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How to Quit Apps on iPhone X with iOS 11

Nov 14, 2017 - 10 Comments
Quit apps on iPhone X

Want to quit apps on iPhone X with iOS 11? Maybe an app is misbehaving or draining your battery, or maybe you don’t want to updating or doing things in the background. If you need to quit running apps on iPhone X, you may have noticed that the traditional swipe up gesture does not work … Read More

Resolving Wi-Fi Issues in macOS High Sierra

Nov 13, 2017 - 74 Comments
Fix Wi-Fi issues in macOS High Sierra

Some MacOS High Sierra users have reported issues with wireless networking after updating their Mac to the latest system software version. The problems may range from difficulties connecting to wi-fi networks, dropping wi-fi connections (particularly after waking from sleep), sluggish wireless speeds, and other frustrating connectivity problems with wi-fi networks. This article will attempt to … Read More

How to Activate Reachability on iPhone X

Nov 11, 2017 - 5 Comments
Reachability successfully activated on iPhone X

iPhone X offers the helpful Reachability feature, which shifts everything down from the top of the iPhone screen so that it can be more easily reached by a single finger or tap. Reachability was first unveiled on the iPhone Plus series and has a strong following of users, but if you want to use Reachability … Read More

Can You Use iPhone 14, 13, 12, 11, 11 Pro, X, XS, XR Without Face ID? Yes! Face ID Questions, Answered

Nov 10, 2017 - 25 Comments
Use iPhone X without Face ID

There are a lot of questions out there about using iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro max, iPhone X, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, or iPhone XR and the new Face ID feature, which scans your face to … Read More

iPhone Restore from iTunes Backup Taking Forever? Here’s the Fix

Nov 9, 2017 - 17 Comments
iTunes

Whether you’re setting up a new iPhone, migrating to an iPhone X from an old iPhone, or just restoring an iPhone through iTunes for troubleshooting or some other reason, the process of restoring an iTunes backup to an iPhone should not take an excessively long amount of time. But sometimes a peculiar situation can happen … Read More

How to Migrate to New iPhone XR, X from Old iPhone with iTunes (the Fast Way)

Nov 8, 2017 - 14 Comments
Migrate everything to new iPhone X from old iPhone

Did you get a new iPhone XR or iPhone X and now you want to migrate all of your data and stuff from an older iPhone to the new iPhone XR, iPhone X, or iPhone X? It’s easy to migrate everything from an old iPhone to a brand new iPhone X-series and transfer all of … Read More

How to Disable Face ID on iPhone (Temporarily)

Nov 7, 2017 - 3 Comments
Temporarily disable Face ID on iPhone

Want to temporarily disable Face ID on iPhone? For iPhone models with Face ID, like iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone X, XS, iPhone XR, or iPhone XS Max, you may find yourself wanting to quickly turn off Face ID on iPhone so that it can not … Read More

Hide the iPhone X Notch with a Wallpaper Trick

Nov 6, 2017 - 10 Comments
iPhone X notch hiding wallpaper

Don’t like the prominent black Notch across the top of the iPhone X screen? You can hide it with a little wallpaper trick.

How to Open Zip Files on Mac OS

Nov 5, 2017 - 11 Comments
How to Open Zip Files on a Mac

Zip files are archives that function as a single compressed package of a either multiple files, a folder, or a single item. Zip files are frequently encountered when downloading stuff from the web or elsewhere to a Mac, and while the Zip format used to be widely limited to the Windows world, .zip archives are … Read More

How to Take Screenshots on iPhone X, iPhone XR, XS, and iPhone XS Max

Nov 4, 2017 - 7 Comments
Take Screenshots on iPhone X

Want to take a screenshot of iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, or iPhone XS Max? Of course you can snap screenshots of iPhone X-series, but you’ve undoubtedly noticed by now that iPhone X line has no Home button, and thus the familiar screenshot method pressing the Home Button and the Power Button no longer … Read More

How to Use Do Not Disturb While Driving on iPhone

Nov 3, 2017 - 14 Comments
iPhone Do Not Disturb While Driving

Do Not Disturb While Driving is an iPhone specific safety feature available in modern iOS releases. As the name implies, when Do Not Disturb While Driving is activated on iPhone, no calls, messages, notifications, or alerts will come through to the iPhone, much like when the general Do Not Disturb mode feature is enabled. You … Read More

How to Print Webpage Articles Without Ads from iPhone or iPad, and Safari

Nov 2, 2017 - 10 Comments
Print webpages simplified and without clutter using Safari in iOS

If you like to print out articles from the web via an iPhone or iPad you may appreciate this tip, which allows you to strip down a webpage or any web article so that the primary focus is on the article text content and photos. Essentially this lets you print out webpage articles without any … Read More

How to Stop iPad from Sleeping and Turning Screen Off

Nov 1, 2017 - 41 Comments
Stop iPad screen sleeping and turning off

Many iPad users wonder how they can stop their iPad screen from sleeping automatically. If you want to stop the iPad from sleeping and turning the display off on it’s own, you can easily do so with a settings adjustment.

How to Add More Apps (Up to 15) to Dock on iPad

Oct 30, 2017 - 7 Comments
iPad multitasking

If you’re an iPad owner who frequently uses many different apps, you’ll appreciate the ability to add more apps than ever before into the Dock of iOS on the iPad. Now, any iPad running iOS 11 or later can place up to 15 apps in the Dock on the device.

How to Add New Cards to Apple Pay on iPhone

Oct 29, 2017 - 10 Comments
Add new cards to Apple Pay

Most iPhone users setup Apple Pay once with a single card, but you can add multiple credit cards and debit cards to the iPhone for use with Apple Pay if desired. This is nice if you want both a credit and debit card on the iPhone, or if you have multiple rewards cards you use … Read More

How to Move eMail from Junk to Inbox on Mail for Mac

Oct 28, 2017 - 13 Comments
Move a group of emails from Junk to Mail inbox on Mac

The Mail app for Mac has a built in junk filter which attempts to identify and isolate spam mail from the rest of your emails. For the most part, the Mail Junk filter is pretty good on the Mac, but sometimes it’s a little too good, and some users may find that Mail on the … Read More

How to Change Full Name of a User Account on Mac

Oct 27, 2017 - 7 Comments
Full name has changed

When you setup a Mac or create a new Mac user account, you’ll be asked for a full name during the setup process, and that full name gets associated with the user account. But what if you want to change the full name associated with a user account in Mac OS? Perhaps you had a … Read More

How to Hide Recent & Suggested Apps from iPad Dock in iPadOS 13 / iOS 12 / iOS 11

Oct 26, 2017 - 27 Comments
Recent Apps and Suggested Apps in iPad Dock

One of the various new features introduced to iPad with modern iOS is a revamped Dock, complete with a new Recent and Suggested Apps section that appears on the far right side of the iPad Dock, delineated by a faint separator line. Most iPad users will appreciate having the Suggested Apps and Recent Apps section … Read More

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