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Stacey Butler

Stacey is a senior staff writer at GeeksModo and has been writing about Apple for nearly a decade. She covers all things Apple for GeeksModo, including iPhones, iPads and Mac. Based in Honolulu, Hawaii, Stacey is often found hiking precarious landscapes or tinkering with a camera.

Stacey Butler's Articles

The Add Recovery Contact screen.

How to use Advanced Data Protection for your iCloud data

by Stacey Butler
You can use end-to-end encryption for more of your iCloud data, like backups, Notes, and Photos with Advanced Data Protection.
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An iPhone screen shows a response from Siri identifying what's on the screen.

How to ask Siri AI about what’s on your iPhone screen

by Stacey Butler
You can learn about what's on your iPhone screen with Siri AI (Beta), which uses Visual Intelligence to answer questions and take action.
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The Keyboard Settings menu is open, and shows multiple keyboard options: English & Spanish, Emoji, and Keyboard Feedback.

How to change the language and region on iPhone

by Stacey Butler
You can change the language and region on iPhone, add or remove languages, and set the calendar, temperature, and measurement formats.
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The Recipe Catalog in Apple News+.

How to find recipes and food stories in Apple News+ on iPhone

by Stacey Butler
You can find recipes and food stories on iPhone, with adjustable yields, nutrition facts, and timers if you subscribe to Apple News+.
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An iPhone showing a map with several driving route options to the same destination. Each route shows the estimated time and distance, and a Go button to start turn-by-turn directions. Color coding on each route indicates traffic conditions.

How to check traffic conditions and report traffic incidents in Maps on iPhone

by Stacey Butler
You can check traffic conditions in Maps on iPhone and report accidents, hazards, and speed checks, or report when they're cleared.
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A screen showing a document being scanned. The Take Picture button is at the bottom center.

How to work with PDFs in Notes on iPhone

by Stacey Butler
You can attach, view, edit, annotate, and collaborate on PDFs in Notes on iPhone, including scanned documents.
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The Search tab in the Podcasts app, showing podcast categories. Toward the bottom of the screen is the MiniPlayer. Below that are the Home, New, Library, and Search buttons.

How to find podcasts on iPhone

by Stacey Butler
You can search for and browse podcasts on iPhone, follow shows to add them to your library, and listen offline.
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The Photos app is open to the photo library grid. At the bottom of the screen, from left to right, are buttons to view the library by Years, Months, and All buttons. In the bottom-right corner is the Search button.

How to apply star ratings to photos and videos on iPhone

by Stacey Butler
You can turn on star ratings in Photos on iPhone, rate photos and videos from 1 to 5 stars, and filter your library by rating.
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The Now Playing screen with the Reactions button showing several emoji and an Add button that you can click to find more emoji.

How to add a reaction to a collaborative playlist in Music on iPhone

by Stacey Butler
You can react to songs in a collaborative playlist with emoji from the Now Playing screen on iPhone if you subscribe to Apple Music.
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A magazine story from Apple News+. In the tabs across the bottom, News+ is selected.

How to use Offline Mode to read downloaded News content on iPhone

by Stacey Butler
You can use Offline Mode to read downloaded News content on iPhone as an Apple News+ subscriber, like on a flight.
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