Dave Senior

Jun 19, 2024 | geekschalk.com | Dave Johnson |Dave Senior

To tell if someone blocked you on iPhone, try sending both an iMessage and SMS message. You can also hide your number when calling the person, or use a different number or device. It’s hard to know for sure if you’re blocked, as it could also be Focus or Airplane Mode. If you are making unwanted phone calls or messages on an iPhone to someone, the recipient of these messages may finally decide to block you.

Jun 5, 2024 | geekschalk.com | Dave Johnson |Dave Senior

Hide Alerts is a way to stop notifications on a conversation basis. You may notice a purple bell icon with a line across it next to a conversation in Messages on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. That bell indicates that Hide Alerts is on for that conversation. In this article, we’ll explain what Hide Alerts means. We’ll also discuss the following: Why you might use Hide Alerts. How to turn on/off Hide Alerts.

May 29, 2024 | geekschalk.com | Dave Johnson |Dave Senior

Sometimes you may get calls saying, ‘Scam Likely’ or ‘Spam Risk’ in the caller ID section of your call screen instead of a caller id, contact name, or number. You may wonder who this is, what this call means and if you should answer the call. The answer is it is probably a telemarketer, a scammer or a robocall. This is how your mobile carrier helps you easily identify scam calls. You should not answer the call and let your voicemail get it.

May 16, 2024 | geekschalk.com | Dave Johnson |Dave Senior

Looking for the best way to block YouTube on your iPhone or iPad? Whether you want to protect your child from visiting YouTube or prevent yourself from getting distracted when working, you can quickly and effortlessly block YouTube on your device. Below, we’ll tell you how to block YouTube on your iPhone or iPad without installing any third-party apps.

Feb 4, 2024 | geekschalk.com | Dave Johnson |Dave Senior

This article lists retailers and stores that are currently accepting Apple Pay. Apple Pay is Apple’s digital payment system that aims to replace both cash and your physical cards. You can add your existing debit and credit cards to Apple Pay, enjoy contactless payments at hundreds of thousands of retailers, and know that your purchase benefits from added privacy and security. Apple Pay is also integrated into many online checkout experiences for a speedy and secure process.