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 Home tab in the Music app showing Top Picks at the top. You can swipe left or right to view more music chosen just for you. Recently Played appears below.
iPhone

How to see what friends are listening to in Music on iPhone

You can find and follow friends on iPhone to see what they're listening to after…

By Dave Johnson
The CarPlay Home Screen showing Maps, Music, and Messages in the sidebar. To the right is a collection of other app icons.
iPhone

How to rearrange the icons on CarPlay Home

You can move, remove, or add back icons on CarPlay Home from the Settings app…

By Dave Johnson
The screen for initiating Local Audio and Visual capture of your side of a videoconference.
iPhone

How to improve audio and record video calls on iPhone

You can choose a mic input, use Voice Isolation, and adjust audio and video capture…

By Dave Johnson
The main screen of the Preview app. The New Document and Scan Documents buttons are in the middle of the screen. At the bottom of the screen are the Recents, Shared, and Browse tabs.
iPhone

How to open and view PDFs and images in Preview on iPhone

You can open PDFs and images directly in Preview on iPhone, find text in a…

By Dave Johnson
A magazine story from Apple News+. In the tabs across the bottom, News+ is selected.
iPhone

How to browse and read Apple News+ stories and issues on iPhone

You can follow publications and browse and read current and back issues of Apple News+…

By Dave Johnson
A notification is shown on iPhone that Name Recognition recognized a sound that may be a name.
iPhone

How to recognize sounds using iPhone

You can have iPhone recognize sounds like a doorbell, siren, or crying baby and notify…

By Dave Johnson
The Keyboard Settings menu is open, and shows multiple keyboard options: English & Spanish, Emoji, and Keyboard Feedback.
iPhone

How to change typing assistance options for Magic Keyboard with iPhone

You can turn Auto-Capitalization, Auto-Correction, and the period shortcut on or off for Magic Keyboard…

By Dave Johnson
The iPad Home Screen with several app icons, including the Settings app icon, which you can tap to change your iPad sound volume, screen brightness, and more.
iPad

How to make your iPad your own

You can make your iPad your own by customizing the Home Screen and Lock Screen,…

By Dave Johnson
The Albums tab, showing the MiniPlayer near the bottom. The MiniPlayer shows the title of the song that's playing.
iPad

How to add music to iPad and listen offline

You can add music to iPad from Apple Music, download it to listen offline, and…

By Dave Johnson
A Wallet screen showing a custom pass with editable fields.
iPhone

How to set up cards and passes in Wallet on iPhone

You can add credit and debit cards, passes, transit cards, IDs, and keys to Wallet…

By Dave Johnson

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