With iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 or later, you can schedule times to receive a summary of notifications each day so you can catch up when it's convenient for you. The summary is personalised to you and ordered by priority based on how you use your apps. The most relevant notifications will appear at the top.
In this podcast, Thomas Domville walks us through the process of setting up a notification summary and shows us how they appear in the Notifications Center.
To schedule a notification summary:
In this episode, Thomas Domville shows us how to schedule an email using the Send Later feature on the iOS Mail app.
Have you ever needed to send an email but didn't want to interrupt someone's work or personal time? With the Send Later feature, you can schedule emails to be sent at a specific date and time, making sure your message arrives at the most appropriate moment. Thomas walks us through the process step-by-step, showing us how to set a custom date and time for your email, as well as how to manage and edit scheduled emails.
Ever wanted to find a song but you don't know the name? In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to search for and find songs in Apple Music using just the song lyrics.
How to search for songs using lyrics in Apple Music in iOS:
In this podcast, Thomas Domville demonstrates how to use Siri to send an audio message.
In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to send and recieve SMS text messages for iPad in iOS.
In this podcast, Thomas Domville introduces us to “silence unknown callers”, a new feature in iOS 13 that helps you block unwanted calls without having to block callers one by one.
With this feature enabled, unknown callers will automatically be sent to voicemail, meaning that robocalls, spam calls, and other unwanted distractions will no longer be able to bother you.
In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to set the chimes on your Apple Watch in Watch OS.
In this podcast, Thomas Domville introduces us to the new option available in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 that allows you to set a default web browser and email app that launch when you click a link or want to compose a new mail message.
Learn how to take advantage of the hearth rate alert feature on your Apple Watch. In this podcast Thomas Domville will show us how to set high and low heart rate alerts in watchOS.
In this podcast, Thomas Domville discusses and demonstrates the VIP Contacts feature of the Mail app on iOS.
Assigning a contact the “VIP” status makes finding email messages from them easier - you can use custom notification alerts for VIP contacts; their messages will be flagged when browsing mailboxes, and also stored in a smart VIP mailbox.
You can assign up to 100 VIPs, and if you use iCloud Contacts, your VIPs are available on any other Apple devices signed in to the same account.
With iOS 16, Apple added a new feature for AirPods users called Personalized Spatial Audio. According to Apple, “with Personalised Spatial Audio, the AirPods listening experience is even more immersive,” as you perceive sound individually, based on the size and shape of your head and ears.
In this episode, Thomas Domville walks us through the steps to create vibrate-only alarms and timers on iOS. Many people rely on alarms and timers to stay on schedule, but not everyone wants to be awakened or alerted by sound. Vibrate-only alarms and timers can be especially useful for those who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as for situations where sound is not appropriate or allowed.
Did you know that your iPhone hhas a Medical ID feature that first responders can access and use to help treat you? Your ID can include any medical conditions you may have, medications, allergies, and emergency contacts. So, join in as Thomas Domville shows you how to set up your emergency contacts and ID on your iPhone. Do it now and be prepared! Better safe than sorry.
In this podcast, Thomas Domville introduces us to Headphone Accommodations, a new accessibility feature for supported AirPods and Beats headphones in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 that allows you to amplify soft sounds and adjust certain frequencies for your hearing needs or preference, or to help music, movies, phone calls, and podcasts sound more crisp and clear.
Headphone Accommodations also supports Transparency mode on AirPods Pro, making quiet voices more audible and tuning the sounds of your environment to your hearing needs.
Added in iOS 14, Sound Recognition is an accessibility feature that uses on-device intelligence to listen for certain sounds, like a doorbell, fire alarm or a baby crying, and alert the user if they're detected. With the release of iOS 16, Apple has made it possible to add your own custom sounds. In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how this works.
Do you know somebody with a cool watch face on their Apple Watch that you want or vice versa? In this podcast Thomas Domville will show us how to share Apple Watch faces with family and friends on Watch OS.
In this episode, Thomas Domville guides listeners through the process of sharing AirTags with others on iOS. Thomas explains why one might want to share their AirTags. Thomas then provides a detailed, step-by-step walkthrough of the sharing process.
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Are you lost? Need to give someone your location or address to find you? In this podcast Thomas Domville shows us how to share your current location on an iPhone.
Are you receiving too many announcements from Apple? Have no fret as Thomas Domville shows us how to stop Apple notifications for announcements, special offers, music, TV and more. So, take in charge of your subscriptions as you can disable these types of notifications or pick and choose which you want to keep receiving.
Did you know that you can take an electrocardiogram (ECG) with the ECG app on your Apple Watch? You came to the right place as Thomas Domville will show us how to take an ECG on the Apple Watch.