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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 note for a class brainstorm with tags such as #school and #kine210. The note features a hand-drawn diagram of a box breathing exercise, which illustrates a four-step breathing cycle.

How to organize your notes with tags on iPhone

by Emily Long
You can add tags like #work to notes on iPhone, then find and filter tagged notes with the Tag Browser or Smart Folders.
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The Photos, Maps, and Music widgets on the iPhone Home Screen. The Music widget displays interactive features.

How to use Weather widgets on iPhone

by Emily Long
You can use Weather widgets on your iPhone Home Screen to check the forecast at a glance, and change the location they show.
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The iPhone Mirroring app appears on a Mac computer desktop.

How to control your iPhone from your Mac

by Emily Long
You can control your iPhone from your nearby Mac and get its notifications and Live Activities there too with iPhone Mirroring.
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A list of all accounts with passwords that are stored in the Passwords app.

How to change the password for a website or app on iPhone

by Emily Long
You can change the password for a website or app from the Passwords app on iPhone, or switch to Sign in with Apple where it's offered.
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The onscreen keyboard is open in the Messages app. Text is entered in the text field and above the keyboard are predictive text suggestions for the next word.

How to use the onscreen keyboard with VoiceOver on iPhone

by Emily Long
You can use the onscreen keyboard to enter, select, and delete text, and change the keyboard language with VoiceOver on iPhone.
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The camera frame fills the screen. At the bottom of the screen, the Shutter button moves to the right, demonstrating the movement of recording hands-free.

How to capture action shots with Burst mode on your iPhone camera

by Emily Long
You can use Burst mode on iPhone to take photos in rapid succession of a moving subject, then keep only the shots you want.
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The Camera in Photo mode. At the bottom of the screen are buttons for the following camera controls: Flash, Live, Timer, Exposure, Styles, and Aspect.

How to use iPhone camera tools to set up your shot

by Emily Long
You can use iPhone camera tools to customize your shot, adjust focus and exposure, track a moving subject, and turn the flash on or off.
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The Calls tab in the Phone app in Unified layout. Favorite contacts appear at the top. Below the Favorites is a list of recent calls and voicemail. Buttons to view the Calls, Contacts, and Keypad tabs appear at the bottom. The Search button is in the bottom-right corner.

How to set up and use RTT and TTY on iPhone

by Emily Long
You can make RTT and TTY calls on iPhone with built-in Software RTT/TTY or a TTY device if you have hearing or speech difficulties.
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A fillable PDF form showing an AutoFill suggestion for the name and phone fields.

How to fill out and sign PDF forms in Preview on iPhone

by Emily Long
You can fill out and sign PDF forms in the Preview app on iPhone, using AutoFill suggestions and adding signatures or text boxes.
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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 accessories with Home on iPhone

by Emily Long
You can add accessories like lights and cameras to the Home app on iPhone, assign them to rooms, and organize rooms into zones.
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