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The new Shortcuts app launched alongside iOS 12 is easily one of the highlights of Apple’s software offering this year. The app is a supercharged version of Workflow which Apple acquired last year. We have already compiled a list of some cool things that you can do with Siri Shortcuts but today, we have something even better for you. In the video below, we have shown 12 incredibly useful Shortcuts you should be using on your iOS 12 device. Below is a list of some of our own favorites Shortcuts as mentioned in the video. 1. Convert Burst Photos to GIF A relatively simple shortcut which allows you to essentially convert a series of burst photos that you have taken into a GIF which you can then easily share with your friends or family. ➤ Download 2.  Daytime for LIFX If you use LIFX bulbs, you can use the Daytime shortcuts to simply toggle all of them on. You can even assign this — and all the other shortcuts in this list — to a Siri phrase which you can then trigger di...

With iOS 12, Apple has introduced one major improvement to CarPlay: it has allowed support for third-party navigation apps. Google Maps has already been updated with CarPlay support on iOS 12 launch day and now Waze has rolled out an update with to add CarPlay support as well. Once you update the Waze app on your iPhone from the App Store, the app will automatically show up when you activate CarPlay. You can then use Waze app to report traffic issues, navigate to places, receive alerts related to traffic, and more. “We’re excited to bring the power of the Waze community right into drivers’ car consoles with Apple CarPlay,” said Jens Baron, Waze Platform Strategy. “This enables us to bring to life one of our users’ most requested integrations, giving them the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of the Waze app on the larger Apple CarPlay display.” Due to system limitations in iOS 12, users will not be able to set Waze as their default navigation app in CarPlay. This stands true eve...

Own an  iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus and cannot wait for iOS 12 to try out Siri Shortcuts ? Well, here’s some bad news for you then. Apple has confirmed that it won’t be bringing Siri Suggestions with iOS 12 to the iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus. This revelation was made by Craig Federighi, SVP of Software Engineering at Apple, as a response to an email sent to him by a Redditor . Apple executives are known to reply to various feedback emails that they receive from time to time so there’s little reason to doubt this piece of news. While the iPhone 6 will support the Shortcuts app, it will not offer AI-based Siri suggestions like it would on iPhone 6s and newer iPhones. Since the iPhone 6 will not support AI-based Siri Shortcuts Suggestions, its predecessor — the iPhone 5s — will also be on the same boat since it has even weaker internals. Given the age of both devices though, it is understandable why Apple is not able to bring Shortcut suggestions to these devices...

Voice Memos in iOS 12 is an entire rewrite of the app we’ve known and used for years. In fact, it’s now available on the iPad and the Mac as well ( on macOS Mojave ). This redesign takes the Voice Memos app from the iOS 7 world straight to the iOS 12 design language that’s built with huge headers, overlays and of course, sweet-sweet dark theme. But between all the new features and changes, you might be wondering, how exactly do I use this thing? What are some of the new features I should know about? Well, read on to find out. Read more :  The Best iOS 12 Features for iPhone How to Record Voice Notes in iOS 12 First things first. This is still a voice recorder app. How do you go about recording something? Simple, open the app and tap on the big red record button from the bottom of the screen. The black bar will expand into an overlay and you’ll see the time and the waveform. This means you’re recording! But you might have noticed that there’s no butto...

Apple seems to have managed to hit it out of the park with iOS 12 . Not only does it bring about performance improvements for older iPhones and iPads , the rollout of the update was also a pretty smooth one and bug-free. Apple genuinely seems to have focused on performance and stability improvements with iOS 12 and it shows. However, this does not mean the public release of iOS 12 is not without issues. It does contain a few minor bugs as reported by users on various online forums. Below is a quick list of major iOS 12 bugs reported so far. iOS 12 Bugs Apple Maps Traffic data in Apple Maps might not be shown for some users. Camera Effects in FaceTime Missing from iPad Despite being support, the Camera effects while on a FaceTime call is missing from the iPad. Wi-Fi Calls Ending Abruptly T-Mobile users are reporting their Wi-Fi calls are ending abruptly when they transition from Wi-Fi to mobile data Mobile Data Issues on iPhone 8  Certain iPhone 8 users are reporting issues with mobile ...

DPReview reports that some iPhone X users are reporting that iOS 12 significantly degrades the quality of their display. Reddit user shannister reports “slightly washed out screen, colours popping less and blacks appearing more greyed out” after installing the iOS 12 update. Another reddit user also confirms the issue: Was searching to see if anyone else had this problem too. I definitely noticed that things look washed out with poor contrast. I tried turning off True Tone which made it better but I’m so used to True Tone now that I don’t know what to actually use. Another user reports a similar issue: The OLED panel on the iPhone X had such wonderful colours and contrast on iOS 11. After the iOS 12 update, the colours and the contrast have been ruined on my iPhone X Some iPhone X users are also reporting similar issues on the MacRumors forum. Forum user writes : Does anyone else feel like your iPhone X Screen.. the colors look… off after updating to iOS12? Some use...

iOS 12 is all about performance improvements and those nice little features that make the OS easier and more convenient to use. But what about battery life? Apple did not claim any battery life improvements with iOS 12 but if early test results are anything to go by , the performance improvements brought about by iOS 12 actually come at the expense of battery life. Despite initial tests suggesting a decline in battery life, our readers have not complained about any such battery life issues with iOS 12 on their iPhone or iPad. If you have been having battery life issues with your iPhone or iPad after installing the iOS 12 update, you can always try to do a fresh install of the OS. And if you have not already, you should update all the installed apps from the App Store to ensure you are running their version that has been optimized for iOS 12. How has the battery life of your iPhone or iPad been after updating to iOS 12? Make sure to take part in our poll below and share your thoughts ...

Less than 24 hours after releasing iOS 12 to the public , Apple has released the first beta of iOS 12.1 to developers and advanced beta testers. Alongside iOS 12.1, the company has also seeded the first beta of watchOS 5.1 and tvOS 12.1 to developers. Update : Apple has seeded the first public beta of iOS 12.1 to public beta testers. For those who are already registered, they can simply download and install the new public bet as an over-the-air update. If you are not already signed up, but want to be, click through this link . The original article continues below . If you have the iOS 12 or watchOS 5 beta profile installed on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch, you should get an OTA update notification soon. Apple is yet to release the release notes of iOS 12.1 but the update is likely to add support for FaceTime Group calling, dual-SIM support on the iPhone XS, and more. The update will likely also focus on squashing bugs and improving the overall stability of the OS as well. Apple wil...

iOS 12 brings all new gestures to the iPad. And this is just a year since we saw a big overhaul of iPad features. Basically, Apple has now brought gesture parity between the latest X-style iPhones and the iPad. Presumably, this is a preamble to the Face ID equipped , home button less, edge-to-edge iPads. Right now, we’re caught in the transitionary time. This means, new gestures to go home, use the Dock and of course, the Control Center. If you’ve just updated to iOS 12 on your iPad and you’re not sure how to use all the new gestures, check out our iPad gesture guide to iOS 12 . How to Access Control Center on iPad in iOS 12 As you might have noticed, the iPad now has a new status bar. Instead of time in the middle, it now shows something similar to the iPhone X. On the left edge is your network, carrier or device name. On the right, you’ll find status icons for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, signal strength and battery. Just like the iPhone X , this is where you swipe down t...

iOS 12 is all about adding smarts to existing features . We’re seeing it everywhere from notifications , Siri to even the Photos app. In the new Photos app, you get a multi-keyword search that actually works, smart photo sharing, a personalized For You tab and a lot more. How to Use the New Features in Photos app in iOS 12 Here’s how you can use all the awesome new features in Photos app in iOS 12. Let’s dive in: 1. New For You Section 2. Smart Photo Sharing 3. Follow Up with Shared Albums 4. Improved, Muti Keyword Search 5. New Media Types Section in Albums Tab 6. Share Photos With Anyone Using a Link 7. Photos App Has Its Own iMessage App 1. New For You Section Just like the Music app, the Photos app now gets a new For You section. It’s the amalgamation of every new smart feature in Photos app. Apple is using its algorithms to make smart suggestions. This is where you’ll find all of them. You’ll see suggestions to share photos with someone, add an e...