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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• Melissa.com/twit

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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