Feb 20, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, Explainer, iOS, iPhone, Mac, macOS, maintenance, Restricted Content, security, tvOS, updates, watchOS
It seems like Apple releases updates to iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS nearly every week these days. It has been only a few months since iOS 11 and macOS 10.13 High Sierra launched, and we’ve already seen ten updates to iOS and seven updates to macOS. Some of these...
Feb 6, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, battery, Blog, Control Center, iPhone, iPhone X, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip
Wondering what happened to the numeric battery percentage indicator on the iPhone X? The notch takes up enough space at the top of the screen that there was room only for the battery icon, which can be hard to interpret. If you want to see precisely what percentage of...
Feb 5, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, audio, Blog, HomePod, iPhone, News, Restricted Content
Move over, Amazon Echo and Google Home, there’s a new smart speaker coming soon. First announced back in June of 2017, Apple’s long-awaited HomePod will ship in the US, UK, and Australia on February 9th for $349. You can get it in space gray or white. Where Amazon and...
Jan 9, 2018 | Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, Apple Pros, Apple Watch, APros Archive, Article, Blog, How-To, iOS 11, iPhone, Restricted Content, Wallet, watchOS 4
You’re out to lunch with tech-savvy friends, one of whom picks up the check and says, “Just send me your share via Apple Pay Cash.” Say what? Apple Pay Cash is Apple’s new person-to-person payment service, designed to make it easy for individuals to send and receive...
Jan 4, 2018 | App Switcher, Apple Pros, APros Archive, Blog, force quit, gesture, iPhone, iPhone X, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip
Since the iPhone X lacks a Home button to press twice for the app switcher, you’ll need to switch apps in a new way. To bring up the app switcher, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to about halfway, and then pause until the app thumbnails appear. Then you can...
Jan 3, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, battery, Blog, hardware, iPhone, iPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, maintenance, power, Restricted Content, Tip, troubleshooting
Did you hear about the battery-related controversy swirling around Apple at the end of 2017? There has been much hue and cry about how, starting with iOS 10.2.1, iOS has been slowing down iPhones with old, weak batteries to avoid unexpected shutdowns. In response,...
