I was late to work twice in one week because my once-trusty Apple Watch alarm wasn't going off. I decided to investigate and discovered many potential reasons for the Apple Watch alarm not working that I'll share with you today! I'll also teach you how to set your Apple Watch alarm correctly so you can sleep worry-free.
By Olena Kagui
There's nothing more frustrating than doing a workout and later realizing your Apple Watch's workout detection is not working. We'll explain how Apple Watch exercise minutes are calculated and how to troubleshoot if your Apple Watch is not counting exercise minutes correctly.
By Hallei Halter
This article will tell you how to tell if a text has been read. Texting can be a quick way to communicate, as long as the other person reads the message. Here's how to tell if a text has been read, so you can stop worrying your text didn't go through. The people you text will have to be using iMessages and have Read Receipts enabled.
By Amy Spitzfaden–Both
If your iPhone step tracker is showing no data, there's an easy fix. Barring a hardware malfunction in your iPhone or Apple Watch, you can fix your iPhone not tracking steps by changing your Privacy settings. Here's how to fix your Health app not tracking steps.
By Rachel Needell
At first, I wasn't sure how useful the Quick Note feature would be. But now, the ease with which I can quickly save things has really made Quick Notes an invaluable part of the Notes app. I'll show you how you can save text from a website or an image to Quick Notes so you can bookmark all the information you want without having to click out the app you're using.
By Erin MacPherson
Are Apple Watch Calories accurate? Yes, the Apple Watch is accurate at calculating calories burned if you have two important settings correct. Here's how to improve your Apple Watch calorie accuracy and Apple Watch heart rate accuracy.
It's quick and easy to change the colors and font of your iPhone Lock Screen clock, and there are more options than you might expect. We'll walk you through them and show you how to get the perfect clock style to match your wallpaper.
By Amy Spitzfaden–Both
This article will tell you how to find screenshots on a Mac. Many of us have been in the position where we take a screenshot and then struggle to find where it went. This can be frustrating, especially if the file name starts with "screenshot," as that can make it difficult to search. Let's learn where to find screenshots on a Mac and how to change a screenshot location on a Mac.
By Erin MacPherson
Mac keyboard shortcuts for symbols can sometimes be hard to figure out unless you happen upon them by mistake. We'll walk you through the keystrokes required to create several of the top special characters on a Mac, including the Euro symbol, copyright, and several others. Let's begin!
By Amy Spitzfaden–Both
Many of us share our data with our family members via a Wi-Fi hotspot on a regular basis—perhaps a spouse needs to get some work done or your kids are trying to do homework. Whatever the reason, sharing password access can be arduous, and it's unnecessary if you have Family Sharing. This easy method lets you bypass passwords and allow the people you trust to connect effortlessly to your hotspot. Not every service provider offers hotspots; so before you set this up, check to make sure this is available with your plan. Let's take a look at how to turn off the password requirement for family members when sharing data through a WiFi hotspot.
By Elisabeth Garry
If you're wondering how to delete expired subscriptions on your iPhone, I have some bad news: you can't remove expired subscriptions from the Subscriptions list in Settings. But that doesn't mean you'll be stuck with them forever. Here's everything you need to know about expired subscriptions on an iPhone
Here's how to connect AirPods to another iPhone or iPad, even an iPhone or iPad that doesn't belong to you. We'll also go over how to connect someone else's AirPods to your iPhone. Let's get started learning how to use AirPods with multiple iPhones and iPads.
By Rachel Needell
In 2021, watchOS 8 brought with it the addition of AssistiveTouch, an accessibility feature to help make the device easier to navigate for those who have difficulty using the small touchscreen. With watchOS 9, Apple expands on its gesture control. One of the coolest new gestures is the ability to double-pinch to start and stop your workout. This means you don't need to be able to touch the screen to pause or restart your workout.
By Olena Kagui
Adding your medications using your iPhone camera rather than filling out all the information manually can save you time. This will require you to give camera permissions to your Health app, which you can disable later if you wish. Let me show you how to add medications quickly using your camera!
By Conner Carey
iPhone notes disappearing or the entire Notes app being lost are common issues for iPhone users, unfortunately. We’ll show you how to recover any notes you accidentally deleted, plus how to get the Notes app back on your iPhone if you accidentally removed it.
By Conner Carey
To download Apple Music tracks to your iPhone for offline listening, just tap the cloud icon next to a song and it will download. However, if you've recently wiped your iPhone or gotten a new one, and you want to download all your music, we'll show you an excellent trick for how downloading all your songs on Apple Music at once.
By Conner Carey
You may notice your older iPhone running slow after a while, but these tips can help make even your slow iPhone 8 or iPhone X faster. This is a good post to bookmark and reference whenever your iPhone slows down too much. The next time you need to speed up your iPhone, try these six little-known tricks to make your iPhone faster.
It can be alarming when you're browsing a website and a pop-up appears warning you of an iPhone virus! Virus warnings and Apple security alerts like these are scams designed to get you to call or tap on a link. Read on to learn how to safely stop these scams by turning on pop-up blocker settings.
By Brian Peters
Website cookies have a pretty bad reputation today, and while it is not undeserved, it's often overstated, and most sites use cookies to make their everyday use a much smoother experience. If you're finding some of your favorite sites difficult to use for reasons like needing you to log in on each visit, it may be time to turn cookies back on.
By Kenya Smith
It’s Friday afternoon, and you need to send an email to one of your co-workers. But they left work early. You could send the email right now, but you want to make sure your co-worker sees it as soon as you send it. Fortunately, Gmail has a feature where you can schedule emails at a certain time to prevent sending emails during the weekend or late at night if the person lives in another time zone. Let's learn how you can schedule an email in Gmail using an iPhone or iPad.
Are you still using an analog scale or a digital scale that only tells you how much you weigh? It's time for an upgrade! Withings is known for its award-winning smart scales, and they are launching a brand new one on October 4th. This new Body Comp scale gives you precise information about your muscle, fat, water, and bone mass, as well as your visceral fat. Plus, each purchase of Body Comp comes with a 12-month subscription to the premium Health+ app to help you assess your overall health.
Informant 5 can help you meet all your organizational goals! Try it for free and experience a productivity boost by managing projects with tasks and notes, syncing your calendar among all your devices, enjoying a user-friendly 30-day calendar view, and so much more. Informant 5 features SmartBar navigation which makes it so much easier to use and master this calendar app. Plus, you can use it almost anywhere thanks to Dark Mode. With a dark background, you can check in on your tasks and schedule anywhere, even the movie theater. Upgrade to the best calendar app and task manager for iOS! Embrace the "out with the old, in with the new" spirit with Informant 5.
