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Why Can’t I Share My Location on iPhone? Fix It Fast!

Why can't I share my location on my iPhone? If you're trying to use iPhone location sharing and it's not working, there are several reasons why this could be happening. You may need to turn on certain settings, your iPhone may have poor signal strength, or it may be something else. Let's go through all the ways to fix things when share location is unavailable. 

Home Office Upgrades to Make Your Mac Happy

They say your work is only as good as your tools. A MacBook can do a lot all on its own, but adding a good-sized monitor, keyboard, and mouse really unlocks its potential both for work and for play, and those accessories are just the start. We're always on the hunt for ways to make our offices more unique, beautiful, and functional, and here are the top Mac office accessories we've found lately.

Whether you're a caregiver for a friend or family member or just looking to create a little bit of friendly competition by sharing your Health app fitness details, you'll be able to do so thanks to the new Sharing feature in the Health app on iPhone. We'll walk you through how to select whom to share with and exactly what Health app data you share. 

Quick Note is a floating note editor available from your iPad Home Screen or while working in any app. We'll show you how to open a Quick Note by swiping up from the bottom corner of your Home Screen or by adding Quick Note to your Control Center. Also, if you find the swipe to open a Quick Note annoying, we'll show you how to disable it too.

The process of upgrading and transferring data to a new device can be painful, but Apple is seeking to fix that by offering temporary storage through iCloud. Now when you purchase a new iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch, you can create a full device backup with temporary iCloud storage, then seamlessly transfer that backup to your new device. Read on to learn how to create a backup with temporary storage for data.

Apple has let you create unique, dummy email addresses to mask your personal email address for a while, so long as you are able to use Sign in with Apple. Now, this service is expanding to any online form that requires an email address. With iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey, if you have iCloud Plus, you can now sign up for any account or mailing list with a dummy email address and have all information sent to that address forwarded to your personal inbox. We'll go over why you might want to use this service and how to do it.

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