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How to reset your Screen Time passcode on iPhone

Screen Time on iPhone allows you to set a passcode for yourself or for a member of your Family sharing group. This passcode gives users access to apps when Screen Time’s time limit expires. However, if you forget the passcode,…

How tos iOS iPhoneDec 12, 2022Dec 13, 2022

How to delete a Focus mode on iPhone

by Asma Hussain

Focus mode on iPhone allows users to create custom modes in which they can allow certain apps and people to contact them while they are busy with work, mindfulness, driving, etc. However, if you have a ton of Focus modes…

How tos iOS iPad iPhoneDec 11, 2022Dec 13, 2022

How to set messages to automatically delete on iPhone

by Asma Hussain

There’s a way you can set messages to automatically delete after a certain period of time from your iPhone. This is a great setting to enable if your conversations take up a lot of storage space due to a large…

How tos iOS iPad iPhoneDec 11, 2022Dec 13, 2022

Try this trick when listening to long iMessage audio messages on iPhone

by Asma Hussain

Long iMessage audio messages have to be one of the most frustrating parts of the iPhone experience. If you ever get an audio recording that is several minutes wrong, you understand how annoying it is to listen to. The audio…

iOSDec 9, 2022Dec 9, 2022

Epic CEO wishes legislators rein in Apple’s unchecked control of app market

by Rida Imran

In a new interview with The Verge, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney discussed the detrimental impact of Apple’s unchecked control of the app market exerted by monopolistic App Store policies. He strongly urged legislators to pass the Open App Markets…

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Twitter Blue will cost $11 per month on iOS but cheaper on web

by Rida Imran

The Information reports that Twitter plans to charge a new $11 monthly subscription fee on iOS and $7 per month on the web for Twitter Blue. The price hike on iPhone is to offset the App Store in-app purchase commission….

iOS iPhoneDec 8, 2022Dec 9, 2022

Apple Pay brings exclusive holiday offers for online shoppers

by Rida Imran

In partnership with select stores in the United States, Apple Pay brings exclusive offers. When users shop online they can avail up to 25% off discounts through December 15. Apple Pay is a wireless and contactless payment service that allows…

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iPhone 14’s Emergency SOS via satellite could debut in the UK on Dec 13, 2022

by Rida Imran

At the launch of Emergency SOS via satellite in the United States and Canada last month, Apple announced that the new safety feature will be also expanded to other countries in December. MacRumors reports that the Emergency SOS via satellite…

iOSDec 8, 2022Dec 9, 2022

Craig Federighi discusses the new ‘Advanced Data Protection for iCloud’ and recovery options

by Rida Imran

Apple recently announced three new security features for iMessage, Apple ID, and iCloud as an additional layer of protection for users who are at high risk of sophisticated government-sponsored attacks like journalists, human rights activists, politicians, diplomats, and others. Amongst…

iOSDec 8, 2022

Apple kills CSAM Detection for iCloud photos to concentrate on Communication Safety for Messages

by Rida Imran

After delaying the launch of CSAM Detection for iCloud Photos, Apple has finally pulled the plug on the controversial safety feature. Wired reports that the tech company has now decided to focus on Communication Safety for Messages instead to prevent…