How to Download Free Music on iPhone to Listen to

Aug 19, 2020 - 1 Comment

How to Download Free Music to iPhone to Listen to

Do you want to download free music on to your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch for listening offline when you’re not connected to the internet? You’re not alone, but you’ll be pleased to know that there are multiple ways to go about downloading free music to iPhone.

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

Beta 5 of iOS 14 & iPadOS Released for Download

Aug 18, 2020 - 2 Comments

iOS 14 beta 5 and iPadOS 14 beta 5

Apple has released the fifth beta versions of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. The new beta build is available now for all enrolled iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models, for both the developer beta and the public beta release.

Additionally, Apple released beta 5 of watchOS 7 and tvOS 14.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, News - 2 Comments

How to Use iCloud File Sharing on iPhone & iPad

Aug 18, 2020 - 3 Comments

How to Use iCloud File Sharing on iPhone and iPad

Ever wanted to share a file from iCloud from your iPhone or iPad? Maybe you want to collaborate with other people on your iCloud files, folders, and other documents? With iCloud Drive, it’s fairly simple to share files and to invite others to view or edit your files right on your iPhone or iPad.

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

How to Force Quit Apps on Apple Watch

Aug 17, 2020 - Leave a Comment

Apple Watches with crosses on

Ever had an Apple Watch app freeze or become unresponsive? if so, you may wish to force quit the Apple Watch app.

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How to Use Keynote Live from iPhone & iPad to Share Presentations

Aug 17, 2020 - 1 Comment

How to Use Keynote Live from iPhone or iPad to Share Presentations

Want to share your Keynote presentations with others easily? Thanks to Apple’s Keynote app and Keynote Live feature, sharing presentations with colleagues, friends, coworkers, or family is simple.

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

How to Translate Webpages in Safari on iPhone & iPad with Microsoft Translator

Aug 16, 2020 - Leave a Comment

How to Translate Webpages in Safari on iPhone & iPad

As you may already know, Google Chrome offers the ability to translate webpages on iPhone and iPad from one language to another, helping you convert webpages from something like Spanish or Chinese to English (and of course any other combination of languages). While the iPhone and iPad gain this feature natively with Safari in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, earlier versions of Safari do not support language translation by default. Not to worry though, because with Microsoft Translator you can give Safari the capability of converting webpages from one language to another.

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How to Set Up and Use iCloud Email Aliases

Aug 15, 2020 - 6 Comments

How to Set Up and Use iCloud Email Aliases

Ever wanted to create an email alias with your iCloud email address? Perhaps you just want a forwarding address, or maybe you’re worried about giving away your email every time you sign up for websites, newsletters, apps and more? Thanks to iCloud Mail, you can easily conceal your actual email address with an alias that can be used to send and receive emails.

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By Hamlin Rozario - Tips & Tricks - 6 Comments

Why Can’t I Play Fortnite on iPhone or iPad? “Fortnite No Longer Available” on App Store

Aug 14, 2020 - 8 Comments

Fortnite not working on iPhone and iPad

If you want to play Fortnite on iPhone or iPad (or Android for that matter), you may notice that the game is not available to download and install, it may not be working, and that you can’t get updates for the game. And of course you’re probably wondering why that is, how can such a popular game for kids and adults alike, enjoyed the world over, be unavailable?

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By Paul Horowitz - Games, News - 8 Comments

How to Create macOS Big Sur Beta Bootable USB Install Drive

Aug 14, 2020 - 5 Comments

How to make a macOS Big Sur beta boot installer drive

Advanced Mac users often want to make a boot disk installer for macOS Big Sur beta, allowing for something like a USB flash drive to be used to boot and install macOS Big Sur onto any compatible Mac.

Bootable MacOS installer USB drives provide for the ability to clean install macOS Big Sur, update to macOS Big Sur, install macOS Big Sur beta onto multiple Macs without redownloading the installer, as well as the ability to use Disk Utility to partition and erase a machine, perform Time Machine restorations, and more.

If you’re interested in creating a macOS Big Sur bootable USB install drive, this tutorial will walk through that process.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 5 Comments

How to Set Downtime with Screen Time on iPhone & iPad

Aug 14, 2020 - Leave a Comment

How to Set Downtime with Screen Time

Do you want to restrict your children’s iPhone or iPad usage? Thanks to the Screen Time Downtime feature, this is a fairly simple and straightforward procedure for iOS and iPadOS.

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How to Make FaceTime Calls from Apple Watch

Aug 13, 2020 - Leave a Comment

Apple Watches with FaceTime logo

Making FaceTime calls on your Apple Watch might not seem like something you would do, especially considering there’s no camera built into it (yet anyway). But FaceTime does more than video calls – it can make crystal clear audio calls over the internet, too. And your Apple Watch has a high quality speaker and a microphone.

Or, even better, why not make calls using AirPods and Apple Watch? However you decide to do it, making a FaceTime audio call on your Apple Watch is super easy.

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How to Connect AirPods to Windows PC

Aug 13, 2020 - Leave a Comment

How to Connect AirPods to Windows PC

Do you want to use your pair of AirPods with your Windows PC for listening to music or watching videos? Well, you’ll be pleased to know that AirPods work with PC just like any other Bluetooth headset.

AirPods and AirPods Pro are one of the most popular wireless headphones that are mostly known for working with Apple devices like the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, but they also work with Mac and Android devices too, and so naturally Windows is another platform where AirPods can work, thanks to Bluetooth. As a result, AirPods on PC works like any other Bluetooth headset even if you’re not using an iOS device.

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iOS 13.6.1 & iPadOS 13.6.1 Update Released, Fixes System Storage & Green Tint Issues

Aug 12, 2020 - 1 Comment

iOS 13 and iPadOS 13

Apple has released iOS 13.6.1 and iPadOS 13.6.1 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The new update includes bug fixes and is therefore recommended for users to install on their devices.

Specifically, iOS 13.6.1 and iPadOS 13.6.1 aim to resolve an issue with excessive System data storage not being cleared properly, an issue where some iPhone screens were showing a green tint, and a problem with Covid Exposure Notifications.

Separately, Apple also released MacOS Catalina 10.15.6 supplemental update for Mac users.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, News - 1 Comment

macOS Catalina‌ 10.15.6 Supplemental Update Released with Bug Fixes

Aug 12, 2020 - 7 Comments

MacOS Catalina update

‌Apple has released a Supplemental Update to MacOS Catalina 10.15.6 for Mac users running the Catalina release on their computers.

macOS Catalina‌ 10.15.6 Supplemental Update includes bug fixes specifically aimed at improving stability for virtualization apps (like VMWare, VirtualBox, and Parallels), and resolves an issue with new model iMac (2020 Retina 5k) where the screen appears dull and washed out after waking from sleep.

Additionally, Apple has released iOS 13.6.1 and iPadOS 13.6.1 update for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, News - 7 Comments

How to Downgrade iOS 14 Beta on iPhone Back to iOS 13

Aug 12, 2020 - 1 Comment

How to Downgrade iOS 14 Beta on iPhone Back to iOS 13

Want to downgrade from iOS 14 beta on iPhone and revert back to iOS 13? Are you facing any major issues after updating your iPhone to iOS 14? Or perhaps you’re not enjoying iOS 14 as you thought you would? Luckily, you can downgrade the iPhone software back to iOS 13 without losing all your data, provided you have a backup available.

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How to Create a Child Account for Family Sharing on iPhone & iPad

Aug 12, 2020 - 2 Comments

How to Create a Child Account for Family Sharing on iPhone

Did you buy a new iPhone or iPad for your kid? Well, if your kid is under 13, they won’t be able to create an Apple ID account on their own and hence, they’ll need your help to create a child account for them. Thanks to Family Sharing, this is a fairly straightforward procedure.

With Family Sharing, you can easily create a child account by providing parental consent if you’re the family organizer. This allows your children to be part of the family group and share Apple services such as iCloud, Apple Music, Apple TV, etc. seamlessly with your Apple account.

If you are interested in learning how you can help out your underaged kid in setting up an Apple account, then read on so you can discover how you can create a child account for family sharing on both the iPhone & iPad.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 2 Comments

How to Enter Recovery Mode on iPhone SE (2020 Model)

Aug 11, 2020 - 2 Comments

How to Enter Recovery Mode on iPhone SE

If you have the latest iPhone SE model (from 2020), you might want to learn how you can put your device into recovery mode. Recovery Mode can be useful in order to troubleshoot various software related issues you’re facing with the device.

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How to Install watchOS 7 Public Beta on Apple Watch

Aug 11, 2020 - 3 Comments

WatchOS 7

If you’re interested in trying out watchOS 7 public beta on an Apple Watch, you can now enroll compatible Apple Watch models in the watchOS public beta testing program.

With watchOS 7, the Apple Watch gains a handful of new features, new workouts, hand washing detection, a sleep tracking app, and more.

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By Paul Horowitz - Apple Watch, Tips & Tricks - 3 Comments

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