Month: June 2018

Advanced Tip: The best way to download and install iOS 12

Dan Uff June 25, 2018 0

Note: The following tip is for those who are registered Apple Developer's. This tip may not work if you do not have a registered developer's account.

Registered Apple developers already know about Apple's Developer's web site and how to get the necessary files to download and install developer betas of iOS 12 via iTunes.

What you may not know is - there is a much easier way to download and install the current beta of iOS 12 - and you can do it all from the iOS device.

Here's how:

1. Navigate to the Apple Developer's web site on the iOS device.

2. Login with your developer's username and password.

3. At the menu on the left, select DOWNLOADS.

4. Scroll down to the iOS 12 beta image section.

5. Select the iOS Beta image file and download it right on to the device.

6. Tap YES when asked if you want to install this profile.

7. The profile will then be installed.

8. Reset the iOS device.

9. Once at the main screen, select SETTINGS > GENERAL > SOFTWARE UPDATE.

10. The update panel should show the newest beta of iOS 12.

11. That's it.

Apple CEO Tim Cook joins other employees in annual Pride Parade

Dan Uff June 24, 2018 0

Apple's workforce turned out en masse for the annual San Francisco Pride Parade on Sunday, including appearances by CEO Tim Cook and fellow executives Lisa Jackson and Jay Blahnik.

Photos of Apple staff are proliferating on Twitter, many of them dressed in custom-made Pride shirts with the corporation's logo. The number of people present has yet to be confirmed, but informal estimates have claimed that the Apple contingent numbered about 1,000.

Apple has been a participant in SF Pride for years, including past appearances by Cook. The corporation has long backed LGBT causes, in fact being one of the first U.S. companies to extend equal benefits to same-sex partners.

Cook himself is gay and has solidified Apple's pro-LGBT stance, vocally supportingcauses like gay marriage while opposing ones such as transgender bathroom bans. This philosophy has even bled into the company's product line, most recently with the return of a Pride Band for the Apple Watch, matched by a new Pride watchface.

Source: AppleInsider.com

How to make an iPhone announce who’s calling

Dan Uff June 24, 2018 0

Have you ever been in a situation where you're taking a nap, and have your iPhone on a nearby table only to have someone calling you? Wouldn't it be nice to have the phone announce who's calling?

Well, with an iPhone, you can. Here's how to set it up:

1. Go to SETTINGS > PHONE

2. In the CALLS section is an option called ANNOUNCE CALLS.

3. You'll have four (4) options:

Always - Always announce calls over the speaker.
Headphone & Car - Only announce when you're waring a compatible headphone and in a car.
Headphone Only - Only announce when you're waring a compatible headphone.
Never - Never announce the call.

Select the option that best fits your situation.