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NEWS
01/31/2025 10:58 pm

160+ New Emoji Are Coming, Including Bigfoot, Distorted Face, and Apple Core

The Unicode Consortium is already hard at work on the next batch of emoji, but don't get too excited just yet. It may be a while before you see these new characters, which include an apple core, orca, and hairy creature, on your devices. Unicode 17.0, with its Emoji 17.0 update, isn't expected to be ...more

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HOW TO
12/11/2024 4:39 pm

Setting Default Apps on Your iPhone or iPad Just Got a Lot Easier

Since 2020, you've been free to set your preferred web browser and email app as the default on your iPhone or iPad. Now, four years later, Apple is expanding this flexibility in the U.S., allowing even more apps to be set as defaults for specific actions. Plus, there's now a centralized menu to mana ...more

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HOW TO
09/16/2024 7:47 pm

How to Lock and Hide Apps on Your iPhone or iPad — The Official Way

You can lock practically any app on your iPhone or iPad behind biometric or passcode protection. And we're not talking about using any funky workarounds, either. There's now an official Apple way to protect sensitive apps and their data. It even safeguards your personal information, keeping it out o ...more

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HOW TO
05/09/2024 5:27 pm

How to Prank Your WhatsApp Friends by Sending 100 Messages in Only 1 Second

When I got my first smartphone, it didn't take long before my friends and I created a game that we liked to call "Paste-Send." You see, instead of having to use T9 to type out text messages, the touch-based interface made copying and pasting incredibly easy. So that meant we could copy a piece of te ...more

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HOW TO
10/19/2023 10:21 pm

14 New FaceTime Features You Need to Be Using on Your iPhone with iOS 17

While new features in Safari, Camera, Photos, Notes, Weather, Messages, and other Apple apps may steal the show on iOS 17, there are some impressive new features you need to know about when it comes to FaceTime audio and video calls. A step beyond mere upgrades, Apple nudges us towards a new dimensi ...more

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HOW TO
10/17/2023 10:39 pm

Set a Custom Contact Poster on Your iPhone Others Will See When You Call Them

A new feature in Apple's latest big iPhone software update lets you personalize how you appear on other people's incoming call screens and even customize individual contacts on your own incoming call screen if they don't have a preferred style to show you. It's called Contact Posters, available on i ...more

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HOW TO
10/11/2023 3:55 pm

Top 9 Task Managers for iPhone and iPad

When you want a helpful task manager on your iPhone or iPad, any of the nine apps in this guide should be at the top of your list. But we'll review each app's features to help you determine which one might be best for your workflow. Using a task manager on your iPhone or iPad can help you organize, ...more

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HOW TO
02/15/2023 10:50 pm

14 New Privacy and Security Features You Should Start Using on Your iPhone ASAP

On the latest iOS software, your iPhone comes with significant privacy and security enhancements to protect your data even more than Apple did before. From safeguarding your iPhone to passcode-protecting files to making it easier to browse the web safely, there's a lot you need to know and start usi ...more

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HOW TO
01/13/2023 11:59 pm

Siri Has 15 New Skills for iPhone That Even Siri Haters Will Love

Unlike most of Apple's other apps and services, it's not always obvious when Siri gets new features. Even if you're an avid Siri user, there's no way you can catch them all, especially when half of them aren't even mentioned by Apple anywhere. But that's what we're here for, and this is everything y ...more

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HOW TO
01/12/2023 10:28 pm

Your iPhone Has Hidden Tools to Help You Understand Emoji Better

Is the emoji you're using really the one you think it is? While you can use any emoji that looks like it fits what you have to say, it may have been created for a different purpose. On an iPhone, it's easy to find that purpose by retrieving the actual name of the emoji in Apple's operating system. Y ...more

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HOW TO
01/06/2023 12:13 am

26 Big iPhone Features and Improvements on iOS 16.1

It hasn't been long since Apple released iOS 16.0 with over 350 new features, but iOS 16.1 just came out with even more cool updates for your iPhone. While some of the recent upgrades were expected, others are somewhat surprising — and there's even one that you may not even think was possible. Apple ...more

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HOW TO
10/26/2022 1:34 am

Apple Just Improved Messaging on Your iPhone with 26 New Must-Try Features

If you haven't noticed yet, there are a lot of new features hiding in your iPhone's Messages app, and some of them are things users have been requesting for a long time. While iMessage is getting a lot of attention by letting us edit and unsend messages, it's only just the start of a pretty big upda ...more

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HOW TO
09/26/2022 10:24 pm

The Most Annoying iOS 16 Issues on Your iPhone and How to Fix Them

The iOS 16 update for iPhone has many new and exciting options, most of which improve the user experience overall. Some of the features and changes fix frustrating issues from iOS 15 and older, and some of those "fixes" can seem annoying if you're used to doing things a certain way. Luckily, many of ...more

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HOW TO
09/15/2022 10:48 pm

All 350+ New iOS 16 Features for Your iPhone

Apple's new iOS 16 software update is finally here, and there are over 350 new features and changes for you to enjoy on your iPhone. There are major lock screen and home screen improvements, a pleasant surprise for the Contacts app, and tons of new upgrades to Safari, Mail, Messages, and more. There ...more

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HOW TO
09/15/2022 8:01 pm

New iPhone Feature Stops Your Audio Calls from Ending Prematurely

Whenever you're on an audio call in the Phone or FaceTime app and accidentally press your iPhone's Side button, the call ends immediately. It's a helpful feature for those who like to terminate calls that way, but it's flat-out annoying for everyone else who inadvertently ends calls prematurely. Now ...more

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HOW TO
07/13/2022 6:01 pm

You Can Now Use Any Emoji for WhatsApp Message Reactions

Instead of responding to a WhatsApp message with short texts like "LOL" or thinking too hard about something meaningful to say, use an emoji reaction. They cut down on clutter in group chats and take up less space than typing emoji individually in a conversation. WhatsApp initially limited reactions ...more

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HOW TO
05/04/2022 6:59 pm

How to Send Star Wars Emoji in Text Messages & Chats

Why are there no official Star Wars emoji in the Unicode Standard? We've got the "Vulcan Salute" from Star Trek, so where's the force choke hand gesture?! While you may never see Star Wars officially invade your emoji keyboard, there are ways to send Star Wars emoji and stickers to your friends in y ...more

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HOW TO
01/08/2022 10:26 pm

Make Notifications on Your iPhone Appear Exactly When You Want Them To

Apple unrolled an array of nifty iPhone features in iOS 15. One of the more valuable updates lets you group all your untimely notifications and view them throughout the day at only the times you choose. In a nutshell, Scheduled Summary helps summarize and organize app notifications the way you want ...more

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NEWS
09/22/2021 5:12 pm

Facebook Makes Portal Portable, Upgrades Portal Plus, & Adds Microsoft Teams

With the arrival of Facebook Ray-Ban Stories smartglasses commanding the recent spotlight, the tech world acted like it forgot about Facebook's first foray in consumer hardware — the Portal line of video calling devices. Well, this is how Facebook reminds you about Portal, with two new models and a ...more

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HOW TO
06/30/2021 3:51 pm

15 Awesome FaceTime Alternatives for Cross-Platform Video Calls on Android & iOS

In these times of social distancing, video calling is becoming the technological substitute for face-to-face connections. For those who carry an iPhone, the art of video calling defaults to FaceTime, the native app on iOS that is exclusive to Apple devices. But what do you do if you or the other par ...more

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NEWS
05/06/2021 8:51 pm

All the Apps That Work with iOS 13's Dark Mode

Out of the more than 200 new features Apple included with iOS 13, perhaps none is more anticipated than system-wide dark mode. Finally, we no longer need to blind ourselves when responding to an iMessage late at night or checking Reminders to see the following day's tasks. But this benefit also appl ...more

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HOW TO
04/09/2021 7:40 pm

Turn Your Contacts into Apps on Your iPhone's Home Screen

When iOS 14 was released, the "Favorites" widget, which provided quick access to your most-used contacts, was nowhere to be seen. There's a workaround that brings it back via the Shortcuts app, but the original Favorites widget was better all around. For those of you looking for something better, tr ...more

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HOW TO
02/25/2021 11:52 pm

The Not-So-Obvious Way to Use AirPods with Your Nintendo Switch or Switch Lite

The Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite are console gaming on the go — with zero regards for modern audio features. Headphone jack? Check. Bluetooth connectivity? Not so much. While Nintendo seems to think we're all happy to live like it's 2015, there's a way to use your AirPods with your Switch or Swit ...more

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HOW TO
02/10/2021 8:18 pm

Download TikTok Videos Without Watermarks on Your iPhone

TikTok has grown to be one of the most popular social media platforms in the world. The video-sharing app is a driving force for viral content, spurring various popular movements in dance, pranks, comedy, and more. And as one might assume, videos on TikTok don't stay on TikTok — they're shared on In ...more

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HOW TO
01/30/2021 1:06 am

Signal Private Messenger Now Has Status Updates!

Keeping your friends up to date is one of the reasons chat apps exist in the first place, but sometimes we're not available to respond to every message or to let all of our contacts know what we're up to. That's where status updates come in handy, and the feature has finally found its way to Signal ...more

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HOW TO
01/30/2021 1:06 am

Set Custom Chat Wallpapers in Signal for All Conversations & Single Threads

Popular chat apps like Facebook Messenger and (these days, sadly) WhatsApp might not cut it when it comes to privacy and security, but they sure do offer some fun ways to customize your chats. If you're worried that moving to Signal Private Messenger means you lose these features, don't — the privac ...more

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HOW TO
12/02/2020 9:54 pm

How to Enable Dark Mode in WhatsApp for iPhone or Android

Dark mode helps battery life and low-light viewing, and it also just looks better. That's why apps like Facebook Messenger, Twitter, and Chrome have adopted dark themes, and it's why both iOS and Android have added a system-wide dark mode. But what about WhatsApp? The good news is that WhatsApp supp ...more

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HOW TO
11/17/2020 10:07 pm

All the New Features in Samsung's One UI 3.0 Update for Galaxy Devices

Just days after Google released the official Android 11 update, Samsung already had a pre-beta build of One UI 3.0 available for developers to test their apps on. So this year's main OS upgrade is likely hitting Galaxy phones even earlier than we thought. Some features in the test build of One UI 3. ...more

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FORUM
11/13/2020 3:45 pm

Learn to Hack an Android Device Over the Internet Remotely

Hi there! I'm Joash Jeshurun & this is my first writing on this website. Today, in this post I'll reveal how hackers try to gain access into Android devices and cause disastrous effects. Today's world seems to be completely connected under the influence of the Internet (International Network). I ...more

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HOW TO
11/06/2020 12:36 am

Lock Any App on Your iPhone Behind Face ID, Touch ID, or Your Passcode

Apple does not provide a native way to lock apps on your iPhone behind Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode. For a long time, we've wanted that option for improved privacy and security, but Apple does allow developers to use its authentication protocols. Apps like Messenger, Outlook, and WhatsApp giv ...more

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HOW TO
08/17/2020 8:06 pm

How to Deep Fake Yourself into Movie & TV Scenes & Viral GIFs with the Reface App

Deep fakes, the art of leveraging artificial intelligence to insert the likeness and/or voice of people into videos they don't otherwise appear in, typically focus on celebrity parodies or political subterfuge. Now, with the Reface app for iOS and Android, you can easily replace actors and actresses ...more

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HOW TO
07/16/2020 10:02 pm

Become a Video Chat Pro with These Facebook Messenger Tips

Facebook Messenger is a messaging app first, but of its more than 1.3 billion monthly users, 32 percent use its video chat feature at least once every month. While it may seem pretty straightforward to video call with family and friends on Messenger, there are many tips and tricks that can help enha ...more

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HOW TO
07/07/2020 9:59 pm

How to Add Any Pass, Card, Coupon, or Ticket to Your Apple Wallet

The Wallet app on your iPhone can be used to store and access event tickets, loyalty cards, boarding passes, gym memberships, airline miles, gift cards, coupons, and more — all in one centralized place. Before doing so, though, you must add your passes to Wallet, and there is more than one way to do ...more

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NEWS
06/19/2020 7:19 pm

37 New Features Coming to iPhone in iOS 14 That We Can't Wait For

It feels like just yesterday Apple unveiled iOS 13 to the world, introducing game-changing features like system-wide dark mode and enhanced editing tools in Photos. But WWDC 2020 is rapidly approaching, which means iOS 14 is as well. As it turns out, we don't need to wait for an official announcemen ...more

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HOW TO
06/17/2020 7:51 pm

This Secret FaceTime Trick Lets You Zoom with Your iPhone's Camera

With Zoom and Google Meet, you can zoom in using your rear camera on a video call to focus on something far away or to get a closeup view. But in Messenger, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Skype, Instagram, and most other video chat apps, zoom functionality is disabled. And it may appear to be blocked in FaceTi ...more

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HOW TO
06/16/2020 6:54 pm

Convert Song Links from One Music Service to Another for Easy Sharing

To share a song or album to family and friends, it's as easy as copying its link in the app and pasting that into a message. However, not everyone uses the same music streaming service, so a link to an Apple Music song won't do a Spotify, Tidal, Pandora, Deezer, or YouTube Music subscriber any good. ...more