Tag: iPadOS

The Difference Between Security, Privacy and Anonymity

You can have privacy without security, like a changing room with a curtain.

How to Erase a Lost iPhone or Mac Remotely

An erased iPhone can still be tracked, but an erased Mac cannot.

How to Check Whether Someone Is Tracking You

Find My lists everyone who can see you, and it is worth reading.

Do You Need More Security Than Apple’s Defaults?

Phishing and social engineering overtook malware as the main risk years ago.

How to Set Up an AirTag on iPhone or iPad

A new AirTag will not pair with an iPhone below iOS 26.2.1 at all.

How Find My Works: Devices, People and Items

Apple picks one device to stand in for you, and you can change which.

How to Turn On Lockdown Mode, and Who Needs It

Spyware can reach a phone through a message that is never opened.

How to Play a Sound on a Lost Device or AirTag

A Chipolo tracker can reach 120 decibels, about the level of a chainsaw.

How to Stop Leaving Your Phone and Bags Behind

The alert never fires at home, because Apple excludes that location.

How to Replace an AirTag Battery

Some bitterant-coated batteries will not power an AirTag at all.