Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Keep Your Camera Lens Clean with this Secret iOS 26 Feature

 

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Keep Your Camera Lens Clean with this Secret iOS 26 Feature - CNet

iOS 26 Brings Parents More Control Over Kids’ Screen Time - CNet

You Can Use iPhone Widgets (From Your Actual iPhone) on  Mac - How to Geek

I Tested AirPod Live Translation with My Family.  Here’s What I Learned - CNet


Seniors Can Master iMessage Backgrounds Fast With These Tips



iOS 26 has officially launched—and it’s one of the biggest updates Apple has ever released! There are lots of exciting changes, but today I want to share a fun new feature that will make your iPhone feel fresh and personal.

That means instead of the same plain background, you can:




Keep Your Camera Lens Clean With This Secret iOS 26 Feature


Kids have sticky fingers. If they touch your iPhone, expect smudges on your screen and camera lens. So the next time you take a photo, the pic might look hazy, and you'll have to take the photo multiple times. It's not always your kids' fault either. Even adults can be to blame for a dirty camera lens. Luckily, with iOS 26 there's a feature that can warn you when your camera lens needs cleaning, that way you don't waste a perfectly good sunset or other Instagrammable moment.

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/keep-your-camera-lens-clean-with-this-secret-ios-26-feature/?utm_source=iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=insider&zdee=%5BContact.email_zdee%5D#ftag=CADf328eec



iOS 26 Brings Parents More Control Over Kids' Screen Time


As a soon-to-be parent, I'm worried about how people online will interact with my kid once they have a phone or tablet. The good news for parents struggling with this now: Apple's iOS 26 brings more parental controls to iPhones.

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/ios-26-brings-parents-more-control-over-kids-screen-time/?utm_source=iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=insider&zdee=%5BContact.email_zdee%5D#ftag=CADf328eec



You Can Use iPhone Widgets (From Your Actual iPhone) on a Mac

Widgets are still a relatively new feature in macOS, and they probably don’t get the attention they deserve. For example, did you know you can have the same exact widgets from your iPhone on your Mac desktop?

There are actually two different ways to use iPhone widgets on macOS, and one doesn’t require having an iPhone at all. The first method is more powerful and relies on having an iPhone and a Mac signed in with the same Apple ID. This integration allows you to use widgets from any app installed on your iPhone and even open the same instance of the app on your Mac. The second method simply takes advantage of iPhone apps that have been made available in the Mac App Store.

https://www.howtogeek.com/psa-you-can-use-iphone-widgets-on-a-mac/?user=bWZraWxjb3luZUBnbWFpbC5jb20&lctg=ed18faa843a874784dc82c350d012cfc30d9b40e0d56321df43660c5fc6e0154



I Tested AirPods Live Translation With My Family. Here's What I Learned



I couldn't ask for better timing. My Spanish-speaking mother-in-law was coming to visit the day Apple released live language translation features on AirPods. 

It works on the new AirPods Pro 3, which hits stores Friday, along with last year's AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 -- and the user also needs to have it paired to an iPhone running the latest iOS 26 software with Apple Intelligence.

https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/i-tested-airpods-live-translation-with-my-family-heres-what-i-learned/?utm_source=iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=insider&zdee=%5BContact.email_zdee%5D
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