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How do print documents from your iPhone and iPad

 Trying to print something directly from your iPhone or iPad can be a bit convoluted, and you might think sending it to yourself and printing it from a desktop is more convenient. Rest assured, printing from your mobile device has only gotten easier over the years; How do print documents from your iPhone and iPad? here are the steps needed to make it happen. In this guide, we’ll help take you through the process of printing from your iPhone or iPad with a couple of different methods to suit your needs. Looking to offload content? Lucky for you, we have a guide on how to transfer photos from an iPhone to your Mac or PC. How to print using Apple AirPrint AirPrint-enabled apps let you create and print full-quality documents and graphics without the chore of installing drivers or configuring the printer queue. The requirements are rather minimal: You need any model iPad, an iPhone 3GS or later, or a third-generation iPod Touch -- as well as the latest version of iOS and an AirPrint-compati

Apple plans to merge the "iCloud Documents and Data" service with iCloud Drive and manage them together

 Apple plans to merge its iCloud Documents and Data service with iCloud Drive starting in May of 2022, according to a support document published late last week (via MacGeneration ). ‌iCloud Drive‌ and ‌iCloud‌ Documents and Data share the fundamental ability to backup data from apps. However, ‌iCloud‌ Documents and Data was often a cumbersome, confusing experience. In contrast, ‌iCloud Drive‌ is more unified, with users able to access their files and content through the Files app across all their devices. As Apple explains, starting in May of next year, users who are using ‌iCloud‌ Documents and Data will have their accounts automatically migrated to ‌iCloud Drive‌. However, users must manually enable ‌iCloud Drive‌ to view their files once the merger occurs. In May 2022, the iCloud Documents and Data service, our former document synchronization service, will be interrupted and completely replaced by iCloud Drive. Therefore, if you use iCloud Documents and Data, your account will be m

How to use the Smart Stack feature on iPhone to automatically float widgets

 One of the cooler features in the iOS 14 software is a smart stack of widgets based on Siri intelligence. So instead of manually managing a bunch of widgets on the Home screen, you can tell your iPhone to automatically surface the appropriate widget just when you need it. Follow along with us to learn how to create, customize and use smart stacks on your iPhone. Redesigned Home screen widgets were first previewed during Apple’s WWDC 2020 virtual keynote on June 22, 2020. They’re available across the iPhone and iPod touch with the iOS 14 software, on the iPad with iPadOS 14, and on the Mac with the macOS 11.0 Big Sur update. These software updates are scheduled to release publicly this fall. What’s the Smart Stack? The Smart Stack is quite similar to the regular stack, but with the added smarts. As laid out in another iDB tutorial , the Widget Stack makes the most of the limited Home screen space by letting you swipe through the stack instead of multiple widgets occupying your Home scr

How to create widget stacks on your iPhone

iOS 14 enables the user to create stacks of up to ten widgets each so that multiple widgets don’t take over the Home screen. Follow along with our tutorial for step-by-step instructions on creating widget stacks on your iPhone, including how to add or remove widgets from your stack, adjust settings for a stack’s widgets, use the Smart Rotation option, and more. How to create widget stacks on your iPhone? Meet your redesigned Home screen widgets The overhauled widgets in iOS and iPadOS 14 bring you glanceable snippets of information every time you land on the Home screen. Widgets come in three sizes-small, medium, and large — so so you can pick the information density that’s right for you. Apple’s created redesigned widgets for stock apps like Weather, Clock, Calendar, News, Notes, Maps, Fitness, Photos, Reminders, Stocks, Music, Podcasts, Tips, Batteries, Screen Time, Files, and more. And developers can add custom widgets to their own apps with Apple’s APIs. Apple publicly preview the