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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Messages Notification settings in Settings.
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How to stop, mute, and change message notifications on iPhone

You can stop, mute, or change message notifications on iPhone, and give certain people their…

By Dave Johnson
The Family Sharing screen in Settings. Five family members are listed with recommendations for the family.
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How to add a member to a Family Sharing group on iPhone

You can invite someone to your Family Sharing group on iPhone, or create an Apple…

By Dave Johnson
The Voice Memos list screen with a selected recording at the top. The recording timeline has a playhead, which you can drag to go to a specific place in the recording. The play controls are below the timeline.
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How to search for or rename a recording in Voice Memos on iPhone

You can search for a recording in Voice Memos on iPhone, even by words in…

By Dave Johnson
A CarPlay Dashboard showing Maps, Music, and Messages in the Sidebar. On the right is a map of San Francisco, navigation buttons, a now playing window, and a calendar entry.
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How to play music together in the car using SharePlay and CarPlay on iPhone

You can play music together in the car using SharePlay and CarPlay, so passengers can…

By Dave Johnson
A paper clip or SIM eject tool is inserted into the small hole of the tray on the left side of iPhone to eject and remove the tray.
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How to set up cellular service on iPhone

You can set up cellular service on iPhone with an eSIM or physical SIM, convert…

By Dave Johnson
A photo is open in the Photos app library. At the bottom of the screen, the Info button displays an icon indicating that Visual Look Up information is available.
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How to identify objects in your photos and videos on iPhone

You can identify landmarks, art, plants, pets, food, and more in your photos and videos…

By Dave Johnson
A screen in the Health app identifying the current mood as Slightly Pleasant. At the bottom of the screen is a slider to adjust the level of the emotion.
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How to log your state of mind in Health on iPhone

You can log your emotions and daily moods in Health on iPhone, see how they…

By Dave Johnson
The Photos app is open to the photo library grid. At the bottom of the screen, from left to right, are buttons to view the library by Years, Months, and All buttons. In the bottom-right corner is the Search button.
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How to sort and filter the photo library on iPhone

You can sort your photo library on iPhone by date added or taken, filter it…

By Dave Johnson
A memory is playing in the middle of the screen. At the bottom of the screen are the Memory Mixes and Browse buttons. At the top of the screen are the Back, Mute, and More buttons. At the top center of the screen are the location of the photo and the name of the song playing.
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How to personalize your memory movies in Photos on iPhone

You can personalize memory movies in Photos on iPhone with Memory Looks, new songs, a…

By Dave Johnson
An iPhone with the Freeform app open to the Content Hub in Apple Creator Studio.
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How to subscribe to Apple Creator Studio in Freeform on iPhone

You can subscribe to Apple Creator Studio monthly or annually from Freeform on iPhone, share…

By Dave Johnson

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