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NEWS

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4 Apple releases iOS 11.2.5

with HomePod support

7 iOS 11.3

13 HomePod

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29 Guide to iOS 11’s settings

59 Apple’s Spectre patch

64 Apple Pay Cash

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Keep updated with all the latest iPad & iPhone news, by following us on Twitter and Facebook

Latest iOS games 85

Best wireless chargers for iPhone X and 8 69

Use AirPods with Apple TV 96

Set up a new iPhone 99

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DGGUHVVLQJPLQRUEXJVJason Cross reports

Apple releases iOS 11.2.5 with HomePod support

HomePod support

• Setup and automatically transfer your

Apple ID, Apple Music, Siri and Wi-Fi

settings to HomePod

Siri News

• Siri can now read the news, just ask,

“Hey Siri, play the news” You can

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including Sports, Business or Music

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• Addresses an issue that could cause the Phone app to

display incomplete information in the call list

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some Exchange accounts to disappear from the Lock

screen when unlocking iPhone X with Face ID

• Addresses an issue that could cause Messages

To update your iPhone or iPad, go to Setting >

General > Software Update

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watchOS 4.2.2

As with tvOS, the latest release of watchOS focuses on ŞLPSURYHPHQWVDQGEXJʐ[HVşDQGKDVQRRXWZDUGO\YLVLEOHFKDQJHV6WLOOEXJʐ[HVDUHJRRGDQG\RXVKRXOGbSUREDEO\JUDEWKLVXSGDWH

To update your Apple Watch, you’ll need to have at least 50 percent charge, have the watch on its charger, and within range of the iPhone to which it is synced Then, on the iPhone, open the Watch app, select General, then Software Update

Hot on the heels of iOS 11.2.5, Apple has started

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reveals all the new features we can expect in iOS 11.3

iOS 11.3

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iCloud This stores all

your Messages on your

iCloud account, freeing

up space on your device

and keeping everything

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Sign into a new device and see your whole Messages

When you first open the Messages app on iOS 11.3, you’ll see this screen

and giving them the tools to power a new generation

of AR apps” The tech giant says that the new ARKit

devices at once from your iOS device

This is a key feature of AirPlay 2, though it’s only

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right now In the future, the multi-room audio feature

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will come to third-party speakers and Apple’s own +RPH3RGSUREDEO\WRJHWKHUZLWKWKHʐQDOSXEOLFUHOHDVHRIL26RUSRVVLEO\DIXWXUHEHWDUHOHDVH 

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to schedule service appointments or make purchases without sharing contact information

Health Records

iOS 11.3 will also feature a new Health Records

app that aims to streamline patients’ medical data

across health-care providers According to Apple,

the passcode-protected app will collect health data

videos inside Apple Music and news video clips inside

Apple News We don’t yet know how this will impact

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implemented there as of Beta 1

A Health Records app and

Business Chat in Messages

are among the new additions

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HomeKit and AML

Apple is highlighting HomeKit software authentication DIHDWXUHLWʐUVWWDONHGDERXWLQ ZKLFKUHPRYHVDELJEDUULHUIRUVPDUWKRPHJDGJHWPDNHUV7KH\XVHGWRhave to include a special secure authentication chip in WKHLUSURGXFWVWRVXSSRUW+RPH.LWEXWQRORQJHU

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Release date

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How to get it

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to head to beta.apple.com on the device you want to UXQWKHEHWDRQ<RXFDQHQUROWKHUHDQGGRZQORDGDVSHFLDOSURʐOHWKDWZLOODOORZ\RXUGHYLFHWRGRZQORDGWKHEHWDUHOHDVHV$IWHUWKDWQHZEHWDUHOHDVHVZLOOEHGHOLYHUHGMXVWDVUHJXODUL26XSGDWHVDUH\RXşOOJHWDQRWLʐFDWLRQZKHQRQHLVUHDG\DQGFDQFKHFNPDQXDOO\E\JRLQJWR6HWWLQJV!*HQHUDO!6RIWZDUH8SGDWH

HomePod (£319 from fave.co/2rRVNWv PD\EH

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• iPhone 5s or later

• iPad Pro (all models)

• iPad (5th generation)

• iPad Air or later

• iPad mini 2 or later

• iPod touch (6th generation)

If you’re an Android user who loves Apple Music,

\RXşUHRXWRIOXFNXQOHVV\RXZDQWWREX\DQL3RGWRXFK(£199 from fave.co/2noRjBR) with your HomePod

2 The coolest Siri features

require an Apple Music subscription

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3 You can use it to play Spotify songs

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or any other service Select HomePod as an AirPlay VSHDNHUIURP\RXUSKRQHRUL3DGDVORQJDVERWKdevices are on the same Wi-Fi network (sadly, it won’t work as a Bluetooth speaker) Whether that’s worth

£319 is up to you, however

4 Messages and notes are tied to main user

When you set up HomePod, like any other Apple

5 HomePod has touch controls

HomePod’s top screen isn’t just a fancy way to see Siri

in action, it’s also a way to control the HomePod itself

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raise the volume or change tracks, here are the ways

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You can play Spotify

songs with HomePod,

but not the cool way

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Tap: Play/Pause

Double-tap: Next track

Triple-tap: Previous track

Tap or hold plus: Volume up

Tap or hold minus: Volume down

Touch and hold: Summon Siri

6 Privacy is a major selling point

An unsung feature of Apple’s HomePod is privacy,

especially for people who are leery of letting always-on

Wi-Fi-connected microphones into their homes Like

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Unless you buy a second HomePod, only one user will be in control

HomePod only starts listening after you wake it with,

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For one, your conversations are encrypted, and they’re

also anonymous, meaning that anything that gets sent

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iCloud account That’s not the case with Google Home

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Additionally, if the main user whose iCloud account

is tied to HomePod isn’t home (or rather, isn’t connected

to the home Wi-Fi network), HomePod won’t deliver

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shared with other people in your home

7 HomePod can’t distinguish between voices

next fact will ease your mind

8 You can stop Siri from listening

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10 Siri on HomePod will defer to your iPhone

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11 HomePod doesn’t

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David Pricereveals how to get up and running

Setting up your first iPad

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How to turn it on

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from someone else) then you’ll need to set it up This

includes connecting to a Wi-Fi network, entering or

creating an Apple ID, choosing a passcode, setting up

Touch ID and selecting various options

Passcodes & Touch ID

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part of the setup process, and you may have entered

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:KHQ\RXZDNHWKHL3DGIURPVOHHSE\GHIDXOWyou will have to enter the passcode or appropriate ʐQJHUSULQWWRXQORFNLW<RXFDQWXUQWKLVRʏE\RSHQLQJthe Settings app, tapping Touch ID & Passcode, entering

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The Settings app

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There’s a lot to see and use here, so we’ve put together a guide on page 29

How to install an app

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Delete an app

If you tap and hold an app icon on the Home screen for

a few seconds, you will enter edit mode, where all the icons jiggle around and have X icons next to them In this mode you can drag the icons around to rearrange them (hold one against the edge of the screen to move

it to another page) or tap the X to delete the app You can even delete (some of) Apple’s own apps these days

Control Centre

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to dig down through layers of the Settings app, or

having to go into other apps You can change the

How to update iOS

The operating system that runs on your iPad is called

iOS From time to time Apple updates iOS and releases

same software, so it’s in Apple’s interests to get people

to update in a timely fashion To check for iOS updates,

open the Settings app and go to General > Software

Update iOS will take a moment and then either tell you

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How to wipe an iPad

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If you’re new to the iPhone or iPad, you may not know

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settings of your device To do so, tap on the Settings

icon on your Home Screen, the one that looks like a cog

Like System Preferences on a Mac, Settings on your

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Guide to iOS 11’s settings

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Search the Settings app

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The list of options tucked away in the various

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next to any controls you want to remove, or the green

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messages that pop up on screen to

announce that you’ve just received

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news story from the BBC News app

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Low Power Mode

Apple claims that Low Power Mode can give you an H[WUDKRXURIEDWWHU\OLIH,WşVWXUQHGRʏE\GHIDXOWEXW\RXşOOEHDVNHGLI\RXZDQWWRWXUQLWRQZKHQHYHU

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Wireless, Bluetooth & cellular

Wi-Fi Calling

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connection in areas where you may not get a good

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handles this feature in its own way, so it’s worth

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Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Data Roaming

Next on the list are other key settings, such as Wi-Fi and

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document straight away You can

even pick up a phone call on your

Mac when your iPhone rings, or use

FaceTime on your Mac to make a

phone call via your iPhone

panel Once that’s done you’ll see

a little icon displayed on the lock

screen of your iPhone or iPad,

indicating any apps that are using

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frustrating when the Wi-Fi coverage

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with your laptop or other devices

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Hotspot without even having to unlock it

Security & privacy

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such as controls for the screen

your personal information is listed

here, and you can choose whether

or not to allow access for each app individually It’s DELWbRIDFKRUHJRLQJWKURXJKWKHPDOOEXWLWşVZRUWKPDNLQJWKHHʏRUWWRNHHS\RXUSHUVRQDOGDWDSULYDWH

Privacy settings & Location Services

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Restrictions section There’s a long list of options, which PLJKWORRNDELWGDXQWLQJEXWPRVWRIWKHVHRSWLRQVwork in essentially the same way so we don’t need to overload you with too much information all at once

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altogether The only exception here is that – in an

emergency – using Find My iPhone will reactivate

telling them your location at that precise minute

Alternatively, Share My Location will allow the message

recipient to follow your movements

for just one hour, until the end of

the day, or to keep following you

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if you want to keep an eye on your

kids, or you’re waiting for friends or

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location services if you want to

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services for each app individually

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