Quick Tips

In this episode, Thomas Domville will demonstrate how to reset the control center back to its factory default state.

In iOS 18.1 and later, Apple introduced a convenient feature that allows users to reset the Control Center to its default layout. This is particularly useful if you've customized the Control Center extensively and wish to return to the original setup without affecting other settings on your device.

Do you have poor reception with cellular for phone or FaceTime calls, where you can't place calls, having droppage, or just can't receive calls but you have great Wi-Fi reception instead? You are in luck. In this podcast Thomas Domville will show you how to enable Wi-Fi Calling on your iPhone.

In this episode, Thomas Domville revisits how to use Back Tap on iOS.

In this episode, Thomas Domville teaches you how to use Screen Recording on iOS and iPadOS.

Screen Recording is a feature that allows you to capture what's happening on your screen. This can be useful for creating tutorials, demos, or simply sharing something interesting with your friends and family.

In this episode, Thomas Domville shows you how to share passwords and passkeys with people you trust on iOS.

With password sharing in iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma, you can create a shared group and add your family and friends to it. Then you can choose which passwords and passkeys you want to share with them. The shared credentials will sync across all the devices in the group.

Step-by-step:

In this episode, Thomas Domville delves into the seamless sharing of content from your iPhone screen via iMessage, thanks to Siri’s enhanced capabilities. Apple has equipped Siri with on-device processing, offline support, and advanced contextual awareness, which facilitates a smooth “Share This” feature.

Here’s the process:

In this episode, Dave Nason demonstrates how to create and use text replacements, short snippets of text which are substituted with frequently used words, sentences, or emojis when typed, on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. This may be useful if you, for example, need to frequently give people directions to your home.

In this podcast, Scott Davert demonstrates using the Misspelled Words rotor option in iOS. He notes some of the limitations, what to do when a misspelled word does not have the replacement word you want, and proves to us he doesn't always know what he's talking about. Note that as of iOS 12.1, this rotor option appears in text fields with Safari, Mail, and Messages. At this time, it's not available in Notes, Pages, or Microsoft Word.

In this episode of the AppleVis podcast, Siddarth shares a quick and efficient way to organize multiple files into a single folder on a Mac using a simple shortcut. He demonstrates how to use VoiceOver to select documents around a specific topic—like “Holistic Education Development”—and instantly group them together by pressing Control + Command + N.

In this episode, Gaurav offers a hands-on walkthrough of PDFgear: PDF Editor & Reader for Mac OS — a free PDF reader available on the Mac App Store — spotlighting its AI-powered OCR (Optical Character Recognition) capabilities. This feature is especially handy for transforming PDFs composed mainly of images into editable, searchable text. The demo is performed on an M1 MacBook Air running the latest Mac OS Sonoma.

Key Highlights:

• About PDFgear:

In this podcast, Jonathan Simeone discusses and demonstrates how to use the ‘Add to iTunes’ folder to quickly and easily import content into your Library.

To make things even easier, Jonathan shares a tip to use Automator and Services on Mac OS X to move files to this folder.

In this episode, David Woodbridge demonstrates the Universal Clipboard facility available on devices running iOS 10 or later, and macOS Sierra or later. If you now copy text, images, or video to the clipboard on one device, it should be automatically available to paste on any other device that uses the same Apple ID.

In the first of two podcast exploring some of what's new in iOS 13, Thomas Domville showcases some of what's new and changed for VoiceOver users. This includes: