As if life is not already complicated enough, GIZMODO has just published an article about a normal-looking Lightning (USB-C) Cable that can enable nefarious actors to steal all of the data from your Apple devices and inject malware onto it. Dont use any USB cables you see lying around in public places. Be forewarned and forearmed by reading the article here.
iPhone 13 to support satellite communication
Using a customized version of the Qualcomm X60 baseband modem chip, iPhone 13 is anticipated to support communication over satellite when it is not within standard 4G/5G cell tower coverage. Discover more in this 9To5Mac article.
Easily share your Wi-Fi password with your iPhone
An article from Mashable explains how to share your Wi-Fi password between iPhones. Read it here.
Tidy up your iPhone & iPad Home screens
If you have heaps of apps on your Apple mobile devices and your Home screen looks like a dog’s breakfast, c|net have just published an article to help you speedily declutter and rearrange your apps. Check it out here.
Re-purpose your old iPads & Android phones
c|net have published an article with a number of great ideas for repurposing your old smart devices. For example, turn your old iPad into a kid-friendly smart home hub or as a learning tool, and turn your old Android phone into a security camera. Read about these and other ideas here.
iOS 15 for iPhone is due to bring you some new mind-blowing features
Want to stop iPhone apps from tracking you?
This article from c|net explains how the new App Tracking Transparency feature that arrived with the iPhone’s iOS 14.5 update in April can stop apps from tracking you.
Apple has suggested a fix for the iPhone’s ‘no service’ bug
Earlier this month Forbes published an article about a serious issue for users of the iPhone 12 range right back through to the iPhone 6S – you can read about it here. This bug where you can lose access to cellular data, which renders your device useless without WiFi access, has been reported since the recent iOS 14.7.1 update.
If you are having problems logging into the COVID Safe Check-in with the Service NSW app, you could be experienceing this problem. techradar has now published an article containing a suggested fix for when you lose this mobile service on your iPhone. Read all about the fix here.
Semi-hidden iOS functionality on your iPhone
BGR Media recently published an article for iPhone users about additional functionality hidden on their iPhones. Get the low down here.