Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch when using a Face Mask

 iOS 14.5 bring the feature that is helpful to unlock the iPhone when wearing a facemask.

Here are the things you have to do to enable this feature.

1. Update your iPhone to iOS 14.5
2. Update your Apple Watch to WatchOS 7.4
3. Once you complete step 1 and 2, go to: 

Settings => Face ID & Passcode  => Enter Passcode => Scroll down to the section:  "UNLOCK WITH APPLE WATCH" => Enable the option for your watch. It may take about 30 seconds for the swipe switch to turn green.

iPhone 11 Pro Max situation: Completely dead phone and not responsive to anything at all

iPhone 11 Pro Max - Dead/Unresponsive after full night of charging


iPhone was complete dead.

All I could remember from the previous night was that the phone was getting warm while using it.

So I tried to close all the app, then later on it sort of went away. Then I put the phone on charge and this morning and it was completely dead.

Contacted Apple via my other device.

They asked me to go thru some diagnostics steps, including press volume up, press volume down and then press and hold power for 10 seconds. I tried that at least 10 times. so far this is taking at least half an hour.

At some point, I switched the charging cable/older charger.  Not sure if it did anything, for some reason I tried the reset again, and miraculously the iPhone logo appears.  There is no way to find out what happened. Apple wants me to wait for 24 hours to see if the issue comes back and at that moment they want me to setup an appointment for a a technician to take a look

Another iOS update is out:

iOS 13.1.2 includes bug fixes and improvements for your iPhone. This update:

• Fixes a bug where the progress bar for iCloud Backup could continue to show after a successful backup
• Fixes an issue where Camera may not work
• Addresses an issue where the flashlight may not activate
• Fixes a bug that could result in a loss of display calibration data
• Fixes an issue where shortcuts could not be run from HomePod
• Addresses an issue where Bluetooth may disconnect on certain vehicles

For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website:

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

iPhone 7 Plus Vs iPhone 11 Pro Max

                                 iPhone 7 Plus       iPhone 11 Pro Max

     Portrait on Selfie Mode                                    No                       Yes
     Ultra Wide Camera                                          No                        Yes
     Night Mode                                                      No                        Yes
     Finger Print Login                                           Yes                        No
     Face ID Login                                                  No                        Yes
     Battery Percentage near Battery icon              Yes                        No
     Fast Charger                                                     No                        Yes
     Wireless Charging capable                               No                        Yes



For more comparison: https://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/

iOS 13.1.1 is available for update

iOS 13.1.1 includes bug fixes and improvements for your iPhone. This update:

• Fixes issues that could prevent iPhone restoring from backup
• Addresses an issue that could cause battery to drain more quickly
• Fixes an issue that could impact recognition of Siri requests on iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
• Resolves a problem where Safari search suggestions may re-enable after turning them off
• Addresses an issue that could cause Reminders to sync slowly
• Fixes a security issue for third-party keyboard apps

For more: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

Hissing noise from iPhone 7 plus. Does it exist on older models?

Brand new iPhone 7 plus have hissing noise. Websites have mixed reaction about it. But this made me look at the older iPhone (6 plus) and see if there is a hissing noise. And to my surprise, there is a slight noise. But in iPhone 7 plus, it sounded worse.

Apple support asked me to take the phone to the Apple store and they said if it cannot be repaired, they will replace it. Lets see. I will update the post after the store visit.

In the mean time please update your iPhone to iOS 10.0.2. The update fixes the following issues:

• Addresses and issue that could prevent headphone audio controls from temporarily not working
• Resolves an issue that caused Photos to quit for some users when turning on iCloud Photo Library
• Fixes and issue that prevented enabling some app extensions.

Update (9/24/2016): Swapped the phone for a new one. Noise is still there.

Turn off Wi-Fi Assist if your iPhone is eating up data after iOS 9 upgrade

If you are seeing an increased usage of data after you phone has been upgraded to iOS 9, then you might want to turn off a feature called Wi-Fi Assist in settings.

Here is how to turn off Wi-Fi Assist

Go to Settings > Cellular > scroll all the way down > Wi-Fi assist > Swipe the green button to left to turn it off

Fix: iPhone with iOS 9.0 not recognized in iTunes 12.3

If you have Windows 8, follow the steps:

1. Close iTunes
2. Make sure the iPhone is connected to your PC.
3. Go to device manager or type 'device manager' in Search Windows search field, select Device Manger from Settings
4. From the list, expand Portable Devices
5. Right click on Apple iPhone
6. Click Update Driver Software
7. Click Browse my computer for driver software
8. Click Browse
9. Go to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\Drivers
10. Click Next
11. Now windows will update the driver software.
12. Start iTunes and you will see the icon for your device.

Hope this helps.

Use Apple store app instead of Apple website to preorder

Its 4:03 am and store.apple.com still down. The best bet to buy an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus will be to use Apple Store App on you iPhone or iPad. Preorder went through (with some struggle) Apple store app at 3:30 am. 

iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus has arrived. What is your choice?

Apple has announced their newest iPhone series, named iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.  Most of you already watched the keynote, all the videos out there comparing the phones, first hand reviews. Now vote your choice below.

Planning to upgrade to iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus?

iPhone 6

iPhone 6 Plus

 

pollcode.com free polls

iPhone 5 Sleep/Wake Button Replacement Program

If you have an iPhone 5 with a faulty power/sleep button (the button on top of the iPhone), Apple just released a free repair program to fix the issue. Here is the link to check if your iPhone 5 is eligible to get the free repair and also the logistics of the repair process.

https://ssl.apple.com/support/iphone5-sleepwakebutton/

iOs 7.1.1

iOs 7.1.1 is just released......

This update contains improvements, bug fixes and security updates, including:

• Further improvements to Touch ID fingerprint recognition
• Fixes a bug that could impact keyboard responsiveness
• Fixes an issue when using Bluetooth keyboards with VoiceOver enabled

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

iOs 7.0.3 is out

Searching on your iPhone 5 using iOS 7

If you have so many Apps and emails and wants to search quickly anything on your phone, using iOS 7, you have to simply touch and swipe down on the home screen. (in previous iOS versions ,you could have simply press the Home button to achieve this)

iOS 7 bug in iPhone 5

Not sure if this happened to you, but when you open the Clock app in iPhone 5, the top section ( connection status/ Time/ Battery status) doesnt change the font color to black. It appears in white, so you can't see the color until you minimize the clock app.

How to close the Apps that are running in the background (iOS7)

Similar to the previous version, first you have to double-press the home button, instead of the apps showing up on the lower portion of thr screen, im iOS 7 it willl take you to another screen where you will be able to see the preview of the app along with the icon on the bottom. In order to close it, simply touch and swipe up on the preview of the App

iOS 7 now available to everyone

iOS 7 is avaialble for everyone now. The following are the things to remember before you go ahead and update.

Backup your phone

Make sure all the important apps you use on a daily basis are iOS 7 compatible

Make sure you have 3.1GB space for installation. Delete any unuses apps. 

To find the available space and delete few apps, go to Settings-> General-> Usage ( wait for the app list to load)-> select the app and tap on delete button

If you have a lot of Apps, make sure to keep the phone charged and give yourself close to an hour. 

Happy iOS 7

How to charge you iPhone faster?

Make sure no apps are running in the background. Just double press Home button and touch and hold-down on the apps that appears on the Home panel. Now you will be able to close the Apps 

that you are not using.

Got to settings -> Turn on Airplane Mode.

iOs 6.1

iOs 6.1 is out.

iOS 6.0.2

Apple released iOS 6.0.2 to fix a wifi issue. But noone know the details.
There were some reports about battery drainage after the update. Its been 3 hours since I updated my iPhone and its only down 3%. So my guess is this new issue is isolated.