Update on AirTag Safety & Privacy
Media reports suggest that miscreants are trying to use Apple’s AirTag location trackers to stalk people. Apple has responded with personal safety advice and promised AirTag safety enhancements.
Help your Family by Planning for the Future!
Apple’s new Legacy Contact feature makes it simpler for you to give a family member access to your iCloud data after your death. Read on to learn how to make someone a Legacy Contact or what to do if you are a Legacy Contact.
Add your Vaccination card to Apple Wallet
Add verifiable COVID-19 vaccination information as a vaccination card in Wallet and download and store verifiable vaccination and test result records in the Health app.
Be Safe… Setup your iPhone’s Emergency SOS Auto Call Feature
Did you know that pressing and holding the side button and one of the volume buttons on an iPhone 8 or later brings up a screen that lets you power your iPhone off, show your medical ID, and invoke Emergency SOS?
Safety Issue: What to do if your iDevice has a Bulging Battery!
If your iPhone, iPad, MacBook or Apple Car has a bulging battery, disconnect it and shut it off immediately—the problem is critical. Then read this article for details on what happened and how to deal with it.
5 New Year’s Resolutions That Will Improve Your Digital Security
Have a safer 2021 with New Year’s resolutions that will help you secure your devices, avoid email and text scams, and stay safe from malware, as well as benefit from the security and ease-of-use of password managers, which can even fill in passwords for iPhone apps.