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Torisim@torisim.bsky.social · 6h ago

If you're heading somewhere with patchy signal, save that area in Apple Maps on your iPhone first. Turn-by-turn directions keep working offline, walking and transit too. In Maps, tap your picture, then Offline Maps. Needs iOS 17 or later, and it's not in every country or region.

Drawn illustration on sienna. Headline: "Save the map before you lose the signal". Three drawn iPhones above a paper panel. Left: a street map, shaded except for a clear square with corner handles, and a green "Download" button below it. The Torisim bird peeks over the top of this phone. Middle: a map with empty signal bars at the top, a dark turn banner with a right-turn arrow, and a dotted walking route from a green location dot to a sienna pin. Right: a screen titled "Offline Maps" with one saved map and a row "Only Use Offline Maps" whose switch is on. Three columns below. "Save the area: Tap your picture, then Offline Maps, and pick the area." "No signal: Turn-by-turn directions for walking and transit still work." "Offline only: Only Use Offline Maps keeps Maps on your download, even with signal." Note: "Apple Maps on iPhone, iOS 17 or later. Not in every country or region." Footer: Torisim, torisim.com, Source: Apple Support.
Torisim@torisim.bsky.social · 8h ago

Save every place you want to visit to one Google Maps list before you plan the days. The places show together on your map, so you can see which ones are close. Make it: tap You, then New list. Add a place: open it, tap Save, pick the list. Google Maps app, iPhone and Android.

Drawn illustration on a sienna background. Headline: "Put every place on one map, then plan the days". Three drawn phones above a paper panel. Left: a list screen with a sienna button "+ New list" above blank list rows. Middle: a small map with one round marker; below it a place card with a sienna "Save" button and an outlined "Share" button, then a list picker with one row ticked. Right: a map with six round markers in two groups. Over it, the reader's own pencil-style marks: a loose dashed loop around each group, with handwritten-style notes "Your Day 1" and "Your Day 2" above the loops. The Torisim bird peeks over this phone. Three columns below. "Make a list: In Google Maps, tap You, then New list." "Save each place: Open a place, tap Save and pick the list." "See them together: The list shows on your map. You group nearby places by day." Note: "Google Maps app, iPhone and Android. Hidden list: More > Show on your map." Footer: Torisim, torisim.com, Source: Google Maps Help.
Torisim@torisim.bsky.social · 8h ago

The UK and EU turn their clocks back on Sunday 25 October. The US waits until Sunday 1 November. For that week, New York is 4 hours behind London instead of 5, and 5 hours behind Paris instead of 6. Calls or meetings across the Atlantic that week: double-check the times.

Graphic on a brown background. Headline: "One week when New York is 4 hours behind London". Below it, three drawn objects. On the left, a wall clock labelled "LONDON, 2:00 pm" with its hands at 2 o'clock. In the middle, a wall calendar headed "OCT – NOV 2026" with a small white bird peeking over its top edge. The calendar shows the weeks of 18 to 24 October, 25 to 31 October and 1 to 7 November. 25 October is circled in brown and the week from 25 to 31 October is shaded; 1 November is circled in green. On the right, a wall clock labelled "NEW YORK, 10:00 am" with its hands at 10 o'clock. Three columns below. "Sunday 25 October: UK and EU clocks go back one hour." "The week between: New York is 4 hours behind London, not the usual 5." "Sunday 1 November: US clocks go back. The usual gap returns." A note: "Paris, Berlin and Madrid: 5 hours ahead of New York that week, not 6." Footer: Torisim, torisim.com. Sources: GOV.UK, EUR-Lex, NIST.
Torisim@torisim.bsky.social · 10h ago

On a Pixel, Data Saver lets most apps get background data only over Wi-Fi. The app you have open can still use mobile data. To keep an app working in the background, turn it on in Settings > Network & internet > Data Saver > Unrestricted data. Some steps need Android 8.0+.

Illustration on a sienna background. Headline: "Data Saver on a Pixel: what still gets data". Three drawn Pixel-style phones with a centred punch-hole camera; each status bar shows the Data Saver mark, signal bars and a battery. Left phone, tilted: Quick Settings with a brightness slider and a wide light tile labelled "Data Saver", switched on, above plain unlabelled tiles. Middle phone: an open map app with streets and a route from a dot to a pin. Right phone: a screen titled "Unrestricted data" with a list of unnamed apps; one switch is on, the others are off. The Torisim bird peeks over this phone. Three columns below. "DATA SAVER ON: Most apps get background data only over Wi-Fi." "APP IN USE: The app you have open can still use mobile data." "UNRESTRICTED DATA: Turn it on for apps that must work in the background." Note: "Settings › Network & internet › Data Saver › Unrestricted data. Some steps need Android 8.0 or later." Footer: Torisim, torisim.com, Source: Google Pixel Help.
Torisim@torisim.bsky.social · 10h ago

When your bag's lost with an AirTag inside, you can show the airline where it is. In Find My, open the bag under Items, then Share Item Location (under More on iOS 27). Over 50 airlines take the link. It stops after 7 days or once you have the bag. iOS 18.2+, not every country.

Illustration on a warm brown background. Headline: "Show the airline where your lost bag is". Three drawings stand on a cream panel. On the left, a green suitcase with a pull-up handle; its front pocket is half unzipped, and a round white tracker sits in the opening, with two signal arcs above it. In the middle, an iPhone shows a street map with a suitcase pin; below it, the item card has a round More button, and a menu under it shows a highlighted "Share Item Location". On the right, a screen on a stand shows a browser at find.apple.com with the same map and the same suitcase pin, and the Torisim bird peeks over its top edge. Three columns below. "AirTag in the bag: Find My shows where it is, in your Items list." "Share Item Location: Open the bag under Items. On iOS 27, tap More first." "The airline signs in: Over 50 airlines take the link. It stops after 7 days." Note: "Needs iOS 18.2 or later. Not in every country or region." Footer: Torisim, torisim.com, Source: Apple Support.
Torisim@torisim.bsky.social · 10h ago

Apple Wallet can store a Digital ID from your US passport. TSA accepts it at select checkpoints in 250+ airports. Add it: photo page, chip, selfie. At security, hold your iPhone near the reader and confirm. iPhone 11+, iOS 26.1+. Domestic flights only. Carry a physical ID too.

Drawn illustration on a sienna background. Headline: "Use your US passport as a Digital ID at TSA". Three drawn objects stand above a paper panel. Left: a green passport lies partly under an iPhone whose camera frames a passport photo page; three marks under it show two steps done. Middle: an identity reader with a camera, a screen that frames a face, and a contactless pad; a second iPhone showing a green ID card and short rows of details is held near the pad. Right: an iPhone shows a green card labelled "DIGITAL ID", a large check mark and "Done"; the Torisim bird peeks over the top of this phone. Three columns below. "Add it once: Scan the photo page, read the chip, take a selfie." "At security: Open Wallet and hold the iPhone near the reader." "Approve: Check what it will share, then confirm." Note: "iPhone 11+, iOS 26.1+. Domestic flights only. Carry a physical ID too." Footer: Torisim, torisim.com, Source: Apple, TSA.