Introduction
Over the years, Apple has made their products integrate very well with each other and work in perfect harmony, creating an ecosystem of technology that revolves around their idea of the simplicity of use, smooth transitions and great build quality. For instance, it is very easy to cast audio to your HomePods or Apple TV from your iPhone, iPad or Mac is a huge convenience when you’re in a rush or just tired after work. But, lots of people don’t know there are all kinds of other features that you can use to make your Apple tech work better for you. In this article, we will list some tips that will help you to utilize your Apple ecosystem to the fullest.
Tips
Universal Clipboard
If you’ve ever needed to send a piece of text, photo, or video to yourself from your iPhone to your Macbook or vice versa, you’ve probably texted it to yourself, right? Now, there’s a better way to do it. With Universal Clipboard, you have the ability to copy a text or piece of media on one device and click paste to stick it on the other, just like that. This feature, however, requires you to stay signed in to the same iCloud account on all your devices.
Personal hotspot family sharing
This feature allows you to share your iPhone’s or your cellular iPad’s hotspot for other family devices that are connected to your iCloud account either automatically or with approval. Using this feature, you won’t have to personally switch on your hotspot and then connect the other device to WiFi every single time you want to share your internet.
Using HomePod to make your life at home easier
HomePod is one of the most fantastic devices that Apple has created; one that completely utilizes everything that the Apple ecosystem has to offer. Using your iPhone or your iPad, you can control multiple HomePods to play music and other tracks with no more than a couple of taps. You can also seamlessly control which HomePod plays what on your iPhone. Not only that. Your HomePod is also compatible with certain home accessories like door locks and lights, which you can control directly with your iPhone or by voice commands using Siri.
Using your iPhone to log into apps on Apple TV
If you’ve ever used a Smart TV, you know how much of a pain it is to type on your Apple TV using nothing but a remote. With iPhone’s compatibility, you can type on your iPhone to reflect the same text on your TV without having to go through the painfully long process of typing individual characters every time you want to log in. You must make sure that the Keychain feature on your iPhone settings.
Unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch
For this feature to work, you have to enable some settings both on your Mac and on your Apple Watch. However, when you have, entering your computer password is going to seem like such a bother because with this feature, just wearing your Apple Watch on your wrist while you’re near your computer is enough to unlock it.
Sidecar
This feature allows you to turn your iPad into a secondary feature for your Mac. This feature works both wirelessly and over a USB cable. This is very useful for people who need the extra screen real estate once in a while without having to splurge right off the bat for a bigger screen on their Mac device.
Conclusion
Hence, these are some of the things that the Apple Ecosystem brings to you in terms of functionality and convenience that more often than not, seem like pure magic.