We see a new release of iOS every year, and with it comes a bunch of updates that tackle privacy and security issues. The launch of iOS 18 brought about a hoard of other features to the iPhone. The ...

Your Mac comes pre-configured to open specific file types with default apps. Click on a web link, and it launches Safari. Open an email notification, and you're directed to Apple's Mail app. This ...

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If you want a button that quickly closes all your chosen running apps, you’re in luck. Windows 11 lets you make such a button, and I’ll show you how. There are many reasons you may want to create a ...

The macOS Dock displays apps you add to it or that you run. Here's how to make it display only apps that are currently running on your Mac. The macOS Dock app originated in macOS's early OS precursor ...

Most long-time macOS users will be aware of the Application Switcher. It's invoked using the Command+Tab keyboard shortcut, and lists all of the apps currently running on your Mac, enabling you to ...

In macOS Sequoia, Apple has added another stumbling block to launching software that has not gone through Apple’s baseline vetting process for apps. Generally, this can be a good thing, preventing ...

On Windows 11, you can display labels for apps in the Taskbar, and in this guide, I'll walk you through how to enable this configuration quickly and easily. In earlier versions of the operating system ...

In iOS 18.2, Apple introduced a way for users to select their preferred default apps for iPhone. Apple initially promised that the feature would be coming to the European Union, but it is actually ...