Apple Expert

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Is it possible to password protect my Notes? Some of mine contain quite sensitive information… First go to Settings>notes> Password and then add a new password in the space provided and enable the ‘Use Touch ID’ option. Now open Notes, navigate to the note you wish to protect and then tap on the ‘Share’ button. Tap on the ‘Lock Note’ option and enter your password, then tap the ‘lock’ icon in the toolbar to hide the contents of all of your locked notes.

How do I pair a Bluetooth keyboard with Apple TV? Make sure you are running tvos 9.2 or later and then navigate to the Settings app. Head to the ‘Remotes and Devices’ menu and then go down to ‘Other Devices’. Now put your keyboard in discovery mode and it should appear under Other Devices, so select it and it should be good to go.

My Downloads folder has suddenly vanished from my Finder window sidebar. How can I bring it back?

While in Finder, click on Finder>preferences, and when the preferences window appears click on the ‘Sidebar’ tab at the top, then make sure that the ‘Downloads’ option is ticked under Favourites. This location should now be visible in open Finder windows again.