Messages Becomes More Flexible and Forgiving of Mistakes

MacTalk November 2022 ADAM ENGST 27 October 202214 comments   Messages Becomes More Flexible and Forgiving of Mistakes For an app that’s so heavily used, Messages has long lacked some features commonplace in competing apps. No longer! In the latest versions of...

What Does SOS in the iPhone Status Bar Mean?

MacTalk November 2022 ADAM ENGST 11 October 20224 comments   What Does SOS in the iPhone Status Bar Mean? After I set up my new iPhone 14 Pro, it took over my T-Mobile cellular plan from my iPhone 13 Pro, as expected. What I didn’t expect was the SOS indicator...

Here’s Why Your AirTag Battery Replacement Is Not Working

MacTalk October 2022 JOSH CENTERS 5 September 202228 comments   Here’s Why Your AirTag Battery Replacement Is Not Working Apple released its first batch of AirTags last April (see “Apple’s AirTag Promises to Help You Find Your Keys,” 20 April 2021), and they have...

Picking a Power Station for a MacBook Pro (And More)

MacTalk August 2022 ADAM ENGST 11 July 20222 comments Picking a Power Station for a MacBook Pro (And More) The curse of the modern world is that we’re constantly condemned to think about batteries. Why is my iPhone running low on power so early in the day? Why didn’t...

First Impressions: Stage Manager on the iPad and Mac

MacTalk August 2022 JULIO OJEDA-ZAPATA 18 July 202210 comments   First Impressions: Stage Manager on the iPad and Mac For years, iPadOS users have groused about the iPad’s limited multitasking. Apple responded years ago with Split View and Slide Over window...