In this podcast, Igna Triay demonstrates advanced audio editing in Ferrite Recording Studio for iOS.
Quick Tips
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Apple has updated Siri to answer some simple questions about Covid-19 for users in the USA.
In this podcast, Troy Larson shows us how voice queries like “Hey Siri, do I have the coronavirus?” will lead you through a series of quick questions about symptoms such as a dry cough and shortness of breath.
Siri is by no means a replacement for a medical professional, but its answers have been provided by the US Public Health Service, and Siri can direct you to the Centers for Disease Control website or even prompt you to ring the emergency services.
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In this quick tip podcast, Tyler demonstrates how to create and use text replacements, short snippets of text which are substituted with frequently used words or phrases when typed, and which synchronise across all your Apple devices.
For more information, see:
Replace text and punctuation in documents on Mac
Save keystrokes with text replacements on iPhone
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In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to customize the email signature that appears automatically at the bottom of every email you send from your iPhone.
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In this podcast, Marco shows us how to delete podcast episodes in the native Podcasts app, which had it's user interface overhauled in iOS11. The option to delete is not immediately obvious, so Marco shows us where to find it using the rotor actions menu or 3D touch.
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In this quick tip, Lisa Salinger gives us a demonstration of Abiding Radio, an iOS app that provides easy access to various streams of sacred music. Quoting from its app store description, "Abiding Radio airs classic hymns of the faith and the best of today's conservative, sacred, and traditional Christian instrumental music."
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In this podcast, Tyler discusses and demonstrates the Grouping Behavior options available for VoiceOver on macOS. These allow you to choose whether VoiceOver requires an action to interact with items in a content area (such as a scroll area) or a group (such as a toolbar):
The four available options are:
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In this podcast, Scott Davert walks us through the process of updating to a newer version of iOS directly on your iOS device.
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In this podcast, Jonathan Simeone shows us how to access and use the diverse emoji icon set on iOS and iPadOS
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In this podcast, Jonathan Simeone shows us how to access and use the diverse emoji icon set on the Mac.
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With the upcoming releases of iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, and tvOS 16.2, Apple is introducing a new feature called Apple Music Sing that allows Apple Music subscribers to sing along to their favorite songs. In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to access this on an iPhone.
Key features of Apple Music Sing:
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In this episode, Tunmi13 walks us through how to activate iOS and iPadOS beta updates.
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In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to add a website bookmark to the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad. This enables you to access the website with a double tap on a Home Screen icon , instead of having to open a browser and then select a bookmark or type in a website's URL.
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In the fifth of his series of podcasts devoted to Apple's new AirTag Bluetooth Tracker, Thomas Domville demonstrates how to rename an AirTag that's previously been added to your account.
Resources:
Set up your AirTag using your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
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Apple in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 added a new option to help Siri learn to select your preferred audio apps for listening to music, podcasts, and audiobooks.
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In this podcast, Graham Langford gives us a quick tip of how to customize contact labels in iOS.
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In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to disable contact suggestions in the iOS Share Sheet, which can help declutter the view.
To do this, go to Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri, and toggle the "Show when sharing" switch under the "suggestions from Apple" heading off.
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In this podcast from his series looking at some of what's new and notable in iOS 15, Thomas Domville Shows us how haptic feedback is now given to VoiceOver users when “No Item Discovered,” and tells us how it can be disabled.
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In this podcast, Gabriel Oria takes us through a quick work-around which allows you to download your full Apple Music library to your iOs device, all in one go.
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Apple has made many improvements to its Weather app with the release of iOS 16. One of these is an option to receive alerts for severe weather for a particular location.
In this podcast, Thomas Domville walks us through the steps to enable this option.