MacLife

Mac|Life is the leading independent magazine devoted to all things Apple. For over five years, Mac|Life has helped both new and veteran users get more out of their iPhones, iPads, Macs, and more, with coverage that cuts through today's glut of apps and accessories to find what matters most. With a bright, clean design and casual tone, Mac|Life offers an easy and enjoyable way to keep up with the latest Apple trends and topics.

LAST MINUTE MACS

THE TEAM

New Macs with M3 chips • Next–gen Apple silicon arrives in laptops and iMac

News in brief • A bite of the Apple

Apple’s green credentials • Apple likes to emphasize the work it does to protect the environment, but how robust are its green credentials?

> THE SHIFT • MATT BOLTON is worried that Apple’s Neural chips are bringing back software class divisions we’d nearly left behind

LETTER OF THE MONTH

SONOMA SUPERGUIDE • What exciting new features does the latest release of the Mac’s operating system have in store for us? It’s time to take a look at macOS 14: Sonoma

Desktop & screen savers • Beautiful landscapes look amazing on a Mac’s Retina screen

Messages • The Mac’s messaging app gets a few new features

Video conferencing • macOS Sonoma brings us some great new ways to present remotely

Safari • Do more with the Mac’s web browser

Privacy & Security • Help keep yourself and your children safe online

PDFs & Notes • Sonoma provides a boost to handling PDFs with the Notes app

Everything else • There’s lots more that’s new in macOS Sonoma…

Journal • Later this year, we can all keep our digital jottings and cuttings in one place

Other journaling apps

PREMIUM DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION

Master screen sharing • Whether near or far, it’s easy to share your Mac’s screen with someone else

Regain drive space with dupeGuru • Remove photos, music and other files from your Mac with dupeGuru

Add FX to home movies • Add excitement to your films with Adobe Premiere Elements’ FX tools

Manage website permissions • Take action so that sites in Safari start behaving the way you need them to

Customize your Lock Screen • Make handy changes to your iPad’s Lock Screen with iPadOS 17

Master Smart Stacks • The redesigned watchOS 10 makes it much easier to see what matters

What’s new on Apple TV • tvOS 17 brings some cool improvements — and FaceTime too!

Adaptive Audio and ANC • AirPods do a brilliant job of removing unwanted noise — let’s find out how

> AIRPODS AS HEARING HELPERS

ASK • TECH SUPPORT & TECHSPLANATIONS

Software Update insecurity

Quick–fire questions & answers

Mac Hardware • We’re here to help solve your hardware issues

Quick–fire questions & answers

Quick–fire questions & answers

macOS • Shine a spotlight on the solutions to your most irritating Mac problems

Quick–fire questions & answers

iPADOS 17 TIPS, TRICKS & SECRETS • We delve into the latest version of iPadOS and its raft of new features

New Lock Screen • You can now customize it with widgets and more

Messages, Stickers & FaceTime • New communication upgrades include some highly requested additions

New Memoji stickers

FaceTime gestures

Inline Location

PDFs, Notes & Freeform • iPadOS 17 lets you use PDFs in a new way, and Freeform gets extra tools

New in the Notes app

More tools in Freeform

Everything else • What more does the new iPadOS 17 have to offer?

watchOS 10 masterclass • Make your Apple Watch feel brand new...