SmartSystems, Inc.

10/10/2024

Check it out.
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To send a text later on an iPhone or Android device, you can use the following methods:

🗓️📲
iPhone:
Use the Send Later feature in the Messages app.

1. Open the Messages app.

2. Tap the chat you want to send the message in. Or start a new message.

3. Tap the + sign next to the text box.

4. Tap Send Later.

5. Choose the time and date you want to send the message.

❌📱
iPhone:
Cancel a scheduled message.

👉Go to the Messages app on your iPhone.
👉Go to the conversation with the scheduled message you want to delete.
👉Scroll to the bottom of the conversation if you don’t see your message (scheduled messages may appear below other sent messages).
👉Touch and hold the message you want to cancel, then tap Delete.
**** For this to work, you must be using iMessage with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, watchOS 11, visionOS 2, or later.

📆📲
Android:
Use the Schedule Send feature in Google Messages.

1. Open the Google Messages app.

2. Write your text message.

3. Hold down on the Send button.

4. Choose to delay the message or select a specific date and time.

❌📲
Android:
Cancel a Pre-scheduled Text.
👉Tap the clock icon next to the message.
👉Select cancel.
***With Android 7.0 and up, you can schedule messages to send on phones.

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SmartSystemsIncMSP

We offer:
•Managed I.T. Solutions for Businesses
•Computer Service
•Computer Repair
•Computer Sales
✔️ON-SITE SERVICE
✔️REMOTE SERVICE
✔️IN-FACILITY SERVICE
☎️(833) IT-TECHS
Phoenix/Central AZ
☎️(928) 468-7400
Payson/Rim Country

10/07/2024

We provide:
•Managed I.T. Solutions for Arizona Businesses (MSP)
•Computer Service
•Computer Repair
•Computer Sales
✔️ON-SITE SERVICE
✔️REMOTE SERVICE
✔️IN-FACILITY SERVICE

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Phoenix/Central Arizona

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Payson/Northern Arizona

10/03/2024

Who loves to watch the or at home and also in new locations, when traveling?!
👇👇👇
Search “sunrise in [location]” or “sunset in [location]” to see when the sun rises or sets for a specific destination.

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•Managed I.T. Solutions for Businesses
•Computer Service
•Computer Repair
•Computer Sales
✔️ON-SITE SERVICE
✔️REMOTE SERVICE
✔️IN-FACILITY SERVICE
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Phoenix/Central AZ
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Payson/Rim Country

10/01/2024

Using arrow keys to move down a web page as you’re reading lengthy news articles on your computer can be slow, distracting and time consuming.

The next time you need to do this, try tapping the spacebar on your keyboard for faster scrolling. It’s a bigger target to tap and your curser will jump to the last line you were able to read at the bottom of your screen allowing you to continue reading the article with less interference.

Want to scroll back up? Just hold down the Shift key while tapping the spacebar and you’ll jump back up to where you started.

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•Managed I.T. Solutions for Businesses
•Computer Service
•Computer Repair
•Computer Sales
✔️ON-SITE SERVICE
✔️REMOTE SERVICE
✔️IN-FACILITY SERVICE
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Phoenix/Central AZ
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Payson/Rim Country

09/30/2024

DownDetector.com, which monitors online complaints about technology outages, saw a spike in the number of users reporting problems texting and calling starting at about 9:30 a.m. ET.

Many people reported being stuck in SOS mode on their phone, unable to send messages or place calls.

Verizon did not immediately appear to acknowledge any outages on their social media channels, and their network status website was not loading as of 10:30 a.m. A Verizon spokesperson has since confirmed "an issue impacting service for some customers."

"Our engineers are engaged and we are working quickly to identify and solve the issue," the spokesperson told FOX Television Stations.

Click below to read the full article.
https://www.livenowfox.com/news/verizon-outage-network-down-monday-september-30

Verizon tells FOX they are working to fix an "issue" as users across the country report phones stuck in SOS mode, unable to make calls or send text messages amid an apparent outage.

09/24/2024

What does Do Not Disturb do and how can I customize it? ( iPhone Tip)

Do Not Disturb lets you silence anything on your phone that could cause a distraction. With Do Not Disurb on your phone won’t ring or buzz when you receive phone calls, new text messages, new emails, or invitations. There are some notifications that will get through, such as timers and alarms and government alerts, such as emergency alerts and AMBER alerts.

👇👇👇How to turn on Do Not Disturb!
You can turn on Do Not Disturb from either Control Center OR Settings. Both options are listed below.

Option 1:
👉Control Center
*Swipe down from the top right of the screen on an iPhone with no Home button, or swipe up from the bottom on a Touch ID phone.
👉Tap the crescent moon symbol that says “Focus.”
👉Select Do Not Disturb.
*There are other options such as Sleep and Driving.

Option 2:
👉Settings
👉 Focus
👉Do Not Disturb.

Is it possible to allow specific contacts to bypass the Do Not Disturb setting?
Yes!

📌To add SPECIFIC PEOPLE to a set of contacts that will be ALLOWED to break through a Do Not Disturb setting, follow these steps:
👉Open Settings.
👉Tap Focus.
👉Tap Do Not Disturb.
👉Tap on People.
👉Tap on Add.
👉Now select people from your contacts who should always be able to contact you.

📌You can also make sure that people you have added to your FAVORITES LIST can call you in an emergency.
👉Settings
👉Focus
👉Do Not Disturb
👉People
👉Allow Calls From section and choose Favourites.

📌To make sure that people can get through in an emergency you can also choose the ALLOW REPEATED CALLS. *If someone tries to call multiple times within three minutes they will get through to you.
👉Settings
👉Focus
👉People.
👉Allow Repeated Calls

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•Computer Service
•Computer Repair
•Computer Sales
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09/23/2024

Learn how to double tap the back of your phone to take a screen shot and it works even if your phone has a light case on!

After following the simple steps below to set this function up, you’ll simply double tap the back of your phone with your finger and it will take a screenshot.

This is significantly easier than holding down two buttons, and it works even if your phone has a light case on! 👏👌

*Will work on all iOS 8 and up for iPhone.
*Will only work on select Android phones and more specifically, the Pixel 4a 5G and later phones.

iPhone:
👉Accessibility
👉Touch
👉Back tap
👉Screenshot

Android:
👉Tap Settings
👉Select System
👉Select Gestures
👉Tap Quick Tap.
👉Below the toggle- Select Take Screenshot

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•Managed I.T. Solutions for Businesses
•Computer Service
•Computer Repair
•Computer Sales
✔️ON-SITE SERVICE
✔️REMOTE SERVICE
✔️IN-FACILITY SERVICE
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Phoenix/Central AZ
☎️(928) 468-7400
Payson/Rim Country

09/20/2024

⚠️Limit your Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity
when not needed.
Why?
👉Open connections can attract unauthorized access. 👉Turning them off not only boosts security but also saves battery life.

Below are the simple steps to turn both off.

iPhone:
To disable wi-fi auto-connect:
▪️Settings
▪️Wi-Fi.
▪️Find the public network and tap the adjacent ‘i’ icon with a circle
▪️Tap “Auto-Join” to disable it for that network

To disable Bluetooth:
▪️Settings
▪️Bluetooth
▪️Tap “Bluetooth” to disable it.

Android:
To disable wi-fi auto-connect:
▪️Settings
▪️Connections
▪️Wi-Fi.
▪️Find the public network and tap its gear icon.
▪️Tap “Auto reconnect” to disable it for that network

To disable Bluetooth:
▪️Settings
▪️Connections
▪️Tap “Bluetooth” to disable it

*Airplane mode will turn both off quickly and temporarily until your device is taken out of Airplane mode again or you chose to manually turn toggles back to ‘on’.

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SmartSystemsIncMSP
•Managed I.T. Solutions for Businesses
•Computer Service
•Computer Repair
•Computer Sales
✔️ON-SITE SERVICE
✔️REMOTE SERVICE
✔️IN-FACILITY SERVICE
☎️(833) IT-TECHS
Phoenix/Central AZ
☎️(928) 468-7400
Payson/Rim Country

09/18/2024

Think Twice When Installing Apps 👇👇👇
▪️Install apps only from trusted sources to maintain your devices’ cleanliness and security.
▪️Excessive unused apps and background services can negatively impact device performance and battery life.
▪️For company-owned devices, it is advisable to only install approved apps.

If you own a business and would like to gain a better understanding of the security of your network, we’d be happy to set up a detailed Network Audit.

Auditing is the process in which we test all of the physical, technical and administrative components within a technology environment on a network.

Once complete, we will report how well each is working and whether or not change is needed. The findings of this process are critical to the process of designing a strong security policy.

This process is beneficial for any business owner/manager concerned about the security and SAFETY OF their INTERNAL DATA and that of their TRUSTED CUSTOMERS and clients.

Technology questions?
We’d be happy to answer them!

SmartSystems, Inc.
SmartSystemsIncMSP
•Managed I.T. Solutions for Businesses
•Computer Service
•Computer Repair
•Computer Sales
✔️ON-SITE SERVICE
✔️REMOTE SERVICE
✔️IN-FACILITY SERVICE
☎️(833) IT-TECHS
Phoenix/Central AZ
☎️(928) 468-7400
Payson/Rim Country

09/17/2024

SS Tech Tip:
Excel Keyboard Shortcuts
✔️Close a spreadsheet: Ctrl + W
✔️Open a spreadsheet: Ctrl + O
✔️Choose a fill color: Alt + H, H

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09/11/2024

Do you remember where YOU were ?
We sure sure do.

The events of that day have left a heavy footprint on our hearts.

Today, our thoughts are with the and innocent victims who lost their lives on 9/11/2001.



-The SmartSystems, Inc. Team

09/09/2024

🤷🏻‍♀️Cybersecurity Audit?
A cybersecurity audit is the ROOT of a STRONG cyber security policy.

Who (which businesses) should have one?
Any business owner/manager concerned about the security and SAFETY OF their INTERNAL DATA and that of their trusted CUSTOMERS and clients.

Auditing is the process in which we test all of the physical, technical and administrative components within a technology environment on a network.

Once complete, we will report how well each is working and whether or not change is needed. The findings of this process are critical to the process of designing a strong security policy.

Questions? We’d be happy to answer them.
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