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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.

Dave Johnson's Articles

A Heart Rate screen, with your current heart rate showing in the bottom left, and your last reading in smaller type below that.

How to check your heart rate on Apple Watch

by Dave Johnson
You can check your heart rate on Apple Watch, turn on heart rate data, see graphs of your readings, and view your recovery heart rate
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The Privacy & Security screen, with settings for Location Services and Tracking, and settings to control which apps can access your data.

How to control how Apple delivers advertising to you on iPad

by Dave Johnson
You can control how Apple delivers advertising to you on iPad, review the information Apple uses, and turn personalized ads on or off.
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The Home tab in the Music app showing Top Picks at the top. You can swipe left or right to view more music chosen just for you. Recently Played appears below.

How to share music with friends on iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can share music with friends on iPhone, choose who follows you, and hide music from followers with an Apple Music profile.
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Previews of open tabs are visible on the screen. At the bottom left of the screen, the New Tab button is selected, revealing a list of recently closed tabs.

How to view your Safari tabs from another Apple device on iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can see the Safari tabs open on your other Apple devices from iPhone, and keep tabs and Tab Groups updated across them.
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The Accessibility screen in Settings showing the built-in features for Vision support.

How to turn on and practice VoiceOver on iPhone

by Dave Johnson
You can turn on VoiceOver, a gesture-based screen reader, to use iPhone without seeing the screen, and practice with a tutorial.
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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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