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Take a Few Minutes to Lock Down Your Facebook Privacy Settings

Even beyond its often controversial behavior in the 2020 US presidential election, Facebook continually makes news headlines for its numerous privacy and security problems. Most notable, of course, were the […]

Overwhelmed by Apps? Use iOS 14’s App Library to Manage Your Home Screens

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Many of us have been using iPhones for years, and apps we bought or downloaded long ago molder in corners of our Home screens. Even if you haven’t played Flappy […]

How to Make Sure Your iPhone Doesn’t Make Noise in the Night

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You likely know that you can use Do Not Disturb to prevent random notifications on your iPhone from waking you at night—it’s easy to set a Do Not Disturb schedule […]

Home Screen Widgets Take Center Stage in iOS 14

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A significant new feature in iOS 14 is Home screen widgets, information-rich tiles that share space on a Home screen with app icons. iPhone users familiar with Google’s Android smartphone […]

New Back Tap Feature in iOS 14 Provides Two Customizable Shortcuts

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We all have things we do regularly on our iPhones, whether it’s checking the weather, searching Google, or invoking the magnifier. Apple has long provided ways of making your most […]

Amazing New Tips for Rearranging Apps on Your iPhone or iPad

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You’ve likely seen our tip on using the Dock on an iPhone or iPad as a temporary holding place that makes rearranging apps easier. We’ve learned two new tips that […]

Scribble: Why the Pencil Is Mightier Than the Finger in iPadOS 14

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With iPadOS, you have to remember that it shares most of its capabilities with iOS. So if it seems that iPadOS 14 doesn’t have as many major new capabilities as […]

Too Many Home Screens in iOS 14? Here’s How to Hide Them!

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The App Library in iOS 14 ensures that you can find all the apps installed on your iPhone without having to hunt through Home screens. So if you already have […]

Remember to Enable Text Message Forwarding When You Get a New Mac or iPad

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You’ve long had text messages forwarding from your iPhone to your Mac and iPad, but after you get a new device, it might be a while before you realize that […]

Reduce Arrival Time Anxiety by Sharing Your Location Temporarily

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If you’re flying, driving, or biking to visit an iPhone-using friend or family member, you can reduce anxiety related to arrival time or pickup plans (and perhaps provide amusement) by […]

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