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Answered: What Are Haptics on iPhone?
By Rhett Intriago
While fiddling with your iPhone’s settings, you’ve probably come across something called System Haptics. You might not have even noticed a huge difference when turning it off or on. So what are haptics on iPhone and what do they do? Let’s find out!
How to Use Personal Voice on Your iPhone
By Rhett Intriago
Have you ever wanted a computer-generated version of your own voice? The iPhone's Personal Voice feature allows you to do just that. This accessibility option is a great tool for those at risk of losing their voice, but it can be used by anyone. Below, we’ll dive into what Personal Voice on iPhone is and how to make the most of this handy feature.
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How to Organize Your Calendar in 2025
(Sponsored Post) By Amy Spitzfaden Both on Thu, 10/31/2024
Apple is pretty good about updating its products, but it seems to have forgotten about the Calendar app and its many downsides. The makers of Informant 5, on the other hand, do not forget to regularly improve their app based on user experience. The latest updates to this calendar and task-management app are a productivity game-changer.
How to Cancel Disney Plus on Your iPhone
By Brian Peters
Have Disney Plus? Don't want it anymore? While the official app makes watching Disney Plus on your phone easy, canceling your Disney Plus subscription is a bit less straight forward. In this guide, we'll walk you through the steps to cancel your Disney Plus subscription with a direct subscription from Disney.
The Easiest Way to Restore iCloud Backup to iPhone
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
There are many ways to restore your iPhone from an iCloud backup. However, the easiest way to restore from iCloud, or your computer, is to use Finder. Once you've connected your iPhone to your computer via cable, you can restore a backup to your iPhone from the Finder menu. Here's the easiest way to restore iCloud backup to your iPhone.
How to Restore iPhone from an iTunes Backup
By August Garry
If you're wondering how to restore a backup to a new iPhone with iTunes, or you just need to know how to load an old backup onto your existing iPhone or iPad, this article will show you how. Note: These steps work for Mac users running macOS Mojave or earlier and for PC users. If you have a newer Mac, check out our article on how to restore an iPhone from Finder.
In early June, during the WWDC keynote, Apple is expected to reveal all the new features coming to its various operating systems. Rumors concerning iPadOS 16 point towards particularly exciting new features for iPad users. Here’s everything we know so far, from possible announcement and release dates to some interesting potential features coming to iPadOS 16.
How to Turn Off Raise to Wake on iPhone
By Gressa Cedergren
Have you ever reached into your bag or pocket to find that your iPhone flashlight has accidentally been turned on? This can be frustrating on days when you already have low iPhone battery. While you can't remove the flashlight shortcut from the lower-left corner of your Lock screen, you can disable this iPhone setting to stop it from happening. Below, we'll show you how to turn off Raise to Wake on your iPhone.
How to Make International Calls for Free on iPhone
By Belinda Sanmiguel
Travel season is in full swing! Whether you're planning a business trip or an out-of-country getaway, you will likely need to make some international calls back home. The good news is that there are free ways to call internationally without the added data and usage fees. So, how do you call internationally on your iPhone without the extra charges? We'll discuss the most common apps that allow free international calling, as well as the pros and cons of using each platform.
How to Accept a Shared Album Invite on Your iPhone
By Brian Peters
Shared Albums let you add photos and videos to a collaborative photo album, but first, you have to know how to join a shared album. Here's how to accept a Shared Album invite, and what to do if a shared album invite is not showing up.
How to Edit Launchpad on Mac
By Rachel Needell
Launchpad is an easy way to access all the applications installed on your MacBook or iMac. But over time, Launchpad may become cluttered, making it a chore to find the apps you’re looking for. We’ll go through all the steps to help you learn how to delete applications from Launchpad, how to add an app to Launchpad on Mac, and more.
How to Force Quit on a Mac
By Rachel Needell
Sometimes while using an app or program it may stop responding. In this case, you will need to force the Mac program to quit. Read on to learn how to force quit a Mac app, how to force quit multiple applications, and what to do if force quit isn’t working.
What to Do If Your iPhone Keeps Asking for Apple ID Password
By Brian Peters
A common problem many iPhone users encounter is that their device will begin asking them for the Apple ID password repeatedly, even when the password has been entered correctly. There are several possible reasons this could be happening, but luckily most of the solutions are simple and easy to try! In this troubleshooting guide we will walk you through the troubleshooting steps in order from the simplest, to most drastic.
How to Get AirPods & AirPods Pro Case Replacement
By August Garry
Did you damage or lose your AirPods or AirPods Pro Charging Case? It's easy to do: AirPods are small, and they go a lot of places with you. Losing or damaging them is almost inevitable. When this happens to you, don't despair—you can repair or replace your AirPods Charging Case, and in this article, we'll show you how.
How to Put iPad in Recovery Mode
By August Garry
If your iPad has become unresponsive or frozen, perhaps during a software update, and you've tried everything else, it might be time to learn how to put your iPad in recovery mode. When you do this, you will lose any data not stored in a backup, but you will get your iPad back. In this article, we'll teach you all about recovery mode for your iPad. Let's dive in.
How to Blur Your Background on a FaceTime Call on Mac
By Rachel Needell
As more and more of us find ourselves working remotely or from home, it may be useful to know how to blur out background on FaceTime while using your Mac. This feature helps protect privacy or even just hide a messy room from your boss. Read on to discover how to blur background in FaceTime.
How to Find Passwords on Mac
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Needing to remember a million different passwords might make you want to choose simple, easy-to-remember ones, but simple and repeated passwords are a big security risk. Knowing how to find a password on a Mac empowers you to choose strong password options each time you create an account. Here's how to find saved passwords on your Mac.
How to Play Apple Music on Alexa
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
This article goes over how to connect Apple Music to Alexa. Alexa works as an external speaker, but if you have Apple Music instead of Amazon Music, you'll want to know how to get your home assistant to connect to Apple Music. If you want to play Apple Music on Alexa, you'll need to set it up through the Alexa app. Here's how.
How to Disable Live Text on iPhone
By Brian Peters
Live Text is a very cool feature introduced in iOS 15. It works in both the Camera app and the Photos app to automatically scan for text appearing in an image. It allows the user to easily search for text, or copy it directly from an image. However, Live Text can sometimes get in the way. If there are many blocks of text, you may find the indicators distracting and you may prefer not to have them if you do not often use the feature. If you like to work in the Photos app one handed, double tapping may not function as expected; double tapping in a block of detected text will not zoom but will instead select the text. If for these, or other reasons, you want to turn off this feature, this guide explains how to disable Live Text in iOS 15.
