Customize and use Control Center on Apple Watch

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AppleTV+

With a small market share, what’s next for Apple’s streaming service?

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iOS 18 SUPERGUIDE

What’s coming with the iPhone’s next operating system, and what can it do for you? Find out with our in–depth guide

Shortcuts Cookbook

With the Shortcuts app, doing things on your devices becomes easier and faster — so discover where to find them, make changes and create your own shortcuts from scratch

At home

Get comfortable and check out how Shortcuts can make home–life easier

Get scripting

If you want even more granular control of actions, you can dabble in a bit of programming

At work

Time is money. so don’t waste either by making use of shortcuts when you’re working

Work efficiency

Be more productive at work by automating tasks

On the go

Shortcuts can also transform your commutes and time spent outdoors

More options

There’s plenty more — even on your Apple Watch

THE APPLE PRODUCTS THAT TIME FORGOT

Discover the weird, the wonderful and the ‘what were they thinking?’

Restore your old photos

Remove signs of wear and tear, and add color to monochrome prints

Add additional users to a Mac

Don’t keep the magic of your Mac all to yourself — share it responsibly

Power up the Notes app

Make the most of Notes ahead of the macOS Sequoia updates

Remove unwanted apps

Free up space the easy way by removing programs you don’t use

Surf more safely with Ghostery

Ghost those pesky pop–ups and ads

Get help fast with Apple

The Apple Support app is one of the iPhone’s unspoken heroes

Grow your own veg

Become a more efficient gardener with help from your iPhone or iPad

Next–gen CarPlay

It promises to change the way you use your car, so what’s the latest?

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TECH SUPPORT & TECHSPLANATIONS

Mac software

Resolving riddles and restrictions about what you want to run on your Mac

macOS

Shine a spotlight on the solutions to your most irritating Mac problems

BlueAnt Soundblade

Power up your music and movies

Logitech Signature AI Edition M750

Integrate ChatGPT into your workflow

Mercury Weather

As quick as looking out of the window

SanDisk Desk Drive

External USB 3.2 Gen 2 solid–state drive

Soundcore Boom 2 Plus

Boom by name, boom by nature

Logic Pro for iPad 2.0

A serious music studio on a tablet

Philips VoiceTracer Pen

Capture recordings and convert speech to text

LUNA The Shadow Dust

Seeing the light

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