iOS

Apple Two-Factor Authentication Two factor authentication at its most basic means that logging requires two forms of verification (it's also sometimes referred to as two-factor verification). It's the digital equivalent of needing, say, your birth certificate and a driver's license to get a passport. Basic Two-Factor Authentication Early two-factor authentication usually meant having to click…

If you’ve got the same setting on for your Mac, it’ll do this as well if you’re not around any network you’ve previously joined: So to stop this and get rid of those annoying pop-ups, you’ll visit Settings > Wi-Fi on your iPhone or iPad and then toggle off “Ask to Join Networks.” On your…

Once those load, scroll to the very bottom of the page, which is where you’ll find all of your restoring options. If you click the “Restore Bookmarks” one, you’ll see the archives available for recovery. You’ll really want to pay attention to the caveats it gives you, too (note that this will replace ALL of…

Scroll down a bit on the subsequent screen, and you’ll see the “Attachments” section near the bottom. This contains all of the recent images and files that’ve been sent in that conversation. Neat! My friends and I…we have fun. Tap a picture to view it in a larger size, and then you can swipe through…

If you tap on that “Notifications” tab I’ve indicated, you’ll see all sorts of info from the apps you’ve allowed to send you such things.  Wow, they send me A LOT of news. One of the lovely things about this easily accessed list is that you can interact with the items on it. If you…

iOS 9.3.1 Release Notes The real problem was apparently the way some third party apps were misusing an iOS API, as noted by 9to5Mac. One might assume that Apple changed the way the API can be called or changed the way misuses were handled in order to stop the problem. I installed the over-the-air version…

Researchers find encryption flaw in Apple's iMessage system Apple partially fixed the issue in iOS 9.0, and will fully patch the flaw with iOS 9.3, expected to ship after the company's “Let us loop you in” media event on Monday, March 21. What we know right now is that researchers found a way to intercept…

Tap the suggestion of the group you’re looking for, and your device will fill in all of the addresses. Well, that’s just the weirdest group ever. So how do you know what groups you can currently send to? Well, if you visit the Contacts app and tap the “Groups” button in the upper-left corner, you’ll…

When you tap the URL bar within Safari on iOS, you’ll see a screen similar to this one: Below your favorites, there’s a list of your frequently visited websites. This is obviously intended as a handy way to get back to places that you haven’t necessarily bookmarked yet, but I think that list could get…

Apple's OS X, derived from the legacy BSD UNIX (from late 1970s), was born in the mind of Steve Jobs and engineers at NeXT more than 20 years ago. It came to fruition at Apple in March 2001. It was a product of its time. iOS was launched for the iPhone in 2007 and designed for…

Times are changing. Those bad guys who would break into your device now have advanced algorithms and so much computing power, they can easily outsmart your most devious passwords. Nevertheless, there is one thing you can do to ensure the quality of your chosen password—one you rely on. The Holy Grail is Still Unreachable for…

Every crisis brings new opportunities. When I first read the news that Apple is reportedly already working on new ways to improve iPhone and iCloud security, I started thinking about the implications. For background, see: “FBI Wants into our iPhones, so Apple is Making Them More Secure.” Jeff wrote: Sources speaking with the New York…