Security and Troubleshooting
Security and Privacy
Hero or zero
Apple is great on privacy, but what about App Store developers?
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Worried about getting hacked? Set up 2FA for your Instagram account!
Mastering Restrictions
How to restrict access to personal data on iPhone and iPad
Mastering parental controls
How to block websites in Safari on iPhone and iPad
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Tips
Why can't you delete some photo albums on iOS?
FaceTime Fixes
How to troubleshoot FaceTime on iPhone and iPad
Clear it all away
How to clear your MacBook Pro’s fingerprint data
Butt dial = bad
Keep accidentally calling emergency contacts on iPhone X? Here's the fix!
Ultimate Guide
Fixing iPhone and iPad Battery Life: The Ultimate Guide
Troubleshooting
How to prevent random shutdowns on your iPhone or iPad
Sad poop face
Animoji problems and how to fix them
#iPhoneSlow
How to fix a slow or frozen iPhone or iPad
Two-Factor Authentication
Secure your iPhone!
How to set up two-factor authentication for Twitter
mobile authentication taskforce, assemble!
Major mobile carriers are working together on new authentication platform
Mastering iCloud
How to set up two-factor authentication for your Apple ID
Ultimate Guide
Two-factor authentication: Everything you need to know!
hacky hack hack
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Teen 'loved' Apple so much, he broke into its secure network — repeatedly
A teenager from Melbourne, Australia is in court facing charges for repeatedly breaking into Apple's secure computer network... because he was such a fan of the company.
Hero or zero
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Apple is great on privacy, but what about App Store developers?
Apple should be doing more. Everyone should be doing more. Always. Do the most you possibly can today? Good. Two thumbs up. Now figure out how to do more tomorrow.
Troubleshooting Tips
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Why can't you delete some photo albums on iOS?
While most of us sync our data with iCloud these days, it's still safe to assume that some of us also sync with iTunes to manage older photos, videos, and media types!
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Worried about getting hacked? Set up 2FA for your Instagram account!
How do I set up and use Instagram's two-factor authentication feature?
Mastering Restrictions
How to restrict access to personal data on iPhone and iPad
Not only can you block apps from accessing your location, contacts, calendars, reminders, photos, Bluetooth sharing, microphone, Twitter and Facebook accounts, and advertising settings, but also prevent your child from changing those privacy settings.
Mastering parental controls
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How to block websites in Safari on iPhone and iPad
If you're a parent and you own an iPhone or iPad, odds are your children spend a great deal of time with them too. If you have teenagers in the house who have their own iPhone or iPads, there may be websites you want to completely block from their devices. Here's how:
Project Dinero
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Google hacker wants money from Apple... for charity
'Here's a list of all the bugs I reported which qualified for your bug bounty since its launch, could you invite me to the program so we can donate this money to @amnesty?'
Mastering parental controls
Restrict access to the iTunes, iBooks, and more
Parental Controls, also known as Restrictions, let you manage which features, apps, and content your kids can and can't access on the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.
Privacy and security
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Why you absolutely have to erase your iPhone before trading it in
A 15-year-old in Ontario traded in her broken iPhone for $11. Once refurbished and resold, a creepy man in Dubai had access to all of her data. Here's how to avoid that ever happening to you.
FaceTime Fixes
How to troubleshoot FaceTime on iPhone and iPad
FaceTime is just like any other piece of software: users are bound to run into some problems. Don't worry, there are steps to take care of any issues.
Clear it all away
How to clear your MacBook Pro’s fingerprint data
Mac telling you that it has no room for more fingerprints when you know that’s not the case? Here’s what’s going on and how to fix it.
Connected home
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These door and window sensors work with Apple HomeKit
Whether you're sleeping soundly at home or out and about, you can use these HomeKit-enabled door and window sensors to monitor areas of ingress within your home.
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How to generate an app-specific password for Twitter on Mac
Looking to generate an app-specific password to really lock down your Twitter account? Here’s how.
SENDING OUT AN SOS
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How to trigger Emergency SOS on your iPhone (and shut it off)
How do you quickly call emergency services and notify your emergency contacts on your iPhone? With Emergency SOS.
Find me!
How to find a missing Apple Watch with the Find My iPhone app
Has your Apple Watch ventured off somewhere? If it’s still online, you can use the Find My iPhone app to track it down.
Butt dial = bad
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Keep accidentally calling emergency contacts on iPhone X? Here's the fix!
If you're an iPhone X user who keeps accidentally calling your local 911 services or your emergency contacts, there is an easy fix.
Ultimate Guide
Fixing iPhone and iPad Battery Life: The Ultimate Guide
iPhone battery problems got you down? Here are your options for fixing your power problems on your iPhone or iPad.
security issue
Polar's social platform is revealing sensitive location data worldwide
After Strava revealed the locations and daily movements of individuals in the military, fellow fitness app Polar seems to have made the same mistake, publicizing the data of users in secretive locations globally.
Added Security
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How to use USB Restricted Mode on your iPhone or iPad
USB Restricted Mode brings a little added security to your iPhone or iPad. Here’s how you enable it.
Ready to rock!
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Apple releases iOS 11.4.1 with USB Restricted mode, bug fixes
Apple has released iOS 11.4.1, which offers fixes for some bugs, as well as USB Restricted mode.