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If you have a Mac computer with Photo Stream enabled on the iPhone and the Mac, your photos will automatically be available in the Photos on the Mac. Through iCloud, your photos are automatically shared across all your Apple devices. There are several ways to transfer photos from your iPhone to a Windows PC. You …
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It depends on whether you are having issues receiving iMessages or SMS text messages. If your iPhone is connected to the Internet and you can’t receive iMessages, try resetting iMessage as described in this article. https://www.ianswerguy.com/not-receiving-imessages If you are having issues receiving SMS text messages, make sure your iPhone does not have Airplane Mode active. …
You could be getting storage capacity messages for two different reasons: 1. The internal iPhone storage is getting full 2. Your iCloud storage has almost reached its limit. If the iPhone storage full, you will not be able to take any additional photos or download any new apps. If the iPhone is not backing up …
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To prevent accidental deletion of apps, go to the Settings app, select “General”, scroll down, tap “Restrictions”, tap “Enable Restrictions”, create a four digit passcode and enter it again when prompted, then toggle “Deleting Apps” to OFF. If a paid app does get deleted, you can always open the “App Store” app, select to the …
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Unfortunately, there is no simple way to create a group mailing list in the Contacts app in iOS. However, you can create a distribution list by typing all the email addresses and copying them into a contact sheet. 1. Open the Notes app on your device and tap the plus sign “+” to open a …
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To change the Apple ID on your device, you need to sign out of the Apple ID under the Settings app for Messages, FaceTime, iCloud, and iTunes & App Store. Once signed out of the old Apple ID, you can sign in with your new Apple ID. This article may provide some additional information. https://www.ianswerguy.com/manage-devices-with-one-apple-id …
This is a great question, and one that I get a lot. Sharing an Apple ID for purchased material is great, but it causes issues with sharing contacts if you don’t set it up correctly. To understand what’s happening, think of the information on your phone as two different categories: 1. data you purchase/download from …
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This page on the Apple website provides a comparison of the various iPhone models. https://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/
Starting in iOS 10.3, Apple changed the location of the iCloud settings. The basic iCloud settings can now be found under Settings -> [Your Name] -> iCloud. Unfortunately, you can not sign out of iCloud from this location. To sign out of iCloud, go to Settings -> Accounts & Passwords -> iCloud. Scroll to the …
Alert messages are saved in the Notification Center on the iPhone. You can view the Notification Center at any time by swiping down from the top of the screen. All recent alerts and notifications are displayed and can be customized. For more information on customizing alerts and the Notification Center, click this link to see …
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