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PSA: Changing your iPhone voicemail won’t help if you are stranded without signal

A misguided tip spreading around social media urged people lost with no signal to change their voicemail to reach assistance. While well-meaning, this is not what you should be doing if you find yourself in need of help. Last week, Halifax Search and Rescue posted a response to the viral posts, urging anyone who becomes lost or stranded without service to avoid this “voicemail trick.” To be…
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Apple releasing iOS 15.2 beta 1 and more to developers today

Just two days after the release of iOS 15.1 to the public, Apple is restarting the beta train yet again. The company today is rolling out the first developer betas of iOS 15.2, iPadOS 15.2, watchOS 8.3, and more. Head below for the details on these new betas rolling out now. Today’s new release of iOS 15.2 beta 1 is available to developers via an over-the-air update in the Settings app. As…
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Here’s what’s new in today’s release of iOS 15.2 beta 1

Apple today released iOS 15.2 beta 1 to developers. Coming just two days after the public release of iOS 15.1, today’s beta of iOS 15.2 continues to add new features that were originally slated to be included in iOS 15.0. Head below as we round up everything new with…
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iOS 15 finally lets you share your screen over FaceTime, here are the details

One of the headlining features of iOS 15 is SharePlay, which among other things, will finally let you share your iPhone’s or iPad’s screen with people over FaceTime. After an initial delay, Apple this week released iOS 15.1 with SharePlay support to the public… Sharing your screen on FaceTime The ability to share your screen over FaceTime has been one of the most oft-requested iPhone and…
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iOS 15.2 beta features redesigned Notification Summary

Following the release of iOS 15.1 earlier this week, Apple today released the first developer beta of iOS 15.2 — which comes with some privacy-related changes. However, the update also features a redesigned Notification Summary on the iPhone and iPad lock…
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Google unveils Android 12L for foldables, tablets, & Chrome OS; emulator developer preview today

Android 12’s public rollout (for Pixel phones) started last week and that normally serves as the operating system’s big release for the year. In 2021, Google is doing something different and announced “Android 12L” for foldables, tablets, and Chrome OS today. For the past few years, Google has operated a developer preview (and later Beta Program) that opens early in the year and closes…
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