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The new HomePod 2 is built for Dolby Atmos

Apple’s surprise speaker has Spatial Audio support and expanded smart home features

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Whether you have just purchased an Apple device

Make your iPhone photos stand out from the crowd

Learn how to shoot and edit unique, striking captures to spruce up your social media feed

Edit on the go with iOS iMovie: add Ken Burns camera moves

How to combine video and stills using iOS iMovie, and then continue editing in macOS

Apply realistic lens flare effects to your project

How to install and use plug-ins to extend your video editing repertoire – discover the power of mFlare 2

Set some Trap tracks with Modular Rhythms

Take a closer look at how to emulate modern musical styles with GarageBand’s newest sound pack

Use Logic 10.7.5’s new region Gain tool

Adjust the gain of individual regions with greater efficiency by utilising this new addition to Logic’s toolbox

Get started with Freeform, the visual collaboration tool

Freeform is a great new addition to Apple’s app collection. Get to know the basics of how it works on your Mac

Boost efficiency with app shortcuts in Ventura

Create missing shortcuts in your favourite apps to make it easier and quicker to access common functions

Customise your Mac Bin and easily recover deleted files

There are more ways to manage the Mac’s Bin than you might think – sort its contents to your preferences

Record your Mac’s screen using the Screenshot app

Create tutorials, guides and training materials by recording the screen as a video complete with sound

Add a custom login sound to your Mac

Personalise your Mac by adding a sound sample or spoken message to its login sequence

Add stops to planned routes in Maps

Add stops to your journey using the Maps app and then optimise the route for speed and distance

BUILD YOUR Apple family

How to connect your household in one handy Apple eco-system with Family Sharing

Turn off precise location tracking

Rather an app didn’t know exactly where you are? You can make your location appear more fuzzy

Track your steps with just your iPhone

Sometimes all you need are basic stats to keep the motivation up for improving your fitness. Here’s a way to get them

Record anything with Voice Memos

How to record audio on your iPhone and then export it to GarageBand to mould it into this year’s earworm

Set up medications and reminders in Health

Never forget to take your medications again. Use the Apple Health app on the iPhone to track them

Attach anything to an email in Mail

The Mail app on your iPhone lets you attach images, videos and files – even if they’re really big!

Make AirDrop more secure

Ensure that strangers can only send AirDrop items to you for a very limited amount of time

Get to grips with ChatGPT

Fancy talking to a chatbot that is rather good at impersonating humans? Discover what it can do

Unsend emails and text messages on your iPad

Remember, in iPadOS 16 you have the ability to cancel emails and text messages after they have been sent. Here’s how…

Replace Notes with an app that goes further

Notebooks offers many more features than Apple Notes and has the potential to replace Apple’s offering…

Manage your finances from your wrist

Take a proactive approach to budgeting with a solution that never gets in the way

Top 10 Apple Watch secrets

Discover some essential tips and tricks for enhancing and personalising your Apple Watch

View Mac photos via Apple TV with Home Sharing

You can share images stored on your Mac on your Apple TV device using the Home Sharing feature

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Our Apple devices and the software on them are some of the finest products on the planet, but even they have their moments. We’re here to give you expert advice and get you back up and running in no time

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Release date: October 1992