Safari crashing when typing in search bar

Problem Safari crashes when typing in the address bar. Cause Apples servers causing the problems when trying to return queries and suggestions. Solution On a Desktop Mac…. Open Safari > Preferences > Search > and then untick ‘Include Safari Suggestions’ in the Smart Search Field section. Close Safari, shut down the machine and restart. You… Continue reading Safari crashing when typing in search bar

Published
Categorized as iOS, Mac

iPhone gone into Recovery Mode

Problem You are now getting this screen coming up on your iPhone when you try to turn it on and a hard reset (see here) hasn’t worked . Cause This is because the iPhone has gone into recovery mode (also called DFU Mode -which stands for Device Firmware Upgrade). This mode means that your iPhone… Continue reading iPhone gone into Recovery Mode

Published
Categorized as iOS Tagged

iPhone with an unresponsive screen or stuck in an application

Problem The screen remains: Unresponsive buttons. Wont unlock (unresponsive screen). Stuck in another mode/application. Cause The iPhone could have been unplugged in the middle of doing an update or syncing data. Or the battery has drained and now will not respond. As well as this an iOS update may have failed/ become corrupted and need… Continue reading iPhone with an unresponsive screen or stuck in an application

Published
Categorized as iOS Tagged

YouTube icon missing on iPhone, iPads and iPods since iOS 6 Update

Updating from iOS 5 to 6 will lose the YouTube icon. You can only get the original version back by downgrading back to iOS 5 but doing this will lose all the new functions available in the iOS 6 update. Problem This icon is missing on the Springboard (main icon menu) since you updated to… Continue reading YouTube icon missing on iPhone, iPads and iPods since iOS 6 Update