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How to Use Your Apple Watch to Find Your iPhone

Charlotte Henry · November 12, 2020

If you have an Apple Watch, there’s a couple of ways that it can help you find your misplaced iPhone with the ‘Ping iPhone’ tool.

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Here Are All The Message Effects You Can Send on Apple Devices

Andrew Orr · October 7, 2020

Message effects have been around for some time, letting iPhone users send cool messages to each other. Here are all of them.

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NextDNS Lets You Create Configuration Files for iOS 14 Encrypted DNS

Andrew Orr · September 29, 2020

NextDNS released a new tool on Tuesday that lets you generate a configuration profile to let you use iOS 14 encrypted DNS without needing the NextDNS app.

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How to Use Safari Private Browsing on iPhone or iPad

Charlotte Henry · August 20, 2020

Charlotte shows you how to use Private Browsing Mode in Safari on your iPhone or iPad (running iOS 13/iPadOS 13).

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How to Get SHOWTIME Free with Apple TV+ and Existing CBSAA Subscription

John Martellaro · August 18, 2020

If you are currently an Apple TV+ and CBS All Access subscriber, you can add SHOWTIME for free. John explains the slight trick involved.

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Encrypting Email With iOS 14 Mail - A How-To

Jeff Butts · August 17, 2020

One of the most frustrating tasks for iPhone and iPad users is figuring out how to get it to play nicely with encrypted email with iOS Mail. Jeff Butts decided to brave the frustration, scoured the Internet for tips, and developed a method that should solve your woes.

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How to Use Setapp on Your iPhone

Charlotte Henry · August 14, 2020

Setapp is now available on iOS and in a couple of steps you can access apps available through the subscription service on your iPhone.

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Here’s How to Edit Your iOS 14 Home Screen

Andrew Orr · July 30, 2020

Apple is giving us more control in iOS 14 like widgets and App Library, and you can edit your iOS 14 home screen too.

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iOS 13.6: How to Find Symptom Tracking in the Health App

Andrew Orr · July 17, 2020

iOS 13.6 brings symptom tracking to the Health app, letting you manually add symptoms and share them with third-party apps.

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How to Subscribe to and Download Podcasts on Mac and iPhone

Charlotte Henry · July 17, 2020

You can subscribe to and download podcasts on your Mac using Apple’s own app, and your subscriptions sync to your iPhone and iPad.

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Apple Warns Not to Close Your Laptop Lid With a Webcam Cover

Andrew Orr · July 13, 2020

In a new support document, Apple says not to close your MacBook’s lid while using a webcam cover, as doing so can damage the screen.

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iOS 14: How to Use a Private MAC Address on iPhone and iPad

Andrew Orr · July 13, 2020

Apple lets you use a private MAC address in iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and watchOS 7. Here’s what that means and where to find the setting.

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How to Show Battery Percentage on iPhone XR and iPhone 11

Charlotte Henry · July 9, 2020

To show battery percentage on an iPhone XR or iPhone 11 you need to access the Control Center or add a Widget.

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How to Search in Apple Music by Lyrics Not Song Title

Charlotte Henry · July 2, 2020

One of Charlotte’s favorite features in Apple Music is that you can search for a song using the lyrics, without knowing the title.

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Get Siri to Tell You Which Song is Topping The Chart

Charlotte Henry · June 25, 2020

One fun thing that Siri can do is tell you which song is currently topping the charts in whichever country you’re in.

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How to Cancel Your Apple Music Subscription

Charlotte Henry · June 18, 2020

If you want to cancel your Apple Music subscription you can do so whether you’re on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad.

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How to Right-Click on a Mac

John Martellaro · June 11, 2020

The first Mac launch in 1984 with a one button mouse. It wasn’t until 1997 that Steve Jobs relented to allow right-clicking in Mac OS, and Apple later shipped a mouse capable of a direct right-click. Here’s a recap on how to right-click on a Mac.