With the release of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13, Apple introduced a number of new text editing taps and gestures that can be performed on both iPhones and iPads. These taps and gestures make it quicker and easier to do things like select text, copy and paste, undo and redo edits, and move the cursor around the screen.

They do take some getting used to though, especially if you’re a veteran of the text editing taps and gestures that have been available in iOS for a while. That’s why we’ve compiled the following list to help you get to grips with them until they become second nature. Keep reading for the full rundown.

How to Move the Cursor Around the Editing Window

Moving the cursor works similarly to how it did in earlier versions of iOS, but Apple has tweaked it to improve its behavior. For example, it’s now a lot better at snapping to lines and between words as you move it around. You can also now tap and hold the cursor and it will get bigger on the screen so you can see it more easily. Here’s how it works.

1. Start typing some text in an app that supports it.
2. Touch and hold the cursor until it gets bigger.
3. Drag the cursor to the desired location.
4. Remove your finger from the screen.

How to Move the Cursor With the Virtual Trackpad

You can turn the onscreen keyboard into a virtual trackpad that allows you to quickly move the cursor through the text without taking your finger off the display. Note that the way this works on your device depends on whether it has 3D Touch (iPhone 6s and later) Haptic Touch (iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max) or a long press (all iPad models).

1. On an ‌iPad‌ or ‌Haptic Touch‌ device, press and hold on the spacebar. On a device with ‌3D Touch‌, press and hold anywhere on the keyboard.
2. Drag your finger over the blanked-out keyboard to move the cursor through the text to the desired location.

Note that on an ‌iPad‌, you can also touch the keyboard with two fingers and move your fingers around to relocate the cursor.

How to Select Text

When you select text using one of the methods described below, a contextual edit menu will appear above the selection, providing you with fast access to cut, copy, and paste, as well as formatting, Look Up, Share, and other options depending on the app you’re using.

• To select a word, double tap it. Alternatively, tap and hold it until you feel the haptic feedback.

• Triple tap any word within a sentence and the whole sentence will be selected.

• Quadruple tap a word to select the paragraph in which it appears.

How to Use Intelligent Selection

Intelligent selection is a new feature that lets you quickly select phone numbers, addresses, or email addresses while editing text. Bear in mind that the feature doesn’t work when you’re simply viewing text – you must be in an editing app for intelligent selection to be available.

Simply double tap anywhere on the contact information to select it all in one go. Note that intelligent selection is limited to a single line, so if an address uses hard returns to go over two or more lines, it will only select the line that you tapped on. (Note: The address in the example is a single line that runs on.)

How to Adjust a Text Selection

When you’ve selected a word or sentence, you can adjust the selection using the anchor points on either end.

Simply press and hold your finger on the left or right anchor point, then drag it to make the selection larger or smaller.

How to Cut, Copy, and Paste Using Gestures

In iOS 12 and earlier, you had to select text and then use the contextual editing menu bar to cut, copy or paste it. In ‌iOS 13‌, you can use gestures instead. First, select some text, then do one of the following:

1. To copy, pinch with three fingers.
   
   
2. To cut, perform the copy gesture twice until the text disappears, ready to be pasted from the clipboard.
3. To paste some text that you’ve just copied or cut, pinch out with three fingers until the text appears again.
   
   

How to Display the Clipboard Bar

Have you noticed the menu bar that appears briefly whenever you perform one of the cut, copy or paste gestures described above? That’s the clipboard bar, which offers you an alternative way to cut, copy, and paste text as well as undo and redo edits.

You can reveal the clipboard bar anytime you like when editing text. Simply select some text, then tap and hold the screen using three fingers.

How to Undo and Redo Edits Using Gestures

1. Make sure you’re in text editing mode (unless you have a physical keyboard connected, the onscreen keyboard will be showing).
   
   
2. To undo an edit, perform a three finger swipe leftwards across the editing area.
3. To redo an edit, perform a three finger swipe rightwards across the editing area.

How to Scroll Through Text Faster

If you’re editing a particularly long piece of text like a document or a threaded email, you can scroll a lot faster by grabbing the scroll bar directly.

When the scroll bar is visible, press and hold it with your finger and move it up and down the edge of the screen to move rapidly through the text.

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New images of the rumored AirPods Pro appeared on SlashLeaks this evening. The new images don’t reveal anything new, but do show what appears to be an assembled AirPods Pro charging case in higher quality images than have previously leaked.

Previously leaked images were of lower quality showing the plastic enclosures of the upcoming AirPods. The original leaks were initially dismissed until icons matching the design were found a recent iOS 13.2 Beta release.

Multiple reports have suggested that the new higher end AirPods could be launching imminently. These new AirPods are expected to have noise canceling technology as well as a higher price tag than the current AirPods. Some retailers have even started selling cases for the new design.

Update: The Weibo account these images originated from are reported to claim these are fake/knockoffs of the new AirPods, but regardless, the design is still believed to be representative.

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Google earlier this month unveiled the Pixelbook Go, a new premium Chromebook that’s similar to a MacBook Air or a MacBook Pro, but Chrome OS.

In our latest video, we went hands-on with the Pixelbook Go to see how it measures up to Apple’s ‌MacBook Air‌ (the two have similar price points) and whether or not it can serve as a ‌MacBook Air‌ replacement.

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Design wise, the Pixelbook Go looks rather similar to a MacBook featuring a lightweight chassis, a large trackpad, a 13-inch display with slim side bezels and a thicker top/bottom bezel, a keyboard with speaker grilles at each side, and a similar hinge mechanism.

A G logo at the top and a wavy, bumpy textured feel at the bottom sets it apart from the ‌MacBook Air‌. Like Apple’s MacBooks, the Pixelbook Go offers a simple, clean design.

Pricing on the Pixelbook Go starts at $649 for an Core M3 processor and 64GB of storage, but we tested the upgraded Core i5 model with 8GB RAM and 128GB of storage, which is priced at $849. That’s the model most similar to the entry-level ‌MacBook Air‌, which comes with a 1.6GHz Core i5 processor, 128GB of storage, and 8GB RAM for $1,100.

The Pixelbook Go is cheaper than the ‌MacBook Air‌, but there are some areas where it is definitely lacking in comparison. When it comes to the display, for example, it’s adequate, but the HD quality just doesn’t measure up to the ‌MacBook Air‌’s Retina display. There is an upgraded version of the Pixelbook Go with a 4K display, but that machine is priced at $1,400.

One area where the Pixelbook Go shines is its keyboard. The keyboard doesn’t look too different from a MacBook keyboard, but it’s super quiet thanks to Google’s Hush Keys feature, satisfying to type on, and has the perfect amount of key travel. There are also custom keys, including a key for activating Google Assistant. There are speakers located to each side of the keyboard, and the sound quality is solid. The speakers are a touch louder than the ‌MacBook Air‌’s speakers at maximum volume, but the ‌MacBook Air‌ wins out when it comes to sound quality.

There’s a MacBook Air-style trackpad on the Pixelbook Go, but MacBook competitors often have a hard time replicating the feel of Apple’s trackpad, and the Pixelbook Go is no exception. There’s a physical trackpad button that feels clunky and outdated compared to Apple’s Haptic Trackpad.

The Pixelbook Go offers up to 12 hours of battery life, which is the same claim that Apple makes about the ‌MacBook Air‌. In practice, we see around five to eight hours of battery life from the ‌MacBook Air‌ depending on usage, and the Pixelbook Go has been hitting around eight hours.

There are two USB-C ports on Pixelbook Go (one on each side) along with a 3.5mm headphone jack, which is the same general port setup the ‌MacBook Air‌ offers, though the ‌MacBook Air‌ supports Thunderbolt 3.

What really sets the Pixelbook Go apart from the ‌MacBook Air‌ is the operating system. While the ‌MacBook Air‌ runs the full version of macOS, the Pixelbook Go uses Chrome OS. Chrome OS is a Linux-based OS that supports Chrome apps and some Android titles, but it is in general more limited in scope than macOS.

Chrome OS is designed for everyday tasks like browsing the web, creating documents, taking notes, and sending emails rather than more specialized tasks like photo and video editing. Technically, most people who buy something like an entry-level ‌MacBook Air‌ are probably primarily using it for the same purposes, but you do have a bit more flexibility with macOS.

The option to download Android apps has made Chrome OS more useful over the course of the last several years, and there are, for example, apps for photo and video editing, though we wouldn’t recommend them for regular full-time usage.

All in all, for most people, the upgrade to the ‌MacBook Air‌ over the Pixelbook Go may be worth the price differential given the better screen quality and the option to use macOS, though it’s still much cheaper than the ‌MacBook Air‌ when it comes to the entry-level $649 option. The Pixelbook Go is one of Google’s nicest Chromebooks in terms of design, hardware, and the complete Google experience, so it is likely the better choice for those who prefer a Google ecosystem.

What do you think of the Pixelbook Go? Would you use it over a ‌MacBook Air‌? Let us know in the comments.

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Apple plans to use a low-power backplane technology called LTPO for future iPhones, according to Korean website The Elec. The backplane is responsible for turning individual pixels on and off on the display.

From the report:

Apple, meanwhile, is moving to more widely apply LTPO panels to its iPhones. This means it needs to find ways to work together with Samsung Display, which is holding its own in terms of both technological prowess and production capacity in the small and mid-sized OLED sector.

LTPO, or low-temperature polycrystalline oxide, has an Oxide TFT structure that uses up to 15 percent less power than LTPS, or low-temperature polysilicon, the backplane technology that Apple currently uses. Naturally, that could contribute to longer battery life on future iPhones.

Apple Watch Series 4 and Series 5 models already feature LTPO displays. Apple’s website says the technology enables Series 5 models to have the same up-to-18-hour battery life as Series 4 models despite having an always-on display:

The low temperature poly-silicon and oxide display features a reinvented pixel architecture that lets the screen refresh rate dip from 60Hz to a power-sipping 1Hz when the watch is inactive. A new low-power driver, ultra-efficient power management, and a new ambient light sensor work together so the display can stay always on with up to 18 hours of battery life.

Apple’s transition to OLED started small with the original ‌Apple Watch‌ in 2015, followed by the iPhone X in 2017, so it would not be surprising if LTPO expands from the Watch to the iPhone as early as next year.

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For this week’s giveaway, we’ve teamed up with Southern Straps to give MacRumors readers a chance to win one of the company’s brown leather Apple Watch bands.

Southern Straps has a whole range of high-quality leather and nylon ‌Apple Watch‌ bands, including the brown leather band, which is made from a single piece of full-grain Italian leather. The leather hasn’t been sanded, buffed, or snuffed, which gives it an attractive, unblemished finish.

Southern Straps uses vegetable dye to create a rich, long lasting color that’s achieved without using harmful chemicals, and the band is hand stitched with durable waxed cord in the company’s San Francisco factory.

The brown leather ‌Apple Watch‌ band fits all ‌Apple Watch‌ models and is available in 44mm, 42mm, 40mm, and 38mm sizes. The bands are also designed to fit most wrists from 14cm to 25cm. Southern Straps can be ordered with black, silver, or gold lugs to match the different colors of the ‌Apple Watch‌ casing.

Southern Straps offers a two-year warranty on all of its leather bands, offering a guarantee against wear and tear. The brown leather ‌Apple Watch‌ band is priced at $85 from Southern Straps, but we have five to give away to MacRumors readers.

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Southern StrapsThe contest will run from today (October 25) at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time through 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time on November 1. The winners will be chosen randomly on November 1 and will be contacted by email. The winners will have 48 hours to respond and provide a shipping address before new winners are chosen.

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Apple has been meeting with United Airlines over upgrades for United’s terminal at the San Francisco International airport, according to a Bloomberg article and multiple tweets from attendees at United’s meeting with the media in Chicago.

United has been talking with Apple about potential design ideas for its customer waiting areas at the San Francisco airport, where Apple is known to be one of United’s biggest customers thanks to all of the Apple employees that regularly fly out of SFO.

The plan is for Apple to help United reconfigure areas in the airport, though what that specifically means is unclear. Linda Jojo, executive vice president of United Airlines Holdings, mentioned spots Apple employees specifically visited as a hint to what might see a redesign.

“The Apple team in San Francisco has been in our baggage hold areas, customer service and the lobbies,” she said. “I’m being deliberately vague,” she added.

Earlier this year, United Airlines accidentally revealed that Apple is its biggest customer in San Francisco, spending $150 million on airline tickets each year and purchasing an average of 50 business class seats on flights to Shanghai on a daily basis.

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Eve, known for its line of HomeKit-enabled smart home products, recently came out with an accessory called the Eve Extend, which is a Bluetooth range extender that’s designed to work with existing Eve products.

Many of Eve’s HomeKit devices work over Bluetooth, and while that often works fine, in larger homes, Bluetooth connectivity can be problematic because it can be limited in range. Bluetooth products need to be within range of an iPhone to be controlled, so for situations where Bluetooth connections are spotty, Eve came out with the Extend.

Not every household is going to need the Eve Extend, and it is a product that is specifically designed to work with existing Eve devices so it’s a little bit more niche, but something worth exploring for those who have invested in the Eve ecosystem.

Eve has multiple Bluetooth products, so the Eve Extend, which costs $50, works with devices like the Eve Aqua, Eve Motion, Eve Flare, Eve Door, Eve Room (new model), Eve Energy, Eve Weather, Eve Degree, and Eve Button. Eve says it works with all Bluetooth Eve accessories with the exception of the 2015 Thermo and the 2015 Eve Room.

Eve Extend is a small square-shaped white plastic box that can be placed in a central location in the home to add WiFi connectivity to Bluetooth-enabled Eve accessories, allowing them to be controlled from anywhere. You can also use multiple Eve Extend boxes if a home is particularly large.

The Eve Extend needs constant power to work, and it comes with a micro-USB cable. It does not come with a power adapter, which means that you’re going to need to supply your own. I wasn’t much of a fan of the Eve Extend’s cord and I would have preferred a built-in plug for the device.

Since Eve Extend uses a cord and power adapter (I just plugged it into an iPad adapter), it can go anywhere in the house that it needs to go. If, for example, you have an outdoor Eve product that’s often out of range such as the Eve Aqua, you can put the Eve Extend close to the outdoors, improving connectivity.

The Eve Extend is simple to set up, connecting to either a 2.4 or 5GHz WiFi network. Like other ‌HomeKit‌ products, it can be added to your setup by scanning the ‌HomeKit‌ QR code with your iPhone.

I didn’t have issues setting up the Eve Extend, but I did come across some reviews from people who haven’t been able to use it with Google WiFi systems, so there may be some setup problems that should be investigated prior to purchase.

The Eve Extend runs in the background so there’s no need to control it, and it’s not available in the Home app. You can access it in the Eve app, which also needs to be downloaded to set it up.

In the Eve app, you can see the accessories that are connected to the device and also add additional Eve accessories that you purchase after setting up the Eve Extend. Other than setting it up and assigning accessories, once something is connected to the Eve Extend, nothing else needs to be done.

Eve has always had one of the more comprehensive ‌HomeKit‌ apps on the market, and the app was recently improved following the launch of iOS 13. There’s Dark Mode support and a redesigned navigation bar that makes it easier to get to all of your favorite devices. Eve’s app is my go to for seeing all of my ‌HomeKit‌ products at a glance, even those that aren’t Eve devices.

Eve Extend can connect to up to eight devices, and in my testing, it successfully extended the available Bluetooth range of each Bluetooth Eve accessory. I don’t have a super large home and the Eve products I have are concentrated in my office, but to test it out I moved them to other areas of the house that are further away.

In addition to longer range, response times also seemed a bit quicker, with the Eve Flare responding faster to color changes and the Eve Room responding more quickly to Siri requests for room temperature.

Bottom Line

Eve Extend is expensive at $50 so it’s not a perfect solution, but it is an ideal way to make Bluetooth Eve accessories that you’ve already purchased available reliably from day to day.

If you have an Eve setup and have run into connectivity issues due to the limitations of Bluetooth, the Eve Extend will solve the problem by allowing those devices to connect to WiFi for access anywhere.

It’s worth noting that devices like newer ‌iPad‌, Apple TV, and HomePod models are able to serve as a Home hub and perform a similar function relaying Bluetooth commands, so there’s a chance you won’t need the Eve Extend even with an extensive Bluetooth setup.

This is a device that’s specifically designed for people who are having current issues with their Eve devices and want a simple solution that does not involve purchasing an additional Apple product.

How to Buy

The Eve Extend can be purchased from the Eve website or from Amazon for $49.99.

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eBay is finishing off its Friday Drops sales event this October with a new all-time-low price on Apple’s latest AirPods With Charging Case, priced at $125.00, down from an original price of $159.00. At $34 off, this is the lowest price we’ve tracked on the 2019 AirPods, which have typically hit sale prices between $139.00 and $144.00.

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You can head to eBay today to purchase the low-priced AirPods, which are in brand new condition and include free shipping. Shoppers should note that this is not the version of the AirPods with a Wireless Charging Case, and can only be charged through a USB-to-Lightning cable (which is included in the box).

Anyone looking for the 2019 AirPods with Wireless Charging Case can still get that pair at a discount as well, thanks to an ongoing $30 off sale on Amazon. This version of the AirPods is priced at $169.00, down from $199.00, and as of yet we have not seen a better deal on the AirPods with Wireless Charging Case.

The eBay offer on the AirPods with Charging Case is expected to sell out fast, so be sure to head to eBay soon if you’re interested. Our full Deals Roundup is also a great place to visit for even more Apple-related sales and offers.

Update 12:00 p.m. PT: eBay’s AirPods offer appears to have already expired.

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Amazon has an ongoing discount on Apple’s 2019 MacBook Air this week, offering up to $199 off the latest models. You’ll find both the 128GB and 256GB storage options on sale, with discounts that represent the lowest-ever prices on all models seen.

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All colors in both models are seeing discounts on Amazon. We’ve rounded up every sale in the list below, so be sure to head to Amazon before the sale expires.

2019 MacBook Air ($199 Off)

• 1.6GHz, 128GB Gold – $899.99, down from $1,099.00
  
• 1.6GHz, 128GB Silver – $899.99, down from $1,099.00
  
• 1.6GHz, 128GB Space Gray – $899.99, down from $1,099.00
  
• 1.6GHz, 256GB Gold – $1,099.99, down from $1,299.00
  
• 1.6GHz, 256GB Silver – $1,099.99, down from $1,299.00
  
• 1.6GHz, 256GB Space Gray – $1,099.99, down from $1,299.00

Apple refreshed the MacBook Air this past July with a lower price tag, an updated display with True Tone, some minor SSD changes, and a new butterfly keyboard that uses the same updated materials as the 2019 MacBook Pro. The MacBook Air continues to be equipped with a Retina display with slimmer black bezels that better match the slimmer bezels of the MacBook Pro.

For more information on the best Apple-related sales, head to our full Deals Roundup.

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