Hands-On Apple (Audio)

Your iPhone can quietly transform into a customizable bedside clock, calendar, and smart photo frame with just a simple orientation tweak. Discover how StandBy mode reveals features you probably didn't know your device had.

StandBy requirements: charging, landscape mode, and settings toggle

Always-on display boosts StandBy, but older iPhones work too

Configure StandBy's display options, night mode, and motion to wake

Explore StandBy's three main views: widgets, photos, clocks

Customizing widget stacks, adding photos, and picking clock styles

Now Playing and live activity controls integrate with StandBy

Night mode tips for lower brightness and red-tinted display

MagSafe enables location-based StandBy view preferences

StandBy integrates with Sleep Focus for smarter nighttime use

Host: Mikah Sargent

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Are you overlooking a classic built into every Mac? Mikah Sargent challenges you to give Stickies a week and find out if it deserves a permanent spot on your desktop.

Fast, frictionless note taking without accounts or setup

Formatting features: fonts, colors, graphics, and text enhancements

Color-coded Stickies for easy organization and quick reference

Advanced options: floating notes, translucency, keyboard shortcuts

Stickies' limitations: local-only, no device syncing or security features

Host: Mikah Sargent

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Your iPhone has a powerful translation toolkit built right in, ready to tackle menus, emails, and street signs (in over 20 languages) without any extra apps or subscriptions. Discover how to get the most out of features you might not even know exist, from real-time conversation mode to camera translations.

Supported languages and translation options overview

Translating and pronouncing text, saving phrases for quick access

Utilizing conversation mode for real-time bilingual communication

Switching between side-by-side and face-to-face translation views

Activating auto-translate and automatic language detection features

Live camera translation for menus, signs, and printed text

Translating photos and system-wide text using the context menu

Translation capabilities in Safari for web pages

Downloading offline language packs for travel or privacy

Host: Mikah Sargent

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Tired of Google's AI overviews? This episode breaks down your actual options for search alternatives on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, including tips most Apple fans have never tried. See just how easy it is to reclaim your Safari searches with an alternative engine and take back control on your Apple devices.

How to change Safari's search engine on iPhone

Limitations: can't remove Google everywhere, only in Safari

Search engine options: Google, Yahoo, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia explained

Private browsing: set different search engines for privacy

Tuning search suggestions and privacy settings in Safari

Changing your default browser for wider search control

Host: Mikah Sargent

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Most Apple Watch users never bother to customize the screen they check dozens of times a day. This episode shows how a quick face makeover can actually streamline your routines and keep you focused.

Customizing Apple Watch faces using the Watch app on iPhone

How to switch and organize Apple Watch faces

Restoring swipe-to-switch watch face option in settings

Editing and reordering watch faces in the Watch app

Complications turn watch faces from decorative to functional

Building a rotation of faces for different activities or moods

Syncing watch faces to Focus Modes for dynamic switching

Sharing custom watch faces with friends

New watch faces in watchOS 26

Smart Stack as a complement to complications on Apple Watch

Host: Mikah Sargent

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