Tag: Alerts

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7 iOS Apps That Help You Track, Evacuate And Inform During Hurricane Matthew

I had a plan of covering a whole different iPhone related subject today, but the fact that Hurricane Matthew has been upgraded to Category 4 forces me to urgently inform you about how you can use your iOS device to stay informed and protect yourself against one of the greatest storms that threatens to hit…




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How To Mute Apple Watch Activity Notifications

A lot of us appreciate the Apple Watch’s unique fitness tracking capabilities. There have been numerous reports about users that successfully improved their fitness levels, with the help of this revolutionary wearable. The Activity app with its Reminders, Alerts and Progress Updates, has a crucial role in motivating Apple Watch owners to move that extra…




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Facebook Messenger For iOS Adds Quick Reply Feature

Version 37.0 for iOS, of Facebook’s Instant Messaging app has been released today. The default update log didn’t announce anything major. As you might already know, Facebook uses a general info text to present the contents of its upgrades. Anyway, we played with Facebook Messenger today and noticed that it now supports interactive banner notifications….




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How To Disable The iPhone’s New Message Preview Feature

iOS devices are factory configured with a default setting that displays a preview of your new incoming Messages, on your iPhone’s lock screen, when the device is locked and within banner alerts, when you’re actively using the smartphone. In most cases this feature is welcomed, because you can figure out what the text message is…




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How To Disable All iPhone Vibrations

Most of us are already familiar with the personalized vibration patterns that you can assign to your iOS contacts. However, there are certain moments when you need to completely disable all vibrations on your iPhone. With devices running iOS 8 an earlier this setting can be achieved with the help of the Do Not Disturb…