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Best uses for Spotlight on iPhone and iPad
Spotlight search on iPhone and iPad can help you find things more quickly, from apps to notes to texts and more!
Spotlight
Hey Siri, do the thing!
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How to use Siri and Spotlight to search your apps on iPhone and iPad
In iOS 11, Siri can search deeper into your iPhone's data to help you find what you're looking for.
Around the Globe
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Spotlight Suggestions now available in 7 more regions
Spotlight Suggestions are now available to users in seven more countries and regions in iOS 9.
Wish list
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I'd love a full-on Siri 'voice free' in iOS 10
When you can't or shouldn't talk, imagine being able to access Siri through text.
WWDC 2015
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Spotlight gets contextual in WWDC 2015
At WWDC, Apple announced that Spotlight search in OS X El Capitan is getting some new features, including contextual search and search within apps.
Secret shortcuts
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9 super-smart Spotlight search suggestions!
Spotlight is Apple's built-in search system. It started life on the Mac, but Spotlight quickly moved to the iPhone and then iPad as well. Over the years, Spotlight hasn't just gotten more knowledgeable in more areas, but its gotten smarter. Now, with Spotlight Suggestions, it can not only help you find the information already on your device, but it can help you find out about what's...
iOS Shortcuts
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How to quickly search Twitter usernames and hashtags
Searching for Twitter users or hashtags on iPhone and iPad is now as simple as launching Spotlight. While most of us have our favorite Twitter apps, if you don't have yours handy, or you're already using Apple's Spotlight search tool, you can now bring up links to popular people and trending tweets by typing in an @username or #hashtag. Note: Spotlight isn't searching Twitter per se....
A Spotlight on Twitter
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Twitter working with to add tweets to Spotlight
Twitter says that they are partnering with Apple to bring tweets to Apple's Spotlight search on iOS and OS X. Update: The feature is live! You can now search Twitter @names and #hashtags right from Spotlight on iOS and OS X. Not all searches are returning results yet, but that will hopefully improve as it rolls out. During Twitter's earnings call yesterday, CEO Dick Costello noted...
Instant system preference access
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How to access any Mac system preference in one click
Want to make a quick change to any System Preference setting? No need to open the System Preferences app, just click it from the Dock. Here's how! Apple guru Dave Marra recently tweeted a great Mac tip that I'm going to share with you. Make sure to check out his Marrathon.com site for more great Mac tips. I have to admit that I'm totally ashamed I didn't know this until just the other...
Add a second screen!
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Duet Display turns your iPad into a second monitor
Sometimes you just need more work space on your Mac. You could appease this by buying a second monitor, but it may well be that you need this space while on traveling — a place where a second full-sized screen becomes much more cumbersome than helpful. The solution? Use your iPad. Duet Display is a tethered second-screen option that lets you borrow your iPad's Retina display for your...