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Everything You Need to Know About iPad DFU Mode

Everything You Need to Know About iPad DFU Mode

Do you own an iPad? If so, then hopefully you’ve been able to use it for a long time without experiencing any significant bugs or software glitches with it. In most cases, as long as you take good care of the device, it should reward you with several years of loyal...

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The Complete Guide To iPad Battery Replacement

The Complete Guide To iPad Battery Replacement

The iPad is a device that has found widespread acclaim within its niche, as is the case with many Apple products. Generally speaking, yours should hold up for several years of use, provided that you take good care of it and don’t use it roughly. Eventually, though,...

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How To Back Up An Apple Watch?

How To Back Up An Apple Watch?

If you have an Apple watch, then no doubt you have set it up just the way you like it. There are lots of different configurations that you can use, depending on whether you most prioritize the device for fitness, text messages, calls, or for nothing more complicated...

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How To Restore An iPhone: Complete Step-By-Step Guide

How To Restore An iPhone: Complete Step-By-Step Guide

If you're one of the millions of iPhone owners out there, then you probably already know that there are many different ways that you can customize your device. You can set it up with the apps and settings that you like, and you can keep making changes the longer you...

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How To Clear iCloud Storage

How To Clear iCloud Storage

Apple gives 5GB of free storage to all iCloud users. To most users, this is nowhere near enough. But even if you upgrade to 200GB or even 2 TB, you still might face storage struggles. We’ll help you figure out how to reduce your iCloud storage so you can save money...

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How To Check For iPhone Water Damage

How To Check For iPhone Water Damage

If you've paid close attention to Apple advertisements during the last few years, you'll notice they never say the iPhone is waterproof. Even the ads for the iPhone 11 show the phone experiencing all kinds of rugged situations including suffering a coffee spill. But...

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What Uses Cellular Data?

What Uses Cellular Data?

We've all gotten those frustrating text from carriers saying something like, "you've used 8.9 GB and have 1 GB remaining for the month. Switching to an unlimited data plan is great, but it can be costly. And even if you have one, your carrier may impose data caps and...

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iPhone Parental Controls: What You Need to Know

iPhone Parental Controls: What You Need to Know

More than 80% of US teens use an iPhone. And now, the average age of children's first smartphone has dropped from 12 back in 2012 to just 10 years old. And of course, we've all seen young children and even toddlers using iPhones.  Apple has included a variety of...

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iPhone Screen Won’t Rotate – Solution Guide

iPhone Screen Won’t Rotate – Solution Guide

If you have an iPhone, then one of the things that you may have noticed about it is its intuitiveness and versatility. The device is highly reactive, and one example of that would be the way the screen rotates when you’re doing something like playing a video game on...

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How Do I Unlock a Samsung Galaxy?

How Do I Unlock a Samsung Galaxy?

If purchased your phone from a carrier, it’s usually locked to their network. This means it will only function with the carrier you purchased the phone from (e.g. AT&T, Verizon, etc). More often than not, carriers do this for leased phones customers pay off...

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MetroPCS vs Verizon: A Side-by-Side Comparison

MetroPCS vs Verizon: A Side-by-Side Comparison

If you are attempting to figure out which phone company to go within your area, then there’s quite a bit you should consider. You should look into the price, coverage area, customer satisfaction, and incentive plans. To help you make that decision, today we’ll be...

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Mint Mobile vs. MetroPCS: Which has the Edge?

Mint Mobile vs. MetroPCS: Which has the Edge?

Depending on what part of the country you live in, there are going to be certain cellular phone service companies that are available to you, while others are not. If you don’t know very much about them, though, then it can be hard to choose between them. In the...

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How To Get A Free iPhone

How To Get A Free iPhone

A free iPhone is like a dream come true. You get the best phone on the market without a single cent coming out of your pocket. For the most part, there's no such thing as a free lunch. You'll end up paying somewhere along the line.  So we're here to help you...

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How To Unlock a T-Mobile Phone

How To Unlock a T-Mobile Phone

T-mobile advertises itself as the most flexible major phone carrier. However, when it comes to unlocking your T-mobile phone, you’ll see that it’s basically the same rules and processes as AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint. That means you still might be in for a headache...

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How To Use WiFi Calling On Your iPhone

How To Use WiFi Calling On Your iPhone

With WiFi calling, you use WiFI instead of cellular networks to make phone calls. Supremely convenient in a wide array of situations, WiFi calling iPhone features like FaceTime and other apps enable you to always stay connected. Learn about WiFi calling and how to use...

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How To Set Up A Hotspot On iPhone

How To Set Up A Hotspot On iPhone

One of the best features of your iPhone is that you can use it to create a hotspot for laptops, tablets, smartphones, and other nearby devices. All you need is your iPhone with an LTE, 4G, or 3G connection, and you can set up a hotspot on iPhone in just a couple of...

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What Does “Other” Mean In Your iPhone Storage?

What Does “Other” Mean In Your iPhone Storage?

This happens far too often. You try to download the latest iOS release or an awesome new app only for your iPhone to say “storage is full.” You’ve already downloaded all the apps, photos, and videos you don’t need and there’s still not enough space. But still no...

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What Is Airplane Mode?

What Is Airplane Mode?

Airplane Mode is a setting for smartphones and other devices that disables Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, telephone, and other radio-frequency signals. Depending on your device, GPS may or may not be disabled during Airplane Mode as it is not a radio signal.  The name derives...

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