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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

A FaceTime conversation taking place, while a note about kitchen decorating fills the rest of the screen.

How to multitask with Picture in Picture on iPhone

by Stacey Butler
You can keep watching a video or stay on a FaceTime call while you use other apps with Picture in Picture on iPhone.
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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 keep recordings up to date in Voice Memos on iPad

by Stacey Butler
You can keep recordings up to date in Voice Memos on iPad across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud.
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A conversation in the Messages app translated from Spanish to English.

How to change your Translate settings on iPhone

by Stacey Butler
You can download languages for the Translate app on iPhone, choose when to use on-device translation, and pick a default translation app.
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The App Switcher. Icons for the open apps appear at the top, and the current screen for each open app appears below its icon.

How to switch between open apps on iPhone

by Stacey Butler
You can switch between open apps on iPhone with the App Switcher, or with a swipe on an iPhone with Face ID.
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iPhone 17, all five colors: black, white, sage, mist blue, lavender

How Thieves Steal iPhone Passcodes, and How to Stop Them

by Stacey Butler
A 4K video from across a room is enough to capture a passcode being typed.
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MacBook Air in midnight displaying a wallpaper.  

How Gatekeeper Decides Which Mac Apps Can Run

by Stacey Butler
Gatekeeper checks Apple’s revocation list every single time an app launches.
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MacBook Air, the 24-inch iMac, and the 14-inch MacBook Pro.  

How the Mac Keychain Works, and How to Lock It

by Stacey Butler
Turning on your Mac can be enough to unlock every password you have saved.
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AirTag, circular shape, white color ring around outer edge, front exterior, reflective silver color material, Apple logo, centered, back exterior, white color  

“AirTag Found Moving With You”: What It Means and What to Do

by Stacey Butler
The alert names the owner, which is often the whole explanation.
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macOS 27 next to MacBook Pro Running macOS 27 Golden Gate

The Complete Guide to macOS 27 Golden Gate

by Stacey Butler
A Mac on Big Sur can skip straight to macOS 27 without the versions between.
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MacBook Air in midnight displaying a wallpaper.  

Who Needs Stronger Security Than Most People

by Stacey Butler
Sharing a Mac with a less careful family member raises your own risk.
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