FaceTime Hanging Up & Disconnecting Randomly on iPhone or iPad? Here’s the Fix

Aug 26, 2020 - 28 Comments

FaceTime

Some iPhone and iPad users may occasionally run into a frustrating issue where FaceTime calls keep hanging up, dropping connections, disconnecting, or otherwise failing, usually after being on a successful FaceTime call for a few seconds.

If you’re experiencing issues with FaceTime dropping calls, random disconnections, and hang ups, then read on to help troubleshoot the problem on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

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How to Mark Email as Read or Unread on Apple Watch

Aug 26, 2020 - Leave a Comment

Apple mail icon and Apple Watch

The Apple Watch is great at doing all kinds of things, but it really comes into its own when used as a triage device for all the inbound communications everyone receives. We all get way too much email, and being able to deal with it on the go without pulling out our iPhones can be liberating. Although not as liberating as ditching email completely – but really, who can do that? Not us, so we rely on marking emails as read right from our wrists.

And sure, you can mark them as unread if that’s your style, too. Indeed, you can mark emails as read or unread directly on Apple Watch, and it’s as simple as can be.

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How to Chat with Apple Support

Aug 26, 2020 - 20 Comments

How to Chat with Apple Support

If you’re unable to resolve any issue that you’re facing with an Apple device or service despite reading our articles, you can always get in touch with an official Apple Support agent for further assistance.

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By Hamlin Rozario - Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting - 20 Comments

iOS 14 Beta 6 & iPadOS Beta 6 Download Available

Aug 25, 2020 - Leave a Comment

iOS 14 public beta and iPadOS 14 public beta

Apple has released iOS 14 beta 6 and iPadOS 14 beta 6 for users enrolled in the beta system software programs for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The developer beta usually rolls out first and is soon followed by the same build arriving as a public beta release.

Separately, Apple rolled out new beta builds of watchOS 7 and tvOS 14 as well.

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How to See List of Websites Visited on Mac with Screen Time

Aug 25, 2020 - Leave a Comment

Mac users may be interested to know they can see a list of visited websites by using Screen Time. This can be helpful if your child has a Mac for school use, or even for educational and office settings, or other environments where keeping an eye on web usage is desired. With Screen Time on the Mac, this is easy to do.

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How to Stop Automatically Downloading iOS & iPadOS Updates to iPhone & iPad

Aug 24, 2020 - 6 Comments

How to Customize Automatic Updates for iOS & iPadOS

Do you want to stop your iPhone or iPad from automatically downloading software updates to iOS and iPadOS? Regardless of what device you’re using, disabling automatic updates is a fairly simple and straightforward procedure on both iOS and iPadOS.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 6 Comments

How to Backup iPhone or iPad to Windows PC

Aug 24, 2020 - 7 Comments

How to Backup iPhone or iPad to Windows PC

iPhone and iPad users who have a Windows PC may be happy to know they can backup their iPhone or iPad to Windows PC by using iTunes. Since not all iPhone users have Macs or iCloud, this offers another backup solution for the PC-based user base. And if you’re not paying for iCloud, the chances are that you’re not backing up your iPhone or iPad data to iCloud on Apple’s secure cloud servers. Whether for redundancy or necessity, you can use iTunes software to locally back up all your iPhone and iPad data to your Windows PC, free of cost.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPad, iPhone, iTunes, Tips & Tricks - 7 Comments

How to Find a Lost iPhone, iPad, Mac with iCloud

Aug 23, 2020 - Leave a Comment

How to Find Lost iPhone with iCloud

Did one of your Apple devices go missing? Don’t start panicking, because you can use Apple’s Find My service to quickly locate your lost or stolen iPhone, iPad, Mac, and even AirPods within a matter of seconds.

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How to Install & Remove Apps on Apple Watch

Aug 22, 2020 - Leave a Comment

Apple Watch Apps

Ever wanted to install some new apps onto Apple Watch? Or perhaps you want to delete and remove apps from Apple Watch that you no longer want?

While Apple Watch comes with many great default apps bundled with the device, you can also install and remove third party apps too. So, we’re going to show you how to install apps and how to delete apps too from Apple Watch.

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How to Remap Modifier Keys on iPad Keyboard

Aug 21, 2020 - 1 Comment

iPad keyboard

Recent releases of iPadOS added a feature that few expected – but many were happy to see – in the form of the ability to alter the modifier keys on an external keyboard attached to an iPad. That includes Bluetooth keyboards, the Magic Keyboard, and even Windows keyboards that are in use with iPad.

This is a great solution for people who also change what modifier keys do on their Mac and have had to live with their muscle memory tripping them up when they make the switch to an iPad. That doesn’t need to be a problem anymore, and it could be a huge deal for the people it affects.

It may go without saying, but none of this applies to the iPad software keyboard. But if you’re using an external keyboard of any kind, whether it’s the iPad Smart Keyboard, Magic Keyboard, or a Bluetooth keyboard, you’re going to want to read on.

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By Oliver Haslam - iPad, Tips & Tricks - 1 Comment

How to Use iCloud Drive File Sharing in macOS

Aug 20, 2020 - 4 Comments

iCloud Drive Sharing

Mac users can use iCloud Drive file sharing to easily share files and folders from iCloud Drive with other people. This cloud sharing capability also exists on iPhone and iPad, and it works similar to how Dropbox and Google Drive function, allowing for easy collaboration and sharing of files and documents easily.

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By Oliver Haslam - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 4 Comments

MacOS Big Sur Beta 5 Released to Download

Aug 19, 2020 - 2 Comments

How to install macOS Big Sur public beta

MacOS Big Sur beta 5 is now available to download for all users who are registered to participate in the beta testing programs.

Typically the developer build comes along first and is quickly followed by the same build as a public beta release. Anyone can download and install the macOS Big Sur public beta on a compatible Mac, but beta system software is best reserved for advanced users on secondary hardware.

The release of the fifth beta of macOS Big Sur comes just after iOS 14 beta 5 and iPadOS 14 beta 5 were also released, along with the fifth betas of watchOS 7 and tvOS 14.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, News - 2 Comments

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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