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Tyler Stephen

I'm Tyler Stephen, from the US state of Maine. I have a life-long passion for technology, and in addition to writing here, I am also on the editorial team of AppleVis.com. I've been totally blind from birth and thus rely on screenreading software like VoiceOver on Apple products and NVDA on Windows. I have been a Mac user since 2005 and an iOS user since 2010, in addition to also having used Windows, Linux, and Chrome OS. On this site and elsewhere, I hope to write pieces that educate and entertain people, as well as bring attention to the accessibility or inaccessibility of various technologies. You can find me on mastodon at mastodon.applevis.com/@tyler.

Tyler Stephen's Articles

An iPhone in Visual Intelligence showing a plant.

How to identify what’s around you with Visual Intelligence on iPhone

by Tyler Stephen
You can use Visual Intelligence and your iPhone camera to identify plants, look up businesses, translate text, and more with Apple Intelligence.
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A group conversation including shared files.

How to have a group conversation in Messages on iPhone

by Tyler Stephen
You can start a group conversation in Messages on iPhone, name it, give it an icon, and mention people to get their attention.
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A screen showing a collection of tips with arrows indicating that you can tap a collection to view the tips in it.

How to use the Tips app on iPhone

by Tyler Stephen
You can view collections of tips in the Tips app on iPhone, save and share tips, and get notified when new tips arrive.
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The Find My screen open to the Devices list. There are two devices in the Devices list: Danny's iPhone and Danny's iPad. Their locations are shown on a map.

How to locate a device in Find My on iPhone

by Tyler Stephen
You can use Find My on iPhone to see a missing device on a map, play a sound on it, get directions, and help locate a friend's device.
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The Duplicates screen, showing duplicate photos next to each other. On the right side of the screen are Merge buttons to merge each pair of duplicate photos.

How to duplicate and copy photos and videos on iPhone

by Tyler Stephen
You can duplicate photos and videos in Photos on iPhone, and copy them to paste into an email, message, or presentation.
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The Now Playing screen in the Podcasts app, showing a video. Below the video is the podcast artwork, the episode title, the playback controls, and the volume slider. At the bottom of the tab are the View Transcript button, the AirPlay icon, and the Playing Next button.

How to download, save, and remove podcast episodes on iPhone

by Tyler Stephen
You can download, save, and remove podcast episodes in the Podcasts app on iPhone, and saved episodes download automatically for offline listening.
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The Now Playing screen showing the Dolby Atmos icon for the track that's playing.

How to play lossless audio in Music on iPhone

by Tyler Stephen
You can turn on lossless audio on iPhone, choose streaming and download quality, and spot lossless tracks if you subscribe to Apple Music.
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A screen in the Journal app showing journal entries. One entry is swiped right and shows the Bookmark button.

How to view and search your journal entries on iPhone

by Tyler Stephen
You can search your journal entries on iPhone, filter for photos and locations, view entries by location, and bookmark them.
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The upper portion of the front of iPhone with the volume up and volume down buttons on the upper left.

How to adjust the volume on iPhone

by Tyler Stephen
You can adjust the volume on iPhone with the side buttons, Siri, Control Center, or Settings, and limit how loud the speaker and headphones get.
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The call screen, showing a Call Context card with a flight confirmation.

How to record and transcribe a call on iPhone

by Tyler Stephen
You can record a phone call on iPhone, view its transcript in Notes, and read a summary with Apple Intelligence in some countries and regions.
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