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 Accessibility screen in Settings showing the built-in features for Vision support.
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How to change your VoiceOver settings on iPhone

You can change VoiceOver settings on iPhone, including audio, language, voice, speaking rate, verbosity, activities,…

By Abigail Shilets
A CarPlay screen showing a map of San Francisco.
iPhone

How to adjust CarPlay accessibility settings for vision

You can change CarPlay accessibility settings for vision, including color filters, grayscale, text size, bold…

By Abigail Shilets
The onscreen keyboard is open in the Messages app. Text is entered in the text field and above the keyboard are predictive text suggestions for the next word.
iPhone

How to use the onscreen keyboard with VoiceOver on iPhone

You can use the onscreen keyboard to enter, select, and delete text, and change the…

By Abigail Shilets
A diagram on a Freeform board, with connectors showing on a selected shape, and the shape formatting tools visible at the bottom of the screen.
iPhone

How to add shapes, lines, and arrows to a Freeform board on iPhone

You can add shapes, lines, and arrows to a Freeform board on iPhone, change how…

By Abigail Shilets
The Clear History menu in the Safari app with Clear History highlighted.
iPhone

How to enable cookies on iPhone

You can enable cookies in Safari on iPhone so websites that require cookies work normally,…

By Abigail Shilets
The Favorites screen in the Contacts app; six contacts are listed as favorites.
iPhone

How to get rid of duplicate contacts on iPhone

You can merge duplicate contacts on iPhone and link contact cards for the same person…

By Abigail Shilets
A finger tapping the screen to wake iPhone.
iPhone

How to customize VoiceOver gestures and keyboard shortcuts on iPhone

You can customize VoiceOver gestures and keyboard shortcuts on iPhone, see the gestures for each…

By Abigail Shilets
The Summary screen in Fitness, showing the Activity Rings, Step Count, Step Distance, and Apple Fitness+ areas.
iPhone

How to see your activity summary in Fitness on iPhone

You can see your daily activity, trends, and awards in Fitness on iPhone, and add,…

By Abigail Shilets
Control Center showing the Focus options, with buttons for setting the duration of the Focus options.
iPhone

How to turn on or schedule a Focus on iPhone

You can turn on a Focus in Control Center or with Siri on iPhone, schedule…

By Abigail Shilets
The iPhone Home Screen showing a FaceTime video call notification from an iPad at the top. Tap the Switch button to the right of the notification to move the call to your iPhone
iPhone

How to use iPhone to allow calls and text messages on your iPad and Mac

You can relay phone calls and text messages from your iPhone to your iPad or…

By Abigail Shilets

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