How to Tint Your App Icons in IOS 18 | Home Screen Customization Tutorial

Apple’s latest iOS update is out today and with it comes some new customization options for the Home Screen on your iOS device. For the first time ever, Apple is allowing its users to change the icon size, as well as tint them. Here’s how to use the new features: Activate Jiggle Mode On your […]

🔗 macOS Isn’t as Small As You Think

I was scrolling through my RSS feed when I came across an article from Matt Birchler over at Birchtree where he addressed the argument to add touch to macOS. This past week, this has been a topic that’s been on my mind a lot, due to a few videos and articles I’ve seen talking about […]

🔗 Why does the iPad not show battery health in Settings

Why does the iPad not show battery health in Settings: Battery? Source: John Gruber (@gruber@mastodon.social) I saw this toot from John Gruber on Mastodon the other day and it really got me thinking: all of Apple’s devices do show battery health except for the iPad and that’s the one I want to know the most. […]

Quickly Get a Room’s Temperature and Humidity Using HomePod and Shortcuts

Yesterday was a wonderful day: Apple pushed out an update to audioOS that finally activated the temperature and humidity sensor that’s laid dormant in HomePod mini since launch. This sensor will also be in the full-sized HomePod (2nd Generation) the releases on February 3rd. I’ve been really excited about this software update, as I have […]

What Do the Touch Screen Mac Rumors Mean for the iPad?

Mark Gurman is reporting that Apple is reportedly working on touchscreen Macs. I stumbled upon this article over on Mastodon, when shared by MacStories founder and Editor-in-Chief, Federico Viticci. Alongside the article, he shared his concern about what a touch screen Mac could mean for the iPad line. I went ahead and responded to him […]

Five Reasons ‘Apollo’ is the Best Reddit Client for iOS

I’ve been on Reddit for years. I’ve used the site long enough to remember when AlienBlue was the best Reddit app on the market. Unfortunately, the company themselves purchased the app, killed it, and replaced it with their current app, which, for the most part, sucks. I was very excited a few years ago when […]

‘Wallpapers’ Version 2 is Here | Shortcuts Workflow

I’m someone who loves to change the wallpapers on my device. The truth of smartphones and tablets is that only so many physical designs exists, so you have to take the opportunities you can to make yours really feel like its yours. Over the course of the last year or so, we saw a huge […]

How I Handle iOS Betas

If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the last decade, it’s that I am the go-to guy for friends, family, and coworkers when something goes wrong with their Apple devices. The biggest influx of these requests tend to come the week of a major iOS software update, when Apple tends to roll out the biggest […]

Logitech Slim Folio Pro Review

I love my 2020 iPad Pro. Last year, I decided to upgrade the 9.7″ iPad Pro that I’d been using for almost the last four years as my daily tablet to the new 11″ 2020 model. Between the tablet, the pencil, and a keyboard folio, it’s been a bit pricey, but I don’t regret it. […]

I Wish Apple Was Consistent With Widgets

One of my favorite things about Apple’s current generation of operating systems is that widgets have been given an overhaul. While it’s a fair criticism to say that widgets lost a bit of functionality from years past, I think it’s a fair tradeoff given the design benefits. Up until this point, every app developer more […]

iOS 14’s Best Features NEED to Come to iPad OS

When Apple released iOS 14 out into the wild, it brought two fantastic features with it. Widgets The first was the update to the way widgets were are handled by the OS. Instead of locking widgets to the Today View (where I often forgot I had set them up), users can now drag widgets right […]

Come On YouTube – Give Us PiP Support on iOS

With the release of iOS 14 last month for Apple’s iPhones, the company’s smartphones finally have support for Picture in Picture video…in certain apps. On the one hand, this is a blessing for anyone who likes to do other things on their phone while on a FaceTime call with a friend or family member. On […]

iOS 14 is Here (Here’s Some Thoughts)

Hope you’ve been having a great Wednesday! I have (for the most part). Yesterday, Apple announced during their Time Flies event that iOS 14 would be launching today. With that announcement, I did what I always do: I signed up for the iOS 14 public beta and got all of my devices up to date. […]