Technologies
Want to take better iPhone selfies? Use this iOS 14 trick on your front camera
Apple gave the iPhone’s front camera a cool mirroring feature in iOS 14, and it’s easy to turn on.
The latest version of Apple’s iPhone operating system, iOS 14.7, is now available to download (and iOS 15 is just around the corner, likely along with the iPhone 13). No matter what version of the OS you’re running, you’ll find lots of updated camera tools and features, including improvements to Night Mode and burst photos. But one smaller camera feature may make the biggest difference for your selfie needs: a setting called Mirror Front Camera.
Mirror Front Camera comes after the iPhone 11‘s «slofie» slow-motion selfie feature to bring us a subtler — and, dare I say, more useful — selfie tool. (It should be noted that it’s one of many iOS 14 features that’s already been available on Android devices for some time.)
Read on for everything you need to know about the Mirror Front Camera feature, and how to use it to up your selfie game.
What exactly does Mirror Front Camera mean?
You may have already come across this setting in your camera preferences and wondered what it was. When you turn it on and change to your front-facing camera, it will snap a photo that’s your mirror image, instead of flipping it as the camera usually does. Some people find this jarring because the photo you take doesn’t match the image you see in the viewfinder.
Ultimately, it may not change your selfie much, but some people may prefer the more familiar reversed version of your face, like looking in a mirror.
How to use the Mirror Front Camera feature on your iPhone
With iOS 14 installed, the Mirror Front Camera setting is disabled by default. Here’s how to turn it on:
Go to Settings > Camera. Under Composition, toggle Mirror Front Camera on. Head back to your camera app, and turn the camera to face yourself. The image will appear as you see yourself in the mirror, instead of flipped as it usually is.
Here, you can see the side-by-side comparison of a regular selfie and one taken with Mirror Front Camera turned on.
You can follow the same instructions to turn Mirror Front Camera off and go back to the default selfie setting.
For more, check out iOS 14’s best hidden features, every rumor we’ve heard so far about iOS 15 and all the best WatchOS 7.4 features.
Technologies
Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Nov. 29, #432
Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Nov. 29, No. 432.
Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.
It’s Rivalry Saturday, so Connections: Sports Edition gives a big game a nod with two caregories. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.
Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta
Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Fire it on in there.
Green group hint: Buckeyes.
Blue group hint: Wolverines.
Purple group hint: Not double.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Baseball pitching feats.
Green group: Associated with Ohio State.
Blue group: Associated with Michigan.
Purple group: Triple ____.
Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words
What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is baseball pitching feats. The four answers are immaculate inning, no-hitter, perfect game and shutout.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is associated with Ohio State. The four answers are dotting the I, gray, scarlet and The Horseshoe.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is associated with Michigan. The four answers are blue, Hail to the Victors, maize and The Big House.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is triple ____. The four answers are A, crown, double and play.
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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, Nov. 29
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Nov. 29.
Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.
Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s Saturday, so it’s a long one. Read on for all the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.
If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.
Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword
Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Hockey disks
Answer: PUCKS
6A clue: Signature headwear for Mr. Monopoly
Answer: TOPHAT
7A clue: Seedy establishment?
Answer: NURSERY
8A clue: Bioweapon at the center of a 2001 envelope scare
Answer: ANTHRAX
9A clue: Cleverly skillful
Answer: ADROIT
10A clue: Sleeping enclosure for a pet dog
Answer: CRATE
11A clue: Picks up the tab
Answer: PAYS
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Play, as a film character
Answer: PORTRAY
2D clue: Ultimate consequences
Answer: UPSHOTS
3D clue: Sweetheart, in French
Answer: CHERIE
4D clue: 24-___ gold
Answer: KARAT
5D clue: River in which Achilles was dipped (except for his heel!)
Answer: STYX
6D clue: Frozen landscape
Answer: TUNDRA
7D clue: Civil rights org. co-founded by W.E.B. Du Bois
Answer: NAACP
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Repair Your Electronics at Home With This Rare Black Friday Discount on the iFixit Pro Tech Go Toolkit
This toolkit rarely goes on sale, so take advantage of this opportunity to snag it for only $40.
While Black Friday is an excellent time to replace old smartphones or broken laptops at a discount, not everyone is looking to splurge on new tech right now. If you’re shopping on a budget, or simply like the devices that you have and aren’t ready for an upgrade, investing in an electronics repair kit may be a wise option. We’ve spotted a discount on the iFixit Pro Tech Go tech toolkit, bringing its price down to just $40. But don’t delay, Black Friday is in its final hours and this kit rarely goes on sale.
The iFixit Pro Tech Go kit can be used to open up and repair a wide range of electronics, including smartphones, laptops, gaming consoles, and smart home devices for DIY repairs like battery or screen replacements. The kit has a 32-bit Moray driver kit, an opening tool, a suction handle, a jimmy, a spudger and angled tweezer to carefully open your devices.
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Repairing your own tech can save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars. It also reduces e-waste by helping your devices last longer rather than throwing them away over minor issue. As of this year, all 50 states have introduced right-to-repair legislation designed to give people a legal right to fix their own tech, and several states have already signed it into law.
You can check out more deals from iFixIt now on Amazon. Plus, for other budget buys, check out our roundup of the best Black Friday deals under $100.
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This is a record low price on a repair kit that rarely goes on sale. While we did see a modest discount on the iFixit Pro Tech Go toolkit during Amazon Prime Day in July, it was not marked down for October Prime Day or other sales such as Memorial Day or Labor Day. As such, it’s fairly unlikely that we’ll see it go on sale again this season, so this might be your last chance to get the toolkit for only $40.
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