Essential Apple User Magazine

James Gale Managing Editor I want the return of the Memories feature from the Photos App. This was an excellent tool, and my son particularly enjoyed using it. Martin Smith Group Senior Designer I love customising my Apple Watch face, but I wish third-party faces were available. Imagine what the Apple community could come up with. Alan Hulme Staff Writer The app switcher (CMD-Tab); select an app who’s window is minimised and the app is brought to the front but the window isn’t opened. This should change. Mark Ayshford Art Director We could use a maintenance release of macOS, to really bed in the new Apple Silicon chips and Rosetta. Monterey Bay, anyone? Ian Osborne Editor How about a Notes app for Apple Watch? Even if it’s just to review notes created on other Apple devices and tick off items in a checklist. Alyssa Falcon Staff…

Are you getting the most out of your Safari web browser? Even if you’ve mastered its basic and advanced features, you might still be missing out if you’re not using extensions. A Safari extension is a small add-on you can download and install in your web browser that adds further functionality to Safari. Examples include an ad blocker to keep annoying pop-up adverts getting in the way of web pages as you read them, a URL shrinker to make a web address shorter and various add-ons for installed apps such as GoodLinks, 1Password, Todoist and more. In this issue’s cover feature, we take an in-depth look at Safari extensions. We show you how to download and install them, and round up some of the best extensions available on the App Store,…

Find and Install Safari Extensions 1 In the Safari app, click on the word Safari in the top bar, next to the Apple logo in the left corner. Select Safari Extensions from the menu that appears. The App Store opens, showing available Safari extensions. 2 Explore the extensions available in the App Store. Some are free and some are paid for. When you find one you like, click the price button – or ‘Get’ for free extensions – to install it in your Safari web browser. Manage Safari Extensions 1 First of all, with the Safari app open, click on Safari in the top bar and select Preferences from the drop-down menu. Alternatively, press CMD-Comma. 2 Click on the Extensions tab. The extensions you currently have installed are in the left window, and details for…

Grammarly for Safari Price: Free (IAP) Grammarly is designed to help you improve your writing by highlighting spelling and grammatical errors as you go. If you use web-based email services, social media sites and online forums, the Safari extension is a must. AutoRefresh Price: Free This neat little extension lets you reload a Safari website, with a very high degree of control. You can refresh your current site, reload all your open tabs, set an interval for them all to refresh automatically and more. Zoom for Safari Price: Free The slider and zoom buttons this extension gives you let you zoom into and out of a website, with a zoom factor between one and 400. You can also use a floating magnifying glass on the browser page, in a square or circle shape. PullTube Extension Price: £14.99, $19.65, 18,03 € PullTube…

Find and Install Extensions in the Safari App on Your iPad and iPhone 1 On your iPhone or iPad, open the Settings app. Scroll down to Safari, and tap it. On the next screen, tap Extensions, and on the next screen, tap the More Extensions link. 2 The App Store opens on the Safari Extensions page. Browse the extensions and find one you like. Tap the ‘Get’ (for free extensions), or the price (if it’s paid for), to install it. Extensions in Mobile Safari 1 Tap Account in the top left corner to go back to the previous window. Then tap Done, in the top right corner, to get to here. This is Watch Now, the TV app’s main page. Use the tabs at the top if you wish to focus solely on Movies,…

Accessing Your Extensions To access an extension from within Safari, on your iPad or iPhone, tap the jigsaw icon found in the search/URL field. A window pops up showing the extensions you have installed and switched on. Tap the one you want to use. BlockBear! Price: Free By blocking invasive and intrusive ads, BlockBear! can make websites load around three to five times faster. It also stops websites tracking you. Trusted sites can be whitelisted, and it can be customised to suit your needs. Bring! Price: Free (IAP) The Bring! app lets you create and share shopping lists on your mobile device. The Safari extension for iPhone and iPad makes importing recipes even easier. Find a compatible recipe and import the ingredients into Bring! Grammarly Price: Free (IAP) The popular extension for correcting your grammar, and improving your writing, is…