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You probably know that you can share the music you’re listening to on your iPhone with others by pairing your phone with a Bluetooth speaker, but what if not everyone in the room wants to hear it?
Well, there’s a simple solution that will let other iPhone users listen to your music right along with you on their own phones. It’s a free iOS app called Audibly, and works quite well. [Read more…]
Although it can be a hassle, It sometimes becomes necessary toreset our smartphones back to the factory default settings.
Let’s face it, sometimes the operating system or an app gets so messed up that a factory reset is the only viable option for fixing the problem without sending the phone off or hiring a tech to fix it for us.
It’s also a good idea to reset your phone before giving it away or selling it to a third party, even if the recipient is someone you trust.
It’s not difficult at all to reset an Android phone or iPhone back to its factory default settings. Here’s how to do it: [Read more…]
If you use Facebook you’ve probably been seeing posts warning you about NameDrop, a new iPhone feature included with iOS 17 that allows two iPhone users to exchange contact information just by bringing their iPhones into very close proximity to one another.
These dire-sounding posts tend to vary a bit, but most of them read something like this: [Read more…]
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Question from Brenda: I recently bought my very first iPhone after using a flip phone for years, and I like it ok.
The thing is when I was looking at the demo phone in the store I could read the screen just fine.
But now when I look at mine I’m finding that I have to struggle to make out the text, and even some of the icons. I have more trouble with the text though.
I know my eyesight isn’t what it used to be, but I guess it’s not too bad for a 74 year old.
Anyway, is there a way to make everything on the screen appear larger? [Read more…]
Are you currently frantically searching for a way to recover deleted files? Losing precious data on the iPhone can be a nightmare, especially when you don’t have a backup to rely on. If so, congratulations, you’ve come to the right place.
In this article, we’ll introduce a highly effective method for recovering iPhone data without a backup. Without further ado, let’s dive in. [Read more…]