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How to subscribe to Apple Creator Studio in Freeform on iPad

by Chris Smith

You can sign up for a monthly or annual subscription to Apple Creator Studio using your Apple Account. To begin your free trial, you just sign up, and you can cancel your subscription at any time. You can also share your subscription with up to five other family members.

In Freeform, you can subscribe when you use an Apple Creator Studio feature, such as Auto Crop, or remove the watermarks from a premium image. If you cancel, premium content and features stay available until your billing period ends.

Available with subscription: These features require a subscription to Apple Creator Studio.

Subscribe to Apple Creator Studio from Freeform

  1. Go to the Freeform app on your iPad.
  2. Do one of the following:

    • Use an Apple Creator Studio feature, such as Auto Crop.
    • Tap the Content Hub button, tap a premium image to add it to the board, then tap Remove Watermarks.

      Note: If you currently subscribe to Apple Creator Studio but still see an option to subscribe, scroll down, click Already Subscribed? and follow the onscreen instructions.

  3. Follow the onscreen instructions.

Cancel or change your Apple Creator Studio subscription

  1. Open the Settings app on your iPad.
  2. Tap your name, tap Subscriptions, and tap Apple Creator Studio.

    Note: If you don’t see your subscriptions, make sure you’re signed in to your Apple Account in the App Store.

  3. Do one of the following:

    • Modify your subscription plan: Tap See All Plans and select a new plan. Tap Subscribe.
    • Cancel your subscription: Tap Cancel Subscription and then follow the onscreen instructions.

Even after you cancel your subscription, you still have full access to premium content and features until your billing period ends.

Since some Apple Creator Studio apps use iCloud to sync projects, documents, and content between devices, it’s best to subscribe to Apple Creator Studio with the same Apple Account you use for iCloud.

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

by Kevin Hollington

If you subscribe to Apple Music and you join a collaborative playlist, you can react to songs in the playlist with emoji. You just choose a reaction on the Now Playing screen. That might be a thumbs up emoji, for example, or you can find a specific emoji you’d rather use.

Note: Apple Music isn’t available in all countries or regions.

  1. Open the Music app on your iPad.
  2. Tap a collaborative playlist. Tap the MiniPlayer to open the Now Playing screen.
  3. Tap the Reaction button and choose a reaction (for example, a thumbs up emoji) or tap the Add button to find a specific emoji.

    The Now Playing screen with the Reactions button showing several emoji and an Add button that you can click to find more emoji.

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How to search for or rename a recording in Voice Memos on iPad

by Moses Johnson

You can search for recordings or rename any recording in Voice Memos. A new recording is first named New Recording or the name of your location, and you can even search a transcript for a word or phrase.

Here’s how to search for or rename a recording in Voice Memos on iPad.

Search for a recording

  1. Go to the Voice Memos app on your iPad.
  2. Swipe down from the middle of the list of recordings to reveal the search field.
  3. Tap the search field, enter part or all of the recording name, and then tap Search.

Note: This field can also search transcripts for a word or phrase you enter.

Rename a recording

A recording is initially saved with the name New Recording or the name of your location, if Location Services is turned on in Settings > Privacy & Security.

To change the name, tap the recording, tap the name, then type a new one.

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How to get started with Health on iPhone

by Emily Long

The Health app on iPhone keeps health data from your iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch, and compatible apps and third-party devices in one place. You can fill out your Health Details and schedule your medications. You can also check your headphone levels and track your menstrual cycle.

iPhone automatically stores and analyzes health details, including health records from your medical providers, and you can manually add information about medications you’re taking. With Cycle Tracking, you can log your period and record symptoms like cramps.

The Summary screen in Health. Information about activity, sleep score, state of mind, and medications appears below Pinned.

Find your health data in one place

iPhone automatically stores and analyzes valuable health details, including mobility data, sleep history, and even health records from your medical providers. You can also manually add information about medications you’re taking, your menstrual cycle, and more. To display all of your health data, go to the Health app and scroll down to see highlights.

The Health Details screen, which includes fields for name, birth date, blood type, and other information.

Fill out your health details

To personalize your experience, add your name, date of birth, sex, and other basic information to Health Details. To edit your health details, tap Summary, tap your picture or initials, tap Health Details, then tap Edit.

The Medications screen in Health showing the date and a log for medications.

Schedule your medications

Create a list of the medications you’re taking, schedule when to take them, and log when you do. To add a new medication, tap Browse, tap Medications, then tap Add a Medication.

The Cycle Tracking screen showing the timeline for a week at the top of the screen. Solid red circles and purple dots mark the first 5 days on the timeline. Below the timeline are options to add information about periods, symptoms, and more.

Track your menstrual cycle

With Cycle Tracking, you can log your period, record symptoms like cramps, and track cycle factors like lactation. You can also use it to help predict when your next period or fertile window will begin. To set up Cycle Tracking, tap Browse, tap Cycle Tracking, then tap Set Up Cycle Tracking.

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How to share your Accessibility Settings with another device on iPad

by Dave Johnson

You can share your Accessibility settings with another iPhone or iPad temporarily. Say you’re borrowing a friend’s iPhone or using a public iPad: You can share your settings with that device, then remove them once you’re done. Here are some of the settings you can share with another device:

  • Zoom
  • Hover Text and Hover Typing
  • Display & Text
  • VoiceOver
  • Touch Accommodations
  • Read & Speak
  • Full Keyboard Access
  • Live Speech
  • Music Haptics
  • Audio & Visual
  • Top Button and Home Button

Note: Your Accessibility settings are the only thing shared with the other device during the sharing session.

An iPad showing a notification that Danny’s iPhone is requesting to share accessibility settings.

Share your Accessibility settings with another device

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Accessibility, then tap Share Accessibility Settings. (You may need to scroll down.)
  3. Tap Share Accessibility Settings, then tap Continue.
  4. Make sure both devices have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned on and then do one of the following:

    • Select a device: Tap a device in your contacts or a device signed in to your iCloud account.
    • Bring your iPad to another device: Tap Search People Nearby and tap and hold the screen on the other device with three fingers to create a six-digit code. Enter the code on your device and select the name of the device.

      Note: To hear the six-digit code spoken aloud, continue to tap and hold the screen on the other device with three fingers.

  5. Do either of the following on the other device to accept your request to share your accessibility settings:

    • Tap Accept.
    • Tap and hold the screen on the other device with three fingers.
  6. Start using the other device with your Accessibility settings.
  7. When you’re finished using the device, do any of the following:

    • Tap the Share Accessibility Settings button in the Status Bar, then tap Stop Sharing.
    • Lock your device and let it go to sleep.
    • Triple-click the top button or Home button.

      Note: If you move more than 30 feet away from the device you’re sharing your Accessibility settings with, the session automatically ends.

Adding Share Accessibility settings to your Control Center lets you start sharing directly from Control Center; see our guide, Customize controls.

Sync your Share Accessibility Settings to iCloud

Syncing your preferences to iCloud helps if you use different Accessibility settings on different devices, since they’re then available when you share Accessibility settings between devices. For example, after you sync your iPad settings, you could later use your iPhone to share with another iPad, and your iPad accessibility preferences can be used.

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Accessibility, then tap Share Accessibility Settings. (You may need to scroll down.)
  3. Turn Sync to iCloud on or off.

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iPhone SE (3rd generation) hardware: buttons, cameras, and ports

by Chris Smith

Learn the location of the cameras, buttons, and other essential hardware features on iPhone SE (3rd generation).

It’s laid out in two views. The front and sides show the front camera, side button, SIM tray, the Home button/Touch ID, Lightning connector, volume buttons, and Ring/Silent switch, while the back shows the rear camera and flash.

The front view of iPhone SE (3rd generation). The front camera is at the top, to the left of the speaker. On the right side, from top to bottom, are the side button and the SIM tray. The Home button is at the bottom center. The Lightning connector is on the bottom edge. On the left side, from bottom to top, are the volume buttons and the Ring/Silent switch.

  • 1 Front camera
  • 2 Side button
  • 3 SIM tray
  • 4 Home button/Touch ID
  • 5 Lightning connector
  • 6 Volume buttons
  • 7 Ring/Silent switch

The back view of iPhone SE (3rd generation). The rear camera and flash are at the top left.

  • 8 Rear camera
  • 9 Flash

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How to edit Live Photos on iPad

by Moses Johnson

In the Photos app, you can edit Live Photos, change the key photo, and add fun effects like Bounce and Loop.

In addition to the photo editing tools, you can trim a Live Photo’s length and mute the sound. You can even turn a Live Photo into a still of its key photo. Effects like Loop repeat the action in a continuous looping video.

Here’s how to edit Live Photos on iPad.

Make Live Photo edits

Beyond the photo editing tools, you can mute the sound, trim its length, change a Live Photo’s key photo, or turn it into a still photo.

  1. Start the Photos app on your iPad.
  2. Open a Live Photo, then tap the Edit button.
  3. Tap the Live Photo button. Do any of the following:

    • Set a key photo: Move the white frame on the frame viewer, tap Make Key Photo, and tap Done.
    • Trim a Live Photo: Drag either end of the frame viewer to choose the frames the Live Photo plays.
    • Make a still photo: Tap the Live button at the top of the screen to turn off the Live feature. The Live Photo becomes a still of its key photo.
    • Mute a Live Photo: Tap the Mute button at the top of the screen. Tap again to unmute.

    A Live Photo is in the center of the Edit screen in the Photos app. The frame viewer is across the bottom of the video and a yellow outline is around the selected frames to include in the edited Live Photo; a single frame is selected to make key photo. The editing tools are on the left side of the screen: from the top to bottom, Live Photo, Adjust, Filters, and Crop. Live Photo is selected.

Add effects to a Live Photo

You can add effects to Live Photos to turn them into fun videos.

  1. Start the Photos app on your iPad.
  2. Open a Live Photo.
  3. Tap Live in the top-left corner. Choose one of the following:
    • Live: Applies the Live video playback feature.
    • Loop: Repeats the action in a continuous looping video.
    • Bounce: Rewinds the action backward and forward.
    • Long Exposure: Simulates a DSLR-like long exposure effect by blurring motion.
    • Off: Turns off the Live video playback feature or applied effect.

Turn a Live Photo into a video

You can turn a Live Photo into a short video to save or share—for example, to share with people not on Apple devices.

  1. Start the Photos app on your iPad.
  2. Open a Live Photo and then tap the More button in the top-right corner.
  3. Tap Save as Video.

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How to view podcast transcripts on iPad

by Abigail Shilets

In the Podcasts app, you can view and search episode transcripts. In the static transcript view, you can select text and play, copy, or share from that point, and in the scrolling transcript on the Now Playing screen, any paragraph can take you to that point in the episode.

Note: Transcript availability may vary by language, and by country or region.

View transcripts

  1. Start the Podcasts app on your iPad.
  2. Do any of the following:
    • While viewing episode information: Scroll down to the Transcripts section. You can also tap the More button and tap View Transcript.
    • From the MiniPlayer or the Now Playing screen: Tap the View Transcript button.

Transcripts aren’t available when watching in full-screen video mode. Instead, you can tap the Captions button to turn on subtitles (if available). You can also tap the Close button to return to the Now Playing screen, then tap the View Transcript button to view the video and transcript side by side in landscape orientation.

You can interact with transcripts in multiple ways. In the static transcript view, you can select text and choose whether to play, copy, or share from that point. In the scrolling transcript on the Now Playing screen, you can tap any paragraph to jump to that point in the episode, or touch and hold a paragraph to share from that point.

To hide the transcript on the Now Playing screen, tap the Hide Transcript button.

Search transcripts

  1. Start the Podcasts app on your iPad.
  2. While viewing a transcript, do one of the following:
    • While viewing the scrolling transcript: Tap Search.
    • While viewing the static transcript: Tap the Search Transcript button at the top right of the screen.
  3. Optionally, tap the Search Options button in the search field to specify whether the capitalization or the entire word needs to match in the search results.

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How to mute audio in tabs in Safari on iPad

by Tyler Stephen

Safari lets you mute audio in any open tabs—helpful when you’re listening to audio from one website, and unwanted audio starts playing from another.

You can mute audio in the tab you’re viewing, mute audio in other tabs, mute all audio, or mute any tab in the tab bar. You can also see which websites are playing audio, and unmute a tab later.

Here’s how to mute audio in tabs in Safari on iPad.

Mute audio

  1. Go to the Safari app on your iPad.
  2. Do any of the following:
    • Mute audio in the tab you’re viewing: Tap the Mute button in the search field.
    • Mute audio in other tabs: If you’re viewing several websites that are playing audio, touch and hold the Mute button in the search field and tap Mute Other Tabs to let audio play in the tab you’re currently viewing and to mute the audio in other tabs.
    • Mute all audio: If you’re viewing a website that’s not playing audio and other tabs are playing audio, tap the Mute button in the search field to quickly mute all audio in other tabs.
    • Mute any tab: Tap the Mute button on the right side of the tab in the tab bar.

See websites that are playing audio

  1. Open the Safari app on your iPad.
  2. Touch and hold the Mute button in the search field to see a list of websites that are playing audio.
  3. Choose a website to go to the tab where the audio is playing.

    If you’re viewing a website that’s not playing audio, the list of open websites also includes the Mute All Tabs option. If the website you’re viewing is playing audio, it includes the Mute This Tab or Mute Other Tabs option.

Unmute audio

  1. Open the Safari app on your iPad.
  2. Tap the Mute button in the search field, or on the right side of the tab in the tab bar.

Note: You can mute and unmute audio in tabs in the active Safari window, and also in tabs in other Safari windows behind it.

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How to get directions to your parked car in Maps on iPhone

by Dave Johnson

When you disconnect your iPhone from your car’s CarPlay or Bluetooth® system and exit your vehicle, a parked car marker is dropped so you can easily find the way back to your car.

For that to work, your iPhone needs to be paired to CarPlay or Bluetooth in your car, with Location Services on.

Find your parked car

  1. Open the Maps app on your iPhone.
  2. Choose Parked Car below Siri Suggestions.

If you don’t find your parked car in Maps

Make sure your iPhone is paired to CarPlay or Bluetooth in your car, then check for the following: Location Services is turned on in Settings > Privacy & Security.

  • Significant Locations is turned on in Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > System Services.
  • Show Parked Location is turned on in Settings > Apps > Maps.

Note: Maps doesn’t mark your car as parked when you leave it at a familiar location, such as your home or work.

Don’t show your parked location

  1. Open the Maps app on your iPhone.
  2. To remove the Parked Car marker for your car’s current location, touch and hold the marker. Tap Remove Car.
  3. To never show your parked location, open Settings, tap Apps, tap Maps, and turn off Show Parked Location.
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