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:
In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to find, open, and move misplaced apps on iOS.
In this podcast Thomas Domville will take you step-by-step of how to enable Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio and Apple Lossless on HomePod in iOS. You will be able to enjoy a more immersive audio experience with Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio, and enabling Apple Lossless, will give you a higher quality music track.
Note: Dolby Atmos spatial audio feature, is officially available only with the full-size HomePod.
Did you know that an account recovery contact can help make sure that you always have access to your account, even if you forgot your Apple ID password or device passcode? Learn how to set up a recovery contact on this podcast as Thomas Domville shows us how to add Recovery Contact for Recovery Assistance on iOS.
In this podcast Thomas Domville shows us how to get notified If you leave an AirTag or Apple Device behind on iOS. In the Find My app , you can turn on separation alerts for a device, so you don’t accidentally leave it behind. You can also set Trusted Locations, which are locations where you can leave your device without receiving an alert.
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.
In this podcast from his series looking at some of what's new and notable in iOS 15, Thomas Domville shows us how to configure precipitation alerts in the iOS Weather app.
In Apple's heavily revamped Weather app, you can now choose to receive notifications that will alert you when it's going to rain, snow, or hail in the next hour in your current location, or other locations that you've added to the app.
Note that according to…
In this podcast from his series looking at some of what's new and notable in iOS 15, Thomas Domville introduces us toHide My Email.
Available to iCloud+ subscribers, Hide My Email builds on the idea of Sign in With Apple by providing you with unique, random email addresses that forward to your personal inbox and can be deleted at any time. This can be particularly useful if you need to give a company an email address, but are concerned that they will share the address with others…
In this podcast from his series looking at some of what's new and notable in iOS 15, Thomas Domville introduces us to iCloud Private Relay.
iCloud Private Relay ensures the Safari traffic leaving your device is encrypted - so no one can intercept and read it - and it puts all your requests through two separate internet relays. The result is that no one, including Apple, can see who you are or what sites you are visiting.
In this podcast from his series looking at some of what's new and notable in iOS 15, Thomas Domville Shows us how you can now configure a number of accessibility settings on a per-app basis.
This feature allows you to enable or disable certain accessibility settings for a specific app or set of apps, including the Home screen. All you need to do is choose an app, toggle on the accessibility settings you want, and you'll then get options like larger text, reduced transparency…
In this episode, Thomas Domville Shows us VoiceOver's Quick Settings feature on iOS and iPadOS.
Activated with a 2-finger quadruple tap, the Quick Settings panel offers fast and easy access to a number of VoiceOver's settings and options, allowing you to streamline the VoiceOver rotor. You can change what's included in this panel, and the order settings are presented in, in Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Quick Settings.
In this podcast from his series looking at some of what's new and notable in iOS 15, Thomas Domville Shows us Background Sounds.
Apple says that “everyday sounds can be distracting, discomforting, or overwhelming,” so in support of neurodiversity it is introducing new background sounds in iOS 15.
According to Apple this is how background…
In this podcast from his series looking at some of what's new and notable in iOS 15, Thomas Domville Shows us the improved image description capabilities for VoiceOver users.
Here’s how Apple describes this feature:
Building on recent updates that brought Image Descriptions to VoiceOver, users can now explore even more details…
In this podcast from his series looking at some of what's new and notable in iOS 15, Thomas Domville Shows us Live Text, a feature that allows you to quickly recognize text and select, copy, paste, and lookup in both the Camera and Photos app.
Here’s how Apple describes Live Text:
Live Text uses on-device intelligence to…
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.
In this podcast Thomas Domville will show you how to stop your iPhone from going to sleep too quickly or if you simply want to change your Lock screen settings to turn off Auto-Lock or change how quickly your screen dims to increase your iPhone lock screen duration. This podcast is for you.
Would you like to help in reporting incidents for Apple Maps users while you are in transit? Now you can! In this podcast Thomas Domville will show us how to report accidents and more in Apple Maps on iOS.
In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to automatically deny App Tracking requests in iOS and iPadOS.
App Tracking Transparency (ATT) is a feature in iOS and iPadOS that aims to give users more control over which apps can track their activity across apps owned by other companies for targeted advertising purposes by requiring user permission to access the device's identifier for advertisers (IDFA). To automatically deny all tracking requests, go to Settings > Privacy &…
In this episode, Crayton shows us how to move files and folders in Finder using the keyboard.
To do this, navigate to and select the file or folder you want to move, and choose Edit > Copy (or press Command-C.) Then, open the destination folder and press Command-Option-V to place it in that location.
Do you have poor reception with cellular for phone or FaceTime calls, where you can't place calls, having droppage, or just can't receive calls but you have great Wi-Fi reception instead? You are in luck. In this podcast Thomas Domville will show you how to enable Wi-Fi Calling on your iPhone.
In this podcast, Kushal Solanki gives us a quick demonstration of the Read Aloud feature of Google's iOS app that will read a single or a number of articles aloud.
The app offers playback controls that allow you to pause or skip around in the “article.” Further, other articles can be added to the queue to create a playlist of articles.
Apple flipped on the switch to enable Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos on Apple Music. Are you confused about what Dolby Atmos and/or Spatial Audio on Apple Music? What is all the hype around the Dolby Atmos for music? You came to the right place. Join in as Thomas Domville tell us everything you need to know about Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio in Apple Music.
Introduced with iOS 14.5 and iPadOs 14.5 was the ability to share up to 150 characters of song lyrics with friends, straight from the Now Playing screen in Apple Music. In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how it works.
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.
The first time you ask Siri to play music, a podcast, or an audiobook after installing these updates, you will be asked to select your preferred app from a list of those you have installed and which support this feature. Siri will remember your selection and will use that service whenever you ask it to play something. So, for…
Did you know that you can change to other voices for Siri? In this podcast Thomas Domville shows us how to change Siri voice on iOS.