The most popular Apple tips of November 2024

Over the past month we have published a lot of new tips, manuals and news items. In terms of Apple news, it was quiet and the software updates and Final Cut Pro 11 were the most interesting.

Now that the month is over, we have listed the most popular Apple, Mac, iPad and iPhone tips for you. Good to know, the list below only contains the tips that were published last month. Click below the description to read the full tip or save it as a favorite in the appletips app.

The most popular Apple tips

1: How to use eye tracking on iPad and iPhone

1: How to use eye tracking on iPad and iPhone

Wednesday, November 13 • Wesley Fabry

Eye tracking is an AI feature that allows you to operate your device with your eyes as standard on an iPad or iPhone. Developed for users with physical disabilities, this feature can be configured and calibrated in seconds via the front camera.

Eye tracking works in iPadOS and iOS apps, without any additional hardware or accessories. With eye tracking you can navigate through the elements of an app and activate random elements with hold controls. This way you get access to extra features – with nothing but your eyes – and you can operate physical buttons, swipe and use other gestures.

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5: Activate week view in the Calendar app for iPhone and iPad

5: Activate week view in the Calendar app for iPhone and iPad

Wednesday, November 6 • Wesley Fabry

Using the standard Agenda application, it is possible to bundle your appointments and activities. Different views are used for this in the Agenda application. This way you can activate a list, day and month view. Using the list view you can quickly and easily view all appointments in chronological order, via the day view you can see all appointments of a desired day, etc.

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The rest of the top 10

  1. Use Check-in in combination with a Workout and Messages for Apple Watch
  2. Change the primary email address of an Apple Account via iPhone or iPad
  3. Apple Pay: Pay with your iPhone at cash registers and ATMs
  4. Photos app interface drastically adjusted and provided with new features
  5. iOS 18 adds useful feature to Stopwatch for iPhone and iPad

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3: Sync photos manually with iPhone or iPad or via iCloud Photos

3: Sync photos manually with iPhone or iPad or via iCloud Photos

Wednesday, November 13 • Wesley Fabry

It takes some getting used to the new Photos application for OS You can choose to store your photos in iCloud, which is useful because then all your photos are synced with all your devices at once.

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4: Easily erase all content and settings from your Mac

4: Easily erase all content and settings from your Mac

Friday, November 8 • Wesley Fabry

Since macOS Monterey, the ‘Erase All Content and Settings’ function of the iPhone and iPad is also available on the Mac. This allows you to easily erase all data, files, apps and settings from your Mac. Handy if you are going to sell it or if you want to start new.

Before macOS Monterey, you always had to perform a Clean Install to set up your Mac as new. Thanks to this new erase option, this is no longer necessary and you can easily delete the entire contents and restore your Mac in case of problems.

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5: Activate week view in the Calendar app for iPhone and iPad

5: Activate week view in the Calendar app for iPhone and iPad

Wednesday, November 6 • Wesley Fabry

Using the standard Agenda application, it is possible to bundle your appointments and activities. Different views are used for this in the Agenda application. This way you can activate a list, day and month view. Using the list view you can quickly and easily view all appointments in chronological order, via the day view you can see all appointments of a desired day, etc.

Read the full item â–¸

The rest of the top 10

  1. Use Check-in in combination with a Workout and Messages for Apple Watch
  2. Change the primary email address of an Apple Account via iPhone or iPad
  3. Apple Pay: Pay with your iPhone at cash registers and ATMs
  4. Photos app interface drastically adjusted and provided with new features
  5. iOS 18 adds useful feature to Stopwatch for iPhone and iPad

Published reviews

  • Soundcore Space One Pro: Headphones with quadruple active noise cancellation
  • Carlinkit Tbox UHD makes CarPlay wireless and adds Android Auto
  • SwitchBot universal remote control with Matter support
  • tado°
  • FRITZ!Box 5690 Pro multifunctional fiber optic and DSL router with WiFi 7

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2: Solution when iPhone won't connect to Bluetooth devices

2: Solution when iPhone won’t connect to Bluetooth devices

Thursday, November 21 • Wesley Fabry

Sometimes it may happen that your iPhone does not want to connect to Bluetooth devices for streaming music. You may also be unable to connect accessories to your smartphone due to problems with Bluetooth.

That is of course annoying and we try to provide some solutions to this problem with the help of this article. Hopefully you’ll be able to use your Bluetooth device with your iPhone again soon.

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3: Sync photos manually with iPhone or iPad or via iCloud Photos

3: Sync photos manually with iPhone or iPad or via iCloud Photos

Wednesday, November 13 • Wesley Fabry

It takes some getting used to the new Photos application for OS You can choose to store your photos in iCloud, which is useful because then all your photos are synced with all your devices at once.

Read the full item â–¸

4: Easily erase all content and settings from your Mac

4: Easily erase all content and settings from your Mac

Friday, November 8 • Wesley Fabry

Since macOS Monterey, the ‘Erase All Content and Settings’ function of the iPhone and iPad is also available on the Mac. This allows you to easily erase all data, files, apps and settings from your Mac. Handy if you are going to sell it or if you want to start new.

Before macOS Monterey, you always had to perform a Clean Install to set up your Mac as new. Thanks to this new erase option, this is no longer necessary and you can easily delete the entire contents and restore your Mac in case of problems.

Read the full item â–¸

5: Activate week view in the Calendar app for iPhone and iPad

5: Activate week view in the Calendar app for iPhone and iPad

Wednesday, November 6 • Wesley Fabry

Using the standard Agenda application, it is possible to bundle your appointments and activities. Different views are used for this in the Agenda application. This way you can activate a list, day and month view. Using the list view you can quickly and easily view all appointments in chronological order, via the day view you can see all appointments of a desired day, etc.

Read the full item â–¸

The rest of the top 10

  1. Use Check-in in combination with a Workout and Messages for Apple Watch
  2. Change the primary email address of an Apple Account via iPhone or iPad
  3. Apple Pay: Pay with your iPhone at cash registers and ATMs
  4. Photos app interface drastically adjusted and provided with new features
  5. iOS 18 adds useful feature to Stopwatch for iPhone and iPad

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