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  • Kicking Google to the Curb

    If you’ve seen the tech news recently, then you know privacy has been a hot topic. Companies like Facebook and Google are trying their best to collect as much information on you as possible. However, there are a few things you can do to get rid of them. So today, we will look at how to kick Google to the curb.




    https://youtu.be/if1KB8mi0B0




    Let's start off using some imagery to describe data collection. You're new to the world of tech. You log onto your computer for the first time, and you open your internet browser like Google Chrome or Safari. You then do a quick Google search. It's at that moment a new folder is created and opened in Google's massive filing cabinet. From then on, when you interact with any Google service, your file is updated. After creating a Google account, you're really locked in. Now a name has been added to that folder. As you continue to use their services, your folder gets bigger and bigger. And that's data collection in a nutshell. Some may not mind it since it does create a better user experience in some cases. Others say HANDS OFF.



    Data collection has a time and a place. There are some valid reasons to collect user's information. For instance, if you're developing an iPhone app, you want to see when users run into problems so you can fix them. However, you don't need to know everything about that user, maybe just the iPhone model and iOS version number. Companies like Google and Facebook, on the other hand, use their massive data collection processes to serve users personalized ads in an attempt to make as much money as possible, more on that later.



    Now for a brief warning. There is no such thing as the perfect tech company. A brand may be the saint of privacy today and a data bandit tomorrow. Their policies can change with a quick flip of a switch and a one-time banner saying their privacy policy has was updated. That being said, there is only so much you can do. Giving up a portion of your privacy is the price for accessing the free web.



    The most obvious way to solve your Google privacy problem is by switching to a different service.



    The number one Google service you probably use is Google Search. As much as they dominate the market, you'd be forgiven if you thought they were the only search engine out there. However, there are two great alternatives to consider, and I'm not talking about Bing or Yahoo.




    DuckDuckGo



    Ecosia




    DuckDuckGo and Ecosia are two great alternatives to Google search. Both companies pride themselves on not collecting and storing information on you nor work with other companies that will. And you may be thinking, "Then how do these companies make money?" Well, they still sell ad spots, but the trick is to show ads based on what you just searched for and not what you looked up the other day. In addition to privacy, Ecosia donates a large portion of its income to non-profits around the world that focus on planting trees. I strongly encourage you to try one of these services and see if you notice a difference. I will leave links below on how to change your default search engine in the most common browsers.




    Edge



    9 min
  • A Beginners Guide to USB

    USB is one of the most abundant cable connection standards. USB ports are built into everything from desktops, laptops and it's even making its way into mobile tablets and smartphones. This cable can be used for charging and powering mobile devices and connecting external accessories. You'd figure they would want to make it easy to understand and use. Ha, that definitely didn't happen.




    https://youtu.be/cYOGB4H3hrs




    Intro to USB



    USB stands for Universal Serial Bus and is developed by the USB Implementers Forum, a group of member companies who create the universal standard. Some big members include Apple, Microsoft, HP, and Intel.







    With that out of the way, let's take a closer look at USB.



    USB is categorized using two different schemes. A letter is assigned to specify the shape of the connection, and a version number specifies the speed of the connection. 



    USB Shapes



    I'm going to start by running through the different shapes.



    You're probably used to seeing the rectangular USB-A ("USB Type A"). It's been on every computer and the opposite side of almost every USB cable for the last 20 years. 



    Up next is USB-B ("USB Type B"). You will probably find this USB port on larger peripherals like printers, scanners, and some USB hubs. USB-B doesn't stop there! There are two sub sizes, Mini USB-B ("Mini USB Type B", "Mini USB") and Micro USB-B ("Micro USB Type B", "Micro USB"). Mini USB used to be found on smaller peripherals such as cameras. Micro USB's small form factor made it great for almost every portable device. You can find Micro USB-B on Android smartphones, chargers, e-readers, and almost every other portable device.



    What do USB-A and USB-B have in common? They are both massive. In an age when everything is trying to shrink, so is USB. USB-C ("USB Type C") is here to replace all previous forms of USB. Its compact size makes it easy to fit in any smartphone, laptop, or desktop, and it’s reversible so you don't have to worry about flipping the connector the right way. It truly is the cable to replace all cables.



    USB Versions



    Before we move to the different versions of USB here is one thing you need to know. I will be using megabytes, megabits, gigabytes, and gigabits per second to rate the speeds of each version of USB. I don't want to get too far into the technical mumbo jumbo, so here are the basics. The higher the megabytes, gigabytes, etc. per second the faster data can move between your devices. In most cases, this doesn't really matter it will all be happening in the background, unless you don't like waiting for your laptop to backup or waiting for a large file to copy to your thumb drive.



    Now, we turn to the four iterations of the USB standard, starting with version 1 released in 1996. Version 1.0 could transfer data at 1.5 MB/s (12 Mbit/s) at full speed. Version 2, released in 2000, can transfer data at 60 Mb/s (480 Mbit/s). Version 2 is, unfortunately, still quite common today, but mostly due to technical restrictions. 



    The three iterations of Version 3.0 brought speed improvements and more confusion. Version 3.0 can transfer data at 625 MB/s (5 Gbit/s), version 3.1 at 1.2 GB/s (10 Gbit/s), and version 3.2 at 2.4 GB/s (20 Gbit/s). To make things worse the USB group has rebranded each edition of version 3 multiple times, but I’m not going to get into that. 



    With version USB 3, the ports got a bit of an upgrade. USB 3 can be typically be identified by a blue port and/or connector. USB-B was also redesigned with the USB 3 update.
    8 min
  • iPhone 12 and iPad Air Put to the Test

    Every year the iPhone camera gets a little better. This year's iPhone 12 is no different. Every year the iPad gets a little faster. The release of the iPad Air 4th Gen is no different. So I put both of these devices to the test. Here's the result.




    https://youtu.be/xOm9xyD6eOM




    But first, a quick vocab lesson:



    FPS or Frames per second is the number of pictures taken each second. If you're shooing in 30fps, then 30 images are captured every second. The higher the FPS, the smoother the video will be. For reference, 24 FPS is the standard for movies.



    High Dynamic Range or HDR is how bright a screen or video can be versus how dark the screen or video can be. HDR on its own holds no meaning, all it says is there is a high contrast between the light and dark parts in a scene.



    Dolby Vision is an HDR standard that gives HDR meaning. For a video or screen to be in Dolby Vision, it must follow Dolby’s rules that say the video or screen must get this light and this dark and can show these colors.



    4K is the video resolution. In a 4K video, there are 4 thousand pixels captured per image. The resolution is one of the pieces of the puzzle that make a clear image.



    Those were some quick definitions. If you want to learn more about these subjects, check out the links below.



    Recording Settings on an iPhone 12



    For this video, my goal was to shoot in 4K, HDR (Dolby Vision). HDR video being the headline addition of the iPhone 12. Unfortunately, I set the camera settings on 4K, 60fps, HDR. Why is this unfortunate you may ask? Well, the standard iPhone 12 only supports 4K, HDR at 30fps. If you want to record at 4K, HDR at 60 fps, you're going to need an iPhone 12 Pro. I didn't realize my mistake until editing. I was shooting in 60 FPS to give myself more flexibility while editing because I would have more frames or images to work with. In the end, I didn't need the 60 FPS while editing, and I exported the video in 30 FPS. It was just an unfortunate mistake.



    Even though I missed out on the highlight feature of my new iPhone, it didn't impair the quality. The captured videos are all stunning and really show how far Apple has come with computational videography. Apple undoubtedly has one of the best smartphone video cameras on the market.



    My second goal was to put my new iPad Air 4 to the test, and that I did. Since this was a test, I went with iMovie, Apple's free consumer-grade video editing application. Alternatively, I could have used LumaFusion, but it cost $30. I used to use the desktop version of iMovie to edit these videos, but eventually, I grew out of it and upgraded to Apple's pro video editor Final Cut Pro. Since Apple doesn’t make Final Cut for iOS, LumaFusion is the next best thing, more on that later.



    In my opinion, iMovie on iOS is trash. It’s way oversimplified and feels like it hasn’t had a real update in years. The iPads we have today are perfectly capable of performing higher-end edits.







    To make the music video style, I was aligning clips with portions of the soundtrack. However, this was easier said than done. My main issue with iMovie is what I call the relative timeline. In higher-end video editors, the video clips snuggle up next to each other. In iMovie on iOS, you get this giant gap between each clip to tell you the transition style. Meanwhile, the audio track keeps going right through the break. It’s a little hard to explain, more something you have to try for yourself. That being said, iMovie is clearly for throwing some clips together and exporting them together as one video. For most people, that’s all they're looking for.
    11 min
  • Apple Guide Talks: Ep. 7 – The Time has Come To Pay for your Email

    Hello, welcome back to the Apple Guide Talks Podcast I’m your host Ralph Shepherd joined by my cohost Eli Piper. In this 7th episode of the podcast, we will take a look at Yahoo telling users to start paying to continue their email. So let’s take a look at how we got to this point.




    https://youtu.be/wf6bPBA-XtM




    Topic 1: The Time has Come To Pay for your Email



    Before getting into the current situation let’s take a look at the history of Yahoo and the start of Verizon Media.




    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2yr0W0BQXE





    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DpspOXs1rM




    Yahoo was original launched in 1994 by Jerry Yang and David Filo. As Wikipedia states “Yahoo was one of the pioneers of the early Internet era in the 1990s”. Yahoo was apart of and survived the .com boom of the early 2000s. To continue growing they started purchasing other brands and integrating them into the Yahoo Family. It really became the one-stop-shop for news and information, web search, and email. It’s was really the Google of the early 2000s.




    List of Yahoo Owned sites and services




    Just like during the .com Boom they expanded too quickly, and absorbed a lot of debt all while competition began to grow from Google who essentially whipped Yahoo of the map.




    Yahoo Data Breaches




    After data breaches, debt, and slowing user growth Yahoo was struggling big time. So for some reason in 2017 Verizon bought the dying company.



    Before continuing with Verizon acquisition of Yahoo we have to take a look at AOL, America Online.




    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZTz6ZKPUl8




    AOL started as a dial-up internet provider by sending out millions of disks giving users 30 minutes of free internet service. We all know what happened to dial-up. What you probably don’t know is as dial-up slowed, AOL merged with the media conglomerate Time Warner, the company behind HBO, Cartoon Network, Warner Bros, etc. That didn’t work for obvious reasons. So the two companies split and went in their own ways. But AOL still has to find a way to make money. So they morphed into a service like Yahoo provide an email, news, etc. Once again Verizon also purchased AOL.



    Now under the head of the Verizon subsidiary Verizon media there are two failing companies that do basically the same thing.



    Now Verizon whats to make some money from the Yahoo name, so now they have some subscription service no one will actually buy.




    Yahoo Subscriptions




    This is where Yahoo Mail Pro comes in. A service that costs $3.50 a month adds customer service, faster performance, and let’s you keep your emails all while removing adds. Now let’s break down what that means.







    Topic 2: Portless iPhone?



    Rumor has it Apple is looking to kill the last port on the iPhone, the lightning port. Is it worth it, is there something to gain? Or will we lose features by ditching the Lightning port?




    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfmeb2e_kb4


    0 min
  • What makes Fitness+ Different

    Fitness+, Apple's latest subscription service, is here. This is actually one of the first services Apple has released that I’m actually interested in. So, let's dive in and see what’s new.




    https://youtu.be/XflpXJMkvxo




    First, I want to touch on why I’m so interested in this service. All of Apple's other subscription services are pretty underwhelming and not very innovative. Now you can go back and read my opinion on all of Apple’s services in my video on Apple One, Apple’s subscription bundles, but here are the basics. Services like Apple Music and Apple News are ubiquitous, and they all do pretty much the same thing. Then, Apple Arcade and Apple TV+ have a poor amount of content (at least for now). But, Fitness+ brings something new to the table.



    Looking at the Apple Ecosystem, all of your devices are somehow magically connected. Sometimes continuity between your devices will leave you speechless. Now Apple is bringing that continuity to the world of exercise.




    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8PVuxzuoCA




    It all starts with the Fitness app, which you can install on your iPhone, iPad, and even your Apple TV. From the app, you can pull up videos for different exercises for whatever your feeling that day. You can choose from HIIT, yoga, core, strength, treadmill, cycling, rowing, dance, and mindful cooldown (aka stretching). Out of all these activities, only three require exercise equipment. This makes Fitness+ great for a wide range of home workouts. You can also find workouts from individual instructors or a curated playlist.



    Accompanying each exercise is a getting started video that details everything from how to get started to how to adjust your equipment to fit you. Then, every workout has a preview video to give you an idea of what that instructor has planned. So far, there’s nothing too special until we look at Apple’s specialty, integration.







    Starting off, you will notice the communication between Fitness+ and your Apple Watch. As soon as you start a Fitness+ workout, your watch will automatically start that workout in the Activity app. When you pause the workout on your streaming device, it will pause on your watch and vice versa. There’s no need to choose the Fitness+ video then manually set up the activity on your watch as if choosing an exercise video on YouTube. Everything is done automatically, exactly what you would expect from an Apple product.







    While working out you can see your metrics appear on the screen in addition to your watch. In the left corner, you will see your time elapsed, heart rate, and calories burned. It also tells you how many calories you have burned compared to others at that time in the workout. Although, you have to opt in to sharing your workout calorie stats. On the right side of the screen are your rings. As your working out, you can see the process of your rings closing. Once you complete a daily goal, you get a banner notification telling you. With all this information on the big screen, you never have to look at your watch while getting to work.







    Next is the integration between your instructor and your Apple Watch stats on the screen. When the instructor tells you to look at your heart rate, everything to the left will slide away, focusing on your heart rate. When the instructor tells you to push harder, so you can close your rings, details of your rings will drop down showing you exactly how far you are from completing your goals. At the same time, the instructor can interact with the music which brings me to my next subject.







    Integration with Apple Music is a huge part of Fitnes...
    7 min
  • MagSafe Reincarnated

    Remember MagSafe? Well, it's back again! So, let's take an in-depth look at this new "connector."




    https://youtu.be/-VtAaUR2FzM




    If you purchased a MacBook between 2009 and 2015, you're probably familiar with the MagSafe name. 







    MagSafe was the renowned magnetic power connector for the MacBook line. Its big selling point was how easily the cable could be disconnected from your computer. And you may be thinking, why would you want the power cable to be easily disconnected? Well, if the cable ever got snagged, say you trip over the cable, it just disconnects its self without yanking your expensive laptop to the ground. It was a great feature loved by many MacBook users. But, when Apple redesigned the MacBook in 2016, MagSafe was killed. Replacing it was USB-C/Thunderbolt 3, the cable standard that can do it all, connect external drives, displays, docks, and even supply power to your portable device. At the same time, no longer will your USB-C power cable disconnect when pulled too hard, your laptop will just drop. If Apple was to replace MagSafe with anything I'm happy it was USB-C. At least it's a universal cable standard.







    But now, MagSafe is back, unfortunately not with the MacBooks but instead in the new iPhone 12. However, it's not an exact replica of MagSafe found on the MacBooks of yesterday. No, you will not find it integrated into the Lightning port of the iPhone 12. Instead, there is a round magnet around the Apple logo on the back of the phone. Not only is it encircling the Apple logo, but also the wireless charging coils on the back of your phone.



    Let's back up a bit and take a look at wireless chargers. Every iPhone since the iPhone 10 and many Android smartphones have the power to be charged wirelessly. It works by getting a wireless charger and setting your phone on it with no cables necessary. It's an excellent way to charge. Get one for your desk and maybe your nightstand. When your working at your desk you slide your phone on the charger. When going to bed at night you slide your phone onto the charger. It's super easy to do and is around the same price as a standard wired charger.







    Although there is one major flaw, alignment. You need to align your phone perfectly for wireless charging to work at its full potential. The more precisely your phone and the charger are aligned, the faster your phone will charge. Set your phone off a bit, and it may not charge at all.



    One way to solve this is to get a rectangular wireless charger. A rectangular wireless charger will make it easier to align your two boxes properly. My personal preference is a wireless charging stand. But, Apple has a different solution, MagSafe.



    With MagSafe, you don't have to worry about aligning your phone perfectly. Instead, your phone will magnetically connect to the charger, positioning itself perfectly to provide the fastest charge possible. Using MagSafe will even energize your iPhone at a faster rate than a standard wireless charger. 



    Not only can MagSafe be used for charging, but also for a wide range of accessories. Wallet attachments, cases, photograph add-ons, and more. Companies are looking at ways to take advantage of this "connector." Unfortunately, most of these accessories (other than Apple's and a couple of 3rd parties) will not be out until early 2021.



    For now, I purchased Apple's $40 MagSafe Puck. With it, I'm going to answer some common questions about MagSafe.



    How Strong is MagSafe?



    It's pretty strong. Now, would I trust it to keep my phone safe if I extended it over a cliff, no way! However,
    9 min
  • Your iPad Options in Early 2021

    Apple currently sells five iPads. There's the iPad, iPad Mini, iPad Air, and iPad Pro. Here lies the question, which one is right for you?




    https://youtu.be/FS9wGXh1teg




    Let's start off by taking a look at all the iPad currently for sale.



    iPad Pro







    (11" - $799, 12.9" - $999)



    We're going to start by looking at the higher end of the line iPad line, the iPad Pro. It's like a combination of the MacBook Pro and iPhone Pro. You can choose between a 12.9-inch or 11-inch sized screen featuring "ProMotion Technology," Apple's fancy talk for 120Hz. To put it simply, this is what gives the iPad Pro a fast, smooth feeling when navigating. The 2020 iPad Pro is powered by the A12z Bionic chip, which is Apple's current high-end processor for iPads. It features a fully-fledged camera array including wide and ultra-wide camera lenses, a flash, and a LiDAR Scanner for augmented reality (AR), 3D spaces. Flipping around the front, you will find the TruDepth camera, used as the front-facing camera and FaceID. You will find two speaker grills at the top and two at the bottom. In between the bottom speakers is USB-C instead of Lightning, more on that later. Both sets come together to create an excellent audio experience. The iPad Pro also supports the second-gen Apple Pencil, which conveniently attaches to the iPad both for storage and to recharge. Upon checkout, you can upgrade the storage capacity from 128GB up to 1 TB and choose between space gray and silver colors. 




    More on iPad Pro




    iPad Air







    ($599)



    Up next, we take a look at the iPad Air, just a step down from the iPad Pro. The iPad Air takes all the important parts of the Pro and leaves the rest behind. That being said, the Air misses out on the TrueDepth camera system in favor of the FaceTime HD camera. Without the TrueDepth camera, FaceID was dropped in favor of TouchID built into the sleep/wake button. Continuing with the cameras, the Air skips out on the multiple lenses and LiDAR Scanner in favor of a single wide lens. They also have roughly the same displays minus ProMotion. However, the iPad Air gets the generic A14 which is still super fast and on par with the A12Z of the iPad Pro. Almost everything else is the same, Apple Pencil 2 support, USB-C charging, and speaker arrangement. When checking out, you can choose between a wide range of colors and upgrade the storage from 64GB up to 256GB. 




    More on iPad Air




    iPad







    (8th Generation - $329)



    Then on to the standard 8th gen iPad (2020). This is the most basic of iPad. It uses the old design language with a TouchID home button. The camera is super basic, but I'll get the job done. I think the 10.2-inch screen is the perfect size for a tablet. You get to keep the 3.5mm headphone jack and only one speaker grill at the bottom between the lightning port. All of this is powered by the A12 processor, which was originally launched in the iPhone XS. During checkout, you can choose your color option, space gray, silver, or gold, and upgrade the storage from 64GB to 128GB. 




    More on iPad




    iPad Mini




    4 min
  • iOS For Grandparents

    An iPhone and iPad is the perfect combination of tech for your parents and grandparents. Its touch-friendly interface makes it easy to interact with and, for the most part, everything just works together seamlessly. So, here is a little guide to setting up an iPhone or iPad for the older generation and some features you may want to adjust.




    https://youtu.be/B7MYCXnsink




    AppleID



    The first thing you want to do is create them an AppleID. This account can be used to sync all their personal information without it getting mixed in with yours. If they already have an email you can use it to create their AppleID. If they don't already have an email then you can create them an iCloud account.



    You can sign in or create a new AppleID either during the setup process or later in Settings.



    To sign in to their AppleID after setting up the iDevice open Settings. If you signed into their account previously or during setup you will see their profile at the top of Settings. If your account is signed you can sign out by clicking on your profile and scrolling to the bottom then tapping sign out. You may have to enter your AppleID password a few times to disable services like Find My iPhone. If there is no account currently signed in you will be given the option to sign in or create an account. This is where you would enter their AppleID credentials.







    Once you have signed into their account there are a few settings you may want to adjust, such as iCloud Services. Start by clicking the profile at the top of Settings then tap on iCloud. All the services set to sync through iCloud are shown here.



    Some services you make want to take a closer look at are Messages, iCloud Photo Library, and iCloud Backup. Speaking of iCloud Backup, it's a great idea to keep a backup of their device. If they lose or break their phone you will have another way to get their data back. However, enabling iCloud Backup, Messages in the cloud, and iCloud Photo Library will quickly burn through your 5GB of free cloud space which will result in that annoying popup that your iCloud storage is full. So, if you want to use one or more of these services you will need to purchase more iCloud storage at a monthly fee. If you prefer not to use these services you can always disable them. To disable iCloud Photo Library, open Photos and toggle iCloud Photos off. Now, go back and select iCloud Backup and toggle that off, then you can do the same with Messages. The other services listed here don’t count toward your data allowance, so, they don’t hurt anything being enabled this lighter data will just sync across all of your devices in the background.



    Home Screen







    Now that everything is syncing correctly it's time to clean up the Home screen. The goal is to declutter the home screen including only the essentials apps that will the used by the user like Phone, Camera, Photos, Email, and such. Apps like the Compass, Measure, and Home can probably go.



    On an iPhone, you can get rid of apps by moving them to the App Library. Hold down that app until the options menu appears. From that menu choose "Remove App" and you can choose to either "Remove from Home Screen" which will move the app to the App library or you can completely remove the app from your device by tapping "Delete App". iPad users can remove apps the same way however since there is no App Library on iPad yet the only option is to delete the app. Another way you can handle this is by dragging all unwanted apps into a single folder and moving it to the side.



    Shortcuts







    With your home screen cleaned up,
    9 min
  • Apple Guide Talks: Ep. 6 – Quick Look at Fitness+ & Apple Watch Series 3

    Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of the Apple Guide Talks Podcast. I’m your host Ralph Shepherd joined by my co-host, Eli Piper. Join us this week as we take a look at Fitness+, Apple's latest subscription service, and look at the 2017 Apple Watch Series 3 and compair it to the rest of the modern Apple Watch line.




    https://youtu.be/oZFtH5UtPI4




    Fitness+







    Fitness+, Apple's latest subscription service, was just released. I was super excited to try it out as it appeared to be such an Apple service. It integrates the whole Apple ecosystem exactly as you would expect it to.




    Apple Fitness+




    Apple Watch Series 3







    The Apple Watch Series 3 was originally launched in 2017. Since then the Apple Watch Series 4 and 5 have come and gone. Today, in 2020, the Series 3 is still sold alongside the recently released Series SE and 6. How well does the 3-year-old series 3 stack up against the rest of the modern Apple Watch lineup?




    Apple Watch



    Apple Watch Series 3



    Compare Apple Watches

    31 min
  • How to use Photo Apple Watch Face

    Apple provides many templates to choose from when customizing your Apple Watch Face. One of your options from the templates library is the Photos watch face. With this watch face, you can choose a single photo or an album of photos that will cycle through each time you raise your wrist or tap on the picture. Here's how to set up and use this watch face.




    https://youtu.be/DWyUJlPBSz8




    First, on your iPhone that is linked to your Apple Watch create a photo album including only photos you want to use for your watch face. Get started by open Photos and select all the photos you want to sync to your watch. I'd recommend choosing less than 30 photos, any more and you will start to fill up your watch's storage. Then, click the share button and choose "Add to Album". If you already have an album you want to use select it from the list to add your photos. If you don't already have an album select "New Album" and give it a name. Tapping done will add the selected photos to the new album. To view all of your photo albums, click on the "Albums" tab at the bottom.



    Now it's time to move over to the Watch app. Click on the "Face Gallery" tab at the bottom of the app. Then, scroll through the gallery of watch face templates until you find Photos. With this face, you have a couple of customization options. First, you can choose a color scheme. You will most likely want to keep the color on the default which is "Original". Changing this will add a color layer over the image which you probably won't want to do. Now we have to choose our "Content". You can choose "Photos" and individually select the photos you want to use or "Dynamic" which will automatically select recent photos from your library. In our case, we want to choose an "Album", specifically the one we created earlier. Now choose where you want the clock to be either at the top or bottom of your watch? With this face, you have the option of arranging two complications one at the top and one at the bottom of the current time. If the preview at the top looks good click "Add" in the top right to add your new face to your watch. If the Photos face does not immediately appear swipe left and right on your watch to slide between the different faces you may have.



    That's it! Check out your watch and see the result. If you want to cycle through the images just tap the watch face.



    If you want to edit the watch face, open the Watch app on your iPhone. From the top of the "My Watch" tab select the Photos watch face. There you can customize all of that face's features.



    To add or remove photos from the slideshow, edit the album linked to your watch face. Open the Photos app on your iPhone then go to the "Albums" tab at the bottom and select the album you choose to use for your watch face. You can use the select tool to select and remove multiple images from the album. By tapping the three dots next to the select button you can select "Add Photos" Then, pick the photos you wish to add to the album.



    This is one of the many ways you can customize your watch face. As you saw scrolling through the gallery you have so many options. This is just another way to personalize one of your most personal accessories.



    Links



    * Apple Support: Organize and find your photos on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch* Apple Support: Apple Watch faces and their features* How to Geek: How to Create a Custom Apple Watch Face from a Photo or Album *
    4 min

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