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Dave Johnson

Dave Johnson is the editor-in-chief at GeeksModo where he oversees all of site’s evergreen content to ensure it’s up to date with the latest information. Hailing from New Jersey in the US, he has over seven years of experience in the tech journalism space and holds a degree in English Literature. In his spare time, Dave can found checking out the latest video games, immersing himself in his favorite sporting pastime of football, and petting every dog he comes across in the outside world.

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The audio player for a story in Apple News+, with playback controls and a volume slider.

How to listen to Apple News Today on iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can listen to Apple News Today, a daily audio briefing of top stories, in the News app on iPhone and get show notes notifications.
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The Wi-Fi options screen in Settings. Wi-Fi is turned on, and a network is selected.

How to use a private network address on iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can use a private network address on each Wi-Fi network your iPhone joins, and turn it off for a network that can't use one.
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The Accessibility screen in Settings showing the built-in features for Vision support.

How to change display colors on iPhone to make it easier to see what’s onscreen

by Dave Johnson
You can invert colors, apply color filters, reduce transparency, and tone down bright colors on iPhone to make the screen easier to see.
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The buttons for Clean Up, Extend, and Reframe are displayed below a photo.

How to use Apple Intelligence to express yourself creatively on iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can edit photos with Clean Up, create images with Image Playground, and make your own Genmoji with Apple Intelligence on iPhone.
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A draft email being composed. The From field is selected with two options listed below it—a personal email address and Hide My Email.

How to use Hide My Email in Mail on iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can use Hide My Email in Mail on iPhone to send and reply to email without sharing your real address with iCloud+.
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The World Clock tab, showing the time in various cities. The Edit button near the upper-left corner lets you reorder or delete clocks. The Add button near the upper-right corner lets you add more clocks. World Clock, Alarm, Stopwatch, and Timers buttons are along the bottom.

How to see the time worldwide in Clock on iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can see the local time in cities around the world with World Clock in the Clock app on iPhone, and add, delete, or reorder cities.
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The Find My screen open to the Devices list. There are two devices in the Devices list: Danny's iPhone and Danny's iPad. Their locations are shown on a map.

How to remove a device from Find My on iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can remove a device from Find My on iPhone and turn off Activation Lock, whether or not you still have the device.
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An iPhone showing Siri answering a request to plan a menu based on a calendar event.

How to get started with Apple Intelligence on your iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can get started with Apple Intelligence on iPhone with iOS 27 to write, create images, and get things done across your apps, privately.
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The Home tab showing, from top to bottom, four categories, two scenes, three camera views, and the status of one room. Across the bottom are the tabs Home (which is selected), Automation, and Discover.

How to set up HomePod in Home on iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can set up HomePod in the Home app on iPhone, send Intercom messages, add alarms and timers, and change HomePod settings.
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An iPhone showing Siri finding content specified in the request.

How to use Siri to find information and get things done on iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can use Siri on iPhone to call, text, and email, play music, get directions, find information, and control your smart home.
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