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CNET
5 hours ago
- General
- CNET
Sick of NameDrop? Here's How to Disable It
Meeting a new friend is always fun, but swapping your contact with a new pal can get tedious, especially if you're meeting a new group of friends. While iOS 17's NameDrop feature set out to make the contact-swapping process easier, but I've recently found that my phone attempts to NameDrop my contact information to my friends when our phones are near one another, which can become irksome quickly. NameDrop has had iPhone fans split since the feature was introduced. Some people enjoy the ease of being able to simply raise their phone to share their contact info with others, but others are wary. Specifically, there's been concern about contact information being accidentally shared -- or even worse, stolen. iOS 17 Still Holds Surprises: Overheating Fix, Podcast Changes and More iOS 17 Still Holds Surprises: Overheating Fix, Podcast Changes and More Click to unmute Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Skip Backward Skip Forward Next playlist item Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 6:49 Loaded : 8.72% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 6:49 Share Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Text Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Caption Area Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop shadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Close Modal Dialog This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Close Modal Dialog This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. iOS 17 Still Holds Surprises: Overheating Fix, Podcast Changes and More Read on to find out your options for NameDrop management. For more, here's how to fix the most annoying iOS 17 features and everything you should do before updating to iOS 17. Is NameDrop dangerous? No, NameDrop isn't necessarily dangerous. According to Apple, you're able to select which pieces of information are shared when you NameDrop your contact to another person. When two iPhones are placed together and the NameDrop option is presented, you also have only two options. You can either Receive Only, which means that you will only receive the other person's contact information, or you can Share. When you select Share, you will send your contact information and receive the other person's contact information. If you somehow accidentally NameDrop with someone you don't want to, you've got options. You can be ultraselective about what information you choose to share, or opt to receive only. If you're worried about sharing in a public place, Tony Anscombe, chief security evangelist at cybersecurity company ESET, has a low-tech way to share contact information out of sight in a place like a coffee shop or bar: Hide one iPhone under a notebook or magazine and then place the second iPhone on top of the obscured device to discreetly share contact data. If you'd rather not be bothered, Anscombe recommends that people disable the setting in the AirDrop settings. Disabling NameDrop is pretty simple, but it's important to note that NameDrop is automatically enabled when you download iOS 17 or purchase an iPhone 15, so you'll have to manually turn it off if you don't want it active on your phone. How do I disable NameDrop? If you want NameDrop disabled for good, it's pretty simple to just turn it off. All you need to do to disable NameDrop is: 1. Open the Settings app. 2. Tap on General. 3. Navigate to the AirDrop tab. 4. Once you open the tab, simply toggle the Bring Devices Together option off. It's as easy as that. If you have a change of heart and decide you feel comfortable with NameDrop and want to enable it, all you need to do is toggle the Bring Devices Together option back on. For more, here's our review of the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus and the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max.
CNET
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CNET
How to Turn Your Pet's Pictures Into Emoji on Your iPhone
I love my dog, Cinnamon Toast Crunch. She's brown and white and precious, and I want to show her to the world. And Apple makes that easy with a feature called Live Stickers, which turns photos of her into emojis and stickers I can text to others Apple introduced Live Stickers in iOS 17 as an evolution of the tap-and-lift feature from iOS 16, which lets you cut out subjects from photos and Live Photos. Now, you can save those cutouts as emojis and stickers. That way, you can turn photos of your pets, family and friends into stickers to send to others in Messages. Read more: Everything You Need to Know About iOS 18 Here's how you can take your pictures and make them into emoji and stickers to send in Messages and other apps. How to make Live Stickers and emoji from pictures 1. Open your Photos app. 2. Tap the photo you want to turn into an emoji or sticker. 3. Tap and hold the item in the photo you want to turn into an emoji or sticker until you see the white outline. 4. Tap Add Sticker. Make sure you select the folded-over circle (selected above) to view your new emoji. Apple/Screenshot by CNET Your iPhone will then add the Live Sticker to your Stickers drawer, and it will also appear in your emoji keyboard. If you tap the new sticker, you'll be given the options to Rearrange, Add Effect or Delete it. Tapping Add Effect will let you put an effect on your sticker, like a white outline to make it look even more like a sticker. The next time you go into Messages, you can use your new sticker as an emoji by tapping the emoji keyboard in the bottom-left corner of your screen, tapping the folded-over circle and tapping the emoji you want to use. According to Apple, you can use your new Live Sticker anywhere you can access emoji. I tried to use my Live Stickers on the messaging app Slack, but they wouldn't appear in the app. I also couldn't access my Live Stickers in some third-party apps, like TikTok, so you might run into some issues when using your Live Stickers outside of Apple apps and devices. For more iOS news, here's all the features included in iOS 18.5 and iOS 18.4. You can also check out our iOS 18 cheat sheet and what we hope to see in iOS 19. Now Playing: iOS 19 Changes Apple Needs to Make 03:56
CNET
3 days ago
- General
- CNET
Here's How to Turn Off Some Annoying iPhone Texting Features, Including Autocorrect
Texting is one of the easiest ways to stay in touch with friends and family, and if you can't find the right words to use in a text, you can use emoji instead. But some texting features on iPhone can be downright annoying and cause all kinds of headaches when trying to send a quick message. Some of the biggest texting annoyances include autocorrect and predictive texting. Autocorrect can cut down on the number of typos when you're typing, and predictive texting can make it easy to write a full message in a few quick taps. But when I use these features, more often than not they are correcting words I don't mean to be corrected or suggesting words I don't want to use. And others are equally annoyed by autocorrect and predictive text. Thankfully, you can easily turn these features off in a few quick steps. Here's how to making texting easier by turning off some of your iPhones messaging features. Turn inline predictive text off Inline predictive text was introduced in iOS 17 and is similar to predictive text, but it places the suggested text in the texting field in light gray. Apple wrote online that inline predictive text is meant to predict what you're going to write as you type, and if you hit space the predicted text would be added to your text. The feature doesn't always accurately predict what you were typing, so if you hit space, you might add the wrong text to your message. The gray text might also be distracting if you're trying to read what you're writing in real time. If you don't like inline predictive text, here's how to turn the feature off. 1. Open Settings. 2. Tap General. 3. Tap Keyboard. 4. Tap the switch next to Show Predictions Inline. Now, when you type a message, you won't run the risk of adding a word you don't intend to add. You'll still see predictive text, the suggested words and emoji, over your keyboard. Turn all predictive text off If you find all predictive text annoying, you can easily turn that off, too. Here's how: 1. Open Settings. 2. Tap General. 3. Tap Keyboard. 4. Tap the switch next to Predictive Text. Apple/Screenshot by CNET When you type a message now, you won't see a box over your keyboard with suggested words or emojis. Turning predictive text off also disables inline predictive text, so you won't see any suggestions whatsoever. You can type without interruption. Turn autocorrect off When Apple announced iOS 17, the company touted an improved autocorrect function. But some people might still be irritated by the feature and adjust autocorrected words. If you're sick of autocorrect, here's how to turn it off. 1. Open Settings. 2. Tap General. 3. Tap Keyboard. 4. Tap the switch next to Auto-Correction. Now when you type a message, your iPhone won't change words as you type them -- including swear words. However, you might see more spelling errors in your messages. If those errors pile up and you want autocorrect enabled again, just follow the above steps one more time. For more iOS news, here's all the features included in iOS 18.5 and iOS 18.4. You can also check out our iOS 18 cheat sheet and what we hope to see in iOS 19.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Yahoo
New iOS 19 feature can clone your voice in just one minute
Apple has announced a major upgrade to its voice-cloning feature, coming in iOS 19, that will let users create a digital version of their own voice in under a minute using just 10 spoken phrases. First introduced in iOS 17 as an accessibility tool for people at risk of losing their ability to speak, the feature makes up a part of a broader set of updates revealed ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, which takes place on 15 May. The tech giant says voices will sound even more natural and will take significantly less time to set up, thanks to improvements in on-device machine learning. Previously, users had to record around 15 minutes of speech to create a personalised voice on their iPhone. Apple will also be introducing something it calls Accessibility Nutrition Labels. These will be displayed alongside apps on the App Store, giving users a clearer picture of which accessibility features an app supports, including Apple's VoiceOver screen reader, voice control and captions. Real-time live captions will also be coming to the Apple Watch for the first time. When paired with Live Listen, a feature that turns your iPhone into a remote mic, the captions will show up right on the Watch screen, letting you read what's being said around you without having to pull out your phone. Another neat feature being updated in iOS 19 is the sound recognition feature in CarPlay. As well as alerting you to things like sirens and horns, it'll now ping you if it hears a baby crying in the back seat. CarPlay is also getting a large text mode to make things easier to read on screen. There are lots of updates coming to iOS 19 for users with low vision or reading difficulties. Apple will be rolling out a new feature called Accessibility Reader — a simplified reading mode that works across iPhones, iPads, Macs and the Apple Vision Pro. It will let users tweak fonts, colours and spacing, with spoken content support built in. Additionally, the Magnifier app will be coming to macOS for the first time. Users will be able to connect it to a webcam or iPhone camera, so users can zoom in on physical objects, documents or whiteboards. Braille Access is another new feature coming to iOS 19 for blind and visually impaired users, essentially turning Apple devices into fully fledged braille note takers. It can also transcribe real-time conversations into braille using a connected display. Other accessibility updates coming to iOS 19 include a new feature that will notify users when someone nearby says their name – a small but potentially helpful tool for people who are deaf or hard of hearing – as well as new ways to personalise background sounds like ocean waves or rain, which can be used to help people focus, or drown out distractions. Users will also be able to fine-tune music played through haptics, with options to feel just the vocals or the entire track. There's also a simplified version of the Apple TV app rolling out, designed to be easier to navigate. All of these features are due to roll out later this year with iOS 19, iPadOS 19, macOS 15, watchOS 11 and visionOS 2.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Yahoo
New iOS 19 feature can clone your voice in just one minute
Apple has announced a major upgrade to its voice-cloning feature, coming in iOS 19, that will let users create a digital version of their own voice in under a minute using just 10 spoken phrases. First introduced in iOS 17 as an accessibility tool for people at risk of losing their ability to speak, the feature makes up a part of a broader set of updates revealed ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, which takes place on 15 May. The tech giant says voices will sound even more natural and will take significantly less time to set up, thanks to improvements in on-device machine learning. Previously, users had to record around 15 minutes of speech to create a personalised voice on their iPhone. Apple will also be introducing something it calls Accessibility Nutrition Labels. These will be displayed alongside apps on the App Store, giving users a clearer picture of which accessibility features an app supports, including Apple's VoiceOver screen reader, voice control and captions. Real-time live captions will also be coming to the Apple Watch for the first time. When paired with Live Listen, a feature that turns your iPhone into a remote mic, the captions will show up right on the Watch screen, letting you read what's being said around you without having to pull out your phone. Another neat feature being updated in iOS 19 is the sound recognition feature in CarPlay. As well as alerting you to things like sirens and horns, it'll now ping you if it hears a baby crying in the back seat. CarPlay is also getting a large text mode to make things easier to read on screen. There are lots of updates coming to iOS 19 for users with low vision or reading difficulties. Apple will be rolling out a new feature called Accessibility Reader — a simplified reading mode that works across iPhones, iPads, Macs and the Apple Vision Pro. It will let users tweak fonts, colours and spacing, with spoken content support built in. Additionally, the Magnifier app will be coming to macOS for the first time. Users will be able to connect it to a webcam or iPhone camera, so users can zoom in on physical objects, documents or whiteboards. Braille Access is another new feature coming to iOS 19 for blind and visually impaired users, essentially turning Apple devices into fully fledged braille note takers. It can also transcribe real-time conversations into braille using a connected display. Other accessibility updates coming to iOS 19 include a new feature that will notify users when someone nearby says their name – a small but potentially helpful tool for people who are deaf or hard of hearing – as well as new ways to personalise background sounds like ocean waves or rain, which can be used to help people focus, or drown out distractions. Users will also be able to fine-tune music played through haptics, with options to feel just the vocals or the entire track. There's also a simplified version of the Apple TV app rolling out, designed to be easier to navigate. All of these features are due to roll out later this year with iOS 19, iPadOS 19, macOS 15, watchOS 11 and visionOS 2.
