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How to Set Up Your Brand-New AirPods Pro
I am weak. I splurged on a brand-new pair of AirPods Pro and I’ve been fiddling around with them all day. Setting up these third-generation wireless earbuds isn’t that difficult, but there are a few settings you’re definitely going to want to play with if you preordered a pair yourself (or plan to pick some…
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How to Prevent iOS 13.2 From Breaking Your HomePod
Apple released iOS 13.2 the other day, which adds some neat features for your HomePod—including the ability to detect and differentiate between multiple voices and pass audio from an iPhone to the Homepod by bringing the phone near the speaker. The bad news is that this update seems to be bricking some HomePods… Read more……
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How to Enable Gmail's Dark Mode in iOS
Finally, my favorite email app is getting dark mode. And if you’re lucky, you’re already able to take advantage of the new feature within Gmail on iOS and Android. We’ve already written about the latter, and now we’re here with a quick guide to enabling dark mode on the former—if you can access it. Read…
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How to Access a Lost iPad That's Locked With Apple's 'Find My'
Apple’s “Find My” feature can be a powerful tool for recovering lost or stolen devices. It can also be a pain in the ass if you’ve purchased or otherwise legally acquired a used device that’s still tied to another person’s account. In this week’s Tech 911 column, we’re tackling the latter. Read more… Read full…
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How to Mute Individual Email Threads in iOS 13
The dings and chimes of your smartphone’s notifications are a part of the background din of everyday life. While these help us stay on top of our important communications, the constant noise can create anxiety. And there’s no worse culprit of superfluous notifications than an email inbox that’s stuffed with threads… Read more… Read full…
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How to Get the Apple TV App on Your Roku
The Apple TV app has been available on just about every Apple device since the service launched, and began appearing on select Samsung smart TVs in the past couple of years. And as of today, Apple TV is (finally) available on a wide array of Roku devices. Read more… Read full article: at LifeHacker
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How to Prevent Apple Employees From Listening to Your Siri Commands
Apple has started rolling out new options for managing Siri data—most importantly the ability to opt-out of having Siri audio clips reviewed by Apple employees. Users will also be able to submit Siri data deletion requests in the near future as well. These new features have been appearing in the latest round of OS… Read…
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How to Survive Apple's iOS 13 Update Blitz
I’m one of those people who must always run the most up-to-date version of anything I’m using. Apps? Games? Hardware? If a device or piece of software doesn’t have an auto-updater (and even if it does), I’m constantly checking to make sure it has the latest fixes, features, and security patches. It’s an obsession. Read…
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How to Get Your iPhone Notifications Under Control
We all get too many notifications. In the video above, I go over the tools built in to iOS to help you filter out the noise and only receive the notifications that are important. Read more… Read full article: at LifeHacker
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How to Hide Memojis in iOS 13 and iPadOS 13
Memojis have been added to the iPad and iPhone keyboard in iPad and iOS 13, which is great news if you’re a fan of oddly creepy, personalized lookalikes. If you’re not one of those people, then you may find this inclusion a bit annoying—they take up a surprising amount of real estate in the emoji…