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How to Back Up (and Restore) the Data on Your Apple Watch
Read full article: at LifeHacker A seamless backup and restore process is one of the key advantages of the Apple ecosystem, and that extends to the Apple Watch as well: If you’re switching from an older model to a new one, you can easily restore all of your watch faces and data. But the process…
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How to Fix the iPhone 13's 'Unlock With Apple Watch' Bug
Read full article: at LifeHacker So, you bought a brand new iPhone 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro, or 13 Pro Max. Congratulations! Are you enjoying the new and improved cameras? The 120 Hz pro displays? Or are you pissed because your $1,000 iPhone won’t unlock when you’re wearing a mask—even though your old iPhone did…
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How to Speed Up Your Apple Watch Updates
Read full article: at LifeHacker The Apple Watch packs a lot of power into a small design. But for all of their speed and utility, performing certain tasks on one of them can still be painfully slow. Take updates, for example—they’re notoriously sluggish on Apple Watch. If you’re dreading how long your watchOS 8 update…
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How to Finally Organize Your Random iPhone Notes
Read full article: at LifeHacker Tagging is a feature that can separate a basic notes app from a powerful one. And when it comes to note-taking apps, you used to have to choose a third-party option (often one that cost money) to take advantage of this helpful feature—but no more. Read more… Read full article:…
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How to Stop Your iPhone and Its Apps From Tracking Your Location
Read full article: at LifeHacker While privacy as we used to know it might be dead and gone, there are still plenty of ways to protect yourself against the default tech standards on your iPhone. Apple might be a privacy champion, but there are plenty of settings you can tinker with and change to hide…
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How to Check All Your Apple Devices' Battery Levels With One Widget
Read full article: at LifeHacker Those of us fully entrenched in the Apple ecosystem have a lot of batteries to think about; you might have a MacBook, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and AirPods to boot, all of which are consuming precious portable power by just sitting there. Instead of constantly jumping among products to know…
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How to Get a Burner Email Address With iCloud+'s 'Hide My Email'
Read full article: at LifeHacker You should think twice before giving out your real email address to a random business or a website. Not only can it lead to spam, but your email address can also end up in a marketing database. Read more… Read full article: at LifeHacker
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How to Hide Your Browsing History From Ad Trackers With iCloud 'Private Relay'
Read full article: at LifeHacker With the iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey update, Apple is automatically upgrading all iCloud paid plans to iCloud+. If you’re paying for iCloud storage, you now get access to the Private Relay feature, and the ability to hide your email address online. Read more… Read full article: at…
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How to Stop Apple From Scanning Your iPhone Photos Before iOS 15 Arrives
Read full article: at LifeHacker Starting with iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Apple is going to apply a new child-protection policy when it comes to scanning photos that you upload to iCloud. This policy will help Apple report illegal child pornography images to the authorities, and on the surface, it sounds like a good thing…
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How to Find and Delete All Your Old, Unused Accounts
Read full article: at LifeHacker We all have accounts we no longer use, but some apps and websites make deleting your profile a pain. In those cases, simply ignoring them is an easier option. However, unused accounts are a major security threat—all it takes is one successful data break or credential-stuffing attack to potentially compromise…