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How to Decide How Much iPhone Storage You Actually Need
Choosing the right iPhone storage capacity is crucial. Find out how much storage you really need and avoid paying for unnecessary space.
How To Fix iPhone 15 Stuck on Signing into iCloud
Is your iPhone 15 stuck on the “Signing into iCloud” screen? Check out this guide for easy, step-by-step solutions to fix this login issue.
This Is the Main Reason Why Apple Sells iPhone 128GB Variant
Apple’s 128GB iPhone variant remains relevant due to iCloud adoption, Services revenue growth, and affordability for budget-conscious buyers.
Fix: Verification Failed Could Not Send Code to Phone Number
If you keep seeing the “Verification failed, could not send code to phone number” message, here are a few troubleshooting steps you can try
How to Fix “This Apple ID is not Active”
If you are looking for ways to work around the “This Apple ID is not active” error message, here are some effective solutions.
3 Essential Apple Services You Should Be Using
Apple has a lot of free and paid utilities in their arsenal. Check out this list of essential Apple services you should be using.
Apple Fixes iCloud Private Relay Servers
Apple has now addressed the iCloud Private Relay service outage, and the servers are functioning properly.
[Solved] Stop System Data From Taking All Your iPhone Storage
Is System Data too large on your iPhone? Here’s how to reduce the storage usage of the cached files from your apps, browser, and messages.
iCloud Calendar Not Syncing on iPhone? 11 Easy Fixes
Is iCloud Calendar Not Syncing on iPhone? This guide will show you various methods to fix iCloud Calendar sync issues on iPhone.
iPhone Cannot Connect to iCloud? Here’s What To Do
Is the “Cannot Connect to iCloud” error showing on your screen? Here are some troubleshooting steps for when you can’t access your account.
Apple Actively Working on More Secure iCloud
Apple is actively working on improving iOS and iCloud encryption Apple is always working to improve security and privacy in its products, but after the company was hit with a Federal court order demanding it create a version of iOS that removes protections from brute force passcode attacks, it looks like those efforts have a…
How to Troubleshoot iCloud Syncing
It's not you, it's Apple First up of course, is making sure your issue is limited to iCloud. As long as your Mac can do other things online, and your iPhone still loads web pages and gets non-iCloud email, you're good. Then we move on to actual troubleshooting. The first two rules of Tech Support…
Following Unexplained Removal, iCloud Photos App Working Again
The iCloud Photos beta is just one component of Apple’s new cloud-based photo initiative. On the mobile side, users can choose to enable the iCloud Photo Library, which automatically syncs photos to iCloud and a user’s other iOS devices. Similar functionality existed previously with Apple’s Photo Stream feature, but new to the iCloud Photo Library…
Reinstating iCloud Storage, Goodbye Free MobileMe
Apple's free 20GB of iCloud storage for former MobileMe subscribers ended with September, which means anyone that procrastinated on signing up for a paid account woke up on October 1 to find that they had been downgraded to a free 5GB account. If you don't need the extra storage, no problem. But if you do,…
Apple Updates Something Unspecified in iCloud Control Panel 3.0 for Windows [Update]
[Update: There was a caching issue with the KnowledgeBase article for iCloud Control Panel for Windows. The version that is new for September 18th is version 3.0, and this article originally discussed version 2.1.2. – Bryan] Apple released iCloud Control Panel 3.0 for Windows, a release that might add support for iOS 7, though Apple…
Apple Begins Inviting Select Customers to iWork for iCloud Beta
Apple has begun inviting select customers to try the company's new iWork for iCloud, the browser-based versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote announced at June's World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC). iWork for iCloud is in beta, and heretofore available on to registered developer accounts. The invite seen by The Mac Observer was sent out to…
How to Understand & Work with Your iCloud Photo Stream
iPhoneography – capturing unique moments of time every day and every place with an iPhone. It goes without saying that your photos are important to you. Many are irreplaceable. Let's say you are visiting family while vacationing in Italy. You're using your iPhone to record the memorable family events that are bound to ensue. The…
An Apple Developer Explains How iCloud is Broken
Frustrated with iCloud, Apple’s developer community speaks up en masseFrustrated with iCloud, Apple’s developer community speaks up en masse A decade ago, Max Seelemann was a youngster in school when he launched the Ulysses writer’s tool and The Soulmen. In a previous WWDC interview, he told TMO’s Dave Hamilton how the OS X app has…
How to Stay in Control of Your iCloud Photo Stream
I remember the days of film cameras. Yes, I am that old… Each roll of 35-millimeter film would give us 12, 24, or 36 images. After taking the photos, the film would typically be dropped off at the photo desk at a local pharmacy or supermarket. Then, the wait – and sometimes the sweating –…
iCloud: Setting Up an Auto-Response
When you head out on vacation (you lucky dog, you), it's a good idea to set up an auto-response. This'll mean that every time you get an email, the server will automatically reply to the sender to let him know you're out of town. Trust me, unless you enjoy having to answer emails while you're…
iCloud Storage Upgrades Suddenly Show 2050 Expiration
What appears to be a bug in Apple's iCloud online storage system started showing an expiration date of 2050 for users that received an extra 20GB of storage for free after migrating from MobileMe. The odd date showed up in user accounts on Sunday, which also happened to be the last day they were set…
Yojimbo iCloud Syncing Near, Requires MAS Purchase
Yojimbo and iCloud Yojimbo is a popular information organizer app, and one of the key features for the software has been seamless integration between multiple Macs using Apple’s MobileMe service. MobileMe is being shuttered by Apple on Saturday, June 30th, and that means that Bare Bones has to move the app’s syncing abilities to iCloud…
Preparing for MobileMe’s June 30 Shutdown
MobileMe: It’s time to move The transition from MobileMe to iCloud officially started on October 12, 2011, and both services will run concurrently through June 30. After that deadline, however, any content stored in MobileMe accounts will be lost forever. After migrating to iCloud, you’ll still have several of the same services you’re already used…