How to Enable Workout Do Not Disturb on Apple Watch

Sep 18, 2021 - 1 Comment

How to Enable Workout Do Not Disturb on Apple Watch

Are you receiving a lot of text messages or incoming phone calls to your Apple Watch while you’re busy working out? In that case, you may want to use Apple Watch’s Workout Do Not Disturb mode to mute all these notifications and complete your workout uninterrupted.

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By Hamlin Rozario - Apple Watch, Tips & Tricks - 1 Comment

How to Use Settings Navigation History on iPhone & iPad

Sep 18, 2021 - 1 Comment

How to Use Navigation History on iPhone & iPad

If you frequently fiddle around with the Settings app on iPhone or iPad, you may find yourself buried deep in some obscure settings, and perhaps you don’t quite remember how you got there, or where the particular Settings are in relation to a general Settings hierarchy. Fortunately with modern iOS and iPadOS versions, there’s a little known Settings navigation feature that you can access, which sort of works like a long press on a web browser back button that pulls up your browsing history.

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

How to Connect TV Provider with iPhone & iPad

Sep 17, 2021 - Leave a Comment

How to Connect TV Provider with iPhone & iPad

Does your TV provider offer video streaming apps for your iPhone and iPad? Many do, and if that’s the case for you, you may want to connect your TV Provider with your device to get instant access to all of their apps and the respective content that your subscription includes.

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How to Prevent Apps from Appearing on Home Screen on iPhone or iPad

Sep 17, 2021 - 3 Comments

How to Prevent Apps from Appearing on Home Screen on iPhone

Did you know that you can stop new apps from appearing on your home screen? Thanks to the App Library feature that Apple introduced in iOS and iPadOS, your apps no longer have to be shown on the home screen of your device.

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

How to Add & Delete Calendars on Mac

Sep 16, 2021 - 3 Comments

How to Add & Delete Calendars on Mac

Did you know that you can have multiple calendars, for different purposes? The Mac Calendar app makes it easy to help manage your schedule by adding and deleting calendars.

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By Hamlin Rozario - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 3 Comments

How to Limit App Access to Photos on iPhone or iPad

Sep 16, 2021 - Leave a Comment

How to Limit Access to Photos for Apps in iOS

An interesting privacy feature allows iPhone and iPad users to have complete control over which apps can access the photos on their device. If you’re interested in limiting which apps can access your device photos, read along.

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How to Convert Video to GIF on iPhone & iPad

Sep 15, 2021 - 8 Comments

How to Convert Video to GIF on iPhone & iPad

We’ve all wanted to turn a part of a video into a GIF at some point to make a meme out of it, create an animated picture, or anything else really. If this is something you still like to do, you’ll be pleased to know that you can now make GIFs from videos on your iPhone and iPad without relying on a third-party app.

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

How to Send Audio Messages with Siri from iPhone

Sep 15, 2021 - Leave a Comment

How to Send Audio Messages with Siri from iPhone

You may be already aware of how Siri can be used to send text messages from your iPhone, but did you know that you can send audio messages with Siri too? This is possible with any modern iPhone or iPad, and it’s quite handy if you’re a fan of audio messages.

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iPhone 13 & iPhone 13 Pro Announced, Release Date September 24

Sep 14, 2021 - 2 Comments

iPhone 13 Pro series

Apple has announced the iPhone 13 series, including iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max.

The new iPhones offer incremental improvements over the prior models, with faster performance, better cameras, better screen brightness and refresh rate, new color options, water resistance, better battery life, and more.

All new iPhone models will be available to pre-order starting at 5am PDT on Friday September 17, with a release date set the week after on September 24.

Additionally, Apple released updates to the Apple Watch, iPad, and iPad Mini devices.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPhone, News - 2 Comments

iOS 15 RC Released for Beta Testers

Sep 14, 2021 - Leave a Comment

iOS 15 GM and iPadOS 15 GM beta

Apple has released iOS 15 RC and iPadOS 15 RC to users enrolled in the beta testing programs for the iPhone and iPad system software.

RC stands for Release Candidate, but given that Apple announced iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 will be released to everyone on September 20, it’s likely the RC build is also the GM.

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Apple Watch Series 7 Announced

Sep 14, 2021 - Leave a Comment

Apple Watch Series 7

Apple announced the updated Apple Watch Series 7 today, along with the iPhone 13 lineup.

As you’d expect, the updated Apple Watch line includes all the health features of existing Apple Watch models, along with some new cosmetic changes and other improvements.

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iPad Mini 6 & iPad 9 Released

Sep 14, 2021 - 1 Comment

iPad Mini 6

Apple has announced an all new redesigned iPad Mini, along with a revamped entry-level iPad 9.

The new iPad models were announced alongside the iPhone 13 series at the September 14 online Apple event.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, News - 1 Comment

How to Delete a Child Account from Family Sharing

Sep 14, 2021 - 3 Comments

How to Delete an Apple Child Account from Family Sharing

Are you trying to remove a child from your Family Group? If so, you may have noticed that the option to remove a child account isn’t available in the Family Sharing settings menu. However, there are a couple of workarounds if you really want to get the child account user removed.

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

iOS 14.8 & iPadOS 14.8 Update Released for iPhone & iPad with Security Fixes

Sep 13, 2021 - 1 Comment

iOS 14.8 updates

Apple has released iOS 14.8 and ipadOS 14.8 for iPhone and iPad users, the software update includes an important security fix and is therefore recommended for all users to install onto their devices.

Similarly, macOS Big Sur 11.6 update is available, along with security updates for Catalina and Mojave, for Mac users to receive the same security update.

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

MacOS Big Sur 11.6 Released for Mac with Security Fixes

Sep 13, 2021 - 8 Comments

macOS Big Sur 11.6

Apple has released macOS Big Sur 11.6 for all Mac users running the Big Sur operating system, the update includes important security fixes for Mac, and is therefore recommended for all users to install.

Additionally, Mac users running Catalina and Mojave will find security updates available for their Macs, labeled as Safari 14.1.2 and Security Update 2021-005 Catalina.

Separately, Apple has also released iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8 for iPhone and iPad, which apparently contain the same security updates for those devices.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, News - 8 Comments

How to Add & Remove People in Family Sharing Groups from Mac

Sep 13, 2021 - Leave a Comment

How to Add & Remove People to Family Group on Mac

Did you know that you can share your purchases and subscriptions with other Apple users? As long as you’re on a supported plan, Apple will allow you to share your subscriptions with up to five people at the same time. This is made possible with the help of Family Sharing. You can easily add and remove people from Family Groups from the Mac, as we’ll cover here (and yes you can also do this from iPhone or iPad).

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Run ChromeOS on Older Macs and PCs with CloudReady

Sep 12, 2021 - 6 Comments

Chrome OS on old Mac or PC hardware

If you have an old Mac or PC laying around and you’re bored with running something like Mac OS X Snow Leopard or Windows XP, you might consider putting Chrome OS on it, which is freely available thanks to CloudReady.

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By Paul Horowitz - Fun, Tips & Tricks - 6 Comments

How to Delete Translation History in Apple Translate App on iPhone

Sep 12, 2021 - 5 Comments

How to Delete Translation History in Apple Translate App

Are you a frequent user of the native Translate app on your iPhone? Perhaps, you travel a lot or reside in a foreign country where you’ll need to translate your first language? If so, you may want to clear your translation history every now and then, similar to why anyone would want to clear their browsing history. Or perhaps you just want to clear the translation history for privacy reasons.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 5 Comments

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