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How to Sign Up for an Apple News+ Subscription on Your iOS Device

Apple introduced its News app with the release of iOS 9, which featured a coverage of current events curated by editors and specifically personalized for users. The app and its features were well-received by users who liked the layout and news coverage offered by the app. We reported late last year that Apple was possibly gearing up to launch paid subscriptions for Apple News. This was finally released at a recent launch event in late March. Named “Apple News +,” this paid subscription service allows both newspapers and magazines to be offered, to be read on any Apple device. The subscription costs $9.99 and is currently… Read more

7 Essential Music-Making Apps for iOS

Are you looking to create some music on your iOS devices? You can now go beyond voice memos with these essential music-making apps for iOS. We’ve focused especially on apps for the iPad, the most popular iOS device for music making, but most apps will also run on the iPhone. 1. n-Track Studio DAW 9 n-Track Studio 9 is a full-blown digital audio workstation, or DAW, that runs on iOS. Record and mix an unlimited number of tracks. Record and precisely edit MIDI. Use built-in instruments and audio effects, or just record your own instruments. It’s as broadly featured as a desktop DAW but with… Read more

Apple Pay Not Working? Here’s How to Fix It

Apple Pay can make everything from shopping to filling up your car with gas much easier. Just reaching for your phone rather than fishing out cash or a credit card is much more convenient. That is, of course, when everything is working as intended. You might encounter situations where you can’t use Apple Pay. Most of the time this is just because a store doesn’t support Apple Pay or your phone is out of battery. Sometimes, though, Apple Pay just won’t work, which can be frustrating, especially if you frequently travel without cash. Make Sure Apple Pay Isn’t Down If Apple Pay isn’t working, you… Read more

8 Control Center Widgets for iPhone that Are Actually Useful

In addition to the app shortcuts embedded in Control Center, iOS offers access to uniquely functional shortcuts through the Control Center menu. While shortcuts like Notes, Calculator, and Voice Memos simply launch the associated app, they’re still useful. But it doesn’t take a genius to figure out why. Not every Control Center widget works the same way: some are actually useful. Here are our favorite control center shortcuts for your iPhone that you could be using today. Control Center widgets can be added and removed in “Settings -> Control Center -> Customize Controls.” The order of the widgets can be changed by dragging and reordering… Read more

How to Make Mobile Safari Save Your Passwords on iOS

Security experts are always reminding you that your accounts should always have a strong password. The only problem with that is that remembering strong passwords for various accounts can be almost impossible. The question you may ask yourself is where you can keep your passwords. The answer to that question is debatable, but if you decide to keep your passwords in your Safari browser, the following guide will show you how to do that so that the next time you need to sign into your accounts, you won’t have to depend on a third-party app. Related: Safari Not Working on Your iPhone? Here’s How to… Read more