Category: smartphones

  • How to Hide Nudes, Personal Data, and Pictures of Your Ex on an iPhone or iPad

    How to Hide Nudes, Personal Data, and Pictures of Your Ex on an iPhone or iPad

    Read full article: at LifeHacker It’s possible you have a few photos on your iPhone or iPad that you’d rather not stumble upon—or have anyone else stumble upon, such as a picture of your ex, a troubling memory, or other, uh, unmentionables. If you’re not ready to delete or offload them, but you don’t want…

  • How to Enroll in the iOS 15 Developer Beta Right Now

    How to Enroll in the iOS 15 Developer Beta Right Now

    Read full article: at LifeHacker The public beta for iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 starts sometime in July, but users can get their hands on Apple’s new mobile operating systems even earlier by installing the developer builds. These versions are less stable than the eventual public beta, and there are several requirements you’ll need to…

  • How to Unlock That Hidden Debug Mode for AirTags in iOS 14.5

    How to Unlock That Hidden Debug Mode for AirTags in iOS 14.5

    Read full article: at LifeHacker Apple’s AirTags have a hidden debug mode that you can access pretty easily on your connected device (ideally, an iPhone). And while the features found within aren’t going to give you magical tracking powers, you can at least enjoy some of the data related to AirTag tracking. That, and you…

  • How to Set Up Every iOS 14.5 Feature Worth Knowing About

    How to Set Up Every iOS 14.5 Feature Worth Knowing About

    Read full article: at LifeHacker It’s been just over a week since iOS 14.5 debuted, and we’ve spent a chunk of time going over the most interesting features the operating system has to offer. This is one update I wouldn’t wait to install, if for nothing else than it’s the only way your iPhone will…

  • How to Automatically Set Your iPhone Screen Orientation for Every App in iOS 14.5

    How to Automatically Set Your iPhone Screen Orientation for Every App in iOS 14.5

    Read full article: at LifeHacker Apple has added a few helpful new Shortcut actions to iOS 14.5. We’ve previously talked about one, which lets you drop a new “Take Screenshots” action into any of your programmed Shortcuts. Joining it is a a new action for your device’s Orientation Lock, which allows you fine-tune when you…

  • How to Fix Your iPhone's 'App Tracking Transparency' If It's Grayed Out in iOS 14.5

    How to Fix Your iPhone's 'App Tracking Transparency' If It's Grayed Out in iOS 14.5

    Read full article: at LifeHacker Apple finally released its much-anticipated App Tracking Transparency feature with the launch of iOS 14.5, and it’s incredibly helpful if you want some fine-grain control over which apps can track other aspects of your digital activity. That’s assuming, of course, the feature isn’t grayed out for you. Read more… Read…

  • How to Get Early Access to iOS 14.5 Before Next Week's Launch

    How to Get Early Access to iOS 14.5 Before Next Week's Launch

    Read full article: at LifeHacker iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 are officially hitting iPhones and iPads next week, but you don’t have to wait until then to get your hands on the final release candidates of the new operating systems. Read more… Read full article: at LifeHacker

  • How to Try Siri's New iOS Voices Today

    How to Try Siri's New iOS Voices Today

    Read full article: at LifeHacker Apple is changing up how Siri works in iOS 14.5. She’s still the same ol’ virtual assistant you can use to do all kinds of fun activities on your iPhone. However, she’s no longer going to default to being a “she.” You’ll soon be asked to pick a female or…

  • How to Install iCloud as a Progressive Web App on Android

    How to Install iCloud as a Progressive Web App on Android

    Read full article: at LifeHacker Apple’s has redesigned the mobile version of iCloud, and if you live in a divided house—Android and iOS/iPadOS devices living in perfect harmony—you should check out the new website, especially if you’re on an Android smartphone or tablet. In fact, you might even go so far as to install it…

  • How to Record Your Phone Screen for Free

    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…