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How to Speed Up Your Apple Watch Updates
Read full article: at LifeHacker The Apple Watch packs a lot of power into a small design. But for all of their speed and utility, performing certain tasks on one of them can still be painfully slow. Take updates, for example—they’re notoriously sluggish on Apple Watch. If you’re dreading how long your watchOS 8 update…
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What's the Point of AirPods Pro's Transparency Mode? And How to Customize It
Read full article: at LifeHacker Transparency mode is one of the Apple AirPods Pro’s best features. Using a mix of internal and external microphones, it allows you to listen to music through you earbuds without totally shutting out the world around you. But not all ears are created equal, and some people might want to…
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How to Use 'Separation Alerts' in iOS 15 so You Never Forget Your Phone Again
Read full article: at LifeHacker If you’re like me, leaving the house is consistently a last-minute, out-of-breath dash as you desperately try to avoid being late to wherever you’re going. As such, things like keys, bags, even MacBooks are often forgotten, remembered only when it’s too late. If that’s true for you, you’ll want to…
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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 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 Finally FaceTime Your Non-Apple Friends
Read full article: at LifeHacker If you’re an Apple devotee, there’s a good chance the company’s Messages and FaceTime services are two of the key features that keep you locked into the Cupertino ecosystem. But now, Apple has opened the floodgates just a crack, allowing us to invite anyone to a FaceTime call—even those on…
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How to Turn Off AirTag Alerts When Someone Borrows Your Stuff
Read full article: at LifeHacker You need to borrow your partner’s car for a drive. Lucky for you, they have an AirTag on their car keys, so you don’t need to worry about losing them. Instead, you can worry about your iPhone going nuts, warning you that a strange AirTag is in your vicinity. Sure,…
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How to Share Your Wifi Password From Any Device
Read full article: at LifeHacker Every time you have visitors to you home, they probably ask for the wifi password before anything else. You can go the route of the local coffee shop and take the wifi name and password up on the wall, or keep sharing these credentials manually until you have them memorized.…
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How to Download YouTube Videos on Your Phone
Read full article: at LifeHacker Want to watch YouTube videos offline on your smartphone? There are plenty of ways to do so, but it can get a bit confusing to find the right one. Even YouTube’s official download methods vary from region to region, and third-party video download methods keep changing. Here’s how to download…
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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