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Have a new iPhone 12? Change some settings to make new iPhone even better (part 2)

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👉 Don’t have or want 5G coverage? Turn it off

Apple’s four iPhone 12 models are the first from the company to ship with support for 5G, a mostly faster and more reliable cellular connection. However, as carriers continue to roll out their 5G networks, some iPhone 12 owners will have to wait for 5G access.

Apple has a Smart Data feature that’s specific to the iPhone 12 that will automatically switch between 4G LTE and 5G networks. Without you having to know or do a thing, based on how you’re using the iPhone 12.

To turn off 5G on your iPhone 12, forcing it to always use 4G LTE even if you have 5G coverage, open the Settings app then go to Cellular > Cellular Data Options > Voice & Data and tap LTE.

📷 You might want to turn off this camera feature

Every iPhone 12 model received modest camera updates, one of which is the ability to record HDR or high dynamic range, video with Dolby Vision. All that jargon means your videos will be brighter with more accurate colors and improved contrast. Sounds awesome, right? It is.

Right now, that means when you upload a video to Facebook or Instagram, the colorful video you see on your iPhone 12 will look overly bright and lose some of its magic. Developers will need to update their app(s) in order to accept HDR video, but even then, the person viewing the video will need a capable device to see the HDR difference. For Apple devices, that includes the iPhone 8 or newer, the 2020 iPad Air, second-gen iPad Pro and some Macs.

So, what can you do? Well, you have a few options: 

  • You can turn off HDR video by going to Settings > Camera > Record video and turn the switch next to HDR Video to the Off position. Going forward, all videos will be captured in standard dynamic range, and you won’t have any issues sharing or editing it.
  • Leave HDR Video turned on, but when you want to share the video with, say, Facebook, use the Photos app instead of going into the Facebook app and uploading it there. By using the Photos app, your iPhone will automatically convert the video to SDR and upload it. When you send the video to another iPhone user, Apple will detect if their iPhone, iPad or Mac is compatible with HDR Dolby Vision. If it’s not, Apple will convert the video automatically.
  • If you leave HDR Video on and need to edit your video, you can use Apple’s iMovie app or the Photos app that’s built into your iPhone. You can even use iMovie to export the video as SDR if needed. 

❌ Turn on Do Not Disturb

When turned on, Do Not Disturb silences all alerts on your iPhone, either using a set schedule or on demand. Your notifications will still be waiting for you when you wake up in the morning. But by turning on DND, your phone won’t make so much as a beep or a ping about Facebook updates and work emails.

If you’re worried about someone needing to get hold of you in case of an emergency, you can tell DND to make your phone ring when you get repeat calls from the same number. You can also decide if you want to always allow calls from contacts you’ve added to your favorites.

🔋 Disable auto brightness for longer battery life

Your iPhone’s screen brightness level can have a big impact on battery life. By default, iOS will automatically adjust the display’s brightness based on how much light the ambient sensor detects. But if you want to take complete control, you can disable auto brightness. Meaning whatever you set the brightness level to is what it will stay at until you adjust it again.

Open Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size and at the bottom of the page, you’ll find a switch to turn off Auto-Brightness.

Now, whenever you want to adjust your screen, you can do so by opening Control Center with a swipe up from the bottom of the screen on a device with a home button. Or a swipe down from the top-right corner on newer iPhones.

☝️ Control Center puts everything a tap and swipe away

Control Center is a convenient spot to quickly change songs, turn on airplane mode, connect to Wi-Fi or start a timer. But there’s so much more to it than that. You can quickly turn your flashlight on, check on a timer or start recording your screen with a quick swipe and tap.

Customize which apps and features are available in Control Center by opening Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls. Remove an option with a tap on the red minus button or add an option by selecting the green addition button. Drag features up or down using the three-line icon on the right side of the screen.

As a reminder, if you have an iPhone with a home button, like the new iPhone SE, you can swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open Control Center. If you have an iPhone with Face ID, like an iPhone X, XS or 11, you’ll need to swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen where the battery icon is.

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Google Docs dark mode is on Android now

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📱The new setting has started rolling out, so you might not see it on your Android phone right away.

Do you spend a lot of time using Google Docs, Sheets or Slides on your Android phone or tablet? – a new dark mode theme for all three apps is rolling out right now. Not only is using a dark mode or night theme on your Android device easier on your eyes, but it also saves battery life.

👉 If you don’t see the setting quite yet, just keep checking. As with most software rollouts, it can take a few weeks before it shows up. It’s also a good idea to double-check that you’ve installed all pending app updates in the Play Store app.

Manually turn on Dark Mode

👆 Once your account has access to the new feature, you’ll find a new Theme setting in each of the Sheets, Docs or Slides apps.

  • Open Sheets, Docs or Slides and then tap on the menu button in the top-left corner. It’s the icon with three lines.
  • Tap Settings from the list of options.
  • Select Choose Theme.
  • Finally, select Dark, Light or System default.

✔️ After the feature is added to your device, it should already be set to System default, which means dark mode in the app follows the dark mode setting of your phone or tablet. If you want the apps to go dark or light, independent of what your Android is doing, you’ll need to adjust the theme setting in each app.

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Apple’s stock keyboard finally has an Emoji search tool

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📲 Apple has finally added an emoji search field to the stock keyboard. Apple tried to make finding it an easier in past iOS versions, but it has avoided adding the most sensible option — until now.

🤗 For the past several years, Apple has added new emoji to iOS in the fall. Today, there are more than 1,700 available, and that’s not including variations like skin tones and hair colors. With that many choices, not only can it be hard to find the emoji you’re looking for, but it’s also nearly impossible to keep track of all of the new emoji that get added each year.

⌨️ With iOS 14, Apple has finally added a search tool to its default QuickType keyboard, meaning every emoji is now just a few taps away.

Using the new Emoji search feature

To get started using the new search, tap in a text field and bring up the new keyboard. You can bring up the emoji picker from within the stock QuickType keyboard using one of the following:

  • Face ID models: Tap the smiley icon in the bottom left or, if you’ve added third-party keyboards, to the left of the space bar.
  • Touch ID models: Tap the smiley icon to the left of the space bar.
  • All models: If you have one or more third-party keyboards set up and don’t see the smiley icon, either tap the globe icon until you reach the Emoji keyboard or tap-and-hold, then slide your finger up to “Emoji.”

Once you have the picker open, you’ll notice a new “Search Emoji” field at the top of the keyboard. Tap on it, and the picker will turn back into a keyboard that you can use to type in search terms.

Searching for Emoji without Apple’s keyboard

✖️ If you don’t have iOS 14 installed, there are a few third-party keyboards that you can also use to search emoji. One of the most popular options is Google’s Gboard. It features many of the same features as Apple’s, but with a few little differences.

First, Apple’s keyboard takes a little more vertical space to add in the search field but also shows a lot more at once compared to Gboard.

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iOS 14: These features will change the way you use your iPhone.

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✔️ Apple recently opened the iOS 14 public beta. Which brings a slew of updates that will change how your phone works once iOS 14 comes to iPhones this fall. You can join the iOS 14 beta and get an early preview of the features right now. The new features include the ability to add widgets to your home screen. An Android-like app drawer-like feature called App Library, and use iMessage in new ways.

1. A more organized home screen with App Library

👌🏻 App Library is a new screen that lives just to the right of your last home screen. It auto-arranges all the apps on your phone in folders. The purpose of this feature is to make it easy for you to find all the apps installed on your iPhone. It goes hand in hand with another new home screen feature that lets you hide pages of apps that you infrequently use.

2. Widgets have a new look and a new home

🙌🏼 Instead of limiting Widgets to the Today View that lives off to the left side of your home screen, you can now add widgets directly to your display, with multiple sizes as an option. There’s even a Smart Stack widget that will show you information from multiple apps when it thinks you need it. For example, it can show you the weather widget followed by your calendar widget when you wake up in the morning.

3. Apple now has a Translate app built in

➡️ Instead of having to use Google’s Translate app on your iPhone, iOS 14 has a baked-in Translate app that will allow you to convert text and even hold conversations with someone who only speaks a different language. You can translate English, Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Portuguese and Russian.

4. Tag someone in a text conversation

✔️ You can now tag someone in a conversation when you want to get their attention (useful for large groups), and directly reply to a message, creating a thread within your conversation. That’ll help get their attention and ensure you’ll get a timely response.

5. Pin a conversation to the top of messages

❗ Pinning a conversation to the top of your Messages app means you don’t have to scroll through the long list of contacts and group conversations to find your favorite contacts. This is especially useful if you have a go-to group, like a family chat or friend chat you talk on every day, or if you’re planning a longer-term event like a group watch party.

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Set an alarm on your iPhone for when your battery reaches full charge

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❕ Out of all the myths about the iPhone’s battery, one that’s very true is that charging your phone overnight is bad news.

✖️ Keeping the charge level at 100% puts the battery under strain, which can permanently damage it. Apple took steps to address the issue, where your battery stops charging when it hits 80% in some scenarios, but that’s not always enough.

Battery Full Alert, a Shortcut from Aniosgamer, notifies you via alarm when your iPhone’s batery is topped off. Although you may not want the alarm waking you up in the middle of the night, it’s a useful tool to have when you charge your iPhone during the day and don’t want to leave it charging more than it needs to.

  • 1️⃣ Add ‘Battery Full Alert’ to Your Library
  • 2️⃣ Set Up Full Alert
  • 3️⃣ Turn On Your Alarm
  • 4️⃣ Delete Extra Alarms

Do this for every unnecessary alarm.

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Keeping your phone cool during the hot summer months

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You may notice your phone overheating more often during the summer months, or in hot climates. Ambient temperatures really can make a difference to your electronic devices. If your phone gets so hot it shuts itself off, you may have missed the warning signs.

In fact, a too hot environment can even be hazardous for your Android smartphone or tablet.

1) Close down apps and software you don’t need

Bluetooth, LTE, Wi-Fi, and GPS — if you don’t need these things while you’re out and about, turn them off. That will ensure your phone isn’t working in overtime in your purse or pocket while you’re out gallivanting in sun-stroked gardens. It’ll also be a boon for battery life, which you’ll want considering how much warmer a smartphone gets when it’s plugged in for a charge.

2) Take off the case

You wouldn’t wear layers in the hot summer heat, right? There is no need to pile them on top of your smartphone, either. If you’re in need of a case because you’re engaging in outdoor activities, put the phone inside an Otterbox or similarly rugged case and keep the screen off during your excursion.

3) Don’t put it in the fridge

When your phone is overheating, your initial reaction would be to move it as soon as possible to the coldest place around you. Whether this is a shadow spot under a tree, your basement, or the fridge – people tend to do crazy things to cool their smartphone down.

Although this might seem harmless, it is not the smartest thing to do. Rushing the natural cooling process of your phone in extreme ways such as using your fridge can in fact cause condensation to get trapped inside your device. Naturally, water and electronics don’t go well together so, as you can imagine, this may damage your Android phone. Therefore, the best thing to do when your phone is overheating is to simply shut it down completely. If you battery is removable, you might want to remove it to give it some more air.

4) Don’t leave your phone in the car

There’s a reason why it’s illegal in some areas to leave your child or a pet behind in a hot car. Even with the windows cracked a bit, cars are effectively giant metal and glass incubators. It’s also why you shouldn’t leave your smartphone behind.

Overall, it’s best to pre-plan where you’ll put things before you get into the vehicle. If you’re driving long distances, for example, grab a magnetic car mount to keep the phone affixed to the air conditioning vent as you’re using turn-by-turn directions. If you have to leave the phone in the car for safety reasons, try storing it in the trunk instead. That’s the part of the car with the least “greenhouse gas” effect.

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How to send an audio Message using Siri

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In iOS 14, Apple pared down the Siri interface. So that it no longer takes over the whole of your iPhone’s screen when you issue a voice command or query. 📢 Siri‌ also picked up several new features. One of which is the ability to record and send audio messages to contacts.

When you send an audio message using the audio interface in the Messages app, the record audio option only appears when the intended recipient is an iMessage user.

🎙️ But ‌Siri‌ can also send audio messages to Android phones. And following steps will help you to send audio messages to Android phones.

❕ Pls note that audio messages are automatically deleted after a couple of minutes unless they’re saved. But you can change this default behavior and keep them permanently. In the Settings app, select Messages -> Expire -> Never.

  • 1️⃣ Invoke ‌Siri‌ on your ‌iPhone‌ or iPad with the usual voice command or through a physical button.
  • 2️⃣ Now say “Send an audio message to [contact’s name].”
  • 3️⃣ After ‌Siri‌ responds with “OK, recording,” say whatever it is you want to include in the audio message. ‌Siri‌ will transcribe your speech in real time at the bottom of the screen.
  • 4️⃣ To end the audio message, simply stop speaking for a few seconds. And ‌Siri‌ will recognize that you’re finished.
  • 5️⃣ When you’re done, ‌Siri‌ displays the waveform of the recording on the screen along with options to Send, Cancel, and a play button to play it back to yourself. At this point, ‌Siri‌ is still activated, so if you want you can just ask to play it back, re-record the message, cancel, or send.

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Can coronavirus live on your phone? How to clean it without damaging

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🧼 Clorox wipes will safely disinfect your phone from coronavirus, but there are lots of common cleaners that you should never use.

If you’re concerned about the possibility of coronavirus living on surfaces you touch frequently, including your beloved phone. Any germ that is on your phone or case can potentially transfer to your fingers and face. Cleaning your phone more often can’t hurt, either. But what’s the right way to clean your phone?

🧴 Wipes, not pure alcohol

If you touch your phone after touching a public door handle or grocery cart, you may immediately think to clean it with rubbing alcohol. Don’t. Straight alcohol can strip the oleophobic and hydrophobic coatings that keep oil and water from damaging your display and other ports. The safest bet is to use disinfectant wipes that contain 70% isopropyl alcohol to clean your phone screen.

⛱️ Remove sand and lint

Lint and sand can get stuck in the small ports of your phone and in the crevices where the screen meets the body. The best solution for removing sand and lint is Scotch tape. You can lay it along the creases and speaker, and roll it up and gently place it in the ports. The tape’s stickiness will pull out any lint or sand that may be stuck in your phone.

💧 Water-resistant phone

If you have a water-resistant phone, you can rinse it with water. But it’s a much better idea to use a damp or wet cloth to clean your phone. Then dry your phone with a dry, soft cloth to remove the water. Make sure to pat dry all speakers and ports.

Things you should never use to clean your phone

  • 1️⃣ Hand sanitizer
  • 2️⃣ Window cleaner
  • 3️⃣ Kitchen cleaners
  • 4️⃣ Paper towels
  • 5️⃣ Rubbing alcohol
  • 6️⃣ Makeup remover
  • 7️⃣ Dish soap and hand soap
  • 8️⃣ Vinegar

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iMessage is a powerful iPhone tool

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✔️ It’s a good idea to open the Messages’ Settings screen and take a few minutes to go through the various options and customize how Messages will work. Most importantly, check your send and receive settings.

Why some messages are showing up on a Mac or iPad ($247), but not an iPhone. Luckily, it’s an easy fix: don’t use your email address, use only your phone number in the Send & Receive section of Message’s Settings. Or if you don’t have an iPhone, but use iMessage on a Mac and iPad, then make sure your Send & Receive settings look identical.

Backup iMessages through iCloud

❕ Having a constant backup of your iMessage conversations that syncs across all of your Apple devices is another one of my favorite benefits of Apple’s messaging platform. Apple uses iCloud to back up and sync your Messages conversations.

The short version of instructions is this: Open Settings > tap on your name > iCloud and make sure the toggle next to Messages is turned on. Keep in mind, if you delete a conversation from one device, it will be deleted from all of your devices.

Hide alerts, block numbers and more

It’s easy enough to send and receive messages in the Messages app, and telling apart iMessages from text messages is easy as well — if the messages you send are green, it’s a text message. If the bubble is blue, you’re talking to a fellow iMessage user.

1️⃣ You can mute individual conversations with a left swipe across the conversation and select Hide Alerts; particularly useful if you’re in a noisy group who can’t quit talking about last night’s football game.

2️⃣ Make sure you take advantage of the new search feature, as well. You can search the Messages app for photos, links, attachments, and text within a conversation. Just open the Messages app and tap on the search bar at the top.

Send money to iPhone users through Apple Pay

💲 You can send and receive money using Apple Pay within an iMessage conversation just like you can with Venmo or Square Cash.  The process is simple – set up Apple Pay Cash and link a debit card to your account. With Apple Pay setup, you can use the Apple Pay app inside of iMessage to pay rent, request money from a friend.

Turn your iMessage personality up to 11

Did you know you can add light-hearted animations and fun stickers to your messages? It’s true. Another fun tool to use is the emoji converter. After typing your message you tap on your keyboard’s Emoji button and iOS will automatically find words that can be turned into emoji. It’s pretty cool and an easy way to use emoji without having to scroll through all of them.

Some other effects that are fun include:

  • 1️⃣ Bubble and screen effects for individual messages
  • 2️⃣ The ability to drag and drop stickers from Sticker packs onto a photo or message
  • 3️⃣ Send Memoji and Animoji talking messages 
  • 4️⃣ A built-in image search that returns some of the best GIF

Chat over iMessage with businesses for customer service issues

❗ Friends, colleagues, and acquaintances aren’t the only people you can talk to over iMessage. You can also talk to businesses for help with things like an order you placed on Newegg, or get report a fraudulent transaction on your Apple Card to Goldman Sachs in the Messages app. A company that uses Apple Business Chat is easy to spot, with most companies listing a “Chat with Messages” button on their respective support pages or in their apps. Just tap on it to open a conversation. Right now, there isn’t a way to search iMessage for a business name. 

Get iMessage set up

❗ When you set up your Apple device — be it an iPhone, iPad or Mac — you’re asked to sign in to your iCloud account with your Apple ID. Once you sign in, Apple automatically turns on iMessage and links it to the email address(es) you use for your Apple ID, as well as your iPhone’s phone number.

Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad and go to Messages and make sure the switch labeled iMessage at the top of the screen is in the On position.

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Essential iPhone apps for every single person

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Whether you’ve been an iPhone user for years or you just got your first iPhone recently, you undoubtedly managed to find a bunch of apps that you couldn’t imagine being without. Everyone has his or her own unique taste, but there are a handful of essential iPhone apps that should be on everyone’s handset. Here, we’ve listed essential iPhone apps in particular that everyone out there should definitely have.

1Password

1Password remembers all your passwords for you, and keeps them safe and secure behind the one password that only you know.
The password manager that’s as beautiful and simple as it is secure. Just add your passwords and let 1Password do the rest. Sign in to websites and apps with just a few taps, and use the password generator to change your passwords and make them stronger.

Dark Sky

Dark Sky is the most accurate source of hyperlocal weather information. With down-to-the-minute forecasts, you’ll know exactly when the rain will start or stop, right where you’re standing.

IFTTT

Applets bring your favorite services together to create new experiences.
Over 600 apps work with IFTTT including Twitter, Telegram, Google Drive, Twitch, Weather Underground, Instagram, Gmail, and devices like Google Home, Amazon Alexa, Nest, Philips Hue, and your iPhone.
The IFTTT app also integrates with your iPhone and Apple Watch’s Health app, so you can easily track and maintain your habits.

Google

The Google app keeps you in the know about things that matter to you. Find quick answers, explore your interests, and stay up to date with Discover. The more you use the Google app, the better it gets.

Evernote

Evernote helps you focus on what matters most and have access to your information when you need it. Input typed notes or scan handwritten notes. Add to-do’s, photos, images, web pages, or audio … and it’s all instantly searchable. Organize notes any way you want and share with anyone. And Evernote syncs across your devices so your information is always with you, everywhere you go.

Due

Due remembers all the things that you need so you don’t have to.
Because it repeatedly reminds you of things until you act on them, it‘s impossible to forget anything.
Most importantly, it’s lightning-fast to set and postpone reminders, all thanks to a clever time picker and natural date parsing.

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