Videos

I’ll show you how to set up Speak Selection on your Mac. Open System Settings, choose Accessibility, select Read and Speak, and turn on Speak Selection.

Click the Info button to customize the keyboard shortcut (default Option+Esc) and choose whether to highlight content—select Words and Sentences for word-by-word highlighting.

Choose word and sentence colors and switch Underline to Background Color to enable highlighting.

Set the Speak Selection controller to appear automatically or when you press the shortcut, click OK, open Pages, select text, and press the shortcut to have your Mac read it aloud and adjust settings as needed later.

I’ll show you how to set up and use Read & Speak on your iPhone or iPad:

First, open Settings, tap Accessibility, then Read & Speak and enable Speak Selection.

Next choose Highlighting to set the style and color for spoken text, then return to download different Voices or change the Default Language while leaving Detect Languages on for automatic detection.

Tap Pronunciations to correct tricky words and adjust the Speaking Rate slider to slow or speed the voice.

To use it, select text in compatible apps, tap the arrow until Speak appears, then tap Speak to hear the text aloud for clearer comprehension quickly.

I open Photos and tap the Collections tab at the bottom of the screen. Then I tap Layout and Reorder to choose how my Collections appear.

I can select Small Grid to shrink thumbnails and see more collections, or Large Grid to make them bigger.

To reorganize, I tap Reorder, touch and hold a collection, drag it where I want—moving Featured Photos to the top—and release.

When I’m satisfied with the arrangement I tap Done to save my changes. That’s how I personalize the Collections tab so my photos display exactly the way I like for my daily browsing comfortably.

I can record a phone or FaceTime audio call on my iPhone (iOS 18+) and get a searchable transcript in Notes: while on the call I tap More, choose Call Recording, and everyone is notified that recording has started; Notes immediately creates a new note for the transcript.

I can stop recording anytime with the Stop button or end the call to stop; when the recording finishes I tap the notification to open it.

Call recordings appear in Notes where I can play audio, view, search, edit, or share the transcript, and on supported devices Apple Intelligence also shows a helpful summary.

I need to find specific photos and videos in my library, so I use the Sort and Filter tools in Photos on iOS 26 or iPadOS 26.

First I open my Library and tap the Sort and Filter button, then tap Filter.

I pick filter options — for example, Favorites and Not in an Album — and can combine multiple filters to narrow results.

To change order I tap Sort and Filter again and choose Sort by Recently Added so items appear by when I added them.

To return to the full library I tap Filter and Remove Filters again.

I want to share Apple Vision Pro experiences with others using visionOS 26; first I update my headset and confirm any Apple Vision Pro I’ll share with is on the latest OS.

Next I make sure nearby devices are on the same Wi‑Fi network and have Bluetooth enabled.

To watch movies together everyone needs a subscription to the same content, and to play spatial games each person must install the same SharePlay‑enabled game.

Then I open the app or 3D object, look to the bottom of the window for sharing controls, and choose to invite people nearby or connect remotely over FaceTime.

I want to translate messages, calls, FaceTime, or in-person conversations; here’s how I do it.

First I ensure my iPhone runs iOS 26 and Apple Intelligence is on. In Messages I tap the contact, enable Automatically Translate, pick the source language, then type and send — translations appear as I write and my contact gets them.

During a call I tap More, choose Live Translation, pick the language, and Start Translation for live spoken translation.

In FaceTime tap More and start Live Translation for captions.

For in-person I update my AirPods, open Translate, set up Live, pick a language, start.

I show you how I add and customize widgets in visionOS 26: first I tap Widgets app in Home View to see suggested widgets or pick an app from the list on the left.

Next I choose Photos and swipe through options like panoramas, spatial photos, or posters until I find one I like. I tap the widget to add it to my space, anchor it to the wall where I want it, and use customization controls to adjust size and appearance.

Once set, the widget integrates into my space and reappears again every time I put on Apple Vision Pro.

Starting in iOS 16, I can show you how to find out exactly who is calling before you ever pick up the phone. First, open your Settings, tap Apps, and use the search bar to find the Phone app.

Once there, scroll down to the Screen Unknown Callers section and select Ask Reason for Calling. Now, when an unknown number calls, your iPhone will ask for their name and purpose. Simply tap View to read a live transcript of their response.

Finally, you can type a reply, use a suggested message, or slide to answer whenever you’re ready.

I use AirDrop to quickly send photos, long videos, or large files by first making sure the person is nearby and that we both have Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth on, turning off Personal Hotspot if needed.

If we both have iOS 17 or later, I open the file I want to share, tap the Share button, choose AirDrop, and move my iPhone close to the other device.

I tap the contact’s name and wait for the devices to connect; the recipient taps Accept, and the item opens automatically in a supported app.

To share with someone not in my contacts, I ask them to open Control Center, touch the Connectivity controls, tap AirDrop, and choose a receiving option.