How to Use Signal Messenger on iPhone

Jan 15, 2021 - 4 Comments

How to Use Signal Messenger on iPhone

Interested in setting up and using Signal messenger on iPhone? For those who are unfamiliar, Signal is a privacy-oriented messaging application that lets you send and receive encrypted messages across various platforms including iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, and Linux. In addition to sending and receiving encrypted text messages, images and other media, you can also make encrypted video and voice calls with Signal too.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 4 Comments

Can You Install macOS Big Sur on Unsupported Macs? Yes, But It’s Not Simple

Jan 15, 2021 - 11 Comments

Run macOS Big Sur on unsupported Mac

Want to run macOS Big Sur but don’t have a computer on the list of officially compatible Macs with macOS 11?

If you’re an advanced user who is comfortable with running unsupported system software on unsupported hardware, and you’re feeling adventurous, there are some solutions to install and run macOS Big Sur on unsupported Macs, but it’s nowhere near as straight forward or simple as installing Big Sur on an officially supported Mac is.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 11 Comments

How to Enter DFU Mode on iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max

Jan 14, 2021 - Leave a Comment

How to Enter DFU Mode on iPhone 12

Do you have an iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, or iPhone 12 Pro Max? If so, you may want to learn how you can put your device into DFU mode. Whether you’re new to the iOS ecosystem or you’re upgrading from an older iPhone with Touch ID, you’ll find DFU mode mode to be beneficial in cases of severe troubleshooting, or perhaps even downgrading a devices iOS version.

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How to Install & Run iPhone or iPad Apps on Mac (Apple Silicon M1)

Jan 14, 2021 - 1 Comment

How to run iPhone and iPad apps on Mac

If you have an Apple Silicon Mac, you can install and run iPhone and iPad apps directly on the Mac. Yes that means the iOS and iPadOS App Library is available to run on the Mac now, assuming you have hardware to support it.

The new Apple Silicon Macs have the ability to not only run Mac apps natively and through Rosetta 2, but iOS and iPadOS apps too, bringing a plethora of apps and games to the Mac that were previously not available on the platform.

This capability is limited to new Macs with Apple Silicon chips, like the M1 series of MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini, and of course future Macs will be running Apple Silicon chips too. If you do not have an Apple Silicon Mac, the capability will not be available to that hardware.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 1 Comment

Beta 2 of iOS 14.4, iPadOS 14.4, MacOS Big Sur 11.2, Released for Testing

Jan 13, 2021 - 2 Comments

beta versions of iOS iPadOS and MacOS

Apple has released the second beta versions of iPadOS 14.4 for iPad, iOS 14.4 for iPhone, MacOS Big Sur 11.2 for Mac, tvOS 14.4 for Apple TV, and watchOS 7.3 for Apple Watch.

The new beta builds are available for both public beta and developer beta testers on any eligible device.

While no major new features are expected in these nexts releases, it’s probable they will focus on bug fixes and refine existing capabilities within the operating systems.

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By Paul Horowitz - News - 2 Comments

How to Save Audio Attachments from Messages on iPhone & iPad

Jan 13, 2021 - 8 Comments

How to Save Audio Attachments from Messages on iPhone & iPad

Have you received audio files or audio messages from any of your contacts on iMessage? If so, you may sometimes want to store them permanently on your iPhone or iPad so that you can listen to them later at your convenience, and save the audio attachment as a file directly. Fortunately, you can do this pretty easily, and we’ll show you how you can manually view and save audio attachments from iPhone and iPad.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 8 Comments

How to Automatically Trash Emails from Blocked Senders on Mac Mail

Jan 13, 2021 - 46 Comments

How to Automatically Trash Emails from Blocked Senders on Mac

Do you want to stop getting unwanted emails from senders you’ve previously blocked in your Mac Mail inbox? If you’ve noticed blocked senders emails still coming through to your Mail inbox on the Mac (or iPhone or iPad), this occurs due to the default inbox settings used by the Mail app. Fortunately, you can fix this in a jiffy and be done with seeing those blocked emails by sending them to the trash automatically instead.

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By Hamlin Rozario - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 46 Comments

How to Customize Photos Widget on iPhone

Jan 12, 2021 - 1 Comment

How to Customize Photos Widget on iPhone

Have you been using the Photos widget on your iPhone’s home screen to reminisce about your memories? If so, you may want further control over what is shown on the widget, and perhaps see just your favorite photos rather than everything in your Photos library. Fortunately, there’s a workaround for that using a third party widget.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 1 Comment

How to Start an iPhone Instant Hotspot from iPad

Jan 12, 2021 - Leave a Comment

Connect iPad to iPhone Instant Hotspot wi-fi

The iPad can immediately start and connect to an iPhone Hotspot, without having to interact with the iPhone to turn it on manually. This makes for an ultra-fast way to connect an iPad to the internet through an iPhone’s shared internet connection.

This iPad ability is quite similar to using iPhone Instant Hotspot from the Mac, except rather than accessing it from a menu bar you access Instant Hotspot through the Settings app.

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How to Organize Shortcuts in Folders on iPhone & iPad

Jan 11, 2021 - Leave a Comment

How to Organize Shortcuts in Folders on iPhone

Do you use the built-in Shortcuts app on your iPhone to launch apps, run automated tasks, change app icons, and perform various other actions? In that case, you may be interested in organizing all of your shortcuts into folders within the app, especially if you’ve created many of them.

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How to Enable Apple ProRAW on iPhone 12 Pro & iPhone 12 Pro Max

Jan 11, 2021 - Leave a Comment

How to Enable Apple ProRAW on iPhone 12 Pro & iPhone 12 Pro Max

If you recently purchased an iPhone 12 Pro or iPhone 12 Pro Max for it’s excellent camera and use it to take photos frequently, you’re in for a surprise. As long as you’re running iOS 14.3 or later, Apple has added the ability to capture photos using Apple ProRAW image format. Many of you may not necessarily be sure of what it means, but we’ve got you covered.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPhone, Tips & Tricks - Leave a Comment

iOS 12.5.1 Released for Older iPhones with Exposure Notification Bug Fix

Jan 11, 2021 - Leave a Comment

older iPhone models like iPhone 6s

Apple has released iOS 12.5.1 for older iPhone models. The update is rather small and includes a bug fix for the Exposure Notification system for COVID-19.

iOS 12.5.1 is only available for older devices that are not able to run iOS 14.3.

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How to Manage App Store Subscriptions on Windows PC with Tunes

Jan 10, 2021 - Leave a Comment

How to Manage App Store Subscriptions on PC

Windows PC users can make use of iTunes to quickly check all their active and expired subscriptions for various services and apps through their Apple devices. So whether you want to cancel a service, check the renewal date, or change a subscription plan, you can do that from a Windows PC, much like you can on a Mac.

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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.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 3 Comments

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 haven’t been able to resolve. In that case, you may be looking to downgrade to an older version of macOS, like macOS Catalina or macOS Mojave. Fortunately, this is not a difficult task, so long as you make regular Time Machine backups of your computer.

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By Hamlin Rozario - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 26 Comments

How to Type Straight Quotes on iPad

Jan 7, 2021 - 4 Comments

Typing straight quotes with iPad keyboard

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 precise syntax and the usage of straight quotes rather than curly quotes.

This article will show how to type straight quotes on the iPad rather than curly quotes. And yes this applies to all iPad models including iPad Pro, iPad Air, iPad mini, iPad, and for typing straight quotes on iPhone too, though iPad users may find this to be more useful thus the emphasis here.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 4 Comments

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.

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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 iOS 13, iPadOS 13, and newer is a bit different from before. And while the change of location for updating apps has frustrated some users, the app updates functionality also gained a new ability to delete and remove apps directly from the Updates section. This makes it easier than ever before to quickly delete apps that you don’t intend on updating, since you don’t even have to leave the Updates section of the App Store or even go to the Home Screen to delete apps.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 7 Comments

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