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Having a problem with an Apple device, Mac system software, or iOS? Maybe your Mac is behaving weird, or your iPhone isn’t charging properly, or an iPad app is crashing, or something is just not working as expected? Browse through and search our troubleshooting articles and you might be able to resolve the problem!

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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.

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 Fix Unzip Error “End-of-central-directory signature not found”

May 12, 2019 - 5 Comments
Mac Terminal icon

Rarely, you may attempt to unzip a zip archive and come across an error that states “End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive. In the latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on the last disk(s) of this … Read More

Disabled Apple ID? Here’s How to Fix When an Apple ID is Disabled

May 11, 2019 - 8 Comments
Disabled Apple ID can be fixed online

For a variety of reasons, an Apple ID may become disabled. Usually this corresponds with an obvious message like “Apple ID Disabled” or “This Apple ID has been disabled for security reasons” or some other notification that you are unable to sign in to the locked Apple ID because it has been disabled. This can … Read More

How to Cancel Apple Music Subscription

May 4, 2019 - 3 Comments
How to Cancel Apple Music Subscription

Do you want to cancel an Apple Music subscription? You can easily stop an Apple Music subscription from billing you again on an iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, or PC. For those who are less familiar, Apple Music is a paid $9.99 per month streaming music service from Apple that gives you access to a wide … Read More

Call Sound Issues with iPhone? 23 Tips to Troubleshoot & Fix iPhone Call Quality Problems

Apr 30, 2019 - 15 Comments
How to fix iPhone phone call sound issues

Does the audio quality of iPhone sound bad when you’re making or receiving phone calls? Are you struggling to understand what people are saying on the phone, or they have a hard time hearing you as you talk on your iPhone? Occasionally, some iPhone users report that phone call audio is muffled, sound distant, sounds … Read More

How to Create a New Apple ID the Easy Way, from iPhone, iPad, Mac, or PC

Apr 27, 2019 - 19 Comments
How to create a new Apple ID

Need to create a new Apple ID? You can easily do so from anywhere using a variety of methods, which we’ll discuss below. Most people will likely have created an Apple ID at some point during the setup of an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or using iTunes, but if you haven’t done that, or if you … Read More

How to Cancel Apple News Plus Subscription

Apr 26, 2019 - 7 Comments
How to cancel Apple News Plus subscription

Did you sign up for Apple News+ as a paid service or trail and want to cancel the subscription? You can easily stop the Apple News Plus monthly $9.99 subscription fee if you are no longer interested in using the Apple News Plus service. For the unfamiliar, Apple News Plus is a paid subscription service … Read More

iPhone Shows Photos in Storage, But None on Device? Here’s Why!

Apr 20, 2019 - 19 Comments
iPhone shows photos when there are none

Have you ever looked in the iPhone Storage section of your iOS Settings and discovered that the Photos section shows that it’s taking up storage space, but you don’t have any Photos in the Photos app? If you have deleted the photos from your iPhone but the iPhone Storage section shows that Photos are still … Read More

How to Enable Bold Text on iPhone or iPad

Apr 15, 2019 - 3 Comments
How to bold text on iPhone or iPad

Want to make the fonts and text on your iPhone or iPad a bit easier to read? Then you might want to try out the Bold Text option available in iOS, which might improve text legibility for some users. Also, some people might simply prefer the way the bolder text looks throughout apps, and want … Read More

What’s the Mac Equivalent to F5 Refresh Key from Windows?

Apr 14, 2019 - 16 Comments
The Mac F5 refresh equivalent from Windows is the Command R keyboard shortcut

Mac users who have switched from the Windows platform may be accustomed to hitting the F5 function key to refresh a web browser, web site, or webpage. The F5 key is used as refresh or reload in most Windows web browsers, so when Windows users switch to Mac they might be wondering what the equivalent … Read More

How to Type the Escape Key on iPad Keyboard

Apr 12, 2019 - 37 Comments
How to press ESC escape key on iPad

Have you ever noticed that dedicated iPad keyboards do not have an Escape key? If so, you might be wondering how to type the Escape key on an iPad keyboard. iPads using an external keyboard, whether it’s an external Bluetooth keyboard, a Smart Keyboard, a brand like Brydge, Zagg, Logitech, or any other dedicated iPad … Read More

How to Know if Someone Blocked Your Number on iPhone for Calls or Messages

Apr 7, 2019 - 82 Comments
How to tell if someone blocked you on iPhone

Have you ever wanted to know if someone blocked your number from calling them or sending them messages? You may be familiar with the process of blocking calls, messages, and contacts on the iPhone, but have you ever wondered if YOUR number or messages have been blocked? While Apple makes the blocking feature for texts … Read More

How to Turn Off iPhone XS, XS Max, XR, X

Mar 31, 2019 - 5 Comments
Power down the iPhone by swiping on Slide to Power Off

Want to turn off iPhone for whatever reason? Newer iPhone models have a different method of shutting down the device to turn off the iPhone compared to earlier model devices. This article will show you how to turn off iPhone XS Max, iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and iPhone X.

What is the Screen Time Passcode in iOS 14, iOS 13, iOS 12?

Mar 30, 2019 - 5 Comments
What is the Screen Time passcode on iPhone or iPad

Screen Time is a feature on iPhone and iPad that tracks device usage for apps, websites, categories, and more, taking real-time usage data to report back just how long particular apps and types of apps are being used. You can even use Screen Time to block certain apps, websites, or even block and limit entire … Read More

Why Does Safari Say “Not Secure” for Some Webpages on iPhone, iPad, or Mac?

Mar 29, 2019 - 23 Comments
Not Secure Safari message

If you’re a Safari user who recently updated iOS or MacOS, you may occasionally run into a “Not Secure” message near the top of the screen when viewing some websites or while browsing the web. That ‘Not Secure’ text is simply a notification from Safari that the webpage or website is using HTTP, rather than … Read More

How to Stop Typing Periods Automatically with Double-Space on MacOS

Mar 27, 2019 - 21 Comments
How to stop Mac typing periods automatically

The default keyboard settings on modern Mac OS versions include a shortcut for typing periods quickly. This means that hitting the spacebar twice will insert a period automatically at the end of a sentence or word. Automatically typing periods comes to the Mac from the iPhone and iPad world, and while some the period typing … Read More

How to Access iTunes Music Library in iTunes on Mac or Windows PC

Mar 24, 2019 - 10 Comments
Accessing iTunes library in iTunes

If you open iTunes and expect to access your local music library collection, you might be perplexed when you find that a music library is not immediately visible. Instead, launching modern versions of iTunes goes directly to the iTunes Store. Some iTunes users then attempt to access their iTunes music library by selecting the ‘Music’ … Read More

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