Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 can help you hear more—or less. We examine both possibilities and explain how easy it is to use the AirPods Pro to take a clinically validated hearing test and enjoy the new clinical-grade Hearing Aid feature.

Many people don’t realize they can choose alternatives to Apple’s Mail and Safari on the iPhone and iPad. A new Default Apps screen simplifies reviewing your options and changing your defaults.

We look at the latest wave of Apple’s AI features and help you start using them for discussions with ChatGPT, creating images, making custom emoji, learning about your environment, and more.

The iPhone 16’s new Camera Control button is a welcome shortcut, but you may need to retrain your brain so you remember to use it.

Safari 18 debuts some notable new features, including Highlights, Distraction Control, a redesigned Reader, and—on the Mac—a new Video Viewer that supports Picture in Picture.

Thing #17 to never do: Follow instructions to drop a text file into Terminal. It’s a great way to install malware and let cybercriminals steal your passwords, financial information, and more.

With a press of your Mac’s Space bar, you can use Quick Look to preview the contents of nearly any selected file, saving you time looking for the right file, comparing files, evaluating photos, and more. Try it in apps other than the Finder, too!

Those who are disconcerted by dragged windows suddenly resizing accidentally in macOS 15 Sequoia, take note: you can tweak settings to make Sequoia’s new window tiling feature activate only when you want.

Regardless of whether an employee is leaving voluntarily or being terminated, it’s essential to walk them through a systematic offboarding process to revoke their digital access, retrieve devices, and preserve organizational data. We have thoughts.

A new shortcut in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 makes it easy to convert an app’s icon on the Home Screen into a widget of any size supported by that app.

If you receive what looks like a copyright infringement message complaining about an image on your website, don’t panic—it might be a scam. We help you identify such scams and explain what to do if the message turns out to be real.

If you haven’t explored Apple’s Tips app on the iPhone, iPad, or Mac recently, check it out. Apple has added a lot more content, including device and app user guides, highlights of new features, and interactive practice guides.

If you’re looking for a geeky gift for the Apple user on your holiday list or need to bolster your tech toolkit with new or updated gear, read our recommendations for a wide variety of peripherals.

Apple has updated the iPad mini with an A17 Pro chip for Apple Intelligence, along with more storage, faster connectivity, and support for the Apple Pencil Pro. It’s still $499 and remains an excellent option for anyone wanting a smaller iPad.

If you don’t like the idea of private companies being able to track your every move in the physical world, follow our advice to block iPhone and iPad apps from surreptitiously sharing this information.

Beware of PayPal invoice scams that might even appear to come from Apple. Should you receive one, report it to PayPal to help protect other people, but don’t mark the message as spam.

Apple has started moving the Mac lineup to the M4 family of chips with the updated iMac, redesigned Mac mini, and enhanced MacBook Pro. They’re great machines, particularly for those who need to upgrade from an Intel-based Mac.

If you’d like to allow a child, friend, or colleague to enjoy a specific app on your iPhone or iPad while keeping them focused and preventing access to everything else on the device, check out Apple’s Guided Access feature.

Apple Intelligence is here! These initial features won’t upend your Apple experience, but welcome additions include notification summaries in Messages, message list summaries in Mail, Clean Up in Photos, and audio transcripts and summaries in Notes.

Scams are starting to incorporate personal information stolen in data breaches, so you may get “sextortion” threats that purport to know your phone number, address, and more.