during WWDC this year. The next update for the Apple Watch, watchOS 11, wil

This year’s WWDC was a grand event for Apple, with the company debuting looks at its newest operating systems for the Apple Watch, iPhone, Mac, and iP

Just a little over half a year since it was fully released to all U.S. customers, Apple is shutting down its installment loan Apple Pay Later service.

It's taken nearly 13 years, but you can finally rename Siri on your iPhone or iPad. iOS 18 will allow you to set up a custom phrase and use it to invo

Your Mac's menu bar can be home to a host of nifty utilities. From managing your calendar to adding a virtual sticky note, there's a great menu bar to

"AI for the rest of us." That's how Apple advertises Apple Intelligence on its website, the company's upcoming generative AI experience. The problem i

Scrolling is a hot topic for people who use MacBooks. Some people prefer natural scrolling on the trackpad. Natural scrolling means that when you drag

Giant tech companies like Apple are constantly adding new features to their platforms, but they can't do everything. To fill the gaps, we have third-p

iOS 18 will bring a slew of new features to your iPhone when it launches sometime after fall, and one I'm looking forward to most is Live Transcriptio

With the release of iOS 18 sometime after fall, Apple is finally doing away with the need for workarounds and bringing scheduled texts right to it Mes

Window management has been a sore subject on Mac for many years. Plenty of people switch to Mac from a Windows machine and find macOS' window manageme

Apple has a free new app for professional videographers that goes a step above the normal camera app. It's called Final Cut Camera, and not only does

The EU is charging Apple with violating the Digital Markets Act, a move that could cost the company $38 billion if found guilty. The action follows co

With iOS 18, Apple is adding a number of new customization options for the iPhone's various menus. Along with the Control Center, you will be able to

Update 07/15/2024: Apple seems to have reversed its decision on PC emulation, with PC emulator UTM SE now being available in the iOS, iPadOS, and visi

In iOS 15.1, Apple introduced the SharePlay feature, which added a slew of content sharing options to FaceTime, allowing users to watch movies and tel

One of the newest features in iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia is iPhone Mirroring, which allows you to connect your iPhone directly to your Mac, giving you c

Apple has added a whole bunch of new text effects, or animations, to the Messages app in iOS 18. Not only are these effects fun to use, but they can a

Your iPad is not a complete replacement for your Mac, but each year, the tablet gets more and more features that make it act like a full-fledged compu

Texting Android phones from an iPhone is finally getting a lot less stupid. After years of complaining from people on both sides of the fence, Apple i

Windows lets you preview a window by hovering your mouse over the icon in the taskbar. The Mac can't do that, unless you install DockDoor. This free a

Tired of popups constantly asking you to enable cookies or pop-ups asking you to sign up for a newsletter? A free and open source extension for Safari

With the launch of the Passwords app in macOS Sequoia and iOS 18 (currently in Developer beta), Apple has made it easy to find and access all your pas

Until now, Windows has always offered better split-screen multitasking and window management features than Mac. Sure, it's right there in the name, bu

Apple's Calendar and Reminders apps are so closely related, it's baffling that the company never tried to bridge the gap. On any given day, you might

What do you look for in a new pair of earbuds? High-quality audio? Easy pairing to your devices? Smart features to improve daily use? Sure, all of tha

iPhones have been pretty good about allowing you control over how much data apps can access. You can force apps not to track your data and stop them f

Anyone who regularly uses the public wifi at an airport, hotel, or cafe knows that being connected to a network and having internet access are not the

Fifteen years in, Apple's annual iPhone releases have gotten pretty predictable—we've come to expect four new iPhones (including two larger size optio

Notes is quietly one of the most useful apps in the Apple ecosystem. It's one of the best note-taking apps for iPhone, can bring in multiple collabora

You really should be using two-factor authentication for all your important accounts. An extra layer of added security, with a six-digit passcode that

Up until now, on the Mac, you couldn't right-click without using the mouse. That's all changed with macOS Sequoia, which has added a new keyboard shor

When it comes to protecting your accounts, the general consensus is to use two-factor authentication, which traditionally uses a unique six-digit code

Earlier this week, Apple’s first HomePod officially became “vintage” in the company’s eyes. Now, rumors are swirling about a new HomePod with a screen

Some of the best Mac apps don't come from Apple, but are actually made by indie developers. Some of my favorite indie apps, including Mona, Hezel, and

Apple made a splash during June's WWDC keynote when it announced Apple Intelligence. It's the company's official foray into the trendy AI features mos

When sharing a podcast link with friends, sometimes you just want them to listen to a specific snippet instead of an entire 3-hour long episode. To ma

Google Maps is finally bringing a speedometer and speed limit indicator to its iPhone app. The navigation service has had these features on Android fo

Uninstalling applications on a Mac is simple, in theory: Just drag the icon from the Finder to the trash. In practice, though, doing that leaves files

Your iPhone's Phone app is getting a big update in iOS 18, and my favorite new feature is the searchable call history. Previously, you could go to the

It's official: The first public beta for iOS 18 is here. Now, anyone with a compatible iPhone can try out some of Apple's upcoming iPhone features, li

We finally have an exciting Amazon Prime Day sale for Apple fans. If you've been meaning to pick up the latest (or slightly-older) Apple products at b

There's been a lot of talk about all the new iOS 18 features in Messages, Notes, and the Phone app, but not enough has been said about Apple Music. Th

The TinyPod is one of the more ingenious ideas I've seen in a while: It's a little case for a strapless Apple Watch, which essentially turns it into a

Butt dialing someone is embarrassing enough, but it's another thing entirely when it's 911. You never want to look at your iPhone and see an ongoing c

Apple is making a foldable iPhone—or at least, that's what sources are telling The Information.If the outlet's reporting is correct, Apple is planning

The 10th-generation iPad is considered Apple’s entry-level tablet and is one of the best tablets money can buy. And right now, on Amazon, you can pick

Apple Notes is my go-to note-taking app across Apple devices. I love Notes on my iPhone, but on the Mac, it could use some more features, like a way t

On Wednesday, Apple announced that Apple Maps is now available on the web in beta. While the Maps app is available on all of Apple's devices, you can

SOS features may not make for the most exciting tech announcements, but they can save lives. At this year's WWDC, Apple announced that iOS 18 will be

Apple has made huge strides with the Notes app in iOS 18. One of its best features is the ability to record and transcribe voice notes in English. Whi

Whenever I accidentally hit my MacBook's Play/Pause key (F8), the device launches the Music app and automatically starts playing a song. This has been

Home screen customization is finally coming to the iPhone with iOS 18. You'll be able to place apps and widgets anywhere on your home screen, so long

There are a lot of different versions of iOS on the market right now. You could install the iOS 18 beta, which sports upcoming features like total Hom

As someone who loves trying and writing about new Mac apps, it's pretty common to see a cluttered dock on my laptop. I don't manually quit apps that o

If you've got an iPhone, then you've also got the Health app from Apple, which comes preinstalled on it. This app is designed to serve as the central

At this point, VLC is a staple of every Mac user's life. And it's not a bad video app. It will play virtually everything you throw at it, and it's fre

Restarting your iPhone is harder than it should be. Up until iOS 17, you either had to press and hold two buttons to see the power off button, or go t

Were you involved in a typing accident that left you with double keypresses or no keypress at all? Were your laptop keys sticky and/or unresponsive, i

The Apple Watch SE has been around for two generations now, serving as a lower-specced alternative to the Apple Watch, something that's more affordabl

Even 100% legitimate websites are not immune to hitting you with pop ups these days (present company not excluded). Whether they’re asking you to subs

There's more to your Mac than the apps and utilities that come pre-installed. With just a little digging, you'll find that the Mac has several incredi

There was a time when Apple wasn't afraid to play around with design. Mac apps used to look like they were made of stainless steel for some reason, an

Why rely on the feeds built into your favorite websites and social media apps when you can make a custom one that combines them all together? I like t

Every time I record a video, or so much as go to the video tab in my iPhone's camera app, the phone automatically pauses whatever music I'm listening

I'm a big fan of the iPhone SE. In a market where you can easily drop over $1,000 on an iPhone, there's an option that includes many (if not all) of t

Ever since the iPhone got a Dynamic Island, Mac users have wanted one. The new MacBook Pros with the notch and the big menu bar do end up wasting a lo

Like the status bar on your iPhone, the menu bar on your Mac has probably gotten cluttered over time. Even if you use menu bar management apps that re

Resizing and moving windows on a Mac isn't impossible, or even hard, but I spend more time trying to precisely position my mouse in the corners than I

With the release of iOS 18.1 later this year, Apple will allow you to launch third-party apps for contactless transactions instead of Apple Pay. Parti

There's a world of read-later apps, and then there's a world of note-taking apps. And there's rarely any overlap. Read-later apps are usually quite si

Apple's most basic AirPods models still use the age-old Lightning port for charging, even after the company finally moved the AirPods Pro over to a US

If you frequently find yourself wishing your iPhone had larger text or icons, you’re not alone. Some people prefer microscopic font sizes, but others

I use the alarm feature in the iPhone's Clock app to remember when to feed my cat. I find that she bugs me less if she thinks the alarm, and not me, i

It might not grab as many headlines as Apple Intelligence or satellite messaging, but both the Apple Home app and the HomeKit standards underpinning i

Here's a neat party trick: Take someone's iPhone, type out four characters, and watch as their iPhone crashes. (Maybe your friends won't think it's so

Google Search has steadily worsened over the past few years. The number of scummy sponsored results, AI-generated garbage, and misleading, low-quality

The new MacBook Pro M3 lineup is one of the best Apple laptops your money can buy right now, and all three of them are currently up to $500 off. But i

Taking screenshots is one of your iPhone's most essential features. It allows you to quickly capture whatever's on screen and is an effective way to r

The screenshot function on your Mac allows you to capture or record and save or share whatever is on your screen, whether that's an image, a specific

For over a decade, Apple has shipped most Macs with a standard 8GB of RAM. If you wanted more, you had to pay—a lot. For most models these days, an ex

Pics or it didn't happen. The internet adage goes beyond taking screenshots on your iPhone. You can take screenshots of anything on your iPad screen,

Apple has made it harder for iPhone apps to get away with collecting data about what you do on the internet. Still, it's good practice to occasionally

The yellow dot (or maybe orange, depending on how you see it) is one of the best privacy and security features on your Mac. It's a simple indicator th

Moving your music from one streaming service to another is a simple process, but it usually relies a bit too much on third-party tools. There's always

When Apple announced Apple Intelligence, the company's suite of generative AI features, one of the new options it highlighted was "Clean Up." This new

One of the biggest reasons to use a Mac is the sheer number of high-quality indie apps for them. My colleagues and I have written about many of them,

Read-it-later apps are meant for those times when you stumble onto an article you're interested in reading but can't get to at the moment. You can sav

Ever since the move to Apple Silicon, Macs are now more powerful than ever. But although the likelihood of your Mac slowing down is low, there's alway

"It's Glowtime," people. At least, that's Apple's tagline for its big event on Monday. While it reveals very little about the company's upcoming annou

Threading is an art form. Replying to your own posts allows you to compile a bunch of information in one place or keep commenting on something that's

Apple just wrapped up its big September reveal event, introducing the world to the iPhone 16, the Apple Watch 10, the AirPods 4, and a new Apple Intel

I've been closely watching Apple's September 2024 event and making notes on all the new hardware that's been unveiled—and leading the show was the App

At its iPhone 16 reveal event today, Apple also took the time to refresh some of its AirPods with the new AirPods 4 and a slightly tweaked version of

We've been watching along as Apple unveiled a host of new devices today—including the flagship iPhone 16 series—but here I'm going to take a deep dive

Apple unveiled a swath of new hardware today, including the iPhone 16, the AirPods 4, and the Apple Watch Series 10. We’ve already got you covered whe

Since the 3GS, recording a video on an iPhone is simple: You tap the record button, shoot your video, then tap the button again to stop. Your video is

The Apple Event on Sept. 9 had some big reveals, including the new iPhone 16, the Apple Watch 10, and the AirPods 4, among other news. There are no "n

iOS 18 is nearly here: When you update your iPhone next week, you'll have access to total Home Screen customization, a better texting experience with

iOS 18 is full of new features, but not everyone wants to upgrade right away. The problem is, conventional tech advice says to frequently update your

I've waited a long time for an iPhone upgrade, and I've decided this is finally the year I make the switch. With the iPhone 16 series, I've seen enoug

The Caps Lock key is my nemesis. I keep accidentally hitting it, and, before I know it, I've typed FIVE ANGRY WORDS LIKE THIS. Like a sane person, I d

Safari used to be my favorite browser on Mac, but a few months ago, I made the switch to Firefox. One of my reasons for swapping was how Safari handle

With iOS 18, Apple is finally opening up the iPhone home screen. You still have to adhere to a grid, but other than that, you can freely place app ico

Since August, the iPad Mini and the ninth-generation iPad have periodically dropped in price after getting significant discounts since their release.

iOS 18 is here. After three months of beta testing, Apple's latest update is now available for all compatible iPhones. Here's how to get it up and run

Apple's unveiling event earlier this month announced many new devices, with the new iPhone 16 lineup being the main focus. The lineup is available for

Last week, Apple's big "It's Glowtime" event revealed the new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, the Apple Watch Series 10, and upgrades to AirPods. But don

Over the past week, the FDA cleared two of Apple's new health features: The agency approved AirPods Pro 2's new hearing-aid feature, as well as sleep

iOS 18 is chock full of new features and changes: some Apple advertised, while others, not so much. Hidden and "under the radar" features always pique

iOS 18 adds a lot of new features to the iPhone's Messages app. You can now add text effects to iMessages, schedule messages to send later, and text A

The AirPods Max are Apple's most expensive headphones, with new models selling for over half a grand—that said, they're also the best headphones Apple

With each new iOS release, there are lots of new features that get all the buzz but also some that are more low-key but still useful. One feature in i

Android has always had the reputation as the mobile OS to go with for customizability. If you like to mess with your phone, you go that way. If you pr

Consumer technology is getting pretty darn good—so good, in fact, that there are fewer and fewer reasons to upgrade to something new. Many of us hold

Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale takes place next month, but the early deals have already begun, and it's a good time to pick up a new Apple laptop.

Apple's macOS Sequoia has a few new features to improve security, and one of them is a prompt that forces you to continually update your screen record

Apple's platforms are the land of thoughtfully designed apps and utilities, and it's not limited to official apps. An indie app like GoodLinks helps y

Apple's latest iPhone update launched last week, with plenty of new features to make life easier for you and your family. Here are a few changes that

Finally, an Apple Watch feature that I've wanted for close to a decade, since I bought the very first Apple Watch Series 0 back in 2015. With the watc

Working on a Mac is like a dance. You're always collecting files, documents, or links. You're saving them here, dragging them there, finding new sourc

The iPhone 16 series of phones got some great camera upgrades, but even if you don't plan to upgrade, iOS 18 still gives all iPhone users who can down

When you want to take a group photo, but no stranger is around to take one for you (or you don't want to hand them your expensive new smartphone), you

There's a good reason those of us who write about tech typically advise readers not to install beta software on their main devices: Betas are, by defi

With the Apple Watch, you're carrying a literal computer on your wrist, complete with apps, notifications, workout tracking, and a phone if you've spr

Apple has shipped a free password manager with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 Sequoia. This app is simply called Passwords, and unlike other "free" p

iOS 18 brought with it plenty of new features and changes, but also bugs and glitches. With one bug in particular, your saved messages are put at risk

Apple's M-series Macs have been a boon for the company and its customers. These computers are powerful, fast, and sleek, even if you don't go for the

Snoozing alarms just doesn't work for my brain. Whenever I've tried it, my mind goes into overdrive thinking either I'll miss the alarm or it won't go

We finally have an exciting Amazon Prime Day sale for Apple fans. If you've been meaning to pick up the latest (or slightly-older) Apple products at b

Apple's iPad mini is a unique device among the company's portfolio: It's tiny, much smaller than the base model iPads, while still sporting modern iPa

I love my AirPods Max, but I have a terrible time recommending them. They're quite comfortable, sound fantastic, and pair automatically with all my Ap

If you just bought an iPhone 16 or iPhone 16 Pro, congratulations! Apple Intelligence isn't here yet, but your new iPhone comes with some stellar came

The 15-inch MacBook Air filled a gap in Apple's product lineup: Previously, if you wanted a larger MacBook, you had to spring for the pricier MacBook

If you've been waiting to purchase an Apple Watch SE, today is the day. For October Prime Day, it's on sale for $169.99, which is 32% off the $249 lis

When I'm watching a video on my Mac, I like to keep the experience as immersive as possible. I don't want to see notifications, the menu bar, or even

Relationships are complicated. One minute, you're happy and in love. The next, your iPhone is breaking up with you for your partner. What, is that not

There are a lot of us iPhone users out there, which means a lot of us are taking photos with Apple's cameras. That isn't a bad thing—iPhones have grea

Our world may change fast, but some things really do stay the same. Take your Apple Account (formally Apple ID), for example: Whether you set up your

If it happens, Apple's next event will be its last major launch of the year. The rumor mill expects Apple to hold their next keynote near the end of O

It's been three years since Apple refreshed the iPad mini, though you might not realize that based on aesthetics alone. The sixth-generation mini, for

Sadly, iPads don't come with a stylus. This means you have to buy them separately, adding to an already expensive iPad. And Apple pencils are not chea

A firewall is an essential security tool for your Mac. Not only does it help keep your Mac safe from security threats online, but it also improves you

Have you ever noticed what looks like dust getting stuck in your MacBook's speaker grille? Your instinct might be to use a brush to clean it, but that

It's easy to run out of iCloud storage space. No matter if you’re using the 5GB that comes free with your iPhone, or if you’ve gradually upgraded to 5

The Camera Control button is one of the most marketed new features on the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 16 Pro. You can do a lot more than just take photos

When Apple dropped macOS Sequoia last month, it added new features like window snapping and the ability to control your iPhone from your Mac. In addit

It's not every day you have the chance to choose your favorite from all of the available AirPods and pick them up at a discount. But that day is today

The iPhone 16 series has been suffering from a curious bug—random restarts. People using the iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro, and 16 Pro Max have reported

Back in July, we learned Apple Intelligence, Apple's brand-name for its generative AI features, would not be shipping with iOS 18 after all, and would

The iPhone Control Center has been totally revamped in iOS 18. You can now move pretty much every control around, add more controls than ever before,

Time zones are the bane of the remote worker's existence, especially if your team is international. You can try to keep track of who lives where and w

I'm a fan of indie mac utilities, especially multipurpose ones that can solve a bunch of nagging small issues in one blow. Enter Supercharge, a new al

watchOS 11 has added the ability to change your Apple Watch's ringtone, also allowing you to set different tones for different types of alerts. Althou

One of my favorite new things in iOS 18 is the customizable home screen. I love the subtlety of the new tinted icons option, but there's a pop to the

You can finally customize the Fitness app's summaries to your liking in iOS 18. Previously, opening the app would show a summary of the workouts Apple

The 6th generation iPad Mini has been around since 2021, and it's not yet on the list of Apple products no longer getting software updates, so it's st

After surprising the world this spring by debuting its latest in-house silicon, the M4 chip, on an iPad instead of the Mac, Apple is finally ready to

If you're on iPhone and want to record your phone conversations, there's finally an official way to do it. With the release of iOS 18.1 comes the new

Apple made a big deal of Apple Intelligence when the iPhone 16 launched late last month. And yet, the iPhone maker’s first foray into AI, exclusive to

Clean Up is one of Apple Intelligence's flashier new features, which you can try out now with an iPhone 15 Pro or above running the new iOS 18.1 updat

When you're planning to go out and leave your charger at home, it's wise to enable Low Power Mode on your Apple devices. While it's pretty easy to tur

The next step in its big week of announcements, Apple is following up its iMac refresh news from yesterday with a much more substantial redesign. Meet

It's been quite the week for Apple, and it's only Tuesday. The company announced a new iMac with the M4 chip; debuted a new Mac mini with M4 and M4 Pr

After months of beta testing and a ton of advertising, Apple Intelligence is officially here. If you have a compatible iPhone, iPad, or Mac, you can i

Apple Intelligence launched worldwide in U.S. English yesterday, but if you’re an iPhone user in the E.U. or mainland China, I wouldn’t blame you for

Sometimes you find something on web—a link, an image, or a block of text—that you want to quickly set aside for later. Gladys is a free indie app from

The iPhone's Mail app isn't immune to Apple Intelligence. In fact, the new AI features are enabled automatically once you update to the appropriate ve

The new MacBooks for 2024 are finally here, although casual users might be a little disappointed. As expected, the MacBook Pro is getting a whole suit

So you finally got the iOS 18.1 Apple Intelligence update, you got through the waitlist, and you enabled the Notification Summary feature as you signe

As someone who lives in a noisy city, voice isolation is an essential feature for my phone calls. If I don't enable it, I cannot call anyone while I'm

iOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1 have introduced a new Focus Mode called Reduce Interruptions, which allows you to use Apple Intelligence to decrease distracti

This week, Apple refreshed most of its Mac lineup with the M4 chip. The iMac now runs M4; the Mac mini now runs M4 or M4 Pro; and the MacBook Pro runs

Like every other major tech company right now, Apple has its own take on generating AI text. Called Writing Tools, It won't write your essays for you,

The latest MacBook Pro M3 lineup is one of the best Apple laptops your money can buy right now, and people certainly knew that, with the 8GB RAM MacBo

Has this ever happened to you? You pick up your iPhone to take a photo or a video of something, but when you pull up the Camera app, nothing appears o

When the iPad mini 7 was released in Oct. of this year, there were some early deals available from retailers outside of Amazon. But now it's Amazon's

AirPods have simplified the way you connect to headphones, but there's some room for improvement in how they work on Mac. Whenever I connect my AirPod

Did you know that Apple's new Magic Keyboard for 2024 has a dedicated right-click button? Finally! But even if you don't want to buy an expensive new

You might have noticed that your iPhone shows a useful playback controls widget on the lock screen whenever you're listening to audio. It's multipurpo

As someone who frequently copies and pastes, I rely on clipboard managers to get work done on my Mac. Quite often, when I copy something, I forget to

Update 11/19/2024: Apple has officially acknowledged that existence of the bug that's hiding content from the Notes app, posting a solution to its sup

Your iPhone allows you to change the default browser, email app, password manager, and now even messaging and calling apps. Previously, you had to go

Apple's laptops tend to stand the test of time, especially since they switched to their M-line chips, as Lifehacker's Senior Tech Editor Jake Peterson

I love Apple Music, but I do not enjoy using its Mac app. Apple Music on Mac is slow, takes ages to display search results, and doesn't even play musi

iOS 18 brought a radical redesign to the Photos app, and the change has thrown me off quite a bit. This morning, I wanted to apply a few quick edits t

Siri got a fresh new coat of paint with the iOS 18.1 update, even if most of its Apple Intelligence features aren't here yet. But that doesn't mean it

Apple is known for its careful, usually clever design work, which is why it sticks out more when the company fumbles. Last week, Apple started shippin

Once in a while, you have to quit or force quit apps even on Mac, which famously doesn't fully quit apps when you hit the red button in the top-left c

Compared to Windows, with its dedicated weather data in the taskbar, the Weather app on the Mac has always been a bit of a sham. Yes, you can open the

"Never pay full price for a MacBook Air" seems to be the takeaway from recent Apple launches. Apple unveiled its updated lineup of M3-powered MacBook

When you press one of the volume buttons on your iPhone, you'll notice that it changes both the media volume and the ringtone volume together. If you

I'm a big fan of mirroring my MacBook's screen to my Apple TV. It's how my partner and I researched and planned our wedding, and it's what we use any

There's lost of ways to help your friends and family solve their tech problems. You can send them links to Lifehacker articles, tell them how to fix a

Google AI is now no longer limited to Google platforms. While iPhone users could previously access Gemini through the web, the iPhone now has a fully

Apple really wanted the Apple Vision Pro to take over the VR landscape when it released earlier this year, but after months of returns and rumors of d

Like many, I enjoy creating custom playlists on both Apple Music (for myself) and on Spotify (for my friends). Making nice playlist cover art is a fun

Last month, select Apple users got their first taste of Apple Intelligence, with features including transcribing voice memos, cleaning up photos, rewr

In Apple's great 2024 software refresh—specifically iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 Sequoia—a new tool called Math Notes was added to the Calculator a

Back in 2016, Apple decided it was time to dump the headphone jack. That year, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus shipped without the 3.5mm port that was

One of Bluesky's strengths as a social network is that it lets you select your own default feed, as opposed to letting an algorithm decide what kind o

If you have an iPhone, an iPad, a Mac, or even a Vision Pro, it's time to update it. Apple just dropped new security updates for all four devices: iOS

iPhone mirroring is one of the best new features of iOS 18 and macOS 15 Sequoia. It allows you to control your iPhone from your Mac, which has been a

Black Friday is almost upon us, and it's not just physical goods that are discounted. You can get great deals on some of the best iPhone apps, too. Ma

When Apple dropped the 6th-generation iPad mini in 2021, it was kind of a big deal. Finally, the iPad mini looked like every other iPad—ditching the H

When you share photos or videos from your iPhone, you're often also sharing the exact location where the photo was taken. Your iPhone logs the locatio

One of the best things about using a Mac is that there's a top-quality app for almost everything. This Black Friday, plenty of Mac apps are on sale, m

Apple products can be pretty hard to score a good deal on, and you’ll often have to settle on a minor discount if you’re going to get a discount at al

Over time, Apple has gradually made it easier to use external storage with an iPhone or iPad, giving you more options when it comes to transferring fi

The M2 MacBook Air is one of a million products on sale for Cyber Monday this year. If you're interested in the best tech on sale today, see our best

2024 was a big year for music. We had new albums from Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, Vampire Weekend, and Kendrick Lamar, ju