{"id":26504,"date":"2017-04-03T15:44:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T19:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/?p=26504"},"modified":"2017-04-01T21:47:03","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T01:47:03","slug":"4-new-apple-os-features-you-can-use-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/4-new-apple-os-features-you-can-use-today\/","title":{"rendered":"4 New Apple OS Features You Can Use Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple just released new versions of all its operating systems\u2014iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS\u2014fixing bugs, plugging security holes, and, best of all, adding a few new features. Here are four things you can do once you\u2019ve updated. (If you\u2019re concerned that installing the updates may cause other problems, check with us first, but it\u2019s best to stay current.)<\/p>\n

1: Sleep better after using your Mac late at night.<\/h2>\n

macOS 10.12.4 Sierra has gained Night Shift, a feature from iOS that automatically shifts the colors of the screen to the warmer end of the spectrum after dark. Night Shift may help you sleep better by reducing the amount of blue light that tricks your body into thinking it\u2019s earlier than it is.<\/p>\n

To set up Night Shift, open System Preferences > Displays > Night Shift and choose Sunset to Sunrise from the Schedule pop-up menu. Night Shift knows when the sun rises and sets wherever you are, but if you prefer, you can also set custom on and off times. (If you don\u2019t see the Night Shift button in the Displays preference pane after upgrading to 10.12.4, your Mac is unfortunately too old to support Night Shift.)<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re working with graphics at night, or if video looks odd, you can turn off Night Shift manually. Do that either in the Displays preference pane or by scrolling down in Notification Center (click it in the upper-right corner of the screen) to see the Night Shift switch.<\/p>\n

2: Find the AirPod that fell between the couch cushions.<\/h2>\n

Apple\u2019s wireless AirPods earbuds are cute, but they\u2019re also easy to misplace. If you can\u2019t find yours, iOS 10.3\u2019s Find My iPhone app can help. Bring it up, tap the AirPods icon in the display, and then tap the Play Sound button to make them play a locator sound. If you\u2019ve lost only one AirPod, you can mute the other so it\u2019s easier to hear where the sound is coming from.<\/p>\n

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Note that Find My AirPods works only when in range of a paired iOS device, so it may not help if you lose an AirPod while running.<\/p>\n

3: Don\u2019t be \u201cthat person with the Apple Watch\u201d at the theater.<\/h2>\n

You\u2019re in a darkened theater, at a movie or a play, and when you move in your seat or cover your mouth to cough, your Apple Watch\u2019s screen turns on, annoying the people around you. Even worse is when a notification rolls in, causing the watch to make a sound. Embarrassing, we know. Happily, watchOS 3.2 adds Theater Mode, which turns on Silent mode and keeps the screen dark by disabling its standard \u201craise to wake\u201d behavior.<\/p>\n

To enable Theater mode, open Control Center by swiping up from the bottom of the screen. Then tap the Theater Mode button, which is emblazoned with theater masks. After the performance, you\u2019ll need to disable Theater mode manually by tapping its button again.<\/p>\n

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If you do need to check the time surreptitiously (who knew this performance would go so long!), tap your Apple Watch\u2019s screen, or press the Digital Crown or side button.<\/p>\n

4: Ask Siri to find your car in a humongous parking lot<\/h2>\n

We\u2019ve all been there. You parked at the mall, but got turned around while you were inside, and now you can\u2019t find your car in the sea of automobiles. In iOS 10.3, you can now search for \u201cparked car\u201d in Maps, or just ask Siri, \u201cWhere did I park?\u201d<\/p>\n

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And if you ever lose your car at a place like Disney World, this feature alone will be worth the price of the iPhone!<\/p>\n

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Once you\u2019ve updated to Apple\u2019s latest\u2014iOS 10.3, macOS 10.12.4, and watchOS 3.2\u2014you\u2019ll want to read this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[187,113,39,188,48,97,52,5,86,189,51,190,120,191],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-airpods","category-apple-watch","category-blog","category-find-my-iphone","category-ios","category-ios-10","category-iphone","category-mac","category-macos","category-macos-sierra","category-news","category-night-shift","category-notification-center","category-watchos-3"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/March-OS-release-features-photo-1080x675.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6YLEm-6Tu","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27017,"url":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/when-should-you-upgrade-to-macos-10-13-high-sierra-ios-11-watchos-4-and-tvos-11\/","url_meta":{"origin":26504,"position":0},"title":"When Should You Upgrade to macOS 10.13 High Sierra, iOS 11, watchOS 4, and tvOS 11?","author":"computeradv","date":"September 9, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"To every thing there is a season, and we\u2019re fast approaching the time when Apple harvests the fruit of the last year and releases new versions of macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS. 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