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How to hide an app on iPhone and close it from iOS search

09/02/2022 by

The very ideology of iOS provides for quick access to the installed application. For this, it is placed on one of the desktops. But users do not always need this – sometimes the label is too intrusive or it is generally undesirable to show it to strangers.

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But on Android, you can hide the application in quite regular ways, on iOS, the programs will still be displayed where they should be – on the desktop. To make the icon disappear from there, you need to delete the application itself. Is the situation really that hopeless?

In fact, there is an option to hide pre-installed apps like Safari. Third-party programs can be slightly masked so that they are not so easy to detect.

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How to hide the stock app in iOS and iPadOS?

If you are dealing with official pre-installed applications, then they can be hidden from the screen without deleting them. Unexpectedly, this function will help “Screen Time”.

Open the app Settings and go to section “Screen Time”.

On the menu “Content and Privacy” turn on the switch.

After that, you will have access to additional settings. We are interested in “Allowed Apps”.

Here you can deactivate all applications you do not need. In this case, they will disappear from the desktop and will not appear there.

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How to hide third party app and close it for search on iPhone or iPad?

The easiest way to hide a third party app is to put it in a folder.

Although this method does not seem reliable, most often it is the method that users turn to. To create a folder, simply drag and drop one application onto another. You can group the maximum number of programs and hide the desired one among them. The name for this collection is better to give some neutral – “work”, “utilities”, “other” or something similar.

In our example below, we hid the WhatsApp messenger in a folder, removed it from iOS search, and disabled its notifications.

Notifications from this application will also need to be turned off so that it does not inadvertently signal its existence. What’s the point of hiding the messenger in a folder if the program will signal new messages? You will have to go to the settings and pay attention to the section “Notifications”.

You will also need to hide the app from search and Siri suggestions. To do this, in the settings in the section “Siri and Search” scroll down until you see your application.

Click on it and disable all available options: “Analysis of this application”, “From Application”, “App suggestion”, “App in search” and “Isp. with Ask Siri”.

If in the settings “Siri and Search” you don’t see your app, it means it was already disabled earlier in “Screen Time”.

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How to hide an app from download history?

Apple remembers everything you download from the app store. And even after removing the program from the device, the mention of this application will remain in the download history. So anyone with access to your device can find out which apps you have downloaded and installed in the past. But deleting this information is very easy.

Open the App Store app, click on your profile icon in the top right corner and go to “Purchases”.

Entries you want to delete can simply be swiped left and confirmed with a keystroke “Hide” (detail).

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How to reset the password in the Notes app on iPhone and iPad

07/02/2022 by

Starting with iOS 9.3, Notes introduced password protection to help keep sensitive information stored in the app secure. The program requires you to set a separate password than the one used for your Apple ID or iCloud account, so it’s no surprise that many iPhone and iPad owners forget or lose it.

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In such a situation, you will need to set a new password, but it is worth remembering that resetting it will allow you to access the application, but not old notes protected by the previous password. As a result, it may turn out that different notes in the application will be protected by different passwords.

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How to reset the password in the Notes app on iPhone and iPad

Resetting your password in the Notes app will allow you to set a new password for future entries. Here’s how to do it on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:

one. Open the menu “Settingsby clicking on the corresponding icon on the home screen.

2. Select and click on the “Notes“.

3. Click on “Password“.

4. Select the option “Reset the password‘ to set a new password. Then you will need to enter your Apple ID password and click on the link button Forgot your password?.

5. Confirm your intention, and then enter a new password and hint (recommended).

If you save your password through iCloud Notes or Keychain Access, a new password will be automatically set in the “Notes» on all your devices – iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac.

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iPhone as Webcam on Mac: Detail app overview

22/01/2022 by

Gradually, even Apple began to understand that the webcam in laptops is an important working tool. Increasingly, people are communicating via videoconferencing rather than in person. You can criticize such a trend, but it is impossible to deny its usefulness – people from different parts of the world are getting closer to each other. No one bothers to hold a workshop between employees living in different countries.

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True, the progress of cameras in Apple laptops is slow. Only since 2021, the MacBook Pro has received webcams with a far from record-breaking Full HD resolution, and many previous models are completely forced to be content with 720p cameras. But there is a way out, because almost always at hand there is a smartphone with a much more advanced camera. The Detail application will allow you to turn your iPhone camera (main or front) into a webcam for Mac. So you can easily improve the quality of broadcasts and streams without the need for an upgrade.

The app requires a Mac running macOS Big Sur 11.4 or later. The installed utility will be identified as a camera. She will broadcast the video shot by your iPhone, camera or some other USB-connected device. In order for iOS devices to work with Detail, you need to install a special companion application there, and then connect to the laptop via Wi-Fi. Devices must be on the same network. The client utility will require iOS 13.0 or later. Communication with cable at all optional, but it is able to give a better and better picture due to a more stable connection.

By default, on a Mac, the Detail app window will show video captured by the Mac’s built-in camera. To turn on the image from the iPhone camera, you must:

1. Launch the Detail app on iPhone (links at the end of the article) and connect to a Wi-Fi network (shared with Mac) or use a cable.

2. Allow the program to access the microphone and camera of the iPhone.

3. Press the button Scan network for Detail for macOS to search for a running Detail app on a Mac.

4. After detecting Mac, click the button Connect to device.

The image will appear on the iPhone. There are no special settings on the mobile device itself. Here you can only find the connection status, but the viewfinder for the simplest preview of the picture.

5. If you want the iPhone camera image to be displayed in the current scene (window), then hover over the Mac Detail application window and click Camera on the toolbar that appears and select the iPhone camera.

If you want the iPhone camera image to be displayed in a separate scene, then select an empty topic called Detail for iOS and in the menu that appears, select the option camera.

6. Use the buttons below the thumbnail to switch between iPhone camera lenses (telephoto, wide, front, etc.).

There are also recording buttons, you can turn on the display of guides in the frame for a better layout. The application allows you to use filters, zoom and cinematic blur.

At the bottom of the Detail window, you can see a carousel of scenes. In fact, these are already pre-configured options for sources and effects. You can quickly switch between them.

By clicking on the “+” at the bottom of the window, you can create your own scene. The app will prompt you to add a camera, image, and surface text for it. Click on “Camera” or Shift + Command + C to add a camera to your scene. And to edit an existing scene, click on the camera icon in the menu or use the combination Shift+Command+C and select one of the available cameras.

And to start using a third-party camera in video conferences or streams using Detail, select this camera among those available on your computer. Detail Camera will appear as an option for video setup immediately after setting up the app. It supports many specialized services, including Zoom, Google Meet, Skype, Twitch, YouTube, and more. In fact, any program in which you can select the video source can work with Detail.

An example of connecting an iPhone camera to Zoom using Detail

Among the interesting additional features of Detail, it is worth noting video recording. This will certainly come in handy when creating screencasts with comments. Detail can sync with your Google calendar to quickly jump to appointments.

The beauty of the app is that it free. But Detail will only work under macOS. The application has no paid features, and there are no ads in it. The developers only allowed themselves to impose a barely noticeable watermark on the video in order to at least promote their product in this way.

Download Detail for Mac

Download the Detail client for iOS

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Auto-update app on iPhone: how to enable

18/01/2022 by

The automatic app update feature was first introduced in iOS 7. As soon as a new version of a program is released, the system downloads and installs it without asking the user for permission. On the one hand, automatic updating is very convenient, since you do not have to constantly perform the same procedure.

On the other hand, some iPhone and iPad owners may not like the lack of a sense of control over what is downloaded to the device. If desired, the user can disable the automatic update feature. To do this is quite simple.

How to Enable/Disable Auto Update Feature in iOS

one. Open the appSettings“.

2. Go to section App Store.

3. Activate or deactivate the items “Applications” and “Software updates» in the subsection “Automatic Downloads”.

There is also a solution for those who want to use the automatic update function, but do not want to spend mobile data. The developers have provided the ability to automatically update only when connected to a Wi-Fi network.

Note: Apps update automatically when you connect your iPhone or iPad to the charger.

To turn off automatic updates when using cellular data, deactivate the toggle switch “Automatic Downloads” in the subsection “Cellular Data“.

Now applications will be automatically updated only when the smartphone is connected to Wi-Fi, and you won’t have to think about the safety of mobile traffic once again.

Unfortunately, the developers did not provide for the possibility of selective automatic updating, so it will not work to configure this feature for any specific applications.

In general, automatic updating is a rather useful thing, but sometimes it makes life difficult for the user. As a rule, in new versions, application creators fix the shortcomings of previous releases, but sometimes updates still contain bugs that can degrade the iPhone or iPad.

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The app can’t be opened because its author… is a bug on Mac. How to get around

14/01/2022 by

With the release of macOS Sierra, Apple has changed how it installs apps that are not downloaded from the App Store. Installing an application from an unidentified developer has become a little more difficult – additional actions are required on the part of the user.

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When trying to install an application that was not downloaded from the official virtual Mac App Store, the user will see a message on the screen that looks like:

“The application cannot be opened because its author is an unidentified developer”.

“The app cannot be opened because the developer could not be verified”.

Starting with macOS Sierra, Apple changed the security settings for working with downloaded programs. You can check them by opening the section “Protection and security» → «Main” in the application “System settings“.

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As it was before…

To get a complete picture of the changes, let’s compare the settings in macOS Sierra and older versions of the software. In earlier editions, the tab “Allow the use of programs downloaded from“included three options:

App Store for Mac – Mac runs applications downloaded exclusively from the Mac App Store.
App Store for Mac and Installed Developers – the system cannot open a new application that is not in the list of installed developers.
“Any source» – this option allows you to open all programs received from any source.

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How to install apps not downloaded from the Mac App Store

Method 1: Manually confirming each developer in System Preferences

Starting with macOS Sierra, the option is gone “Any Source”. Now Mac owners who have updated to the new edition of the operating system will no longer be able to use this feature to open downloaded applications.

However, there are at least two ways to run programs that are not from the Mac App Store, but from other sources.

1. After moving the downloaded application to the folder “Programs» launch it. The following warning will be displayed on the screen:

Click “Cancel” or “OK“. This action will return you to the Finder file manager.

2. Next, follow the path: “System settings» → «Protection and security“.

3. Tab “Basic” click on the padlock and enter the password Administrator.

4. In the section “Allow the use of programs downloaded from» press the button «Confirm Login“.

A new alert will appear, but it will include a button Open, click it to launch the application.

If you download another application from the same developer, the system will check the list and open the program.

Method 2: Force Apps to be Installed on Mac from Any Source Using a Command in Terminal

To disable developer verification when installing applications, run the following command in the Terminal program (you will need to enter an administrator password):

sudo spctl --master-disable

Click Input on keyboard.

This command will return along the way “System settings» → «Protection and security” paragraph “Any source“.

To return to the default state, use this command:

sudo spctl --master-enable

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How to make a musical slideshow in the Photos app on iPhone or iPad and share it

14/01/2022 by

Even with the release of iOS 10, Apple seriously decided to make the Photos app a competitor to Google Photos by introducing the Memories with the ability to group photos by events and create slideshows from them. In this article, we will talk about two ways to make a musical photo slideshow in the Photos app.

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How to make a musical slideshow (video from photo) in the Photos app on iPhone or iPad and share it

Apple offers two options for creating slideshows.

Option 1 (create a video movie from all the photos in the album + the ability to save)

1. Open the app Photo on iPhone or iPad, go to the tab Albums. Select the desired album to create a slideshow (movie). We talked in detail about how to create albums and folders in the Photos app in this article.

2. Click on the “···” in the upper right corner.

3. In the menu that appears, select the item “Play video memories”.

4. A slideshow of the photos in the album will start, accompanied by music.

5. Tap the screen to change the slide show options. Select a musical arrangement.

6. To fine-tune the slideshow, press the button “…” in the upper right corner and in the pop-up window, select the required tool. Additional options allow you to change the slideshow title, title image, and more.

In addition, the created slideshow will be placed in the format “Memories” tab “For you” photo apps.

8. To save the slideshow as a video to the Photos app or share it with your friends, return to the home screen (before pressing the “…”) and press the button Share in the lower left corner.

If the created slideshow contains a licensed song (soundtrack), a message will appear “Can’t share a song”. In this case, click “Choose a soundtrack to share” and select another song.

9. In the menu that appears, select “Save video». The video slideshow will be saved in the Photos app.

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Option 2 (create a video movie from select album photos + more options for choosing animation effects and musical accompaniment)

2. To select all photos for the slideshow, click the “···” in the upper right corner.

To create a slideshow of selected photos, click the button Select and highlight the desired pictures, then click the···” in the upper right corner.

3. Select an item Slide show. The slide show will automatically start in full screen.

4. Touch the screen to change settings. Click the button Parameters to change slideshow settings.

In chapter Music choose one of the proposed standard songs or music from the application Music (Apple Music).

In chapter Topic select a slide display style. To repeat slides, activate the item To repeat.

To decrease or increase the playback speed of the picture, use the slider with the image of a turtle and a hare.

Changing the soundtrack also entails recomposing the entire clip to match the tempo and tone of the composition.

It should be noted that the slideshow created using the second option does not provide for the possibility of saving the video and sending it to friends. The created slideshow can only be viewed on an iOS device or transferred to a TV with an Apple TV set-top box.

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How to find out when all macOS and app updates were installed on Mac

09/01/2022 by

When troubleshooting problems with your Mac, it’s helpful to know when the problem occurred. Knowing the date, you can try to find out what exactly happened to the system on that particular day or time range. Perhaps the problem was caused by another update of the application or the installation of a cracked application?

Perhaps something went wrong with the last update of macOS itself? You can narrow your search by checking the dates for expected updates or software installations on your Mac.

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How to find out when any program or update was installed on macOS

Getting system information

There are two ways to get to the information you want:

1. Click on the  icon in the menu bar.

2. Select a section “About This Mac”

3. Enter the menu “System report”

1. Open the folder Programs and go to directory Utilities.

2. Find the application in them “System Information”.

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Viewing information

Regardless of the chosen method, the same window will appear in front of you, in the left column of which find the section “Software” and expand it. If necessary, the sections “Equipment” and “Net” can be collapsed so that they do not interfere.

Go to section “Installations”… On the right side of the screen, columns will appear indicating the installed software, its version and the date of installation.

If you need to find a specific date or program, you just need to click on the heading of the corresponding column. So, in our example, sorting by installation date is shown. You can easily see when all the app and macOS updates took place.

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Conclusion

Even if this information is not needed in solving problems with macOS, it is still useful. After all, you can always see exactly what version of the program or the operating system itself is installed and see what else happened to the system in the background, hidden from the user’s eyes.

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How to resize and number of Launchpad app icons on macOS

09/01/2022 by

Surely, not all macOS users are satisfied with the size and number of icons in Launchpad. Indeed, why did not Apple provide for the ability to change these seemingly simple parameters, after all, in the same Finder, this is possible? In our material, we will tell you how to change the size and number of application icons in Launchpad using the standard macOS tools.

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In iOS, the number and position of icons also cannot be changed without jailbreak, but there, at least depending on the diagonal of the device, the number of icons in the grid varies. In macOS, it doesn’t matter what kind of Mac you have, with 11-inches on board or 27 – the same grid will be everywhere – 7 icons in a row and five in columns. Moreover, if on the compact 11 ” MacBook Air it looks just great, and the usability does not suffer at all, then on the 27 ” giant iMac one gets the impression that a person with low vision is working. It’s time to restore justice!

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How to customize the Launchpad icon grid on macOS

In order to implement your plan, you need to use the Terminal (you can find it through the explorer Finder → Programs → Utilities or by using the search Spotlight…

one… Indicate the number of icons in a row. The parameter “N“. By default, there are 7 icons:

defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-columns -int N

Let’s put eight and press the key Enter (Return):

defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-columns -int 8

2… Now change the number of icons in the columns. By default, there are 5 icons. We also change the parameter “N“:

defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-rows -int N

Let’s put for example 6 and press the key Enter:

defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-rows -int 6

3… You must restart Launchpad for any changes to take effect. This is done using the following command:

killall Dock

At the end press Enter (Return) and in a couple of moments get ready to taste the result of your activity.

When executing this command, the sorting of icons by folders will not be disturbed and you will not have to re-place all application icons to your liking (create folders, move icons to them and transfer icons between desktops).

If you don’t like the result and you want to return everything to square one, then everything is decided by entering the following commands (after entering each, press Enter (Return) on the keyboard):

defaults delete com.apple.dock springboard-rows
defaults delete com.apple.dock springboard-columns
killall Dock

Thus, having devoted 10 minutes to this moment, you can achieve an ideal result, in which both the icons will be of a comfortable size for you, and their number on the Launchpad field.

In the comments, you can write about what Mac you have and the ideal grid size that you have achieved experimentally. You look, and other users will not have to suffer =).

On my iMac 27 ’’, I’m most comfortable working with a 6×8 grid.

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How do I change album art in the Photos app on iPhone?

22/12/2021 by

In its Photos app, iPhone displays the newest photos on the covers of user albums by default. This makes the application look fresh and dynamic. True, not everyone may like this approach – sometimes you want the picture to be static and chosen by the user himself. But you can change the behavior of the application very quickly, for this you only need to make a couple of taps on the screen.

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How to set your picture on the gallery in “Photos” on the iPhone?

1. Open the album in which you need to change the cover.

2. Find the photo you need, which will be the title photo in the future, press and hold your finger on it.

3. When the context menu appears, simply select “Make a cover photo”…

This and all the steps that will help you set a new cover for the album. And to revert back to the default behavior of the application, simply remove the current cover from the album. The display of the last photo taken will then resume.

However, this way you can use only those pictures that are already in the album. If the photo is not in it, then you will have to put it inside. Only then will it be possible to use it as a title. Please note that this method does not affect the “Recent” and “Favorites” albums. There, the newest photo will always be displayed on the cover, the user cannot change this.

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How to turn off command notifications from the Quick Commands app in iOS

20/12/2021 by

Appendix “Quick Commands” is gradually becoming a user-friendly automation tool. True, this solution has its drawbacks. For example, an application constantly reacts with pop-up banners when its events are triggered.

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Everyone who has at least once in “Quick commands” set up automation for myself. The logical step would be to disable these banners in the menu Settings → Notifications, only there is no section related to notification “Quick commands”… But there is a way to solve the problem, we will tell you about it.

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How do I turn off notifications from the Quick Commands app in iOS?

1. Open the app Settings, go to section Screen time and enable the function if you have not already done so.

On subsequent screens press Continue and This is my iPhone…

2. If Screen Time has not been turned on before, wait for that annoying notification from “Quick commands”… If the event does not come soon, then just set up any automation that should be triggered in a minute from the current time. You will shortly see the requested command activation notification.

3. Go to the menu again Settings → Screen time and go to the section See all activity…

4. At the bottom of the list that appears in the section “Notifications“You can see the statistics of the application”Commands“(See screenshot below).

5. Double click on the graph area “On average per day”, After which a menu with notification settings for the application “Teams” will become available for changes.

6. Open the section “Teams”, you will see the familiar iOS menu for setting up notifications.

7. This is where you can turn off the annoying banners. In order to turn off all notifications, set the switch Allowing notifications into position Turned off…

After these steps, triggering any quick command or automation event will not cause a notification or message to appear on the lock screen of your iPhone or iPad. If this behavior “Quick commands” you were annoyed and prevented from using this convenient tool fully, now this obstacle has been removed.

After completing all the above steps, the function Screen time, can be disabled. However, in this case, after a while notifications from the application “Quick Commands” will begin to appear again and the shutdown procedure will need to be repeated.

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How to Customize Up Next Songs List in Apple Music (Music App)

18/12/2021 by

When you listen to someone’s already composed album or playlist, it’s simple – the  Music app automatically plays one track after another. But what if you are already tired of the usual order of songs, or there is a desire to put on the next completely different composition on your own? In this article, we will go into detail on how to manage the “queue” of songs – add, swap and delete tracks.

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How to view the “Next” section (which songs will be played next)

First of all, let’s figure out where this list is generally located – after all, for beginners and those who use Apple Music, this is not at all so obvious.

When playing an album or playlist, click on the song title or cover art at the bottom of the screen and on the player screen, click on the icon with the image three dots and three horizontal lines (see screenshot below).

You will see a section Next in line, consisting of a list of songs to be played next.

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How to change the play order of songs (queue) in the Music app

To the right of each song is an icon with three horizontal lines. Click on it. Then, without lifting your finger from the screen, move the track to the desired position – to the beginning (or vice versa, to the end) of the queue.

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How to play next any song from the Library in the Music app

Of course, the instructions above are not good in all cases. Yes, it is ideal for an already formed album – but what if we, as mentioned at the beginning of the article, really want to listen to the next “this very” track, which we have not launched for a thousand years? If so, do the following:

1. Open the list of songs (album or playlist);

2. Press and hold (works on all iPhones) on the song title until a pop-up menu appears.

3. In the menu that appears, select Play next…

You can add to the queue not only individual songs, but also entire albums / playlists. The method of adding remains the same – long press or tap on the button with three dots to call up an additional menu, then select the option Play next…

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How to remove songs from the Next list in the Music app

The last – and sometimes very important – playlist operation is about deleting. To remove from the queue a song that you don’t want to listen to right now, just swipe from right to left and click on the red button Delete…

Unfortunately, in the current version of Apple Music, you can only remove tracks from the queue one at a time.

Ready! Now you have got a comprehensive understanding of how to work with the section “Queue” in the Apple Music music app.

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How to customize the System Preferences app interface on Mac (macOS)

08/12/2021 by

Just like a native app Settings in iOS, program System settings on macOS allows you to customize the operating system as you wish. The user can, for example, change the size and position of the Dock, select the desktop background, set the time according to time zones, customize the keyboard, mouse, trackpad, and much more.

By using System settings changing operating system settings is very easy and convenient. We present to your attention a quick guide on customizing the application interface and managing icons.

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How to categorize or alphabetically arrange icons in System Preferences

1. Open the app System settingsby clicking on the corresponding icon in the Dock. You can also launch the application through the Apple menu.

2. In order to categorize the icons, in the menu View choose Arrange by category… If you want to arrange them alphabetically, click on Arrange alphabetically…

The screenshot posted above demonstrates the arrangement of the icons by category. In the image below, they are sorted alphabetically.

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How to hide or make visible an icon in System Preferences

1. Run the app System settings…

2. On the menu View choose Tune or press and hold the dedicated button at the top of the application window.

A check mark will appear next to each icon. If you want to hide the icon of a particular application in System Preferences, just uncheck the box.

3. Click on the button Ready in the upper left corner to complete the setup process.

After the icon of an application has been hidden in System Preferences, the program itself does not go anywhere. You can access it through the search bar in System Preferences, via the menu View or the context menu that appears if you press and hold the icon System settings in the Dock.

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How to make a white background (remove / change) on a photo in iPhone in the PhotoRoom app

30/11/2021 by

Today, the field of mobile photography is developing at an unprecedented pace. The capabilities of cameras are being improved and improved, including through software tools. There are also applications that can easily implement certain tasks, for example, automatically remove the background from a photo directly on the iPhone.

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In this article, we will tell you about the French startup PhotoRoom, which specializes in the development of mobile software for removing and editing backgrounds.

The company’s co-founder and CEO Mathieu Ruif says:

“The idea for this project was formed while I was working at GoPro. I often needed to manually remove the background from images. And when the designer was not in the office, I wasted a lot of time doing it by hand. “

It turned out that many people were looking for a simple application that would allow them to edit a photo from the gallery as quickly as possible and work with it further.

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How do I remove the background (make it white) from a photo in the PhotoRoom app on iPhone or iPad?

1. Download the PhotoRoom application (link at the end of the article).

2. Open the app and press the button “Choose a photo” to select a photo.

3. PhotoRoom recognizes the main object in the photo (it can be not only a person, but also objects) and removes the background efficiently. PhotoRoom uses machine learning models to identify objects in a photograph. And the overall vision of the project goes beyond just removing the background.

Click on “Confirm”…

4. A screen will appear prompting you to buy a subscription to use the application. If you are not confused by the inscription indicating the name of the application on the results obtained, click the cross in the upper right corner – the application is absolutely free to use.

5. Select (if necessary) a suitable template from the list of proposed ones.

6. Add an inscription, another photo, animation effects, apply filters or use color correction tools. Although the app relies heavily on templates, you can customize the images by adding objects, moving them around, adding some shadows, and editing elements individually. The composition of the image is 100% user-dependent.

7. After you finish setting up a photo, you can save it on your device, open it in another application, or publish it on social networks.

PhotoRoom will appeal to all selfie lovers, and will also prove to be very useful to people selling clothes and other items on e-commerce sites.

And if you are a professional who uses the program regularly, you can purchase a subscription. It costs 499 rubles a month or 2 850 rubles a year. In-app purchase will remove the watermark and unlock additional features.

Like VSCO, Darkroom, PicsArt, Filmic Pro and Halide, PhotoRoom belongs to a group of prosumer apps that handle photo and video editing in a variety of ways. The generation of users who grew up using visual social media tools are now pushing the boundaries of these apps – they look simple when you first use them, but they also offer a ton of possibilities as you get to know them better. Apps like these prove that smartphones can be great computers, not content consumption tools.

Download PhotoRoom free for iPhone and iPad (App Store)

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Checkboxes in the Mail app on iPhone and iPad: how to use

25/10/2021 by

If you work closely with e-mail, do not want to forget anything and keep up with everything – you will have to create a system of reminders for important emails. The easiest way to do this on iOS devices is to mark Email as important with a checkbox.

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Why do you need to highlight letters in this way?

Reminder: “In due time it is necessary to return to this question, plus it is required to take into account something that is written in the letter”.
Mark: for example, if the email is related to a specific project or topic.
Time stamp: mark a message that has a specific date.

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How do I check the box in the Mail app on iPhone and iPad?

It’s simple:

1. Open the Apple mail client “Mail”;

2. Select the desired Email message. Do not forget that it may not be in Incoming, and in the selected folder;

3. We make a swipe (gesture) from right to left in the letter and in the menu that appears, select the button Yet… Of course, you can immediately click on the button Checkbox, but in this case there will be no option to select the color of the checkbox.

4. Click on Flag this box and in the list of colors that appears, select the desired option. Ready!

Now, in the upper right corner of an open or closed letter, a checkbox of the selected color will appear. This means that the checkbox is already working.

You can also check the box directly from an open letter. To do this, make a swipe (gesture) from right to left over the body of the letter and in the menu that appears, click the button with the flag.

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How to view all messages with a “flag”

In the application mail there is a special folder for such letters. To get to it, go to Boxes (the arrow is in the upper left corner).

You will see a list with all available mailboxes. Below is the section “Flagged” – that’s what we need. Click on it to see all flagged emails.

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How to turn on Repeat and Shuffle in Music app on iPhone

11/09/2021 by ALOK DAS

Tired of listening to songs in the same order but can’t find where the buttons are Mix (Shuffle) and Repeat (Repeat) in Apple Music (Music app) on iPhone or iPad? No problem – let’s mix them up! Below we describe two ways in which this can be done.

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Shuffle songs in a playlist or album

1… Open the playlist or album you want.

2… There is a button between the cover of the playlist and the first song. Mix with a special icon (two converging and diverging arrows). Click on it – and all the songs in the playlist will be automatically shuffled in random order.

You can also shuffle songs in a playlist or album by opening the player. To do this, in the lower right corner of the player, click the button with the image of three dots and lines.

On the screen that appears Next in line press the button Mix (two converging and diverging arrows).

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Where is the Repeat button and how to play any song “in a circle”

1… Open the Apple Music player (the very bottom line showing the song title, the Play / Pause button and Go to the next recording).

2… In the lower right corner of the player, click the button with the image of three dots or lines.

3… The section will open Next in line… To the right of the inscription Next in line there are icons Shuffle everything (songs in the album or playlist will play in random order) and Repeat all (an open album or playlist will play “in a loop”).

Button Repeat all is also a single song repeat button. To do this, click on the button Replay until the number 1 appears on the icon.

Done – now you can play songs in random order or repeat your favorite songs indefinitely.

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The Weather app in iOS 15: an overview

23/08/2021 by ALOK DAS

In 2020, Apple acquired the popular Dark Sky weather app, and in iOS 15, some of the program’s features were included in the official weather app. The Weather app’s design has undergone major changes in iOS 15, making it much more useful for predicting future weather.

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Significant design changes

The Weather app in iOS 15‌ has a redesigned design that makes it easier than ever to quickly see the information you need. The Weather application uses an interface in the form of cards with the division of various information into sections.

There is still a basic view with hourly weather forecasts that you can toggle, and a new 10-day forecast view lets you know what kind of weather you can expect in the next few days. The updated 10-day forecast shows expected conditions and has a visual bar for displaying temperatures. This allows you to assess the changes over the coming days at a glance.

Scrolling down in the Weather application will take you to new modules that have added additional graphical weather data. There are modules for assessing air quality, temperature, UV index, sunset and sunrise times, wind strength and direction, precipitation, humidity, visibility and pressure.

For each of these modules, Apple provides graphics, descriptions, and additional information that was not previously available. For example, Apple shows the specific wind direction and provides detailed data. This can be a forecast of the time of the next precipitation, the level of ultraviolet radiation during the day, temperature adjusted for humidity, dew point, and more.

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Weather maps

With iOS 15, Apple introduced full-screen weather maps that provide an overview of expected rainfall, air quality, and temperature. You can navigate to maps by clicking on the default temperature map and then clicking on the stacked button to change the view to show precipitation or air quality.

It is also possible to access weather maps from anywhere in the Weather application. To do this, you need to click on the small icon of the folded card in the lower left corner of the window.

Interestingly, precipitation maps are also animated and show the trajectory of approaching storms and the intensity of rain and snow, while air quality and temperature maps allow you to see the current conditions both in your area and in the surrounding area. You can zoom in or out with your fingers as needed.

True, air quality information is limited to Canada, mainland China, Germany, France, India, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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Precipitation in the next hour

If it rains, snows or hails in the next hour, you can subscribe to precipitation notifications in the next hour to stay on top of sudden changes in the weather.

Precipitation notifications for the next hour are currently only available in the US, UK and Ireland.

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Animated background

In addition to the updated design, the Apple Weather app offers hundreds of new animated backgrounds that provide additional information about the position of the sun, rain, clouds, storms, and other weather events. The background changes automatically day and night and is selected depending on the weather conditions.

Animated backgrounds are available on all devices with A12 Bionic chip or newer. Unfortunately, earlier versions of the iPhone won’t have access to such detailed animations.

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How to add app shortcuts, folders, and files to the Finder on macOS

15/08/2021 by ALOK DAS

Users who have just recently switched to a Mac may not be familiar with all the benefits of the system at first. Compared to Windows, in Apple’s OS, a lot of the actions are done intuitively.

However, not all operations are completely obvious, therefore, below we give an example of the interaction of folders and files in the Finder – an analogue of Explorer in Windows.

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How to add program shortcuts, folders, and files to the Finder panel

It just so happens that the Dock panel, located at the bottom of the screen (by default) and designed to quickly launch applications and folders, is not always comfortable for users. There is a little trick, thanks to which you can put any file or folder in the Finder panel so that you can switch to it without slowing down while working.

To do this, you just need to select the required folder and move it to the panel, while holding down the key ⌘Command… In the future, if you need to remove the folder or file shortcut from the panel, you will need to perform the opposite action – drag the icon from the panel to any other place, remembering to hold down the key ⌘Command…

The same actions can be carried out in relation to applications. Therefore, all programs that you often have to work with can also be added to the panel Finder… In addition, you can also move files (text, graphics, etc.), sidebar items, and also directly to the toolbar. Apple-scripts. Thanks to these actions, you can significantly reduce the size of the Dock, while at the same time grouping all the necessary files and applications in one place.

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How to quickly find an app on an iPhone or iPad

02/08/2021 by ALOK DAS

The App Store has a total of more than two million applications for iPhone and iPad. If you actively use these devices running iOS or iPadOS, then you probably have dozens of applications installed on your gadgets. Usually, users don’t waste time organizing them. As a result, icons and folders are randomly scattered on several desktops – it’s easy to lose the desired icon.

Fortunately, the iPhone and iPad make it easy to find and launch the app you want. Here’s how to do it.

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Find apps on iPhone or iPad using Spotlight search

Place one finger on the screen near the middle of the home screen and swipe down. This will launch the Spotlight search tool. An on-screen keyboard and search bar appear. This tool can be quite powerful, it is useful to familiarize yourself with all its capabilities.

If you see the keyboard and the search bar, then enter there a few letters of the name of the application you are looking for. Let it be, for example, the application of our site – Yablyk.

Spotlight will suggest the best match in the section “Top Results” and several other options. When you see the desired application icon, just click on it to launch.

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How to find and launch apps using Siri

If you prefer to use voice commands, you can easily launch any application without looking for its icon. Just ask Siri for help.

On older iPhones and iPads, press and hold the button “Home” under the screen. On newer devices that lack such a button, hold down the power button until the Siri screen appears.

If you have enabled the function “Hey Siri”, you can simply say this phrase to launch the voice assistant.

After activating Siri say: “Open the application” and enter the name of the application you want to run.

In this case, we decided to use the Yablyk app as an example, so you need to say Siri: “Open the Yablyk app”…

After that, the application will start!

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How to post a photo or video to Instagram on iPhone directly from the Photos app

02/08/2021 by ALOK DAS

With iOS and iPadOS options Share this in the “Photos” application, users Instagram can easily post photos and videos without launching the main application.

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How to post a photo or video to Instagram on iPhone directly from the Photos app

In order to post an image or video to Instagram, select the corresponding icon in the menu “Share this” in the application “Photo»Or any other program that supports this function.

Enter a title and hashtags in the pop-up panel field. Then, using the “Share this»Post the selected content to Instagram.

However, there is one caveat: using filters or other editing functions will still require launching the main application.

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If the menu “Share this“The Instagram icon is not displayed, click on the”More»(Far right), in the menu that opens, select Instagram.

Set the switch to position “Included” and press the button Ready…

Instagram requires a smartphone or tablet with iOS 11 or later. Anyone can download the application from the App Store for free.

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How to update apps on iPhone and iPad if there is no Updates tab in the App Store

30/07/2021 by ALOK DAS

With the release of iOS 13, Apple has changed the layout of items in its app store. Because of this, the section with updates will disappear from the main page of the catalog. Instead, we are offered to use the Apple Arcade service, its very appearance has already caused a lot of discussions on social networks. If you have just recently updated to the current version of iOS, for example, from iOS 12, then in this article we will tell you how to update applications on iPhone and iPad in the current version of the App Store.

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How to update apps on iPhone or iPad in iOS 13 and newer iOS

The section with updates is now located in the account properties. To get there, open the App Store application, click on the profile icon in the upper right corner, and then find the section in the settings “Available Updates”… There will be all programs for which there are updates, provided the auto-update function is disabled.

I must say that Apple’s decision to move the update section to Account Settings looks rather controversial. A rather important element was missing from the home page of the App Store, and the new location for it turned out to be quite unfortunate. Such an arrangement cannot be called intuitive. It would be better for Arcade to create a separate application, and updates are not tied to it. After all, they are used by all users, without exception, and the company’s gaming service may not be developed.

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IOS 15 home screen can host the same app multiple times

11/06/2021 by ALOK DAS

IOS 15 and iPadOS 15 (Installation Guide) have a lot of cool features that we have yet to learn about. But we already know that for the first time users of these operating systems will be able to place the same application on multiple home screens, or place multiple icons for the same application on the same screen. AND […]

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Review of the game Grimvalor for iPhone and iPad – one of the best platformers in the App Store

24/05/2021 by ALOK DAS

When the creators of two awesome mobile platformers Soosiz and Swordigo announced in July 2018 that they were working on a new game, many eagerly rubbed their hands. Already on the very first “gifs” it was clear that the novelty looks amazing, and gamers froze in anticipation of a new masterpiece.

Download Grimvalor for iPhone and iPad (App Store)

The release of the new game, called Grimvalor, took place in October 2018 and fully met all expectations. If you’ve played Soosiz or Swordigo before, the novelty will seem familiar to you – the same 2.5D graphics engine, the same comfortable controllers and the same aerial mechanics. If in Swordigo there was practically nothing to complain about, then in Grimvalor even more so.

First, about the visual side of the game. Some particularly picky users criticized Swordigo’s graphics as being too clumsy and reminiscent of the Nintendo 64. If you are one of them, then with Grimvalor you will breathe a sigh of relief.

The game is permeated through and through with a dark fantasy atmosphere, ranging from ominous, but no less beautiful landscapes to the creepy-looking opponents. If you love Dark Souls, Grimvalor is sure to please.

The designers managed to create such a gloomy and dark atmosphere that rare glimpses of light make a truly lasting impression. Get ready for the fact that during the game you will stop more than once, just to enjoy the picture. Of course, when you, mesmerized by the surrounding landscape, stop and lose your guard, bloodthirsty ghouls will immediately destroy you, but it’s worth it!

Grimvalor surpasses Swordigo not only in terms of graphics, but also in the implementation of fights with the enemy. Controlling your character is still easy with a few buttons and swipes. However, the battles themselves are very difficult, and a high concentration of attention and a high reaction speed are required from you. Each battle brings an incredible sense of satisfaction, and once you get into the rhythm, by the end of the game you will feel like a real daredevil.

The progression system in Grimvalor is borrowed from RPG games. As you progress, you will be able to unlock new weapons, items and ammunition, and watching the “pumping” of the character, you will not be able to tear yourself away from the game. Grimvalor can be safely called a spiritual sequel to Swordigo, although in fact the game even surpasses Swordigo 2.

The game is compatible with almost all iPad, iPod touch and iPhone models running iOS 10.0 or later.

Localization into Russian is present.

Download Grimvalor for iPhone and iPad (App Store)

In the meantime, there is no need to know about it. ”

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How to hide app on iPhone and close it from iOS search

01/03/2021 by ALOK DAS

The very ideology of iOS provides for quick access to the installed application. For this, it is placed on one of the desktops. But users do not always need this – sometimes the label gets in the way or it is generally undesirable to show it to strangers.

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In fact, it is possible to hide pre-installed apps like Safari. Third-party programs can be slightly disguised so that they are not so easy to detect.

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How to hide the default app in iOS and iPadOS?

If you are dealing with official pre-installed applications, then they can be hidden from the screen without uninstalling. Unexpectedly, the function will help with this. Screen Time…

Open the app Settings and go to section Screen Time…

On the menu “Content and Privacy” activate the switch.

After that, access to additional settings will appear. We are interested “Allowed Applications”…

Here you can deactivate all applications you don’t need. In this case, they will disappear from the desktop and will not appear there.

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How to hide a third-party app and close it for search on iPhone or iPad?

The easiest way to hide a third party app is to put it in a folder.

Although this method does not seem to be reliable, it is most often used by users. To create a folder, you just need to drag one application onto another. You can group the maximum number of programs and hide the desired one among them. It is better to give a name for this collection something neutral – “work”, “utilities”, “other” or something similar.

In our example below, we hid the WhatsApp messenger in the folder, removed it from iOS search, and turned off its notifications.

You will also need to disable notifications from this application so that it does not inadvertently signal its existence. What is the point of hiding a messenger in a folder if the program will beep about new messages? We’ll have to go into the settings and pay attention to the section “Notifications”…

You will also need to hide the application from Siri search and suggestions. To do this, in the settings in the section Siri and Search scroll down until you see your application.

Click on it and disable all available options: “Analysis of this application”, “From the application”, “App offer”, “App in search” and “Isp. with Ask Siri “…

If in the settings Siri and Search you do not see your application, it means that it was already disabled earlier in Screen Time…

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How do I hide an app from history?

Apple remembers everything that you downloaded from the app store. And even after removing the program from the device, the mention of this application will remain in the download history. So anyone with access to your device can find out which apps you’ve downloaded and installed previously. But it is very easy to remove this information.

Open the App Store app, click on your profile icon in the upper right corner and go to “Purchases”…

The entries that you want to delete, you just need to swipe to the left and confirm the action by pressing the key Hide (in detail).

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Auto-update iPhone app: how to enable

09/02/2021 by ALOK DAS

The automatic app update feature was first introduced in iOS 7. As soon as a new version of a program is released, the system downloads and installs it without asking for user permission. On the one hand, automatic updates are very convenient, since you don’t have to constantly go through the same procedure.

How to enable / disable the automatic update feature in iOS

one… Open the application “Settings“.

2… Go to section App Store…

3… Activate or deactivate the items “Applications“And”Software updates“In subsection “Automatic downloads”.

There is also a solution for those who want to use the automatic update function, but do not want to consume mobile traffic. The developers have provided for the ability to automatically update only when an active connection to a Wi-Fi network.

Note: Apps are automatically updated when the iPhone or iPad is connected to a charger.

To turn off automatic updates when using cellular data, deactivate the toggle switch “Automatic downloads” in subsection “Cellular data“.

Now applications will be automatically updated only when the smartphone is connected to Wi-Fi, and once again you will not have to think about the safety of mobile traffic.

Unfortunately, the developers did not provide for the possibility of selective automatic updates, so it will not be possible to configure this function for any specific applications.

In general, automatic updating is a rather useful thing, but sometimes it complicates the user’s life. As a rule, in new versions, application creators fix the flaws of previous releases, but sometimes updates still contain bugs that can worsen the operation of the iPhone or iPad.

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How to resize and number of Launchpad app icons on macOS

07/02/2021 by ALOK DAS

Surely, not all macOS users are satisfied with the size and number of icons in Launchpad. Indeed, why hasn’t Apple provided the ability to change these seemingly simple parameters, because in the same Finder this is possible? In our material, we will tell you how to change the size and number of application icons in Launchpad using standard macOS tools.

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In iOS, the number and position of icons also cannot be changed without jailbreak, but there, at least depending on the diagonal of the device, the number of icons in the grid varies. In macOS, it doesn’t matter what kind of Mac you have, with 11-inches on board or 27 – the grid will be the same everywhere – 7 icons in a row and five in columns. Moreover, if on the compact 11 ” MacBook Air it looks just great, and the usability does not suffer at all, then on the 27 ” giant iMac one gets the impression that a person with low vision is working. It’s time to restore justice!

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How to customize the Launchpad icon grid on macOS

In order to implement your plan, you need to use the Terminal (you can find it through the explorer Finder → Programs → Utilities or using the search Spotlight…

one… Specify the number of icons in a row. The parameter “N“. By default, there are 7 icons:

defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-columns -int N

Let’s put eight and press the key Enter (Return):

defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-columns -int 8

2… Now change the number of icons in the columns. By default, there are 5 icons. We also change the parameter “N“:

defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-rows -int N

Let’s put for example 6 and press the key Enter:

defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-rows -int 6

3… You must restart Launchpad for any changes to take effect. This is done using the following command:

killall Dock

Finally press Enter (Return) and in a couple of moments get ready to taste the result of your activity.

If you don’t like the result and you want to return everything to square one, then everything is solved by entering the following commands (after entering each, press Enter (Return) on the keyboard):

defaults delete com.apple.dock springboard-rows
defaults delete com.apple.dock springboard-columns
killall Dock

Thus, having devoted 10 minutes to this moment, you can achieve an ideal result, in which both the icons will be of a comfortable size for you, and their number on the Launchpad field.

In the comments, you can write about what Mac you have and the ideal grid size that you have achieved experimentally. You look, and other users will not have to suffer =).

On my iMac 27 ’’, I’m most comfortable working with a 6×8 grid.

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How to know when all macOS and app updates were installed on Mac

07/02/2021 by ALOK DAS

When troubleshooting Mac problems, it’s helpful to know when the problem occurred. Knowing the date, you can try to find out what exactly happened to the system on that particular day or time range. Perhaps the problem was caused by another application update or the installation of a cracked application?

Perhaps something went wrong with the last update of macOS itself? You can narrow your search by checking the dates for expected updates or software installations on your Mac.

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How to find out when any program or update was installed on macOS

Getting system information

There are two ways to get to the information you need:

1. Click on the  icon in the menu bar.

2. Select a section “About This Mac”

3. Enter the menu “System report”

1. Open the folder Programs and go to directory Utilities.

2. Find the application in them “System Information”.

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Viewing information

Go to section “Installations”… On the right side of the screen, columns will appear indicating the installed software, its version and the date of installation.

If you need to find a specific date or program, you just need to click on the heading of the corresponding column. So, our example shows sorting by installation date. You can easily see when all the app and macOS updates took place.

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Conclusion

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How to turn off command notifications from the Quick Commands app in iOS

10/01/2021 by ALOK DAS

application “Quick commands” is gradually becoming a user-friendly automation tool. However, this solution has its drawbacks. For example, an application constantly reacts with pop-up banners when its events are triggered.

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How do I turn off notifications from the Quick Commands app in iOS?

1. Open the app Settings, go to section Screen time and enable the function if you have not already done so.

On subsequent screens press Continue and This is my iPhone…

2. If Screen Time has not been turned on before, wait for the annoying notification from “Quick commands”… If the event does not come soon, then just set up any automation that should be triggered in a minute from the current time. You will soon see the requested command activation notification.

3. Go to the menu again Settings → Screen time and go to the section See all activity…

4. At the bottom of the list that appears in the section “Notifications“You can see the statistics of the application”Commands“(See screenshot below).

5. Click on the column “Teams” and wait a few seconds while the menu with notification settings for the application “Teams” will become available for changes.

6. Open the section “Teams”, you will see the familiar iOS menu for setting up notifications.

7. This is where you can turn off the annoying banners. In order to disable all notifications, set the switch Allowing notifications into position Turned off…

After these steps, triggering any quick command or automation event will not cause a notification or message to appear on the lock screen of your iPhone or iPad. If this behavior “Quick commands” If you were annoyed and prevented from using this convenient tool fully, now this obstacle has been removed.

After completing all the above steps, the function Screen time, can be disabled. However, in this case, after a while notifications from the application “Quick commands” will begin to appear again and the shutdown procedure must be repeated.

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How to Set Up Up Next Songs List in Apple Music (Music App)

08/01/2021 by ALOK DAS

When you listen to an album or playlist already composed by someone, it’s simple – the  Music app automatically plays one track after another. But what if you are already tired of the usual order of songs, or there is a desire to put on the next completely different composition on your own? In this article, we will explain in detail how to manage the “queue” of songs – add, swap and delete tracks.

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How to view the “Next” section (which songs will be played next)

First of all, let’s figure out where this list is located at all – after all, for beginners and those who use Apple Music, this is not at all so obvious.

You will see a section Next in lineconsisting of a list of songs to be played next.

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How to change the order (queue) of songs in the Music app

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How to play next any song from the Library in the Music app

Of course, the instructions above are not good in all cases. Yes, it is ideal for an already formed album – but what if we, as already mentioned at the beginning of the article, really want to listen to the next “this very” track that we have not launched for a thousand years? If so, do the following:

1. Open the list of songs (album or playlist);

2. Press and hold (works on all iPhones) on the song title until a pop-up menu appears.

3. In the menu that appears, select Play next…

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How to remove songs from the Next list in the Music app

Unfortunately, in the current version of Apple Music, you can only remove tracks from the queue one by one.

Done! Now you have got a comprehensive understanding of how to work with the section “Queue” in the Apple Music music app.

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How to customize the System Preferences app interface on Mac (macOS)

13/12/2020 by ALOK DAS

Just like a native app Settings in iOS, program System settings in macOS allows you to customize the operating system as you wish. The user can, for example, change the size and position of the Dock, choose a desktop background, set the time according to time zones, customize the keyboard, mouse, trackpad, and much more.

Via System settings changing the operating system settings is very easy and convenient. We present to your attention a quick guide on customizing the application interface and managing icons.

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How to categorize icons in System Preferences or arrange them alphabetically

1. Open the app System settingsby clicking on the corresponding icon in the Dock. You can also launch the application through the Apple menu.

2. To categorize icons in the menu View select Arrange by category… If you want to arrange them alphabetically, click on Arrange alphabetically…

The screenshot posted above demonstrates the arrangement of the icons by category. In the image below, they are sorted alphabetically.

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How to hide or make visible an icon in System Preferences

1. Run the application System settings…

2. On the menu View select Tune or press and hold the dedicated button at the top of the application window.

A check mark will appear next to each icon. If you want to hide the icon of an application in System Preferences, just uncheck the box.

3. Click the button Done in the upper left corner to complete the setup process.

Manually remove icons for standard Apple apps from System settings impossible.

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How do you know which app is using the most battery on your iPhone or iPad?

06/12/2020 by ALOK DAS

You have included Power saving mode have lowered the display brightness, turned off location services and push notifications in applications, and also made many other basic settings aimed at saving battery power, but the cherished indicator is still quickly approaching zero?

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It is possible that a gluttonous application has settled in the system. In this manual, we will explain the method of determining which applications are best not to use when the nearest charging is far away.

The issue of battery life of any smartphone is the most acute one, and the iPhone is no exception. For many years now, users have been asking to increase the battery life on a single charge in a new smartphone model, even if this negatively affects the thickness of the device. After all, why a beautiful gadget that barely lasts until the end of the working day. But Jonathan Ive himself (the former chief designer of Apple) dashed all hopes by publicly declaring that the company’s priority is aimed at design, not battery life. So we stock up on external batteries and other accessories that increase this low figure, or resort to software diagnostic methods for gluttonous applications. Even partially stopping the use of some of them will have a positive effect on the battery life of the iOS device.

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How to determine which apps you don’t need to use if you want to maximize your iPhone and iPad battery life

1… Run the standard application Settings and go to section Battery…

2… Scroll down the section and click on the link button Battery in applications…

3… This menu displays the usage and standby times of the smartphone since the last charge, as well as the battery usage by applications in the last 24 hours. Battery usage is displayed as a percentage of the total charge consumed.

Link button with caption Activity turns on the display of the duration of use and the type of activity (screen or background).

Thus, in the event that there is no opportunity to recharge the iOS device, the best option would be to refuse to use the energy-intensive applications specified in the section Battery applications Settings…

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Karaoke on TV with Apple Music on Apple TV and other app features

11/11/2020 by ALOK DAS

Perhaps you just recently became the owner of an Apple TV, or you have only used games and viewing photos and videos from your iPhone on your TV. The Music app on Apple TV works just like it does on your other devices. You can play your favorite songs and clips on the big TV screen, turn on karaoke mode, discover something new for yourself, manage your library and search for a specific song, album or artist.

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Think of the Music app on Apple TV as a useful addition. Use it for background music while you work, or add volume during a party. And our guide will help you learn how to use this app on Apple TV.

Naturally, to fully use the Music app on Apple TV, you need to purchase a subscription to the service.

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How to use the Music app on your Apple TV

Listen now

This section was once called “For You”. IN “Listen now” you can find recently played music, new songs, as well as curated recommendations based on user preferences. Use the touchpad on the remote control and scroll down to view each section. To play, just click on the remote.

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Overview

The section contains selected videos, albums, collections that are at the top of Apple Music. Here you can check out new music released, listen to tracks according to your mood, evaluate what is popular or has been updated, and much more.

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Video

Check out this section if you enjoy watching music videos. The newest and most popular videos are posted here. You can look into your Favorites, review new releases, search by genre, and listen to live performances.

Possible actions with video

While playing a video, you can press the Menu button on the remote control to do one of the following:

+ (plus sign): Add the video to your library.
More (three points): Choose from actions such as Go to Artist, Add to Library or Playlist, Play Next, Like / Dislike, and Suggest More / Less Like.
AirPlay: Select your device from the list.
In random order: Shuffle the playback order of the videos in this category.
Repeat: Automatically replay the video.
Text: Click the Lyrics button, and then click the song cover to view the lyrics.

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Radio

Radio is a section where you can listen to radio programs, stations, or even create your own. It is possible to view sections of radio hosts, interviews, local, international stations or radio stations by genre.

Possible actions for broadcasts and stations

The actions depend on the type of item that you select in Radio. For example, you can press the Text button for a radio show, but the lyrics will not appear in the same way as in a song. The steps below will guide you through the basic steps in the Radio section.

More (three points): Choose from actions such as Go to Artist, Play Next, Create Station, Like / Dislike, and Suggest More / Less Like.
AirPlay: Select your device from the list.
In random order: Change the playback order of radio programs in this category.
Repeat: Automatic replay of the program.
Text: Click the Text button and then click on the cover to display the text.

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To see all the music and playlists you’ve saved, go to the Library section in the Music app on Apple TV. On the left side of this tab, you will see items for better navigation, with which you can navigate from playlists to songs and artists. Below are the genres by which your music has been classified.

Some sections of your library can be sorted, shuffled, or simply played.

You can sort playlists by type, title, added date, or played date. But you can also sort albums and songs by artist, title, or show recently added ones. And finally, you can sort genre songs by title, added time, show recently added, newest first or oldest first.

Click on a song, playlist, album, or other item to view its details. You will see the parameter “More”to remove an item from your library, add it to a playlist, or play it right away.

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Performed

This tab is an audio or video player that displays the currently playing song. For example, if we are talking about a song, then by certain actions you can view its text and find several songs similar to it. But when it comes to an album, you can swipe across it to see a list of available songs, add it to your library, or go to the artist details page.

Actions for songs

If you are already listening to a song that you want to add to your library or see its lyrics, then this is easy to do. During song playback, you will see two buttons under the cover and two above it.

+ (plus sign): Add the song to your library.
More (three points): Choose from actions such as Go to Album or Artist, Add to Library or Playlist, Create Station, View Full Text, Like / Dislike and Suggest More / Less Like …
AirPlay: Select a device from the list.
Text (karaoke mode): press the button Text, and then click on the cover of the song. Time-synchronized lyrics appear to the right of the cover art.

Album actions

Actions with albums and their songs are the same as above. In addition, when you select an album, you will see the following action buttons on the detail screen and also on the screen when you play a specific song from the album.

Add to: Add an album to your library.
Mix: Shuffle the playback order of songs in the album.
Repeat: Automatically play it once or twice each time you press the button.
Autoplay: Activate automatic continuous music playback.
Go to artist: Go to the artist details page to see additional songs, albums, videos, bios, related artists, and more.
More: Choose from actions such as Go to Artist, Add to Library or Playlist, Play Next or Later, Like / Dislike, and Suggest More / Less Like.

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Search

The search function lets you find artists, songs, lyrics, albums, and more in the Music app.

You can also scroll down the sections. This will show you all of them, from genres of music such as pop, rock and country, to thematic categories such as attention, motivation and sleep.

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How to make and share music slideshow in Photos app on iPhone or iPad

28/10/2020 by ALOK DAS

With the release of iOS 10, Apple seriously decided to make the Photos app a competitor to Google Photos by implementing a tool Memories with the ability to group photos by events and create slideshows from them. In this article, we will share two ways to make a music slideshow from photos in the Photos app.

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How to make and share a music slideshow (video from photos) in the Photos app on iPhone or iPad

Apple offers two options for creating slideshows.

Option 1 (create a video movie from all photos of the album + the ability to save)

1. Open the app A photo on iPhone or iPad go to the tab Albums… Select the desired album to create a slideshow (movie). We discussed in detail how to create albums and folders in the Photos application in this article.

2. Click the “···” in the upper right corner.

3. In the menu that appears, select “Play a movie memory”…

4. A slideshow of the photos in the album will start with music.

5. Tap the screen to change slideshow settings. Choose a soundtrack (soft, light, funny, cheerful, disco club, etc.), as well as a frame rate (short or medium).

6. For more detailed slideshow settings, press the “Edit” in the upper right corner and in the pop-up window confirm your intention by clicking OK.

7. Additional options will open that allow you to change the slideshow title, title image, music theme, and choose a photo for the current slideshow.

The detailed slideshow customization process creates a copy in the format “Memories” in the tab “For you” Photo apps…

8. To save the slideshow in video format to the Photos application or share it with friends, return to the initial screen (before pressing the Edit) and click Share this in the lower left corner.

9. In the menu that appears, select “Save video “…

The video slideshow will be saved in the Photos app.

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Option 2 (creating a video film from selected album photos + more opportunities for choosing animation effects and musical accompaniment)

2. To select all the photos for the slideshow, click the “···” in the upper right corner.

To create a slideshow from selected photos, click Choose and highlight the images you want, then click the “···” in the upper right corner.

3. Select an item Slide show… The slide show starts automatically in full screen.

4. Tap the screen to change the settings. Click the button Options to change slideshow settings.

In chapter Music select one of the suggested standard songs or music from the application Music (Apple Music).

In chapter Theme select a display style for your slides. To repeat the slides, activate the item To repeat…

Use the turtle and hare slider to decrease or increase the playback speed.

Changing the soundtrack also entails rearranging the entire clip to match the tempo and tone of the composition.

It should be noted that the slideshow created using the second option does not provide the ability to save the video and send it to friends. The created slideshow can only be viewed on an iOS device or transferred to a TV with an Apple TV set-top box.

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How to organize photos and videos into albums and folders in the Photos app on iPhone or iPad

28/10/2020 by ALOK DAS

The Photos app for iPhone and iPad gives you quick and easy access to all your photos and videos. All Photos, Panoramas, Videos, and even Selfies have their own dedicated albums. The user cannot change or delete any of them, however, he can add and manage his own albums, folders. Thus, you can conveniently organize your photos and videos.

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How to create new albums and folders in the Photos app on iPhone and iPad

1. Run the application “A photo” on the home screen.

2. Click “Albums” at the bottom right of the navigation bar.

3. Click the button Add (looks like “+”) in the top left corner.

4. Select “New album” (a new album for photos and videos will be created), “New folder” (folder to place albums) or “New shared album” (an album for sharing photos and videos with other users).

5. Come up with a title for the new album.

6. Click “Save”…

7. Select the photos or videos you want to add to this album.

8. Click “Done” in the upper right corner.

9. The new album will appear in the tab “Albums”…

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How to add photos and videos to existing albums using the Photos app on iPhone and iPad

1. Run the application “A photo” on the home screen.

2. Tap an album to view its contents.

3. Click the icon “···“ in the upper right corner.

4. Click on the button that appears at the bottom of the screen. “Add photo”…

5. Click on the photos or videos you want to add and click “Done”…

You can create albums based on people, places, trips, photo types, and other criteria.

How to delete an album or change its display order

1. Open the tab Albums applications A photo and click the link button “Cm. everything” in the upper right corner.

2. Press the button “Edit” in the upper right corner.

3. To delete an album, click the “-” button in the upper left corner of the thumbnail.

4. To change the order of the album, click on the thumbnail and move the album to the desired location.

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How to disable password on iPhone and iPad when installing free apps from the App Store

27/10/2020 by ALOK DAS

When installing applications from the App Store, users are forced to enter their Apple ID password every time, even if the game or program is distributed free of charge. This is annoying for many, but not everyone knows that iOS (iPadOS) allows you to disable the password on the iPhone or iPad when installing free applications from the App Store.

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It should be noted right away that to download paid applications, of course, you always need a password (you can only set up a “15-minute password-free window”).

How to disable password on iPhone and iPad when installing free apps from the App Store (including iOS 14)

1. Open the “Settings“And go to the section”Face ID and passcode” or “Touch ID and passcode»Depending on the device model.

2. Set the switch “ITunes Store and App Store” into position “Turned off”…

3. Return to the main page of the “Settings” application and click on your name.

4. Go to the section “Media materials and purchases”…

Note: In older versions of iOS, this item is called “ITunes Store and App Store”…

5. Click on the icon in the upper left corner of the screen and in the pop-up menu that appears, select Password Settings…

Note: In older versions of iOS, item Password Settings located right on this page under the section Apple ID…

6. Install the switch “Prompt for password” into position “Turned off”…

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How to create custom widgets on iPhone using the Widgetsmith app

26/10/2020 by ALOK DAS

With the release of iOS 14, Apple has significantly expanded the functionality of widgets on the iPhone, and also allowed you to create your own skins. This has led to the rapid flooding of the App Store with third-party apps that help users customize the iOS home screen. In this article we will talk about one such application – Widgetsmith. This development greatly simplifies the creation of your own widgets on the iPhone.

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The Widgetsmith app was created by David Smith, developer of several popular Apple Watch and iPhone apps, including Watchsmith, Sleep ++, and Pedometer ++. The concept behind Widgetsmith is that it allows you to create customizable and personalized home screen widgets for iOS 14. At the same time, the application is also actively updated – additional options, icons, etc. appear. With its help, you can color the widgets according to your preferences. How it works?

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How to Use Widgetsmith to Customize iPhone and iPad Home Screen Widgets in iOS 14

On the home screen of the Widgetsmith app (download link), the Widgets tab offers a choice of three different widget sizes: small, medium and large. Each widget can display different information and can be customized with different font styles and colors, shades and background colors.

The process itself is incredibly simple.

1. Click the “Add Widget” button for the desired widget size.

2. Tap on a widget to customize it.

3. Choose what kind of information you want to see on the home screen. Here are the data sources available at Widgetsmith (we’ve provided some examples below for adding widgets):

Custom: photo, photos in the album.

Custom: text, letterhead

The calendar
Reminders
Weather (paid by subscription)
Health and activity
Tides (paid by subscription)
Astronomy

Within each data type, there are many options for the type of display of this information. Additional customization options play an important role, including font style and color, background color. The result can be obtained both colorful and aesthetic, as well as the most informative.

4. After you have created a widget for the iOS 14 home screen in the Widgetsmith app, you can return to the home screen, press and hold your finger to activate the wiggle mode, and then tap the “+” sign in the upper left corner.

5. Find Widgetsmith in the list of applications, then select the size of the widget you created and click “Add widget”…

6. This will add a widget from Widgetsmith to the iOS home screen.

On the iOS 14 home screen, you can use as many widgets from Widgetsmith as you like. After you add the Widgetsmith item of the size you want to the home screen, press and hold on it with your finger, then select “Change widget”.

7. In the menu that appears, select the “Widget” option.

This will allow you to choose from several designs already created in the Widgetsmith app. In fact, every iOS home screen widget can be obtained from Widgetsmith if desired.

Widgetsmith also supports temporary widgets, which allow you to replace the widget on your home screen at specific times of the day. For example, you can display the current date until the end of the work day, and then have Widgetsmith automatically change the widget and show the to-do on the next day’s calendar.

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8. To delete an unnecessary widget in the Widgetsmith app, slide your finger from right to left over the selected one and press the red button “Delete“.

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How to change the default app to open files on macOS: 3 ways

25/10/2020 by ALOK DAS

Do you often work with images and want to edit them not through Preview, but, for example, in Pixelmator? Yes, you can right-click each time and select “Open in program“, But … In the instructions below we will tell you how to get full control over the options for selecting the” default “program.

I must say that Finder is very flexible in this respect. There are several ways to “order” him to open a file in another application.

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How to tell only a selected file to open in a specific application (this will not affect all other files of this format)

The first method will allow you to open one (and only one) file in the program you are interested in. All other files will open in the same way as usual.

1… Click on the desired file with the right mouse button.

2… Press and hold the key ⌥Alt (Option) on keyboard. You will see that the inscription Open in app will change to Always open in app…

3. Click on Always open in app and select the program in which you want to open this file.

Now the selected file will always open in the program you just specified – even though it (the program) is not the default application for these types of files.

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How to change the default app to open files of a specific format in macOS

The second method will allow you to change the “default” program – for example, to carry out the scenario described above, i.e. replace for jpeg images View on Pixelmator.

1. Right click on the file.

2. Select Open in appand then select Other ..…

3. A drop-down list will appear “Enable”which is set by default to Recommended Applications… If the application you want is grayed out, select “All programs” in this field. Then select your application and click Open…

4. Check the box Enable for Always open in app…

5. Click Open…

Note… If you don’t see the field “Enable or Always Open With”, press the button “Parameters” in the lower left corner and they will be displayed.

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How to change the default application to open files on macOS through the File Properties menu

1… Click on the file with the right mouse button.

2… Please select Properties…

3… Click on small triangle next to the inscription Open in app… From the drop-down menu, select a new program that will open all files of this type by default. Here you can also return the old application to its place.

4… Click the button Tune… to bring up the menu for saving changes.

five… Save changes by pressing the button Proceed…

Done! If you often open a file with a non-default program, use the instructions above – and save yourself not only time, but also nerves.

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How to enable built-in pop-up Shazam on iPhone without installing the app itself

03/10/2020 by ALOK DAS

The Shazam application, which allows you to guess (recognize) music playing on a third-party device using the microphone of an iPhone or iPad, is very popular. However, after Apple bought the Shazam service, users have the opportunity to determine the author, album and song title using standard iOS and iPadOS tools. How it works?

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How to enable built-in pop-up Shazam on iPhone or iPad without installing the program?

With the release of iOS 14.2 (iPadOS 14.2), Shazam has finally been integrated into the operating system. From now on, users can use the so-called “Pop-up Shazam” option, which allows you to define the music played in any third-party application or browser. It is no longer necessary to install the Shazam app from the App Store. The mechanism for calling Shazam is implemented through a special button in the Control Center. Here’s how to add and use it:

1. Open the Settings app and go to the Control Center menu.

2. Click the green “+” button next to Music recognition, after which it will be added to the used elements of Control Center.

3. To identify which song is playing, open Control Center and click the button that appears with the Shazam logo.

4. After 5 seconds, a pop-up window with the result appears at the top of the screen.

In case you need more information about the song, click on the banner to download the song page on the Shazam website.

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How to find the title and author of a song on iPhone and iPad without installing Shazam using Siri?

In addition, Shazam functionality has been built into Siri, a personal assistant. This is very convenient, since there are often cases when the user simply does not have time to get the phone, unlock, launch Shazam and give the program time to determine the playing track before it ends.

Just activate Siri (Settings → Siri and Search), call the voice assistant by voice or using the buttons and ask a question: “What music is playing?”, “What song?”, “Who sings?” etc.

However, despite the widespread development of technology, it is far from always convenient to communicate with your smartphone in full voice, for example, in public transport or a cafe. In this case, it will not be superfluous to activate the ability to enter a text request for Siri, for this follow the path: Settings → Accessibility → Siri and enable the parameter “Typing for Siri”…

After that, at the bottom of the Siri screen, a text request field will appear. Enter the appropriate request and click the button Done…

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New iOS 14: How to sort photos and videos using search filters in the Photos app on iPhone and iPad

30/07/2020 by ALOK DAS

The Photos app has a good search function to find the specific photos and videos you want. But when you are inside an album, this search option is not very useful. In iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 (a detailed look at new features), Apple implemented filtering functionality for this app.

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With filters in Photos, you can narrow down the number of items you see by media type, or if they have been edited or added to favorites. You can use filters on pre-made collections, shared albums, and albums that you create. Here’s how to use filters in Photos on iPhone and iPad.

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What is it for?

The filtering feature in Photos can come in handy in many situations. In large albums that contain many elements, you can filter and leave, for example, only videos for display. Or in a folder “Recent” you can only view the items you have edited.

Did you like the appearance of filters in Photos? Let us know in the comments if you find this feature useful for yourself and whether you will use it.

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In which sections of the “Photos” application you can filter images

The easiest way to find out if you can use a filter at a specific location in Photos is to simply check for the option. But to help you out, we’ll show you where you can apply filters.

You can use filters in albums “Places”, Favorites and “Recent”, and also in each folder “Types of Media”, “Shared Albums” and “My albums”… Also, you can apply a filter to your search results when searching for a photo or video.

Basically, the only sections in Photos where you can’t use filters are: tab “For you” and albums “People” and “Recently Deleted”…

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Types of search filters in the Photos app

There are four filters you can use depending on your location in “Photo”… These include “Chosen”, “Modified”, “Photo” and “Video”…

This must be taken into account, because the filter parameters will vary depending on the place of its application. For example, if you are viewing the section “Chosen”, then element “Chosen” obviously not among the filter options. And if you are in the folder “Types of media”you will only see “Modified” and “Chosen” as filter parameters.

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How to use search filters in the Photos app

Now that you have an understanding of the basics of working with filters, it’s time to use them. Select in “Photo” the collection or album to which you want to apply the filter. Then follow these steps.

1. Click on the three dots in the upper right corner of the window.

2. Select “Filter”…

3. Select the type or types of filters and note that you can apply more than one filter at a time to narrow down the search results as needed. Click on the desired item to select or deselect it.

4. Click “Done”…

When you get the results of the filter, you will also see below the cardinality it found and the type of filter you applied.

To go to the default filtering options, click on the button that appears “Change filter”, and select “All objects”…

Note. In addition to removing a filter, you can use this process to modify the filter by adding new types to it or removing old ones.

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How much space is left in the mailbox (email): how to find out in the Mail app on Mac

22/07/2020 by ALOK DAS

Depending on the email service you use for personal and business communications, you may have limitations on the size of your storage. For example, a service like Google limits the storage for its applications, for example Gmail. If you require more space, you will have to pay for it.

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Many users do not even know about the existence of any restrictions in free services, not to mention the exact values of the limits. Luckily, you can check the limits and quotas in the Mail app on your Mac. This will tell you how much space you have already used and how much is still available. In this guide, we’ll show you where in this app you can check your limits.

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How to check your mailbox (email) limits in the Mail app on Mac

Open the Mail app on your Mac, then follow these steps to view the available storage space for each of your accounts.

1. With the Mail app open, make sure the sidebar is present. Otherwise, it can be activated by clicking the “Mailboxes»Under the toolbar or View → Show list of mailboxes on the menu bar.

2. Now right-click or Control-click one of the mailboxes configured on the Mac and select “Show account properties“.

3. In the window that appears, select the “Quota limits“.

Here, at the top of the window, you can see the space you currently occupy and the total volume available to you. You can also view information about folders in your mailbox and find out their size.

Note. It may take some time to display information for all folders in the selected account, depending on the size of the items. Progress will be shown in the lower left corner of the window.

If you want to examine emails in a specific folder in order to possibly delete some of the largest ones, then select a folder in the list and click the “Show messages“.

To view this data for other accounts, simply use the “Account“At the top of the window. All connected accounts in the Mail application will be there.

The lack of a vault fill bar can be misleading, but the signature “This account does not limit mail storage space»Makes it clear that there are no limits in principle and there are no restrictions.

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Exchange quotas

If you have an Exchange account type, the “Show account properties”Will look a little different. The used volume will be shown on the tab “Server messages“. You will see at the bottom of the window the total number of emails and how much space they take up.

If you need a quick way to find out how much space your mail is using on a given service, the Quota Limits window in Mail on Mac lets you do just that. Please contact your email provider directly for additional storage options or other questions.

Have you ever wondered about your mailing quotas? Was this information unexpected for you? Then uncover this question for yourself and tell us about your experience.

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How to use the Photos app on Mac (macOS): how to apply filters and edit images

18/07/2020 by ALOK DAS

In the latest versions of macOS, Apple has done a lot of work on the Photos application, and now the program has expanded editing capabilities. If you have not used this application for a long time, it’s time to familiarize yourself with it again.

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How to add images to the Photos app

There is nothing easier. Open the menu “File” → “Import” or use the combination ⌘Cmd + ⇧Shift + I to select the folder where you want to add images.

Alternatively, connect your iPhone, iPad, or camera to your Mac to directly transfer photos from your device.

Both methods allow you to preview images before importing, eliminating the need to remove bad photos or duplicates later. Alternatively, you can drag files to the window (or Dock icon) to add them to your library.

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How to organize images (create albums and folders)

While “Photos” does not support tags (perhaps for this reason you would prefer to use another application), the program makes it easy to organize photos and also search by keywords (just enter what you are looking for in a photo, for example, a cat, river, holiday, etc.).

Just open the “File“→”New album” (or “File” → “New album with selected“, If you have already selected the necessary photos), enter the name, and you will get a new folder for storing photos. To add pictures, select the ones you want (using ⇧Shift + click or Ctrl + clickif there are several photos) and drag them to a folder in the sidebar.

Also you can create smart albums ⌥Option (Alt) + ⌘Cmd + N, allowing you to set criteria for added photos. The application will place in this album all images that meet these criteria.

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How to edit photos in Photos app on Mac

The method for working with photos in recent versions of macOS is the same as in previous versions of the Photos app. In the new edition of the program, the developers have paid special attention to the editing capabilities.

Of course, you can always use the button Autoimprove for quick automatic image enhancement. But to really see what the available tools in the Photos app are capable of, you need to dig a little deeper.

The application always had a hidden editing ability, but now all the options have become more explicit and it’s much easier to use them – open the photo you need to edit and press the button Edit in the upper right corner.

Three buttons are available at the top of the screen: “Correction”, “Filters” and “Cropping”.

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“Cropping” or how to crop, flip and rotate photos

After pressing the button “Cropping” the image will display an overlay grid, in the corners of which four cropping markers will appear, with which you can crop unnecessary details and resize the image. To flip horizontally, use the option Flip. If you need a specific size, please click option “Format” on the right side of the sidebar. Use the dial on the right side of the photo to change the angle of rotation of the photo.

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How to apply filters to photos

In section “Filters” contains a number of filters, although their range is not as extensive as in other photo editors. To apply a filter, simply click on it. If you don’t like any of the effects, click on the thumbnail labeled “Original” at the top of the list. To compare the original and edited pictures, press the button “Show photo without adjustments”, which is located next to the option “Return to original“.

Press and hold this button to view the original version of the image, if you release the button, the processed version of the photo will be displayed on the screen.

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Correction and editing tools section

In section “Correct” thirteen options are now located, for most of them additional features are available.

Shine;
Colour;
Black and white;
Retouch;
Red eyes;
White balance;
Levels;
Curves;
Clear;
Detectable color;
Noise reduction;
Sharpness;
Vignette.

For example, the slider “Shine” allows you to adjust the light level in the photo, and if you click on the menu “Parameters” you’ll see seven additional options to adjust glitter, exposure, brightness level, contrast, and more.

Option “Black and white” includes additional tools to change the level of intensity, balance neutral tones, remove noise.

In previous versions “Photo” had to activate hidden settings to gain access to various options. Now all the tools are visible and easy to use (if you want to see the application recommendations, click the button “Auto” next to the name of each section).

If you want to view a previous version of the image, but do not want to undo the changes already made, uncheck the blue circle icon located next to the section. To revert to the edited version, re-place the check mark in the circle.

Red-eye often appears in many non-professional photographs, and in the Photos application, removing it is a breeze: click on the brush image and select the eye you want to correct. The retouch function is just as simple: click on the brush, then use ⌥Option (Alt) + click to select an area of the photo, click and drag the object you want to delete further. In addition to the above, in this section there are various interesting effects, for example, “Defined color”. To use it, open the menu, select a color, and then use the slider to change the color in the photo.

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How to add text to photos and use Extensions

While the “Photo” application includes many excellent editing tools, the program still can not be compared with full-fledged photo editors. However, there is a solution to the problem – “Photo” allows you to access from the application the functions of other photo editors.

In the editing window, click the button “Extensions”. You will see an option Markup, allowing you to add pictures and written text to photographs and more.

To add an extension to the Photos application, open “System Settings” → “Extensions” and look for apps that have “Photos” next to them.

Currently, there are many applications that work directly in “Photo”. Press button “Extensions” → “Yet”to find out which apps on the App Store are compatible with the program “Photo”.

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Tips for editing images in the Photos app

In addition to the basic functions, the application offers a number of hidden tools that are not conspicuous. Knowing these nuances will help you make your photos even better. First of all, open “View” -> “Show Histogram”.

The histogram will help you improve the color balance in your pictures. It will be especially useful if you use functions. Levels and Curves.

If you want to edit a series of pictures taken simultaneously, make the desired changes to one of them, and then press “Picture” → “Copy corrections” (⌘Cmd + ⇧Shift + C).

Then go back to the photo you want to edit in the same way and click “Picture“→”Paste corrections” (⌘Cmd + ⇧Shift + C). All adjustments will be added to the new photo.

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Live Photo Effects and Editing

The Photo application, among other things, allows you to fully edit Live Photo created on the iPhone.

You can not only choose a new cover photo, mute the sound or crop Live Photo, but also apply effects: “Long exposure “, “Pendulum” or “A loop”.

Live Photo editing tools are also at the click of a button Edit.

Now there are many photo editors and applications for organizing photos, so often many people forget about the “Photo” program. This is not surprising, given that previous versions of the program did not always satisfy user requests, but with the release of High Sierra, the updated integrated photo manager became one of the best options for lovers of free solutions.

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Useful free macOS apps not found on the Mac App Store

01/07/2020 by ALOK DAS

Recently, the trend for the appearance of open source programs for Mac has intensified. Among the emerging software there is no shortage of quality options. The names of VLC, Firefox, LibreOffice, and Handbrake are constantly heard. We suggest you check out some of the other popular and free Mac apps you might need. You will be surprised at how useful these programs are.

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Note: Since the applications in this collection are open source, a message may appear during installation:

“The program cannot be opened because its author is an unidentified developer.”

We talked about how to get around the standard macOS protection process in this article.

IINA – Modern Audio and Video Player for Mac

Under this name hides a modern audio and video player for Mac. The program has a modern design, it supports Force Touch and Touch Bar technologies, as well as the “picture in picture” function. When you open a video, all clips from the same folder are automatically added to the playlist. When listening to an audiobook or podcast, the program allows you to quickly navigate between MP3 sections. There is support for playing online streams and YouTube playlists.

The application interface is minimalistic. There are buttons for playing, selecting the music mode, list, picture in picture and settings. An existing OpenSubtitles account allows you to automatically upload subtitles to movies.

The program allows you to configure numerous parameters: themes, interface, audio / video playback, subtitle appearance, key bindings.

Download IINA for Mac

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Cyberduck – FTP client with cloud storage support

Cyberduck is an FTP client for Mac. It allows you to connect to file servers, view and manage content located in SFTP, WebDAV, Google Drive, One Drive, Dropbox, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, etc. With its interface, Cyberduck resembles a regular browser, simulating its classic navigation and sorting functions as well.

In structure mode, it’s convenient to work with numerous branched folders. The quick view function allows you to find out the contents of a file without downloading it directly. The program can create bookmarks using simple drag and drop items. She keeps a history of visiting servers.

Downloading files is a simple procedure, it is carried out in one step. Just drag and drop bookmarks into the Finder and put the files in bookmarks for download. Cyberduck makes it possible to synchronize local directories with a remote server. There is Russian localization.

Download Cyberduck for Mac

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Cryptomator – file encryption in the cloud

One of the important features of Cyberduck is the integration of the program with Cryptomator. This service can create directories in the cloud storage and encrypt them, like the files inside, using AES-256 encryption keys. Information placed there will be securely and transparently encoded.

It was:

It became:

This makes it possible to avoid the introduction of backdoors from third parties and ensure the safety of their data located in the clouds. The application itself is very simple. You only need to create your own repository, enter a name and password for it.

Download Cryptomator for Mac

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Skim PDF Reader – Advanced PDF Viewer for Mac

MacOS application View supports working with PDF and images. However, the free alternative, Skim PDF Reader, turned out to be much better. This program has built-in support for AppleScript, LaTeX, BibDesk, and more. In the left part of the main window, you can view thumbnails of pages or their table of contents. And on the right side there is a notes panel, which displays all the annotations you created.

An interesting feature of Skim is the “reading pane.” It allows you to focus on the material being studied. The content panel has received powerful search functionality. It is possible to highlight the search results on all pages and group them according to the density on the sheet.

If you are working with an impressive book of hundreds of pages, you can split the document into two PDFs or make its reference picture. Using thumbnails or a table of contents, the book can be viewed faster. And all notes or annotations can be exported to a text file.

Download Skim PDF Reader for Mac

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BibDesk – Bibliographic Manager for Mac

To select and correctly execute a bibliography is not an easy task. With its implementation, it is easy to make mistakes during formatting. In this situation, BibDesk for macOS will come to the rescue, which is designed to manage bibliographies and links when writing essays and articles. It can also be used to organize and maintain a library of documents in PDF and other formats.

The bibliographic manager BibDesk has improved support for UTF encodings, allows you to expand the bib format with new fields, and allows you to add your plugins. It does not contain bibliographic styles, but it easily integrates with LaTeX basic styles. It naturally imports / export functions in plain text, RTF, HTML, RSS and such bibliographic formats as BibTeX, RIS, EndNote. This BM makes it possible to link articles from a personal computer to your own bibliography.

Using the application is easy. Build your library of articles on Google Scholar, ACM, arXiv, JSTOR, Springer Link, and other specialized resources. For each publication, a citation key is needed, suggesting details: type of article, year, author, etc. Just copy this key, as BibDesk will automatically receive all the details.

You can drag a PDF file into the program window and fill in the information fields for it. The application allows you to export bibliographic information in the following formats: BibTeX, XML, HTML and others. Or you can simply copy data from the application and then paste it into your documents.

Download BibDesk for Mac

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SelfControl – adding sites to the blacklist on macOS for a while

There are many sites on the Internet that drag us in with something interesting and take away our valuable time. In the fight against them, this application will help. An unwanted website must be added to the blacklist window. Using the slider, you can set the boundaries of the time block for it, at least 15 minutes. It remains to press Start, enter your password and the lock mode starts.

The program allows you to create a “white list” for the desired sites.

Download SelfControl for Mac

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Katana – screenshot manager for Mac

This simple utility allows you to create screenshots directly from the menu bar. It is possible to form a screenshot using hot keys. Then the application uploads the image to the image hosting. Several options are available, including Imgur and Pomf. If the link seems long, then it can be shortened – copy this URL and press a different combination of “hot keys”.

Download Katana for Mac

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Kap – a screen recording (screencast) program on macOS

The QuickTime Player application allows you to record the status of the Mac screen, but the functionality of this solution is limited. An excellent alternative is the Kap program. It is located in the menu bar, which makes access to it convenient.

The menu of cropping tools contains six preset presets, including for formats 1: 1, 4: 3, 16: 9 and others. But you can manually add custom values or just capture the entire application window. The program provides useful recommendations for this. Kap can also record mouse movements.

And with a microphone connected to the computer, it is possible to add your voice to the recording. Recorded videos can be exported in various formats: GIF, MP4, WebM and APNG.

Download Kap for Mac

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SlowQuitApps – a utility that prevents accidental closure of an active application on Mac

Most Mac users know that the keyboard shortcut Command (⌘) + W allows you to close a window or tab, and clicking Command (⌘) + Q closes the application itself. Here are just the keys W and Q are located nearby, so it’s easy to mistakenly close the program.

This small utility after pressing combination Command (⌘) + Q forms a slight delay. In this way, accidental pressing is avoided. After entering a combination Command (⌘) + Q A superimposed countdown timer will appear above the current window. The action is suspended until it is completed. The user himself can choose the delay time, increasing it from one second, to, for example, three. To do this, you need to enter the command in the Terminal:

defaults write com.dteoh.SlowQuitApps delay -int 3000

Download SlowQuitApps for Mac

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MarkText – cross-platform text formatting application

This simple text formatting application is cross-platform. It supports CommonMark and GitHub Flavored Markdown markup standards. The application has all the typical functions for its family, including support for light and dark themes. There is a standard preview window that replaces the syntax characters with their correct form in formatted mode.

The program has various modes that help you focus on writing articles or code. MarkText has an autocomplete function for creating pairs of brackets, supports emoticons and MathJax. You can export your draft to HTML or PDF.

Download MarkText for Mac

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CotEditor – text or code editor

This program is a simple text or code editor. CotEditor has a clear and understandable interface. The program quickly allows you to finish lines, understands various encodings of files, supports the color scheme of syntax. CotEditor boasts support for almost 60 programming languages, which makes it possible to select the desired coloring of the text as necessary.

The integrated Info sidebar provides detailed information about the text being processed: its encoding, number of characters, and more. CotEditor supports regular expressions, has powerful functionality for searching and replacing text. This is usually found only in paid editors.

The working window can be divided into two halves, which makes it possible to place help information in one of the parts when working in the second window. The application will be very convenient for working with large amounts of text information.

Download CotEditor for Mac

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KeePassXC – Password Manager for Mac

For Windows, there is a popular password manager – KeePass. But for macOS, the application version did not appear. But for this OS there is a good alternative – KeePassXC. This is the best way to use a similar solution on your Mac.

The program uses the KDBX data format to store passwords. This allows you to share information with KeePass applications without any compatibility issues. KeePassXC integrates perfectly with any browser. Using a combination of hot keys, the field with the name and password is autocompleted. The program makes it possible to group passwords, as well as generate them, to create long and reliable combinations.

With default settings, after 30 seconds of downtime, the application will be blocked, but this interval can be completely fixed. And when copying the password, the clipboard will be cleared after 10 seconds for security reasons.

Download KeePassXC for Mac

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Sloth – An Advanced Analog to System Monitoring on Mac

Experienced Mac users must have come across an annoying message about the busyness of a file, process, or port. For example, you won’t be able to unmount the disk, as some files are used on it. This type of error is hard to fix.

The lsof Terminal command lists all open files, processes, directories, devices, and other resources on your device. However, using this command is not easy. But the Sloth program working on its basis displays information in a convenient form.

Sloth has a graphical interface built on top of Isof and has additional useful features. You can filter the output of information, delete the process initiated by the user, display information about the file, and much more. This makes it easier to check which applications use which files and sockets.

Download Sloth for Mac

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Fluor – conveniently configure function keys (F1, F2, etc.) on a Mac

The standard Apple keyboard at the top has a number of function keys (this does not apply to MacBook Pro models with a touch panel). These buttons have a dual function: in addition to explicit use for changing the screen brightness and sound volume, they also act as standard function keys. For this, their behavior is distinguished by the Fn modifier key.

Fluor allows you to change the function key behavior for each application. She finds the active application and for him in the background changes the assignment of keys. The first label in the form of a circle means the default action, the icon in the form of the sun is responsible for the keyboard shortcuts, and the last option “fn” is designed to work with standard function keys (F1, F2, etc.)

Download Fluor for Mac

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Karabiner-Elements – remapping any keys on a Mac

This application allows you to reconfigure the entire keyboard. The user gets the opportunity to reassign function keys or create complex combinations of hot keys. For those who have to constantly switch between Windows and macOS, this application will help to create a uniform interface.

Some rules for working with the program can be downloaded, which will make it possible to understand all the features of Karabiner-Elements. For example, users can attach complex scripts to one function key, and assign completely different functions to multimedia keys. Using the application, you can configure profiles and create rules for input devices.

Download Karabiner-Elements for Mac

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Conclusion

Not only paid apps for macOS should be considered for effective work. Open source programs sometimes allow you to implement effective and innovative solutions. Among the free applications, you can certainly find an option suitable for your purposes.

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How to sign photos in the Photos app on iPhone for easy searching

28/06/2020 by ALOK DAS

It often happens that after some time we forget where the photo was taken, what it means or what it means, or simply you just need to quickly find a specific image in the Photos on iPhone application among thousands of others. Fortunately, now in iOS, you can add a caption to the picture taken on the iPhone.

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Users who installed iOS 14 (a detailed overview of new features), announced at the WWDC in June 2020, found an interesting opportunity. Now you can quickly add a caption to photos taken on iPhone.

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How to sign photos in the Photos app on iPhone for easy searching

Move the screen up while viewing the picture. Option “Add signature” appears under the photo itself. The added content will appear in the metadata of the media file in the photo description field.

The signature function works with all the contents of the Photos application, including live photos and videos. Creating a signature is a good way to add some details to a photo, but in addition, it also makes it easier to find the right picture.

Any user who has thousands of photos in his gallery, by creating signatures to them, will greatly facilitate the search. You can use emoji emoticons as a signature for photos.

It’s nice to see that Apple has ported this feature to iOS. The ability to add descriptions and keywords to media files has been present in the Photos app on the Mac for quite some time. This feature will be especially convenient for people who are used to actively using the Photos application on their mobile devices. Now Apple has provided a parity of features in the application on its various platforms.

What do you think of this new feature introduced in iOS 14? Will you use it regularly, making it easier to find photos?

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How to give someone a paid game from the App Store or put money into an Apple ID account

07/06/2020 by ALOK DAS

Each time, being on the threshold of a holiday, we rack our brains to present such an original to our loved ones. Especially when you consider that every time there is a lot of all kinds of conventions from taste to size. In this connection, in this article we will tell you how romantically and financially not expensive iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad users can congratulate a dear person thanks to the development of Apple.

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How to give an App Store recharge certificate (Apple ID) on iPhone or iPad

One of the most commonplace ways to make a gift is to give money. In our case, you can donate funds to replenish your Apple ID account in the form of an electronic gift certificate.

To bring this way of congratulations to life:

1. Open the App Store app and click on your profile icon.

2. Select “Send a gift card by e-mail”.

3. Select the desired amount (1000 r, 1500 r, 3000 r or any other), write a message, select the date of the gift and indicate the e-mail address of the gift recipient. Press button Further.

4. Select the appropriate decoration for your gift message. To make your gift look more elegant, there is the possibility of choosing the appropriate template.

5. Confirm gift sending by pressing the button Buy. The user will decide for himself what to spend the gift amount on, whether it will be games, music or films – it is up to him and exclusively to his taste.

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Gift app, game, movie or music album

The second gift option from Apple is the ability to give an app, movie, or music album.

To make such a gift:

1. Open the App Store for a gift in the form of an application or game; iTunes Store – for music and movies.

2. Select the desired object in one of the “stores” and click on the button Share thislocated in the upper right corner.

3. In the window that appears, click on the icon Give an app.

4. On the next screen, you need to specify the recipient’s e-mail, sender’s name, date of sending the gift and a congratulatory message. Click Further.

5. Select a message design from the proposed templates.

Please note that the gift sent will be available only from the Apple virtual store of the country from which it was sent.

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How to give a certificate to recharge in the App Store (Apple ID) on Mac

1. Follow this link.

2. Make a gift certificate in the opened window of the Music (iTunes) application.

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How to enhance photos with Levels in the Photos app on Mac

26/05/2020 by ALOK DAS

In the application Photo there is a very good editing tool for Mac – Levels. In Photoshop, there are only three sliders, and in Photo there are as many as 8 of them! As a result, you get full control over the brightness levels of all tones in your image. But how to get to them, and what to do with them?

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How to open Levels for a photo in Photo on Mac

1. Open the desired photo, press on the keyboard Return (Enter) or click on the button Edit.

2. In the list of photo editing tools, select the section Levels.

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How to work with Levels

The easiest option is to click on the caption Auto. In this case Photo Will try to automatically improve all levels of brightness in the photo, taking into account their own knowledge. If you like what you see, nothing else needs to be changed.

Manual adjustment of the levels is also simple – you “hook” with a mouse one of the sliders above or below and move it left or right. You can change the black point, white point, shadows, highlights and midtones. Try it – you will like it! :).

Using Levels and, for example, parameters Sveta and Colors You can significantly improve the image.

Original:

Use of Levels, Light and Color:

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How to copy settings to other photos

Indeed, do not do the same “tuning” every time again? To copy the settings, do the following:

1. Select an already configured image, press Return on the keyboard or button Edit on the display.

2. In the menu bar, select Picture → Copy adjustments or click ⌘Cmd + Shift (⇧) + C.

3. Open another image and select accordingly Picture → Paste corrections or click ⌘Cmd + Shift (⇧) + V.

The corresponding changes will be applied to the new image. Unfortunately, settings such as rotation, cropping, retouching, and red eyes are not copied.

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Solitaire for macOS – the best solitaire games on the Mac App Store

20/05/2020 by ALOK DAS

Despite the significant achievements of the gaming industry, some users still prefer the good old Solitaire Solitaire to high-profile blockbusters. There are options for this well-known Mac game. We offer to consider the best free and paid options.

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250+ Solitaires

The name of the game speaks for itself. The kit contains 250 variants of solitaire, such as Free Cell, Kerchief, Klondike and others. For each of the games there is a description with the rules of the game and a demonstration.

Download 250+ Solitaires for Mac (Mac App Store)

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Full deck solitaire

Sixty-three unique variations of solitaire in one game. There are statistics, the ability to set your own pictures for the background, as well as hidden levels, access to which opens after making an additional purchase.

Download Full Deck Solitaire for Mac (Mac App Store)

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Xolitaire

An option with a more advanced design, as well as a number of additional features. Of the most curious, one can note the ability to change themes, display angle, stop and save the game at any time.

Download Xolitaire for Mac (Mac App Store)

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Top solitaire

Another game with the ability to customize the interface. In addition, there is an impressive amount of additional settings and options. Given the lack of built-in purchases, perhaps this option will be most preferable for fans of the Kosynska.

Download Top Solitaire for Mac (Mac App Store)

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Solitaire pro

The same “Scarf”, which differs from a number of similar games in a pleasant design. In addition, there is feedback from developers who offer to share their impressions and ideas for the next updates.

Download Solitaire Pro for Mac (Mac App Store)

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BONUS: Klondike on Google Search

If you don’t feel like downloading another application on your Mac, we’re glad to inform you that play play play full-fledged Kerchief You can directly in a Google search without having to go to any site.

Play Solitaire on Google

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How to add folders to Favorites in the Files app on iOS

13/05/2020 by ALOK DAS

Starting with iOS 11, you can easily manage your online documents on iPhone and iPad in various cloud storage services using the application “Files”. This application allows you to quickly access iCloud Drive, and, if desired, to Dropbox or Google Drive.

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“Files” – This is an intuitive application with which you can directly access various folders and documents in iOS or iPadOS. Tab “Overview” You can see sections for locations and for tags. There you can place your favorite folders so that they can be quickly accessed without having to travel through the “tree”.

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How to add folders to the Favorites section in the Files application

1. Open the application “Files”.

2. Go to the tab “Overview”.

3. Press and hold the folder that you want to mark as favorite.

4. Click “To the Chosen” in the action popup. The folder will immediately appear in the column The Chosen.

You can thus mark all the folders you need in iCloud Drive on your iPhone / iPad or in third-party services optimized for working in the application “Files”such as Dropbox or Google Drive.

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How to quickly share a screenshot on an iPhone or iPad without launching the Photos app

13/05/2020 by ALOK DAS

With the release of iOS 11, iPhone and iPad users have more options for working with screenshots. In particular, after taking a screenshot, a thumbnail appears in the lower left corner, with which you can quickly make notes in the screenshot or share the image.

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It intuitively seems to users that to send the received screenshot it is necessary to open its preview or the Photo application, and only then press the button “Share”. In fact, this can be done much easier.

Let’s briefly recall how to take a screenshot in iOS or iPadOS (in detail). Press the Home button and the power button at the same time.

If your iPhone or iPad has buttons “Home” no, then to form a screenshot, simultaneously press the power button and the volume up button.

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How to quickly share a screenshot in iOS

1. Take a screenshot as above.

2. Place your finger on the preview icon.

3. Hold your finger on the screen.

4. Wait until the window with the exchange settings appears.

After a few seconds, the screen will appear at the bottom of the screen. Share this, which can then be used to send a screenshot to other people. In addition, you can also save the image to the desired location, for example, in the application folder “Files” or open a screenshot in another application.

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Mac Chess: A Review of Chess’s Standard MacOS App That Few Know About

09/05/2020 by ALOK DAS

I wanted to play a game of chess with an old friend, but there is no chess set at hand? Use the Chess app on your Mac. Few people know, but in the Utilities folder on macOS there are not only various useful tools that make working with a computer easier, but also a Chess game. You can play with a friend or with the computer itself and even watch the computer play with itself. We will tell you more about this wonderful application in this article.

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You may argue that they did not install any “Chess” on your Mac. That’s right, you did not install, Apple did it for you. The game is located in the Applications folder. Launch Chess and click on “The consignment” → “New” to start the game. The application will appeal to both true grandmasters and beginner chess players, because it allows you to choose the level of difficulty of the game.

To play online, log in to Game Center, select “The consignment” → “New “click popup menu “Players” and select Game Center Match.

If you feel insecure in chess, do not worry, the computer may give you tips. Press “Moves” → Show prompt, after which an arrow will appear indicating the field where it is proposed to move the figure. This feature is perfect for those who are just learning to play. Keep in mind that if you have chosen a difficulty level “Faster”, then the tips will not be available to you.

A nice bonus is the ability to make moves using voice commands. Just say out loud which figure to move and where, and the Mac will do it yourself. With the help of voice commands, you can not only move pieces, but also take them, turn them into others (for example, a pawn into a queen) and make castling.

Importantly, the move made can be undone. Unlike a game in real life, where you can’t get things done, there is nothing irreparable in the Chess for macOS. Just select “Moves” → “Cancel move” for every move you want to cancel. You can also cancel a move using the appropriate voice command.

If voice commands do not work, make sure that enhanced dictation is activated on your Mac (from the Apple menu, select System Preferencesclick “Keyboard” and select “Dictation”) Turn on the dictation, go to “Chess” → “Settings” and activate the option “Allow user to voice moves”. When the dictation window appears, press the voice command recognition key that you specified when activating the advanced dictation and say the command. You need to speak confidently without pausing.

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You can also make the computer itself voice the moves. To do this, go to “Chess” → “Settings” and check the boxes next to the moves you want to hear. Moreover, you can choose a voice to voice moves to your liking.

You don’t need to record your moves, the application will do it for you. All moves are automatically recorded, and at any time you can view them. To do this, select the command “Moves” → Party Magazine. You can also check your previous move (“Moves” → Show last move, and an arrow will appear near the figure, indicating the field from which it was moved).

As mentioned above, the application allows you to choose the level of difficulty of the game. Go to “Chess” → “Settings” and you will see two values - “Faster” and “It’s better”. Move the slider to the desired side to change the speed or complexity of the chess game.

Variety of the game is given by various styles of design of the board and figures. If you are tired of playing with the same set, use another! To do this, go to “Chess” → “Settings” and choose your favorite style of board and shapes.

Do not think that in a game a chessboard with figures located on it will only be visible to you from above. You can view it from different angles, which adds a sense of realism to the game. Just press and hold any corner of the board and use the mouse or trackpad to change the viewing angle.

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Scrapbooks on Mac – A Useful MacOS Standard App You May Not Know About

20/04/2020 by ALOK DAS

Not everyone knows that Apple has a simple but very useful app called Scrapbook. As you can easily guess by the name, it makes it possible to place on the desktop a digital “note” sticker with useful information.

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What are Scrapbooks on Mac

application Scrapbook allows you to create colored cards for recordings resembling stickers on the macOS screen.

The program has the ability to select fonts and their sizes. To emphasize, you can choose bold or oblique style, as well as color, change the font color.

If necessary, in the Note, you can insert a picture, a web link, spell check and much more.

If desired, the note window can be reduced to a compact size. To do this, simply double-click on the top (header) of the note. In this case, the first line of the note will be its title.

Moreover, Scrapbook allow you to create task lists. The most diverse – for example, housework, shopping, cool ideas, etc.

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How to create a task list in Notes

1. Open the application Scrapbook. The easiest way to find it is through the Spotlight search bar (the magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner of the screen). Alternative way: Finder → Programs → Notes.

2. Click on the note where you want to create the list.

3. Press the keys simultaneously ⌥Option (Alt) and Tab.

4. When the first marker of your list (bullet) appears, enter the text using the keyboard.

To add another marker, press Return (Enter on Windows). To complete the list, click Return twice.

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How to create a “complex” task list with levels in Notes

If one level of shootouts is not enough for you, putting another marker sublevel into it is also very simple:

1. Place the cursor at the end of the line where you want to get an additional level.

2. Press the key Return (Enter on Windows) – this action will add a first level marker.

3. Click Tab to create a sublevel – this action will move the first level marker to the right.

4. Click Return to create an additional sublevel.

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How to Format Lists in Scrapbooks on Mac

In just a couple of clicks, you can change the format of your list – change icons (for example, a circle instead of a dash), switch from a bulleted list to a numbered list, etc. In this case, you can change the formatting for each level of shootouts separately.

To do this, place the cursor at the beginning of the line, right-click and click on the caption List in the context menu that appears.

All available options are displayed. In the drop-down menu, you can choose between numbered and bulleted lists, specify a prefix or suffix and set the start number for the numbered list.

If you want second-level markers to visually differ from more significant markers, check the box at the bottom of the settings window. As a result, another icon will appear near the markers of the second level (for example, “bird”):

… Notes is a great application that will definitely come in handy in work, study and many life situations. Do you use Scrapbook? Or choose some other application?

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How to buy games or applications on the App Store without a map

19/04/2020 by ALOK DAS

Suppose you decide to buy a game, application, music album or movie in the App Store and iTunes Store, but don’t have a payment card attached to an Apple ID – what should I do? In fact, the solution to this problem is unusually simple.

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This instruction, in part, also affects Russian-speaking users who live in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine more difficult, but you can, etc. It is well known that the residents of these countries will have an account by default either in their native language (in the corresponding country, of course), or in English. And in order to translate the interface language into Russian, it is necessary to indicate Russia as a region – accordingly, after that, it will be impossible to link local payment cards. And if you can’t bind the cards, then how to pay for purchases in Apple branded services?

Most users, if they haven’t encountered one, have at least heard about the service. Yandex money. It was launched in 2002 and for all the time it managed to occupy its niche, being among the leaders among electronic payment systems. It is with the help of this service that you can EASY cope with the purchase of content.

To do this, you need to create an account on the Yandex website, and then, having logged in, go to the payment service using the Safari browser on your iPhone or iPad. There is also an easier option – the official app Yandex money. It should only be noted in advance that payment for services using it is possible only in Russian currency and only in the Russian sections of the App Store, iTunes Store, etc.

It is also worth noting that the Yandex.Money administration together with Apple holds frequent promotions – when replenishing an Apple ID account to a user 15% of the payment amount is credited free of charge.

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How to buy a game or application for iPhone, iPad or Mac without a map

1. Go to the purchase code gift page for the App Store and iTunes on the Yandex.Money website and log in;

2. If Yandex-wallet has not been created yet, then it should be registered;

3. Refill your wallet using any of the proposed methods: from a card, from a phone, in cash or through a bank.

4. After creating the wallet and replenishing it, return to the gift code purchase page for the App Store and iTunes.

5. Click on the button. “Pay”.

6. In the “App Store & iTunes” section, you should indicate the Russian phone number and the amount by which you plan to replenish your Apple ID (500-15000 rubles). If you do not have a Russian number, you can indicate, for example, the number of a friend from Russia (just warn him in advance) or come up with a number that is unlikely to exist (for example, out of seven zeros, but with the current code of some Russian mobile operator).

7. Click “Pay”.

8. Check the entered information and click on the button “Pay”. A link code will appear on the screen, when you click on it, funds will be credited to your Apple ID account. Information with a code will also come in an SMS message.

The received code can also be entered manually, for this, open the App Store application, tap on the avatar in the upper right corner and on the page that opens, click Redeem Gift Card or Code.

9. After payment, the cash balance will be displayed directly in the application App store → Your account avatar in the upper right corner → under name and surname.

Download Yandex.Money for iPhone and iPad (App Store).

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