Sometimes when you are reading manuals or technical documentation, or when you are trying to set up your Wi-Fi network, you may see a term called SSID. I last saw this word when I wanted to connect to a public Wi-Fi. I saw it on a banner saying, “our SSID is “XXX” use your seat … Read more
You may sometimes notice that your Apple Watch and the Health app on the iPhone are reporting inaccurate heart rate data. More specifically, you may think that your heart rate is possibly wrong because Apple Watch is not recording your pulses, or per minute heart rates, correctly. You may experience one of these behaviors: When … Read more
When you export your iMovie projects, you may notice that your videos seem like they have been cropped, and some important details from the edges of the video content are missing. Cropping is actually a process of trimming, deleting or adjusting the frame edges (top, bottom, left or right) to remove the unwanted details so … Read more
Most people who have an Apple Card will use their iPhone’s Wallet app to make payments on their card. Some may occasionally need to pay via a different method and wonder if you can actually make a payment with a physical check in the mail. The answer is yes. Although Apple doesn’t list this information … Read more
Sometimes you may receive phone calls or text messages from contacts even after they are blocked. Obviously, this may create a serious problem for you. You blocked that number for a reason, and if you still continue to get phone or FaceTime calls, something is clearly not working. These blocked contacts will still be able … Read more
There are several steps you can take if your Apple Watch microphone is not working. If you are having one of the issues below, you may be having a microphone problem: Siri doesn’t hear or understand you. Dictate text doesn’t work when you are composing a text message. Walkie-Talkie doesn’t work. Recording a voice memo … Read more
Sometimes you may have an issue with the Wallet app on your device. When you want to use a card with Apple Pay, the first step is to add it to the Wallet app. However, you may not be able to add a card to your Wallet for various reasons. In this article, I will … Read more
You may not want others to see some of the apps that you have on your iPhone. Or, you may not want someone like a child to use one of your apps. For example, you may not want your child to send messages to your boss. There are a couple of different ways you can … Read more
On your iPhone or iPad, you can check to see if your device is carrier-locked or not by going to Settings > General > About. If your iPhone is not locked to a carrier, you will see a message saying, “No SIM restrictions,” next to Carrier Lock; see the image below. You may wonder what … Read more
When someone says they want to unlink or stop syncing their iPad and iPhone, they may have a few different things in mind. You may wish to do one or more of the following: Stop syncing photos Stop syncing text messages Stop syncing emails Stop getting phone calls on iPad Completely disconnect your iPad and … Read more