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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…
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How to Block Unwanted Emails, Phone Calls, and Messages in iOS 13
Is your iPhone getting blown up with spammy messages? Then you should probably update to iOS 13 if you haven’t already. iOS 13 includes a couple of new tools for blocking junk emails and robocalls, and carries over the iMessage blocking options from iOS 12. These make it easy to filter out unwanted messages at…
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How to Force All Apps to Use Dark Mode in iOS 13
It’s been a few days since iOS 13 arrived and brought its system-wide dark theme to iPhones, and already the list of apps that support the new dark UI has expanded beyond the initial batch. While more apps have been updated to support iOS 13's system-wide dark mode, there are still plenty of holdouts. No…
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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 Free Up Storage Space on Your iPhone
Storage space is something you’ll probably never think about. That is, until you’re suddenly out of space on your iPhone and your dog is being so adorable and you can’t take that perfect pic. Read more… Read full article: at LifeHacker
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How to Set up a Used Mac When You Don't Know the User Name or Password
We’re tackling a fun issue with geeky hand-me-downs in this week’s Tech 911. I wish I knew someone older than me—a parent, a brother, an awesome neighbor—who had laptops and smartphones and gadgets galore that they could pass my way when they were sick of using them. 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…