Security Keys Are Now the Best Way to Protect Your Apple ID
Photo: Formatoriginal (Shutterstock) If you have an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, your Apple ID is among your most important digital accounts. If it is compromised, bad actors can access your…
9 Things That Suck About Setting Up a New iPhone (and How to Fix Them)
Photo: Hadrian (Shutterstock) While your iPhone does a lot, it’s first and foremost a phone. If it can’t connect to your cellular network, it won’t be much better than an…
Don’t Remove a Stolen iPhone From Your Apple ID (Do This Instead)
Photo: XanderSt (Shutterstock) Your iPhone has some excellent anti-theft features that make it difficult for thieves to use the device. Even if someone wipes your phone, they’ll still need your…
11 of the Best New Features in iOS 16.2
Screenshot: Jake Peterson As a company, Apple prides itself on operating users’ privacy in mind. But for some time now, its security solutions surrounding iCloud have been milquetoast. While some…
You Can Finally Encrypt These iCloud Backups
Photo: nikkimeel (Shutterstock) Apple prides itself on being a privacy-first company, and when it comes to devices like iPhone and Mac, that’s true. But Apple’s iCloud backups were tangled in…
How to Make Apple Music Less Agonizingly Slow
Photo: FellowNeko (Shutterstock) Apple Music’s app is one of its biggest weaknesses of its app-based streaming service, which seems…not ideal. Whether you’re on your iPhone or your Mac, the app…
You Should Enable These New Privacy Features in iOS 16
Photo: 9Robot (Shutterstock) Apple’s iOS 16 brings a host of new features and changes to your iPhone, but it isn’t all for show. A core principle of the company’s mission…
Lock Down Your Kid’s iPhone With These New Parental Controls
Photo: Manuela Durson (Shutterstock) Whether you like it or not, it is now the norm for kids to have their own iPhones. That can be a terrifying thought: An iPhone…
Everyone Should Be Using iOS 16’s Safety Check Feature
Photo: rafapress (Shutterstock) With iOS 16, Apple is bringing even more privacy-focused features to your iPhone. We’ve already discussed Lockdown Mode, which protects your data when you suspect you may…
The Quickest Ways to Redownload Your Apple Music Library
Photo: Tada Images (Shutterstock) Streaming music is incredibly convenient, provided you have a good internet connection everywhere you go. Sadly, even the most robust carrier networks have dead zones. Luckily,…