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iOS is the mobile operating system that runs on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and other mobile hardware from Apple. Though it may look differently and run on different hardware, iOS is based upon a highly modified variation of Mac OS, the desktop operating system software that runs on Macs.

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How to Cancel Subscriptions on iPhone & iPad

Jan 26, 2020 - 4 Comments
How to Cancel Subscriptions on iPhone

Have you ever wondered how to cancel subscriptions from an iPhone or iPad? It’s pretty easy once you learn how. If you use an iPhone or iPad, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve subscribed to some services that require you to pay on a monthly or annual basis. These may include streaming music and … Read More

How to Automatically Download Apple Music Songs on iPhone & iPad

Jan 25, 2020 - Leave a Comment
How to Automatically Download Apple Music Songs on iPhone

How would you like to automatically download songs from Apple Music to your iPhone or iPad? That’s an option if you have subscribed to Apple Music.

How to Sign Up for Free Apple TV+ Subscription for 1 Year

Jan 24, 2020 - 5 Comments
Get a free year of Apple TV Plus subscription

Want a free year of Apple TV+ subscription to enjoy all the Apple TV+ shows? Of course you do! If you’ve bought an iPhone within the past three months then Apple is offering a free year of Apple TV+ service with that purchase.

How to Play Songs on Spotify with Siri on iPhone or iPad

Jan 24, 2020 - 1 Comment
How to start Spotify songs and music from Siri

Siri now supports Spotify commands, meaning you can now use Siri to request specific music be played through Spotify on iPhone, iPad, or other Siri equipped devices with Spotify. And if the iPhone or iPad is outputting audio to Sonos or another speaker, Spotify will play directly through that speaker system. Using Spotify to play … Read More

How to Edit Photos on iPhone & iPad

Jan 23, 2020 - 4 Comments
How to Edit Photos on iPhone & iPad

Editing photos on iPhone and iPad is now better, easier, and more powerful than ever before, as you’ll quickly see in this guide. The default Photos app that’s baked into iOS has long provided some basic editing tools and a variety of filters for quite a while now. This was good enough for users to … Read More

Beta 3 iOS 13.3.1 & iPadOS 13.3.1 Released for Testing

Jan 22, 2020 - 2 Comments
iOS 13.3.1 beta download

Apple has released the third beta versions of iOS 13.3.1 and iPadOS 13.3.1 for users in the beta testing programs for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Separately, Apple also released new betas for Apple Watch and Apple TV as watchOS 6.1.2 beta 3 and tvOS 13.3 beta 3. Currently there is no new accompanying MacOS … Read More

How to Find Friends or Family with Find My (iPhone, iPad, Mac)

Jan 22, 2020 - 6 Comments
Find My app on Mac

The FindMy app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac can be used to easily find people, whether they are friends, family, or anyone else sharing their location with you. You can quite literally find them on a map where ever they are located with this feature, a very handy feature for many people. We’ve already explained … Read More

How to Scan Documents with Notes App on iPhone & iPad

Jan 21, 2020 - 7 Comments
Place the document in the viewfinder

Did you know you can scan documents with the Notes app by using your iPhone or iPad camera? Scanning documents is a great way of removing your reliance on paper and it makes it easier to find things in your digital life, too. The Notes app on iPhone and iPad is perfectly suited to the … Read More

How to Stop Being Added to WhatsApp Groups on iPhone & iPad

Jan 18, 2020 - 2 Comments
How to Stop Being Added to WhatsApp Groups

With 1.6 billion users who’re active on a monthly basis, WhatsApp is hands down the most popular instant messaging service that exists today. Sure, it’s not as ubiquitous in the US market as Apple’s iMessage, but it’s still a dominating social networking platform across the rest of the world. WhatsApp recently started rolling out a … Read More

How to Bookmark All Open Tabs in Safari on iPhone & iPad

Jan 17, 2020 - 4 Comments
Safari on iPhone

Ever have tons of Safari tabs opened on iPhone or iPad and wished you could bookmark them all at once so you can easily refer to them all later? Now you can do exactly that on iOS and iPadOS, bookmarking all of your open browser tabs in one fell swoop. With so many great websites … Read More

How to Stop iPad from Getting iPhone Messages

Jan 16, 2020 - 7 Comments
How to Stop iPad Getting iPhone Messages

Ever wondered why your iPad is getting text messages from your iPhone? And have you ever wondered how to stop the iPad from getting iPhone messages? This article will show you how to disable the feature that allows all iPhone messages to be shared and received to an iPad.

How to Backup iPhone or iPad to Mac in MacOS with Finder (Sequoia, Sonoma, Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur, & Catalina)

Jan 13, 2020 - 14 Comments
macOS Finder Window

Wondering how to backup your iPhone or iPad in MacOS Sequoia, MacOS Sonoma, macOS Ventura, macOS Monterey, MacOS Big Sur or MacOS Catalina? Since iTunes is gone, even the most experienced of iPhone and iPad users can be thrown for a loop when they come to back up their devices after updating a Mac to … Read More

How to Enable Dark Mode on Instagram

Jan 12, 2020 - 1 Comment
How to enable Dark Mode on Instagram for iPhone

Want to use Instagram in Dark Mode? Of course you do, and you can turn this feature on with total ease to enjoy the darker interface option in Instagram for iPhone. Enabling Dark Mode in Instagram for iPhone or Android is perhaps easier than using Dark Mode in many other apps with manual controls, and … Read More

How to Enable Low Data Mode on iPhone Cellular to Reduce Mobile Data Use

Jan 10, 2020 - 4 Comments
How to use Low Data Mode on iPhone cellular plans

If you want to help reduce data usage of an iPhone cellular data plan, you can try a new feature called Low Data Mode for cellular networks. Low Data Mode when enabled basically pauses all apps ability to transfer data and sync when in the background, which can help to reduce your mobile data consumption … Read More

How to Take Timed Photos with iPhone 11 & iPhone 11 Pro Camera App

Jan 9, 2020 - 5 Comments
How to Take Timed Photos wiith iPhone 11

Want to know how to take timed photos on the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max? You’re in the right place. Apple’s latest and greatest iPhone models are equipped with an all-new double camera or triple camera system that comes with a slew of new features. However, the Cupertino-based company didn’t … Read More

How to Access iCloud Photos from Windows PC

Jan 8, 2020 - 5 Comments
How to Access iCloud Photos from Windows PC

Have a Windows PC and want to access iCloud Photos? You can do that with ease as you’ll find out in this article. Since Apple introduced iCloud eight years ago, the service has been widely used to store photos, as they take up a chunk of physical storage space. For many users this is more … Read More

How to Disable Lock Screen Notifications on iPhone & iPad

Jan 6, 2020 - 5 Comments
How to Disable Lock Screen Notifications

Want to hide notifications from your iPhone lock screen? Maybe you don’t want any notifications showing up on the locked screen of an iPad? We all receive several notifications from multiple apps on our iPhone and iPad on a daily basis, and we glance through most of them from our device’s lock screen. Although this … Read More

How to Enable Light Appearance Mode on iPhone & iPad

Jan 5, 2020 - 2 Comments
How to enable Light Mode theme on iPhone and iPad

Want to change the visual theme of your iPhone or iPad to the Light appearance theme? If you’re using Dark Mode on iPad or iPhone, you may decide you want to brighten up the visual look of your device with the Light mode theme. You can switch to the Light Mode theme at anytime, adjusting … Read More

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