MacBook Air M2 - First 20 Things to Do! (Tips & Tricks)

15-Inch MacBook Air M2 (2023) - First 20+ Things to Do! | MacBook Air 15 Tips & Tricks
Apple's new 15-inch MacBook Air with M2 is here and in this video, we cover more than 20 of the first settings you need to change, the tips you need to know, and some hidden tricks that will save you time. Enjoy!
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Chapters:
0:00 Incoming
0:20 Update! (even if you’re on the latest version)
1:48 Custom Wallpaper Folder
2:33 Upscale Display on MacBook Air 15"
2:54 Battery & Menu Bar/Control Center
4:26 Lock Screen (this is SO annoying!)
5:20 Stylize MacBook Air
6:16 Hot Corners (must setup!)
7:24 Make the Dock YOURS
8:49 Your Desktop is Hideous
10:12 Finder (Critical Changes)
12:14 Pro tip: Smart Folders!
13:46 Other Finder Tricks
14:46 Trackpad (plus a bonus hidden feature)
17:25 Quick Screenshot/Screen Record
17:54 Unlocking MacBook Air
18:39 Auto Open
19:01 But DON’T Auto Open These
19:37 Spotlight Search everything (literally)
20:52 One of the most annoying things (disable this immediately)
21:46 USB Hub
22:12 External SSD/HDD (and why)
23:17 iCloud
23:52 Bonus Tip
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[@BrandonButch]

Are you planning to pick up a 15" MacBook Air?

[@tom_foolery93]

Next year after M3.

[@xSunsetSkiezx]

nah, too expensive 💀

[@BrandonButch]

@Yash Bhogal absolutely

[@BrandonButch]

@@tom_foolery93 M3 should be insane

[@liyemalivemandla]

i need one for school but idk how imma figure that out

[@bencraver1127]

Love the tip on the new smart folder! Never heard that one before, and it's MUCH better than the standard recents folder.

[@mattfoster1140]

Great Stuff Man! Just slow dawn a little had to rewatch a couple of parts a few times LOL 😅

[@Alexander0189]

Thank you very much for this Brandon. I'm fairly new to Macs, I've managed to work out a lot of stuff on my own but this video was extremely useful and there were certainly things I was glad you told me about! 😁 So thank you very much!

[@adaobieisreading]

this is a God send. just got this macbook today and the transition from windows has been really hard so far.

[@psychobueller]

So, I've been a Mac user since 2011. I just got a 15" Air, which I am sure is why this was fed to me by the algorithm. I didn't expect to learn much, but there were a few very useful tips that I never knew! Thanks Brandon and I will keep watching!

[@McIntyresMalts]

Some brilliant little tips here that you don't often know about unless someone tells you. Thank you!

[@saoudeltelawy8971]

Best video ever for any MacBook new user! .... You Rock Brandon 😍

[@alexandertjioe6255]

I just purchased MacBook Air M3, it's awesome and even better after your tutorial, great job Brandon, keep it up!!

[@Hermajestyjnk]

The New Smart Folder for Recents tab is a great one! Thank you

[@martinstanev4428]

A bit late coming but I just bought a 13 inch air and I am new to Mac OS this video really help me organising mij Mac.

[@ritamix33]

Omg i just got a macbook air. So glad your video popped up!

[@Siunloader]

This is great video... bought my first Mac and this taught me a ton!!!

[@7renee._]

Omg this is so helpful it’s going to be my first time getting a Macbook and I’m getting the 15 inch

[@CJ1217_]

I know this video is two weeks old but I just want to say thank you so much for making a video like this because for the longest time since 2016, I haven’t used a MacBook and only had an iPad Pro, but recently I traded in my iPad Pro for a MacBook Air 15 inch and this video was super helpful to learn the basics again and all the cool features it has to offer

[@meanssnothingg]

Same !

[@darylang2575]

V useful back to apple system after 10yrs. Ur tips on trackpad and Smart Folder is useful

[@Asgcol]

I want a new laptop. Im thinking of getting the MacBook Air M2, I don't edit videos, need very advanced software, it's basically for watching series, writing documents, some excel spreadsheets. Is it a good option for me to get this one?

[@JakeLiwanag-e1e]

VERY NICE to know all of this

[@terrywilliams7316]

Yes I will pick it up Wednesday this week

[@ibrahim.tariq525]

Thanks, man!

[@sotirisapostolakis50]

Hello 1 question I have does it have word excel programme inside or you have to buy it extra???

[@iphoneographypdx2851]

I just got my 15 inch MacBook Air last week and I love it! I use it for school, and been using my old 2019 15 inch MacBook Pro for video and photo editing.

[@alanatopper]

Hi, I only have ventura in my beta update drop down, do I need to do something different to see sonoma other than just be patient?

[@jerivaillancourt8349]

Order my Mac Air 15” and waiting for it to arrive, this is a great video and I’m sure I will have to watch it several times to get it all as you are very fast and I get it trying to get it all in. Thank you so much as I have had 3 I pads and don’t use my laptop I have had for several years, so I thought maybe a Mac would be a better fit. Love all you tips and tricks. 😊

[@Ozzie4Para]

Excellent video just in time for my 15" Air. Thanks!

[@kellyjamison0917]

Loved this video! You explained it better than anyone else.

[@MannyWalks]

I didn't know so many of these tips! 😅 Thanks Brandon 😎

[@GeekdGuru]

Just bought my very first mac, being the 15" midnight macbook air 512 gb that arrives tomorrow!

[@ScreaminEmu]

Why use command spacebar when you can just hit the F4 key? It's the spotlight search key.

[@ravluthra]

On my new Midnight MacBook 15 I do not see the Beta Option Activation Button...Any suggestions

[@Mmo2718success]

great tutorial... big thankssss

[@americanpatriot7702]

Thank you Brandon. Your video is very helpful. Appreciate it.

[@inonk7611]

thank you, really useful info

[@DelphinMusquet]

This is quite useful if you're a new Mac user

[@MrKhunbob]

Very helpful! Ordered already and viewing all the new things I need to do. Thank you!

[@DG-su4jq]

Is this the space grey color?

[@tiktokvibes7082]

I have a question and I think I know the answer and maybe from another channel but where does all the tec that you review go? Do you keep it or send it back?

[@matthewbrew777]

Would you say it’s worth upgrading from the 2019 Intel MacBook Air?

[@YesumanikantaGundumalla]

I already buy this yesterday

[@Bronte014]

Thank yoy, that is really useful! 👍

[@cmphillips1968]

I know this is probably a silly easy question but I can't find where to go to keep the menu bar at the top of the screen on , when I move off it in Safari it disappears...

[@auggiemarsh8682]

i have the most recent OS and in my Display settings I only see all the resolutions; i do not see what you see on your presentation - Larger text or More space. Why is mine different? thanks

[@sheniquahallum7101]

Can anybody tell me what Mac Book is the best for someone that’s never had one. Planning on getting one soon

[@skylercherry]

MacBook Air 15 inch, thank me later

[@acatl33]

Coming back to MAC after MBP 2011, this was super helpful mate. Feel like a boomer at work out of touch 😂 jk. But yea ty sir!

[@theprofessor8641]

Great tips. Appreciate the information

[@kamaleshananthapadmanabhan1573]

Great tips

[@Koreantechno551]

Wow sir. 😍

[@RobFuz]

Great Job Thanks

[@SinisaSinjori]

Can you upscale it to more than 1920 x 1243 pixels? I mean, it has a bigger resolution built in, but I am not sure if it's possible to use it somehow?

[@Mr-optimistic404]

Love you ❤

[@wonderBoyJae]

Just got mine. But the 13” 😅

[@JaffaGaffa]

Wow! Loads of info :) New to Mac (my Air 15 is on the way)

[@psk.n]

How do I record audio when doing screen recording?

[@BobbyGsCorner]

brilliant work, helped me setup my MBA easy as pie! thanks

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

Brandon: Step 21 - Take a deep breath and congratulate yourself for successfully changing wallpapers and organizing your dock

[@OPGamified]

When’re you gonna upload Apple’s Weekly??? Meanwhile enjoying this video 🖤👀🖤

[@youmightbe.8884]

I don’t own a iPad nor a MacBook Pro or a air just a iPhone 13 I was wondering would this MacBook be good for editing photos with photoshop? Or if you know what is good for the MacBook ? I’m new to MacBooks I been using 200.00 windows laptops and was wanting a big upgrade but I don’t know if this can do the stuff I want to do

[@cesarbattistini]

U will be fine with a MacBook Air 15.

[@Naif79]

0:35 هذه الطريقة جميلة في الشرح ، قليل من يفعلها ، انت رائع ❤

[@BostonTerrierDad623]

just did. I got so pissed b/c: Couldn't update my AirPods gen 2 Couldn't update my CPU anymore and it had hardly been used - possibly 100 hrs? So I fell for it.

[@armanyusuf]

Watching this with an m1 air cause all things apply there also

[@RoBurn9191]

Just got the 512gb 16gb today. Was really excited to switch from PC. But seriously slow and buggy on basic tasks. Anyone else have this issue? Update kept failing or getting stuck and the WiFi kept dropping and safari crashing. Took the entire day just to get it to the latest update.

[@Jack-russell103]

Hows it working out for you now

[@angrykermit3192]

The first thing you should do is BUY A KEYBOARD COVER, otherwise after about a month your space bar will become shiny in the one spot where you hit it the most with your thumb.

[@ramongerix]

I think the display settings should be always on Default rather than More Space, it drains battery when on More Space.

[@davidjacobs6244]

Nonsense.

[@4ytherium]

How? (Not a sarcastic comment, genuine question)

[@plamenganchev9278]

I like how none of this is about hardware.It’s just random software features

[@Michael-zh3op]

Can anyone tell me if it’s worth upgrading the 2020 MacBook Pro M1 to this? (16 RAM)

[@gibonbich]

Of course not. The only logical update for you imo would be M2 Pro-s or Max-s

[@skylercherry]

I'd say it's worth it to get rid of the Touch Bar alone. You could probably sell your machine for $600-$700, given that it's in good condition.

[@noahmartinez1108]

Welcome to another episode of what I can't afford 🎉

[@w32211]

Hi

[@BrandonButch]

1st! noice

[@msjade2817]

I got 13”

[@kdreamscosmos4279]

The dumbest thing you can do to your mac is to set beta update.

[@javtimestwo]

OK so question about the iMessage feature that you chose to turn off. Why? Let's say you are working on your Mac and a text comes in. From my experience my Mac won't receive any incoming text from an Android user. Can you confirm that? Nor can I send a text from my Mac to an Android user What I do enjoy is seeing an incoming text from another iOS user on my Mac and simultaneously the text arrives on my iPhone. I'm curious why you find that feature annoying

[@maryjanedoe7369]

This is 1000 times too fast. Need to slow it waaaaay down😮

[@Mr-optimistic404]

❤❤❤

[@Koreantechno551]

I’m starting in channel sir

[@proudtobeeducated5336]

Brandon, slow down. Geez.

[@MyaFan443]

Nope. Only MacBook Pro for me.

[@PBS-nm1uu]

to fast

[@Hellriser338]

Nah got a M1 pro no need to

[@taitaja5365]

toooooo fast for a beginner!!

[@bmack04]

WWDC’23 was unbelievably underwhelming. Apple’s going backwards as far as innovation goes; they’ve been stagnant now for some time.

[@queasycarboy508]

Solution: 1. Refund 2. Buy an M1 15 or 16inch pro 3. Use that instead

[@chanyoung3725]

Or people can buy what they want and see if it works for them or not.

[@ordinarygg]

m2 scam