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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

A Podcasts screen showing an episode with the Back, Play, More Options, and Audio Output buttons.

How to choose an audio destination on Apple Watch

by Emily Long
You can choose an audio destination on Apple Watch, like your iPhone, Bluetooth headphones, or the watch speaker, with the AirPlay button.
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Control Center showing six buttons—Wi-Fi, Ping iPhone, Battery, Silent Mode, Theater Mode, and Do Not Disturb.

How to connect Apple Watch to a Wi-Fi network

by Emily Long
You can connect Apple Watch to a compatible Wi-Fi network, use a private network address, and disconnect from Wi-Fi.
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Display & Brightness settings on Apple Watch, with the Brightness slider at the top, and the Text Size button below.

How to adjust the display settings on Apple Watch

by Emily Long
You can adjust the display settings on Apple Watch, including brightness, text size, wake settings, and the Always On display.
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Control Center with the Silent Mode button selected.

How to adjust volume and haptics on Apple Watch

by Emily Long
You can adjust volume and haptics on Apple Watch for alerts, alarms, Siri, and media, and change the strength of haptic feedback.
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The Siri Modular watch face. The date appears at the top of the screen, followed by the time. Workout, Siri, and Music complications appear at the bottom of the screen.

How to take action with Siri on Apple Watch

by Emily Long
You can take action with Siri on Apple Watch to complete everyday tasks and shortcuts in apps, and get more done with Siri AI.
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The Apple Watch app on iPhone open to the My Watch screen, which shows your watch faces near the top and settings below. There are three tabs at the bottom of the Apple Watch app screen: the left tab is My Watch, where you go for Apple Watch settings; next is the Face Gallery, where you can explore available watch faces and complications; then Discover, where you can learn more about Apple Watch.

How to change notification settings on Apple Watch

by Emily Long
You can change notification settings on Apple Watch, customize how apps send notifications, and choose what shows on the Lock Screen.
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The Summary screen in Fitness, showing the Activity Rings, Step Count, Step Distance, and Trends areas.

How to use Apple Watch with Fitness+ workouts on iPad

by Emily Long
You can use Apple Watch with Fitness+ on iPad to follow trainer-led workouts and see your heart rate and calories on screen.
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The Camera open in Photo mode.

How to adjust HDR camera settings on iPad

by Emily Long
You can adjust HDR camera settings on iPad, turn off automatic HDR, and choose whether to save the non-HDR version of a photo.
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A credit card in Wallet is ready to make a contactless payment.

How to make purchases with Apple Pay on iPhone

by Emily Long
You can use Apple Pay on iPhone in stores, online, and in apps, and your actual card number is never shared with merchants.
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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 Safari on iPhone

by Emily Long
You can use Hide My Email in Safari on iPhone to fill in forms with a random address that forwards to your real one with iCloud+.
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