Category: Apple repairs
Apple repairs blogs and tips. Learn how Apple devices are repaired, simple troubleshooting you can do at home and what to do when your Apple devices break down.
iPhone slowing down? A simple service may be all that’s needed
There has been speculation for years that Apple has been deliberately slowing down older iPhones when new versions of iOS ship. The conspiracy theorists maintain it’s to get us all to upgrade our phones. Apple announced yesterday that it does indeed have algorithms that affect a phone’s speed according to the capability of its battery. […]
iPhone 8 on the way. iPhone X is launched. What Happened to 9?
If you, like me, were glued to the iPhone X launch yesterday then you may have been left wondering what happened to 9. Where is 9 and what has it done wrong. I can understand why you would avoid the number 2, but why 9? The presentations were all delivered with the usual exuberance and […]
How to use Siri in iOS and Sierra
Just a short one from me this time but none the less interesting (In my own opinion).> I have been an iOS users for years yet have never fully got to grips with how to use Siri in iOS and OSX sierra in my day to day life. Some of this mainly down to my […]
How to adjust iPhone Flashlight Brightness in iOS 10
iPhone Flashlight Brightness: I am forever using the Flashlight, (or Torch) within Control Center on my iPhone. When i say ‘Flashlight’, it’s really just the camera LED flash doubling up as a flashlight. But with a baby that keeps getting me out of bed in the middle of the night, having this ‘Flashlight’ to hand […]
Copy and paste across apple devices with universal clipboard
Universal Clipboard is one of the latest Continuity features available on Apple Devices. Before Universal Clipboard Apple previously released Handoff as a Continuity feature for starting a document within an app on one Apple device and then continuing that document using the same app on another Apple device. I blogged about this feature on its’ […]
Receiving calls with Siri
Amongst all the new features in iOS 10, there are some that are less publicised than others. One of these lesser known features is the ability to have your iOS device announce who’s calling when receiving a phone call based on the caller ID, and depending on that, your device will speak the name of the caller. If the […]
Management changes to iOS and OSX Sierra
With all new OS updates from Apple, new management features which are made available via configuration profiles. In this blog is a list of the management changes to iOS and OSX Sierra. Below are the new payloads / keys available for each OS. iOS 10 The additions to iOS 10 are smaller this time around. […]
How to Prioritise iOS App Downloads in iOS 10
How to prioritise iOS App Downloads in iOS 10 Have you ever downloaded or updated a bunch of iOS apps all at the same time, then realized you really need to use one of those apps? The problem now is that the app is stuck in a download queue. iOS 10 has a nice new […]
iOS 10 Wi-Fi Tips: Fix Connection Problems
iOS 10 Wi-Fi Tips: Fix connection problems in your device Have you ever connected to a Wi-Fi network on your iPhone and wondered why it’s not working? Unless you’re an IT technician you may not know what you can try to resolve the issue. The good news is that iOS 10, (released recently), has incorporated […]
Turn your iphone into a magnifying glass with iOS 10
Last week Apple released the next-generation of their iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch operating system : iOS 10. Over the past week i’ve been having a real good play with it whilst preparing to support customers and start delivering training courses on the latest system and devices. iOS 10 has added a host of new and […]