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162: Timing is Everything ⌚️and Throwing AirTags in the Trash 🗑️
00:00 Time Bandits 22:10 Unified Photos 27:21 Mega Action 28:40 Smarter Writing 34:33 Jeff’s Timely Predictions 37:20 Where Y’at? Recycling Tracking 40:05 Apple TV+ & Hollywood BFFs 44:40 Brett’s iTip: You CAN See Your Drivers License Info in the Apple Wallet 48:35 Jeff’s iTip: Create an Apple Folder on your iPhone / iPad
Brett’s iTip: Correction from Last Week - You CAN see your driver’s license info in the Apple Wallet (if you’re in one of the 6-7 states that allow this so far - I’m in Ohio). Tap your license in Apple Wallet, then tap the “i” with circle in upper right corner, then tap “Driver’s License Info” (requires FaceID), and all the info is there! Including age, ID #, eye color, expiration date, class, restrictions, and whether it’s Real ID compliant or not.
In the News blog post for August 30, 2024: https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2024/08/in-the-news742.html
00:00 Time to Glow! 12:25 Listening to the Max 16:12 Watching the TV 19:25 Football Vision 21:08 Putting Books on the Shelf 28:15 Driving Without a [Physical] License? 32:01 Banning Replacement iPhones 34:35 Where Y’at? Tracking Lost Kindergarteners 37:09 Slow Lassos and Longer Napoleons 42:39 Brett’s Gadget: Apple Plug 48:05 Jeff’s iTip: Mail Previews on the Lock Screen
Jeff’s iTip: Mail Previews on the Lock Screen. Go to Settings - Notifications - Scroll down to Mail - Lock Screen Appearance - Show Previews: (1) Always, (2) When Unlocked (Default), (3) Never https://support.apple.com/en-us/108781
00:00 Hidden Features in iOS 18 10:49 Mapping Your Way Around iOS 18 15:17 Immersive Visions 22:37 Apple’s Never Pay Later Program 28:05 Siri Goes to the Land Down Under 30:28 Where Y’at? Firefighting Fibrillation & Tossing Your Watch 34:29 Tim Cook Blind Rankings 37:37 Brett’s iTip: YouTube Picture-in-Picture 42:47 Jeff’s iTip: Ditch the Camera Button in iOS 18
Brett’s iTip: Control access to information on the iPhone Lock Screen. Let’s say you regularly set your phone down on a table or desk where other folks can see it, which means they can see any notifications or messages that appear on there too. But you can disable some things from being accessible or viewable from the Lock Screen by going to Settings - FaceID & Passcode, and scrolling down to “Allow Access when Locked.” I turn off access to Control Center when locked, but usually leave on the Notification Center. The only thing you can’t do is turn off access to the Camera - that will always be available from the Lock Screen by swiping to the left.
Brett’s iTip: Setting up a Simple “Focus.” I finally set up a Focus mode on my iPhone and Apple Watch for when I’m running outside. When I run, I like to have music playing a certain BPM and while I don’t have a lot of notifications it seems like they all pop up when I’m running and interrupt my music. I finally went into Settings and created a simple Focus that turns off all notifications EXCEPT any that come from my wife, my kids, or my mother, and any notifications from 3 specific apps. Everything else can wait! And I usually turn on this Focus by swiping up on my Apple Watch which engages on my iPhone as well (make sure you have “Share Across Devices” turned on in the Settings).
Brett’s App: AllTrails app - Free! Or $29.99/year for Pro Recently got on a kick to do some more hiking and walking outside, and so pulled up the AllTrails app I had downloaded a few years ago. Great way to find nice trails for walking, hiking, biking, dog-friendly paths, etc. Plus the best part is all the reviews that people post giving you helpful advice about each trail. You get basic info about the trail like length, what’s allowed, and how long it should take to walk it, along with easy/moderate/hard labels. Plus you get a full map of the trail. The free app is probably just fine for most folks, but upgrade to Pro for unlocking more map details and downloading offline maps.
Jeff’s iTip: Using AirPods with Windows. First it’s helpful to keep Settings pinned to your Taskbar so that it’s easily accessible when you need to connect your Windows computer to your AirPods. If you need to check the battery status of your AirPods Pro when they’re connected to your Windows computer, you can do that on your iPhone. Also be careful about removing one from ear because it can jump over to your iPhone or iPad and then you would have to re-connect to your Windows PC.
Brett’s iTip: Change the Tab Bar Layout in Safari on your iPad - Separate or Compact. Separate takes up more space but offers a more familiar-looking appearance with the address bar displayed above your open tabs. Compact takes up less space by having your currently viewed tab act as an address bar, and also matches the Tab Bar's color to the site you are viewing. Make the change in Settings - Safari. I’ve been preferring the Compact layout, but it still seems like I’m having to get used to it.
Jeff’s iTip: AirTag replacement batteries: avoid bitterant coatings. The battery in an AirTag should last about a year. When you are alerted that it is time to replace the battery, you use a standard CR2032 battery. Because this battery is so small, a child might think that it is something to put in their mouth and swallow, so some battery manufacturers now add a non-toxic bitter coating to the battery to deter a child from swallowing the battery once it is placed in the child's mouth. Unfortunately, CR2032 batteries with this bitterant coating might not work with the AirTag, as Apple warns in this support article: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211670 And I can confirm, based on my recent trip to Italy, that batteries with this bitterant coating are problematic in an AirTag! Here is what I purchased: https://amzn.to/3aByI1r
Brett’s iTip: Normally I play all my music from my iPhone and use my Apple Watch to simply control the music, but I recently stumbled on this clever tip that lets me load music locally on to my Apple Watch and play it directly from there! I originally had “Recent Music” toggled on and the storage space on my Apple Watch was full - but then just added the albums I really wanted. This seems to only work with Apple Music (although I don’t believe you have to be a subscriber, just have the music stored in the Music app). Also note that the music won’t actually be transferred until the Apple Watch is being charged.
Jeff’s iTip: Turn on Sounds on the Apple Watch. I usually have my Apple Watch muted throughout the day just because I don’t want to annoy people around me with extra noises and alerts. But recently I tried the new WatchTube app for my Apple Watch and couldn’t hear the audio until I swiped up on Watch to reveal the Control Center and turned un-muted the audio.
Brett’s Fun Site: I can’t stop watching the Floppotron 3.0 - it’s incredible! First, the brilliance of Mr. Pawel to create such a monstrosity. And second, just hearing those sounds again, albeit in an orchestrated way, takes me back. Lot of nostalgia involved here.
Jeff’s iTip: Pin a conversation in Messages. You can pin up to 9 conversations at the top of your Messages screen so you can quickly access your family and friends. This initially came out in iOS 14 and just keeps getting better!
CarPlay - this will take a while but I can’t wait!
Editing and Un-Sending Messages
Continuity camera with my iPhone
Jeff’s Dub-Dub Picks:
Powerful iPad features for power users, such as customizable toolbars, including features that take advantage of the M1 chip (Stage Manager, external displays)
Home app interface improvements and HomeKit improvements with Matter
Kenny Wassus: Stylus Wars 2022: Apple Pencil, Surface Pen and Samsung S Pen Reviewed
Brett’s iTip: Password protect Pages, Numbers & Keynote files on your iPhone or iPad. If you need to secure a Keynote presentation with a simple password you can tap into settings and select “Set Password” to add a password. You can type a hint if you’d like and decide whether you want to use FaceID or not. If you send the file to someone else they’ll need the password to open it (and so will you!). To remove a password, you’ll have to enter the password first and turn OFF “Require Password.”
Brett’s iTip: Double-tapping your Apple Pencil for easy erase access! I’ve been thoroughly enjoying my 2nd Generation Apple Pencil for taking notes on my iPad (mainly using Notability) and one of my favorite little tips is simply double-tapping the Apple Pencil to quickly switch between the writing pen and the eraser! It’s so quick and easy, and doesn’t require me to lift my finger to tap another option, etc. There are other double-tap options under Settings - Apple Pencil but I very much like the immediate toggle between pen and eraser.
Jeff’s iTip: iPad as a White Board at Home (using GoodNotes). We use it for homework at our house, but you can use this for anything! For example, you can just put up a blank background and then take notes, and share those notes with others. Here’s a bonus tip when using GoodNotes and accessing the “lasso” tool” - you can customize what you grab with the lasso tool by tapping the tool and toggling on or off the following: handwriting, images, text boxes, and comments. When you’re done with the note you can export it as
00:00 Appropriate Intelligence (AI) 26:30 An Eye on iOS 48:08 Watch What They’re Doing! 53:44 Future Vision 01:00:00 Total Vision (TV) 01:03:10 Playing Around in the Car 01:04:47 Where Y’at? AirPods in the Car 01:07:02 Brett’s Favorite Announcements 01:12:22 Jeff’s Favorite Announcements
Brett’s iTip: Many times I prefer to reply to text messages on my iPad or Mac with a keyboard instead of tapping a reply. By default, all iMessages are synced across my devices but not all the SMS/MMS messages. These messages only go to your iPhone, but you can go into Settings - Messages - Text Message Forwarding and toggle on your other Apple products to make sure ALL your messages are synced across all your devices.
Jeff’s iTip: COMPLY Foam Apple AirPods Pro Earbud Tips. I wrote my initial review of these earbud tips about 6 months ago but they started to show some wear, so I purchased a 3-pack from Amazon since they have been the best tips that I’ve used on my AirPods Pro ($25 at Amazon).
Brett’s Apple Watch Tip: Just got a MagSafe Duo charger from Apple (I’ll report on that in a future episode) and was excited to try out the Apple Watch Nightstand mode, thinking it would keep the watch on all the time … it doesn’t. In order to see the time, you’ll need to either move towards the Watch or tap it, which isn’t always easy to do in the dark. But previously, I would have my iPhone sitting next to me and have to pick it up, so this is better. Just nice to put the Watch to use while it’s charging overnight.
Jeff’s Apple Watch Tip: Apple Watch Theater Mode - This turns on Silent Mode and the screen stays dark until you tap or press a button. You can also wake your watch screen gradually by turning the Digital Crown. How to open Control Center: Touch and hold the bottom of the watch face. Wait for Control Center to show, then swipe up. You can open Control Center from any screen. To close: Swipe down from the top of the watch face, or press the Digital Crown.
Brett’s iTip: First the most important reminder - you can’t have TouchID WITHOUT a passcode - you still ALWAYS need a passcode. When I used TouchID on an iPhone, I really only used one thumb, but with the iPad Air it makes sense to have multiple fingers for TouchID depending on the way that you’re holding the iPad. You can go into Settings - TouchID & Passcode and add more fingers, and even rename the fingers that you’ve used for TouchID. You can even add a family member’s finger to unlock your iPad.
Jeff’s iTip: You’ve always been able to copy an entire text message by tapping and holding and selecting “Copy” from the pop-up menu, but that copies all of the text in the message. If you only want to copy part of the text, create a screenshot of the text message and then in the screenshot drag your finger across the text to select and copy it - this works because the iPhone recognizes the text through the Live Text feature. (Hat tip to the Connected podcast #396)
Brett’s iTip: When I create an appointment for say a lunch date, I like to reserve time on my calendar for actually getting to the restaurant. I used to add a separate calendar appointment for this, but now on the lunch date I can add “Travel Time” which helpfully blocks out my calendar before the appointment. It doesn’t require a location, but it does look like this is only available on iCloud-based calendars.
Jeff’s iTip: Speedtest by Ookla to check on the speed of your Internet connection. You can either visit www.speedtest.net from any web browser, or also use the iPhone or iPad app.
Brett’s iTip: I just got a BRAND NEW iPad Pro 12.9 this past week along with the Magic Keyboard!!! Wow!!! But one thing right off the bat that I despised about the Magic Keyboard was the trackpad made a loud CLUNK / CLICK and I’ve always liked tap-to-click on my Mac. So I was thrilled to see that there is an option under Settings - Trackpad for the Magic Keyboard!!
Brett’s iTip: Reduce the space between app icons on your iPad (well, Apple calls this “Use Large Icons” but I like thinking about it in the inverse). With iPadOS 15 you can now go to Settings - Home Screen & Dock - and toggle on “Use Large Icons” which smoothly increases the size of your app icons and app folders. Switch back and forth to see which mode you like best.
Jeff’s iTip: Quick Action Menus on Apps. Instead of tapping on an app icon to open the app and then looking for the right place to tap to do what you want with the app, hold your finger down on the app icon to see the Quick Action Menu for that app. Some of my favorites: Messages - Quick link to start texting with three specific favorite people Photos - Favorites, One Year Ago, Search Music - Play Most Recent Notes - New Note Calendar - New Event
Brett’s iTip: You can use the “Create PDF” command in the iOS Files App to merge multiple pictures or PDFs into a single PDF file. The files must be in the same folder, and you rename the files to make sure they’re in the order you prefer. Then select the files you want to merge, tap “More” in the bottom right corner and then “Create PDF.” For more information on managing files on the iPad check out my online course at www.ipracticeonanipad.com.
Jeff’s iTip: In the Photos app on the iPhone/iPad, you can add a caption to a photo, but you cannot change the filename. Thus, when you send the photo to someone else, the filename will be something like IMG_5340.jpg. But if you export the picture from the Photos app to the Files app, then you can change the filename to something more descriptive, which often makes it more useful for the person receiving your picture.
Brett’s iTip: iOS 15 brought some lovely updates and tweaks to Apple’s Podcast App that comes pre-installed on all iPhones and iPads. My favorite are the recommendations for other podcasts to listen to including “You Might Like” which recommends channels that may be of interest to you based on the channels you follow and listen to. Another feature is the “If You Like” feature that recommends similar shows based on what other listeners enjoy, along with other podcasts produced by the same studio.
Brett’s iTip: Use your Apple Watch to unlock 1Password on your Mac! I just discovered you can do this! Easy to set up, but I think using TouchID is a bit quicker because I have to verify the unlock by clicking the side button on my Apple Watch.
Jeff’s App: Tweetbot - Only $6/year for a cleaner Twitter interface with almost all of the good features of Twitter, but without the nonsense.
Brett’s 15.4 iTip: Even if you previously set up Face ID, you’ll have to do this again so that the iPhone can “recognize the unique features around the eye area to authenticate.” You must have an iPhone 12 or higher for this to work! (NOT available on iPads yet!) You can add multiple pairs of glasses, similar to the way we could add multiple fingerprints for TouchID. I found this worked superbly during my recent trip this past week, although I’m still a little concerned about my trade-off in security.
Jeff’s 15.4 iTip: If you have both a Mac and an iPad signed in to your iCloud account, you can now use a single keyboard and cursor to control both devices. To turn this on, after you update your Mac to macOS12.3, go to System Preferences -> Displays, and then click the Universal Control button. Then turn on each of the features. (You will see several warnings that this is still just a beta feature.) I used this feature for a short period of time last night, and Universal Control worked incredibly well. It is immediately apparent to me that this is a feature that I will find very useful.
00:00 18 Reasons to Watch Dub Dub on Monday 20:59 Parking Your Passwords 26;11 Apple Truck 31:37 Pulling On That Thread 35:04 Vision Pro on Aisle 3 39:57 Unbold Your Notes 41:33 Cuddling Up to Apps 42:55 Where Y’at? FindMy Tools and FindMy Mac 51:06 But Can You Find Yourself? 52:41 Brett’s iTip: Toggle Between Mobile View and Print Layout in Microsoft Word 58:32 Jeff’s iTip: Paste Format in Microsoft Word on Your iPad
Brett’s iTip: It’s Time for Time to Run! I had to take a business trip to NYC this past week so I thought it was a good time to try out one of the newest “Time to Run” episodes running around Central Park! (I originally thought you had to be actually IN Central Park but that’s not the case!) Coach Emily described landmarks as we ran along the route, and little pictures would pop up on my Apple Watch to show what she was describing. Wholeheartedly recommend trying out an Apple One subscription to enjoy all the benefits of Apple Fitness+ (along with Arcade, TV+, iCloud+, News+, etc.).
Jeff’s iTip: Apple News+ for $9.99/month OR part of Apple One Premier ($30/month). There are hundreds of magazines that are fun to browse even if you might not buy them including Vanity Fair, the Hollywood Reporter, etc. You also get top stories, an Apple News podcast, and even newspapers like WSJ. In fact, if you don’t subscribe to WSJ separately, you can open an article on the wsj.com website on your iPad or iPhone, then tap the Share button, then share it with the News app. The Apple One Premier subscription can be shared with 5 people that also includes Music, TV+, News+, Fitness+, Arcade, and iCloud+ with 2TB for everyone.
Brett’s iTip: I’ve really been impressed with what Apple is doing with the iPhone’s default weather app since they purchased the Dark Sky app in 2020. Now with iOS 15 you can have the default weather app provide notifications when precipitation starts or stops. First you’ll need to make sure you allow the Weather app has access to your current location in the Settings and Privacy section. Then open the Weather app (I have my as a widget on the front of my iPhone screen) and tap the “bullet list” in the upper right. Then tap “Notifications” and toggle on notifications for the locations you have in the list.
Jeff’s iTip: If you use the excellent CARROT Weather app, you can choose the weather data source from within the app’s settings. Sources in the United States include:
Dark Sky
AccuWeather
Tomorrow.io
AerisWeather
Foreca [based on Finland]
MeteoGroup [based on the Netherlands]
Personal weather stations
Public personal weather stations
…and don’t forget that you can customize the layout of the app.
Brett’s iTip: Access files from a USB hard drive or thumbdrive on your iPad or iPhone. It’s so easy to do with the Files app, but there are several caveats. First, the USB external drive needs to be formatted in a file system that iOS can recognize, which most modern USB hard drives are these days. Second, this works best with a USB 3.0 drive. Third, so many of our USB hard drives and thumbdrives are USB-A so you’ll need an adaptor to plug it into your iPhone/iPad. If you have a Lightning iOS device, you can use Apple’s “Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter.” If you have a USB-C iPad, you’ll need a USB-A to USB-C adapter or today you might be able to find external drives that can connect directly to the USB-C port. You can also use USB-C hubs. This tip comes from my “Managing Documents & Files” course on www.ipracticeonanipad.com Still a 10% discount with code “ipadlawyer” for a few more days!
The “old” way: tap and hold on a word until you see the Edit menu and then tap “Select.” That will select the word and you can use the blue dots to expand the text selection.
Double-Tap to select a word. And then you can use the blue dots to expand the selection.
Triple-Tap to select a sentence or a paragraph. More times than not, I see this selecting the entire paragraph, but in some cases a triple-tap just selects the sentence. But you can always use the blue dots to expand the selection or make it smaller.
Use your External Keyboard: Hold down Shift + Left/Right Arrow Keys and this will select text one character at a time. Hold down Shift + Option + Left/Right Arrow Keys and this will select text one word at a time. (You can also use the Up/Down Arrow Keys)
Jeff’s iTip: Easily convert a Microsoft Word document to PDF on your iPad or iPhone. If you receive a Microsoft Word document on your iPhone or iPad and you need to convert it to PDF, just open the file in the Microsoft Word app and tap the “Share” button in the upper right corner (a small box with an arrow coming out). You’ll then see an option to share the Word document as a PDF. You can either email that PDF file to someone or open the PDF file in other apps like PDF Expert or GoodNotes.
Brett’s iTip: It’s Time to Pay the Apple Way! If you haven’t yet used your iPhone instead of an old-fashioned, physical credit card, it’s time to understand how this works because it is definitely the near future. Here’s how I recommend starting: You already have a physical credit card so add that card to your Apple Wallet (open Wallet and tap plus sign) - you’ll have to verify adding that card to Apple Wallet with your card issuer (the app walks you through all the steps). Now instead of handing over a physical credit card the next time you visit Target or your store of choice, pull out your iPhone and double-click the side button to bring up Apple Pay and select the card you want to use. Then hold your iPhone close to the payment terminal - you’ll have to verify this with either your FaceID or TouchID or your Passcode.
Jeff’s App: Picsew (shout out to iOS Today 588 https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today/episodes/588 and Rosemary Orchard). Free to download, $2 to unlock all features:
Tap on pictures, puts a 1, 2, 3 on them
Scrollshot - Automatically stitches images. Or vertical, horizontal
Brett’s iTip: Apparently this slipped in with iOS 15 the last several months that when you’re on a phone call and you tap the “Mute” button you’ll hear a tiny chime, and a similar one when you tap “Unmute.”
Jeff’s iTip: KeyPad - Use your Mac keyboard to type on your iPad or iPhone The app is free with a $2.99 in-app purchase to support multiple devices. Get a taste of something similar to Universal Control in iOS 15.4 / macOS Monterey 12.3. And the question is “will KeyPad remain useful after the updates?”
Brett’s iTip: Don’t Forget About Scribble on your iPad! Usually I either type notes or handwrite, but I never intend for my handwriting to convert into editable text which is why Scribble is such a great option. You can try it out by first going to Settings - Apple Pencil. You can really see the Scribble feature shine in the iOS Notes app - just bring up the Pencil toolbar by tapping the pencil with a circle around it, and then tap the “Handwriting” pen (it has a capital A on it). Now just start handwriting one letter at a time and watch the magic. You can also circle a text word with the Apple Pencil to select it. You can delete a text word by scribbling it out. You can tap and hold with the Apple Pencil to create some space to start handwriting more. I DO wish it was supported in more apps - I regularly use Notability when I handwrite notes which has its own full set of features.
Jeff’s iTip: Consider using GoodNotes for annotating documents instead of a traditional PDF app such as PDF Expert.
Advantages of GoodNotes:
If the document is not OCR’d, the highlight tool keeps the text a dark black.
Easier to move a bunch of annotations by using the lasso tool.
Somewhat better tools for drawing a sketch, such as the shape tool.
Search your handwriting.
Disadvantages / why PDF Expert is better:
If the document is OCR’d, the highlight tool doesn’t snap to the text.
Easier to move a single annotation by tapping it and then moving or deleting.
Brett’s Site: Five Books https://fivebooks.com/. Over the last few months I’ve been enjoying reading PAPER (gasp!) books from my local library which, through technology, gives me access to books from ANY library across the state of Ohio! Been enjoying sitting in the evening, putting on jazz instrumental channel on Spotify (I created one called “Jazz Ballad Salad”) and read. But WHAT do you read? There’s so much! Recently found the Five Books site and I’ve spent a LOT of time looking through the top 5 recommended books in a wide variety of categories and just having a great time. The only thing that’s suffering is my hold list at the library now.
Brett’s Photos Tip: Change the cover photo for an album! Photos will automatically select the photo to use as an album cover and it’s typically the oldest picture in that album. But you can go into the album and long-tap whatever picture you prefer to be the album cover, and then select “Make Key Photo.” You can’t change the album cover of the Favorites or Recents albums.
Jeff’s Photos Tip: Sharing your photos on SmugMug. Great site for sharing photographs (and short videos) with others, in full quality, with no ads, on password-protected pages. There is also an app for the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. The basic plan is $75/year, but there are other plans. (I've been using SmugMug since Apple shut down its MobileMe web gallery service in 2012.)
Brett’s iMessage Tip: It’s possible to text a PDF (or Zip files, or other files), but a few caveats to be aware of … On an iPhone, in the iMessages app, there is no “direct” way to attach a PDF or other file. It’s easy to attach an image from your Photo Roll, or a GIF, or an Emoji. To text a PDF or other file, you’ll need to go into the Files app, or any other app, and Share it from there. The main thing I don’t like about this method is that I have to type in a name or phone number of my recipient, as opposed to selecting from a list of conversations. Just try to make sure the files are small enough, or compressed - don’t use this method to send large files. Also, this works great through iMessage from one iPhone to another, but it may not work as at all from iPhone to Android. You might have to use WhatsApp for this, or ugh, resort to email. https://www.idownloadblog.com/2021/12/28/how-to-send-pdf-zip-files-on-imessage/
Jeff’s Mail Tip: Quick access to folders in the Mail app on the iPhone/iPad. When you are looking at your Inbox in the Mail app, tap the arrow at the top left of the app to see Mailboxes and folders. A number of folders are listed at the top, followed by sections for the different mail services that you have associated with Mail. On this screen, tap the Edit button at the top right. From there, you can select which folders from which mailboxes you want to have listed in the top section. You can also select special folders such as only unread messages, only messages with attachments, etc. And tap Add Mailbox to select any specific folder. Using that Edit button makes it much easier and faster for you to access specific folders or the special folders that work well for you. https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/organize-your-email-iph376ef8aa3/ios
00:00 Pro Pencils 17:57 Best Album Blowout 23:36 Best App Blowout 34:18 What If… You Had a Vision Pro? 41:35 TV+ Previews 44:33 Credit Card Contortions 48:20 Don’t Walk Barefoot in this Apple Store 51:00 Brett’s App: Pass2U Wallet App 57:31 Jeff’s iTip: Text Messaging Forwarding
Brett’s To Do Tip for the New Year! My favorite “to do” app is appropriately named “Microsoft To Do.” There are TONS of ways to track to-dos or tasks (Jeff uses Things) but I don’t think of Microsoft To Do as a “task management” app … for me it’s a “stress avoider” because it’s the easiest way for me to capture a to-do that pops up in my mind before it disappears, and I don’t have the STRESS of trying to remember it!
I usually add a “Due Date” to an item which simply means that I know that to-do will bubble up on that date, and then I can triage it to either do it or schedule it for another day.
A couple of quick tips: 1) You can add an emoji to your list name and that’s a fun visual cue for your list. 2) You can also add “tags” by using the hashtag before a word which turns into a tappable word for bringing up all the related tasks.
Jeff’s Text Replacement Tip: In our last episode we discussed how to type special symbols on your iOS devices like ¶, §, Π, Δ. But you can also use the Text Replacement feature for typing phrases or even adding words to the built-in dictionary. Recently, John Gruber talked about using Text Replacement to make sure your iPhone properly types “20” (https://daringfireball.net/linked/2021/12/27/ios-15-autocorrect). I use this trick to make sure my iPhone always types specific items such as “Saenger Theatre” and “writ.”
Brett’s App: Stitch It! I came across this app because I needed a way to create a “stream” of screenshots. For example, today attorneys need their clients to preserve text messages and the easiest way (though not always the most comprehensive way) is to take a series of screenshots of a text messages conversation (take a screenshot, scroll up, screenshot, scroll up, screenshot, rinse & repeat). But this can also be a series of screenshots from a Twitter conversation, or Instagram comments, or Facebook page, anything …
Now you have a bunch of screenshots in your photo roll. Open the Stitch It! App and pull in the screenshots you want to “stitch” together. The app is free, but for $1.99 you can unlock the “no ad” mode, and you can stitch more than 3 images together. You can also crop each screenshot to fit seamlessly together and even redact personal info. http://stitchitapp.com (for both iOS and Android)
Brett’s iPrivacy Tip: With iOS 15, Apple baked in some privacy features but some are still in “beta” like “Private Relay” that works sort of like a VPN, and allows you to hide your real IP address with a random one. If you pay for iCloud in any form or fashion (e.g. additional storage, Apple One, etc.) then you have Private Relay for free, and you just need to turn it on in your iCloud settings. This will basically hide your IP address from websites or present a random IP address.
But even if you do NOT pay for iCloud services, you can still hide your IP address in Safari (requires iOS 15). This basically prohibits websites from following you, tracking you, profiling you, or even understanding your basic geographic location. Go to Settings > Safari > Hide IP Address.
Jeff’s Apple Watch App: µBrowser by Arno Appenzeller, the first stand-alone web browser for the Apple Watch. Cost: $0.99
Brett’s CarPlay Tip: We’ve talked a LOT about CarPlay on this podcast so wanted to share a couple of ways you can customize the interface. First, check if your car model can support it through this link: https://www.apple.com/ios/carplay/available-models/ (usually cars from 2016 and up).
To customize your CarPlay wallpaper, you must be in the car to do this. Tap Settings in CarPlay and tap the image you want as your background. To Add or Re-Arrange apps, do this on your iPhone in Settings > General > CarPlay and then select the model of your car (so you have to have used this at least once and paired with car). Now you can move apps up and down, or add or subtract apps that will be shown on screen.
Jeff’s Apple TV Tips: To access the Control Center on your Apple TV, press and hold the TV button your Siri remote which will give you access to several options:
Switch to another user. When you switch to another user, the previous user is signed out, and the TV and Music apps refresh with the new user’s unique Up Next lists, video or music collections, and recommendations.
Put Apple TV to sleep - useful for first generation remote
See the currently playing song in Music
Control HomeKit scenes and cameras
Access AirPlay controls
Search
Game controller settings
TO CLOSE: Press back button / menu button
There are also several App Options - First, select an app (navigate to an app, then press and hold the center of the clickpad / touch surface until the app starts to jiggle). Second, press the play/pause button to br
Brett’s Presentation Tip: I really like using my iPad to drive a presentation because I can glance down at the iPad screen to see my speaker notes or the next slide. But while I don’t do a lot of LIVE presentations any more, I STILL like using my iPad to give presentations through Zoom or Teams. While both Zoom and Teams have built-in methods to “share” your iPad screen, I like using the AirServer software on my PC or Mac to do this (www.airserver.com consumer license $19.99 and business license $39.99). AirServer turns my computer into an AirPlay receiver which means I can share my iPad’s screen through the “Screen Mirroring” function in the Control Center. I prefer this method because I can re-size the AirServer window on my computer so I can see more of the Zoom or Teams interface while still driving the presentation from my iPad.
Jeff’s Photos Tip: Access the “Get Info” feature in Photos in iOS 15. Swipe up, or press the Info button. Here are some things you can do:
People identified in the photo (small circle, button left)
A caption field to describe the photo or video, and make it easier to find in Search
Items detected by Visual Look Up
If the photo was shared with you in Messages or another app
The date and time the photo or video was taken; tap Adjust to edit the date and time
Camera metadata such as lens, shutter speed, file size, and more
Where the photo or video was taken; tap the link to view the location in Maps
Brett’s App: I just sort of “re-discovered” the VoiceDream Reader app and loving it all over again! I used this app when I was driving several hours on business trips - I needed to read articles or columns or documents, but of course I couldn’t read them while I was driving. But someone ELSE could read them TO me! And that’s where the Voice Dream Reader app came in. If there is text in a file, you can pull it into the Voice Dream Reader app - from anywhere. And the app will extract the text and READ it to you. There are so many ways to customize the voices, the speed, how the text flows & highlights. The VoiceDream Reader app costs $19.99 and comes with several voices, but you can pay $4.99 for additional voices.
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Brett’s iOS Shortcut Tip: I created a shortcut to more quickly switch my AirPods Pro to my phone. I regularly use my AirPods to connect to my MacBook Pro, and my iPad Pro, and usually the AirPods Pro switch between the devices on their own. But sometimes it doesn’t switch as quickly as I want it to, or I want it to switch before I actually start playing music or tap “call” on a phone call. So if I have the AirPods in my ear, and it’s already attached to my MacBook Pro, I can now triple-tap the back of my iPhone to launch the Shortcut to “Get AirPods” to manually switch them over to the iPhone.
Jeff’s iOS Shortcut Tip: Another useful one-action shortcut: Get directions to a specific location. This tip is useful because it works even if Maps has trouble figuring out where that location is.
Create a new Shortcut
Tap Add Actions
In the search field, type Directions.
Tap the Show Directions action to add it. It will say Show DRIVING directions from CURRENT LOCATION to __Destination__ using MAPS. You can change DRIVING to walking, biking, transit, or ask each time. You can change CURRENT LOCATION to some other location. You need to enter a Destination by searching for it or adding an address. You can change MAPS to another app like Google Maps or Waze.
At the top, give your Shortcut a name, such as “Bill’s Diner.”
Now you can invoke by saying “Hey Siri, Bill’s Diner”
Brett’s “Time Waster” Tip: It’s time to create your Memoji! (You’ll thank me later … after you realized you spent 2 hours customizing your Memoji! It’s SO FUN!) To create your Memoji, you can go into your iMessages app, or even go into your Contacts and change pictures (or your own picture). Tap the + button and customize away! Your Memoji automatically become sticker packs that live in your keyboard and you can use them in Messages, Mail, and some third-party apps. Also new Memoji customizations in iOS 15.
Jeff’s iOS Notes Tip: View activity in a shared note in the Notes app. In an open shared note, to see who made changes, what they changed, and when they did so: 1. Swipe to the right; or 2. At the top of the screen, tap the icon of a person with a plus sign and then tap Show Highlights
How do you share a note? 1. When you are looking at the note, tap the top right icon (circle with three dots) then select Share Note; or 2. When looking at a list of notes, swipe right-to-left across a note to see the Share Note icon 3. Before you share the note, you can tap on Share Options to decide if the person can make changes or view only, and whether the person can add other people to the note.
Brett’s iOS Widget Tip: Add the Files App widget and then you can specify which FOLDER you want to view files from under “Location.” You can add “Recents” or Tags, or a folder that you have Favorited. Or at the very bottom you can choose “Pick Folder” but unfortunately you are limited to only folders located “On My iPad” or from iCloud Drive” (although if you Favorite a folder from a cloud-based storage platform you can access that Folder).
Jeff’s iOS Widget Tip: Add and customize the Notes Apps widget on your iPad. I replaced the Siri Suggestion widget that I described earlier this week with the Notes widget. In fact, I replaced it with two of them. (1) The medium widget shows the three notes you edited most recently in a specific folder of the Notes app that you can select. (2) The large widget shows the six notes that you edited mostly recently in a specific folder of the Notes app that you can select — plus it shows (a) when you last modified the note and (b) the first line of the note. (3) The small widget comes in two flavors. The Folder version is a shortcut to the single note that you most recently edited in a specific folder that you select. The Note version is a shortcut to a specific note that you select. Both have room to show a little of the beginning of the note.
Brett’s iPhone Tip: We all know how to “Mute” yourself while on a phone call on your iPhone, but if you tap and hold (for about 4-5 seconds) on the Mute button, you can actually place the call on hold. This might be a silly little tip, but when you “Mute” the person who you called cannot hear you, but you can still hear them. But if you put the call on “Hold” then you are muted, and you can’t hear the other side either. (I’ve only been able to test this on AT&T, but I’ve seen some reports that this only works on AT&T and T-Mobile, and may not work on Verizon or Sprint. Also, some people report that when you put a person on hold, they hear music, but I haven’t been able to verify that.)
Jeff’s iOS Tip: Customize the text size in a specific app. Go to Settings -> Control Center -> and add the Text Size icon. Now when you are using an app, invoke the Control Center and tap the Text Size button. At the bottom left, tap [this app] Only. You can then increase (or decrease) the text size only in that specific app. This is one of the 50 tips in the MacRumors post by Tim Hardwick.
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Brett’s iPadOS 15 Tip: New in iOS 15 / iPadOS 15 in the Files app, is the ability to “Use Groups” when viewing your files. Tap either the bullet list/grid icon on iPad, or the circle-ellipsis on iPhone, and you’ll see the option to tap “Use Groups” at the bottom. By default, this will group your files by “Kind” but you can tap again to group your file by “Date” or “Size. You’ve always been able to “Sort” your files by “Kind” but I like using the “Group By” option - it’s just more visually intuitive to me.
Jeff’s iPhone Tip: Medical ID helps first responders access your critical medical information from your iPhone’s Lock screen, without needing your passcode. They can see information like allergies and medical conditions as well as who to contact in case of an emergency. It’s easy to set this up and you (and all your family members) should do this. Here is Apple's Support Page on how to set this up in the Health App.
Brett’s Apple Watch Tip: Customize the Workout View on your Apple Watch. On your iPhone go to the Watch app - Workout - Workout View, then pick which workout you want to customize. Then you can select which items you want to view on your Apple Watch. For my “Outdoor Run” I like to see Duration, Heart Rate, Current Pace, and Distance. When I’m in “Hiking” I like to see Current Elevation and Elevation Gain. Bonus: when you’re in workout view, you can turn the Digital Crown to “highlight” one of these metrics with a color which makes it easier to see.
Jeff’s iOS 15 Tip: Drag and Drop between apps on an iPhone - works with photos, URLs, documents (e.g. from a list in the Dropbox app), etc. Here’s a video demonstration from Marcos Alonso, a human interface designer at Apple: https://twitter.com/malonso/status/1439999537133678593
Brett’s iOS 15 Tip: The Safari Tab Bar is GREAT! Here are my tips for using the new Tab Bar:
Swipe left and right to quickly switch between tabs
Swipe up on the Tab Bar to see thumbnails of all open tabs
Tap-and-Hold on the Tab Bar to quickly copy the URL or add the tab to a Tab Group
Tap-and-Drag on the Tab Bar to “float” the URL with your thumb (right hand) and then use your other hand to swipe up and open Notes or Microsoft Word and drop the URL there
Jeff’s iPadOS 15 Tip: Make your home screen Widgets ONLY! If you only use Widgets on your iPad’s home screen it becomes more like a dashboard - you don’t even need Apps on your home screen anymore!
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