With the limited screen size on the Apple Watch, it can be a chore to launch apps and hunt down those pesky little icons with a tap. It can be bad enough tapping accurately if you have larger hands on a smartphone let alone wrangling a watch sitting on your wrist with a smaller screen. Luckily there is a very simple trick that can make the icons noticeably larger and easier to tap. Follow these steps to make those home screen icons more manageable.
When theming home screen icons, the most common issue people have encountered is that the themed icons open the Shortcuts app before launching the actual app. However, in iOS 14, Apple introduced the ability to create profiles that launch apps without a redirect, so I created Icon Themer to make use of this feature. The Dock is an easy way to get access to the apps and utilities available on your Mac. It’s dynamic and interactive, meaning if an app wants to grab your attention, it can bounce itself to attract.
1. Tap the Settings app on your Apple Watch. It’s the grey and white gear icon.
2. Tap General, again with a grey and white gear icon.
3. Tap Accessibility.
4. Tap Reduce Motion to toggle it to the off option.
Now, instead of the icons changing size dynamically as you move through the apps on the home screen, they will all appear slightly larger and the same size. You do sacrifice some of the slick interface of the icons changing size as they move but you gain usability. The icons being larger makes them much easier to tap overall. Of course if you find you can’t live without the pretty icon motion, you can simply go back to the Reduce Motion option and toggle it back on.
This process can also be done through the paired iPhone if you want to change the settings on a larger screen. If you really find tapping annoying, you can also launch an app by moving it to the center of the home screen and then zooming in with the digital crown. The app will launch immediately without having to tap it, you need only first move it to the center of the screen.
Hopefully with these tips, launching and managing apps on the home screen should be that much faster.
- How to reduce image file size on Mac
by Bill White 4 years ago
How to reduce image file size on Mac
Reduce Size Of App Icons On Mac Laptop
Reducing photo file size has become a common practice when attempting to attach large pictures to emails or upload them on the Web.
There are various ways to reduce photo file size on your Mac. You can use Preview, Mac's default image viewer, or download and install third-party image editors that feature options for reducing file size. This guide will show you how to resize image files by using Mac's default tool as well as using a particular program called Super Resize.
Reduce image file size with Preview
1. Launch the Preview app on your Mac. Go to File -> Open and select the picture you wish to modify.
Preview Menu Window
2. After the selected picture is imported, go to Tools -> Adjust Size.
Tools Menu Window
3. The first thing you need to do is select the preferred image resolution. Afterwards, you can alter the width and height dimension values according to your needs. On the bottom side of this window, you will see the new file size of the modified picture. You can always undo or alter the resizing options if the details from the Resulting Size panel don't match your needs. The information from the Resulting Size panel is automatically updated as soon as you alter the image resolution. If you want, you can choose one of the default resizing profiles which can be accessed by clicking on the tree menu from the right side of the 'Fit Into' option.
Adjust Size Window
4. Once you finish altering the file size options, click the 'OK' button and save the picture to any folder location within your Mac.
Reduce image file size with Super Resize
Super Resize is a free Mac program that comes as an alternative to using the Preview utility for reducing the file size of your pictures. It provides you with similar resizing options. However, the application gives you access to several extra features which come in handy if you want to rename the resized photo or add a thumbnail to the imported image file.
1. Launch the application. Use drag-and-drop to import the image you wish to resize or go to File -> Open to select the picture for editing.
Super Resize Main Window
2. On the left side of the interface, you will find various image file resizing options. By clicking on the tree menu that is located in the 'Resize' section, you will reveal the available resizing profiles: By Weight, By Height, By Percentage, By Max Size, and By Min Size. Simply select the preferred output profile and adjust the settings (in this case, the resolution values) according to your needs. You can also add a thumbnail to the imported photo, choose to preserve image metadata before exporting the picture, and rename the edited file.
Preview Window
3. Click the 'Save To' button from the bottom side of the main window and select the destination folder for the resized picture. Click the 'OK' button, and your resized image is immediately exported to the selected folder.
Conclusion
Both applications are free and provide you with easy to configure output settings and quality results. To conclude, it's up to you to decide which of these two programs is the best solution for you.
Alternative downloads
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- PixelmatorImage editor for Mac OS X that allows you to create, edit, and enhance your images.$29.99 DOWNLOAD
- Super Image ResizerProVery handy Mac OS application for image conversion, resizing and transformation.$2.99 DOWNLOAD
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