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Old apps gone from App Store

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Have your say on all things Apple!

APPLE’S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IN NUMBERS

From its use of renewable energy to increased recycling and reuse rates, Apple is doing its bit to reduce its impact on the planet. Here are the stats

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Should Macs be more upgradeable?

Not everyone wants to tinker with their Mac, but Apple is making it tricky for those who do. Charlotte Henry looks at whether this should change

Master Apple’s PHOTOS APP

Discover easy ways to edit, optimise and organise your images with this in-depth guide

Get your photos on to your Mac

Explore a range of techniques to transfer photos and video clips from camera to computer

Fix photos with Apple’s tools

Overcome issues with tone, colour and composition

Perform advanced edits in Photos

Use the tools in macOS Photos to adjust your images in more creative ways

Editing photos on the go

Use iOS Photos’ tools and techniques to polish your pictures to perfection

Best photo-editing apps for iPhone

Perform creative edits on the go

Best photo-editing apps for iPad

Tweak images on a larger display

Get started in Luminar Neo

How to quickly enhance the colour, tone and composition of your images

Switch between applications

Use the App Switcher you to cycle through open applications

Master screenshots on Mac

Take quick and easy screengrabs to speed up your workflow

Discover Cinematic mode

Capture background blur and pull focus from one person to another

Haptic Touch tips and tricks

Uncover the secrets of the long press and access app features faster

Improve online portraits

Discover how to polish your portrait’s pixels to perfection in Facetune2

Get Safari to work your way

Tame the Tab Bar, eliminate irritations and make browsing better

Switch up your Watch faces

Use Shortcuts to change Watch faces according to the time, day and more

Apple Studio Display

A closer look at the new Studio Display, including the “highly advanced” webcam

GENIUS TIPS

EXPERT ADVICE Our resident genius solves your Mac

iOS software

Swipe away your touchscreen troubles and rekindle your love of Apple’s mobile devices

Peripherals

Thinking inside the box to refresh the parts other tips can’t reach

macOS

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

The past, present and future of interface design

Apple interfaces made our Macs, our phones, our tablets and our TVs better. How did we get here, and where are we headed?

From icons to iconoclasm

How Apple changed the way computers look, feel and work

The rise and fall of skeuomorphism

Why the iPhone needed to make things look like things

Flat design, neumorphism and the future

How Apple fell flat and discovered depth again

Get started with Contacts

Contacts is a powerful database that has lots of features to help you keep in touch

Create and manage contacts

Create new contacts, add them from elsewhere and manage your list

Do more with Contacts

Adding new contacts is just the start. There’s a great deal more on offer

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Audio Hijack 4

Capture any audio streams on your Mac

Creative Stage 360

Boost your home cinema set-up with this affordable soundbar

1More ComfoBuds Mini

Tiny wireless earbuds offer decent sound at an affordable price

NuPhy Air60

A small keyboard with plenty of options

Kensington StudioDock

Versatile charging dock for USB-C iPads

Nomad Base One

MagSafe goes deluxe

Joby Spin Phone Mount Kit

Smooth panning video and timelapse clips

Moleskine Smart Writing System

Write on paper, upload to iPhone, iPad and the cloud

Nanoleaf Sonic Limited Edition Starter Kit

Live your best lighting life with this Sonic-themed kit

STM Goods ChargeTree Swing

Compact multi-device charging stand

GameSir X2 Lightning

Get your iPhone game face on

THE BEST APPS TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE

Need to be more organised? These task management tools will help you get more done

THE WINNER Things 3

It checks all the boxes for syncing and integrating with macOS, and allows you to focus on important tasks

Gibbon: Beyond the Trees

A high-flying primate platformer

Home Inventory 4

Keep track of all your treasured possessions

Pixelmator Photo 2.0

Powerful image editing, now on iPhone

Safe+

A secure mobile filing cabinet

block unwanted content

Banish ads, protect your privacy, and more

STORE GUIDE

Your guide to the best Apple hardware and third-party accessories

Apple QuickTake 100

Graham Barlow looks back at Apple’s love affair with taking still digital images