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Manage Your Apple Purchases and Subscriptions on the Mac and iPhone

Last quarter, Apple's Services segment generated a whopping $15.8 billion in revenue, 14% of the company's total---sales of apps, media, and subscriptions are a big deal to Apple. And if you're like us, you're probably now paying Apple for services like Apple Music, extra storage for iCloud Photos, various app purchases and subscriptions, and perhaps the new Apple Fitness+. This shift towards subscription-based models is likely a key factor in the segment's growth, as users continue to rely on these services for their daily needs.

Mar 15, 2021

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Stop Apple Watch Timer Alerts with a Press of the Digital Crown

For those who cook, the Apple Watch provides a helpful Timer app that ensures we don't forget whatever's in the oven until it's burnt to a crisp. Setting the timer is easy from the app's interface, but even easier is using Siri: just hold the Digital Crown and say, "Set a timer for 8 minutes." When the timer goes off, the watch makes a sound or vibrates and presents you with Stop and Repeat buttons. But often, when a timer goes off, you're wearing oven mitts or moving quickly, making...

Mar 11, 2021

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Web Ads Making the Best of a Lose Lose Scenario

Typically, we like to help you solve problems in these articles. However, there is one issue that affects everyone and has proven to be particularly challenging: ads on web pages. We've seen many attempts to address this problem, but so far, none have provided a truly satisfactory solution. Let us explain the background, after which you can decide how you want to proceed.

Mar 9, 2021

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When Asking about Phishing Email, Make Sure to Write Separately Too

Sadly, email is not an entirely reliable communications medium, thanks to spam filters, addressing errors, and server failures. With certain types of email, it's worth double-checking that a message was seen. One example of that we see is with reports of phishing email, which miscreants use to try to trick you into revealing passwords, credit card info, or other sensitive information. Phishing messages can be tricky to identify---that's their goal. If you're forwarding a possible phishing email to us or another trusted technical contact for evaluation, remember that spam filters...

Mar 4, 2021

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Keep iPhone 12 and MagSafe Accessories Away from Pacemakers

Remember when we had to keep magnets away from floppy disks to avoid scrambling them? Modern storage is no longer vulnerable, but magnets and electromagnetic fields from consumer electronics can interfere with medical devices, like implanted pacemakers and defibrillators. Although iPhone 12 models contain more magnets than prior models, Apple says they're not expected to pose a greater risk of magnetic interference. However, after a study found that one pacemaker could be deactivated31227-3/fulltext) by holding an iPhone 12 near it, Apple issued a support document recommending that you keep your...

Feb 28, 2021

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M1 Macs and Silver Sparrow Malware

Hot on the heels of the release of the new Apple Silicon architecture, a new piece of malware for the Apple M1 processors was recently released. The malware has been detected on almost 37,000 Macs with no evidence yet of a harmful payload being found or determined. Security analysts have not been able thus far to determine the author or the malware's specifics motives only so far as a proof of concept.

Feb 25, 2021

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