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Why You Should Switch From Google Authenticator to iCloud Keychain
Google Authenticator is an excellent solution for generating one-time passcodes for two-factor authentication. But while the app makes a lot of sense to use for many, if you’re locked into the Apple ecosystem, you’re better off using iCloud Keychain. And that’s true now more than ever, as Apple recently made it easy to transfer your…
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How to Speed Up a Slow-As iCloud Sync
When you need to access data like contacts, calendar events, and photos across all your devices, iCloud is your best friend. And yet, it’s often our best friends who can really get on our nerves. I know the frustration of an iCloud backup taking so long that I end up cancelling it. (Of course, that…
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You Can Use Your Apple Watch to Automatically Unlock Your Mac
You might know about Apple’s feature that lets you automatically unlock your iPhone using the Apple Watch (when you’re wearing a face mask, at least). But you may not have known that this feature has also existed for years on the Mac. As long as you’re wearing your Apple Watch — and it’s unlocked —…
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How Apple Can Read Your Encrypted Messages
If you have an iPhone, and your friends mostly have iPhones, you probably use Apple’s Messages app to communicate with them. That’s the nature of things. And aside from the platform’s convenience and ubiquity, one of the iMessage platform’s selling points is that its end-to-end encryption should theoretically ensure that only you and those you…