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Boost your mental well-being with iPhone

Boost your mental well-being with iPhone

How to use Apple Health's new mood-tracking tool.

Leander Kahney
September 27, 2023

As some business guru once said, “If you can't measure it, you can't manage it.”

Measuring your mental health is tricky, but Apple’s giving it a shot in iOS 17.

The Health app can now be used to track how you feel throughout the day, with the goal of helping you identify what helps you feel good and what doesn’t, be it sleep, exercise, family or friends.

If you often feel anxious or stressed out, tracking how you feel throughout the day may help you pinpoint what exactly causes the problem. Then you can make changes to fix it.

Alternatively, you might discover that meeting friends for coffee or lunch elevates your mood. The Health app could help you make that connection. Here’s how to get started with the new mood-tracking features in iOS 17.

Also in today’s newsletter:

If you upgraded your Apple Watch to watchOS 10 and are having trouble with the Weather complication, here’s how to fix it.
Apple’s been upping its battery-management game recently, with things like limiting iPhone charging to 80%. You can get the same thing for your MacBook using Energiza Pro, an easy-to-use battery management app that will extend the life of your laptop’s built-in battery.
We can’t believe it, but this $50 discount on the new AirPods Pro with USB-C case is still going strong.
Are reports about iPhone 15 overheating, well, overheated? Yesterday’s poll results suggest so: Most Cult of Mac readers say they haven’t yet suffered third-degree burns from their new iPhones. See below.

— Leander Kahney, EIC.

Use Apple Health to track your mental well-being

Simply log how you feel throughout the day, and your iPhone will help you identify what’s causing you trouble or what works for you.

Apple offers 2 fixes for watchOS 10 Weather complication bug

Affected wearables surface a blank reading on the screen rather than weather data, forcing users to tap on the Weather app.

Demand could fall for 2024 MacBooks and iPads with 3nm chips

Lower expectations stem from enthusiasm about Apple silicon dampening, even as the WFH-generated sales surge winds down.

^{A message from appgineers}

Extend your MacBook's battery for years of use with Energiza Pro

How can you best save your MacBook battery life? Energiza Pro puts you in full control of your battery, so it will last you for years to come.

Next year’s standard iPhone won’t get a hand-me-down chip

If an analyst's expectations are correct, the iPhone 16 lineup could break with the recent tradition of mixing older and newer chips.

Apple exec says Google is iPhone’s default search engine because it's 'the best'

In the U.S. antitrust trial against Google, Apple VP testifies that Google is Safari's default search engine because it's the best option.

^{A message from the Cult of Mac Deals team}

Incredible deal slashes 20% off AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C case

The new AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C case, which adds a couple of other new features as well, is on sale for a tempting $50 off the retail price.

New Yale smart lock supports Home Key and fingerprint scanning

The new Yale Assure Lock 2 Plus -- one of several in the lineup -- supports Apple's Home Key as well as fingerprint scanning.

Today in Apple history: Steve Jobs and Jef Raskin clash over the Mac

On September 27, 1979, Steve Jobs and Mac creator Jef Raskin clashed over the direction of the project. Guess who won?

Tricked-out Mac Studio pairs well with curved OLED display [Setups]

An M2 Mac Studio with 32GB of integrated memory and a 1TB SSD pairs well with a sleek OLED display from Alienware.

Tweetz o’ the day

Apple's no stranger to controversial case design...
— Basic Apple Guy (@BasicAppleGuy)
2:14 PM • Sep 27, 2023

What an interesting iOS 17 feature 🤔
— iulianOnofrei (U-lee-aan) (@Revolt666)
6:09 PM • Sep 26, 2023

This is the ideal macOS desktop. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
— Matthew Cassinelli (@mattcassinelli)
6:01 PM • Sep 26, 2023

One more thing ...

❝

I encountered authority of a different kind than I had ever encountered before, and I did not like it. And they really almost got me. They came close to really beating any curiosity out of me.

— Steve Jobs, 2011.

Today’s poll

Are you interested in tracking your mental health?

Results from yesterday’s poll: Has your iPhone 15 Pro or Pro Max overheated?

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