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How to Unlock an iPhone 7 from AT&T

Oct 6, 2016 - 48 Comments
Unlocked iPhone 7

If you have bought an iPhone 7 Plus or iPhone 7 for AT&T, you’ll find the device does not come unlocked. Fortunately, if you paid in full for the iPhone 7 you can easily unlock it with AT&T by using a simple iTunes process.

How to Share Notes from iPhone, iPad for Collaborative Editing

Oct 6, 2016 - 8 Comments
Share Notes in iOS

The Notes app in iOS now allows you to share notes with other iPhone, iPad, and Mac users over iCloud. This Note sharing feature is extremely useful, enabling other invited people to view and edit the same shared note that you are using in a collaborative fashion, and of course other people can invite you … Read More

How to Stop macOS Sierra Automatically Downloading to a Mac

Oct 5, 2016 - 30 Comments
macOS Sierra will automatically download to Macs

Apple is now automatically downloading macOS Sierra to Macs that are running a prior version of Mac OS X and which are compatible with Sierra. While this may be convenient to some users, not everyone may want to have macOS Sierra show up unexpectedly, or use their bandwidth to download a large file without explicit … Read More

How to Get & Use iMessage Stickers & Apps on iPhone & iPad

Oct 5, 2016 - 14 Comments
iOS Messages Stickers and Apps

The all new Messages app in iOS is quite busy and full of new features and abilities, and a major new component is the wild world of Message stickers and apps. Stickers are basically little images and icons you can slap all over a message thread, and iMessage apps can be everything from simple photo … Read More

macOS Sierra Slow? Here’s Why & How to Speed Sierra Up

Oct 4, 2016 - 82 Comments
Speed up slow macOS Sierra

Some Mac users who have updated to macOS Sierra have felt their computer is running slower than it should be. If you have noticed a performance hit after upgrading to macOS Sierra, there is likely a good reason for it, and it’s even more likely to have a simple solution. Read on to learn why … Read More

Beta 2 of iOS 10.1, WatchOS 3.1, tvOS 10.0.1 Released

Oct 4, 2016 - 4 Comments
iOS 10.1 beta 2

Apple has released the second beta versions of iOS 10.1, watchOS 3.1, and tvOS 10.0.1. Additionally, the public beta version of the earlier released macOS Sierra 10.12.1 beta 3 is available.

iOS 10: Finding Music Controls at Control Center

Oct 3, 2016 - 8 Comments
Music in Control Center for iOS 10

Apple redesigned some fundamental features with iOS 10 on iPhone and iPad, including where the music controls are found in Control Center, slide-to-unlock, and the newly hidden Shuffle and Repeat controls in Music app itself. If you’re new to iOS 10 and thought that Control Center removed the music controls, it’s likely because the new … Read More

macOS Sierra 10.12.1 Beta 3 Released by Apple

Oct 3, 2016 - 18 Comments
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Apple has released macOS Sierra 10.12.1 beta 3, the new build arrives as 16B2338c.

How to Downgrade macOS Sierra & Revert to El Capitan

Oct 2, 2016 - 35 Comments
Downgrade macOS Sierra

For the vast majority of Mac users, macOS Sierra is a nice upgrade that goes without a hitch. For a small number of users, macOS Sierra presents a unique variety of problems that are impervious to all troubleshooting attempts, even reinstalling Sierra or a clean install. If you fall into the latter camp, or just … Read More

How to Turn Off Apple Watch

Oct 1, 2016 - 6 Comments
Choose to Power Off the Apple Watch to turn it off

The Apple Watch battery lasts a while, and most users will place the Apple Watch onto the charger or into Night Stand mode if they’re letting it sit for a while, but sometimes you might want to actually turn the Apple Watch off completely. Maybe you’re putting the watch into longterm storage or sending it … Read More

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