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Apple Tips & Tricks
Every new version of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS adds features – and hides many of them so well that even long-time Apple users miss them. On top of that come everyday problems: backups failing, AirDrop refusing to work, Wi-Fi passwords disappearing.
This is where step-by-step guides for exactly those moments live: from setting up a new iPhone to transferring data to uncovering hidden features in iOS and macOS. Every guide is verified against the current version – so the steps are correct when you actually need them.
Topics range from basics for newcomers to specialized features for power users: setting up iCloud properly, pairing an Apple Watch with an iPhone, using Focus modes effectively, resetting old devices for resale. When problems come up, the solution isn't just shown – it's also explained why something goes wrong, so the same issue can be solved independently next time.
Apple Intelligence: How the writing tools work
Correcting, rewriting, and summarizing texts: This is how Apple Intelligence's writing tools work on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Read moreDetailsSetting up Apple Intelligence: Instructions for iPhone, iPad and Mac
Setting up Apple Intelligence on iPhone, iPad and Mac: supported devices, activation, language and all functions at a glance.
Read moreDetailsShortcuts in iOS 27: How to easily create automations using descriptions
In iOS 27, you can easily create shortcuts using a description: Apple Intelligence creates the flow, including new triggers and actions.
Read moreDetailsWhich USB-C Cable Does Your Mac Need?
Thunderbolt 5, USB 4, or USB 3? Which USB-C cable your Mac needs for data, charging, and display – including the common pitfalls.
Read moreDetailsiOS 27: Finally Set Alarm and Notification Volumes Separately
In iOS 27, you set alarms, timers, and notifications separately from the ringtone. Here's how to unlock the individual volume sliders.
Read moreDetailsSetting and managing iPhone alarms – here's how
All about the iPhone alarm clock: settings, management & solutions for volume problems to start every day perfectly.
Read moreDetailsiOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate: These Apple devices are compatible
iOS 27 leaves no iPhone behind, but watchOS 27 leaves many Apple Watches behind – the complete device list of all new Apple systems.
Read moreDetailsHow to install the iOS 27 Developer Beta: guide, risks and troubleshooting
Installing the iOS 27 Developer Beta: complete instructions, risks, backup requirements and troubleshooting for all common problems.
Read moreDetailsSetting Up Apple Family Sharing Securely: What Parents Need to Know
What parents should really configure in Apple Family Sharing when it comes to parental controls, location sharing, and Ask to Buy.
Read moreDetailsiCloud Private Relay vs. VPN: What Actually Protects You?
iCloud Private Relay sounds like an Apple VPN – but it's something different. Where does the protection apply, where does it end, and when...?.
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