MacFormat is the UK’s best selling magazine for the home Mac user. Each issue brings you all the exciting developments from the world of Apple, including reviews of new Macs, iPads and Apple’s own apps like iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand. We’ll show you how to make the most of your Mac, OS X and all the creative things you can do with it. We also review all the latest 3rd party software and kit – so if you’re looking for a new hard drive, monitor or printer that works with a Mac, you’ll be well served. iOS users are also welcome and we review the latest iPad and iPhone apps. ***Note: This digital edition is not printable and does not include the covermount items or supplements you would find with printed copies***

Meet the team

Apple unveils 5G iPhones • Blockbuster event sees a familiar name return

APPLE NEWS ROUNDUP

iOS 14 bug resets your default apps • And it’s not the first time this kind of reset has happened

Hot issue for Apple Watch SE • New device generating heat in isolated cases

Adobe Photoshop & Premiere Elements 2021 £130.36 • New creative features and quality-of-life improvements

Media Picks • Our top choices of what you should be playing and reading this month

MATT BOLTON… • ON YET ANOTHER FEATURE THAT MAKES THE iPHONE DOOMED IF IT DOESN’T HAVE IT – WHICH IT DOESN’T – BUT IT WILL SURVIVE…

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The future of wireless charging • Apple wants a wireless future. Here’s what that might mean for your next device…

True wireless charging: solar power

Over-the-air charging

iPadOS 14 SECOND TO NONE • Last year, the iPad came of age and got its own operating system. This year, it’s ready to party

The same, but different • Universal widgets may sound like a rust-belt normcore band, but they’re the new big noise on the iPadOS 14 Home screen

Mail, maps and AR • Protecting your personal data while simultaneously using it to power real-time services is all in a day’s work for iPadOS 14

Scribble, Notes and Messages • Now that all iPads are compatible with an Apple Pencil, handwriting recognition becomes a central feature of iPadOS

What else is new in iPadOS 14? • While lending many of its ideas to the Mac, the iPad continues to gain features of its own that make it feel less unlike a desktop computer

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APPLE SKILLS

Produce perfect portraits • How to improve your people pictures with PortraitPro 19

Enjoy Music in full screen • Your Mac’s Music app doesn’t just have a Mini Player, you know

What’s new in Ulysses 20 • One of our favourite writing apps is more useful than ever

Overhaul your Mac audio • Your Mac has never sounded as good as this app makes it

Run old apps in Parallels • Keep using older software when you’ve upgraded to Catalina or Big Sur

Picture-perfect video calls • Your Mac’s webcam is terrible – fix it up with the help of your iOS device

iOS system maintenance • Use iMazing’s tools to keep your iOS device spick and span

Spatial audio • Directional audio for AirPods Pro

GENIUS TIPS

iOS software • Swipe away your touchscreen troubles and rekindle your love of Apple’s mobile devices

macOS • Shine a spotlight on sagacious solutions to your most maddening Mac maladies

Networking • We help to solve your Wi-Fi woes and connection conundrums

APPLE GEAR OF THE YEAR • 2020’s been a year to remember…. Here, we’re focusing on the positive and looking at our favourite products from the year!

AUDIO & VIDEO • From headphones to TV boxes, these are the best ways to consume your media

SMART HOME • Top-notch tech to automate your abode

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