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How to Remove Someone from Family Sharing on iPhone

Jan 9, 2021 - 3 Comments
How to Remove A Member from Family Sharing on iPhone

Do you want to stop sharing your subscriptions with one of your family members or friends? Perhaps, they no longer need it or you’re making space for someone else? Thankfully, it’s pretty easy to remove someone from your Family.

How to Downgrade macOS Big Sur to Catalina or Mojave

Jan 8, 2021 - 26 Comments
How to Downgrade macOS Big Sur to Catalina or Mojave

Did you update to macOS Big Sur but now wish you hadn’t? Are you no longer interested in using macOS Big Sur on your Mac? Perhaps you installed it to try out all new features and changes, but you’re not happy with it due to app incompatibility, performance issues, or some other problem that you … Read More

How to Type Straight Quotes on iPad

Jan 7, 2021 - 4 Comments
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Want to stop iPad typing curly quotes so that you can use ASCII friendly straight quotes instead? You may have noticed that iPad defaults to typing curly quotation marks rather than straight quotation marks, this can be particularly problematic for anyone trying to do scripting, programming, shell work, remote administration, or anything else that requires … Read More

How to Delete Siri History on HomePod

Jan 6, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Delete Siri History on HomePod

Do you want to clear all your interactions with Siri with HomePod from Apple’s servers? Perhaps you want to remove your Siri history for privacy reasons or personal reasons, no matter why Apple makes this process pretty forward on the HomePod if you’re interested. It just takes a few seconds.

How to Delete Apps from iPhone & iPad via App Store with a Gesture Trick

Jan 6, 2021 - 7 Comments
How to Delete Apps on iPhone or iPad via App Store

Have you ever gone to update apps and then realized you don’t even want some of these apps installed on your iPhone or iPad any longer? Now you can easily delete those apps right from the Updates section of the App Store. As you likely know by now, updating apps on iPhone and iPad with … Read More

How to Combine Files Into a PDF on Mac

Jan 5, 2021 - 12 Comments
How to Combine Files Into a PDF on Mac

Have a variety of files you’d like to combine into a single PDF file? You can do that right on the Mac. Perhaps you have a handful of documents you’re working with, or perhaps you need to send along multiple PDF files via email. When appropriate, you can combine these files into a single PDF … Read More

How to Block & Unblock Email Addresses on Mail for Mac

Jan 4, 2021 - 11 Comments
How to Block & Unblock Email Addresses on Mac Mail

Do you use the Mac Mail app and you find yourself getting unwanted emails? Whether it’s spam, promotional emails, or just unwanted emails from a particular person, company, or group, you may want to block the sender’s email addresses to make sure you no longer see them in your mail inbox.

How to Automatically Delete Emails from Blocked Senders on iPhone & iPad Mail

Jan 3, 2021 - 19 Comments
How to Automatically Trash Emails from Blocked Senders on iPhone & iPad

How’d you like to automatically trash any emails coming in from blocked contacts or email senders on your iPhone or iPad? If you don’t want to see unwanted emails from senders you’ve previously blocked in your inbox, you can make an adjustment to the iPhone and iPad Mail app that will take care of this … Read More

How to Customize the Dock on Mac

Jan 2, 2021 - 3 Comments
How to Customize the Dock on Mac

Want to customize the Dock on your Mac? Perhaps you want to add or remove some apps from the Dock, or change how the Dock looks by making it larger or smaller, or even change its position? Whatever the case, you can customize the Dock on your macOS system according to your liking within minutes.

How to Fix iPhone / iPad Keyboard Missing or Disappearing

Jan 1, 2021 - 3 Comments
How to Fix iPhone Keyboard Missing or Disappearing

Are you having trouble activating the on-screen keyboard on your iPhone or iPad? More specifically, is the keyboard not showing up on the screen when you tap on the text field or does it disappear randomly? This could be due to various reasons, but usually it’s not that hard to resolve, so if you’re wondering … Read More

How to Start & Stop Sharing Apple Music with Family Members

Jan 1, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Stop Sharing Apple Music with Family Members

Do you want to share your Apple Music subscription with friends or family members? Perhaps, you’re looking to cut down on monthly or annual subscription costs? Thanks to Family Sharing, you can easily share your Apple Music access and this can be done on your iOS or iPadOS device.

Feeling Suicidal? Siri Can Help!

Dec 31, 2020 - 7 Comments
Siri and iPhone offer suicide hotline contact

Suicide is obviously a serious subject, tragically being one of the leading causes of death in the USA. Siri recognizes this crisis, and will respond to inquiries about suicide with a helpful response providing information about the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline hotline, with a quick button to tap on to contact the hotline number directly … Read More

How to Add Payment Method to Apple ID on iPhone & iPad

Dec 30, 2020 - 1 Comment
How to Add Payment Method to Apple ID on iPhone & iPad

Do you want to add a new credit card to your Apple ID account? Maybe you want to change which card is used as a billing method, or perhaps, you may want to have a second payment method as a backup? Fortunately, you can do easily add and change payment methods related to your Apple … Read More

How to Disable iMessage Screen Effects on iPhone & iPad

Dec 30, 2020 - 1 Comment
How to Disable iMessage Screen Effects on iPhone

Tired of getting bombarded with the screen effects in iMessage? Is one of your iMessage friends annoying you by sending screen effects to your iPhone or iPad? If you get annoyed with these goofy and fun effects, you can turn off iMessage screen effects from automatically playing back on your iPhone and iPad within a … Read More

How to Manage Which Apps Access Location Data on iPhone & iPad

Dec 29, 2020 - Leave a Comment
How to Manage Which Apps Access Location Data on iPhone

Many iPhone and iPad apps use Location Services to provide users with personalized content based on their location. However, if you’re concerned about your privacy, you can control which apps have access to your location data on your device.

How to Sign Up for Apple Fitness+

Dec 28, 2020 - Leave a Comment
How to Sign Up for Apple Fitness+

Want to workout with a digital personal trainer and your Apple Watch? Apple already offers a bunch of subscription services like Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple News+, iCloud, and Apple Arcade for its users. To add one more to the list, the company just released its new Fitness+ service that’s built around the Apple Watch.

How to Share Audio & Music with AirPods from iPhone

Dec 28, 2020 - 2 Comments
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Do you want to share the music you’re listening to with a friend? Well, if they own AirPods, AirPods Pro, or compatible Beats wireless headphones, you can easily share audio right from your iPhone.

How to Store Voice Memos in Folders on iPhone & iPad

Dec 27, 2020 - 5 Comments
How to Store Voice Memos in Folders on iPhone

Do you frequently use the Voice Memos app to record audio on your iPhone or iPad? If you use the feature often, you may end up with many recorded files stored on your device, and you might want to organize your recordings by storing them within different folders.

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