If your iPhone is frozen, there are a few tricks you can use to fix it.

To fix a frozen iPhone , try charging it for at least a half hour, or simply try restarting it. The last resort before contacting Apple support is to connect your iPhone to a computer and use iTunes to update the operating system.

If your iPhone has a frozen screen in other words, it does not respond when you touch it all hope is not lost. A frozen iPhone can often be easily fixed.

How to fix a frozen iPhone

Of course, it’s always possible that there is a serious problem with your iPhone , so if these troubleshooting steps don’t work, the next step might be to contact Apple support.

Charge your iPhone

It’s possible that charging your phone for a short time can revive it. For the best results, plug your phone directly into a power adapter don’t charge it wirelessly or plug it into a computer’s USB port. Let it charge for at least 30 minutes and then try to use it again.

Restart or force-restart your iPhone

If your iPhone still isn’t responsive, try to restart your phone by pressing the appropriate button presses for your iPhone model. If that has no effect, then you can try to force-restart your phone.

For complete details on how to restart and force-restart an iPhone, see the article, ” How to restart and force-restart any iPhone model .

Both the restart and force-restart will not erase any apps or data, so this is safe to do even without a recent backup.

Troubleshoot your iPhone if it freezes while restarting

If your iPhone successfully restarts but can’t get past the Apple logo, then you should connect your iPhone to a computer with iTunes installed and try some additional troubleshooting steps.

1. Start iTunes on the computer.

2. Put your iPhone in recovery mode. The procedure for doing this depends upon which model iPhone you own:

• If you have an iPhone 8 or later, press and hold the Power button and one of the volume buttons until you see the option to turn off your iPhone. Drag the slider to turn it off. While holding the Power button on the iPhone, connect your iPhone to your computer with a USB connection cable. Keep holding the Power button until you see the recovery mode screen.

• If you have an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, press and hold the Powerbutton until you see the option to turn off your iPhone. Drag the slider to turn it off. While holding the Volume Down button on the iPhone, connect the iPhone to your computer with a USB connection cable. Keep holding the Volume Down button until you see the recovery mode screen.
• If you have an iPhone 6s or older, press and hold the Power button until you see the option to turn off your iPhone. Drag the slider to turn off your phone. While holding the Home button, connect your phone to your computer with a USB connection cable. Keep holding the Home button until you see the recovery mode screen.

3. When you see the option to restore or update your iPhone on your computer, click “Update.” iTunes will update the phone without deleting your apps and data.

Contact Apple support

If you still have had no luck reviving your frozen iPhone, you should contact Apple support.

After a short set up, it’s easy to send and receive iMessages straight from your Maccomputer, instead of having to use your iPhone or iPad.

We recommend you set up iCloud message sharing between your Macand iPhone so no data is lost, and you can be sure you’re responding to the most recent message. Syncing your iMessagesto iCloud also allows you to download them to a new device at setup.

iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks have made messaging family members, friends, and coworkers easier than ever.

And thanks to Apple’s straight-forward software, you’re able to keep the conversation going from any of your devices.

Stuck in a work meeting but really need to text your spouse to arrange dinner plans? Message them straight from your laptop with Apple’s iMessage desktop app.

Want to try it out? Follow the simple steps below to get started.

How to set up iMessage on Mac

1. Open the Messages app from your app menu bar (also called the dock). If it isn’t already there, you can find it in the Applications folder in Finder.

2. Sign in with the same Apple ID you use on your iPhone to send iMessages. You may need to do some secondary authentication to complete the process.

3. On the upper menu bar, click “Messages” and select “Preferences.”

Select “Preferences…” from the Messages menu.

4. Choose the “Accounts” tab.

5. Enter the email addresses and phone numbers you want to be contacted at.

6. You can then choose what phone number or email address you want people to see when you start a conversation from your Mac.

7. You can now send an iMessage to any other iCloud account from your Mac.

How to enable iCloud message sharing

In order to avoid confusion and data loss, it’s best to have your iMessages synced between your Mac and iOS devices. It’ll also give you the ability to download all of your old messages straight onto a new device at setup.

This process involves a little setup on both your Mac and the iOS devices you use to send iMessages.

How to set up iCloud message sharing on your Mac

1. Open the “Messages” app from your dock or the “Applications” folder.

2. In the upper menu bar, click on “Messages” and then “Preferences.”

3. Tick the checkbox next to “Enable Messages on iCloud.”

4. You can then click “Sync Now” to sync your iMessages.

How to set up iCloud message sharing on your iPhone or iPad

You’ll now need to make sure that iCloud sharing is enabled on your iPhone or iPad so that they’ll sync with your Mac.

1. Go to the Settings app on your iPhone (it looks like a grey gear).

2. At the top of your screen you’ll see the name associated with the iCloud account. Click there.

3. Now tap “iCloud.”

4. Here, you’ll see a list of everything that you can sync to your iCloud account from your iPhone or iPad. Scroll down to “Messages” and make sure the switch next to it is flipped on (it’ll be green).

Switch on the “Messages” button if it isn’t enabled.

5. Go back to the main “Settings” page by clicking on “Apple ID” in the top left corner and then click “Settings” in the top left corner.

6. Scroll down and click on “Messages.”

7. Tap “Sync Now” to sync your iMessages to the iCloud.

You’ll now be able to send iMessages from your Mac and seamlessly continue your conversation on your iPhone or iPad .

You can change your birthday on Facebook using the website or mobile app.

You’ll find the option to edit your birthday on the About page of your Facebook profile.

• When you change your Facebook birthday, you can edit the exact date, or just change who can see your birthday.
• Your Facebook birthday can only be changed once every two weeks, and only three times in total.

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Facebook has a lot of features, but one of its most basic is the “About” page. Every Facebook user has an About page where you can find all sorts of information about them, whether that be their relationship status, hometown, or – of course – their birthday.

Every bit of information on this page is editable, including that birthday date. However, changing your birthday has some restrictions that the other pieces of data don’t have.

Here’s how to change your birthday on Facebook, and what you should know before you do

How to change your birthday on Facebook’s website

1. Head to the Facebook website and log into your account.

2. Go to your profile page and click About below your profile picture.

3. On the About page, click Contact and Basic Info in the left sidebar.

4. Scroll down to the section with your birthday. Here, click the pencil icon if you want to change the exact date, or the tiny icon next to the pencil (it can be a globe, lock, group of people, or a star) if you want to change who can see your birthday.

5. Pick your new birthdate and click Save , or pick your new audience.

Your birthday will update immediately. Changing this won’t send out any sort of notification.

How to change your birthday in the Facebook mobile app

1. Open the Facebook app and log into your account.

2. Head to your profile and tap See Your About Info , below your profile picture and public information.

3. Scroll down to the Basic Info heading and tap Edit to the right of it.

4. Use the Birthday options to change your birthdate’s day, month, or year. You can also tap the Audience is options to set who can see your birthday.

5. Once you’re done, tap Save in the top-right corner.