(Just as well, I suppose, because I really don’t feel like spending months editing the metada of 600 EPUB files.) Anyway, iBooks/Apple Books has sucked since very early on, and it still sucks. Earlier versions of iBooks let the owner alter the file metadata, but recent versions do not. Some titles are sorted by a, an, or the, while some are correctly sorted by the first word after the article. Title sorts show the same sort of nonsensical arrangement. In fact, the Apple Books author sort of titles by some prolific authors lists half their titles under their last name and half under their first name. For a decade or more half my authors have been sorted by last name, the other half by last name. Until Apple Books is capable of doing a simple author or title sort correctly, none of the rest matters. Pre-Orders, when they ship, will get stuck in this weird mode where it will only show me the preview and the “buy now” button even though I already paid. Between iPad and Mac seems reliable, phone is a crap shoot (all devices on latest 16.1 betas) I still occasionally have issues with syncing, even epubs i bought from the bookstore vs. They disappeared and haven’t reappeared even in 16.1 betas. And I wish you could name a theme and have it sync to all devices.Īlso I could’ve sworn I saw a setting for showing real page numbers but apparently Apple added that awhile ago and it’s only if the epub supports it.īriefly way back in early iOS 16 betas there were a bunch of extra shortcut actions for books that were really nice. I used that quite a bit and still miss after many months of beta use.īeing able to tap a theme and switch the settings in one go is nice, if (as is typcial for Apple) you like Apple’s defaults, but it’s a lot more taps to customize. In his spare time, John-Anthony can be found watching any sport under the sun from football to darts, taking the term “Lego house” far too literally as he runs out of space to display any more plastic bricks, or chilling on the couch with his French Bulldog, Kermit.You used to be able to set the brightness while reading separately from the system brightness. John-Anthony also loves to tinker with other non-Apple technology and enjoys playing around with game emulation and Linux on his Steam Deck. He is also an avid film geek, having previously written film reviews and received the Edinburgh International Film Festival Student Critics award in 2019. John-Anthony has previously worked in editorial for collectable TCG websites and graduated from The University of Strathclyde where he won the Scottish Student Journalism Award for Website of the Year as Editor-in-Chief of his university paper. Living in Scotland, where he worked for Apple as a technician focused on iOS and iPhone repairs at the Genius Bar, John-Anthony has used the Apple ecosystem for over a decade and prides himself in his ability to complete his Apple Watch activity rings. John-Anthony Disotto is the How To Editor of iMore, ensuring you can get the most from your Apple products and helping fix things when your technology isn’t behaving itself. Check out Everything you need to know about iOS 16 to learn more about what the latest major iPhone software has to offer. IOS 16 is filled with features that improve your iPhone experience, including Lock Screen customization and better Maps. If you want to get done sooner, then the fastest way is by updating with a Mac or PC through Finder/iTunes. The easiest way is definitely over-the-air, but it isn't always the fastest. Enter the Passcode on your iPhone if promptedĪs you can see, the process for getting iOS 16.3.1 on your iPhone is very easy and straightforward. Click on Check for Update in the Summary pane.Under Finder, click on the device icon at the top left to go to the device tab.Plug your iPhone in using your USB to Lightning.Simply connect your iPhone via USB and head to Finder on MacOS Catalina and newer. If you have limited space on your device or Software Update isn't working for whatever reason, you can update using your Mac. How to install the iOS update using your Mac
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