Source: Justin Pot, HowtoGeek.com, July 5, 2018 Smartphones go missing all the time. I’m pretty sure my sister loses hers the second Tuesday and third Thursday of every month. We’ve already looked at what to do if you lose your smartphone so let’s take a different perspective: what to do if you find someone’s smartphone and want to return it… Continue reading What to Do If You Find Someone’s Lost iPhone or Smartphone
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How to Back Up Your iPhone With iTunes (and When You Should)
Source: Chris Hoffman, HowToGeek.com, June 26, 2018 Your iPhone (and iPad) automatically back up to iCloud by default, but local iTunes backups are still useful. You should create an iTunes backup when you’re switching to a new iPhone or installing iOS beta software on your current phone. Local iTunes backups are more complete and faster to restore than… Continue reading How to Back Up Your iPhone With iTunes (and When You Should)
iPhone users will soon be able to share their location data with first responders
Source: Jessica Vomiero, Global News, June 18, 2018 As part of Apple’s iOS 12 update, iPhone users in the United States who call 911 with their mobile devices will be able to automatically share their location data with first responders. According to the National Emergency Number Association (NEMA), over 240 million calls are made to 911… Continue reading iPhone users will soon be able to share their location data with first responders
What to Do If Your iPhone Is Getting a Bad Signal
Source: Harry Guinness, HowToGeek.com,, June 11, 2018 There are dozens of factors that can affect your cell service—from your distance to a tower to the weather—but what can you do if, for some reason, your iPhone suddenly isn’t getting a good signal? Let’s find out. “Have you tried turning it off and on again?” It’s clichéd… Continue reading What to Do If Your iPhone Is Getting a Bad Signal
What’s the Best Antivirus for iPhone? None!
Source: Chris Hoffman, HowTGeek.com, May 19, 2018 You don’t need an antivirus for your iPhone or iPad. In fact, any “antivirus” apps you see advertised for iPhones aren’t even antivirus software. They’re just “security” programs that can’t actually protect you from malware. A traditional antivirus application for Windows or macOS has full access to your operating system and uses that… Continue reading What’s the Best Antivirus for iPhone? None!
How to Use a USB Flash Drive with Your iPhone
Source: Cameron Summerson, HowToGeek.com, April 25, 2018 If you need more storage space on your iPhone, the easiest way to tack some on is with a special flash drive that features a lightning port on one end and a USB port on the other. You’ll use an app designed for that drive to actually manage… Continue reading How to Use a USB Flash Drive with Your iPhone
How to Protect Your iPhone from Thieves
Source: Harry Guinness, HowToGeek.com, March 2, 2018 Apple products, with their high sale and resale values, have always been popular targets for thieves—none more so than the iPhone. Let’s look at some of the steps you can take to protect your iPhone from thieves. When protecting your iPhone, you’re really looking to do three things: Make… Continue reading How to Protect Your iPhone from Thieves
Apple releases iOS 11.2.6 to fix iPhone crash bug
Source: Tom Warren, TheVerge.com, February 19, 2018 Apple has released iOS 11.2.6 today Which includes a bug fix for the Indian language (Telugu) character that crashes an iPhone and makes apps like Messages, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp inaccessible. The bug was discovered last week, allowing anyone to send a simple character to an iPhone to crash the… Continue reading Apple releases iOS 11.2.6 to fix iPhone crash bug
How to Autofill From a Password Manager on an iPhone or iPad
Source: Chris Hoffman, HowToGeek.com, February 13, 2018 Fill Passwords in Safari and Web Views Everyone should use a password manager, and third-party password managers like LastPass, 1Password, or Dashlane work better on an iPhone or iPad than you might think. You can directly autofill passwords on websites and apps using a share sheet action. It’s just hidden by default.… Continue reading How to Autofill From a Password Manager on an iPhone or iPad
How to Stop iCloud Photo Library From Using Your Cellular Data
Source: Harry Guinness, HowToGeek.com, February 1, 2018 iCloud Photo Library is one of those features that just works: take a photo or video on your iPhone, and in a few moments it’s available on all your Apple devices. It’s not, however, great if you have a low data cap. In iOS 10 and earlier, iCloud Photo… Continue reading How to Stop iCloud Photo Library From Using Your Cellular Data