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Showing posts with label iOS 10. Show all posts
Showing posts with label iOS 10. Show all posts

Friday, October 27, 2017

Set up Apple Watch using VoiceOver

Set up Apple Watch using VoiceOver


  1. IfApple Watch isn’t on, turn it on by holding down the side button (below the Digital Crown).
  2. On Apple Watch, turn on VoiceOver by triple-clicking the Digital Crown.
  3. Swipe right or left on the display to choose a language, then double-tap to select it.
  4. Swipe right to highlight the Start Pairing button, then double-tap.
  5. On iPhone, turn on VoiceOver by going to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver.
  6. To open the Apple Watch app, go to the iPhone Home screen, swipe right to select the Apple Watch app, then double-tap. 
  7. To get iPhone ready to pair, swipe right to select the Start Pairing button, then double-tap.
    The “Hold Apple Watch up to the Camera” screen appears.
  8. To try automatic pairing, point the iPhone camera at the watch from about 6 inches away.
    When you hear the pairing confirmation, you can skip to step 14. If you have difficulty, you can try manual pairing, steps 9 through 13.
  9. Swipe right to select the Pair Apple Watch Manually button, then double-tap.
  10. On Apple Watch, find your Apple Watch ID: swipe right to the Info About Pairing Apple Watch Manually button, then double-tap. Swipe right once to hear the unique identifier for your Apple Watch—it’ll be something like “Apple Watch 52345”.
  11. On iPhone, select your Apple Watch: swipe right until you hear the same Apple Watch identifier that you just heard on Apple Watch, then double-tap.
  12. To get your pairing code, on Apple Watch, swipe right until you hear the six-digit pairing code.
  13. Enter the pairing code from Apple Watch on iPhone using the keyboard.
    When pairing succeeds, you hear “Your Apple Watch is paired.” If pairing fails, tap to respond to the alerts, then Apple Watch and the Apple Watch app on iPhone reset so you can try again.
  14. When pairing is complete, on iPhone, swipe right to the Set Up Apple Watch button, then double-tap.
  15. To choose your wrist preference, swipe right on the Wrist Preference screen to select Left or Right, then double-tap.
  16. Review the terms and conditions, swipe right on the Terms and Conditions screen to select Agree, then double-tap. Select and double-tap Agree in the alert that appears.
  17. To enter the password for your Apple ID, swipe right to the Enter Password button, double-tap, then enter the password for the Apple ID you use on your iPhone. Then double-tap the Return key in the lower-right corner of the keyboard.
  18. To choose a Location Services option, swipe to your choice, then double-tap.
  19. To choose a Siri option, swipe to your choice, then double-tap.
  20. To create an Apple Watch passcode, swipe right on the Passcode screen to select Create a Passcode, then double-tap. On Apple Watch, enter a four-digit passcode of your choice, then reenter to confirm. Swipe, tap, or drag your finger around the display to select a number, then double-tap.
  21. On Apple Watch, choose whether to unlock Apple Watch when you unlock iPhone.
  22. To choose whether to install additional apps on Apple Watch, swipe to highlight Install All or Choose Later on iPhone, then double-tap.
    Apple Watch syncs with iPhone. This takes a few moments—swipe to Sync Progress on iPhone to hear progress. When you hear “sync complete” Apple Watch is ready to use, displaying the watch face. Swipe left or right to explore watch face features. For information about using VoiceOver with Apple Watch, see VoiceOver.

Friday, September 1, 2017

How do I clean my AirPods?


Protect your investment with regular cleanings and good aural hygiene. Dropping $160 on a pair of wireless earbuds in a dental-floss-sized case is no small decision. If you decided to spring for a pair of AirPods, you're going to want to take good care of them so they'll last you a couple rounds of iPhone upgrades. After all, these ones don't come bundled in the box. Here's how you clean your AirPods and keep 'em clean! With dirt, dust, lint, grime, ear wax, and more constantly finding its way onto your glossy white AirPods, you're definitely gonna want to clean them from time to time. Consistency is your friend, friend: The best way to ward off long-lasting grime is by preventing it from building up. Clean and clean regularly.


Carry a microfiber cloth


Get a little microfiber cloth and keep it on your person or store it wherever you charge your AirPods. Give your AirPods (and the case if you want) a quick buff every couple days.
If you happen to spot an offending smudge, go ahead and wipe it away.
You can pick up a six pack of microfiber cleaning cloths from Amazon and be set for life … or at least the life of your AirPods! Do not use hand sanitizer on your AirPods. You risk damaging the polish — or worse, the electronics. Instead, a little bit of water (purified is better than tap) on a cloth can help you wipe away the grease and grime.


As much as I wish Apple's AirPods were a seamless piece of plastic, they're not. And the tiny, tiny little cracks and crevices start to fill up with dust, grime, etc. When a cloth-polish just won't do, you've gotta get up close and personal.
I find a cotton swab is great for a thorough cleaning of your AirPods. Whether you've got ear wax clinging to the speaker grilles or dirt in the seams, a cotton swab will usually do the trick.
Lastly, if you've got a particularly stubborn smudge that won't wipe away from the surface of your AirPods, you might try giving it a quick swipe or four with a rubber eraser. The rubber will pull the mark from the surface of your AirPods.

A word of warning, though: Don't get lazy! Check on your little Pod Pals from time to time to make sure they're not collecting grime.

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Friday, August 4, 2017

Labeling your Photos or Videos on an iOS Device using Voice Over





Labeling your Photos or Videos on an iOS Device using Voice Over In this tutorial, I show you how to label your photos on your iOS device. This is a hidden feature that is very 

handy. Feel free to comment below for any questions you may have.

Saturday, December 24, 2016

Keep your notes secure with password-protection

You can secure the notes that contain your most personal data—such as financial details, medical info, or website logins—with a password or fingerprint.

The Notes app lets you lock any note that you want to keep private from anyone else that might use your device. Notes uses a single password for all of the notes that you want to protect, on all of your devices. And if you have an iPhone or iPad with Touch ID, you can use your fingerprint to open your locked notes.

Before you begin

Set up your notes password

Before you can lock your notes, create a password that you can easily remember. If you're concerned about forgetting your password, make sure that you give yourself a password hint and that you set up Touch ID. If you forget your password, Apple can't help you reset it.
If you access your iCloud notes on more than one Apple device, you'll use the same notes password to lock and unlock all of them.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

You can create a password in your device Settings or directly in the Notes app. Then you can turn on Use Touch ID on your iPhone or iPad, so that you can use your fingerprint to unlock your protected notes.

Create a password in Settings

  1. Go to Settings > Notes.
  2. Tap Password.
  3. Enter a password, then give yourself a password hint.
  4. Tap Done.

Create a password in Notes

  1. Open a note that you want to lock.
  2. Tap Share icon > Lock Note.
  3. Enter a password, then give yourself a password hint.
  4. Tap Done.

On your Mac

You can create a password on your Mac directly in the Notes app. In the menu bar, click Notes > Set Password. Enter a password, then give yourself a password hint and click Done.

Use Notes password-protection

Whether your note has an image, sketch, map, URL, or list of important information, it's simple to keep it safe with password-protection. And when you need to access your secure notes, you can tell which ones are locked directly from the Notes list. Just look for the  next to the note. Until you enter your password or use Touch ID, you only see the title and the last date that it was edited.
You can't password-protect notes that you share with someone else. If you want to stop sharing a note, open , then tap or click Stop Sharing.
     

Lock a note

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
  1. Open the note that you want to lock.
  2. Tap Share icon .
  3. Choose Lock Note.
After you lock your note, it stays open and you'll see unlocked notes icon at the top of the screen. You can hide the note's contents when you tap .
On your Mac:
  1. Open the note that you want to lock.
  2. Click lock notes icon.
  3. Choose Lock Note.
You can only lock notes on your device and notes in iCloud. You can't lock notes that have PDFs, audio, video, Keynote, Pages, Numbers documents, or notes that use IMAP to sync (like Yahoo!, Gmail, and Hotmail).
     

Open a locked note

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
  1. Tap the locked note.
  2. Tap View Note.
  3. Enter your password or use Touch ID.
On your Mac and iCloud.com:
  1. Click the locked note.
  2. Enter your password.
Your locked notes stay open for up to three minutes, making it easy for you to jump to another note, copy and paste information from other apps, and more. If you close the Notes app or your device goes to sleep, the note locks again.
     

Remove a lock

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
  1. Tap the locked note.
  2. Enter your password or use Touch ID.
  3. Tap Share icon.   
  4. Choose Remove Lock.
On your Mac:
  1. Click the locked note.
  2. Enter your password.
  3. Click .   
  4. Choose Remove Lock.
When you remove a lock from a note, it's removed on all of the devices that you're signed in to with the same Apple ID.

Change your password

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
  1. Go to Settings > Notes > Password.
  2. Tap Change Password.
  3. Enter your old password, then enter a new password and password hint.
On your Mac:
  1. Open Notes.
  2. In the menu bar, choose Notes > Change Password.
  3. Enter your old password, then enter a new password and password hint.
  4. Click Change Password.

If you forgot your notes password

You can unlock a note only when you enter the password that it's locked with. If you forgot your password, Apple can't help you regain access to your locked notes.
You can reset your password, but this won’t give you access to your old notes. It will, however, let you password protect any notes that you create from that point forward with the new password. This could lead to you having multiple notes with different passwords.
If you have multiple passwords, you can't tell which password you should use when you look at your notes in the Notes list. When you open a note locked by your old password but enter your current password, you'll see an alert that you entered the wrong password with a hint for your old one. If you then enter the correct old password, you get the option to update that note's password to your current one.

Reset your notes password

When you reset your Notes password, it doesn't delete or change the password of your notes that are already locked. If you have a note that uses an old password, you can update it to the new password when you enter the old password, remove the old password, then apply your new password to the note.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
  1. Go to Settings > Notes > Password.
  2. Tap Reset Notes Password.
  3. Enter your Apple ID password.
  4. Tap Reset Notes Password again.
  5. Enter your new password and password hint.
On your Mac:
  1. Open Notes.
  2. In the menu bar, click Notes > Reset Password > OK.
  3. Enter your Apple ID password.
  4. Click Reset Password.
  5. Enter your new password and password hint.

Sunday, December 4, 2016

to have your iPhone announce who’s calling you running iOS 10

Among the 100+ new features in iOS 10 is the ability to have your iPhone announce who’s calling when receiving a phone call. Based on the caller ID, your iPhone will vocalize the name of the caller, or tell you it’s an unknown caller in case the number isn’t in your contacts.

This is a nice little addition that can actually be configured in the Settings.

On your iPhone, launch the Settings app, and navigate to the Phone tab, then tap on Announce Calls.

announce-calls-iphone

From there you can specify under what circumstances your iPhone should announce calls. You can choose to have it name the caller for every call, only for calls received when you’re in your car or wearing headphones, only for calls you receive when wearing headphones, or simply never.

This new feature is particularly handy when walking with headphones on. You won’t have to reach for your phone to find out who’s calling. Instead, assuming the caller is in your contacts, Siri will announce the name of the caller.