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How to disable the automatic renewal of your free Apple Music trial

Apple Music Automatic Renewal

As promised, Apple launched its new music streaming service on June 30, 2015. The service offers both a free and paid option for all iPhone and iPad users who upgraded to iOS 8.4, but using the free tier can be a bit confusing. Users must sign up for the free 3 month trial period to access any of the Apple Music features. This means you must disable the free trial option if you do not want to pay $9.99 a month once it expires. Here's how:

Add guest mode to iPhone with security tweak Blocked

BLOCKED

Blocked makes it possible to enforce more robust security and privacy on iOS devices. Once installed, Activator actions can be configured to enter two different secure modes: Sleep mode and Guest mode. Both modes function in a similar manner, by blocking access to certain apps or settings when enabled. This means you can be sure exactly what's happening on your iOS device when lending it to someone, or when it's time to sleep.

iOS 8.3 jailbreak ready for prime time

TaiG 2.1.2 update

Good news for anyone holding off on jailbreaking iOS 8.3. The TaiG jailbreak tool has officially been updated to version 2.1.2. The new release brings several bug fixes and support for Cydia Substrate, which has been updated for iOS 8.3. Most issues facing early adopters of the initial release have been resolved, including problems related to newer versions of iTunes. Users who have already jailbroken their devices do not have to re-jailbreak, but there are updates that must be installed to prevent future issues.

Markup email attachments directly in iOS 9

iOS 9 Markup

OS X Yosemite users may already be familiar with the latest Mail software, which makes it possible to annotate email attachments. iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users will be happy to know that Apple is bringing a mobile version of this feature to iOS 9 in the fall. This means that both incoming or outgoing email attachments, such as PDF files and images can be annotated directly in iOS 9.

How to customize your Apple Watch face

There are "over two million ways to see time" on the Apple Watch, according to Apple. This is due to the many features you can add to the 11 watch face designs. For example, you can adjust the color of the Chronograph face and add features like weather, stocks, battery power and more. Here's how to customize all the available Apple Watch faces.

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