Abigail Shilets

Abigail is a staff writer for GeeksChalk based in Pennsylvania. She covers news, how-tos, and user guides for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Before becoming a writer Abigail studied computer science at University and also worked at Apple for more than two years. When not creating masterpiece for GeeksChalk, you can usually find Abigail hiking, climbing, or otherwise unplugged.
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The Medications screen in Health showing the date and a log for medications.
iPhone

How to track your medications in Health on iPhone

You can track medications, vitamins, and supplements in Health on iPhone, schedule them, log doses,…

By Abigail Shilets
The Accessibility screen in Settings showing the built-in features for Vision support.
iPhone

iPhone vision accessibility features: VoiceOver, Magnifier, Zoom, and more

You can use vision accessibility features on iPhone, including VoiceOver, Braille Access, spoken text, Magnifier,…

By Abigail Shilets
The Modular Ultra watch face showing elevation on the left and right (feet on the left and meters on the right), Music, Compass, and Compass Waypoints complications along the top, a digital clock below, a Compass Heading complication in the middle, and the Messages, Sunrise, and Workout complications near the bottom. At the very bottom is the current elevation.
Apple Watch

Apple Watch Ultra features for the outdoors: Action button, siren, and satellite messaging

You can use Apple Watch Ultra outdoors with the Action button, night vision, the siren,…

By Abigail Shilets
The Privacy & Security screen, with settings for Location Services and Tracking, and settings to control which apps can access your data.
iPad

How to automatically install Background Security Improvements on iPad

You can automatically install Background Security Improvements on iPad for extra protection between software updates.

By Abigail Shilets
The Privacy & Security screen, with settings for Location Services and Tracking, and settings to control which apps can access your data.
iPad

How to control how Apple delivers advertising to you on iPad

You can control how Apple delivers advertising to you on iPad, review the information Apple…

By Abigail Shilets
The iCloud settings screen showing the iCloud storage meter and a list of apps and features, including Photos, iCloud Drive, and iCloud Mail that can be used with iCloud.
iPad

How to use Advanced Data Protection for your iCloud data on iPad

You can use Advanced Data Protection for your iCloud data on iPad to end-to-end encrypt…

By Abigail Shilets
Working in multiple apps, which are open side-by-side at the same time. Notes is open on the left and an email is open on the right. A photograph from Notes is dragged into the email.
iPad

How to move and copy items with drag and drop on iPad

You can move and copy items with drag and drop on iPad, within an app,…

By Abigail Shilets
A note with an overlay showing sharing options.
iPad

How to export or print notes on iPad

You can export or print notes on iPad, open a note in Pages, and export…

By Abigail Shilets
The Maps app showing a map of an area. The search field is in the top left, with results from a search query listed below.
iPad

How to explore airports or malls in Maps on iPad

You can explore airports or malls in Maps on iPad with indoor maps, and find…

By Abigail Shilets
The Now Playing screen showing the Apple Music Sing slider to the right of the lyrics. The currently playing lyrics are highlighted.
iPad

How to show song credits and lyrics on iPad

You can show song credits and lyrics on iPad with Apple Music, view time-synced lyrics,…

By Abigail Shilets

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