Maybe you’d like to checkout a website without leaving a record of it on your iPhone or iPad. Safari includes a Private Browsing Mode that allows you to do this.
Maybe you’d like to checkout a website without leaving a record of it on your iPhone or iPad. Safari includes a Private Browsing Mode that allows you to do this. Lets explore this Safari feature.
While using Private Browsing Mode on your iPhone or iPad, Safari will not save your browsing history, AutoFill form information, cookie changes and recent searches when you close each Private Browsing window. We will cover this later, but its important to note that you must close each window of your private browsing session.
Private Browsing Mode does not protect your browsing history from the host of your network (such as your business or school), your ISP or websites that might use your IP address to track you.
This is for iPhone and iPad using Safari web browser
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First, open Safari. You should see a toolbar at bottom of the screen, if not, tap to reveal the toolbar.
Next, tap the New Window icon in lower right hand corner. Refer to below image:
The Safari New Window icon
Your screen will display your open browser windows. Now, tap the Private button in lower left-hand corner. See below image:
The Safari Private button
Your Private Browsing Mode is now setup. At the bottom of the screen, tap the plus “+” button to open a Private window. Note! You will not see the below screen again as long as your device is logged in, you will just go in or our of Private Browsing Mode. See following image:
To enter Private Browsing Mode., tap the plus button
From here, you can type in an address or tap on a Favorites. In Private mode, you can use Safari as usual but it won’t track you locally. See below image:
Your Private Mode Browsing Mode entry screen
Exit Private Browsing Mode
First, you need close each Private window you opened by clicking the “X” in upper left-hand corner.
Now, to exit Private Browsing Mode, tap the New Window icon, then tap the Private button in lower-left hand corner. The Private button will be in reverse color. You will be switched to non-Private Mode Browsing. Refer to below image:
Exiting Private Browsing Mode
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Do you want to configure your iOS Lock Screen to block those picking up your device from reading messages, viewing the Today View or interacting with Siri.
Do you want to configure your iOS Lock Screen to block those picking up your device from reading messages, viewing the Today View or interacting with Siri.
It may appear that securing our devices with Touch ID and Face ID is all we need to protect our data. However, there’s other data accessible on the Lock Screen that can still be read by potential data thieves or on-lookers that can gain valuable information.
Lets explore how to secure the Lock Screen so that your messages and push notifications aren’t visible to anyone except you when you pick up your device. We’ll do this by disabling push notification, Siri and the Today View when the device is locked.
By doing the above, you will make your device more secure and prevent onlookers, or someone picking up your device, from gaining access to your private information contained on the Lock Screen.
This is for the iPhone and iPad running iOS 13+. Screenshots are for iPhone
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Open the Settings app. Next, select Face ID & Passcode. Enter your Passcode to proceed. Then, scroll down till you see the section ALLOW ACCESS WHEN LOCKED. Now, toggle off all options except for Siri. We will handle Siri in the Disable Siri section below. Just ignore the USB Accessories option. You will be toggling off 7 options. Refer to below for before toggling off image:
Before disabling
Refer to below for after toggling off image:
After disabling
Unchecking items in this section will make them unavailable from the LockScreen when the user is not authenticated by Passcode, Touch ID or Face ID.
There is an alternative feature if you are using a Face ID device.
Open the Settings app. Next, select Face ID & Passcode. Enter your Passcode to proceed. Scroll down to the ATTENTION section. Now, toggle on Attention Aware Features. See below image:
Setting the Attention Aware Features
The Attention Aware Features setting is available on iPhone and iPads with Face ID.
When this option is enabled, you will be unable to view notifications on the Lock Screen or Notification Center until the face of the device owner is visible to the Face ID sensor. This feature also provides not dimming the screen when looking directly at it and lowering the volume when the device is picked up.
However, the Today View, will still be visible. You can disable this behavior from the Lock Screen by following instructions in Disable Notifications and the Today View section above.
Disable Siri
If you want to ensure the highest privacy protection, you can disable Siri on the Lock Screen till your device has been authenticated with the Passcode, Touch ID or Face ID.
Open the Settings app. Next, select Siri & Search. Toggle off the Allow Siri When Locked option. See following image:
Disabling Siri
Now whenever you try to access Siri and any personal requests it allows, you will first need to enter your Passcode, Touch ID or Face ID.
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At times it’s tough to find specific information within a web page in Safari for iPhone or iPad. Fortunately, Safari allows you to search for text on any currently open web page using either the touch screen or an attached keyboard. Let’s explore how to do this.
If you don’t have a keyboard hooked up to your iPhone or iPad, you can search for text within the current page using the touchscreen, although the feature is in a non-obvious place. This technique works both on iPhone and iPad.
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First, open Safari and navigate to the page you’d like to find text in. Once the page is loaded, tap on the Address Bar at the top of the screen. Refer to below image:
Locate a web page to Search
An on-screen keyboard will appear at the bottom of the screen and the current web page address will be highlighted. If you want, you can clear the address bar by tapping the backspace key on the keyboard (or tap on the small “X” in a circle beside the address). See below image:
Keyboard available for your Search
Set Your Search
Type in what you’d like to find on the page. Locate the On This Page section at the bottom of the search pop-up. Tap on the line just below it that starts with Find. See following image:
Enter your Search criteria
View Your Search
The pop-up will close and you will see the web page again with a search bar at the very bottom. Safari will highlight all occurrences of your search query on the current page. Refer to below image:
Your Search criteria highlighted
Navigate Your Search
You can cycle through the results, up and down the page, with the arrows beside the search bar. See below image:
Navigate your Search
Close Your Search
When you’re finished searching, tap Done in the lower-left corner of the screen. The Find in page mode will close. See following image:
Close your Search
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In the “old days”, back to iPhone 4, Safari was slooooow to load. By default, Safari either loads the last page you visited or your bookmarks. This tip will start Safari with a blank page. Then you can immediately begin searching for a particular topic without having to wait for graphics and text to load or for installed apps.
This is the second post in a series on Apple iPhone and its Safari web browser. I am updating and republishing this post. I just read another long blog about how to stop Safari from opening apps upon startup. All you have to do is start Safari with a blank page. Here’s how to do this.
In the “old days”, back to iPhone 4, Safari was slooooow to load. By default, Safari either loads the last page you visited or your bookmarks. This tip will start Safari with a blank page. Then you can immediately begin searching for a particular topic without having to wait for graphics and text to load or for installed apps.
This is for iPhone, iPad, and Mac using Safari web browser
Following are the steps to do this:
Tap on Safari, usually located in bottom right of your Home page
Tap on URL field and type “about:blank” (without quotation marks)
Tap Go (for iOS13 or higher)
Tap on the bottom Share arrow icon and scroll
Select Add to Home Screen to create a bookmark
Label the bookmark to something like “Blank Safari” (without any quotation marks)
Tap Add (for iOS13 or higher)
You will see a white blank Safari icon on your Home page. If you have several pages, it will appear on an empty icon space
You can drag this icon to wherever you want
When you tap this icon, Safari will instantly load a blank page
Your blank Safari screen should look like the following image:
Just highlight the about:blank URL and enter your search criteria.
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Pronouncing a name correctly isn’t just polite. It’s a way of recognizing someone’s identity. LinkedIn has introduced a new feature that lets members add a 10-second audio recording of their name pronunciation. Other users will be able to hear the clip by pressing a small speaker icon on a member’s profile.
Pronouncing a name correctly isn’t just polite. It’s a way of recognizing someone’s identity. LinkedIn has introduced a new feature that lets members add a 10-second audio recording of their name pronunciation. Other users will be able to hear the clip by pressing a small speaker icon on a member’s profile.
To use the feature, you’ll have to record your name on a mobile device (iOS or Android), but you’ll be able to play name pronunciations on mobile or a desktop. Let’s explore how to enable this feature.
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First, open the LinkedIn app on your smart device (iOS or Android). Next, from the the upper left hand corner, tap your Profile Photo. Refer to below image:
Accessing your Profile
Now, in the top menu, select the View Profile blue link . See below image
Selecting viewing your Profile
Next, tap on the Pencil icon next to your photo to edit your Profile. See following image:
Selecting edit your Profile
Next, tap on the Add Name Pronunciation blue link found under your First and Last name sections. Refer to below image:
Selecting add a recording of your name
Now, grant the LinkedIn app permission to access your smart device’s microphone. See below image:
Giving permission to access your microphone
Recording Your Name
Press and hold on the blue microphone button to record your name. You have up to 10 seconds to record your first and last name. LinkedIn recommends that you limit background noise, speak slowly and pronounce clearly. Also, hold your phone about four inches from your mouth. See following image:
Recording your name
Tap the Play button to hear your audio recording played back to you. If you aren’t happy with it, select the Retake button. When you are satisfied with the recording, tap the Apply button. Refer to below image:
Saving your name recording
Choosing Your Audience
Before you leave the editing page, you can modify who can listen to your name pronunciation recording. To do so, tap the Visible To blue link at the bottom of the screen. See below image:
Accessing your audience
Here you have two sharing options to choose from. Either all Linkedin members can listen to your name (the default option) or only 1st-degree connections only. See following image:
Selecting your audience
Saving Your Changes
When you’re all set to exit the LinkedIn profile editing process, in the top right hand corner, tap the Save button. Refer to below image:
Saving your changes
View and Test Your Recording
Now, you (or someone else) should see the tiny Audio icon next to your profile name. Select the icon to hear your name pronunciation. See following image:
Testing your name recording
That its. You and those you have selected can now hear the proper annunciation of your name.
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Using Apple Notes is a fast way to capture thoughts and take notes on your iPhone or iPad. You can do more than just take plain text notes. Instead you can organize your notes by using formatting tools to make them stand out from plain text. Let’s explore how to do this.
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When you start a new note, Apple formats the first line into a Title format. You can change this by going to your Settings app, then navigate to:
Notes > New Notes > Starts With
and select your format. By default, the rest of your note is plain text.
As mentioned earlier, you can use formatting tools. These tools include headings, lists, indentations and more. These features are somewhat obscure for a new user.
The Formatting Toolbar
After opening a new note, tap on the screen to bring up the keyboard, if not already in view. Next, tap on the Aa button above the keyboard, the format row. You will see the text formatting tools that you can use. Refer to below image:
Accessing the formatting toolbar
The keyboard is replaced by the formatting toolbar split into three rows. See below image:
The formatting toolbar
From the first row, the Title Heading, Subheading and more are available to use. Monospaced is the only available font style to use in Notes. See following image:
The titles formatting
When the toolbar is open, tap the X to close, tap the plus sign (+) to open, both to the left of the toolbar.
From the middle row, you can change selected text to Bold, Italic, Underline or Strikethrough formats. You may select multiple formats. Refer to below image:
The text formatting
The last row has different bullet styles, indent and outdent formats. See below image:
The lists formatting
The Checklist is separate from the formatting toolbar. To add a checklist, tap on the Checklist icon. Simply, start typing in your item. Tap the Enter key to add a new item. To stop the checklist, tap the Enter key on an empty line. Refer to below image:
The checkbox formatting
To create a numbered list, start by typing 1 and then your first entry. To end your list, tap the Enter key on a blank line.
The Toolbar Examples
For a look at all our examples, see below image:
The entire formatting examples
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With the Remote Desktop Mobile app for iOS and Android, you can connect to and control a remote Windows computer to work with your files and applications. This can be done from computer to computer, or you can use Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Mobile toolto access a remote PC from an iOS or Android device. With it, you can view the screen, open files and work with applications as easily as if you were in front of that computer. Let’s explore how to use the mobile app to access a remote computer.
We will first discuss setting up your PC for remote access, then explore what needs to be done on your iPhone or iPad. The steps for an Android will be similar
This is for PCs running Windows 10 and iPhones. The screenshots are for a PC and iPhone. Android devices will be similar.
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Allow Remote Access
First, open Settings by typing in Settings in the Cortana search bar followed by clicking the app in upper left hand corner or click the Start button then click on the Settings tile (the cog wheel).
Next, click on the System option. Refer to below image:
Access the System option
Now, click on the Remote Desktop option. See below image:
Access Remote Desktop option for the PC
Next, slide the Enable Remote Desktop to the ON position. You will be presented with a confirmation screen. Just click Confirm to enable it. See following image:
Confirm Enable Remote Desktop access
By default, the options for Keep your PC awake for connections when it is plugged in and Make my PC discoverable on private networks to enable automatic connection from a remote device may both be enabled. To view or modify either option, click the corresponding link to Show settings, but you can leave both turned on at this point.
While you’re here, write down or copy the name of the PC as you may need it when you set up the connection. Refer to below image:
The Remote Desktop options for the PC
Remote Access Settings
Let’s check a few more options while in Settings. Click the Advanced settings link and make sure the box for Configure Network Level Authentication is turned on. This feature provides an extra layer of protection to ward off uninvited guests.
If you’ll be connecting to the computer on the same network via a Virtual Private Network (VPN) or other means, ignore the section for External connections. The section for Remote Desktop port shows the default port to listen for and accept a remote connection. Refer to below image:
Advanced Settings for Remote Desktop
Allowing User to Signin Remotely
By default, any user who has an administrative account on the remote PC can access it. Assuming you’re using a Microsoft Account or company account to sign into Windows, your best bet is to use that account to sign in remotely.
If you want to give remote access to a different account, click the link at the bottom for Select users that can remotely access this PC. Click Add and enter the user name for the account you want to use. See below image:
Setup users to access the remote computer
Access Your IP Address
In the Cortana search box, enter cmd and press the Enter key. The Command Prompt app will open. Next, enter ipconfig and press the Enter key. Copy or write down your IP addresses (especially the IP4 address) for later use. Refer to below image: (Note! I have blanked out my IP addresses for security reasons).
Access your User Account Name
If you are using a local account to sign in for Windows 10 and forgot your User Account name, navigate to the Settings app by:
Pressing the Windows key + I
Click the Accounts option
Click on Your Info
Your User Account name will be in bold under your profile photo. See my info below:
Your Settings info
Download Remote Access for Your iPhone or iPad
Now, let’s explore the second part of our remote access, the iPhone or iPad setup.
To access the computer from your iPhone or iPad, download and install the Remote Desktop Mobile app from Apple’s App Store. Open the app, tap the plus (+) symbol in upper right hand, and choose the option to Add PC. See following image:
Add a PC to connect remotely
Setup Remote Access for iOS
At the Add PC window, enter the computer name or IP Address (both copied down earlier, normally this would be your IP4 address) in the PC Name field. Type the account name you want to use in the User Account field and password or leave the field set to Ask When Required if you’d rather enter the name each time for security reasons.
Under the General section, type a name in the field for Friendly Name to add a more convenient label for this connection. Turning on the switch for Admin Mode connects you to a console session to manage a Windows server; normally you would leave this turned off. The option for Swap Mouse Buttons swaps the left and right mouse buttons.
In the Gateway section, you will need to enable and set up the option for Gateway only if your organization uses a Remote Desktop Gateway to secure remote connections. See below image:
The Add PC options
Configure Session Features
Swipe down to the Device & Audio Redirection section to enable any features on your iOS device that you wish to use during a remote connection. You’d likely want to direct the Sound to play on this device. You may also want to enable the Clipboard if you plan to copy and paste back and forth. You can also enable the Microphone, Camera and Remote Storage. When finished, tap Save in the upper-right corner. Refer to below image:
Configure device features
Connect to Remote PC on iOS
The computer you wish to access will be displayed in the app. Tap the name and icon of the computer connection you just set up. The first time you try to access the computer, Remote Desktop may ask to verify the connection to that computer. Enable the option for Don’t ask me again for connections to this computer and then tap Accept. You may click the hamburger icon (the 3 dots) in lower left hand corner to edit your entries. See following image:
The connect icon to a PC from your smart device
Remote Connection Toolbar for iOS
You now should be connected to the remote computer. You may now open apps and windows, manage the desktop and do just about everything you can do if you were sitting in front of the PC.
If you get the error code “0x204”, navigate back to the section Setup Remote Access for iOS and enter the IP4 address in the PC Name field. If you still get the error code, then click here on guidelines to resolve this issue.
To help you control your remote session, the app displays a small toolbar at the top. Tap the Magnifying glass icon to zoom in on the screen. Tap it again to zoom back out. Tap the Keyboard icon to display your device’s keyboard. Refer to below image:
The Remote Desktop Connection toolbar
Manage Remote Connections
Tap the middle icon to view all your remote connections. Tap on a different remote connection to jump to another session. This page has its own toolbar at the top. Tap the Home icon to return to the home screen, where you can set up or access another connection. Tap the Hand icon to switch to touch-screen mode and tap the Mouse icon to switch to mouse mode.
Tap the X button in the thumbnail to terminate the connection for that session. Otherwise, tap Disconnect All PCs to end every current session. See below image:
Access Remote Desktop options on the smartdevice
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When you swipe right on your iPhone Lock or Home screen, you are presented with the Today View screen. On this screen are widgets from Apple main apps. If you want to customize this screen, you can add and customize widgets from Apple and/or third-party apps. Also, you can rearrange these widgets to your liking.
By default, Apple shows you the widgets from the Calendar, Siri App Suggestions, News, Weather and more. But that’s not all. When you go into the editing mode, you’ll discover that many of the apps that you have installed (whether they’re popular apps or not) include useful widgets.
You can add extra functionality to your iPhone using third-party app widgets. Here are a couple of recommendations:
This is for iPhone and iPad devices. Text and screenshots are for the iPhone.
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Accessing Your Widgets
Lets get started. First, swipe right when you’re on your iPhone’s Lock or Home screen to access the Today View. Here, you can swipe up to view more widgets and tap on any of the arrow buttons (to the right of the widget name) to expand or contract a widget. Refer to below image:
Your Widgets screenshot
Editing a Widget
If we want to edit a widget, swipe all the way down to the bottom of the widgets screen and tap on the Edit button. See below image:
Accessing the Edit button
At the top of the list are the widgets installed on your iPhone, they have a “-“ sign next to the widget name. See following image:
Displaying your Widgets
Scroll down till you see the More Widgets listing, denoted by the “+” sign. Refer to below image:
Listing of Widges you can add
Adding a Widget
When you see a widget you want to add, tap on that “+” sign next to the widget label. It will be added to the bottom of the enabled widgets list. Simply do this for each widget you want to add. In my example, I added the Bible widget. See following screen:
Selecting a Widget to add
Remove a Widget
To remove a widget, navigate to the top of the list for the enabled widgets. Tap the “-“ sign left of the widget name, then tap the Remove option. Refer to below image for my removal of the Dropbox widget:
Selecting a Widget to remove
This does not delete the iPhone app, only the widget associated with it.
Reorder Widgets
To reorder widgets, tap on the Hamburger icon to the right of the widget name and drag each item to a new location. See following image where I moved Siri App Suggestions to the top of the list:
Rearrange a Widget
Saving Your Changes
To save all your changes, tap Done in upper right hand corner at the top of your enabled widgets list. Refer to below image:
Saving all your changes
Note: Your must tap the Done option, if not, all your changes will be lost.
You will be taken back to the Today View with your saved changes.
When you add new apps, you can go back to the Edit screen and add new widgets to the Today View by following the above steps.
Checking if an App Has a Widget
To see if a widget is available for an app, press and hold the app icon. If it supports widgets, you will see the Add Widget link. Tap on it to add the widget to the bottom of Today View screen. See following image where I added back the Dropbox widget:
Checking if your app has a Widget
As a confirmation, the Add Widget link will be replaced with a check mark. Refer to below image:
Confirming your Widget has been added
That’s it. You have learned how to add, remove and rearrange your iPhone widgets. The process is similar for an iPad.
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With the release of iOS 13.4 and above, you can now share files and folders using your favorite share connection. This feature is built into the Files app.
Apple engineers took a long time in releasing this feature. It’s about time. Let’s see how this is done.
This is for iPhone and iPad running iOS 13.4 or higher
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Sharing a Folder
First, launch the Files app. Navigate to the iCloud folder you would like to share. Next, press and hold the folder until a menu appears. Now, select Share. See below image:
Selecting the Share option for a folder
Next, select Add People. Refer to below image:
Selecting the Add People option for the folder to be shared
Now, select a share method from the options like Mail, Messages, Messenger and so on. See following image:
Selecting the share connection for the folder
Type in your subject and message, if necessary, then select your audience. When finished, Send your message. See below image:
Selecting the recipient(s) for sharing the folder
Change Access Rights
First, launch the Files app. Navigate to the shared iCloud folder. Next, press and hold the folder until a menu appears. Select Share then select Show People. Refer to below image:
Accessing the Show People option
Tap a person in the list. Refer below to my list:
Selecting the recipient(s) to change access rights
You are given two options for Permission: Can make changes and View only. You can also change Who Can Access options for the folder by selecting Only people you invite and Anyone with the link. See below image:
Setting the access rights
There is the option to remove the user’s access, just tap Stop Sharing and tap OK. See following image:
Cancelling the sharing
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By using Google Maps you can find the location of a restaurant, store or some other company. How about asking the business a question? In some cases, you can do so through Google Maps. If the entity supports Google Maps messaging feature, you can send a message to that company. If the company responds, you can carry on a back-and-forth conversation; like texting, but instead you are using Google Maps.
To date, this is the most unusual post I have written. Its relatively unknown to the business community. I recommend you try out my example before searching for a business in your area that uses Google Maps for messaging.
This feature is for your iOS (iPhone/iPad) or Android device or whatever smart device supports Google Maps
If you haven’t already done so, download and install Google Maps to your device.
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Search for a Business
Launch Google Maps
Search for a business you want to use or visit. In my example, I am searching for “Lobster House”. Refer to following image:
Search for Lobster House
If using my example, select the first entry. Refer to following screenshot:
Selecting First Entry for Lobster House
View the Overview Tab
Swipe Up below the map till you see the Overview tab, like the following image:
Overview Tab for Lobster House
If the company supports Google Maps messaging, in the center of the screen you will see a link that says “Contact us now“
Type in Your Message
Tap on this link
Type in your message and tap the Send icon. A pertinent question might be reserving a table at a certain time instead of my example. Refer to following screen:
Messaging Lobster House
In my example of the “Lobster House”, they usually respond within a few hours. So, revisit the “Lobster House” for their reply by:
Search for Messages
Searching for the business
Swipe Up to view the Overview Tab
Tap the 3 dots in upper right hand corner. Refer to following image:
Check for a Response
Reply to Messages
You will see the following screen. Tap on Message to view their reply. You can then reply back to the business if you need to.
The Message Screen
Whats challenging about this feature is finding a business that supports Google Maps messaging. Unfortunately, many do not. But, if a business of interest does offer messaging, you can use this feature to obtain more information about the company or perhaps, setup a reservation.
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