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The Worst Feature in iOS 16
iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 are pretty great updates, but there's one feature that makes me want to
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How I'd Redesign Alarm and Timer Notifications on iOS
Apologies for the iPhone 13 screenshots on an iPhone 12 body, my mock ups haven't been updated for
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What I Like About the New Safari
I've written my fair share about what I don't like about the version of Safari releasing
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Chrome Becoming a Password Manager on iOS
The beta version of Google Chrome for iOS recently gained the ability to act as a password manager. This is going to be huge.
For lots of people, Chrome is the place they store their passwords and payment details. While people like me (and probably you) like 1Password or LastPass for this, there are tons
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iOS 14 Could Make Changing Your Wallpaper Much Easier
In case you didn't know yet, iOS 14 lets you enter jiggle mode by holding down on any
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“Android had it First.” “Well iOS had This First!” And Around and Around we Go
I was going to write a long article about each new thing in iOS 14 and whether each feature has been in Android already, but then I trashed the doc. I was getting bored writing it myself, so I can’t imagine how bored you would have been reading it.
Features like home screen widgets,
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The Value of Using Stock Apps
This is part 1 of a two part series. Read the followup on the value of third party apps here.
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Save Today’s New York Times Front Page with Shortcuts
Okay, so this one requires some credits before anything else.
1. I modified Brian Renshaw’s shortcut which saves the
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A Slower Apple Photos Sync
I don’t know if this is happening to everyone, but I’ve noticed a pretty big regression (in my
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How I Use Things 3 to Keep Track of Christmas Shopping
One of the things I struggle with year after year is keeping track of Christmas gift lists. I never know
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Why I Liked the Android 10 Update
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbXxMKqhQJ4
This can only go well, right?
This was actually a video I made in September but didn’t feel like posting right away. As the description and title cards try to make exceptionally clear, this is not a video bashing Android, it’s just fun to see Android
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A Celebration of iOS’s Unbelievable Software Library
From iOS To Android And Back Again - Greg Morris
Apps from the same developer often work different, look different or are missing functions (even Googles) on Android. Which is a huge shame given the open nature of the platform. Sure you can ‘do anything’ with your device, but the quality of software to go with
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Android OS Updates Install 6x Faster than iOS Updates
https://youtu.be/jNtUXH41XVU
As someone who spends time in the iOS and Android worlds, I install a lot of updates. And while these are a pain on iOS, they’re nearly transparent on Android, and I made this video to try and show just how drastic the difference is.
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Round 3: Night Sight vs iPhone XS
I did one more shoot with Night Sight on a Pixel 3 and an iPhone Xs which lead to this message from my wife:
She knows me well…
As with the other comparisons, the first photo will always be the iPhone and the second will be the Pixel.
https://youtu.be/ronqsBnJ-OM
This first
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On Camera Comparisons
I’ve done quite a few camera comparisons over the past couple years, and they continue to be one of the more popular things on the site. I find them really interesting because they can lead to really surprising results…in certain situations. Let me explain.
So whenever I share a photo comparison and don’
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How to Record and Edit a Podcast with Ferrite for iOS
https://youtu.be/sbDbs-3Af74
I’ve been recording, editing, and posting my podcast straight from iOS for about a year now. The magical elements that let me do this are:
* Ferrite for iOS
* Blue Yeti microphone
* Apple USB-to-Lightning adapter
* Apple Pencil
The video should give you a general idea for how the
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One Slick Android Feature
Much like iOS, Android has an app store that lets people easily download apps for their devices. The differences between the Play Store and App Store are more in execution than concept, and will be how the vast majority of people get apps.
But Android also has the ability to simple install apps like you
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Comparing HDR RAW capture on Lightroom, Halide, and Obscura
I love to shoot photos in RAW on my iPhone. The stock camera app does some excellent magic to get incredible photos, but in some cases I really just want to be old school and get a ton of image data and process things how I want.
One of the situations where I appreciate RAW