Apple Interface Mysteries

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The Apple-created confusions and complexities catalogued in the preceding chapters are by no means exhaustive, but merely representative of how and, just as importantly, why the main ways you interact with Apple devices have become more complicated over the years. These days (and for many many of the days preceding these days) few people can claim with a straight face that Apple products are easy to use, let alone intuitive. To use them productively you have to do a considerable amount of learning—even if all you want is to browse a few webpages, send an email or text, take a picture, or make a phone call.

I can’t unravel every mystery you’ll stumble over in the Apple ecosystem, if for no other reason than that new ones pop ...