How to Enable or Disable Attention Aware Features of Face ID on iPhone & iPad

Jun 8, 2019 - 1 Comment
Face ID

If you have an iPhone or iPad with Face ID you may want to toggle the devices Attention Aware Features setting to be enabled or disabled. The Attention Aware Features uses the iPhone or iPad camera to check if you are looking at the device before dimming the display, or lowering the volume of alerts … Read More

How to Stop an iCloud Restore on iPhone & iPad

Jun 7, 2019 - 3 Comments
How to stop iCloud Restore from backup to iPhone or iPad

iCloud backup restores can be stopped at any time on newer iOS devices. This means that if you have chosen to restore an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from an iCloud backup, either when setting up a device with a prior iOS backup, or to restore a problematic device as a troubleshooting method, you can … Read More

How to Create a MacOS Catalina Beta USB Bootable Install Drive

Jun 6, 2019 - 14 Comments
How to make a MacOS Catalina beta bootable install drive

Advanced Mac users can make a bootable macOS Catalina beta installer drive using a USB flash drive. This offers a simple way to install the macOS 10.15 beta release onto a test Mac, either on a separate drive or partition. Using a boot installer drive allows for easy formatting and partitioning of disks too, making … Read More

Get the MacOS Catalina Default Wallpapers

Jun 6, 2019 - 11 Comments
MacOS Catalina Default Wallpapers

MacOS Catalina includes a gorgeous set of new wallpapers as the default desktop background, appropriately of Catalina Island in California. But you don’t need to install macOS Catalina 10.15 beta or wait for the public release to enjoy the lovely wallpaper, you can grab the image right now for your desktop enjoyment.

Get the iOS 13 Default Wallpapers

Jun 6, 2019 - 1 Comment
iOS 13 default wallpapers

With every new iOS release, Apple includes a variety of new stock wallpapers to show off the latest operating system. iOS 13 beta is no different, and the new wallpapers bundled with iOS 13 and iPadOS are gorgeous as always. But you don’t need to install iOS 13 or iPadOS or wait for iOS 13 … Read More

Installing iOS 13 Beta & iPadOS Beta Right Now is Easy, But Wait

Jun 5, 2019 - 5 Comments
iOS 13 Beta and iPadOS Beta

Now that iOS 13 beta 1 and iPadOS beta 1 are in the wild for developers to test, an increasing number of curious users are seeking out ways to download and install the latest beta system software onto their iPhones and iPads to try out all the fancy new features. Technically, anyone can install the … Read More

iOS 13 Compatible Devices List: All iPhone & iPad Supporting iOS 13 & iPadOS 13

Jun 4, 2019 - 47 Comments
iOS 13 and iPadOS compatible iPhone and iPad models

Apple has announced iOS 13 for iPhone and iPod touch, and iPadOS 13 for iPad. Like all system software releases, not all devices will be compatible with versions of iOS and iPadOS software however. Listed below are all devices compatible with the new iOS 13 and iPadOS versions, including all iPhone models that will support … Read More

MacOS Catalina Compatibile Macs List

Jun 4, 2019 - 33 Comments
MacOS Catalina supported Macs

Want to know if a particular Mac can run MacOS Catalina 10.15? While many Macs will support MacOS Catalina, The next major feature rich Mac operating system which is due this fall, not every single computer out there will run the release. Fortunately, the compatible Macs list for MacOS Catalina is pretty forgiving, as you’ll … Read More

All New Mac Pro & Apple 32″ 6K Pro Display XDR Announced

Jun 3, 2019 - 8 Comments
New Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR

Apple has announced the all new redesigned Mac Pro, a beautiful piece of engineering that is the most powerful and most expandable Mac ever made, with prices starting at $5999. Additionally, Apple announced the all new 32″ 6K Pro Display XDR, an impressive feature-packed display which starts at $4999. A separate Pro Stand for the … Read More

MacOS Catalina Features & Screenshots

Jun 3, 2019 - 9 Comments
MacOS Catalina

MacOS Catalina will be the next major version of the Mac operating system. Versioned as MacOS 10.15, Catalina includes a variety of new features, improvements to bundled apps like Safari, Photos, Reminders, and Notes, the splitting of iTunes into several new apps, and some intriguing new features and capabilities that bundle well with iOS 13 … Read More

iOS 13 Features & Screenshots

Jun 3, 2019 - 1 Comment

Apple has announced iOS 13 for iPhone and iPod touch, along with iPadOS 13 for iPad models. iOS 13 includes the snazzy new dark appearance options, performance improvements, and many new features and updates to the mobile operating system. Some of the most noteworthy iOS 13 features and improvements include the following, complete with screenshots … Read More

Download iOS 13 Beta 1, iPadOS 13 Beta 1, macOS Catalina Beta 1 Now if You’re a Developer

Jun 3, 2019 - 6 Comments
MacOS Catalina, iPadOS 13, and iOS 13

Users enrolled in the Apple Developer program can download the first beta version of iOS 13 for iPhone and iPod touch, and iPadOS 13 for iPad, iPad Mini, and iPad Pro, and macOS Catalina 10.15 for Mac.

How to Reset Chrome Browser to Default Settings on Mac, Windows, Linux

Jun 2, 2019 - 3 Comments
Chrome

Need to reset the Chrome browser to default settings? If Chrome is acting up and you want to troubleshoot the browser, or you just want to start fresh, you can easily reset Chrome settings to the original defaults. The process of resetting Chrome web browser is the same on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

How to Mark Email as Unread or Read in Gmail for iPad, iPhone, & Web

Jun 1, 2019 - 2 Comments
Gmail

Want to know how to mark an email as read or unread in Gmail? It’s very simple, but it’s also pretty easy to overlook how to mark messages as read or mark as unread too, so if you haven’t figured out how to do it yet don’t feel too bad. It turns out that marking … Read More

Newly Setup iPad Pro Battery Draining Rapidly? “Ongoing Restore” Might Be Why!

May 31, 2019 - 2 Comments
Ongoing Restore draining iPad battery fast as it completes

If you have recently setup a new iPad Pro, iPad mini, or iPad and discovered the battery is draining unusually fast leading to subpar battery life on the device, don’t fret, there’s probably a good reason for it. In fact, if during your recent setup or restore of the iPad you decided to restore from … Read More

How to Automatically Update Apps in MacOS Catalina & Mojave

May 30, 2019 - Leave a Comment
How to automatically update Mac App Store apps in MacOS

If you would like a Mac to automatically update apps from the Mac App Store, you can easily do so in MacOS Mojave 10.14 or newer. This can be a helpful setting to use if you like to keep your Mac apps up to date, but you regularly forget to update them manually, or if … Read More

How to Disable Background App Refresh on iPhone & iPad

May 29, 2019 - 8 Comments
How to disable Background App Refresh on iPhone or iPad

Don’t want iPhone or iPad apps to update or transmit data in the background when not in use? You can turn that feature off easily in iOS. If you’re concerned about iPhone and iPad apps tracking you or transmitting data when they’re not in use, as discussed in a recently popularized Washington Post article, an … Read More

Beta 3 of iOS 12.4 Released for Testing

May 28, 2019 - Leave a Comment
macOS and iOS beta testing

Apple has released the third beta version of iOS 12.4 to users enrolled in the iOS software beta testing program. No major new features or changes are expected in iOS 12.4, suggesting the beta is likely focusing on bug fixes and minor enhancements to the iPhone and iPad operating system.

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