iPhone & iOS
The iOS 16 Lock Screen: a useful idea from 2022
Use the customizable Lock Screen as a small information surface, not a second Home Screen.
APPLE IN EVERYDAY USE / 2022
A more personal screen, a more flexible notebook
The useful thread through these 2022 changes is bringing information closer to the task: a Lock Screen that surfaces the right glance, text extracted from a paused video and a board for comparing ideas before writing. These are guides to features introduced that year, with compatibility notes for using them on supported software.
iPhone & iOS
The useful 2022 change in Live Text: pause a video and read it
Extract a small piece of visible text, then verify the characters that matter.
Mac & iPad
Freeform's 2022 idea, used well: a research board with a question
Arrange sources and uncertainties spatially before turning them into a written argument.