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As the amount of people who use a mobile phone number as their primary number grows, it feels like spam phone calls and text messages are growing as well. Let’s take a look at how to block calls on your iPhone as well as how to prevent a good portion of unwanted calls in the first place.

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iMessages are a great way to communicate with others from any of your Apple devices, however, sometimes they fail to send. Let’s take a look at what to do to get iMessage working properly.

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iCloud offers a lot of convenience, and if you have an icloud.com or me.com email address you can use one account for access to your device backups, photos and videos, purchases, email, and more. Follow along for some basic tips and tricks for iCloud Mail, where to login with your iCloud account, and more.

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Even with high-quality devices like Apple’s Macs, it’s important to back up your information. No device works as expected all the time and there are many scenarios outside of device failure when a backup is crucial to have (upgrading, accidents, loss, or theft.) Follow along for how to back up your Mac.

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iCloud Music Library is a feature in iOS and macOS that allows you to access and synchronize your songs, albums, and playlists across all of your Apple devices signed into the same iCloud account. iCloud Music Library is similar to iCloud Photo Library, but of course for music. Follow along for more details…

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While Apple has a relatively small number of iPhone variants to choose from compared to many smartphone manufacturers, the amount of ways to buy an iPhone can be overwhelming. With most carriers in the U.S. moving away from two-year contracts and subsidized devices, full-price or installment plans are the primary ways to purchase an iPhone.

Since all installment plans or iPhone upgrade programs from the major U.S. carriers and Apple offer 0% interest, these options can be a good fit for a lot of consumers. While many of these plans are relatively similar, they all have their differences. Follow along for a detailed breakdown to find out which iPhone upgrade program is best for you.

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While the next generation iPhones are expected to include wireless charging, Apple’s current and previous iPhone models don’t offer the convenient technology like many Android smartphones do. Let’s take a look at how add this feature to your iPhone…

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Batteries are a consumable component that have a limited life span or cycle count. Apple’s various products use different batteries that have varying cycle count limits. Let’s take a look at some useful things to keep in mind when trying to get the most out of your MacBook Pro battery or when looking at buying a used MacBook.

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The various preferences in Photos for iCloud on iOS and macOS can be confusing to deal with. Let’s take a look at your choices when it comes to managing your photos and videos and what you should know about iCloud Photos.

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While its possible to charge an iPhone or iPad faster by using a higher wattage power adapter, unfortunately that trick doesn’t work with MacBooks. However, there are still a few ways to get your MacBook charged up faster than normal.

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Depending on your preferences and settings in iOS and macOS for Photos, videos may not automatically import from your iPhone to your Mac. Follow along below as we’ll look at a couple of options to transfer your videos from iPhone to your Mac.

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If you find yourself hanging out for a while at a scenic spot, creating a timelapse video can be a great way to share the experience with friends.

The iPhone, of course, has a built-in timelapse feature – and a very clever one it is too. So if you want to use your iPhone or iPad to shoot, you’re good to go. But if you want to use another camera, Final Cut Pro X makes it a really simple process to create a timelapse video, regardless of whether you’re working from video footage or still photos.

I had been holding out on this one hoping for better weather for the demo video, but as the weather gods aren’t cooperating, we’ll go with what I’ve got …

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iCloud Keychain is a useful feature that allows you to save and synchronize login credentials and credit/debit card information for seamless use across your Apple devices. Let’s take a look at the different ways to utilize iCloud Keychain on an iPhone.

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Receiving and sending iMessages and text messages with your Mac is a convenient and useful feature. Let’s look at how to make sure it’s all set up and running properly.

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It’s easy for the amount of contacts stored on your iPhone to reach into the hundreds or even thousands, so it’s worth taking a little time to make sure they’re backed up in multiple places. Let’s take a look at how to back up your iPhone contacts with some third-party options as well as within iOS and macOS.

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Apple Watch lets you easily message other people using dictation for voice-to-text input, but sometimes it’s just easier to send a voice recording to quickly express yourself over iMessage. Here’s how to send voice messages from Apple Watch.

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GIFs are a fun way to communicate with others and have become highly popular. There are multiple ways to find and send GIFs on an iPhone, let’s look at the option Apple has built-in to iOS as well as some popular third-party choices.

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Emoji are a fun and easy way to communicate with others on their own and can also be used to enhance standard text. Getting started with how to use emoji on your Mac isn’t as straightforward as it is on iPhone and iPad, but with a bit of practice you’ll be using emoji quickly and easily on your Mac.

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Staying up to date with software can sometimes be a confusing and frustrating task. Fortunately it’s a straight forward process with iOS once you get the hang of it. Follow along for how to make sure you’re on the latest iOS version and how to update iOS on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

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If you’ve just purchased a new iPad, gotten a replacement, or need to bring back all your information to your iPad for another reason, restoring from an iTunes backup is an easy way to pick up where you left off.

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