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How to Force Restart a MacBook Air (2018/2019)

Dec 7, 2019 - 2 Comments
How to Force Restart MacBook Air

Wondering how to force restart a new MacBook Air 2019 or 2018 model? As you may have noticed there is no obvious power button like there used to be on old Macs, so the old approach to force restarting a Mac seems like it doesn’t apply to the newer MacBook Air 2019 and 2018 models. … Read More

How to Recover Deleted Emails in Mail for iPhone & iPad

Dec 6, 2019 - 2 Comments
How to Recover Deleted Emails

Have you ever accidentally deleted an email within the stock mail app on your iPhone or iPad? Most of us have been there at some point. There’s even a good chance that if you’re reading this, you’re panicked because you couldn’t immediately figure out how to recover an email you either accidentally deleted, or intentionally … Read More

How to Use Camera Filters on iPhone 11 & iPhone 11 Pro

Dec 5, 2019 - 2 Comments
How to Use Camera Filters on iPhone 11

Camera filters can offer a fun way to quickly enhance the appearance of a photo, and Apple’s newest iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max arguably pack the best cameras in any smartphone at the moment. With powerful video recording capabilities and advanced features like Deep Fusion computational photography, it’s hard to … Read More

This Unexpected Tip to Extend Battery Life on iPhone Actually Works… Really!

Dec 4, 2019 - 7 Comments
Dark mode might extend battery life on OLED iPhone models

Yea yea yea, the “one weird tip” is the cheesiest headline title type of all time, right? But really, are you looking for a fascinating way to make an iPhone battery last a bit longer? You might be digging around in the devices display settings then. If you have an iPhone with an OLED screen, … Read More

How to Disable Auto-Brightness in iOS 16 / 15 and iPadOS 16 / 15

Dec 3, 2019 - 14 Comments

Auto-brightness automatically adjusts the display brightness of an iPhone or iPad depending on surrounding ambient lighting conditions. Some users love this feature and some users don’t, and there are Settings options to both enable and disable auto-brightness on iPhone or iPad. If you want to change or turn off auto-brightness on iPhone or iPad running … Read More

How to Play & View SWF Files on Mac

Dec 2, 2019 - 2 Comments
Playing SWF file on Mac

Occasionally some Mac users may come across an SWF file that must be opened or accessed. If you have a SWF file that you need to view, play, or open on a Mac, you can do so with a variety of freely available tools. SWF is the file format for Adobe Flash files, and you … Read More

How to Connect a PS4 Controller to iPhone or iPad

Dec 1, 2019 - 6 Comments
How to use a Playstation 4 controller with iPhone and iPad

Want to use a Playstation 4 controller with iPhone or iPad for gaming? You can enjoy gaming on your mobile device more than ever by using a PS4 controller with iOS or iPadOS, and it’s quite easy to setup and get going. This can be a huge deal for gamers who prefer to use physical … Read More

How to Use Ultra-Wide Camera on iPhone 11 & iPhone 11 Pro

Nov 30, 2019 - 1 Comment
Using wide angle lens on iPhone camera with ultra-wide and zoom available

Wondering how to use the new ultra-wide angle lens camera on iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro? It’s quite easy, and it can look fantastic for many photographic situations. The iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max all include an ultra-wide camera lens, this article will detail how to use the camera … Read More

How to Install & Setup iCloud for Windows PC

Nov 29, 2019 - 3 Comments
Setup and install iCloud for Windows

iCloud can be used on a Windows PC, which is particularly helpful to iPhone and iPad users who have a PC but not a Mac, or Mac users who have installed Windows 10 in Boot Camp, or even to those who have both Mac and Windows computers, and want to be able to access all … Read More

How to Move & Arrange App Icons on Home Screen of iPhone & iPad (iOS 13 / iPadOS 13)

Nov 27, 2019 - 18 Comments
How to rearrange Home Screen icons on iPhone and iPad

If you’d like to change the layout of app icons on the Home Screen of iPhone or iPad, you can do so easily. This allows you to place apps where you use them most, to tidy up the devices home screen, or to customize how you want your Home Screens to look on an iPhone … Read More

How to Flag Emails as Different Colors on iPhone & iPad

Nov 26, 2019 - 15 Comments
How to Flag Emails as Different Colors

If you’re the kind of person who frequently uses e-mail for job, personal, or business-related purposes, you might find it hard to manage all the mails you constantly receive in your inbox. Popular email services like Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, etc. have their unique ways to prioritize emails by letting uses star or flag important mails. … Read More

How to Find a Lost iPhone, iPad, Mac with FindMy on Mac

Nov 25, 2019 - 6 Comments
Find My Mac App

Lost an iPhone, iPad, or Mac? Losing something is not only really irritating, but depending on what you’ve misplaced it can be a costly endeavor, too. Thankfully Apple offers a way to try and find lost iPhones, iPads, and Macs and it’s called Find My. Now there’s an app by the same name available for … Read More

How to Use Memoji Stickers on iPhone & iPad

Nov 23, 2019 - 2 Comments
Using Memoji Stickers

Memoji Stickers offer a fun way to use any custom Memoji as iMessage stickers within Messages conversations on an iPhone or iPad. Furthermore, the Memoji stickers work in other messaging apps like WhatsApp, Facebook, Discord too. Essentially, Memoji stickers are the personalized Memoji feature combined with iMessage Stickers, and they can be used in all … Read More

How to Convert HEIC to JPG on Mac Easily with Preview

Nov 22, 2019 - 15 Comments
How to convert HEIC to JPEG on Mac with Preview

You may occasionally need to convert an HEIC file to JPEG on the Mac, perhaps because someone sent you an iPhone picture in the HEIF / HEIC file format, for compatibility purposes, or for any other reason. This article will show you how to concert an HEIC file to JPEG file on the Mac using … Read More

How to Delete Siri & Dictation History on Mac and Opt-Out of Audio Recording Storage

Nov 21, 2019 - Leave a Comment
How to delete Siri data and audio recordings from Mac

Want to delete and erase all Siri and Dictation history associated with a Mac from Apple servers? Additionally, can opt out of future audio storage and review of Siri recordings from a Mac. You can do both of these with the latest MacOS system software release, and this article will show you how.

How to Passcode Lock an App with Screen Time on iPhone & iPad

Nov 19, 2019 - 3 Comments
App time limit

Have you ever wanted to put a passcode lock on an iPhone or iPad app? If you want to prevent people from having access to specific apps, even if they have access to your iPhone or iPad and know that devices lock screen passcode, you’d need an app passcode. The problem is that iOS and … Read More

How to Take a Screenshot on iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max

Nov 17, 2019 - Leave a Comment
How to screenshot iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max

Wondering how to take screenshots on iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, or iPhone 11 Pro Max? Many users who have upgraded older iPhones to the latest iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro model series may be wondering how to take screenshots on their new iPhones, which has changed on the newer devices compared to what … Read More

How to Connect Xbox One Controller to ‌Apple TV‌

Nov 16, 2019 - Leave a Comment
Xbox One controller on Apple TV

Want to use a wireless Xbox controller with Apple TV? The Xbox One controllers are great for gaming, and so if you play games or Apple Arcade on Apple TV you might be interested in connecting a wireless Xbox controller to Apple TV to improve the experience.

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