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Peter writes for 9to5Mac. He has a passion for music and technology and has accepted the Bluetooth audio revolution, but will never give up the beauty of vinyl.

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It’s not just you, Twitter is sending random notifications to your iPhone [Update: It’s fixed]

Avatar for Peter Cao Oct 16 2018 - 10:08 am PT
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UPDATE: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says that the issue is related to an “invisible background notification” the platform uses to update unread notifications, DMs, etc. A bug caused these invisible notifications became visible and has now been reverted.

After taking away APIs from third-party developers, Twitter today is having an issue with its first-party app where users are receiving notifications that contain random strings of letters and numbers.


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How to use Bluetooth with Airplane Mode on iPhone

Avatar for Peter Cao Oct 12 2018 - 12:01 am PT
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Airplane Mode is sort of outdated at this point, at least the term. Most airlines and airplanes nowadays are equipped with in-flight Wi-Fi and most frequent flyers use Bluetooth headphones. By default enabling Airplane Mode on iOS disables Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Luckily, you can still use Bluetooth with Airplane Mode on the iPhone, however it may not be obvious.


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How to check Apple Watch battery life

Avatar for Peter Cao Oct 10 2018 - 12:01 am PT
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Apple claims 18 hours of “all day” battery life, which means your Apple Watch will typically last a full day and charge overnight. However, this isn’t always the case. The easiest solution to the problem is to add a battery complication to the watch face but that’s not ideal as you don’t always want to have a complication. Follow along for a quick and easy way to check Apple Watch battery life.


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How to disable iMessage on iPhone or iPad

Avatar for Peter Cao Oct 9 2018 - 12:00 am PT
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While most users should and would never disable iMessage, there might be good reason to. The biggest reason is if you constantly switch between iOS and another mobile operating system constantly with your phone number.

iMessage lets you send and receive messages via data with your phone number. This means that you can send messages in areas where cellular service isn’t available, such as on a plane. The service lets you send and receive messages from your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and even your HomePod with ease.


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How to reinstall deleted Apple Watch apps

How to identify and remove outdated Apple Watch apps

Avatar for Peter Cao Oct 8 2018 - 12:01 am PT
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When watchOS 4.3.1 was released earlier this year, Apple notified users and developers alike that older apps built with the original watchOS 1 SDK will no longer run on watchOS 5 and beyond. Now, users are able to identify and remove outdated Apple Watch apps that are installed on the Watch but cannot be run anymore. Users are urged to contact the developers of the app to see if they plan on updating the apps in the future.


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Apple’s retired legal chief further confirms Apple has ‘never heard of’ these Chinese server spies

Avatar for Peter Cao Oct 5 2018 - 2:56 pm PT
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Over the past day or so, Bloomberg reported that some of Apple’s servers were compromised by way of a third-party implementing micro chips, and sending data back to China. Apple came back with a strong response noting that it was never made aware of such accusations nor did it have any ongoing investigations with the FBI or law enforcement.


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Apple continues denial of Chinese server spy infiltration with new statement

Avatar for Peter Cao Oct 4 2018 - 1:26 pm PT
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Earlier today, Apple issued an incredibly strong denial in response to a report from Bloomberg, which alleged that Apple and a handful of other tech companies had some data compromised due to Chinese surveillance chips being found in a Super Micro server. The report noted that these chips were found on Apple’s servers sometime around 2015.

Following its earlier statement on the report, Apple has now published a press release on its website detailing what actually happened as it continues to deny the allegations.


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