by Garret Cleversley | Sep 25, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, customization, iOS, Mac, Mail, notifications, Restricted Content, Tip
Few people get so little email that they want an iPhone notification for every message that rolls in. But many of us have just a couple of people—our personal VIPs—whose messages are important enough to warrant an alert. If that’s true for you, and you want to know...
by Garret Cleversley | Jun 27, 2019 | App Limits, Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, battery, customization, Do Not Disturb, Downtime, iBooks, iOS 12, Mac, Measure, News, notifications, performance, productivity, Restricted Content, Screen Time, Siri Shortcuts, Stocks, Voice Memos
Feeling left behind because you don’t have the latest iPhone or iPad? Don’t, because Apple has a present for you in the form of iOS 12. The new operating system promises to increase performance, particularly for older devices as far back as the iPhone 5s and iPad Air....
by Garret Cleversley | Jun 21, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Explainer, iPhone, Mac, notifications, Restricted Content, security
Have you ever gotten an emergency alert on your iPhone, telling you about an abducted child or public safety emergency? That’s the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system, at least in the United States, although some other countries have similar systems. The WEA system...
by Garret Cleversley | Apr 2, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, iOS, Mac, Messages, notifications, Restricted Content, Tip, troubleshooting
A client got in touch recently with a maddening problem. When he received texts on his iPhone, Messages displayed notifications for messages from everyone…except his wife! Needless to say, this was a problem. Since notifications appeared correctly for other people, it...
by Garret Cleversley | Nov 27, 2017 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Do Not Disturb, Do Not Disturb While Driving, iOS, iOS 11, iPhone, Mac, Maps, notifications, Restricted Content, Siri, Solution
Distracted driving may not make headlines, but it’s a huge problem. In the United States in 2015, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that 391,000 people were injured and 3477 killed in accidents caused by distracted driving. Many things can...
by Garret Cleversley | Sep 1, 2017 | 3D Touch, ASMC, ASMC Archive, iOS, iPhone, Lock screen, Mac, Messages, notifications, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip
Want a faster way to reply to a conversation in Messages? If you see a Messages notification on the Lock screen of your iPhone 6s or later, press and hold on it to expand it into an interactive box where you can reply without unlocking your iPhone or navigating into...
