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How to Easily Transfer Old iPhone to iPhone 14 Pro / iPhone 14

Sep 21, 2022 - 2 Comments
Transfer old iPhone to new iPhone 14 Pro

If you just got a brand new iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 14, or iPhone 14 Plus, you’re probably pretty excited to get it setup and working, with all of your data and stuff from your prior iPhone onto the new device. Apple has made transferring data from an old iPhone to … Read More

How to Downgrade iOS 16 and Revert to iOS 15

Sep 20, 2022 - 12 Comments
Downgrade iOS 16 to iOS 15

If you recently updated your iPhone to iOS 16 and have decided it’s not for you, perhaps due to some incompatibility or battery issue or otherwise, you’ll be excited to know you can downgrade from iOS 16 and revert back to iOS 15. This article will cover an easy approach to downgrading, and you’ll be … Read More

How to Enable Haptic Feedback on iPhone Keyboard

Sep 19, 2022 - 3 Comments
iPhone keyboard

One of the more interesting new features available to iPhone users with iOS 16 onward is the haptic feedback keyboard. When this feature is enabled, your iPhone will offer physical feedback every time you type a key on the virtual keyboard, making it feel almost as if it the keys have some give to them. … Read More

How to Install iOS 16 on iPhone

Sep 18, 2022 - Leave a Comment
iOS 16

Wondering how to install iOS 16 onto your iPhone? Fortunately it’s super easy, as you’ll see in this walkthrough.

iOS 16 Battery Life Draining Fast on iPhone? Here’s Why & How to Fix It

Sep 16, 2022 - 21 Comments
iOS 16 battery life

Some iPhone users who have recently installed the iOS 16 update may feel like their battery life is draining much faster than it was before. And truth be told, it very well may be! If you’re experiencing rapid battery drain on an iPhone after installing iOS 16, there’s likely a reason for that, and fortunately … Read More

7 of the Best iOS 16 Features to Check Out Right Away

Sep 15, 2022 - 6 Comments
iOS 16 best features

iOS 16 is here for iPhone users, and it’s a nice update with some handy features that you’re sure to appreciate. By far the biggest and most flashy new feature is the ability to customize the lock screen, but there are also many smaller useful features, including marking messages as unread, editing messages, unsending messages, … Read More

How to Leave the iOS 16 Beta Testing Program

Sep 14, 2022 - Leave a Comment

Are you in the iOS 16 or iPadOS 16 beta testing programs and want to stop getting beta updates now that the final version is out? Whether you’re in the public beta or developer beta, you can leave the iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 beta programs at any time by removing the beta profile from … Read More

How to Prepare Your iPhone for iOS 16

Sep 13, 2022 - 3 Comments
iOS 16.2

Now that the iOS 16 upgrade is available, you may be like many users who haven’t yet taken the time to update their device quite yet. If so, you’re certainly not alone, since not everyone is enthralled by installing system software updates or centers their life around doing so. But before you do go updating … Read More

How to Disable Spotify Car Mode

Sep 11, 2022 - 2 Comments
Disable Spotify Car Mode

Spotify Car Mode is apparently supposed to make the app less distracting and easier to use while driving, but because the interface is completely different and less intuitive if you’re used to the regular Spotify interface, you may find it to have the opposite of the intended effect. If you’d like to turn off Spotify … Read More

Listen to Long Audio Messages Easier on iPhone with This Trick

Sep 10, 2022 - 1 Comment
Scrub voice messages on iPhone

Ever get sent a lengthy audio message to your iPhone and while you’re listening to it, the screen turns off and the voice audio message is interrupted, forcing you go to re-listen to the entire thing again? That’s annoying, right? The next time you get sent a long audio message to your iPhone, use this … Read More

How to Unlock iPhone With Your Voice

Sep 8, 2022 - 6 Comments
How to Unlock iPhone or iPad With Your Voice

Have you ever wanted to unlock your iPhone with just your voice? In that case, you may be excited to learn that it’s possible to do that, thanks to a little known Accessibility feature.

Hosts File Not Working on Mac? Try This Fix

Sep 6, 2022 - 2 Comments
Hosts file on the Mac

Some Mac users have discovered that the hosts file in MacOS does not appear to work, or changes to the /etc/hosts file on the Mac are seemingly ignored. Given that the hosts file is used to map IP addresses to host names, and is frequently modified by advanced users, this is an understandably annoying problem. … Read More

How to Play iPhone & iPad Games on Mac

Sep 2, 2022 - 1 Comment
How to Play iPhone & iPad Games on M1 Mac

Have you ever wanted to play the iPhone or iPad games you own on your Mac? Perhaps, you just want to play one game of Among Us while you’re stuck at work? As long as you have a Mac that’s powered by Apple Silicon, you’re all set.

How to Hard Lock an iPhone to Prevent Unauthorized Biometric Access

Sep 1, 2022 - 13 Comments
Hard Lock an iPhone

If you’re ever in a situation where you are concerned about unauthorized biometric access to your iPhone, for example, someone holding your iPhone up to your face to unlock it with Face ID, or someone forcing you to put your finger on the Touch ID sensor to unlock the iPhone, you can prevent that unauthorized … Read More

How to Search Messages on Mac

Aug 31, 2022 - 2 Comments
How to Search Messages on Mac

If you use Messages app on your Mac, you may frequently arrive at a situation where you’d like to search and filter the content of your messages and conversations for a match, or a particular word, or topic. Fortunately, the Messages for Mac app has a nice and easy message search feature.

How to Change the Font of a Webpage in Safari on iPhone & iPad

Aug 30, 2022 - 1 Comment
How to Change the Font of a Webpage in Safari

Have you ever wanted to customize the font seen on a webpage? Maybe you have a preferred font that you want to see while you’re reading, or the font on a particular webpage is difficult to read? In that case, you’ll be excited to know that you can now do this on your iPhone or … Read More

Unable to Auto Unlock Mac with Apple Watch? Troubleshoot & Fix

Aug 26, 2022 - 4 Comments
Unable to Auto Unlock Mac with Apple Watch? Troubleshoot & Fix

Apple allows users to unlock their Macs using their Apple Watch, which is a super handy feature for users of both devices. As convenient as this may sound, the feature isn’t completely flawless though, and sometimes you may run into issues with the auto-unlocking Mac feature. Since Apple Watch and your Mac relies on a … Read More

Remove Dictation Button from Safari Address Bar on iPhone & iPad

Aug 24, 2022 - 2 Comments
Remove the microphone dictation button from Safari search bar on iPhone or iPad

You may have noticed a microphone button in the address bar of Safari on iPhone or iPad, and when the microphone icon is tapped it will activate dictation, turning your voice into text. Many users may accidentally tap on the microphone dictation button in Safari on iPhone or iPad, and thus may want to disable … Read More

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