Posts Tagged ‘iOS 8’

Last week I was experiencing a problem with my voicemail, and after speaking with a few people it seemed to be a common issue. So I’ve written this blog on fixing visual voicemail for iPhone The Problem: Voicemail shows that you have a new message, but the play button is greyed out. After doing the usual troubleshooting, (i.e. restart and so on) nothing worked. The Solution: I didn’t need to change any of my settings on my voicemail but for some reason it thought that my voicemail password was wrong. To remedy this, go to Settings > Phone > Change… read more →

Apple recently released its OS X v10.10.3 and iOS v8.3 updates. Amongst the large list of bug fixes and improvements came “a redesigned Emoji keyboard with over 300 new characters”! Not just that, but there are now various skin tones and hair colours available for most of the ‘people’ Emojis. So, now you don’t have to just send someone a ‘Simpsons-esque yellow person’ anymore. These new skin tones and hair colours are mainly for the Emoji people emoticons of just a face, as opposed to the Emojis of an entire person’s body, a group or family of people or the… read more →

Yesterday Apple released two new updates to both Yosemite and iOS 8, which have addressed a number of key features and issues, including: The issue that could cause Macs bound to an Active Directory server to become unresponsive at startup Improved Wi-Fi performance and connectivity in various usage scenarios A number of security fixes This is a significant update therefore updating as soon as possible is highly recommended as a number of security holes have been patched. What else is included in 10.10.3? The update has also released the new Photos app, which is the replacement for iPhoto and Aperture… read more →

Since OS X Yosemite was released in October, I’ve been hunting around for those cheeky little Easter eggs that Apple like to sneak in. In this new series, I will be blogging about some of my favourites. I was going to start this blog series in the new year, but then I decided it might be nice to release the first part as a Christmas treat! So, to kick us off in Part 1, I thought I’d start with a couple of new features in the Finder and Dock, therefore the user interface in OS X Yosemite. New Feature 1:… read more →

Following Apple’s announcements last night, we have decided to hold a Mac Meetup for everyone in London on 6th November. We hope that you can join us, which will also feature a 30 min talk and demo on the new features and benefits of Yosemite and iOS 8. As always, this will be a very informal affair, and a great chance for everyone to catch up with new and old friends alike. 18:30 – Arrive and welcome drinks 19:30 – Yosemite & iOS 8: New features & benefits 20:00 – Close Networking and drinks Venue: Red Herring, 9 Gresham St,… read more →

So a strange thing is happening with iOS 8 adoptions among iOS users. Apple released iOS 8 on the 17th September and within a week the adoption rate was 46% of active App Store users. Three weeks on and the adoption rate is only 47%, an increase of 1%. If you compare this to where iOS 7 was, it was at approximately 70%. Now things can change, and I’m sure this number will continue to increase but something is different this year. One answer maybe the rocky start iOS 8 has had. The aborted 8.01 certainly didn’t help, and that… read more →

Yesterday, Apple made another webpage available to assist users with iOS security. This time, the website lets users verify the status of an iOS device’s Activation Lock feature. Available since iOS 7, Activation Lock is a bolt on to the Find my iPhone service, protecting lost or stolen iOS devices by locking out users who do not know the Apple ID and password registered to that device. Once activated, without knowing the Apple ID credentials, a user cannot disable Find My iPhone, perform any data wipe or reactivate the device under a different name. This new tool is primarily aimed… read more →

iOS 8 has many new features, some of which perhaps aren’t as widely known. From playing on my iOS device and browsing the browsing the web, I have discovered some of the following hidden gems! Send your iOS device’s last location to Apple – before your battery drains If you’ve ever lost or misplaced your iOS device, this new feature allows your device to send its last known location to Apple when the battery drains to a critical level. This feature was turned off by default on all my devices, to change it you need to: Open Settings Select iCloud… read more →

On the 17 September, Apple is releasing iOS 8 to the masses. Here are a few suggestions on making this experience as easy and trouble free as possible. Device Compatibility iOS 8 is compatible with the iPhone 4s and the iPad 2 onwards. As with previous systems, if  your device is the oldest one on the list, so in the case of the iPhone 4S, you may want to hold off upgrading until you have heard from other people about performance and reliability on these devices. Free Space Checking the amount of free space available is really recommended. Last year when… read more →

Apple announced their next generation of smartphones this week, the iPhone 6 and the massive iPhone 6 Plus!. Even better, we can pre-order these as of today, and they will be available along with the new iOS 8 from next week! Let’s get bigger with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch Retina HD phones shall we?! However, how cool is this; despite the display now being bigger, the phones are now much THINNER! So, as today is pre-order day for the new iPhones, I thought I’d mention what I think I’d find useful with the new iPhone and iOS. Nope, it’s not necessarily… read more →