Danie van der Merwe

Turning the digital crown around makes the Apple Watch more comfortable to wear, especially for left-handers

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:05:10 +0100

gadgeteer@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

Did you know you can switch the orientation of your Apple Watch, so the digital crown faces a different direction? While most people with an Apple Watch wear it with the digital crown located on the upper right side next to the display, there’s a way to turn the button around.

Typically, if you wear your Watch on your right arm, or you just often bump the crown by mistake, this may be something you want to consider.

See This hidden Apple Watch hack makes a huge improvement

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Turning the digital crown around makes the Apple Watch more comfortable to wear

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How to change an app icon and description on the iPhone home screen

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:35:45 +0100

Danie van der Merwe

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Yes another thing taken for granted on an Android phone by just long pressing on the app icon (at least with Nova Launcher) but there is an effective trick using Shortcuts on an iPhone to do the same. It may be a bit long-winded, but you only have to do it once.

Why? Well because some third party apps for services like XMPP and Mastodon have really cryptic names and icons and I really can never remember what services they are for. This solves that problem once and for all!

See Make your iPhone 'aesthetic' in iOS 14.3: Here's how to customize your home screen

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Customize the look and size of your iPhone app icons using an app and iOS 14.3.

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The most effortless way to mirror your iOS screen to Linux is with RPiPlay or 5KPlayer and no iOS apps required

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:03:28 +0100 zuletzt bearbeitet: Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:05:36 +0100

Danie van der Merwe

gadgeteer@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

I sometimes show a mobile screen when I record videos and have been looking for something as easy to use as Android has through their emulator. I tried a few apps but most were quite clunky, and I have now got it down to RPiPlay (Linux desktops or for a Raspberry Pi) or installing the Windows version of 5KPlayer (installs and runs perfectly if you have WINE installed on Linux).

Both will work without any apps being installed on the iOS device (just use normal screen mirroring to AirPlay) mirror the screen and audio. Control remains on the iOS device though, so you can't use the mouse to control from the Linux side. Instructions for RPiPlay are at https://github.com/FD-/RPiPlay, but it installed from AUR for me on Manjaro Linux.

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