This post doesn’t require you to have a computer or the iTunes app. You can create a custom alarm sound on your iPhone without iTunes. You will need the GarageBand app. It comes pre-installed on all iPhones. Using the GarageBand app, you can create a ringtone or alarm tone using any sound. Follow these steps to make a custom alarm sound on your iPhone. We have divided the steps into sections for easier understanding....
fonts are perhaps one of the oldest and most differentiating ones. In fact, the Mac was the first computer with beautiful, varied fonts that were proportionally spaced and came preinstalled on every Mac as a result of Steve Jobs fondness of typography. At the time though, the decision was not too popular among tech enthusiasts, but we all know how essential it turned out to be down the road. Did you know?...
Before we move with the WhatsApp transfer process, you need to take WhatsApp backup on iCloud or iTunes to recover the data (if something goes south in the process). Take WhatsApp Backup on iPhone Follow the steps below to take WhatsApp backup to the iCloud platform. That way, you can always recover WhatsApp data if you run into any interruptions during the transfer process. Step 1: Open WhatsApp on iPhone....
How Did Stuff Get In Your Services Menu? My services menu is a graveyard of old programs I tried and abandoned. A standard Mac install doesn’t have much in there. The Services menu has a few simple commands like Open and Reveal in Finder. Once you install a few programs, this menu gets bloated. Even if you delete the main program, these services menu items stick around. Uninstalling a Mac program?...
This post will also guide you to ping your iPhone from your Apple Watch. This comes in handy if your iPhone is on silent and you misplaced it. How to Find Apple Watch by Pinging It From iPhone You can ping Apple Watch from your iPhone in three ways. Method 1: Ping Apple Watch on iOS 17 or Later iOS 17 makes it easier to ping Apple Watch. You can now ring your Apple Watch from the iPhone’s Control Center....
If you happen to delete several bookmarks or a folder of bookmarks accidentally, it’s impossible to retrieve them after missing the tiny ‘Undo’ option that flashes underneath the screen briefly. This is a pressing issue. But thankfully, there are a couple of workarounds that you can use to get your bookmarks back, provided you act fast. The first method involves all prominent platforms — Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. The second workaround revolves around desktops only....
I knew Apple had this app called Remote for getting the remote control thing done, but never bothered to check it out until I visited my friend Praval the other day. He was using it, and I was pleasantly surprised when I saw how smoothly it worked over Wi-Fi. Knowing about something is one thing, experiencing it first hand is another. Back home, I decided to set it up on my iPod touch....
However, while updating to iOS 9.2, I was getting an error 1667 and had no clue what it meant. Even the iOS support page was also of no use. I mean, tips like Update your OS, check if USB is correctly plugged in is not what I was hoping for. I researched a lot and then I came to the conclusion that you have to bend the rules sometimes to get things done....
Telegram allow you to manage voice calls and voice message – who can call you and how you can receive them. We will show how to restrict voice calls and voice messages on Telegram. The solutions will apply to Telegram app for iPhone and Android. Before moving ahead, we recommend updating the Telegram app to its latest version on your Android or iPhone. This will help squish off any bugs that can ruin the app experience....
As hale and hearty as this process may sound, it’s not without its share of issues. In the haste to use these apps and games, we usually choose to ignore the app permissions. More often than not, once the Google access permission has been given, most of us tend to forget about it. If it’s a trusted app, it might be okay. But in the long run, unmonitored app permissions can land you in a troublesome situation....
But, as I said before, WhatsApp is an “almost” flawless app. It still doesn’t let you schedule messages and, more importantly, it still has to up its game when it comes to setting up auto-replies. So, in this article, we’ll see how we can schedule messages and auto-reply on WhatsApp on Android. Since these are not built-in features, we’d have to (you guessed it right) borrow them from third-party apps....
Note that when you share a Live Photo as a GIF, you will lose any audio captured as part of the Live Photo. That’s not a major problem since the GIF image format doesn’t carry or support audio. With that disclaimer out of the way, here’s how to share Live Photos as GIFs on WhatsApp from iPhone. Send Live Photos as GIFs From WhatsApp While WhatsApp is very easy to use, it doesn’t work as intended when it comes to sharing Live Photos from iPhone....
Unlike Windows, the Touch ID hardware is tightly integrated in macOS. You can use it to authenticate in-app purchases, Apple Pay payments, login system, and other aspects of the macOS system. In 2020, Apple is offering more reasons to purchase a MacBook with lower price and higher base storage. If you have recently purchased one, then I would highly recommend you to enable and use Touch ID in Mac. It will save you adding an Apple ID password repetitively and makes the whole macOS experience seamless....
So, today I’ll show you how you can share only specific parts of a YouTube video without cutting them out from the actual video. The Video Clipper for YouTube Yes, you can share particular parts of a YouTube video without actually cutting the whole video. And, this can be achieved using a web app called Vibby. With Vibby, you can highlight a specific section of a video and also give an option to the receiver to view the whole video....
There are multiple ways to sort Contacts on your iPhone and iPad so that you can organize them the way you want. This makes scrolling through the list easier. As a bonus, we’ll also show you how to create contact lists on your iPhone as well. So let’s begin. Tip: If you scroll through to the end, you’ll learn how to find the newest contacts on iPhone. 2 Ways to Sort Contacts on Your iPhone and iPad There are two ways in which you can organize your contacts on iPhone and iPad....
After taking a snapshot, VLC offers several options for saving and sharing it. You can use snapshots for various purposes, including capturing important movie scenes or creating thumbnails for videos. And unlike using the screenshot tools on Windows and Mac, VLC’s snapshot option is much easier to use and access the files later. We have discussed multiple ways to take a snapshot in VLC. Let’s explore them one by one....
Don’t get it wrong here; it’s not a screenshot of a Google Maps. After you are done using this tool, you will find that it is stylized enough for you to qualify it with a ‘wow’. Map -> Image is a free web tool coded by Stamen Design, a design studio in San Francisco. And that’s the default place you spot when you land here. But you can very well fly to other places around the globe by plugging in a city or a town name (or a ZIP code for U....
Regardless of these apps, they are commonly referred to as bloatware. Bloatware is a term used to denote apps that may be unnecessary to a user and thus occupies space and consumes resources on a smartphone. Thankfully, you can uninstall bloatware from your Android phone quite easily. What Is Bloatware The Android phones that carry manufacturer-specific customizations, especially the budget ones come pre-installed with several first- and third-party apps. This may include streaming apps, social media apps, and app stores that you may not use....
Want to know how to get the best out of the graphic equalizer settings on your phone’s music player? Sit back and read on! First Things First Before jumping into the details, let’s know what do the keys and bars on the graphic equalizer actually mean. The music player interface and the location of the graphic equalizer vary from one phone to another. However, the range of sliders – bars that are moved up and down to adjust the sound – is similar to one another....
The News app is capable of delivering articles directly to your iOS device in a distraction-free reading format. Most importantly, you can customize the news so you only read about what interests you and don’t even have to look at any topics that you don’t care about. Follow along some of the necessary steps for setting up Apple News and getting the most out of it. Set Up Your Customized News Sources When you launch Apple News for the first time, the app will ask you to pick a few sources you’re interested in reading about....
