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To enhance your AirPods experience, start by sharing audio with a friend by opening Control Center on your iPhone, selecting your AirPods, and tapping “Share Audio.” If your friend’s AirPods are nearby or in their case, you can connect them by following on-screen instructions and holding their case’s Setup button. Adjust volume through the headphones or Control Center.

To rename your AirPods, go to Settings, tap your AirPods, change their name, and save. Use Live Listen to amplify sound through your iPhone’s microphone by adding Hearing to Control Center, tapping the Hearing button, and enabling Live Listen. For added background sounds, activate them from the Hearing controls, select a sound, and adjust volume. Lastly, enable Siri to announce notifications while using your AirPods by going to Settings, Notifications, and turning on “Announce Notifications.”

Summary:
– Share audio with a friend by selecting “Share Audio” in Control Center and following on-screen instructions.
– Rename your AirPods in Settings by tapping their current name and entering a new one.
– Use Live Listen by adding Hearing to Control Center, tapping the Hearing button, and turning on Live Listen.
– Listen to Background Sounds by enabling them from Hearing controls and choosing a sound.
– Have Siri announce incoming notifications by turning on “Announce Notifications” in Settings.

To free up space on your Mac by deleting apps, start by opening the Finder and navigating to the Applications folder. Find the app you want to remove, click on it, then go to the File menu and select “Move to Trash.” If prompted, authenticate with Touch ID or your administrator password. After the app is in the Trash, you need to empty the Trash to permanently delete the app. Click the Finder menu, choose “Empty Trash,” and confirm by clicking “Empty Trash.” This process will help you free up space on your Mac. For more tips, subscribe to the Apple Support YouTube channel.

Summary:
– Open Finder and go to the Applications folder.
– Select the app you want to delete and choose “Move to Trash” from the File menu.
– Authenticate with Touch ID or your admin password if prompted.
– Empty the Trash by clicking the Finder menu and selecting “Empty Trash,” then confirm.
– This will permanently delete the app and free up space on your Mac.

To grab and move multiple images on your iPhone, first, touch and hold one photo until you feel a tap, then drag it away while continuing to hold it. With another finger, tap additional photos to add them to your selection. Once you’ve selected all the photos you want, switch to the app where you want to share them while still holding the stack. Drag the stack to the desired location in the app and lift your finger to drop the photos. This gesture also works for moving multiple apps or emails.

Summary:
– Touch and hold a photo until you feel a tap, then drag it away.
– While holding the first photo, use another finger to tap additional photos to add them to the stack.
– Switch to the app where you want to share the photos while holding the stack.
– Drag the stack to the desired location in the app and lift your finger to drop them.
– This gesture also works for moving multiple apps or emails.

In the Translate app, you can look up definitions and play audio of a translated word or phrase. To see a word’s definition, tap the word in the translated phrase, noting that the dictionary may need to download first, which can take some time. To close the dictionary, simply tap the close button. To hear the translated phrase spoken aloud, tap the play button, and for playback speed adjustments, touch and hold the play button. This way, you can both learn new words and hear them pronounced accurately.

Summary:
– In the Translate app, tap a word in a translated phrase to view its definition.
– The dictionary may need to download first, which can vary in time.
– To close the dictionary, tap the close button.
– Tap the play button to hear the translated phrase, and hold it to adjust playback speed.
– This allows you to look up word definitions and hear pronunciations.

To check your iPhone’s remaining battery percentage, swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen on iPhone models with Face ID to open Control Center, where you’ll see the battery percentage in the top-right corner. For iPhones with a Home button, the battery percentage is displayed in the status bar. If it’s not visible, go to Settings, tap Battery, and then enable Battery Percentage to see it. This ensures you can easily monitor your battery level at any time.

Additionally, you can check your battery health by going to Settings, selecting Battery, and tapping on Battery Health to view the maximum capacity and peak performance capability. Keeping track of your battery status helps you manage your device usage more effectively and ensures you’re never caught off guard by a low battery.

Regular monitoring allows you to plan charging times and optimize your iPhone’s performance throughout the day for a better user experience overall.

Summary:
– Swipe down from the top-right corner to open Control Center on iPhones with Face ID and view the battery percentage.
– On iPhones with a Home button, the battery percentage is shown in the status bar.
– If the percentage isn’t visible, go to Settings and tap Battery.
– Enable Battery Percentage in the Battery settings.
– This allows you to easily check your battery level at any time.

Your Apple Watch can discreetly tap out the time on your wrist using Taptic Time. To set it up, go to Settings and tap on Clock, then scroll down and tap Taptic Time. Turn on Taptic Time and choose from three settings: Digits, which gives long taps for every ten hours and short taps for remaining hours, followed by long taps for every ten minutes and short taps for remaining minutes; Terse, which provides long taps for every five hours, short taps for remaining hours, and long taps for each quarter hour; and Morse Code, which uses taps to represent each digit of the time in Morse code. To feel the time taps, simply touch and hold the watch face with two fingers.

Summary:
– Set up Taptic Time on your Apple Watch by going to Settings, tapping Clock, and then selecting Taptic Time.
– Turn on Taptic Time and choose a preferred setting: Digits, Terse, or Morse Code.
– Digits provides long taps for every 10 hours and short taps for remaining hours, followed by long taps for every 10 minutes and short taps for remaining minutes.
– Terse offers long taps for every 5 hours, short taps for remaining hours, and long taps for each quarter hour.
– Morse Code uses taps to indicate each digit of the time in Morse code. To feel the taps, touch and hold the watch face with two fingers.

To remove and replace the battery in your AirTag, start by holding the AirTag with the polished stainless steel battery cover facing you. Press down on the cover and rotate it counterclockwise until it stops, then release your fingers to allow the cover to pop up. Remove the old battery and insert a new one, ensuring the positive side faces you. Note that batteries with a bitter coating may not work with AirTag, and keep batteries away from children. To reattach the cover, align the three tabs with the slots on the AirTag, press down, and rotate clockwise until it stops. Your AirTag will chime to indicate the battery is connected.

Summary:
– Hold the AirTag with the polished stainless steel cover facing you.
– Press down and rotate the battery cover counterclockwise to open it.
– Remove the old battery and insert a new one with the positive side facing you, keeping batteries away from children.
– To reattach, align the cover tabs with the slots on the AirTag, press down, and rotate clockwise until secure.
– A chime will sound to confirm the battery is properly connected.

Challenge your friends to a seven-day competition to see who can earn the most points by closing your Activity rings. First, open the Fitness app and tap the Sharing tab. Select a person you’re already sharing with, or tap “Add New Person” to share activity with someone new. Tap “Compete With” and then “Invite” to send a challenge. Your friend can accept the invitation on their Apple Watch by swiping down from the top of the watch face to open Notification Center, tapping the notification, and selecting “I’m in.” Alternatively, they can accept the invitation in the Sharing tab in Fitness.

Summary:
– Challenge friends to a seven-day competition in the Fitness app to see who can earn the most points by closing Activity rings.
– In the Fitness app, tap the Sharing tab and select a person you’re sharing with or add a new person.
– Tap “Compete With” and “Invite” to send a challenge to your friend.
– Your friend can accept the invitation on their Apple Watch through Notification Center or in the Sharing tab.
– The competition encourages friendly competition and fitness motivation.

To delete an app from your Apple Watch, start by pressing the Digital Crown to access the Home Screen. Next, touch and hold the app you want to remove until it starts to jiggle. Once the app is jiggling, tap the “X” that appears on the app icon, then confirm by tapping “Delete App.” After you have finished removing the apps you no longer need, press the Digital Crown again to exit the edit mode. This simple process ensures that only the apps you want remain on your Apple Watch, helping you keep your device organized and clutter-free.

Summary:
– To delete an app on your Apple Watch, first press the Digital Crown to access the Home Screen.
– Touch and hold the app you wish to delete until it starts to jiggle.
– Tap the “X” on the app icon and then tap “Delete App” to confirm.
– Once finished, press the Digital Crown again to stop the apps from jiggling and return to normal mode.
– This method helps keep your Apple Watch organized by removing unwanted apps.

To reset your Apple Watch, you can use your paired iPhone or the watch itself. To reset with your iPhone, keep the devices close, open the Apple Watch app, tap “All Watches,” and select the watch to unpair and erase. Confirm by tapping “Unpair Apple Watch,” and if prompted, enter your Apple ID password. This method backs up your watch and removes the Activation Lock. If you lack your iPhone, reset directly on the watch by opening Settings, selecting General, then Reset, and choosing “Erase All Content and Settings.” This option restores factory settings but doesn’t back up or remove Activation Lock.

Summary:
– You can reset your Apple Watch using your iPhone or directly on the watch.
– To reset with your iPhone, open the Apple Watch app, tap “All Watches,” select your watch, and choose “Unpair Apple Watch” to erase it.
– If prompted, enter your Apple ID password; this method backs up your watch and removes Activation Lock.
– To reset directly on the watch, go to Settings > General > Reset, and tap “Erase All Content and Settings.”
– Resetting on the watch restores factory settings but does not create a backup or remove Activation Lock.