by MacEdge | Sep 30, 2020 | Apple Tips, Apple Watch, Blog, iPhone
If you have 20/20 vision or are still wondering why your parents have reading glasses, count yourself lucky. But if you’re like many people—over 60 percent of the population by some estimates, including most people over 45—reading the tiny text on your iPhone or Apple...
by MacEdge | Sep 29, 2020 | Blog, iOS, iPhone
Harvest season is here again, and Apple has deemed iOS 14 (along with iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, and tvOS 14) ready for the picking. Although the betas have been pretty stable and no major problems have appeared in the first few days, we still recommend waiting at least a...
by MacEdge | Sep 28, 2020 | Blog, iOS, iPhone, tips
If you’re flying, driving, or biking to visit an iPhone-using friend or family member, you can reduce anxiety related to arrival time or pickup plans (and perhaps provide amusement) by sharing your location temporarily so they can watch your progress. The easiest way...
by Anthony Fiandaca | Sep 23, 2020 | Blog, iOS, iPhone
Verizon has officially announced the new Silence Junk Callers feature. It’s available for free to all Verizon customers and is auto-enabled in iOS 14. To protect yourself from spam and junk calls, open your iPhone and click on Settings > Phone > Call Blocking...
by MacEdge | Sep 16, 2020 | Apple Tips, Blog, iCloud, iPhone
We’ve been hearing reports of an uptick in the scam phone calls that claim to be from Apple. If you answer, an automated message tells you that your iCloud account has been breached and asks you to call a provided 1-866 number. DO NOT DO THIS! Apple will never call...
by MacEdge | Jun 10, 2020 | Blog, iPad, iPhone, iTunes, Mac
One of the most significant changes in macOS 10.15 Catalina was the breakup of the long-standing iTunes app into separate Music, Podcasts, and TV apps. But what about backing up iOS devices, which you also used to do in iTunes? In Catalina, Apple moved this function...
