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How to Test Drive Universal Control on macOS Monterey Beta
Read full article: at LifeHacker One of the most exciting features that Apple announced at WWDC 2021 was Universal Control. This feature lets you seamlessly switch the cursor and keyboard between multiple Macs and iPads. In fact, it’s so seamless, there’s no setup necessary. You can glide your cursor from one device to another, simply…
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How to Make Sure Your AirPods Pro Are Actually Fully Charged
Read full article: at LifeHacker Ever wondered why your AirPods Pro’s battery level almost always hovers around 80 percent? This is because Apple automatically enables a feature that reduces battery aging—and as a consequence, slows down the charging speed significantly once your AirPods Pro’s battery is 80 percent charged. If you’re in a hurry to……
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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 Finally Translate (Almost) Any Text in iOS 15
Read full article: at LifeHacker As we near ever closer to iOS 15’s fall 2021 release, more and more features are being added to the beta builds. One of the latest additions is a new, system-level translation feature that can translate just about any text on your iPhone’s screen. Read more… Read full article: at…
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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 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…