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Fix AOL Mail Not Working on iPhone or iPad

Sep 8, 2021 - 7 Comments
Fix AOL Email problems iPhone and iPad

Some AOL email users may find that AOL mail is not working on their iPhone or iPad as expected. For example, the Mail app may show an “Account Error: AOL” error message on the bottom, indicating that AOL mail is not working, or perhaps you are just no longer getting emails to your AOL account … Read More

How to Get Verification Codes For Apple ID on iPhone & iPad

Sep 8, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Manually Get Verification Codes For Apple ID on iPhone & iPad

Do you use Apple’s two-factor authentication system to verify the sign-ins to your Apple account from new devices? In that case, you might be interested in learning another way to get your verification codes, right from your iPhone or iPad.

How to Markup, Draw, & Write on Images on Mac from Finder with Quick Look

Sep 7, 2021 - 2 Comments
How to Markup, Draw, & Write on Images on Mac from Finder with Quick Look

Looking for a way to quickly annotate images and screenshots on your Mac, right from the Finder? Sure you could use Preview, or a third party app, but thanks to Markup it’s also a feature that is available natively in macOS Finder. Markup is also pretty easy to access and has all the basic tools … Read More

How to Enable Automatic Downloads for Music on Mac

Sep 7, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Enable Automatic Downloads for Music on Mac

Do you listen to a lot of music on your Mac when you’re browsing, working on your documents, or doing anything else? In that case, you may be interested in learning about the Music app’s automatic downloads feature that allows you to store your songs locally for offline listening.

How to Reset Home Screen Layout on Apple Watch

Sep 6, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Reset Home Screen Layout on Apple Watch

Do you often rearrange the app layout on your Apple Watch’s home screen? If you’re not a fan of your recent changes, you can always go back to the original state by resetting the home screen on your Apple Watch.

How to Change Netflix Playback Speed on iPhone & iPad

Sep 6, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Change Netflix Playback Speed on iPhone & iPad

Are you looking to breeze through a lot of episodes on Netflix? Many people love to bingewatch, wanting to watch the most number of episodes in the shortest amount of time, and if you’re one of them, you may be interested in the playback speed feature that Netflix has to offer. This can help you … Read More

Changing MAC Address in macOS Big Sur & Monterey with spoof-mac

Sep 5, 2021 - 20 Comments
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If you want to change your MAC address in macOS Monterey or Big Sur, you can use the traditional method to spoof a MAC address, or you can use a slightly easier approach by using a command line tool called spoof-mac. We’ll be covering the mac-spoof method here, which relies on HomeBrew.

How to Stop Apple Watch from Automatically Launching Audio Apps

Sep 5, 2021 - 10 Comments
How to Stop Apple Watch from Automatically Launching Audio Apps

Have you noticed that your Apple Watch automatically shows ‘Now Playing’ and other audio apps when you wake the screen sometimes? This could be really frustrating when you just want to check the time, but thankfully, this can be easily disabled.

How to Change iMessage Apple ID on Mac

Sep 5, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Change iMessage Account on Mac

Do you want to use a different Apple ID specifically for iMessage from your Mac? This is actually pretty easy to do in macOS, though using multiple Apple ID’s is really not recommended.

How to Get Cycling Directions in Maps on iPhone

Sep 4, 2021 - 6 Comments
How to View Cycling Directions in Maps on iPhone

Do you use a bike or cycle for leisure or commuting? Whatever the case, bicyclists will be pleased to know that you can now access cycling directions on your iPhone using Apple Maps.

How to Change Safari Reader View Font & Background on iPhone & iPad

Sep 4, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Change Reader View Font & Background on iPhone

Do you take advantage of Safari’s Reader View on iPhone or iPad? If so, you may be excited to know that you can further improve the reading experience by changing the text font, as well as the background color of the Reader View in Safari.

How to Check Definitions of Translated Words in Translate on iPhone

Sep 3, 2021 - 4 Comments
How to Check Definitions of Translated Words in Translate on iPhone & iPad

Do you use Apple’s Translate app to communicate with those who speak a different language? Or are you using the Translate app to learn a foreign language yourself? If you’re curious to learn a little bit of the language, you may often want to check the definitions of the translated words. The Translate app on … Read More

How to Set Up HomePod Multiple User Voice Recognition

Sep 3, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Set Up HomePod Multiple User Voice Recognition

Did you know that Siri on your HomePod is capable of distinguishing between different voices? Although this is a feature that’s not activated by default, it’s something that you can set up within a matter of minutes for HomePod using your iPhone or iPad.

How to Add Face Mask to Your Memoji on iPhone

Sep 2, 2021 - 2 Comments
How to Add Face Mask to Your Memoji on iPhone

Do you have your own custom Memoji that you use to express yourself while texting your friends on iMessage? If so, perhaps you’ll want to add a face mask to your Memoji, considering the situation we’re currently in.

How to Change Siri Voice on Mac

Sep 2, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Change Siri Voice on Mac

If you’re the kind of Mac user who personalizes their computer a lot, you may also be interested in changing the way Siri sounds when she replies to your voice commands. This is something that wasn’t possible until recently.

How to Turn Off Mentions Notifications in Messages on iPhone & iPad

Sep 1, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Turn Off Notifications for Mentions on iMessage

Mentions is one of the newer features that Apple has added to iMessage, which are particularly helpful with group conversations. But if you’re in a lot of Group Conversations on iMessage, you may want to turn off notifications for these mentions, and that’s easy to do on iPhone and iPad.

How to Use Conversation Mode to Translate Speech Live on iPhone & iPad

Sep 1, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Use Conversation Mode to Translate Speech Live on iPhone & iPad

Traveling to a foreign country is a great experience for sure, but one of the downsides is being unable to communicate properly with someone who speaks a different language. Apple aims to address this problem with the Translate app, an excellent feature on iPhone and iPad, that, as the name implies, allows you to translate … Read More

How to Create an Apple ID Recovery Key

Aug 31, 2021 - 4 Comments
How to Create an Apple ID Recovery Key

Resetting your Apple ID password is normally a pretty easy task, but if you don’t have access to the device that you’re already signed into, things could get super complicated and inconvenient. However, Apple offers another option with an Apple ID recovery key, which can be used to reset an Apple ID account as well.

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