For those receiving an “error installing iOS 16” message they should know that there is a couple of options available to them. Of course, one of the largest reasons you may not be able to update to the operating system is that your device doesn’t support it. With that in mind, I’m going to take […]

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Alongside the release of iOS 16 ad watchOS 9, Apple also issued a security update for the older version of its iPhone operating system. Both of these choices may appear in Software Update, meaning you have a decision to make. You’ll need to decide whether to update to iOS 15.7 or iOS 16. Why Apple […]

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Apple released updates for iOS, iPadOS and macOS Monterey on Wednesday. Bringing the operating systems to iOS 15.6.1, iPadOS 15.6.1 and macOS Monterey 12.5.1, the new versions include mainly bug fixes along with some urgent security updates. Fixing Zero-Day Exploits with iOS and iPadOS 15.6.1 According to the release notes, the latest update mainly includes […]

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Our iPhones are wonderful devices for looking up information about just about anything. Unfortunately, sometimes we see something that we just can’t identify. It’s almost impossible to search for information about something when you don’t know what it is. That’s where doing a photo lookup comes in handy. Before iOS 15, you’d need something like […]

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Over the weekend, YouTube quietly removed picture-in-picture from the YouTube iOS app. In a recent tweet, many users got excited over the company declaring the feature will return. However, YouTube is now walking back the statements, stating they were in regard to YouTube TV. YouTube Versus YouTube TV Picture-in-Picture On Twitter, a user reported that […]

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iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 are available for download now. The new update will be preloaded on both the green iPhone 13 and 13 Pro, as well as the iPhone SE. This latest update has gone through five beta versions, and a host of new features are to be expected. In addition to AirTag anti-stalking […]

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Have you ever wondered how iCloud Private Relay works? Cloudflare, a partner of Apple that operates portions of the Private Relay infrastructure, explains. How iCloud Private Relay Works Introduced in iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey, Private Relay is part of the new iCloud+ subscription. This plan gives you iCloud storage along with a […]

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Apple has released new developer betas for its operating systems that include iOS 15.4 beta 5, iPadOS 15.4 beta 5, watchOS 8.5 beta 5, and macOS Monterey 12.3 beta 5. iOS 15.4 Beta 5 Here are some of the features we’ll see in iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4. Using Face ID while wearing a mask […]

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It has not always been straightforward to send photos from an iPhone to an Android device in the Messages app. To make sure it works iOS users need to turn on MMS messaging. Send Messages With Photos From iPhone to Android With MMS To turn on MMS messaging: Open Settings App Scroll Down to Messages […]

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It’s always annoying when one of my personal automations in Shortcuts bugs me with a notification. For that matter, the insistence of Shortcuts to notify me every time I run one of my shortcuts is no picnic, either. One very welcome change in iOS 15.4 beta is that automation notifications from Shortcuts can be a […]

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