How To Put Your iPhone or iPad Into Recovery Mode

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-396595" height="300" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/recoveryhero.png" width="650" /></p> <p>If your iDevice starts acting strangely and you’ve run through the gamut of normal troubleshooting fixes, Recovery Mode may be your answer. This lets you easily reset the device and re-install iOS using iTunes.</p> <p>When you reinstall iOS, there’s a chance that you may lose all the data on your phone, so it’s good to stay in the habit of making regular backups on your computer via iTunes or iCloud. With that said, here’s how you can boot your iOS device into Recovery Mode.</p> <h2>First, Make Sure You Have the Latest iTunes Version</h2> <p>First, you’ll need to make sure you’re using the latest version of iTunes. With the program open, head to iTunes > About iTunes.</p> <p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-396532" height="340" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/iTunesVersion.jpg" width="651" /></p> <p>Make a note of the version you’re using, and check it against this <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201352">official Apple Support page</a> to see if you’re on the newest release.</p> <p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-396534" height="326" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/iTunesVersion1.jpg" width="652" /></p> <p>With that out of the way, you’re ready to get started. The rest of the procedure varies slightly depending on what device you’re using, so we’ll go over them one at a time.</p> <h2>For iPhone 7/iPhone 7 Plus or Later</h2> <p>If you’re using an iPhone 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, X, XS, XS Max, or XR, here’s what to do.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/396530/how-to-put-your-iphone-or-ipad-into-recovery-mode/">Read the remaining 19 paragraphs</a></h3> <br />

How To Put Your iPhone or iPad Into Recovery Mode

If your iDevice starts acting strangely and you’ve run through the gamut of normal troubleshooting fixes, Recovery Mode may be your answer....

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You Can Now Share Instagram Stories with Only Your Closest Friends

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-397160" height="300" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/instagram-stories-friends.jpg" width="650" /></p> <p>Instagram has added the ability for users to share stories with only a specific subset of people, rather than just anyone who follows them.</p> <p>Users simply create a “Close Friends” list and then choose to only share certain stories with that group of people. To access the feature, go to your profile in the Instagram app and select “Close Friends List” in the side menu. From there, you can add your closest friends to the list. Whenever you share a story, you’ll have the option of sharing it with everyone or just your Close Friends.</p> <p>There are a couple of things to be aware of. First, no one can request to be added to your list, so there will never be that awkward part where someone wants to join your list, but you’re not really feelin’ it. Secondly, your friends will know if you’ve added them to your Close Friends list, as a green badge will appear on their end when viewing stories that you’ve shared with only your list.</p> <p>Better yet, people that you haven’t added to your list won’t see any of your designated stories at all, and won’t even know that they’ve been left out. Savage!</p> <p><em><small>via <a href="https://instagram-press.com/blog/2018/11/30/share-with-your-close-friends-on-instagram-stories/">Instagram</a></small></em></p> <br />

You Can Now Share Instagram Stories with Only Your Closest Friends

Instagram has added the ability for users to share stories with only a specific subset of people, rather than just anyone who follows them....

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Apple Music is Coming to Echo Devices This Holiday Season

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-397153" height="300" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/xIMG_3806.jpg.pagespeed.gpjpjwpjwsjsrjrprwricpmd.ic_.YCpcgIosX-.jpg" width="650" /></p> <p>If you’re an Apple Music subscriber who also lives in an Echo household, then you’ve likely been irritated by the lack of compatibility between the two. Be annoyed no more, dear music lover, Apple Music is coming to Echo.</p> <p>Announced today <a href="https://blog.aboutamazon.com/devices/alexa-play-bebe-rexha-on-apple-music?tag=823814-20">on its Day One blog</a>, Amazon said that Apple Music is coming to Echo devices “this holiday season,” which means we should see it within the next few weeks. Alexa users will be able to request artists, albums, songs, or playlists directly from Apple Music, as well as the “expert-made” radio stations.</p> <p>Apple Music support brings Echo devices closer to rounding out all the big names when it comes to music streaming—Prime Music, Music Unlimited, Pandora, Deezer, TuneIn, Spotify, and iHeartRadio are all currently available.</p> <p><em> <small>via <a href="https://blog.aboutamazon.com/devices/alexa-play-bebe-rexha-on-apple-music?tag=823814-20">Amazon</a></small></em></p> <br />

Apple Music is Coming to Echo Devices This Holiday Season

If you’re an Apple Music subscriber who also lives in an Echo household, then you’ve likely been irritated by the lack of compatibility bet...

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Did You Know Windows 10 Has a Green Screen of Death?

<p><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-396946" src="https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5bff723225f2d.png" /></p> <p>Everyone’s heard about the <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/163452/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-blue-screen-of-death/">blue screen of death (BSOD)</a> that appears when your Windows PC crashes. But did you know Windows 10 has a green screen of death, too?</p> <p>The green screen of death only appears when you’re running an <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/257948/should-you-use-the-windows-10-insider-previews/">Insider Preview</a> version of Windows 10. It’s the same as the blue screen of death, and it will show the same error messages.</p> <p>In other words, anything that triggers a blue screen of death on a normal version of Windows 10 will trigger a green screen of death on an Insider Preview version of Windows 10. The only difference is this screen says you’re using a “Windows Insider Build” and it has a green background instead of a blue one.</p> <p>The green color highlights that the error was generated by unstable development builds of Windows 10. These Insider builds often have crashes and bugs you wouldn’t experience on a normal version of Windows 10. Microsoft sometimes warns of “green screen” errors Windows Insiders may encounter while running this development software.</p> <p>If you see a green screen of death (GSOD) on your PC, that’s a sign you’re using an Insider Preview build of Windows 10. The problem could just be a bug in the unstable build, although it could also be a deeper problem with your PC’s hardware or drivers. You won’t know for sure until you go back to a stable version of Windows 10.</p> <p>Microsoft made this change back in the <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/278132/whats-new-in-windows-10s-creators-update/">Creators Update</a>, which was released in April 2017. Before that, Insider builds of Windows 10 used standard blue screens of death.</p> <p>If you’re using an Insider Preview build of Windows 10 and want to see it for yourself, this <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/keyboard-ninja-kill-windows-with-the-blue-screen-of-death-in-3-keystrokes/">registry hack for manually triggering a blue screen</a> still works—and it’ll trigger a green screen with the “MANUALLY INITIATED CRASH” stop code.</p> <p><strong>RELATED:</strong> <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/163452/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-blue-screen-of-death/"><strong><em>Everything You Need To Know About the Blue Screen of Death</em></strong></a></p> <h3><a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/396895/did-you-know-windows-10-has-a-green-screen-of-death/">Read the remaining 3 paragraphs</a></h3> <br />

Did You Know Windows 10 Has a Green Screen of Death?

Everyone’s heard about the blue screen of death (BSOD) that appears when your Windows PC crashes. But did you know Windows 10 has a green ...

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