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Everything You Can Do With a Locked iPhone
So, you happen to have someone else’s iPhone in your hands. Interesting. I wouldn’t dare assume your intentions with it, and I won’t ask any questions. Plus, iPhones are pretty secure devices, so there’s not much you can do with it anyway, right? Wrong. As private as a locked iPhone may be, there are still…
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One of Apple’s Privacy Features, Designed to Protect Your MAC Address, Has “Never Worked”
Ever since Apple re-branded as the “Privacy” company several years back, it’s been rolling out features designed to show its commitment to protecting users. Yet while customers might feel safer using an iPhone, there’s already plenty of evidence that Apple’s branding efforts don’t always match the reality of its products. In fact, a lot of…
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How to Share Your Location With Friends and Family in iOS 17
iOS 17 is now with us, and it comes with a range of upgrades, tweaks, and improvements—including new ways to share your whereabouts with other people. Whether you’re meeting friends in town or keeping an eye on the kids at school, you’ve now got more options for doing it on the iPhone. As is the…
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This iOS 17 Bug Is Killing My Sleep
Like more than half of adult Americans, I need a little noise to go to sleep. Some use a white noise machine or their TV, but my preference is podcasts playing on my phone. At least that was my preferred method until iOS 17 came along and messed things up. Apple’s latest iOS rolled out…