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DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME!
A Taiwanese man by the name of Ben Hsu fell asleep while listening to music with his AirPods in his ear. When he awoke, he noticed he couldn’t find one of them.
Using an iPhone tracking feature, he discovered the device was still in his room and heard its beeping sound following him around.
He said: “I checked under my blanket and looked around but couldn’t find it – then I realized the sound was coming from my stomach.” For some unknown reason, Mr. Hsu decided not to go to the hospital and went to work as normal the next day. On the way there, he had to re-leave himself. When he did, much to his surprise, the missing AirPod was in the toilet!
After discovering the AirPods, he got the device out of the toilet, washed them off, and to his amazement, THEY STILL WORKED! He even checked the percentage of the battery with his iPhone, and it was at 41%.
Just goes to show you, Apple products still work no matter what!
“iPhone users have been warned not to answer calls from Apple unless they have specifically requested one using the official Apple online support page,” Davey Winder reports for Forbes. “This comes off the back of a rash of spoofed support calls that have become increasingly sophisticated in their efforts to get access to Apple iCloud accounts. ”
“How sophisticated? How does displaying the Apple logo, address and correct support telephone number grab you? ” Winder reports. “The scammers employ caller-ID spoofing techniques so as to impersonate the real telephone number of the service they claim to be representing. Most commonly as far as this particular threat is concerned that will be Apple support, although I have been told by those on the receiving end of such calls that AppleCare and Apple customer service have also been used in an attempt to gain the trust of the victim.”
“Apple will never ask you for your Apple ID password, iCloud credentials or verification codes in order to provide you with support. Simple as. Never,” Winder reports. “And talking of verification codes, Apple also advises iPhone users to activate two-factor authentication as an additional layer of security to protect your account.”
Read more in the full article here.
Find my iPhone on an iPhone or iPad allows a user to find the device Incase someone steals it, or is a way to keep track of your loved ones when they are out.
Sometimes, one needs to turn the feature off for one reason or another.
Here’s how:
Tap ICloud.
Scroll down until you see the “Find my IPhone” option.
Slide theFind my IPhone option to OFF.
That’s it.
You should also do the above if you ever erase your device or sell it to someone else
