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How to Text on Apple Watch

By Rhett Intriago

How to Text on Apple Watch

Can you text on Apple Watch? Yes, you can use your Apple Watch to send and receive texts! If you're not near your phone or don't want to have to pull it out, using your Apple Watch to send a text is a great alternative. Let's find out all the different ways you can send a message on the Apple Watch.

Private Relay

Safari not connecting to internet or not loading pages on iPhone? The iOS privacy features are exciting, but can cause incompatibility issues with certain websites. With Private Relay, some people are finding that Safari is failing to load web pages or recognize the internet connection. Read on to learn what Private Relay is and how to disable this feature in Settings.

How to Clean AirTags

By August Garry

AirTags help us find our most frequently lost possessions, which means they spend a lot of time getting lost themselves: getting stuck in grimy couch cushions, under dusty furniture, or even out in the literal dirt. In short, they get dirty, and if we're not careful, they get all dinged up. Let's learn how to clean AirTags and how to prevent them from getting scratched.

The iPhone Mail app allows you to flag certain senders as “safe senders.” This is also called white listing. When you white list a sender, you're telling the Mail app that emails from this sender are safe, so their emails will appear in your inbox instead of your junk mail. We'll walk you through how to stop emails going to junk by marking them as safe in the Mail app.

Apple revealed the 2021 MacBook Pro at its October event, and it's loaded with updates and improvements that make it "the world's best pro notebook," according to Greg Joswiak, Apple's Senior VP of Worldwide Marketing. But these high-end features come with a hefty price tag. Does the 2021 MacBook Pro warrant the price? Or is it a better idea to wait for the refreshed MacBook Air that's sure to arrive in a year or less? 

Apple Music Voice Plan

As Tim Cook explained during the October 18 Apple event, 'Unleashed,' recent innovations to Apple products have been focused on "music and Macs." Let's talk music, specifically the new tier in Apple Music's subscription options, the Apple Music Voice Plan and the new HomePod mini colors Apple announced at the same time. We'll cover the pros and cons of this monthly plan and discuss how it compares to other Apple Music subscriptions options and third-party music services. 

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