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fixed : set iPhone to be found even when off

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Question :
People told us that we can no longer use Find My iPhone to retrace our iPhones when the iPhone is turned off…

Is that true ? and is there no way to prevent that ?

Answer :
Yes, it’s true.
By default, the Find My iPhone (Find My Device) option is always on on your iPhone. You just need an Apple/iCloud account active on your iPhone to be able to use it.
But it’s true that if you loose your iPhone and it (accidentally) gets turned off, or it gets willingly turned off by someone who found or stole it, you will no longer be able to trace it.

Here’s the simple extras that you can set to prevent this from happening :
– on your iPhone, open the Settings.app
– in the Settings page, scroll down and click on “Face ID & Passcode”
– when the “Enter Passcode” page opens, enter your iPhone unlock code
– on the Face ID & Passcode page, scroll down and make sure that “Stolen Device Protection” is ON
– then scroll down further, and in the ALLOW ACCESS WHEN LOCKED chapter, set the slider at “Control Center” to OFF
– then, click on “< Settings” (top left) to return to the main Settings page
– there, at the top, click on your own name
– on the Apple Account page that opens, click on “Find My”
– on the Find My page that opens, click on “Find My iPhone”
– on the Find My iPhone page that opens, make sure that all sliders (“Find My iPhone”. “Find My Network” amd “Send Last Location”) are all switched ON
– then click on “< Find My” top left to return to the Find My page
– then swipe up from the bottom of the screen to close the Settings.app

That’s it !

enjoy 😉

tip : which Apple devices will support …OS 26 ?

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Question :
At the 2025 WWDC Apple introduced beta versions of the Apple OSes that will be released this fall as …OS 26.

Which devices will support these new versions of Apple OSes ?

Answer :
The latest info of the system requirements of the …OS 26 is as follows :

macOS 26 Tahoe

  • MacBook Pro with Apple silicon (2020) M1 and newer
  • MacBook Pro 16″ (2019)
  • MacBook Pro 13″ (2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
  • MacBook Air with Apple silicon (2020) M1 and newer
  • iMac (2021) M1 and newer
  • iMac 27″ (2020)
  • Mac mini (2020) M1 and newer
  • Mac Studio (2022) M1 and newer
  • Mac Pro (2019) and newer

iOS 26

  • iPhone 11 (2019) and newer : including all Pro/mini/Max/Plus-versions and iPhone 16e
  • iPhone SE 2nd gen (2020) and newer

iPadOS 26

  • iPad Pro 13″ with Apple silicon (2024) M4
  • iPad Pro 12.9″ 3rd gen (2018) and newer
  • iPad Pro 11″ 1st gen (2019) and newer
  • iPad Air with Apple silicon (2022) M1 and newer
  • iPad Air 3rd gen (2019) and newer
  • iPad 8th gen (2020) and newer
  • iPad mini 5th gen (2019) and newer

watchOS 26

  • AppleWatch Series 6 (2020) and newer
  • AppleWatch SE 2nd gen (2022)
  • AppleWatch Ultra (2022) and newer

tvOS 26

  • without Liquid Glass interface support : AppleTV HD (2015)
  • without Liquid Glass interface support : AppleTV 4K 1st gen (2017)
  • including Liquid Glass : AppleTV 4K 2nd gen (2021) and newer

not upgradeable to Apple …OS 26 :

  • MacBooks stuck at macOS 15 Sequoia : MacBook Air 13″ (2020 with Intel Core), MacBook Pro 13″ (2019 with Two Thunderbolt 3 ports & any 2018), MacBook Pro 15″ (2019 & 2018)
  • Macs stuck at macOS 15 Sequoia : Mac mini (2018), iMac Pro (2017) & iMac (2019)
  • iPhones stuck at iOS 18 : iPhone XR (2018) & XS / XS Max (2018)
  • iPads stuck at iPadOS 18 : iPad 7th gen (2019)
  • AppleWatches stuck at watchOS 12 : AppleWatch SE 1st gen (2020)
  • AppleWatches stuck at watchOS 10 : AppleWatch Series 4 (2018) & Series 5 (2019)

fixed : iPhone app is suddenly in language I don’t understand

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Question :
I can use my iPhone as I always used to, but yesterday I found that I cannot use one of the app I need to use on a daily basis any longer because all language displayed by that app is now in Japanese or Chinese or some similar language that I don’t understand as I only use Roman script myself… Oddly, this is the only app that has this problem, all my other apps are still in English…

How can I swithc back to English in that particular app ?


Answer :
In iOS 18 (and maybe in iOS 17 or even in iOS 16) each app has the option to use either your preferred iOS language or any other language that the developer wishes to include in the app. Some developers use this option, others don’t. So some apps have the option to switch the app-language and others don’t.

To switch the language of any app, do this :
– open the Settings.app on your iPhone
– on the Settings page that opens, scroll down to the bottom and click on “Apps”
– on the Apps page that opens, find the app that you have language problems in (they’re listed in alphabetical order) and click on the app’s name
– in the App-specific page that opens, click on “Language”
– note : if you do not see the “Language” option, there is only one language available for this app (probably English or you preferred local language)
– in the Language page that opens, click on the language of your preference
– make sure there now is a check mark at the right of your preferred language
– then close the Settings.app
– now, open the app that you were having problems with and see that is is now working as expected

That’s it !

enjoy 😉

fixed : where can I find the original Mac icons in macOS 15 Sequoia ?

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Question :
I want to change the icon of my internal Mac ‘disk’ (the one that is called ‘Macintosh HD’ by default) to the official icon of my new MacBook Pro.
I used to be able to find the official OSX device icons in this folder :
/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemIcons.bundle/Contents/Resources
…but now I am on macOS 15 Sequoia and there no longer is such a SystemIcons.bundle to be found in that location…

Where can I find the official macOS device icons ?

Answer :
In macOS 15 Sequoia, if you want to replace a folder icon by one of the official device icons (for Macs, iPhones & iPads), do this :
– open a new Finder window
– open to this folder :
/System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle
– open the CoreTypes.bundle by right-clicking on it and selecting ‘Show Package Contents’ from the pulldown menu
– in the Contents folder that opens, go to :
/Contents/Resources/
– there you will find the official icons for all Macs, iPads and iPhones, so select the one you want to use
– right-click on the .icns file and select ‘copy’ from the pulldown menu
– then, in the Finder Settings, make sure that under the ‘General’ tab, there is a checkmark at ‘Hard disks’ so your Macintosh HD will appear on your Desktop
– then right-click on the Macintosh HD’s icon and choose ‘Get Info’ from the pulldown menu
– in the window that opens, click on the current icon top left (just above the ‘Add Tags’ text)
– then, typ the [CMD]+[V] key combo on your keyboard (to paste)
– now, the actual icon will not change, but the preview will
– to complete the replacement of the Macintosh HD icon, restart your Mac
– after the reboot, the Macintosh HD icon will now show the Mac icon of your choice

That’s it !

enjoy 😉

fixed : can I send iPhone text messages to Android users from my Mac ?

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Question :
If I want to send text messages to my friends that have Android phones, I can do that from my iPhone using Whatsapp.app or iMessage/Messages.app, but when I’m working on my Mac, it would be far more convenient to do send and receive messages on my Mac.

Is there a way to use Whatsapp and/or iMessage/Messages on my Mac as if I was using my iPhone ?

Answer :
Yes, There is.

Whatsapp to Android from Mac
To send and receive Whatsapp messages, from both Apple and Android users, on your Mac, you only need to install Whatsapp for Mac.
You can get Whatsapp for Mac from the Whatsapp website or from the Mac AppStore.
( the Appstore version is slightly different, but the big plus is that it is automatically updated )
After installing you just need to link it to you iPhone using the iPhone’s Whatsapp.app

Note : even though the iOS version of Whatsapp is listed as Phone/Tablet on the Whatsapp website, it will NOT run on iPad !!! ( as all current iPads run iPadOS, not iOS – an iPadOS version has been in the works for years, but it had still not been released to the general public )

Messages ( iMessage including SMS ) to Android from Mac
To send and receive iMessages on your Mac, you can just use the pre-installed Messages.app from macOS. But if you use it the standard way, you can only send iMessages to Apple users with it… if you want to include sending SMS text messages with it, so you can also send and receive text messages from Android users, you need to switch on some extras :
– open your iPhone
– open Settings.app
– on the page taht opens, scroll down to ‘Apps’ and open it
– on the new page that opens, in the search field, typ ‘Mes…’ and Messages will appear
– click on Messages to open it
– on the next page, scroll down to ‘Text Message Forwarding’ and open it
– on the next page that opens, select you other Apple devices ( switch them ON / green )
– then exit
– now, on your Mac, you will be able to use the SMS functionality in the Messages.app

That’s it !

enjoy 😉

fixed : Stocard stops… what’s the best alternative ?

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Question :
I have been using the great Stocard app for years now. It keeps all my loyalty and membership cards that Apple Wallet can’t handle nice and easily organized on my iPhone. But even though Klarna promised not to change the app when it took over Stocard a few years ago… they’ve changed their mind : they will stop the Stocard.app and are pushing me into moving everything into the Klarna.app – which is something I don’t want because that’s all about purchasing and payment…
They keep bugging me with the “Stocard is moving to the Klarna app” warning…

It there any good ( and FREE ) alternative for the Stocard.app ?


Answer :
Yes, there is.
The SuperCards.app is very similar to the Stocard.app, and it even has an ‘import/transfer cards from other app’ option that is mainly targeted towards former Stocard users.

You can download the SuperCards.app from the Appstore here. And it will also install the SuperCards.app for your AppleWatch (if you have one).

Just make sure you set up the Supercards.app before you delete the Stocard.app – just follow the instructions and you’re good to go.

enjoy !

UPDATE :
Since the original post, various readers have mentioned that there are more FREE alternatives for the Stocard.app available on the AppStore. As we have not been able to test them, please find the names below and check the previews and the reviews on the AppStore to see if these are more interesting alternatives for you than SuperCards.app.
In no particular order these FREE apps are :
Mobile-Pocket loyalty card wallet – by BlueSource
PasNL – by DBF
Fidme loyalty cards, coupons & receipts – by Fidme
Folio digital wallet – by Folio Technologies
VirtualCards loyalty wallet – by Virtual Cards
Knip klantenkaart app – by Maikel Zweipfenning
Clique rewards app – by Ram Dheeraj Srigiri / TheClique.eu

As mentioned : we do not know anything about these apps, their privacy policy or their ease of use ! Try them only if you want to take the risk yourself.