1. Use a MagSafe charger

iPhone 12 and later have magnets at the back, which help align the wireless charging solution properly.

If your iPhone’s charging port is not working, you can use a MagSafe charger from Apple or reputed third-party manufacturers. Amazon is full of such options, but make sure to invest in one that’s highly reviewed and well-rated.

MagSafe charging puck

Apple’s cheapest wireless charging solution at the moment is the MagSafe Charger, which can fast charge your iPhone wireless at up to 15W. But to do that, you will need a charging brick that’s 20 watts or more.

Check MagSafe charger on: Apple’s Website

MagSafe Duo Charger

Apple also makes a 2-in-1 wireless charging solution called MagSafe Duo Charger. It can charge your Apple Watch and your iPhone or your AirPods at the same time.

Unlike the MagSafe charging puck, this one is significantly expensive, but you can check it out.

Check MagSafe Duo Charger on: Amazon

Third-party MagSafe chargers

In addition to Apple, several reputed and lesser-known brands also make magnetic MagSafe chargers. You can explore Amazon to find one.

Check them on: Amazon | TwelveSouth

2. Use any Qi wireless charger

While the MagSafe charger is efficient and makes it easy to position your iPhone precisely over the charging coil, you can also use all normal Qi-certified wireless chargers (also called Universal Wireless Chargers) that you use for your Android phone. You can charge your iPhone 8, iPhone X, and all newer models, including iPhone 15, with a standard Qi-wireless charger.

Some reputed brands that make wireless chargers are:

• Nomad
• Spigen
• Belkin
• Anker

You can also try something else that you find on Amazon or other marketplaces. But again, buy one that’s highly rated and has a return policy. You won’t want to stay stuck with a wireless charger that heats your iPhone abnormally, charges very slowly, or causes a lot of fan noise.

Note that, unlike 15-watt charging offered by reputed MagSafe chargers, most wireless chargers will slow charge your iPhone at about 7.5 watts to 10 watts.

Extra info: Qi is pronounced as chee.

3. Use Apple’s MagSafe Battery Pack that will charge both the iPhone and itself

In addition to using a MagSafe or Qi wireless charger, you can also buy a MagSafe Battery Pack that will stick to the back of your iPhone and charge it wirelessly.

You can attach the MagSafe Battery Pack to your iPhone and plug the battery pack into charging to charge it and the phone at the same time.

But note that the MagSafe Battery Pack uses a Lightning port, and thus Apple has discontinued it after switching to USB-C on iPhone 15. Hopefully, they will bring a new version with USB-C.

Until then, you can find MagSafe Battery Pack on Amazon or other retailers. You can use it to charge an iPhone 8 or later, but the experience would be optimal if you have an iPhone 12 or later.

Note: You can use a MagSafe Battery Pack with a Lightning port to charge your iPhone 15 that has a USB-C port. Just remember that you would need a Lightning cable to juice them both.

Check third-party options on: Amazon

4. Use wireless power banks

Like the MagSafe Battery Pack, you can also find power banks that have a Qi-certified wireless pad on the top, and you can place your iPhone on them to juice it up.

Check on: Amazon

5. Take simple steps to fix iPhone charging port issues

Before you go, I’d also like to share some simple tips to fix the charging port issue on your iPhone.

• Use a soft brush to clean the port. If it’s a USB-C port, take extra care as there is a small divide pin in USB-C ports, and you must not damage it.
• Clean the surface of the Lightning or USB-C port of the cable.
• Use a different cable or adapter and see if it works for you.
• Go to your nearby Apple Store or borrow one from a friend and try an authentic charger and cable with your iPhone.

Get the broken charging port fixed by Apple

The most important use for the Lightning or USB-C port on your iPhone is to charge the device. And while you can use one of the above methods to do that, a broken port means you cannot use your iPhone for wired CarPlay or sync with Finder on Mac and iTunes on Windows PC.

So, it would be best if you try getting your iPhone’s port fixed at an Apple Store or authorized service center.

If the repair is very expensive, I won’t go ahead with it on an old iPhone. But for a new model like iPhone 14 or 15, it would be better to get it repaired.

Read Next: How to use NFC on iPhone and what to do if NFC is missing!

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There is no easy way to pick and choose, as it does not let you make suggestions on a per-case basis, and it can be highly disappointing for some.

If you go by Grammarly’s statement, they do this to ‘save time by accepting or dismissing multiple suggestions at once.’

But if you ask me, it has happened several times that I like one of the offered suggestions but not all the suggestions of that bundle. However, I am forced to either accept all recommendations that significantly change my sentence structure or dismiss all the suggested corrections, leading to grammar and punctuation issues being ignored.

Thankfully, there is a setting, and turning it off changes this annoying Grammarly behavior of clubbing more than one suggestion together.

Stop Grammarly from suggesting many corrections in one bundle

1. Visit Grammarly at app.grammarly.com in Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or other web browser on your Mac, Windows PC, or iPad.
2. Click Account.
3. Now select Customize from the left side.
4. Go to the Features tab from the top.
5. Here, you will see a ‘Suggestion bundles‘ heading. Turn off the switch next to ‘Use bundles for spelling, punctuation, and grammar suggestions in the same sentence.’

After this, Grammarly will no longer suggest multiple corrections bundled into one, and you will not be forced to either accept or dismiss all of them in one stroke.

In addition to following the above steps, you can also click the hamburger menu icon from the top left corner of the screen when you’re working inside a Grammarly document. Next, click Editor settings and then click the blue Suggestions management link, which will open in a new tab. Afterward, go to the Features tab and turn off the switch under Suggestion bundles.

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I was about 60 feet (18 meters) from the truck, and the sound was hurting my ears! At that time, I wanted to know the loudness or intensity of the sound around me.

If I had worn my Apple Watch, I could have easily opened the built-in Noise app to measure the relative loudness of the sound around me and get a measurement number in dB (decibels) in green (signifying OK level sound) or yellow (for Loud sounds).

However, I did not have my Apple Watch on my wrist at that time, only my iPhone. Unfortunately, the Apple Noise app is unavailable on the iPhone.

But that doesn’t mean you’re all locked out. The App Store is full of great alternatives, and in this tutorial, we will share the names of some of the best free iOS apps to measure the sound level around you.

See sound in dB using an iPhone or iPad

Here’s how to measure the ambient sound level using your iOS device:

1. Download and install the Decibel Meter app for free.
2. Open the app and allow it to access the iPhone microphone when asked.
3. The app will now use your iPhone microphone to capture the sound around you and show the noise level as the Current Value measured in dB (decibels).

Sound level in decibels with real-world examples

Here’s another sound level chart from the decibel app:

• 20dB – Threshold of hearing
• 30dB – Rustling leaves
• 40dB – Quiet whisper
• 50dB – Quiet home
• 60dB – Quiet street
• 70dB – Normal conversation
• 75dB – Inside car
• 80dB – Loud singing
• 88dB – Automobile
• 90dB – Motorcycle
• 94dB – Food blender
• 100dB – Subway
• 107dB – Diesel trick
• 115dB – Power mower
• 117dB – Pneumatic riveter
• 120dB – Chainsaw
• 130dB – Amplified Rick & Roll
• 140dB – Jet plane
• 165dB – Shotgun
• 180dB – Rocket launch
• 194dB – Loudest possible tone

Here’s a chart courtesy of the Decibel Meter app we mentioned in the steps:

• 0dB – Absolutely quiet
• 10dB – Rustling leaves
• 20dB – Quiet house
• 30dB – Quiet office
• 40dB – Whispering
• 50dB – Conversation
• 60dB – Loud
• 70dB – Disturbing
• 80dB – Potential hazard
• 90dB – May be harmful
• 100dB – Dangerous
• 110dB – Very dangerous

Best iPhone apps to measure sound level around you

In addition to the Decibel Meter app, you can also use these apps to measure the sound around you. Some of them have a Dosimeter (dosemeter) that measures the sound level and exposure over a time period like 8 hours. A few apps can also sync your noise data to the Apple Health app.

Note that all these apps are free to download and use but may have an optional in-app purchase option.

• Decibel
• Decibel X – Supports Dynamic Island and Live Activities
• Decibel Metre (Sound Meter)
• Grooz dB Meter – Has Dosimeter
• Decibel Meter Master – Very clean and simple-to-use app
• Decibel : dB sound level meter

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You may have also felt this, especially if you are coming to an iPhone after using an Android phone.

But, with some easy tips, you can always see your next alarm time without going inside the Clock app or using third-party apps!

How to easily see the upcoming alarm time in iOS 17

When you have an active alarm, the tiny alarm icon appears in the Control Center of your iPhone (accessed by swiping down from the top right corner of the screen), but it does not display the next alarm time.

Therefore, to easily see the next alarm time on your iPhone, you will have to put an alarm clock widget on your iPhone Lock Screen. The entire thing is very easy to do, as outlined below.

1. Unlock your iPhone and swipe down from the top of the iPhone screen to open the Notification Center.
2. Touch and hold anywhere on the Notification Center and tap Customize, followed by Lock Screen.

3. Tap the Add Widgets area that’s just under the clock.
4. Scroll down and tap Clock.

5. Swipe left until you reach the Next Alarm widget. Here, you will see two widget styles: a small square one and a large rectangle one. Both do the job well. You can tap either one to add it to your iPhone Lock Screen.
6. After adding the Next Alarm widget to the Lock Screen, tap the X button twice to close the widgets and apps pane.

7. Next, tap Done to save your widget, and tap on the Lock Screen tile to return to it.

You’ve successfully added the next alarm widget to your iPhone Lock Screen. Now:

• If you have an active, upcoming alarm, its time will be displayed on this widget.
• If you have two or more upcoming alarms, the widget will only show the very next alarm. Once the next alarm time passes, the widget will display the next alarm.
• If you do not have an active alarm, go to the iPhone Clock app to create an alarm or ask Siri to set an alarm for the time you want.

Is the next alarm not showing on the iPhone Lock Screen widget?

In certain conditions, the Next Alarm widget will only show the upcoming alarm for that day but not for the next day. If there are no alarms for that day, the widget may show Alarms Off or OFF. Here’s an example of when that might happen:

• Say it’s 6:40 AM currently.
• You set an alarm for 6:50 AM, and it will show on the iOS Lock Screen Next Alarm widget.
• But if you set an alarm for 6:30 AM (which is now over for today but is actually an alarm for the next day), it will not show up on the Lock Screen alarm widget for a while. But as the day passes and this alarm time comes near, it will start showing on the widget.

We know this is a bummer, but that’s how Apple has configured things as of the latest iOS 17.

To address this:

• You can always go to the iPhone Clock app and tap Alarms from the bottom row to see all your active alarms. When you’re here, focus on AM and PM. Also, remember that a green switch next to an alarm time means it’s an active alarm.
• Restart your iPhone to fix the alarm widget, which is not working due to temporary system bugs.

Related: Missing morning alarms in iOS 17! Two easy tips to fix it

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Finally, with iOS 11, you could use the iPhone’s NFC to read third-party NFC tags, stickers, toys, devices, etc. And in iOS 14, Apple even introduced a customizable icon that you can add to the iPhone Control Center.

If you wonder what NFC is and how to use the NFC tag reader on your iPhone, please keep reading. Plus, if you do not see the option for the NFC Tag Reader on your iPhone, this post will help.

What is NFC?

NFC stands for Near-Field Communication, which is a communication protocol that enables two devices to communicate when placed within 4 cm. All modern iPhones, flagship Android devices, Apple’s AirTags, Apple Watch, and several other expensive to cheap devices have NFC built-in.

Uses of NFC

Since NFC scanners and chips are inexpensive and small, these are used for various things. Like a manufacturer can put an NFC tag in their products. Users can tap their NFC-capable smartphone and know if the product is genuine or counterfeit.

You can also add NFC to a visiting card, and when people hold their iPhones near, it will automatically take them to your website or open your email or phone number.

Car & bike renting companies can use NFC tags and App Clips, allowing users to unlock the vehicle for rent or trigger some action by tapping the iPhone.

Similarly, it can be used by a retail employee to scan products for inventory tracking and more.

Amazon is full of affordable NFC stickers that you can buy and use for various things.

List of iPhone models that support NFC

Here is the complete list of iPhones that support NFC, manual NFC Tag Reader from Control Center, and automatic background NFC tag reading.

iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, SE (1st generation): These iPhone models have NFC, but it is restricted to be used only for Apple Pay. In general, they cannot read or write NFC.

iPhone 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, X: These iPhone models can read & write NFC and can be used with any NFC device. Plus, these support NFC Tag Reader in the Control Center. (explained below)

iPhone XS, XS Max, XR, SE (2020, 2nd generation and later), 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max, 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max, 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max, 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max: These iPhone models can globally read & write NFC and can be used with any NFC device. They also support NFC background tag reading. This means you cannot (and do not need to) add the NFC Tag Reader to the Control Center on these iPhones, as they automatically read and communicate with the NFC tag when bought near one. In short, you do not have to activate the NFC tag reader on these manually.

How to use NFC on iPhone

To use NFC on iPhone XS, XR, 11, SE 2020, 12, 13, 14, and 15 series, hold your iPhone near the other NFC sticker (toy, card, object, etc.). You do not have to make physical contact or tap the NFC sticker. Simply bring and hold your iPhone XS or later near.

To use NFC on iPhone X, 8, and 7, tap the NFC Tag Reader icon from the iOS 14 or later Control Center and bring the iPhone near the other NFC sticker (toy, card, object, etc.).

To use NFC on iPhone 6S and 6 series, the only option is to register for Apple Pay if you are in one of the countries where it is available. You cannot use NFC for anything else on these devices except paying at supported outlets via Apple Pay.

How to add NFC Tag Reader to the iPhone Control Center

1. Open the Settings app on iPhone 7, 8, or X and tap Control Center.
2. Tap the green plus button next to NFC Tag Reader.
3. You have successfully added the NFC Tag Reader icon to the iOS Control Center.
4. To use NFC, bring up the Control Center, tap the NFC icon, and hold your iPhone near the other NFC sticker/device.

NFC is missing on my iPhone? How can I get it?

If you do not see the option to add NFC Tag Reader on your iPhone (steps above), then answer me this – which iPhone are you using?

If it is iPhone XS, XR, SE 2020 or later, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15 series, you will not see the option to add NFC Tag Reader to the Control Center. This is because there is no need for adding, as these newer models support automatic background tag reading. Just hold the device near an NFC sticker, and it works.

If the NFC Tag Reader is missing from iPhone 7, 8, or X, first make sure you are updated to the latest version of iOS 14 or later. You can update from the Settings app > General > Software Update. Next, restart your phone and see if you get the NFC option or not. In case nothing helps, consider resetting all settings from the Settings app > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset > Reset All Settings.

When does NFC Background Tag Reading not work?

For safety and to avoid unintentional tag reading, the iPhone’s NFC background tag reading works only when the phone is in use. Additionally, NFC tag reading won’t work if:

1. You are using the iPhone camera.
2. You are using Apple Pay.
3. The airplane mode is switched on.
4. The iPhone has not been unlocked after a restart.
5. A Core NFC reader session is already in progress.

You may like: How to easily build your own iOS Shortcut to see photo and video size

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How to unzip ZIP file received on WhatsApp on Android phone

1. Open WhatsApp and tap the tiny arrow button to download the ZIP file if it has not already been downloaded. If you don’t see this arrow, that means the file is already downloaded. Move to step 2.

2. After this, open the Google Files app that is pre-installed on most Android phones and make sure you’re in its Browse section.
3. You should see a WhatsApp Documents section at the top. Tap it, and you will see the ZIP file you just downloaded from WhatsApp chat in step 1. In case you don’t see “WhatsApp Documents,” tap the Documents & other option inside the Files app, and you will find the ZIP file there.

4. Tap the ZIP file and then tap Extract.

5. The Files app will extract all the contents of that ZIP file and save them as individual items. Tap Done.
6. Depending on what was inside that ZIP file, those items will be listed under appropriate sections of the Files app, like Documents & others, Images, Videos, Audio, etc.

Use a third-party file manager app

Files app is by Google and is already installed on Pixel, Motorola, and many other Android phones. But if that is not available in your country, you can try this second app by Xiaomi.

1. Download the free MI File Manager app from the Google Play Store. This app works on all Android phones, even if they are not from MI or Xiaomi.
2. Open Mi File Manager and give it the necessary permissions it asks.
3. Now, open WhatsApp chat and tap the arrow button to download the ZIP file.
4. After it downloads, tap the ZIP file. Now tap File Manager Extract files to > Just once. Next, select a folder if you want, and tap Extract.

5. MI File Manager will extract all files of this ZIP and place them in a folder. Once the process is complete, open the Mi File Manager app and tap the folder icon from the top.
6. Here, you will find a folder that has the same name as the ZIP file. Go inside it to see all your files.

This is how you can properly unzip files that you receive on WhatsApp. Now, if you have other ZIP files that you have in your SD card or phone storage, you can unzip them by opening File Manager and tapping on them.

Do you see a _MACOSX file?

After unzipping the ZIP file on Android phone or Windows PC, if you see a folder named _MACOSX, you can delete that. This is a system folder by Apple that has no use for you on Android and Windows. Secondly, if you see files whose name starts with a dot (.) like .DS, you may delete them too.

How to unzip ZIP file received on WhatsApp on iPhone

1. Open the WhatsApp chat and tap the ZIP file.
2. Tap the share button from the top right.

3. Choose Save to Files.
4. Tap the back button on the top left of the screen until you reach the Browse screen. The name of the back button here may be <Browse or <iCloud Drive or something else.

5. From here, tap iCloud Drive or On My iPhone. Now, you can stay on this screen and tap Save or go inside a desired sub-folder and then tap Save.

6. Open the Files app and tap Browse from the bottom right corner until you see the main Browse locations screen.

7. From here, go to iCloud Drive or On My iPhone, where you saved the ZIP file contents in steps 4 and 5 above.
8. Tap the ZIP file you see here, and it will automatically unzip into a folder of the same name.

9. Tap this folder to see all the contents of the ZIP file.

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However, it also means anyone else can open the camera and take photos even if they do not know your iPhone password.

This can result in some nefarious things, especially if someone is after you and wants to hurt you. For example, an office colleague can unknowingly take your iPhone, swipe left on the Lock Screen to open its camera, and then take close-up photos of female staff when they’re going to the washroom or snap images of wrong documents, and then complain to higher authorities.

While these concerns are not for everyone, a few may have reservations.

Unfortunately, Apple does not offer a way to turn off the camera on the iPhone Lock Screen or replace the camera icon with another option.

So, your only way to remove or restrict the camera on the iPhone Lock Screen is by turning off the system-wide camera functionality on your iPhone.

You can do this by activating a Screen Time restriction, and here are the steps to do that.

Restrict the camera feature on the iPhone Lock Screen and elsewhere

1. Open the Settings app and tap Screen Time.
2. Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions.

3. Turn on the Content & Privacy Restrictions switch from the top.
4. Now, tap Allowed Apps.
5. Turn off the Camera switch to deactivate it on your iPhone.

Note: If the camera is still visible, lock your iPhone and unlock it. If that doesn’t work, restart your phone.

What happens after this?

• You can no longer take photos or record videos on your iPhone.
• The camera icon on the iPhone Lock Screen will be grayed out, and you cannot long-press it or swipe left to open the camera.

• The camera app icon will disappear from your iPhone Home Screen, App Library, and Spotlight Search.
• FaceTime app will also disappear from everywhere, as it relies on the camera, which is restricted.
• You cannot use the camera feature anywhere on your iPhone. This includes Messages, Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp, and all other first-party and third-party apps.
• You cannot use third-party iOS camera apps like Photon, Blackmagic Cam, Halide, etc., as they also need your iPhone’s camera permission to work, but that’s already restricted.
• In rare cases, some of your existing widgets added on the iPhone Home Screen may reset, and you will have to set them up again.

How to un-restrict the camera on your iPhone and get everything back to normal

1. Open the Settings app and tap Screen Time.
2. Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions.
3. Now, tap Allowed Apps.
4. Turn on the Camera switch to enable it again on your iPhone.
5. Alternatively, you can turn off the Content & Privacy Restrictions to deactivate all such limitations.

Note: If the camera is still missing from the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and elsewhere, lock your iPhone and unlock it. If that doesn’t work, turn off your phone and turn it back on.

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When you put your Apple TV to sleep, it does not turn off and can re-spring back to life quickly when you press any button on the Apple TV Remote.

Here are five quick ways to put your Apple TV 4K and the connected TV to sleep.

1. Use the remote

Press and hold the power button from the top right corner of the Apple TV Siri Remote to put your Apple TV in sleep mode.

The white light in front of the Apple TV will turn off when you put it in sleep mode.

If you use this method, press the same power button or press and hold it to wake your Apple TV back from sleep.

2. Use your iPhone or iPad

Don’t have your actual Apple TV Remote nearby? You can use your iPhone or iPad as your TV remote if it’s connected to the same Wi-Fi network as the Apple TV.

1. Open the Control Center on your iPhone or iPad by swiping down from the top right corner of the screen.
2. Tap the Apple TV Remote icon.
3. Press and hold the power button to put your Apple TV in sleep mode.

Don’t see the TV Remote icon in the iPhone Control Center? Go to the Settings app > Control Center and tap the green plus button for Apple TV Remote to add it.

3. Use the Settings app

Go to Apple TV Settings, scroll to the bottom of the list, and click Sleep Now to put it instantly in sleep mode.

4. Use Sleep Timer

Let’s say you’re binge-watching your favorite TV show episodes in succession, but you’re feeling sleepy, and you would like your TV to turn off automatically after a while.

In this case, press and hold the TV icon button on your Apple TV Remote to open the tvOS 17 Control Center. From there, select the Sleep Timer option and set your Apple TV box to sleep after 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, or 2 hours. Sadly, you cannot set a custom time yet.

After the sleep timer ends, your Apple TV and the connected TV (if supported) will turn off and go to sleep.

5. Set automatic sleep duration

This option is already enabled by default, where your Apple TV will go to sleep automatically after 30 minutes of inactivity.

That means if you’re not listening to music, watching videos, playing games, or FaceTiming from your Apple TV and do nothing for 30 minutes or more, it will automatically go to sleep.

You can easily adjust this sleep timer duration and set it to 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, or 4 hours. You can even choose Never, and then your Apple TV will not automatically go to sleep even after several hours of inactivity. It’s a handy setting if you want to keep your Apple TV always active.

To set this, go to Apple TV Settings app > General > Sleep After and pick a time from 5 minutes to Never.

How to wake up Apple TV from sleep

You can press any button on the Apple TV Remote to wake it.

If that doesn’t work, press the power button on your Apple TV Remote.

In case, even that fails, press and hold the power button on the actual remote or the Apple TV Remote app on your iPhone or iPad.

Lastly, if everything fails, restart your Apple TV using the main power switch.

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But with iOS 17, Apple has foolishly changed the default alarm sound to Radial. It’s a weak tone that sounds low even when your iPhone’s volume is set to maximum.

This results in people, including those in my family, from missing the morning alarm as it sounds so weak.

If you’re also missing your morning alarms, here’s how to change the alarm sound and set the alarm volume to the maximum.

Get back the old loud alarm sound on iOS 17

1. Open the Clock app on your iPhone and tap Alarms.
2. Tap the plus button to create a new alarm and set the time.
3. Now tap the Sound tile, which shows Radial as the default alarm ringtone.
4. Scroll to the bottom and tap Classic.

5. Choose Radar, which is the super loud old alarm sound.
6. Now, go to the previous screen and tap Save to finish creating your alarm.

You’ve successfully got back the old iOS 16 alarm sound. Now, I’m sure you won’t miss your morning alarm tomorrow.

Set the iPhone alarm sound to maximum

Unlike Android phones, iOS has no separate volume-level option for alarms. The alarm tone intensity on the iPhone is equal to its ringtone volume.

If your alarm sounds very low, here’s how to increase it to the maximum.

1. Open the iPhone Settings app and tap Sounds & Haptics.
2. Make sure Change with Buttons is turned off. If this is on, you can change the ringtone, alarm, and alert volume level by pressing the physical volume buttons on your iPhone when the media is not playing. This can result in you unknowingly reducing the ringtone and alarm volume. So, I recommend turning this option off.
3. Next, drag the Ringtone and Alerts slider all the way to the right to set it to the maximum level.
4. Now, when your morning alarm rings, it will sound at the fullest, loudest level.

Remember that your iPhone alarm rings even when your phone is in silent mode or if Do Not Disturb Focus is active.

Bonus tip: Do you use Sleep Schedule?

If you use the Sleep Schedule alarm feature, then you cannot set Radar as its sound. You’re limited to picking one of the nine Apple sounds, with Early Riser being the default.

To change your morning Sleep Schedule alarm on your iPhone, go to the Clock app > Alarms > CHANGE > Sounds & Haptics and pick a tone.

In case you haven’t activated Sleep Schedule, go to the iPhone Health app > Browse > Sleep > Sleep Schedule and turn it on per your liking.

Related: How to always see your next alarm time on iPhone

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If that’s the case, I will help you fix this annoyance on these unsupported displays.

Ways to change screen brightness on Mac

The built-in MacBook keyboard and Apple’s external Magic Keyboard have two brightness buttons in the top row. In addition to these two keys, you can also use the brightness slider in the Mac’s Control Center to increase or decrease the screen light.

This setup works perfectly for the built-in MacBook or iMac display. It also works flawlessly if you have bought Apple’s Studio Display or the Pro Display XDR monitor.

But if you did not drop a ton of money on Apple’s monitor and choose a third-party option, you will find that Mac’s brightness keys and macOS Control Center slider do not work.

So what do you do?

You rely on third-party apps!

MonitorControl

To change the brightness of the third-party monitor connected to your Mac using your keyboard brightness buttons, download the free Monitor Control app and set it up.

Once you do that, you can press the brightness keys on your Mac’s keyboard to increase or decrease the brightness on the connected monitor from a third-party manufacturer. You can also click this app’s icon in the menu bar and use the brightness slider there to adjust it accordingly.

To make your life easier, go to this app’s preferences by clicking its icon from the Mac’s top menu bar and allow it to start at login, so you don’t have to worry about opening it manually.

If MonitorControl does not work, check the box for “Combine hardware and software dimming” in its General settings.

In case you cannot use your Mac’s keyboard brightness keys to change the third-party monitor’s brightness, go to the Displays section of the MonitorControl app settings and check the boxes for “Enable keyboard control for display” and “Use hardware DDC control.”

Still no luck? Connect your monitor to your Mac using a USB-C cable instead of HDMI. More on it in the next heading below.

Download MonitorControl (free): From GitHub (A lite version of this app also seems to be available on the Mac App Store, but I don’t know if it’s the same app.)

DisplayBuddy

In the rare case that MonitorControl does not work for you to change the screen brightness on a third-party Mac monitor, you can try this second app called DisplayBuddy.

The app has simple settings and works fine. If it does not, right-click on the DisplayBuddy app icon in your Mac’s top menu bar and choose Settings > Preferences. Next, check the box for “Enable reading values of monitor controls (brightness/contrast)” under the General heading.

If you cannot change a third-party monitor’s brightness using the Mac keyboard’s brightness keys, go to the Keyboard Shortcuts section of the DisplayBuddy app and check the box for “Use keyboard brightness keys to control brightness for all displays.” But for this to work, you must allow this app some permission, which I’ve explained below.

Download DisplayBuddy ($18.99): From displaybuddy.app || From Setapp

Lunar

If neither of the above options works out for you, give Lunar a shot. It’s a handy little Mac app for controlling monitor brightness, even on third-party monitors, which otherwise may not be controllable with the built-in default macOS brightness keys and sliders.

Download Lunar (14-day free trial. You may be able to change brightness even after 14 days in the free version): From lunar.fyi

Turn on accessibility settings for these apps

Both MonitorControl and DisplayBuddy need to have accessibility permission on your Mac to change the brightness of the connected third-party display using the keyboard keys.

When you open these apps for the first time, you will be prompted to allow these permissions. If you denied them, go to Mac’s System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility and turn on the switch for these apps.

Next, quit and reopen MonitorControl or DisplayBuddy. Now, you can adjust the third-party monitor using the two brightness keys on your Mac’s keyboard.

Switch to USB-C or HDMI cable

Sometimes, you may not be able to change the brightness of the third-party monitor if it’s connected to your Mac using an HDMI cable. In that case, and if supported by your monitor, try using a USB-C Thunderbolt cable, and now everything should work.

In an inverse world, if it’s not working with a USB-C cable, try an HDMI cable.

Restart your Mac

If you try the above apps, but they do not work, don’t give up just yet. Retry after turning off your Mac and turning it back on.

What works for me?

Apple Studio Display was very expensive for me. So, I bought a 28-inch 4K monitor from a third-party manufacturer that’s one-sixth the price of a Studio Display.

I was troubled to find that I couldn’t change the screen brightness of the monitor using the keys on my Mac desktop’s keyboard. But using MonitorControl turned out to be a godsend for me. Later, I found that DisplayBuddy also works well for this job.

The apps above will also be helpful if you use multiple monitors, and you can manage their brightness with these little tools.

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