The Apple Tips app

The Old Mac Gang talks about their favorite pieces of advice from the Apple Tips app.

The Tips App features:

• Quick Tips: Bite-sized guidance for using built-in apps (like Messages, Safari, Photos), navigating the OS, or customizing settings.

• Themed Collections: Tips grouped into themes, like iPhone Essentials, What’s New in iOS/macOS, iCloud Basics, or Privacy and Security.

• A Search Function: You can search for specific topics (e.g., “Screenshot,” “Widgets,” or “Stage Manager”).

• Notifications: Occasionally, it’ll suggest checking out new tips after software updates.

• Visual Aids: Tips often include images, step-by-step instructions, or animations to make things easy to follow.

Question 1 - The Tips App

"What is a favorite tip that you have recently discovered using the Tips app?"

Chris: Apple Notes (2007, 2012, 2015, and 2025) - Tips with links for every level of user. (Tips > Notes User Guide > Welcome) (Tips iOS 8 2014, Mojave 10.14 2018)

Peter: Celebrate Earth Day & User Manuals

Bob:

Control Center for brightness and volume,

CMD-Shift-5 to pick from types of screenshots

Copy-Paste between devices (Knew this one but love it)

CMD T to add a tab

Marty: Cmd-Shift-3,Cmd-Sft-4 and Cmd-Sft-5 for screen capture on macOS

Question 2 - other places to find tips

"What is a favorite place, other than the Tips App, where you have discovered worthwhile tips? And perhaps one favorite tip you found there?"

Chris: iPhone Life https://www.iphonelife.com/ (website, tips, guides, workshops, memberships)

Peter: tipster Gary Rosenzweig’s MacMost (website/YouTube channel/more); 

Gary:

At last night’s Tucson MUG, I learned how to active my sleeping iPhone; Because iPhone has Face ID, to activate with the swipe up-from-bottom, if your phone has FaceID, she needs to see your face.

https://tmug.com/

Recently, I found an Ocala Mac Users Group member Phil who is educating me as I learn Google Contacts &  Gmail. 

https://publish.obsidian.md/omug23/Home

Different kind of tip: ChatGPT & Perplexity are my new Go-to for How-to answers to all my questions. Try it … a whole new world of joy

Bob: 

Podcasts such as MGG, Mac Break Weekly, Mac Power users, etc

Dan’s Tutorials https://danstutorials.com

At MUG meetings

Through our MUG maillists/forums

Marty: ScreenCastsOnline.com  

Links

Use the Tips app on iPhone (from iPhone User Guide)

https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/iphone/iph3afc3b3fc/ios

A short preview of a full ScreenCastsOnline video tutorial, providing an overview of the Tips app’s features. (YouTube)

https://youtu.be/HnIJ_hHTqjc?si=MBFLk2iX9qAahNvr

Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard explore the often-overlooked Tips app on Apple devices, highlighting its usefulness. (YouTube)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NPmfcwV9mY

MacMost (Tipster Gary Rosenzweig)

https://macmost.com/

Mac Geek Gab Podcast

https://www.macgeekgab.com/

ScreenCastsOnline

https://www.screencastsonline.com/

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