Chapter 19
Using Utilities
IN THIS CHAPTER
Record a voice memo
Measure a distance
Find a lost Apple device
Keep tabs on the weather
Translate words and phrases
Utilities are simple apps that can be very useful indeed to help with common tasks, such as recording ideas for your first novel or measuring the height of your dining room chairs.
In this chapter, you find out how to make recordings using the Voice Memos app and how to take measurements with the Measure app in iPadOS. Also, in case you lose your iPad, I tell you about a feature that helps you find it, mark it as lost, or even disable it if it has fallen into the wrong hands. I also offer a quick introduction to the Weather app, new in iPadOS 16 (believe it or not). And finally, this chapter takes a look at using the Translate app to assist with conversing in languages you don’t natively speak or are still learning.
Record Voice Memos
The Voice Memos app allows you to record memos, edit memos by trimming them, share memos ...
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