Ali Mahdi
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United Arab Emirates
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How to Stop Apps from Downloading Automatically on iPhone or iPad
If you own two or more iOS devices that are connected to the same Apple ID, then you must’ve noticed that when you download an app on one device, it gets downloaded automatically on the other device as well. This is because of a feature in iOS called Automatic Downloads. The Automatic Downloads feature is capable of downloading apps, music, and books automatically across all your devices that… → Read More
How to Easily Convert Video Files to Other Formats on a Mac for Free
Although a range of video formats are supported by macOS, there are certain popular formats that cannot be played by Mac’s default video player software, QuickTime Player. For instance, it cannot play videos of MKV format and in such cases, users have to turn to third-party softwares, such as VLC, to play unsupported videos. Moreover, you might want to transfer a video to another device and need… → Read More
How to Add the Secret Weather Widget to Your iPhone's Lock Screen in iOS 12
There's a hidden feature in iOS 12 that allows you to add a weather widget to your Lock screen! Here's how to enable it. → Read More
How to Install iOS 12 Public Beta 4 (and Higher) on iPhone or iPad
* How to Install iOS 12 Public Beta 4 on iPhone or iPad iOS 12 is expected to be released this fall and will bring a number of new features and performance improvements. While the new firmware is still in beta, users who can’t wait to get their hands on it can install the public beta version which allows non-developers to install the latest beta firmware of iOS 12 for free. The fourth public… → Read More
How to Shut Down and Force Restart an iPhone X
One of the major physical changes of the iPhone X is the removal of the Home button, which was capable of doing a lot of tasks that range from invoking Siri to performing a force restart. The lack of Home button in iPhone X means that Apple has changed the way you can perform some of the common tasks on your older iPhone, such as turning off your device or restarting it. In older models of… → Read More
How to Install iOS 12 Beta without a Developer Account on iPhone or iPad
Here is how you can download and install iOS 12 Beta on your iPhone or iPad without having to be part of the Apple Developer Program. It's easy and straightforward to download iOS 12 on your iPhone 5s, 6, 6s, 7, 8, or X. → Read More
How to Set a Custom Ringtone on iPhone or iPad
* How to Set a Custom Ringtone on iPhone or iPad One of the things that I dislike about iOS is that you’ll have to depend on iTunes whenever you want to add a custom ringtone to your iPhone. Although there are third-party apps in the App Store that claim to ease this process, you still have to use iTunes as it is the only way of transferring your custom ringtones to your device. For those who… → Read More
How to Activate Siri on iPhone X
Here's how to activate and use Siri, without the Home button, on iPhone X → Read More
30 Exciting New iOS 11 Features You Didn't Know About
You're in for a surprise because iOS 11 contains many hidden features that might go unnoticed. → Read More
How to Downgrade from iOS 11.1 Beta to iOS 11.0.2
If you've updated to iOS 11.1 and are facing issues, then you can easily downgrade back to iOS 11.0.2, iOS 11.0.1, iOS 11, or even iOS 10.3.3. → Read More
How to Download and Install iOS 11.1 Public Beta
Follow this guide to find out how to enroll in Apple's public beta testing program and download and install iOS 11.1. → Read More
How to Enter DFU Mode on iPhone 8 and 8 Plus
In this tutorial, we'll show you how to enter DFU mode on iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, also known as Recovery Mode. → Read More
How to Fix iOS 11 Wi-Fi Issues
Fortunately, there are a number of solutions which can you help you remedy the Wi-Fi problems in iOS 11. Here are the workarounds. → Read More
How to Put iPhone X into DFU Mode
For those who don’t know what DFU is, it essentially allows you to restore your iOS device from any state. When enabled, it allows your device to communicate with iTunes and prevents the bootloader and the OS from being loaded. Whether your device is jailbroken, stuck in a continuous bootloop, or in any other state where there is no solution, you can easily put it into DFU mode and restore.… → Read More
How to Hard Reset iPhone X
In this tutorial, we will show you how to force restart (or hard reset) an iPhone X. → Read More
Face ID Not Working on iPhone X? Here's How to Fix It
Is your iPhone's Face ID not working? Here are solutions that will help you fix Face ID on iPhone X if it has issues recognizing your face. → Read More
How to Set up and Use Face ID on iPhone X
iPhone X has undergone major changes and one exciting new feature is Face ID, which allows you to unlock your iPhone using your face. Touch ID is no longer present in iPhone X and has been replaced by Face ID which Apple claims to be more secure. Face ID is a new technology which is powered by the TrueDepth camera system that uses infrared and proximity sensors, as well as a flood illuminator,… → Read More
How to Downgrade iOS 11 to iOS 10.3.3
In this tutorial, we will show you how to downgrade from iOS 11 to iOS 10.3.3 on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. → Read More
How to Stop Others from Deleting Your Apps on iPhone or iPad
If you usually give your iPhone to your kids to play or keep them busy, then chances are that they might mess around with the settings and even end up deleting some of your apps by mistake. These apps might be valuable to you and once deleted, you cannot recover the data unless you have a backup stored in iCloud or iTunes. It’s important to make sure that the important files and data on your… → Read More
How to Change YouTube's Video Playback Speed on iOS or Any Computer
YouTube is one of the best places to find and watch videos of all sorts, ranging from movie trailers and music videos to funny clips. Just recently, a new update was rolled out for the iOS YouTube app that allows users to easily adjust the playback speed of videos to either speed it up or slow it down. This feature was previously available on the web version of YouTube only, but with the latest… → Read More