Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. If you’re an avid tech news hound, headphone enthusiast, or ...

If there's one thing Apple is great at, it's providing regular software updates for its products. Whether you have an iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, HomePod, or Apple TV, you'll often continue to ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

If you’ve updated your iPhone or iPad to iOS 12.2, and you own a pair of first-gen AirPods, the wireless earbuds probably got an automatic firmware update already. Today we’ll see how to check your ...

Apple occasionally releases firmware updates for its AirPods and AirPods Pro wireless earphones that can include performance improvements, feature tweaks, and bug fixes. If you're having a particular ...

Apple has released a new firmware update for its MagSafe Battery Pack that improves iPhone charging speed. This article explains how to update it so you can benefit from improved performance. On April ...

Making sure your Garmin watch has the latest software installed is crucial for having the best experience. Staying up to date means having the latest features and ensuring your device – whether it’s a ...

Every now and then, Apple’s wireless earbuds get a new firmware update—that’s the software that controls all the hardware on the device. Sometimes this is just random bug fixes where Apple doesn’t ...