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They say inspiration strikes when you least expect it. Thus, it’s always better to keep a sticky note handy to jot down your stunning ideas before they fade away. For this exact purpose, Apple has introduced a nifty new feature calledQuick Note in iPadOS 15and macOS 12 Monterey. It’s designed to help you pen your thoughts faster without having to open any notes app. If that sounds interesting to you, check out this detailed guide on how to use Quick Note in macOS Monterey on your Mac....

TeamViewer surely ranks as one of the best remote desktop software, but recent outages and stability issues have forced users to look for an alternative. Not to mention, constant lag and complex UI/UX make the experience worse, especially for new users. So in this article, we have compiled a list of the best TeamViewer alternatives which are equally capable and feature a variety of useful features includingWake-on-LAN, unattended access, 2FA, and more....

Google’s upcoming Pixel 6 lineup is rumored to launch later this year. While we have seen numerous leaks regarding the Pixel 6, including theWhitechapel chip, a freshreportfrom Jon Prosser ofFront Page Techhas revealed the complete specifications of the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro. According to the report, the Pixel 6 will feature a 6.4-inch AMOLED display, while the Pixel 6 Pro may feature a 6.71-inch plastic OLED display. Notably, this is slightly larger than the previously rumored 6....

Many a time, we come across a situation where extracting text from an image becomes the need of the hour. Whether it’s a quick online search, sharing certain information, or digitizing things like phone numbers and emails, we have to rely onOCR appssuch asGoogle Lensto get the job done. While it’s okay to use a third-party OCR app to do the needful, it’s always better to have a native alternative. And exactly that’s what has made Live Text a fan favorite in iOS 15....

Have you ever looked at your mailbox and ever wondered why it is full of emails from websites you no longer visit or have ever used? If yes, bother not, as you are not alone to have experienced this classic email spamming. That leads us to another question, what’s the better way to deal with email spam so that you never fall prey to phishing? Well, it turns out Apple has got the answer to this problem with a new feature in iOS 15 called Hide My Email....

Apple released the first developer beta of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 at itsWWDC 21 virtual keynoterecently. While the Cupertino giant added a myriad of new features to its next-gen mobile OS, a recent survey suggests that many users are not at all excited about iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. SellCell, a popular smartphone-selling platform, recentlyconducted a survey, asking a small batch of 3,000 Apple device users about how excited they are to install and use iOS 15 on their devices....

With never-ending alerts and frequent phone calls, it becomes hard to concentrate and focus on the task at hand. While iOS already offered ways to keep unnecessary phone calls and notifications at bay, there wasn’t a centralized feature to let users control alerts from one convenient spot — up until now. With iOS 15, you can use Focus mode on your iPhone or iPad to minimize distractions and concentrate on the things that matter to you....

Long live our digital legacy! Have you ever wondered what will happen to the hundreds (or thousands) of memorable photos, sensitive files, and personal notes on your Apple device after you are gone? If that thought has crossed your mind and you are looking for a secure way to keep your legacy alive even after your death, Apple Digital Legacy in iOS 15 is here for you. Read on to learn what is Apple Digital Legacy and how to add a legacy contact on your iPhone....

While the first relay assigns an anonymous IP address, the second relay decrypts the web addresses and takes users to the destination. This way, no single entity can identify the user and the sites they visit. For the second relay, Apple has partnered with third-party providers. From a technical standpoint, you should know that Private Relay involves an Ingress Proxy and an Egress Proxy. Ingress Proxy accepts connections from the internet and makes sure other servers don’t access your IP address and encrypts your internet traffic....

There are all sorts of reasons why you may want to create a bootablemacOS Big SurUSB install drive. For instance, if you often have to perform updates or clean install macOS on multiple Macs, having a bootable installer drive can make your task pretty straightforward. Not to mention, it can also help if you ever wish to downgrade from macOS 12 Monterey beta and go back to the stable macOS Big Sur version....

To take the all-new macOS 12 features for a test drive, you installed themacOS 12 betasoftware on your Mac device. However, a boatload of bugs and unexpected issues may have dampened your excitement, and you are now looking for a way to downgrade from macOS 12 Monterey to macOS Big Sur. Take a breath! In this guide, we will walk you through the step-by-step process to downgrade from macOS 12 Monterey and go back to macOS 11 Big Sur....

Siri may not be the best virtual assistant out there, but it is trying to play catch to Alexa and Google Assistant. And with the various usefulGoogle Assistant commandsand the much better conversation quality, there’s a high chance you don’t often use Siri on your iPhone. However, it is getting better, and with iOS 15, Apple’s voice assistant has now gained a useful new feature — offline Siri. Yeah, you can now use Siri offline on your iPhone....

For the unaware, Apple has been transitioning from Intel’s processors to its in-house Apple M1 chipsets. The Cupertino giant launched newMacBook ProandMacBook Airmodels with its M1 chipset late last year. And recently, at its Spring Loaded event, Apple expanded the M1 portfolio by launchingM1-powered iMac and iPad Pro models. macOS 12 Monterey Features Exclusive to M1 Macs So now that Apple has released the new version of macOS for MacBooks and iMacs, the company has added some features that will exclusively be available on M1 Macs....