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The concept of app sideloading is not new, but its implications have taken on new weight in the context of iOS devices. Traditionally, Apple has maintained a closed ecosystem for its App Store, arguing that this approach is essential for ensuring security and privacy. However, the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is set to
Do you still struggle with your shopping lists on a piece of paper, or perhaps an app, and then find yourself pacing the isles of the super market, as you check off items? I was using Microsoft ToDo, mostly because I was using Wunderlist for years as it had shared lists, and then Microsoft bought
This article will help you to link your iPhone to your Windows 10/11 computer, so you can make calls, send / receive iMessages and sync you calendar etc from your computer. For a while now, the phone link application has been limited to Android devices only, but now Microsoft have rolled out iOS support. Downloading
If you’ve deleted a message, text or iMessage, and want to restore it, just follow the few simple steps in this article. I thought that everyone knew this, as I’ve gone years without anyone asking me if it’s possible to recovered deleted messages, to being asked three times in a week. How to recover deleted
If you’ve forgotten the password for your WiFi network on an iOS device running iOS 16 or later, there are a few different ways you can try to recover it. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you find your WiFi password on your iPhone and/or iPad. How to find your wi-fi password when connected to
Good news, if you’ve missed having the battery percentage on your iPhone’s status bar, well Apple have brought it back in iOS 16, for the iPhone 11 Pro, 12, 12 Pro, 13, 13 Pro, 14 and 14 Pro. It’s rumoured that it will come to the iPhone 13 mini in iOS 16.1. Enabling the battery
Have you ever wanted to view all of your iPhone and/or iPad apps alphabetically? I hadn’t, but I stumbled accross this and thought it might be useful to some people. Here’s how to do it: 1) From your home screen, keep swiping right until you get to your ‘App Library’, as shown below. 2) Now
If you need to clear the cache on your iPhone or iPad, you have two options: Clear the cache for a single site Clear the cache for all sites How to clear the cache for a single site on your iPhone or iPad Use this option if you just want to remove the browser cache
To take a screenshot on iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, simply do the below: 1) Press and hold the sleep button (outter edge button at the top) 2) Press the home button (button on front at bottom) The phone will make a camera sound and the image will be in your camera roll/photos section on
You may have noticed that calendar items more than 60 days old are automatically being deleted when you sync your BlackBerry up with Outlook, this is because your BlackBerry automatically is set to a 60 day retension, so fix this, follow the below process on your BlackBerry and it should stop if from happening: 1)
To enter the secret service menu on your Nokia mobile phone, just follow the below: 1) Make sure you are on your phones home screen. 2) Enter *#92702689# (*#WAROANTY#) From in this menu you can see the IMEI number, date the phone was manufactured, date purchased, date repaired and life timer.
Have you ever wondered how to set the number displayed under ‘My Number’ on your BlackBerry when you go to dial a number or enter the Call Log? The below instructions will allow you to change this number as by default no number is displayed: Enter the ‘Settings’ menu Select ‘Advanced Options’ Select ‘SIM Card’
We accept no responsibility for the use of this article any effects caused by it! There is a secret service menu in Sony Ericsson phones. I’m not sure if this will work on every phone, but I have seen it work on the W850i. To access the menu, just follow the below instructions: Make sure
I often get asked what the default security code on a Nokia phone could be. Well, at the time of writing this it is 12345 unless it has been otherwise changed. Be careful though, three wrong attempts and you’ll need to take it to an authorised Nokia service centre to get it reset or in
To find the IMEI number, sometimes referred to as the serial number, simply follow the below: 1) Ensure you are on the home screen of your mobile. 2) Type *#06# 3) The IMEI number will appear on screen I believe this works on most mobile phones, however, I can’t guarantee it. We have seen this
To find the software version of your Nokia simply follow the below: 1) Ensure you are on the home screen of your mobile. 2) Type *#0000# 3) The software version etc will now be displayed on screen We believe this works on all Nokia mobile phones, however, we can’t guarantee it.