You may be wondering if your iPad has been backed up recently. For your iPad, you can either make backups using iCloud or your computer. Also, some of your apps might be using other cloud services to store your data. For example, email, such as Gmail or Exchange, will already be backed up to their … Read more
Many people who own a Mac also use an iPhone. Generally, people will have their phones with them wherever they go, but not their Macs. While you are away from your computer, you may want to view one of your iCloud Drive files or share that file with someone. The introduction of the Files app … 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
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
You can easily block phone numbers on your iPhone or iPad if you do not want to get calls or texts from those numbers. For example, you may want to block the same telemarketers that keep calling you, or there may be someone in your life you never want to contact again. Blocking enables you … Read more
There are many different gestures you can perform on an iPad. Some are definitely basic and would only be new for novice iPad users; others are pretty specialized and not necessarily useful to every user. There are, however, a few gestures that not everyone knows but that are really quite useful. Even though I have … Read more
You may be getting left behind notifications for one or more of your devices. For many people, they receive this notification for an iPad. After all, most people keep their iPhones with them; but iPads are often left behind somewhere. Usually, when you leave your iPad behind, it is intentional; you may leave your iPad … Read more
Many iPad user wonder how they can right-click on an iPad. After all, there are many functions available on a Mac or PC that can be accessed by right-clicking on something. On a Mac, this is sometimes done with a Control–Click as Mac’s Magic Mice don’t come with a right-side button. In this article, we … Read more
Sometimes you may not be able to activate your iPad during the setup process, either when you first purchased it or after it has been erased. The error message says: Could Not Activate iPad. Your iPad could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable. Try connecting your iPad to iTunes to activate … Read more