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How to Transfer Everything to New iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 the Easy way

Sep 24, 2021 - 6 Comments
Transfer old iPhone to new iPhone 13 Pro

Got a new iPhone 13 Pro or iPhone 13 model, and want to get all your stuff from your older iPhone to the new one? Fortunately it’s easy to transfer all data from an old iPhone to the new iPhone 13 series, thanks to the data migration tool available during device setup, and you don’t … Read More

Problems with iOS 15? Troubleshooting iOS 15 / iPadOS 15 Issues

Sep 23, 2021 - 46 Comments
Troubleshooting problems with iOS 15

Experiencing a problem with iOS 15 on iPhone or iPadOS 15 on iPad? Having a hard time installing the update, or maybe the device is misbehaving after installing the update? If you’re one of the people who is experiencing difficulties after updating to iOS 15 or iPadOS 15, read along to help troubleshoot the problem. … Read More

iOS 15: Revert Safari to Old Design & Get the Safari Search Bar Back on Top on iPhone Screen

Sep 22, 2021 - 23 Comments
Move the Safari Address Bar to Top or Bottom in iOS 15

Two of the the most common questions asked by people after updating iPhone to iOS 15 is “can I revert back to the old Safari design?” and “how do I get the Safari search / address bar back to the top of the screen?” If you don’t like the new Safari design with the address … Read More

How to Replace a Lost Recovery Key for Apple ID with iPhone or iPad

Sep 20, 2021 - 19 Comments
How to Replace Lost Recovery Key on iPhone

Apple reintroduced the Recovery Key security feature in modern iOS and iPadOS versions that may come in handy for resetting your Apple ID password. Recovery Key acts as an extra layer of security for your Apple account just in case you forget your password, and lose access to your trusted device. But what happens if … Read More

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

Mac Won’t Boot from Bootable Install Disk? This Might Be Why

Aug 25, 2021 - 9 Comments
Boot a Mac from an external disk

Trying to start a Mac from a boot disk but it’s not working? And you’re sure you created the boot drive properly? There may be a few different reasons for this.

How to Refresh Location in Find My on iPhone or iPad

Aug 24, 2021 - 4 Comments
How to Refresh Find My location

If you use Find My with iPhone to keep track of location of friends, family, items, or Apple devices, you may be wondering how you can refresh the location when you’re looking at the Find My map. Refreshing the Find My location can be necessary for many reasons, for example if you’re wanting to see … Read More

How to Fix “Device is Unreachable” Error with iPhone & Windows

Aug 21, 2021 - 13 Comments
How to Fix "Device is Unreachable" Error with iPhone & Windows

Are you unable to transfer photos from your iPhone to your Windows PC? Are you specifically getting the “Device is Unreachable” error on Windows? Fortunately, this Windows-specific issue can be resolved in a matter of minutes.

How to Check Warranty & Apple Care+ Status of Your Mac

Jul 30, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Check Warranty & Apple Care+ Status of Your Mac

Wondering if a Mac is still under warranty? Do you want to check the warranty status of your Mac? In that case, you’ll be excited to learn about the method that we’ll be covering here as it doesn’t require you to get your Mac’s serial number to check a Macs Apple Care status.

Forgot Apple Watch Passcode? Here’s How to Reset It

Jul 30, 2021 - 1 Comment
Forgot Apple Watch Passcode? How to Reset It

Did you manage to accidentally lose or forget your Apple Watch passcode? Don’t worry, it’s not the end of the world. You can get back full access to your Apple Watch by simply resetting it and you can do this right from your paired iPhone.

How to Generate an Apple Support PIN

Jul 25, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Generate Apple Support PIN on iPhone & iPad

You’ve exhausted all the online resources and you’ve reached the end of your own troubleshooting capabilities, in which case you’re likely contacting official Apple Support. Whether you’re reaching out to Apple support for warranty queries or troubleshooting account-related issues, you may sometimes be asked to verify yourself. This is done by simply sharing your support … Read More

How to Force Sync Apple Music Library on iPhone & iPad

Jul 20, 2021 - 9 Comments
How to Force Sync Your Music Library on iPhone & iPad

Did you open the Music app just to find that some songs are not available as you expected them to be, or even the entire song library is empty all of a sudden? Or maybe, some of the new songs you added using a different device aren’t showing up on your iPhone? Either way, you … Read More

Fix Git not working after macOS Update (xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools)

Jul 19, 2021 - 6 Comments
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Some Mac Terminal users may discover git, pip, HomeBrew, and other command line tools may fail or not work as intended with an error message stating “xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools)”. Sometimes these command line tools stop working after a macOS system software update, but they worked previously. Fortunately it’s easy to fix … Read More

How to Repair the Startup Disk on M1 Apple Silicon Macs

Jul 14, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Repair the Startup Disk on M1 Apple Silicon Macs

If you are having any peculiar disk issues or disk errors with an Apple Silicon Mac, you may want to try using the repair tools within Disk Utility, available in Recovery Mode.

How to Factory Reset M1 Mac (MacBook Pro, Air, iMac, Mac mini)

Jul 12, 2021 - 12 Comments
How to Factory Reset M1 Mac

Do you have an M1 Mac that you’d like to factory reset as if it were brand new? The process of factory resetting the M1 Mac line to restore the Mac to factory defaults – basically erasing all data and reinstalling a blank macOS – is different with the M1 Mac line, including M1 MacBook … Read More

Fixing M1 Mac External Display Issues (Flickering Screen, White Noise, Black Screen, etc)

Jul 10, 2021 - 28 Comments
Fix M1 Mac external display issues like flickering and white noise

Some M1 MacBook Pro, M1 MacBook Air, and M1 Mac Mini users have discovered display issues when using an external display connected to their M1 Mac. Typically the M1 Mac external display issues are either a flickering display, a display that won’t wake from sleep and where the screen stays black, or a white noise … Read More

Precision Finding Not Working With AirTags? Here’s How to Fix

Jun 26, 2021 - 2 Comments
Troubleshooting AirTags Precision Finding

Are you unable to get Precision Finding to work on your iPhone? Maybe, you’re seeing the Directions option instead of “Find” in the Find My app? These are potential issues that new AirTags owners may come across, but it’s a fairly simple fix.

How to View Display Refresh Rate on Mac

Jun 22, 2021 - 5 Comments
See the refresh rate of external monitor on Mac

If you’re a Mac user running an external display, you may be interested in knowing what the displays refresh rate is. For whatever reason, refresh rate is hidden from easy view in the places you might think to look, but with a little effort you can show the refresh rate on display connected to a … Read More

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