Wednesday 27 December 2017

Restore Messages from Stolen iPhone

When our iPhone is lost or stolen and we want to get back some messages from it, actually it’s not possible unless we have done some backups before losing our iPhone. And as more and more people are requiring about how to restore messages from stolen iPhone, here we’ll show you how to do it when you have backups.

And to restore your messages from stolen iPhone selectively, we’ll need the help of third-party software iRefone, which can not only help us extract data from our iPhone when we have no backups, but also can help us download files from backups selectively without erasing all content and settings.

Now download and install the free trial version you need to have a try.



Restore Messages from iCloud

When your iPhone is stolen, we can still help you get back your lost messages from iCloud, and don’t need other iOS device.

Step 1. Run iRefone, choose “Recover from iCloud Backup”, log in it with your Apple ID and password.



Step 2. When log in, all your backups files on iCloud will show up. Find the one you need, click “Download” at the end of the files you need.



Step 3. After downloading, you will enter the new interface with many data icon and media icon that iRefone can recover. Find and click “Message” icon for example, and it will be scanned by the software.



Step 4. After scanning, you can preview and choose messages you need, tap on “Recover to PC”.



Restore Messages from iTunes

Also we can restore messages from our iTunes backup with iRefone selectively, see below steps.

Step 1. Run iRefone, launching your iTunes. Choose “Recover from iTunes Backup”, then all your backup files on iTunes will show up.



Step 2. Then find the one you need, click “Select” at the end of the files you need. And new interface with many data icon and media icon will show up, find and click “Message” icon, and it will be scanned by the software.



Step 3. Wait a few seconds for scanning, then you can preview and choose messages you need, tap on “Recover to PC”.



Sunday 24 December 2017

Disable WhatsApp Recording Feature

When you’re still wondering how to disable recording feature in WhatsApp, now you can come to this page and learn the ways to disable WhatsApp recording feature.

WhatsApp allows us to make phone calls and send audio messages, so most of them are using it to connect our friends and colleague ect. Also it allows us to recording our WhatsApp calls by using WhatsApp built-in recording feature. But some people just don’t want to use it any more, how could we disable WhatsApp recording feature?

How to Disable WhatsApp Voice Messages Recording Feature

Now you can follow below steps and disable your WhatsApp voice messages recording feature.

1.Open your iPhone, go to Setting--Privacy--Microphone.

2.Then find “WhatsApp Button” in Microphone page, and turn it off. When it’s off, the button will be with gray color.



Now your WhatsApp recording feature is turned off.

Make WhatsApp Voice Calls when WhatsApp Recording Feature Disabled

Even WhatsApp recording feature is disabled, we can still make WhatsApp voice calls, and we can also enable WhatsApp recording feature when we need. See below steps.

1.Open WhatsApp on your phone or iPhone, and click “Phone” image icon as we make WhatsApp voice call before.

2.As we have disabled WhatsApp recording feature, so there is no access for Microphone. Now it will prompt a message and ask us to enable access to Microphone.



3.Click “Setting” on the pop up message and we’ll enter the new interface, find “Microphone” button, now turn it on. And we can make WhatsApp voice call now.



4.After making WhatsApp voice calls, we can also disable WhatsApp recording features again according to above process.

Tips: When you need to backup or recover your WhatsApp messages on iPhone, or you lost some of them or other iPhone data, and you want to extract data from iTunes and iCloud backup selectively, you can come to iRefone for help.

Sunday 17 December 2017

Extract Videos from iPhone to PC

“I record some videos about Christmas activities, now we need to plan our Christmas, so i want to extract those videos from iPhone to PC, any one can help me with it?”

When you need to keep your videos safe, or you need to save some storage of your iPhone and you need to extract your videos from iPhone to PC, you can come to this page and learn some methods about how to get your videos from iPhone to PC.

Extract Videos from iPhone to PC by Using USB Cable

The traditional way for us to extract videos and photos from iPhone to PC is using USB cable, now you can follow below steps.

1.Connect your iPhone with PC, when it’s recognized, click This Computer on your PC screen to find your iPhone folder.

2.Then you can copy videos you need to transfer on your PC folder to save them.

Transfer Videos to PC with iTunes

Now you can also transfer your videos from iPhone to PC via iTunes, now follow below method and transfer your videos.

1.Launching your iTunes and make sure it’s with latest version, and connect your iPhone with Mac by using its original USB cable, and unlock it with your Apple password.

2.And when it ask your to “Trust this computer”, just trust and continue with it.

3.Then open Photo app on your Mac, and it will show us import screen. If not, click Import tab at the top of the photos.

4.And can tap on “Import Selected” or “Import All”, it’s according to your needs.



Transfer Videos from iPhone to PC via Windows AutoPlay

Also we can transfer our photos and videos from iPhone to PC via Windows AutoPlay, see below steps.

1.Connect your iPhone with PC, then AutoPlay windows will pop up automatically.

2.Then click “Import Pictures and Videos”, and confirm with “Import” to transfer your videos from iPhone to PC.



Selectively Transfer Videos from iPhone to PC with iRefone

Also when you need to selectively transfer your iPhone data from iPhone to PC, or you need to transfer your iPhone data from iTunes and iCloud backup selectively and doesn’t need to erase all content and settings, you can come to iRefone for help.

Now you can download and install the free trial version to have a try.

Step 1. Run iRefone, connect your iPhone with PC. Choose “Recover from iOS Device”, and click “Start”.



Step 2. Then we’ll enter the new interface with many data icon and media icon that iRefone can recover, find and click “Photo” icon, and it will be scanned by the software.



Step 3. When finish scanning, you can preview and choose videos you need to transfer, tap on “Recover to PC”, and choose folder path to save them.




Sunday 10 December 2017

[Solved]Change Kik Username

What is Kik? How do you change Kik username?

Kik is just another free messaging app on smartphone, it allows you to send messages photos and emojis to your friends, also you can play games, watch movies and listen to music on it, so most Kik users are teenagers. When you’re a new Kik user and want to know how to change its username, now follow below steps and learn how to do it.

How to Change Kik Username

If you want to change your Kik ID, I’m sorry that we couldn’t change it after we register our Kik ID, but we can change its display name. See below steps.

1.Now open your Android phone or iPhone, and launching your Kik app on it.

2.When log in, go to Setting--Your Account--Name, then you can edit the new one and save it.

3.If you’re using a Windows phone, you can go to Setting--Your Account--Change Display Name, then change it.



Tips: When you lost or deleted some of your iPhone data without backup and want to get them back, or you need to extract some data from your iPhone selectively, iRefone can help you with it.

iRefone is a professional iOS data recovery software, it can recover as well as backup more than 16 kinds of files, including contacts, notes, messages, photos, reminders, calendars, call history, WeChat messages ect. And it can be compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod.

Now you can refer to below article for detailed information:

Recover iPhone X Data

Sunday 3 December 2017

Sync Red iPhone 7 Data to New iPhone X

“I want to pass my red iPhone 7 to my sister and buy a new iPhone X, but how could i sync my data to new iPhone X when i have it? Anyone can show me how to transfer red iPhone 7 data to new iPhone X?”

iPhone X are gaining many fans because of its new design and wireless charging, and many Apple fans are willing to get one, and some people have already got one. And they will also encounter one thing that how could they sync their old iPhone data to new iPhone X? Here, we’ll take red iPhone 7 for example and show you how to sync red iPhone 7 data to new iPhone X, please have a check.

Sync Red iPhone 7 Data to iPhone X with iCloud

We usually use iCloud to help us backup iPhone data, now we can also use it to transfer data from iPhone to another iPhone, see below steps.

1.Connect your red iPhone 7 with Wifi, go to Setting--iCloud, and log in it with your Apple ID and password.

2.When log in, turn on iCloud drive and related app button, then tap on “Backup” and confirm with “Backup Now”.

3.When finish backup, log in iCloud on your iPhone X with same Apple ID and password.

4.Then go to Setting--General--Erase All Content and Settings, when all content and settings are erased, go to set up assistant with a hello screen.

5.Swipe to begin the set up progress, choose backup files you need, tap on “Restore Backup”, and confirm with “Restore”.



Sync Red iPhone 7 Data to iPhone X with iTunes

Also we can use iTunes to help us transfer our data from iPhone to iPhone, see below steps.

1.Launching iTunes, and connect your red iPhone 7 with PC.

2.When it’s recognized, click iPhone image icon, and tap on “Backup Now” on the right page and confirm with “Backup”.

3.After backup, you can go to Files--Summary and see all your backup files on left side bar.

4.Now connect your iPhone X with PC, choose the backup files you need, tap on “Restore Backup”, and confirm with “Restore”. then your backup files will be transferred to iPhone X.



Remark: for photos and videos, you can transfer them from red iPhone 7 to iPhone X with USB cable; and for contacts, notes and messages, you can transfer them directly and selectively with iRefone.

For detailed steps, you can check below article for reference:

Transfer Old Messages from iPhone 6 to iPhone 8

Transfer Notes from Old iPhone to iPhone 8

Sunday 26 November 2017

Enable Face ID on iPhone X

When you get an iPhone X and want to unlock it securely, you may need to use Face ID. And now we’ll learn how to enable Face ID on your iPhone X, read it and learn more.

As we know iPhone X doesn’t have Touch ID, so we couldn’t unlock it as we do on other iPhone, but it supports us do facial recognition. So we can achieve it by enable Face ID on it. Now follow below page and learn how to set up Face ID and how to use it on iPhone X.

Set Up Face ID

When you get an iPhone X, firstly we’ll see how to set up Face ID on it.

1.Now open your iPhone X, and go to Setting--Face ID & Passcode.

2.then input your passcode, and make your face in front of your iPhone X front camera and adjust the distance.

3.Look forward and slowly move your head on circle. When finish face scanning, you can continue the steps with its instruction, and confirm with “Done” when finish it.



4.Now you can lock your iPhone X and unlock it with your Face ID to have a try.

How to Use Face ID

After set up Face ID on your iPhone X, then we’ll see how to use it.

1.Wake your iPhone X by pressing its power button, or if you have turned on “Raise to Wake” feature, you can also raise up your iPhone X to wake it.

2.When your iPhone X is open, swipe up to from the bottom of the screen to unlock it.

3.To unlock it, you’ll need to place your face in the frame just as you set up it. When it’s ok, your iPhone X will be unlocked.



Disable Face ID

Also when you don’t want to use Face ID to unlock your iPhone X any more, you can also disable.

Temporarily disable Face ID:

When you want to temporarily disable Face ID, you can do it by clicking power button five times quickly, then it will enter the power off screen.

Then click “Cancel” button, and it will need us to input passcode to unlock it.

Completely disable Face ID:

1.Now open iPhone X, and go to Setting--Face ID & Passcode.

2.Then find and click “Use Face ID”, and find the option “iPhone Unlock”, turn it off.

Wednesday 22 November 2017

View Former Thanksgiving Videos from Backups

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

“Now all my family member are staying home and celebrating thise Thanksgiving Day. As all the family member are together, we want to view our former Thanksgiving videos. But how could we view former Thanksgiving videos from backups?”

Don’t worry, with the help of iRefone, it’ll be much easier. iRefone is desighed for iOS user with backup and recover their iOS data. It can help us backup as well as recover more than 16 kinds of files, including contacts, notes, messages, photos, reminders, calendars, call history, WeChat messages ect. Also it support us to preview data from iTunes and iCloud selectively, and doesn’t need us to erase all content and settings.

Now you can download and install the free trial version to have a try.



View Former Thanksgiving Videos from iTunes

Now firstly, we’ll see how to view Thanksgiving videos from iTunes backup, see below steps.

Step 1. Run iRefone, launching your iTunes. And choose “Recover from iTunes Backup”, and all your backup files on iTunes will show up.



Step 2. Now find the backup files you need, tap on “Select” at the end of the files you need. Then we’ll enter the new interface with many data icon and media icon that iRefone can recover, find and click “Photo” icon, and it will be scanned by iRefone.



Step 3. Wait a few seconds for scanning, then you can preview and choose videos you need. Also you can tap on “Recover to PC” to extract then choose folder path to save them on your PC and play them on your PC.



View Former Thanksgiving Videos from iCloud

Then we’ll see how iRefone help us view and restore Thanksgiving videos from your iCloud, follow below steps.

Step 1. Run iRefone, choose “Recover from iCloud Backup”, log in it with your Apple ID and password.



Step 2. When log in, all your backup files on iCloud will show up. Find the one you need, click “Download” at the end of the files you need.



Step 3. after downloading, we’ll enter the new interface with many data icon and media icon that iRefone can recover, find and click “Photo” icon, and it will be scanned by iRefone.



Step 4. Wait a few seconds for scanning, then you can preview and choose Thanksgiving videos you need. And also if you want to restore them, you can tap on “Recover to PC”, and choose folder path to save them.



Now you can play them on your PC with its media player.

Monday 20 November 2017

How to Use Animoji on iPhone X

“iPhone X has add new feature that we can create and share custom animated charactors in our message apps, but i have no idea about it. Anyone can show me how to use Animoji on iPhone X?”

Couldn’t wait to have our new iPhone X, once we get it, we will try those new features immediately. Here, we’ll introduce you about Animoji and how to use Animoji on iPhone X. Read it and learn more.

What is Animoji

Animoji is a kind of app built in messages on iOS 11 version of iPhone, it allows us to send animated images of 12 emoji styles charactors.

Create and Send Animoji on iPhone X

Now we’ll see how to use Animoji on your iPhone X, follow below steps.

1.Open your iPhone X and tap on Message app to open it as well.

2.Find or create a new conversation with the contact you need to send Animoji.

3.Then click “Animoji” button in the message app bar at the bottom of the screen. And scroll charactor selector on the left of your screen to choose the Animoji charactor you need.

4.Now click “Record” button, which is left bottom of your Animoji screen, then you can record your Animoji message.



5.before recording time reach 10 seconds, you need to tap on “Stop” button, then tap on “Send” button to send it, or you can click “Delete” button to delete it.

Now do you know how to use it know?

Tips: when you need to backup or recover your lost data on iPhone selectively, you can come to iRefone for help.

Now you can refer to below article for detailed information:

Extract Audio Messages from iTunes and iCloud

Wednesday 15 November 2017

Methods to Save GIF on iPhone

Do you like to make GIF on your iPhone, how do you save GIF on iPhone?

It’s easy for us to send animated GIF via messages on our iPhone, and it makes us feel more fan. But how to create GIF by yourself? And do you know some methods about how to save GIF on your iPhone? Now we’ll learn something about it.

Create GIF on iPhone

Now we’ll see how to turn our live photos into GIF, follow below steps.

1.when we open our camera app, there will be a image with several circles, when it’s grey, tap on it. When it will be yellow, and it means live feature is on. Then we can take some live photos.

2.Now download “Motion Still” from your app store, then open it and select the live photos you need.

3.Then Motion still will help us stabilise those live photos and allow us to save or send those GIF to a contact.

Also we can download other app to help us export GIF.

Save GIF from Message on iPhone

Then we’ll see how to save GIF on our iPhone, see below steps.

1.Open your Message app and find the one which has GIF.

2.Click and hold the GIF that you need to save, and press it deeply, then it will show us some options, swipe up and find “Save” to help us save them.

Save GIF from its Website on iOS 11

Now we can also save GIF from its website when we find the one we need.

1.Navigate to giphy.com on your browser, and find the GIF you need to save.

2.Open it and hold on until it shows option “Save Image”, and click it.
3.Then open Photo app on your iPhone, click “Album” at the bottom of the screen.

4.And click “Animated” to view those GIFs.



Tips: when you need to backup your GIF on iPhone selectively, or you want to extract some iPhone data from iTunes and iCloud backup without erasing all content and settings, you can come to iRefone for help.

Now check below article for detailed steps:

Extract Audio Message from iTunes and iCloud

Sunday 12 November 2017

Backup Halloween Video and Photos on iPhone iPad

“Now Halloween day have passed about two weeks now, i have just collect all my Halloween related video and photos on my iPhone. How could i backup my Halloween video and photos on iPhone iPad?”

There are many holidays each year, and Hlooween day is just a special one, which carries the happiness of our childhood. So we will want to keep those good memory by using video and photos, now from this article, we’ll show you how to keep your Halloween video and photos safe on iPhone and iPad. Follow below tips and learn more.

Backup Halloween Video and Photos with iTunes

Here, we don’t need to worry about the storage of our iTunes, because our iTunes backup files are stored on our PC.

1.Launching your iPhone, connect your iPhone iPad with PC.

2.When it’s recognized, click iPhone iPad image icon, and tap on “Backup Now” on the right page, and confirm with “Backup”.



See? It’s easy. But it just doesn’t allow us to backup them selectively.

Sync Halloween Video and Photo to PC

Also we can sync those video and photos to our PC by transferring them with email, chat app or USB cable.

Email:

When you want to transfer them with your Email, pleae make sure you have installed one, and log in it, when add those video and photos into attachment and send them to another email address that you can view them on your PC.

Then download them from your email on your PC, and save them to related folder.

Chat App:

When you have two accounts of one chat app, and have add each other as contact. you can log in one on your iPhon iPad, and send those video and photos to another one, then log in another one on your PC and receive them, then save them to your PC.

USB cable:

Also you can connect your iPhone iPad with PC by using USB cable, then find those video and photos, and copy them to your PC.

Selectively Transfer Halloween Video and Photo to PC

And if you want to transfer your Halloween photos and video to PC selectively, you can come to iRefone for help.

iRefone is a professional iOS data recovery software, it can backup as well as recover more than 16 kinds of files, including contacts, notes, messages, photos, reminders, calendars, WeChat messages ect even we have no backups.

Now you can download and install the free trial version to have a try.



Step 1. Run iRefone, connect your iPhone with PC. Choose “Recover from iOS Device”, and click “Start”.



Step 2. Then we’ll enter the new interface with many data icon and media icon that iRefone can recover, click “Photo” icon, and it will be scanned by the software.



Step 3. Wait a few seconds for scanning, then you can choose video and photos you need, tap on “Recover to PC”, and choose folder path to save them.



For more similar issue, you can refer to below article:

Retrieve Lost Message Attachments on iPhone

Wednesday 8 November 2017

Best WhatsApp Alternative App for iPhone

Before WeChat, WhatsApp is one of the most popular chat apps in the world, now WeChat becomes the best WhatsApp alternative app for iPhone. Let’s see why we say so.

Both WhatsApp and WeChat are instant message app, and they supports us to send and receive messages, audio messages, photos, and make video chat. And also there are many other similar features and different feature, check below pages and know more.

Similar Feature

As said both of them are instant message app, they support us to send and receive text message, audio messages, photos, and make video chat.

Also both of them support us to to share locations and transfer files.

Both of them support us to do group chat.

And both of them needs our phone and iPhone be connected with Wifi or cellular network.

Different Feature

Now we’ll see the difference between them.

1.WeChat allows us to post moments, while WhatsApp doesn’t support us to do it. So WeChat is more social, as WhatsApp is more private.

2.WeChat supports us to transfer money and send red pocket, while WhatsApp doesn’t allow us to do it.

3.When we send messages to someone via WeChat, we’ll need to be each other’s WeChat contact first; while WhatsApp doesn’t, when we know someone’s phone number, we can send them WhatsApp messages directly before adding them.

4.We can add strangers as our WeChat contacts with many methods, but on WhatsApp, we can only add them by searching their phone number.

5.WeChat supports us to call taxi, play games, shopping online, record exercise ect, while WhatsApp doesn’t have those features.

From those features we can see that WeChat can be the best WhatsApp alternative app for iPhone. So now just download WeChat on your iPhone and have a try.

Tips: When you need to backup or recover your lost WeChat data or WhatsApp data or other iPhone data with or without backup, you can come to iRefone for help.

iRefone is a professional iOS data recovery software, it can recover as well as backup more than 16 kinds of files, including contacts, notes, messages, photos, reminders, calendars, WeChat messages ect. Also it can help us extract data from iTunes and iCloud backup selectively, and it allows us to preview them before restoring.

Now you can download and install the free trial version to have a try.



For detailed steps, you can check below article for reference:

Retrieve Lost iPhone Messages

Sunday 5 November 2017

Retrieve Lost Messages Attachments on iPhone

Now from this article we will focus on show you how to retrieve lost message attachments on iPhone, when you have no idea about it, please check below page for more information.

Message app is the first chat app on our phone and iPhone, we usually make phone call and send text messages at that time. Although there are many chat apps now, they’re still many people use message app to contact their friends or clients, as it also supports us to insert attachments, and we can send it even there is no Wifi. So when lost some messages on our iPhone, it will be annoying. Now don’t worry, you will learn how to retrieve your lost message attachments on iPhone here.

Retrieve Lost Message Attachments from Backups

When you have done some backups on your iTunes or iCloud, things will be much easier. Now we’ll see how to get back your messages from your backups, but it doesn’t support us to recover them selectively.

For iTunes:

1.Launching your iTunes, connect your iPhone with PC.

2.When it’s recognized, click iPhone image icon. And go to Files--Summary, now you can see all your backup files on the left side bar.

3.Choose the backup files you need, tap on “Restore Backup”, and confirm with “Restore”.



For iCloud:

1.Connect your iPhone with Wifi, log on iCloud with your Apple ID and password.

2.Then go to Setting--General--Erase All Content and Settings, when all content and settings are erased, go to set up assistant with a hello screen.

3.Swipe to begin the set up progress, choose the backup files you need, tap on “Restore Backup”, and confirm with “Restore”.



Retrieve Lost Message Attachments without Backup

When you have no backups, don’t worry, we can also help you recover them with third-party iOS data recovery software iRefone, and it can also help us recover them selectively.

iRefone is a powerful iOS data recovery software, it can not only help us backup iPhone data, but also can help us recover them even we have no backups. What’s more, it can also help us extract data from iTunes and iCloud backup selectively, and it allows us to preview them before restoring.

Now you can download and install the free trial version to have a try.



Step 1. Run iRefone, connect your iPhone with PC. Choose “Recover from iOS Device”, and click “Start”.



Step 2. Then we’ll enter the new interface with many data icon and media icon that iRefone can recover, find and click “Message Attachment” icon, and it will be scanned by the software.



Step 3. Wait a few seconds for scanning, then you can preview and choose message attachments you need, tap on “Recover to PC”, and choose folder path to save them.



For more similar issue, you can check below article for reference:

Extract Audio Message from iTunes and iCloud

Wednesday 1 November 2017

Tips about Using iMessage on iPhone iPad

Are you an iMessage user? Or do you know some tips about using iMessages on your iPhone iPad?

When you’re using iMessages a lot, and want to know more information about using iMessages on iPhone iPad, it’s your chance to read those page and learn more about it. Here, we’ll show you some usful tips about it.

The Difference Between SMS and iMessages

Some people may be confused with SMS and iMessages, here we’ll tell you the difference between them.

You can tell the difference from the color of your sent messages. When your sent messages is blue, it’s sent by iMessage; and if it’s green, it’s sent with SMS or MMS

Also iMessages is send through Wifi, and it’s free, while SMS is sent through carrier wireless, and it’s charged by your carrier.

And if the receiver don’t register their iMessages, they won’t receive iMessages, and you can enable SMS to make sure that they can still get your messages.



Send Group Messages

How could we send group messages view iMessages? I haven’t done it before.

Open your Messages app, and tap on the image icon on the right top corner, which looks like a pen is writing on a book.

Then input the contact name or its phone number, and you can tap “+” next to it and add more contacts.

Now edit the messages and send it out, and all those contacts will receive your message.

And if they registered their iMessages, they’ll receive as iMessages, otherwise, they will receive it as SMS.

Share Location

Like some chat apps, we can also share our location view iMessages.

1.now open your message app, tap on the conversation with the one you need to share your location.

2.then click information button on the right top corner, and click “Send My Current Location”.



Silent iMessage Conversation

When you’re in office or a meeting, and your iMessages keeps ringing, you may need it silent, how could we do it?

Firstly, we can mute our iPhone by turn the button upper volume button down, then we couldn’t hear it. But we couldn’t hear other voice as well.

Second, you can open your Messages app, and tap on “Detail” to turn on “Do Not Disturb”, and it won’t turn on “Do Not Disturb” of everything on our iPhone.

Block Contacts

When you don’t want to receive messages from someone, you can also block them.

Now open the conversation between you and him, tap on “!” image icon next to his name, then tap on block this contact.

Also you can check the contacts you have blocked by going to Setting--Messages--Blocked.

Auto Delete Messages

When you want to save some of your iPhone storage space and don’t want to delete your messages one by one, you can set it with auto delete.

Go to Setting--Message, scroll down to find the option “Keep Message”, tap on it and we can see three options, like 30 days, 1 year and forever. You can choose it according to yoru needs.

Remark: when you need to backup your iMessages selectively, or you lost some of them occasionally, you can come to iRefone for help.

And you can check below article for reference:

Retrieve Lost iPhone Messages