Benjamin Levicek If you own more than one product from the Californian giant, you surely know how perfectly all these devices are connected – whether we're talking about a phone, tablet, computer or smart accessory. Apple uses the motto "It just works" for all its products, where you as an end user don't have to worry about anything and switching between devices is so smooth that sometimes you get the feeling that you're always working on the same product. Despite the simplicity of the ecosystem, not everyone knows how to use it to the full, so in this article we will learn some tricks.
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Amaya Toman Unlocking your Mac with Apple Watch
If you put your Mac or MacBook to sleep, you must enter a password when you wake it up again, or, in the case of newer MacBooks, authenticate with Touch ID. But there is another much faster way to unlock your computer literally in the blink of an eye without having to enter a password - with an Apple Watch on. To set the unlock, select on the Mac Apple icon -> System Preferences -> Security & Privacy, and on the card In general choose Unlock your Mac and apps with your Apple Watch. All you have to do is wake up the sleeping computer, bring the watch closer to it, and you're done. In this way, you can also approve the installation of applications or some changes in the system preferences, for confirmation you will have to use the watch press the side button twice. However, several conditions must be met in order for the process to be completed. First, the Apple Watch needs to be connected to the iPhone. Additionally, the Mac must have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on, and both devices must be signed in under the same Apple ID, and the account must have two-factor authentication enabled. In the case of the Apple Watch itself, it is also necessary that they be secured by a code. It is also necessary to fulfill to unlock system requirements for continuity between Apple products.
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Unlocking Apple Watch with iPhone
It is true that for a certain group of people it is not very convenient to enter the code of the watch on a small display, but Apple thought of these users as well. The Apple Watch locks every time you take it off your wrist, and you have to enter the code again after putting it on. However, if you go into the app on your iPhone Watch, where you move to the section Code a turn on switch Unlock from iPhone, then you are taken care of. After that, you unlock them simply when you put them on your wrist and next to them you traditionally authorize yourself using a code or biometric protection on your iPhone. You don't have to enter a password on the watch's small display, which is certainly useful.
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Quickly switch music from iPhone to HomePod
Despite the fact that HomePods are not officially sold in the Czech Republic, there are still a handful of people in the country who have these devices. If you want to play content on them that isn't in Apple Music, Podcasts, or isn't stored in your iTunes library, you'll need to use AirPlay to do so. But if you don't want to unlock your phone, and at the same time want to switch the music you're listening to to the speaker, the solution is really easy. First, make sure it's an iPhone connected to the same Wi-Fi network as the HomePod, after that it's enough hold your phone over the top of the HomePod. The music should start playing directly from the speaker.
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Pavel Jelic AirPods battery detection right on your wrist
Even Apple's headphones are not left behind in cooperation with other products. After connecting to an iPhone or iPad, they automatically pair with all your devices logged in to iCloud, after opening the case near the smartphone or tablet, you can find out the battery status of both the headphones and the charging box. But what to do if you're listening to music directly from your watch, or you just don't feel like pulling out your phone? At that point, just move to on your Apple Watch control center, and after tapping on battery icon in addition to the value in percentages of the watch, you will also notice the battery status of your AirPods, both the right and left earphones.
Automatic switching of AirPods between devices
Starting with iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and macOS 11 Big Sur, you can set automatic audio switching for AirPods (2nd generation), AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, and some newer Beats models separately on each device. For example, if you're listening to music on the iPhone, then you come to the iPad, turn on a movie on it, the music pauses on the iPhone, and the headphones connect to the iPad. Suddenly, someone calls you, the headphones will automatically connect to the iPhone and the movie will pause, after the call ends, the video will start again and the AirPods will connect to the iPad again. To turn on automatic switching on iPhone and iPad, use AirPods put in your ears go to Settings > Bluetooth and on your AirPods, tap circled I icon. Then click on the section Connect to this iPhone and select Automatically. On a Mac, the procedure is very similar, have AirPods inserted into the ears av Bluetooth preferences for headphones, tap choice icon. After clicking on Connect to this Mac select again Automatically. For the switch to work for you, your Apple ID must have two-factor authentication enabled.
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HomePods have been officially sold in the Czech Republic for a long time. The fact that Apple itself does not sell them here does not mean that, for example, Alza sells them unofficially. She has been selling them completely officially for at least a year and a half. If the goods are not some kind of under-the-counter, but something that is normally and available to anyone, displayed on the e-shop and directly in the store, then there is no reason to consider it an unofficial sale.
Alza does exactly the same as if you went to Germany for the homepod. So yes it is unofficially sold. From some dealer.
??? So in that case, Alza unofficially sells all the goods, because it does not produce any of it itself, but only resells everything. ???