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How to Force Restart a Frozen Apple Watch
Read full article: at LifeHacker The Apple Watch is a great companion for your iPhone—but all great things have bad days, and the Apple Watch is no exception. Software bugs can make the watch slow to respond, and when they do, a quick restart is usually a good solution. However, sometimes the Apple Watch stops…
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How to Reset and Erase a Locked iPhone Without Connecting to a Mac or PC
Read full article: at LifeHacker iOS 15.2 is filled with features big and small. Along with features like Digital Legacy and App Privacy Report, comes a feature we’ve been waiting years for; the ability to completely erase and reset a locked iPhone without needing to connect it to a Mac or PC first. Read more……
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How to Pass on Your iPhone Data After You Die
Read full article: at LifeHacker Our digital lives are heavily intertwined with our “real” lives, and Apple is finally starting to acknowledge that. The data that lives in our iCloud accounts is not only important to us, but also to our family members. Now, there’s a way for our loved ones to access our digital…
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How to Finally Disable Auto Macro Mode on iPhone 13 Pro
Read full article: at LifeHacker Apple pulled off a neat trick on the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max; it added a surprisingly good Macro mode to the Camera app, without even adding a separate Macro camera (like Android phones do). The Camera app automatically switches to a cropped version of the Ultra-Wide camera…
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How to Check Whether an iPhone Has ‘Genuine’ Apple Parts Without Opening It Up
Read full article: at LifeHacker Apple has always placed a huge emphasis on using genuine Apple parts for iPhone repairs, and now, with iOS15.2, you can finally check to see if any non-genuine parts have been used in yours. If you only buy new iPhones, this probably isn’t of much interest to you; however, if…
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How to Know When Your iPhone Could Be Recording You
Read full article: at LifeHacker You’ve probably had the (legitimate) fear that your smartphone is listening or watching you. Your iPhone certainly isn’t without privacy risks, and you should absolutely audit your settings and all of your app permissions, but one helpful feature that Apple has built in is a visual warning when your device…
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How to Stop Your iPhone 12 or 13 From Frequently Dropping Calls
Read full article: at LifeHacker If your iPhone won’t stop dropping calls, it can be difficult to troubleshoot. After all, you can’t just switch to Cingular Wireless anymore, and without the support of the network with the fewest dropped calls, what are you supposed to do? If your issue is tied to an iPhone 12…
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How to Buy Someone a Tech Gift When You Know Nothing About Tech
Read full article: at LifeHacker The holidays are, once again, rapidly approaching, and aside from toys and clothes, tech is always at the top of many people’s wish lists. The problem is, there are a lot of products out there to choose from, and it can be difficult to choose one when you don’t know…
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How to (Finally) Use SharePlay to Watch Videos Together on FaceTime
Read full article: at LifeHacker Apple’s SharePlay was one of the features that didn’t make it to the final iOS 15 release. But now, with iOS 15.1, it’s out for all iPhone and iPad users (macOS Monterey will receive the update later in the Fall). Read more… Read full article: at LifeHacker
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10 of the Worst iPhone Annoyances (and How to Fix Them)
Read full article: at LifeHacker Even though iOS works great for most people, it has a lot of minor, frustrating annoyances. With a little bit of effort, though, you can get rid of most of these issues and make your iPhone work for you. Here’s a list of 10 things that are likely to bother…