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How to Fix iOS 13's Location Privacy Bug
Welp, there seems to be another reason to hold off on updating to iOS 13: Users have discovered that the “Location” privacy setting—which requests access to your device’s geographical location data—is being automatically reset from “Never” to “Ask Next Time” in certain apps. Read more… Read full article: at LifeHacker
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How to Get iOS 13 to Tell You If Your Headphones Are Too Loud
With the latest iOS update, the Apple health app can now tell you about the noise levels you’ve been exposed to—both from the environment around you, and from your headphones. Here’s how to set it up, and what to do with that information once you have it. Read more… Read full article: at LifeHacker
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How to Save as Much Money as Possible Upgrading to the iPhone 11
iPhones are fucking expensive. If you’re one of the millions thinking of upgrading to iPhone 11 or iPhone 11 Pro next week, you will spend, at minimum, $700 by the time you’re done paying it off. You probably only need one phone, and you probably already have one, so should probably figure out a way…
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How to Try Out Apple’s New iCloud Website (and Reminders)
Screenshot: Brendan Hesse (https://beta.icloud.com/) Apple’s Reminders app—an incredibly helpful way to stay organized on iOS and macOS—is once again available via your web browser, thanks to an updated version of Apple’s iCloud website. But you won’t see this, as well as Apple’s other changes, unless you enroll in the iCloud beta test. Along with resurrected…
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How to Record Your Phone Screen for Free
Watch the video at: LifeHacker You don’t need a pricey app or fancy hardware. In the video above, I explain how to record high quality footage of your phone screen for free. Quick Fix is a new video series where I tackle your most commonly asked tech questions in 90 seconds or less. If you…
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How to Spot iOS Apps That Are Scams
We tend to call out shady apps found on the Google Play Store pretty regularly, but there are also some iOS apps looking to pull one over on unsuspecting Apple customers. In this case, these apps are trying to scam users into costly—and in some cases, undisclosed—in-app transactions. One such app is a notorious iOS…
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How to Set Up Wireless Audio Sharing in iOS 13
iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 come with a new feature that makes it much easier to share audio with your friends. Sure, you can go the “two of you use one half of a pair of earbuds” route, but that isn’t the best way to experience music or watch videos—both listeners miss out on one…
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How to Use Faster Context Menus in the Latest iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 Beta
Image: Apple The fourth iOS 13 and iPadOS beta has rolled out for developers, and while there are the usual list of changes and bug-fixes in Beta 4, one of the more interesting tweaks is a much more responsive Context Menu that you’ll be able to pull up on any device running iOS or iPadOS…
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How to Shut Down an Unresponsive iPhone
If your iPhone is giving you grief, a simple reboot is one quick way to troubleshoot whatever is ailing it. But what if your device is freezing up and you can’t summon the standard “slide to power off” screen? There are a few different ways to turn off and/or reset your iPhone, and we have step-by-step…
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How to Enroll in the iOS 13, macOS Catalina, and iPadOS Public Betas
The public betas for iOS 13, macOS Catalina, iPadOS, and tvOS 13 are finally available. Here’s a quick recap of how to sign up, and what testers can expect from these beta builds. How to sign up for and download iOS 13, macOS Catalina, iPadOS, and tvOS In order to receive access to each beta,…