Dave Johnson

Dave Johnson is a staff writer for GeeksChalk based in New Jersey. He covers news, how-tos, and user guides for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.
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The bottom half of the iPhone screen showing the option to use a passkey to sign in to a website.
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How to automatically fill in strong passwords on iPad

You can automatically fill in strong passwords on iPad, let iPad create and save them…

By Dave Johnson
The Account Recovery Contact screen with information about the feature. The Add Recovery Contact button is at the bottom
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How to use security keys to sign in to your Apple Account on iPad

You can use security keys to sign in to your Apple Account on iPad for…

By Dave Johnson
The Camera screen showing a menu at a restaurant with text translated from Spanish to English.
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How to use Live Text with your iPad camera

You can use Live Text with your iPad camera to copy, share, look up, and…

By Dave Johnson
An iPad showing Siri proofreading and giving feedback on text.
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How to write and edit text with Siri AI on iPad

You can write with Siri on iPad when Siri AI is on, to compose drafts,…

By Dave Johnson
An iPad showing Siri answering a request to plan a menu based on a calendar event.
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How to get started with Apple Intelligence on your iPad

You can get started with Apple Intelligence on iPad, try Siri AI (Beta), get writing…

By Dave Johnson
The App Privacy Report screen, where you can turn on a report to show how often apps use the permissions you've granted them, along with their network activity.
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How Apple Intelligence protects your privacy on iPad

You can learn how Apple Intelligence protects your privacy on iPad with on-device processing and…

By Dave Johnson
A recording made in Voice Memos. The list of recordings is on the left, with a selected recording at the top. On the right, the waveform has a playhead, which you can drag to go to a specific place in the recording. Above the waveform are the Share, Favorite, Move, Delete, Playback Options, Transcription, and Edit buttons. Below the timeline are the Playback controls.
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How to work with layered recordings on iPad

You can work with layered recordings on iPad, mixing or separating the vocal and instrumental…

By Dave Johnson
A recording made in Voice Memos. The list of recordings is on the left, with a selected recording at the top. On the right, the waveform has a playhead, which you can drag to go to a specific place in the recording. Above the waveform are the Share, Favorite, Move, Delete, Playback Options, Transcription, and Edit buttons. Below the timeline are the Playback controls.
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How to export a Voice Memos recording to Files on iPad

You can export a Voice Memos recording to Files on iPad, keep layers and effects,…

By Dave Johnson
A recording is being edited, with the yellow trim handles enclosing a portion of the audio waveform at the bottom of the screen. To the left of the Playback controls are the Trim button (for deleting the part of the recording outside the handles) and the Delete button (for deleting the part of the recording outside the handles).
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How to edit or delete a recording in Voice Memos on iPad

You can edit or delete a recording in Voice Memos on iPad, trim or replace…

By Dave Johnson
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.
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How to set up iCloud Drive on iPad

You can set up iCloud Drive on iPad, browse it in the Files app, and…

By Dave Johnson

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