Keyede Erinfolami

freelance tech writer and journalist

seasoned voice that makes tech interesting; specialty in smartphone reviews, iOS, social media, and AI tools.

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iOS and mac topics

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Here's How To Restart Your iPhone Without Using The Power Button - SlashGear

One way to restart your phone without using the power button is in your iPhone Settings. Head to Settings > General > Shut Down. The familiar "slide to power off" screen will appear. Swipe across, and your phone powers down. To wake it back up, just start charging it, and it'll spring to life on its own.
If you're running iOS 18, there's an even quicker option: Apple added a dedicated power button right in Control Center. Just swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen, then tap the litt...
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How To Stop A MacBook From Starting When You Open It - SlashGear

Before running any Terminal commands, it's crucial to know what kind of Mac you have and what macOS version it's running. Apple Silicon Macs and Intel Macs handle Auto Boot settings differently, and using the wrong command can cause problems. If you have an Apple Silicon Mac running macOS Sequoia 15 or later, like the MacBook Air M4 (2025), you can disable Auto Boot completely from the Terminal app, which you can find in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder. 
If you change your mind...
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How To Turn Off Auto Update For Your iPhone Apps - SlashGear

At some point, maybe during setup, possibly after encountering a pop-up you barely read, you agreed to let your iPhone update apps automatically. It made sense at the time. Automatic updates mean less babysitting. You get bug fixes, security patches, and new features without lifting a finger. For most people, it's a set-it-and-forget-it convenience. It's similar to the feature that handles automatic downloads and installs of iOS updates, which is a recommended iPhone security measure, by the way...
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6 Ways to Fix a Stuck iOS Update That Says Resume Download

While it's normal for an iPhone to pause an update for a few minutes or so, you can sometimes get stuck in the middle of a download with no progress, which can be extremely frustrating. So, let's see what you can do if your iOS or iPadOS software update download gets stuck halfway through. Apple requires your iPhone to have a battery percentage of at least 50 percent to download an iOS update. If you started a download at 55 percent, for example, it's highly likely the battery level will fall...
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How to Set Up and Sync iCloud Photos

iCloud is capable of much more than just backing up your iPhone and iPad. iCloud can sync your photos across all of your devices, including your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and PC. With iCloud Photos enabled, you can access pictures on one device from any of your other devices. Let’s look at how to set up iCloud Photos and use it to sync photos across all your devices. Most users think they are “backing up” photos to iCloud, but it’s important to keep in mind that iCloud Photos is a sync service, n...
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How to Fix Your iPhone Emails Not Updating

If your iPhone emails aren't updating, several issues could be the culprit. These include incompatible system settings, software problems, differences in email protocols, and more. Here are different ways to fix your problem and start receiving emails as usual. Try to manually refresh your Mail app before attempting anything more complicated. Open the app's inbox, drag your finger down the screen until you see a spinning wheel, then release it. This should prompt the app to (re)connect to the...
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How to Clear System Data or Other Storage on Your iPhone

The "System Data" or "Other" category in your iPhone's storage includes caches, settings, messages, voice memos, and miscellaneous data. The good news is that you can clear out much of this unused data to reclaim valuable space on your iPhone. Safari caches are one of the biggest culprits for System Data storage growing out of hand. Like any other browser, Safari saves browsing history and website data on your iPhone to load websites quickly. However, Safari's caches are not a necessity, and...

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How To Recover Deleted Emails From Gmail (Even If You've Emptied Trash) - SlashGear

Anyone who's ever had to deal with unread emails running into five digits knows the importance of preventing inbox clutter. There are several ways to clean up your digital P.O box, and deleting old or unimportant emails is one of such ways. You free up precious storage space for more important stuff, and save yourself the overwhelm that sends most of us down the path of avoidance and late responses. But there's such a thing as overcorrecting — you might mistakenly delete an important email in th...
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How to Turn Off iCloud Music Library on Any Device

Apple's iCloud Music Library is a nifty feature that lets you store your entire Apple Music library on iCloud. This means all your songs, albums, and playlists stay in sync across all your Apple devices, and you can access your library from any of them as long as you're signed in with the same Apple ID. But as handy as this feature is, there are some downsides. For example, users with an extensive music library find that downloading music across devices consumes significant time and data. And...
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How to Add Song Lyrics to Your Instagram Story

Instagram Stories are great for sharing small snapshots of your daily life—lunches, pet antics, commutes, and funny memes. Over the years, Instagram has added features to make Stories more fun and help users make artistic productions out of each upload. One such update is the ability to add song lyrics to your Instagram Stories. If you're a music buff, here's a cool way to share your favorite lyrics with your friends. Let's check out how to put song lyrics on your Instagram Stories. Ins...

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Male Vs. Female USB Ports: What's The Difference? - SlashGear

Ever been told to "just plug the male end into the female port" and suddenly felt like you missed a day in tech class and health class? You're not alone. Despite the oddly anatomical terminology, the difference between male and female USB ports is purely mechanical, and knowing which is which can save you from a lot of head-scratching (and mismatched cables).
In short: one plugs in, the other gets plugged into. But it's not always obvious, especially when USB connectors come in a confusing range...
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Bored Ape Yacht Club: What Is It & Why Are They So Expensive?

Despite the numerous explanations that have flooded the internet since its introduction, most people are still baffled by Web 3.0 and NFTs. It doesn't help that the industry is rife with preposterous purchases, such as Eminem's roughly $460,000 purchase of a cartoon ape. This ape is one of 10,000 in an NFT collection called the Bored Ape Yacht Club. Naturally, you probably have a lot of questions. What on earth is the Bored Ape Yacht Club? Why is a cartoon so expensive? Is this another fin...
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What Is a Smart TV and What Can You Do With One?

A notable effect of the times we live in is that every new tech or appliance is now “smart.” We now have devices that are designed with more features than is needed for their original use. Phones not only act as communication devices but also media and photography tools. Watches not only tell time but also track your fitness level and act as media devices. This trend hasn’t skipped the TV sector, hence smart TVs. So, what is a smart TV? What can a smart TV do? What makes it different from a n...

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