GeeksModo Story Archive - September 2026
Does Your Mac Have a Public IP Address? How to Check
The address a what-is-my-IP website shows you is your router’s, not your Mac’s.
How to Unlock a Mac You Locked With Find My
Apple says your message appears at startup, but in testing it does not.
AirTag 2 vs AirTag: What Changed in the New Model
The new AirTag will not pair at all with anything below iOS 26.2.1.
How to Read the Find My App’s Status Labels
Now means the location was updated within the last minute.
How to Share Files With End-to-End Encryption
Someone who steals an encrypted vault from a sync service has stolen trash.
How the Find My Network Tracks a Lost AirTag
Apple cannot tell which AirTag any of the Bluetooth signals belong to.
How to Turn On Stolen Device Protection on iPhone
Your iPhone knows which places you frequent, and relaxes the rules there.
How Activation Lock Protects a Lost or Stolen Device
An erased iPhone with Activation Lock on can still be tracked in Find My.
How to Replace an AirTag Battery
Some bitterant-coated batteries will not power an AirTag at all.
How to Turn On Lockdown Mode, and Who Needs It
Spyware can reach a phone through a message that is never opened.