Showing posts with label #iosdevice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #iosdevice. Show all posts

Sunday, October 28, 2018

How to Manage In-App Purchases on iPhone


When you download apps, there is a high likelihood that they contain in-app purchases. If you have a child, then you must be worried about them making in-app purchases without your approval. In order to avoid running up enormous bills for extra lives or digital gems, just disable In-App purchases. Let’s explore the ways to manage the in-app purchases effectively.

How to disable In-App purchases on iOS?

  1. Go to the home screen of your iPhone.
  2. Open the Settings application.
  3. Go to General.
  4. Scroll down and locate Restrictions. Tap on it.
  5. Now, select the Enable Restrictions option.
  6. After that, you will be prompted to set a passcode for restrictions. It refers to a four characters long passcode, and it locks a few functions of the iPhone.
  7. Key in a four-digit passcode.
  8. In the next screen, input the same passcode.
  9. After setting the passcode, navigate to the other options.
  10. Turn off the in-app purchases by tapping on the toggle.

Steps for identifying in-app purchases from the iTunes Store

The iTunes bill might show a few charges which you do not recognize. Now, how do you ensure that these charges are related to in-app purchases? If you wish to find the receipt in your inbox regarding the iTunes Store purchase, then go to the Type section which is adjacent to Purchase. Search for In-App purchase in that section. Search for the In-App Purchases there.

Another way to check the In-App purchases from iTunes Store:

  1. Go to the iTunes Store and tap on the username located at the upper right-hand of the screen.
  2. Now, from the drop-down menu, select Account Info.
  3. Sign into your account if prompted.
  4. Go to the Purchase History section.
  5. Tap on See All.
  6. Check the Recent orders.
  7. Go to Previous Purchases and see the orders.
  8. Now, just see the In-App Purchase in the Type tab.
Steps for requesting an In-App Purchase refund
The process of claiming refunds is very easy. Here’s how you can do it:
  1. Locate the purchase for which you want the refund.
  2. Open the menu, and tap on Purchases.
  3. Hit the Report a Problem button.
  4. Follow the instructions on the screen.
  5. You may have to give more details.

How to enable Ask to Buy for children?

Those who are a member of the Family Sharing group can stop their children from making any in-app purchases from their iOS or macOS devices. They simply have to navigate to the Ask to Buy setting. Doing so will notify them along with the organizer of the Family Sharing group when the kid tries to make a purchase The purchase will be successful only when the parent/guardian signs in using their Apple ID and confirms it.
Here is how you can turn on Ask to Buy feature in your iPhone
  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Tap on your Apple ID.
  3. Select Family Sharing.
  4. Locate the kid’s name and hit it.
  5. Now, turn on Ask to Buy.
Karen Minton is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Karen has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

How to Use and Customize Do Not Disturb While Driving

When the Do Not Disturb While Driving feature was added in iOS 11, people were a bit skeptical. This feature does not show any notifications that come when the user is driving. This feature was designed to silent all incoming messages, calls, and other notification while driving to prevent any interruption that may lead to an accident.
One of the best things about this mode is that one can set it to activate automatically. Therefore, even if one forgets to activate it before they start driving; it will get activated on its own. It detects motion and senses when the user is driving. In this blog, we will discuss ways to set up and customize iPhone’s Do Not Disturb While Driving feature.

How to turn on Do Not Disturb While Driving?

If you wish to turn on the Do Not Disturb While Driving feature, then follow these steps:
  1. First and foremost, pay a visit to the Settings app.
  2. After that, scroll down and tap on Do Not Disturb.
  3. Now, navigate to the segment called Do Not Disturb While Driving.
  4. Hit the Activate button.
  5. Select one of the three methods to activate it.

How to tweak and customize Auto-Reply settings?

In the Do Not Disturb While Driving mode, users can message others when they are driving. You must be wondering how unsafe and careless it is. Well, these replies are generated automatically. When a user activates this feature, anybody who tries to contact them will be told that the user is driving and presently not available. However, if someone wants to get in touch with the user urgently, then they can simply text “Urgent.” After that, the notification will get displayed on the iPhone or iPad.

Steps for selecting Auto-Reply contacts

  1. Just open the Settings application.
  2. After that, press the Do Not Disturb option at the bottom.
  3. Now, navigate to the area called Do Not Disturb While Driving.
  4. Select Auto-Reply To from the list of options.
  5. Select the contacts you wish to Auto-Reply to.
  6. You can choose No One, Recents, Favorites, or All Contacts.

Steps for changing the Auto-Reply message

  1. Open the Settings app on the iOS device.
  2. Select Do Not Disturb from the list.
  3. Go to the segment named Do Not Disturb While Driving.
  4. Select Auto-Reply.
  5. Just press the text box
  6. Enter the required message.

How to set up Parental Control?

If you are a guardian or parent of a teen, then you can add restrictions. This will make sure that the Do Not Disturb While Driving mode cannot be deactivated. Find the steps to enable parental restrictions here:
  1. Launch the Settings app in the device.
  2. Go to Screen Time.
  3. Now, select Content and Privacy Restrictions from the list.
  4. Tap on the switch next to Content and Privacy Restrictions to enable it.
  5. Now, navigate to the Do Not Disturb While Driving option and press it.
  6. Select Do not Allow.



Karen Minton is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Karen has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as www.office.com/setup

Monday, October 8, 2018

Best iOS and Android Apps for Recipes

Everywhere we go, we carry our phones with us. Be it our living room, drawing room, toilets or workspace. Then why do we restrict to take it to us to our kitchens? Recipe apps are the next step in a complete mobile takeover, offering step by step instructions on how to cook succulent freshly baked croissants. The app stores are filled with both premium and free offerings for Android as well as iOS. Below are few of the best recipe apps, regardless of your kitchen expertise.

Oh, She Glows

  1. Oh, She Glows meal options are not only healthy but extremely pleasing too. From gazpacho to peanut butter squash, “mac and cheese” to cheesy lentil bolognese casserole, mouth-watering dishes are endless in number.
  2. The photography may make it tough to choose what you want, the interface, on the contrary, is to use.
  3. Each of the recipes comes with a short description, directions, a list of tips and nutritional information. There is also an option to certain favorite recipes to refer back to later or keep the tracks of the ones you want to make.
 The search allows you to filter your recipes based on information on diet and allergy.

BigOven (Free)

  1. With more than three lakh recipes, BigOven makes cooking simple.
  2. Along with this app, you will be inspired and organized in the kitchen.
  3. Some of the best things are access to BigOven’s huge stock of recipes, ability to add snapshots of your own recipes and option to make a grocery list in the app based on recipes you would like to create.
  4. Even if you type in three ingredients, BigOven will show you what you can do with them.

Food Network in the Kitchen

  1. It brings all of your favorite TV chefs directly to your mobile device. There are more than 70,000 recipes to choose from, regardless of if it is breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner.
  2. The application also provides amazing videos and pictures from the popular Food Network chefs and shows. You can easily look for what you want by chef or ingredient.
  3. You can also add your own notes, tips, and substitutions for any recipe.
  4. The latest feature is a slideshow where they share new and amazing recipes, videos, hacks and food trends.

Yummly

  1. Its greatest strength is in its search engine.
  2. It will provide hundreds of recipes to experiment with.
  3. You can tailor certain searches to for your specific needs and lifestyles.
  4. If you want to go on a diet and still want to enjoy a good burger?
  5. Yummly can adjust very well for that.



Karen Minton is a creative person who has been writing blogs and articles about cyber security. She writes about the latest updates regarding www.mcafee.com/activate and how it can improve the work experience of users. Her articles have been published in many popular e-magazines, blogs and websites.

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

How to Set Up Contact on iOS Devices

Contacts application is the place where all the contact details are stored. Sometimes, the Contact list may get clustered. For this, you need to know how to manage and organize contacts effectively.  You can create new connections, delete old ones, and customize contacts by adding a picture and a lot more.
For this article, we will focus on how to manage and set up Contact in iPhone and iPad.

Steps for adding contacts on iPhone and iPad

  1. Unlock your device and tap on Contacts. The icon of the app is a grey and white silhouette of a person’s upper body.
  2. When the Contacts application opens, hit the blue + icon located at the upper right-hand side.
  3. Now, in the upper portion of the screen, you can enter the first name, last name, and company.
  4. After entering all or any of the Contact details, hit the green addition symbol to add a phone number.
  5. Now, you can the contact’s label by tapping on home> located next to the number.
  6. Select any option from home, work, mobile, home fax, work fax, pager, and other.
  7. Enter any alternate contact number, email ID, website, residential address, etc.
  8. Hit the Done button located on the upper right-hand side of the screen.

Steps for editing contact information on iPhone and iPad

  1. Unlock the iOS device.
  2. Go to Utilities from the home screen.
  3. Tap on the Contacts app icon.
  4. Now, scroll the contacts or use the Search option located at the top to find the contact you wish to edit.
  5. Tap on the Contact.
  6. Hit the Edit button located at the upper right-hand edge of the screen.
  7. Now, just update the information like name, phone number, etc.
  8. Save the changes.

Steps for locating existing contacts on iPhone and iPad

  1. Open the Contacts application found in the Utilities.
  2. Press the Search box located at the upper side.
  3. Now, just type in the first name or last name of the contact. You can also type in the company name.
  4. If you cannot remember the entire name, you can just type in the initial few letters and scroll through the results to locate it.
  5. To look for the contact name by going to the letter, it starts with, tap on the letter.

Steps for adding a picture for a contact in iPad and iPhone

  1. Tap on the Photos application. Scroll through the images and tap on the one you wish to add to a contact.
  2. In the lower left-most side of the screen, tap on the Share button. Its icon is a quadrangle outline with an arrow.
  3. Open the sharing options.
  4. Select Assign to Contact located at the bottom.
  5. Just select the contact you would like to add the picture to.
  6. Move and scale the image as per your wish.
  7. Hit the choose button located at the lower right edge of the screen.
  8. Finally, click on the Update button located on the upper right-hand side.

Steps for deleting contacts on iPhone and iPad

  1. In the Contacts application, select the contact you wish to remove.
  2. When the Contact open, tap on the Edit option.
  3. Select Delete Contact. It is located at the lower end of the screen.
  4. To confirm the action, hit the Delete Contact button again.


Karen Minton is a creative person who has been writing blogs and articles about cybersecurity. She writes about the latest updates regarding mcafee.com/activate and how it can improve the work experience of users. Her articles have been published in many popular e-magazines, blogs and websites.