How To
This section is dedicated to helping you use and make the most out of your Apple products. iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch—if it can make your life better, we’ll show you all the techniques you need to know to get the most out of what you have.
How to Set Up Automatic Security Updates on Apple Devices
Apple patches most flaws before they are exploited, if you let it.
What Private Wi-Fi Address Does, and When to Change It
A hardware address that never changes lets a network recognise you for years.
Latest How To
How to Share Files With End-to-End Encryption
Someone who steals an encrypted vault from a sync service has stolen trash.
How to Set Up Automatic Security Updates on Apple Devices
Apple patches most flaws before they are exploited, if you let it.
What Private Wi-Fi Address Does, and When to Change It
A hardware address that never changes lets a network recognise you for years.
Where Apple Stores Your Passwords and Passkeys
Apple never learns your device passcode, even while syncing your passwords.
How to Set Up and Disable Touch ID and Face ID
Five wrong fingers locks out Touch ID, which is useful under duress.
How to Stop Leaving Your Phone and Bags Behind
The alert never fires at home, because Apple excludes that location.
How to Share Your Location From an iPhone
Sharing through Find My and through Family Sharing are different switches.
How to Turn On Lockdown Mode, and Who Needs It
Spyware can reach a phone through a message that is never opened.
How to See Someone’s Location in Find My
A pulsating green circle means the position is precise and they are still.
How to Share Files Safely in iCloud Drive and Dropbox
A shared iCloud folder uses only your storage, not the other person’s.
