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Emily Long

Emily is a staff writer at GeeksModo, and is interested in all things Apple. This includes its best products such as the iPad, iPhone, Mac, AirPods, and Apple Watch. When she’s not tinkering with the latest Apple gear, you’ll find her watching movies, taking pictures on her Sony A7 and exploring the great outdoors.

Emily Long's Articles

Face ID & Passcode settings, with options for allowing access to specific features when iPad is locked.

How to lock or hide an app on iPad

by Emily Long
You can lock or hide an app on iPad so it needs Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode to open, and find hidden apps.
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A recording made in Voice Memos. The list of recordings is on the left, with a selected recording at the top. On the right, the waveform has a playhead, which you can drag to go to a specific place in the recording. Above the waveform are the Share, Favorite, Move, Delete, Playback Options, Transcription, and Edit buttons. Below the timeline are the Playback controls.

How to work with layered recordings on iPad

by Emily Long
You can work with layered recordings on iPad, mixing or separating the vocal and instrumental layers you created on iPhone.
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The Camera screen showing a menu at a restaurant with text translated from Spanish to English.

How to use Live Text with your iPad camera

by Emily Long
You can use Live Text with your iPad camera to copy, share, look up, and translate text that appears in the camera frame.
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Messages Notification settings in Settings.

How to summarize notifications and reduce interruptions with Apple Intelligence on iPad

by Emily Long
You can summarize notifications and reduce interruptions with Apple Intelligence on iPad, with priority notifications and the Reduce Interruptions Focus.
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A blurred Home Screen, with the Camera Quick Actions menu showing below the Camera app icon.

How to perform quick actions on iPad

by Emily Long
You can perform quick actions on iPad by touching and holding items to see previews and open Quick Actions menus.
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The Privacy & Security screen, with settings to control whether apps can use the camera, microphone, and other parts of your iPad.

How to control access to hardware features on iPad

by Emily Long
You can control access to hardware features on iPad, like the camera, microphone, and Bluetooth, and change which apps can use them.
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The Photos app is open to the Memories collection. The All tab is selected, with a list of memories below.

How to view your memories in Photos on iPad

by Emily Long
You can view your memories in Photos on iPad, personalized collections of photos and videos, and add memories to Favorites.
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A page of a book in the Books app, with a portion of the page's text selected. The Highlight, Add Note, Translate, Search, Copy, and Share buttons are above the selected text.

How to annotate books in the Books app on iPad

by Emily Long
You can annotate books in the Books app on iPad, highlight or underline text, add notes, and share your highlights and notes.
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The FaceTime call history, showing a Group FaceTime call, an audio call, a video message, an audio message, and a link to a FaceTime call.

How to block a FaceTime call and report it as spam on iPad

by Emily Long
You can block a FaceTime call and report it as spam on iPad, block unknown callers, and unblock a caller later.
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A Find My screen show an AirTags sharing their location.

How to mark an AirTag or other item as lost in Find My on iPad

by Emily Long
You can mark an AirTag or other item as lost in Find My on iPad, add a message and your contact info, and turn on Show Contact Info.
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