Essential Apple User Magazine

It’s amazing what your iPhone and iPad can do. It’s equally amazing just how many things you might not know it can do. Did you know you could swap jokes with Siri? Take photographs with the volume buttons? or bring the screen down to use your iPhone

On 30th October, 2018, Tim Cook took the stage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York. In front of an invited audience, Apple lifted the lid on the new iPad Pro. According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, “It’s going to push what you can do on iPad or on a

On previous iPads, you could get to the Home screen by pressing the Home button. Now, simply swipe up from the bottom of the screen and the Home page is revealed. To the App Switcher, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and when your finger is hal

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According to Apple, the new iPad Pros are as graphically powerful as an Xbox One S. This is incredible, an incredible waste of potential! Why? because there’s no standard joypad. Sure, some games work really well on a touch screen, who could forget C

Edifier International Ltd www.edifier.com From £19.99, $29.99, 32.99 € It isn’t the most exciting design of mini speaker we’ve seen, but Edifier’s MP200 is certainly functional. Available in a range of colours, it features a rubberised finish with in

With BBC Sounds, you can listen to your favourite BBC radio shows, catch up on episodes you’ve missed, subscribe to, download and enjoy BBC podcasts and stream local radio shows from anywhere in the world, all from a single app. Launch the App and th

The augmented reality adventure, Scriptum, begins with the quote "You have just entered the forbidden room … you have a maximum time of 15 minutes to escape.” and suddenly you're locked in a virtual escape room to explore on your iOS device. Apparent

1 Measure is bundled with iOS 12 on iPhones powerful enough to run it. Tap Measure to open it. You’re asked to move your iPhone around so it can get a feel for the space you’re in. When the virtual box disappears, Measure is ready to use. 2 Move your

1 To initiate a FaceTime call, open the app. In the sidebar is a list of recent people with whom you’ve FaceTimed, whether as a video or audio-only chat. Tap a name for the same type of chat you had before or the ‘i’ icon to choose between video and

1 Open the Messages app. Tap the monkey in the app drawer for the Animojis and scroll them all the way to the right until you see the Plus icon. Tap it to start your Memoji. Note: if the monkey isn’t there, your iPhone is likely too old to use Memoji

1 The News app is better when customised. In the sidebar, look for Suggested by Siri. Tap the heart icon for subjects that interest you and the crossed out ones for those you dislike. 2 Again in the sidebar, tap Browse Channels and Topics. Tap on sub

1 To access the Notification Centre, swipe your finger down from the top of the screen. In iOS 12, notifications are arranged in stacks according to the app that sent them. Tap one of these stacks to open it and see its notifications. 2 To clear a si

You can buy your digital books directly through the Books app and download them to your iPad. When they are there, you can browse your library, read your books and delete those you’ve finished to save space. To buy digital books, open the Books app a

1 First of all, go to Settings > Screen Time. The first time you open this setting, you get a window telling you what this new iPhone feature can do. Have a read, then tap Continue to go to the next screen. 2 Screen Time lets you monitor and regulate

At the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2018 keynote, Apple announced a great new feature for iOS 12, which is being rolled out right now. Siri Shortcuts is a great new way to use Apple’s personal assistant. 1 First of all, go to the App Store

1 Open the Settings app and scroll down the list of apps and features until you get to the one called Face ID & Passcode. Tap it to open these settings. 2 If you’ve set up a passcode on your iPhone, whether four-digit, six-digit or alphanumeric, you

You can tap and hold most Control Centre icons for access to further functions. For example, if you tap and hold the Camera control, you get a window offering to open the FaceTime camera (Selfie), record video, scan a QR code and more. The iPad’s Air

1 Open Settings and tap on Do Not Disturb. From here, you can switch Do Not Disturb on manually or set it to automatically turn on and off according to a preset schedule that you can set up for your requirements. Switch on the Scheduled option if you

Go to Settings > Battery. You’re taken to the Battery screen, where you can see information related to your battery. You can see which apps have taken up a lot of power and also reduce brightness or turn on Low Power Mode if you’re low on power. Tap