By Conner Carey
GIFs are basically small, moving or animated pictures that you can use and send in a variety of ways. In this tip, we'll go over how to search for and send a Messages GIF. You won't need a GIF app or anything extra, and it's fun and easy. Let's get started!
By Olena Kagui
The Challenges app is a free platform for joining fitness challenges. It syncs with your Apple Watch and lets you join challenges, create your own, and invite iPhone and Android users to participate. iPhone Life has a monthly challenge for Apple Watch enthusiasts who subscribe to the bi-weekly On the Watch newsletter.
By Rhett Intriago
Back in iOS 16, Apple added the option to customize your iPhone Lock Screen, including the option to add widgets and change the appearance of your clock. However, in iOS 18, some users have experienced a bug that causes the iPhone Lock Screen clock to dim. So why is the time on your Lock Screen dim? Let’s find out below!
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
If you change your default text tone, every text you receive will make that particular text noise. However, you can also select individual tones for any and every contact. Learn how to create a custom text sound so you know exactly who is texting you before you even look at your iPhone.
By Leanne Hays
Apple Math Notes now lets Notes app users quickly and easily solve mathematical expressions. Here's how to enter equations and formulas in the Notes app on your iPhone!
By Olena Kagui
By Rhett Intriago
If you're like me, you love using the Apple Watch Walkie-Talkie feature to stay in contact with friends. But it’s a lot less fun when your Apple Watch Walkie-Talkie isn't working and you have difficulty reaching your companions. That’s why I've compiled a list of easy and effective solutions that I’ve used successfully in the past to help if your Walkie-Talkie app is not working.
By Olena Kagui
Instead of the notch that houses the iPhone's front or selfie camera, iPhone 14 Pro and newer models have the Dynamic Island. It exists primarily because of the camera and its sensors, but Apple has integrated it into the software to become an interactive button/background activity alert! With the Always-On Display, Dynamic Island can provide valuable at-a-glance snippets of information, sometimes even without needing to unlock your phone.
By Rhett Intriago
Have you noticed your Apple Watch doesn't sync with your iPhone? Whether your Apple Watch data is taking a long time to sync or isn't showing up at all, we'll walk you through the steps to troubleshoot the issue causing your Apple Watch to not sync with your iPhone.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Notifications can either be the foil of productivity or the difference between making or missing a flight. It’s important that your notifications don’t get so out of hand that you can’t keep up with them. Here are all the ways that you can organize, eliminate, or emphasize certain notifications so that you stay informed about the things you want.
By Olena Kagui
When entering a competition on Apple Watch, the rules and points can be confusing. In this article, we will teach you how to win monthly fitness challenges against your friends and family! These tips will teach you how to win Apple activity competitions.
By Leanne Hays
If you’re in several group text conversations, you need to know how to name a text group on an iPhone, so you don't send the wrong comment to the wrong group! We'll show you how to name a group text on your iPhone, so you can easily find the right group chat when you need it.
By Conner Carey
The iPhone Clock app is automatically set to a 12-hour cycle. But did you know that you can change the time format on your iPhone? A 24-hour clock format, also known as military time, is a popular way to tell time worldwide.
By Rhett Intriago
Ever find yourself in a situation where you need a Wi-Fi connection but you’re nowhere near a wireless router? You can use your iPhone as a personal hotspot. What is a personal hotspot? The hotspot on your iPhone can provide a Wi-Fi connection to your other devices. But what if someone you don’t want using your hotspot connects to it? Here’s how to use the hotspot on the iPhone and kick other devices off of it.
By Conner Carey
If you want to delete contacts on iPhone 16 Pro Max or earlier models, there are several ways to go about it. We’ll teach you how to delete contacts on iPhones individually and in bulk, so that you can organize your Contacts app across your Apple devices. We’ll go over the trick to delete multiple contacts on your phone as well as the quickest way to do it: on your computer.
By Rhett Intriago
Can Apple Watch translate? Translating in real time, just got a whole lot easier thanks to watchOS 11’s new Translate app. The Translate app has been available on iPhone for some time, but now, you can translate without ever having to pull out your phone.
By Erin MacPherson
Wondering how to use Family Sharing without a shared payment method? If you don't want to have to ask the Family Organizer or be asked every time someone wants to buy something on the Apple Family Sharing account, there's a way to make funds available so that the Family Organizer's primary payment method doesn't have to be charged for each individual's purchases.
By Leanne Hays
You can post Live Photos on Facebook, but you have to turn the Live Photo into a video or GIF first. (Instagram also supports these formats). Once you’ve turned your Live Photo into a video or GIF, you can share live images on social media.
By Olena Kagui
Just like your on iPhone, Apple Watch software needs to be updated regularly for maintenance and bug repair. But what if the Apple Watch update won’t install? The following troubleshooting tips should help you when your Apple Watch won't update.
By Rachel Needell
Did you know that you can drag and drop emojis in your iMessage app the same way you can drag stickers and memojis? We didn't either! It's super fun, easy to do, and a great way to communicate with your friends. Here's how to drag an emoji into your messages!
