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TECH’S PANDORA’S BOX?

This issue we’ve got in–depth reviews of the

Subscribers save money with Apple One

New bundles give you a bigger bite of the Apple for less cash

> THE SHIFT

MATT BOLTON thinks COVID should bring back some classics from the Apple vault, but maybe with some smart new features

CRAVE

THE GEAR WE’RE LUSTING AFTER 1 Nikon Z

iPadOS 14

SECOND TO NONE

The same, but different

Universal widgets may sound like a rust belt normcore band, but they’re the new big noise on the iPadOS 14 Home screen

Mail, maps, and AR

Protecting your personal data while using it to power real–time services is easy for iPadOS 14

Scribble, Notes, and Messages

Now that all iPads are compatible with an Apple Pencil, handwriting recognition becomes a central feature of the latest iPadOS

What else is new in iPadOS 14?

While lending many of its ideas to the Mac, the iPad continues to gain features of its own that make it feel less unlike a desktop computer

What’s hot in watchOS 7

Your Apple Watch is getting a major upgrade: watchOS 7 records more useful data, tracks more activities, and delivers more personalization than ever before

Face on/Face off

New faces and new ways to get them

Health, Sleep, and more

Turn the music down! Go to bed!

Cycling, Siri, and more

A smarter Siri, more workouts, and wheely good directions

TOUGH TESTING, TRUSTED RATINGS

HERE AT MAC|LIFE we believe you should only

iPhone 12

All the iPhone you’ll ever need, without the Pro price

iPhone 12 Pro

Capture stunning photos and jaw–dropping HDR video with this sturdier, faster, and more intelligent device

iPad Air (2020)

Apple’s best iPad is now even better

STM ChargeTree 3–in–1 wireless charger

Space–conscious wireless charging

Brydge Stone Pro Thunderbolt 3 Hub

A rock–solid way to connect and power high–end devices

Filter

Easily distracted? Filter is here to help

Magnetic

Process lots of tasks quickly

Roku Streambar

A streaming device and soundbar at a great price

SoundSource 5

Get total control of all your Mac’s audio

Welcome To Elk

A beautiful, profound journey through stories

Creative Live! Cam Sync 1080p

Better video calling made easy

Stellar Photo Recovery

Recover deleted images with this “search and rescue” app

Poolside FM

A ray of musical sunshine

Art Of Rally

Far from pole position

Canvas X Draw 7.0

Affordable graphics software for technical illustration work

Muse — tool for thought

THIS MONTH’S MOST INTERESTING iPHONE & iPAD APPS

HibiDo

A cute task manager and notes app

Longplay

Remember albums? Longplay does

Widgetsmith

Powerful, customizable iOS widgets

Lire

An excellent app for RSS reading

Ord

A deep, surprising text–based game

Golf On Mars

A low–gravity hole–in–one

6 apps to delight book lovers

Find more things to read, in more ways, and more people to discuss them with

Best of the best

Can’t find the hardware or app you’re looking for in our reviews section? Then check in here — we’ve highlighted the best in every major category, as voted for by us

THE SMART LOCKDOWN

Is the smart lock a vital part of the smart home, or are you compromising your security?

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TECH SUPPORT & TECHSPLANATIONS

Produce perfect portraits

How to improve your people pictures with PortraitPro 19

Master the Dictionary app

It’s one of the great unsung heroes of macOS — now make the most of it

Boost your online security

Clario’s new subscription service provides an all–in–one security solution

Parallels Toolbox uncovered

Over 40 tools for screen movies, smart copy and paste, and much more

Manage your screen time

Put down your phone and boost your concentration with OffScreen

Manage docs across devices

File management made easy on all your Mac and iOS devices

Nano–texture glass

What exactly is this tiny cutting–edge tech?

RANDOM APPLE MEMORY Apple Watch

From the Mac to the iPod, Apple was always the tech brand with a fashion logo. But the Watch wore it best, recalls Adam Banks