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Ankur Thakur

India

Tech Writer at iDownloadBlog

Editor and Technical Consultant @iDownloadBlog  I write, advise, and tweet about iPhone, iPad, Mac, AirPods, and everything else related to Apple. ❤️ 📱 💻

Articles

  • 2 days ago | idownloadblog.com | Ankur Thakur

    Learn how to remove an email address from your Apple account if you no longer need it for iMessage, FaceTime, App Store, iCloud and other services. Your Apple account (formerly Apple ID) requires an email address everywhere except in China and India, where iPhone owners can instead use their mobile phone number as their Apple account user name. Your primary Apple account email is displayed at the top of the Settings app, and you use it to sign in on a new device or a browser.

  • 2 days ago | flipboard.com | Ankur Thakur

    3 hours agoUsha Vance Has Shown Off Her Killer Figure In Red More Than OnceShe may be the Second Lady of the United States by official title according to the White House, but she's in first place when it comes to wearing …These classic recipes bring everyone back to the table with timeless flavors, simple ingredients, and crowd-pleasing comfort. 9 hours ago15 Classic Recipes That Still Bring Everyone HomeSome recipes always draw a crowd—no reminders needed.

  • 3 days ago | idownloadblog.com | Ankur Thakur

    Learn how to fix wrong timestamps or capture dates and times for images and videos in the Photos app on your Apple devices. Apple’s built-in Photos app displays capture date when scrolling through the library, with timestamps revealed upon clicking the info button ⓘ for an individual item or the Window > Info menu option. Sometimes your favorite camera app may save the wrong date and time in the metadata. Or perhaps you’ve changed metadata manually.

  • 4 days ago | idownloadblog.com | Ankur Thakur

    Learn how to turn a still 2D picture into a moving 3D spatial wallpaper on your iPhone or iPad to create an immersive Lock Screen experience. Inspired by the Vision Pro headset, Apple’s iOS 26 software debuts spatial wallpapers for the Lock Screen. The operating system generates a spatial depth map for a 2D picture using advanced monocular computer vision techniques running on-device. This works even if the image lacks depth data or wasn’t captured as a stereoscopic pair.

  • 5 days ago | idownloadblog.com | Ankur Thakur

    Learn how to set a still background or animation as your chat wallpaper in Apple Messages on an iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch for a bit of flair in your conversations. Similar to WhatsApp, Apple’s iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26 and watchOS 26 operating systems (currently in the beta phase) bring optional backgrounds to your iMessage exchanges. You can set an image from the Photos library as your chat background or pick from built-in animations.

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Ankur @iAnkurThakur
12 Jun 25

RT @iDownloadBlog: CarPlay will be able to AirPlay videos from iPhone, but not while driving https://t.co/H6Cf82tyyx

Ankur
Ankur @iAnkurThakur
11 Jun 25

Maybe a future iOS 26 update will add album art animation to the iPhone Lock Screen. https://t.co/qfdLQHLLHx

Ankur
Ankur @iAnkurThakur
11 Jun 25

One of the most annoying pop-ups on Mac! https://t.co/Mkv3Qbg3XD