You’ll need to wait a bit longer to borrow money from your friends on iMessage. Tuesday is the release day for Apple’s new mobile operating system, iOS 11. But its new Venmo-style peer-to-peer Apple Pay feature won’t be a part of the release. The new feature lets you send payments to friends or anyone else …
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With iOS 10, Apple spent a lot of time adding new features to the Messages app, from an iMessage App Store to drawing tools to screen and message effects. With iOS 11, Apple refined the Messages app, adding fewer features and making those that already existed easier to use. Now playing: Watch this: iOS 11: Is your device compatible? 1:11 …
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Apple is slowly building its Notes app into a true Evernote replacement. With the release of iOS 11, the Notes app has gained some useful features that are sure to tempt you away from your current note app. Let’s take a look. Now playing: Watch this: 8 tips and tricks for iOS 11’s Notes app 2:16 Tables Screenshots by Jason …
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After installing iOS 11 on an iPad, you’re undoubtedly going to notice things are way different. For starters, there’s a bona fide app dock now. Also, multitasking has been completely redone. Here are a few tips and tricks for navigating your upgraded iPad. Now playing: Watch this: iOS 11 transforms the iPad 2:12 View app dock The app dock can …
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There’s a small, but incredibly important feature privacy feature in iOS 11 you’re going to want to use. Instead of giving developers the power to decide which options to present users with for location sharing, Apple is giving that power to iOS 11 users. Prior to iOS 11, users could only use one of the location access options provided by …
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iOS 11 has plenty of goodies in store for iPhone 7 Plus photography enthusiasts, providing greater control over the big phone’s second camera lens. In addition to the regular, wide-angle lens, the iPhone 7 Plus has a telephoto lens that provides a 2X optical zoom and an additional camera setting called Portrait mode that blurs the background for that artsy …
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A new feature in iOS 11 will make it easier than ever to call for help if you find yourself in an unsafe situation. Emergency SOS will call contacts and local emergency services after the sleep/wake button is pressed five times in rapid succession. Here’s what you need to know to get started. Medical info, emergency contacts and SOS Screenshots …
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When Apple first launched its Live Photos feature, it was a fun addition to iOS. The feature turns ordinary photos into short videos, complete with sound and motion. Starting with iOS 11, Apple is adding some much-needed capabilities to the Live Photos feature. Let’s take a look. Change the default photo Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET Now playing: Watch this: iPhone …
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With each major iOS release, Apple has consistently added features to help users identify items taking up storage space and how to best get rid of them. As of iOS 11, Apple is taking that approach one step further and providing a clear break down of those items along with tools to offload unused apps or data. iOS suggestions The Storage …
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Tired of constantly forgetting your passwords? Apple wants to eliminate that pain point in iOS 11 by expanding its password-managing feature beyond its Safari browser. Technically, password autofill for third-party apps has been available for a couple of years now, but developers had to enable the feature, and not a lot of apps actually did. With iOS 11, however, Apple …
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