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Apple Provides Temporary iCloud Backup Space for New Device Transfers

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When you move from an old iPhone or iPad to a new one, the easiest approach is often the Quick Start device-to-device transfer. But if that doesn’t work, or if […]

Messages Not Being Delivered to Blue-Bubble Friends? Check Cellular Data

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Here’s a tricky situation that threw one of our clients for a loop recently. Texts they sent in Messages via iMessage (indicated by blue bubbles) to their son, letting him […]

The Plug Is Mightier Than the Puck: Wireless Charging Is Wildly Inefficient

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In 2017, Apple added support for Qi wireless charging to the iPhone 8 and iPhone X, and with the iPhone 12 lineup, it introduced its own MagSafe wireless charging technology. […]

Use Messages to Share Your Current Location Quickly

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We’ve all gotten that panicked “Where are you?!?” text message at some point. Sometimes it’s an easy question to answer, but at other times, the answer is “Well, right here, […]

Manage Your Apple Purchases and Subscriptions on the Mac and iPhone

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Last quarter, Apple’s Services segment generated a whopping $15.8 billion in revenue, 14% of the company’s total—sales of apps, media, and subscriptions are a big deal to Apple. And if […]

Getting Started with 1Password

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We’ve long recommended that everyone use a password manager like 1Password instead of attempting to memorize or write down passwords. Although there are other password managers, 1Password is the leading […]

Did You Know That Your iPhone Can “Name That Tune”?

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Several years ago, Apple bought a company called Shazam, which made an app that identified songs by listening to the music playing nearby. Since then, Apple has built Shazam into […]

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 […]

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 […]

Beware iCloud Phishing Phone Calls!

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We’ve been hearing reports of an uptick in the scam phone calls that claim to be from Apple. If you answer, an automated message tells you that your iCloud account […]

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