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iPhone Medical ID: What is It & How to Set It Up

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  The Medical ID introduced on iPhone is the essential feature iPhone owners can use in many ways. Here’s how to set it up quickly and why it is considered a lifesaver. iPhone, designed and introduced by Apple, is a multipurpose device. Thankfully, it is packed with several useful features, and Medical ID is one of them. You can use it legitimately in any emergency event if you need to quickly view the medical info of a person. It’s a feature that no user ever wishes to be required. Still, a Medical ID can become a lifesaver in a situation where a piece of particular information can come quickly. Nowadays, users can find such safety features widely on most smartphones. No doubt, it’s incredible to see such features. When it comes to the iPhone, specifically, it is packed with an Emergency SOS feature allowing users to call emergency services operating locally. You can contact local emergency services by pressing down the button rapidly five times in a row. With this action, emergen...

Is Your iMac Running Slow? Try These Fixes

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  A slow iMac is no doubt a troublesome issue. Learn to make it run fast, just like a new iMac, by closing unnecessary apps, removing unneeded files, adding more memory, and many more. iMac is considered the best all-in-one computer available in the market today. However, it can’t be said that it is not susceptible to slowing down. Any computer or laptop can have several issues related to performance that can make it slow. When it comes to iMac, the tech giant recommends many helpful tips and fixes to speed it up. Apple marketed the iMac as its best computer for schools and families mainly due to its simplicity in its design and functions. Regarding its design and other features, iMac can be placed in any room easily. Plus, setting up this device is a child’s play. Above all, it comes with efficient features and specs that can keep most users happy. Considering it’s a computer, the iMac has relatively good value and a high-end display in one package. Plus, it is packed with an in-b...

Apple: MagSafe or Lightning connector?

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  Apple has been using a lightning connector for charging, and data transfer for quite a while now. Apple is all about innovation and innovation they did. Apple introduced the MagSafe charger in iphone 12, a successful attempt to lower the hassles with a wired charger. According to a new Apple patent, MagSafe connectors are going to replace lightning connectors. What is a Lightning connector ? It is a type of connector that allows the iphone to be connected to computing devices for data transfer and to charging adaptors for charging the iphone. It was introduced in 2012 and is used in almost every Apple device such as the iPad, iPod. The lightning cable connector is unique as it nullifies the need to check the connector’s sides before inserting it into the port. What is a MagSafe connector ? It is a magnetically attached, wireless power transfer device designed originally for Mac Books. The MagSafe connector was introduced in the iPhone series for iPhone 12. Apple introduced two pr...

Ways to Connect Airpods to an Apple Watch & Common Fixes

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  Pairing AirPods and an Apple Watch should be automatic. However, if it is not so, then you can try some fixes to pair them automatically. The tech giant Apple has made it easy for everyone to connect any hardware device to any other. It includes Apple Watch and AirPods. You can entirely forgo your iPhone when you connect the Apple-made earbuds to your smartwatch while listening to your favorite audiobooks, podcasts, or songs. Here’s how you can fix some common issues when connecting your AirPods to your Apple Watch. The AirPods and Apple Watch two are both hugely popular in their respective markets. When looking at a large number of active iPhone users, it is somewhat expected, especially when you consider it easy for iPhone users to connect any accessory such as an Apple Watch or AirPods. Even though you can connect the two to an iPhone, the two can also be paired together. Apple Watch users don’t need to pair AirPods to an Apple Watch. According to the tech giant, the two produ...

Samsung's Upcoming Foldable Phones May Feature Water Resistance

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  Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 2 and Galaxy Z Fold 3 may feature water and dust resistance when the company launches these products later this year. But, are these features justifying the price? The Galaxy Z Flip 2 and Galaxy Z Fold 3 are the upcoming foldable phones from Samsung. These forthcoming foldable phones are rumored to feature an IP rating that may result in some level of water resistance. It is a fact that this foldable product lineup has never been rated for water and dust resistance despite its high price. If we trust the latest rumor, then the foldable segment will enjoy a feature often available with traditional smartphones. An Ingress Protection, also known as IP, is considered the rating that measures how tightly a device is measured against water, other intrusive elements, and dust. For example, most smartphones come with the IP67 rating indicating that it offers complete protection against foreign particles and dust. Plus, it protects your phone even if it suddenly sl...

iPhone: How to Use Activation Lock

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  The Activation Lock that the tech giant introduced in iPhone works with the Find My app. It locks your lost or stolen phone remotely and sends a message along with protecting your data from unauthorized access. The security feature that Apple built and introduced into every iPhone running iOS 7 or newer version works perfectly in conjunction with the app ‘Find My ‘. It helps the users to prevent their data from any unauthorized access. The need to use this option fortunately never arises; however, it is essential to know how to use the feature and turn on or off the lock. Apple has always been serious about security features in its gadgets to protect the users’ privacy in all circumstances. Whether you have lost your phone or private data is at the risk of exposure due to outright theft or planned attack by cyber criminals remotely, Apple has the security solution always to protect its users’ data. Some of its advanced authentication techniques that the tech giant evolved include...

How to Mute Your iPhone and Turn off All Kinds of Sound

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  When focusing on something important, attending a critical class or during a meeting, keeping your smartphone on silent is necessary. But even if you silent your device, it never gets entirely silent. Turning on silent mode doesn’t mute the media sound, which is why sometimes people get distracted. People who want to totally mute their iPhone shouldn’t just enable silent mode, but they should lower all kinds of sounds from their device. Sometimes enabling silent mode isn’t enough because vibration effects can even create disturbance in a quiet session. So if you want your iPhone to get totally mute, you have to disable all kinds of sound from it. There’s a ring sound, notification sound, alert sound, media sound. You can turn off all these sounds at once, but don’t worry; here are the steps you should follow to turn off your iPhone totally. How to Mute Your iPhone and Turn Off All Kinds of Sound Indeed, you have to get into different sections to turn off all kinds of sound on you...

How to Save All Images from Facebook on Windows, iPad, iPhone and Mac

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  Facebook is the biggest social media platform and people have been using it for a long time. Uploading photos and videos on Facebook is pretty simple, and it’s common there. People share their memories on Facebook in the shape of photos and videos. After uploading a photo or on Facebook, users can download it easily, but it can be difficult if there’s a huge number of photos saved there.  If you’re willing to save or download photos from Facebook that you have shared in the past few years, you’ll have to go through a certain process. A lot of Facebook users are now downloading their photos from this platform since the company has decided to make some changes to its privacy policies. You can now download your messages, videos, photos, posts and many more things from Facebook. Doesn’t matter if you’re using a smartphone device or computer, you can start downloading your Facebook data through a certain method. If you’re not aware of the method to save your Facebook data, here’s...