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Did you know that since iOS 15, you can set the text size on an app-by-app basis?
The ability to increase or decrease the text size system-wide is an accessibility feature that came with iOS 7.
Up to iOS 13, the only way to change it was to visit Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Larger Text
With iOS 14, Apple introduced a "Text Size" button in Control Center which simplified the process of changing that parameter globally.
But, this chosen text size would be the same across all apps and the operating system.
Since iOS 15, the same "Text Size" button now gives us a toggle to set a chosen text size either for the currently active app or the entire system.
On your Mac, you might already know the keyboard shortcuts to take the following kinds of screenshots:
Shift+Command+3 ( ⇧ ⌘ 3) to capture the entire screen
Shift+Command+4 ( ⇧ ⌘ 4) to capture a portion of the screen
But did you know that you can also capture a snapshot of an entire app window without needing to drag the crosshair around said app window?
As Captain Obvious would say, the first place to look into is the bin.
If it's not there, then it could be that the Desktop & Document syncing with iCloud has been turned off manually, or not reactivated after a macOS upgrade.
To check that, just visit > System Preferences > Apple ID > iCloud > iCloud Drive Options
The Shortcuts app is to iOS what Automator is to macOS. A tool that allows building "If this .. then that" kind of recipes.
It started as Workflow which got acquired by Apple in 2017 and later was renamed Shortcuts.
Since iOS 14, it's possible to create automation that runs automatically based on different kinds of triggers, like the time of day, the location or when launching one or more specific apps.
Since iOS 13, Apple's mobile devices have gained Haptic Touch capability.
If that doesn't ring a bell, it's OK, it's the feature that allows quick access to some app functions by long pressing on the app icon for a few seconds and stopping before the icon jiggles.
I'm using this often with the App Store icon
Since the dawn of iOS, it’s possible to quickly undo an action on your iPhone (and iPad) by shaking it.
And it’s simply called '“Shake to undo”.
So yes, imagine you type something, select it to copy it, but instead erase it.
No panic!
Just shake your iPhone then tap on “Undo” and you’re back to where you were.
Since iOS 14 it’s possible to launch actions when double- or triple-tapping the back of our iPhone.
Actions can be related to:
the system itself, like muting the phone, taking a screenshot, launching control centre or notification centre
accessibility features, like launching the magnifier or zooming the screen
automation created using the Shortcuts app (these are mine)
and even scroll gestures
In this post, I will share with you a tip at the intersection of productivity and security.
You will learn how to speed up and protect at the same time your internet connection.
This tip is useful if:
your web browsing experience feels sluggish (webpage loading time too long)
you'd like to protect yourself and other family members from most phishing attacks
and, optionally, you'd like to easily and quickly block adult content
In this post, I will show you how to speed up repetitive typing of short sentences that you may use several times every week.
You can do that by defining shortcuts, like “omw” that, when typed will trigger the replacement with the words “On my way!”.
The key is to choose an uncommon combination of letters to avoid misfiring the text replacement, and one way to achieve this, is by prepending the shortcut with a special character like a comma, a dash or a dot.
