iOS

iOS 6 Rumors and Predictions Roundup

May 14th, 2012 by akishore | File in: iOS

It seems with Apple that all everyone ever does is create rumors and make predictions! With all the secrecy that goes on at Apple to keep products and services under wraps, it’s no wonder the rumor mill runs 24/7. So we’re joining in on the fun too here at Switching to Mac. Apple’s WorldWide Developer [...]

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List: Selling Old iOS Devices

May 2nd, 2012 by akunesh | File in: iOS

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So now that you’ve upgraded to the latest iPad or iPhone, what are you going to do with your old devices? If you want to make some extra cash, your first choice may be to list it on eBay or Craigslist. Although these services are nice, they can be a pain if a buyer refuses [...]

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Activating iMessage in iOS 5

April 6th, 2012 by akunesh | File in: iOS

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iMessage is Apple’s new proprietary iOS-to-iOS messaging service which is available for all Macs and iOS devices. With iMessage, you can easily send text, videos, and photos to your friends and family absolutely free of charge. While iMessage is relatively easy to set up, some users may get lost in the process. That’s where we [...]

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Apple iAds Overview

December 18th, 2011 by macguy | File in: iOS

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The same Keynote address that introduced the iPhone 4 also introduced some other new concepts that were to be introduced by Apple, one of them being an advertising platform dubbed “iAds.” However, the iPhone 4 quickly took most of the attention away from all of the other, more minor technologies that were introduced. There has [...]

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Delete Individual Photo Stream Pics in iOS 5.1 Beta 2

December 13th, 2011 by macguy | File in: iOS

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In an earlier post, we provided a few tips for deleting individual Photo Stream pics in iOS. In that post, we described an alternative method, which revolved around using the reset Photo Stream option to delete individual pics. While Photo Stream is an excellent service, the lack of small options like being able to delete [...]

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Create A Custom Joke Siri Conversation

November 29th, 2011 by macguy | File in: iOS

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The Siri voice feature that was first introduced with the iPhone 4S has become the most hyped new feature to reach the iOS platform. Although Siri is much like the voice command and response automation software that we’ve had for the last decade, it’s also unique in it’s own Apple way. Siri is for the [...]

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iPhone – How to Add Words to the Dictionary

November 4th, 2011 by Aseem Kishore | File in: iOS

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I just upgraded to iOS 5 on my iPhone 4S and I wanted to add a few words to the dictionary since I am always texting in two languages, English and Hindi. Obviously, the dictionary has no Hindi words, so it’s a royal pain when it tries to autocorrect everything that I type in that [...]

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Setup Wi-Fi Sync in iOS 5

October 21st, 2011 by macguy | File in: iOS

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Wi-Fi sync is a new feature in iOS 5 that we have referenced quite a bit over the last month. Now that iOS 5 is official, Wi-Fi sync can be setup so that you do not have to connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to your computer via USB cable, but rather, connect via your [...]

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iOS 5 Upgrade Troubleshooting and Issues

October 15th, 2011 by macguy | File in: iOS

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For many iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad owners, the upgrade to iOS 5 went pretty smoothly. However, some of our site readers/subscribers have posted some questions regarding some issues with iOS 5. In today’s post, we will address some of these iOS 5 upgrade issues, and provide some troubleshooting steps. Let’s start with some comments [...]

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