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3 new Apple features I’d literally be lost without

Ah, autumn: The time of year when hot summer days turn to crisp fall ones, leaves are burnished in shades of red and gold, and pumpkin spice begins its inexorable creep back into all our lives. But if you breathe deep, you can just barely smell something else in the air: fresh Apple software updates.

Yes, Apple in September dropped a slew of revisions to almost all of its major platforms. You’ve no doubt already read of contact posters, new widget interfaces, and features—and, specifically, features that help you overlook things.

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