How to Delete Attachments but Not Conversations in Messages
By Sarah Kingsbury
Sarah Kingsbury
As the Editorial Director at iPhone Life, Sarah Kingsbury manages the online editorial team and oversees all website content. She is a long-time Apple enthusiast who never goes anywhere without her Apple Watch and owns way too many HomePods. Since joining iPhone Life in 2013, Sarah has done everything from writing hundreds of how-to articles to founding the Daily Tip newsletter. She even co-hosted the early episodes of the iPhone Life Podcast. When not at work, Sarah can be found hiking in the mountains and canyons around Las Vegas, where she lives with her partner and dogs.
How to Mute a Group Text on iPhone
By Sarah Kingsbury
You don't have to leave a group text on an iPhone just because you want it to stop buzzing with new message notifications! Instead, you can silence alerts and read the text messages later. Here’s how to mute messages on iPhone without leaving the conversation.
iPhone Mail Icon Missing? How to Restore Mail App on iPhone
By Sarah Kingsbury
How to Make Siri Say Your Name Correctly
By Sarah Kingsbury
This might seem small, but for so many people, hearing your name pronounced incorrectly all the time can be a total annoyance. Maybe you're tired of hearing Siri call you "Kevin" when your name is "Kevan." Or, maybe you're like me, and you want Siri to call you something crazy but don't want to change your name on the Contact Card, which is often shared amongst and between devices. This is also a great prank to pull on your friends and family as well, but you didn't hear that from me! Here's how!
How to Customize Siri Suggestions and Widgets on the Widget Screen
By Sarah Kingsbury
Need iPad and iPhone help? Sign up for iPhone Life Insider and I’ll help you with all of your iPhone troubleshooting and iOS-related issues. Here’s a question from an Insider who wants to know how to customize the Siri suggestions that show up on his Spotlight page (also known as the Widget screen), which is a combination of widgets and siri recommendations:
How to Add or Remove an iMessage Subject Line on iPhone & iPad
By Sarah Kingsbury
The Show Subject Field setting on the iPhone and iPad allows you to add a bolded subject line to the top of your iMessage subject drafts. This is handy if you often send detailed information via text message! We'll show you how to add or remove a subject line in Messages.
Keep Your Message Notifications Private on iPhone
By Sarah Kingsbury
Message previews are handy for allowing you to catch a quick glimpse of texts, but they also allow prying eyes to see private conversations. If you have a friend or coworker who has a bad habit of trying to glance at incoming texts, turning off message previews might give you some peace of mind. Find out how to hide messages on iPhone by disabling previews.
How to Check Data Usage on iPhone
By Sarah Kingsbury
If you have a limited data plan or a data cap for your iPhone, it’s a good idea to keep an eye on where your cellular data is going. But how do you see which apps are using the most data on iPhone? If you can find out which apps are sucking your data, you can turn off Cellular Data usage for them, which means you’ll only be able to access the apps over Wi-Fi. If you’re trying to stay within a certain amount of gigabytes each month, this data-saving tip will make it easy!
How to Delete Number on iPhone Calculator
By Sarah Kingsbury
Have you ever gone to the Calculator app on your iPhone and start entering a long number, but you mistype a digit or two? You don't have to delete the whole equation, just tap a will do the trick! Here’s how to delete digits in the iPhone Calculator app.
How to Clear Safari History on iPhone & iPad
By Sarah Kingsbury
If you share a device with others, you may wish to keep parts of your Safari history on your iPhone or iPad private. You can clear your entire iPhone Safari history, or delete history on iPhone selectively. Here's how to clear searches on iPhone or iPad.
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