Computer Act!ve - UK (2022-01-19)

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BESTAPPSFOR... Usingmapsoffline

Maps.me

Free

Androidwww.snipca.com/ 40509

iOSwww.snipca.com/ 40510

Thisfantasticmappingappworksjustaswell

offlineasonamobilenetworkorWi-Fi.You

canplandriving,walking,cyclingandpublic-

transportroutes,seeestimatedtimesand

distances,andsaveamapforanylocation

simplybysearchingforitandtappingthe

Downloadbutton.

BestForGettingdirectionswhenoffline

HereWeGo

Free

Androidwww.snipca.com/ 40511

iOSwww.snipca.com/ 40512

Althougharecentredesignhasannoyed

afewusers,HereWeGoisstillabrilliant

appforofflinenavigation.Weparticularly

likethatyoucandownloadmapsofwhole

countries–providedyouhaveenough

spac eony ourphone.Justswitchont he

‘Useappoffline’op tionon thehome

scree n’tobrowsewithout aconne ction.

Best ForDown loadingma psofcountr ies

GoogleMaps

Free

Androidwww.snipca.com/40513

iOSwww.snipca.com/40514

Itma ybeanobviousrecommendation,

butno tallGoogleMapsuser sknowabout

itsofflinefeature.Searchforaplace,then

swipeupt heinformation panel, tapthe

three-doticonint hetop- right cornerand

choose‘Down loadofflinemap’ .Zoominor

out,andmovethema paroundtof ocuson

thepreciseareayouwanttosave.

Best ForSavinganareatoexploreoffline

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otherpersoncan
thentaptoaccept
thecall.
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featurewillbe
rollingoutbothto
businessuserson
itsWorkspaceand
GSuiteplans,and
touserswith
personalGmail
accounts(seewww.
snipca.com/4 0502 ).
Onourphone,thenewChatbutton
currentlyonlyappearsonourwork
Gmailaccounts.

iOS
Discoverwhatappsare
doingwithyourdata
ThelatestupdatetoiOSandiPadOS(15.2)
addsausefulprivacyfeaturethatletsyou
seewhatappsaredoingwithyourdatain
thebackground.It’scalledAppPrivacy
Reportandcanbefoundbyopening
SettingsandchoosingPrivacy(see
screenshotbelow).Swipedowntothe
verybottomofthescreen,tapApp
PrivacyReportandselectTurnOnApp
PrivacyReport.
Onceactivated,thefeaturetellsyou
whichappsareaccessingspecificdata
andsensorsonyouriPhoneoriPad,
andwhichareconnectingtowebsitesin
thebackground. Thisinformationincludes
yourlocation,camera,microphone,
contactsandphotos,aswellasdetailsof
whichadvertisingnetworksandother
domainsappsaresharingyourdatawith,
andwhentheydidso.
Althoughyoucan’trevokepermissions
directlyfromAppPrivacyReport, you
cantweakthemvia thePrivacyscreen,or
removeappsaltogetherif theirbehaviour
concernsyou.

iOS

Resetalocked

iPhoneoriPad

Anothernewfeaturein

iOSandiPadOS 1 5. 2

makesiteasiertoresetan

iPhoneoriPadifyou’ve

forgottenthepasscode.

Previously,youneededto

connectthedevicetoyour

computeranduseiTunesto

putitinrecoverymode,but

youcannowdoeverything

on-screen.First,enterany

passcodeseveraltimesuntilyouseea

ScreenLockoutmessage.TaptheErase

iPhone(oriPad)optionthat

appearsinthebottom-right

cornerofthescreen(see

screenshot)thentapitagainto

confirm.You’llnowneedto

enteryourAppleIDpassword

tosignoutofyouraccount

(thismethodwon’tworkif

you’veforgottenthat,too).

SelecttheEraseiPhone(or

iPad)optionagaintowipeall

thedatafromyourdeviceand

resetit.WhenyouriPhoneor

iPadrestarts,you’llbeableto

setupanewpasscodeand(hopefully)

restoreyourdatafromiCloud.

Issue623 •19Januar y–1February 2022