How can you sync images across all of your devices without needing iCloud Photo Library? My Photo Stream! (Seriously!)

With Photo Stream, you can take a series of pictures with your iPhone while on a day trip and view them on your iPad, Mac or Apple TV automatically over wi-fi, without needing to sync anything. The best part is that it works without iCloud Photo Library, so you don’t have to use up your iCloud Storage to view your most recent photos on all your Apple devices.

My Photo Stream stores the last 30 days worth of pictures (up to 1000) but has some limits. You can upload 1,000 photos to My Photo Stream per hour, 10,000 per day, or 25,000 per month.

If you do have iCloud Photo Library enabled, My Photo Stream is not necessary. This guide is for people that don’t store their pictures in iCloud but do want to view them on all of their devices.

What’s the difference between iCloud Library and My Photo Stream?

Note: If iCloud Photo Library is turned on for any of your devic…

What are the best tempered glass screen protectors for my iPhone that can also give me a little bit of privacy?

Whether you’re someone who constantly drops your iPhone or you’re someone who’s just looking for a little extra privacy while at the coffee shop, on the bus or plane, or out and about, having a screen protector that combines the best of both worlds is a real treat!

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Should you buy a simple fitness tracker or a full on smartwatch? Here’s how to chose!

If you’re in the market for something smart for your wrist, how do you choose between a fitness tracker and a smartwatch? Can you keep it simple or do you need all the features? Is cheaper better or do you get what you pay for? Let’s weigh your options and see which is best for you.

Smartwatches
Fitness trackers

Smartwatches

A smartwatch is a true extension of your phone onto your wrist (well, the good ones are, anyway). With top-of-the-line smartwatches like Apple Watch, you can read and respond to texts, use a whole host of wrist-based apps (often extensions of the phone apps themselves), usually track your heart activity, set reminders, and much more.

Think a smartwatch may be best for you?

Pros

So. Many. Features.
Customizable faces
Interchangeable bands
Wide array of decent options
Receive and respond to notifications
Voice assistant capabilities (Siri, Google Assistant)
No need …

Free is great, but there are some premium apps worth paying for.

Pretty much the best part of owning an iPad is all the free content available. You can download a multitude of amazing apps for absolutely free. That being said, there are some incredible paid apps that are definitely deserving of your dinero.

Here are the best paid apps for iPhone.

Alto’s Adventure
1Password
Fantastical 2
Duet Display
Minecraft: Pocket Edition
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
Stop Motion Studio Pro
V for Wikipedia
Scrivener
djay Pro
Yousician
Pixelmator
Procreate
Goat Simulator
Editorial
Coda
Tweetbot 4
Astropad Studio
Bear
Paprika

Alto’s Adventure

Right off the bat, one of the prettiest mobiles games ever is Alto’s Adventure. It’s really just an endless runner, but it’s somehow so much more. The gorgeous visuals, calming music, and ”you can do it!” attitude in the tutorials and gameplay is refreshing and totally calming — even when you fall off a cliff a hundred times in a row.

Alto…

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The only problem with cloud storage is that renting space is usually quite pricey when you hit the 1TB or even 2TB mark. The price is usually subscription-based, so you can expect to be paying for a long time.

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The iMore show brings you everything you need to know about the week in Apple and tech!

LivePhotosKit is here but is it too late? NikeLab has its own Apple Watch, but who will buy it? The environment vs. thinner tech, Apple’s Earth Day Challenge. Plus, yes, the new Star Wars trailer.

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Meet LivePhotosKit
Apple Watch NikeLab
Apple and the environment
How to crush Apple’s Earth Day challenge
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How do you create multiple iTunes libraries on your Windows PC? With a few simply clicks!

Using multiple iTunes libraries on the same computer is a good way to keep different collections of music, movies, and apps separate when you have to share your machine with someone else. That way, you just need to maintain your media, without worrying about messing up anyone else’s.

With this guide, you’ll learn how to create and switch between separate iTunes libraries on a Windows PC.

How to create a new iTunes library on Windows

Creating a new iTunes library isn’t the most straightforward of tasks. Here’s how you do it on Windows.

Click the Start menu.
Click on the iTunes folder under in the program list.

Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard.
Click iTunes from the All Programs menu.
Let go of the Shift key.
Click Create Library…

Choose where you want your library to be located
Name your iTunes library.

Click Save.

And that’s it. Your iTunes library is there, ready for you …