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How to Turn Your iPhone Into a Free High-Res Webcam
Read full article: at LifeHacker Apple makes a mean iPhone camera, but when it comes to their Macs, it’s a whole different story. Sure, they’re getting better, with the M1 Macs having the best of the bunch, but there are a lot of Macs out there with subpar webcams. If you use an external display…
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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 Move Safari's Search Bar Back Where It Belongs in iOS 15
Read full article: at LifeHacker With iOS 15, Apple tried to revamp Safari’s traditional user interface. In some ways, it was an ambitious effort, like how the UI changes colors to match the website you’re browsing. The company’s decision to move the search bar to the bottom of the display, however, was not so well-received.…
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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 Keep Your iPhone's Camera Settings From Resetting When You Close the App
Read full article: at LifeHacker Your iPhone’s camera is chock-full of different modes and settings: Live Photos, slo-mo video, panoramic landscape shots, the list goes on and on. More often than not, you use the camera the same way, with the settings you like most, every time you snap a pic. Unfortunately, your iPhone seems…
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How to Tell If Your iPhone or iPad Is Infected With Pegasus Spyware
Read full article: at LifeHacker Usually, it’s not easy to install spyware on smartphones and tablets, and especially on the iPhone or iPad. But Pegasus spyware is an exception. In July 2021, researchers found that Pegasus had infected the smartphones of some journalists, activists, and politicians. Read more… Read full article: at LifeHacker
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How to Turn On the New 'Announce Notifications' on Your iPhone
Read full article: at LifeHacker One of the convenient new features that’s coming in iOS 15 (already available in public beta) is the ability to have Siri read out notifications from both Apple and third-party apps. Users have had the option to have Siri announce calls and texts for a while, but Announce Notifications lets…
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How to Finally Delete Duplicate iCloud Contacts
Read full article: at LifeHacker iCloud offers an easy and reliable way to sync your contacts across Apple devices, which is why it remains a popular choice. However, an iCloud bug sometimes leaves you with many—many—duplicate contacts. Something as simple as signing in and out of iCloud can cause a syncing issue that leaves you…
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How to Force Restart Any iPhone or iPad
Read full article: at LifeHacker If your iPhone or iPad is frozen or not recognizing touchscreen inputs, a forced restart may be necessary to get it working again. The force restart method allows you to shut down and reboot the iPhone without using the touchscreen. Read more… Read full article: at LifeHacker
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How to Make Sense of What Apple Has Done to the Podcasts App
Read full article: at LifeHacker In April, Apple made some long-overdue changes to its Podcasts app, part of an overhaul of the company’s general approach to the podcasting market that will allow podcasts makers to charge subscription fees for their content via Apple’s homegrown app. Unfortunately, the changes have proved frustrating to many longtime… Read…