Leanne Hays has over a dozen years of experience writing for online publications. As a Feature Writer for iPhone Life, she has authored hundreds of how-to, Apple news, and gear review articles, as well as a comprehensive Photos App guide. Leanne holds degrees in education and science and loves troubleshooting and repair. This combination makes her a perfect fit as manager of our Ask an Expert service, which helps iPhone Life Insiders with Apple hardware and software issues.
In off-work hours, Leanne is a mother of two, homesteader, audiobook fanatic, musician, and learning enthusiast.
By Leanne Hays
How do you blur your house on Google Street View? Can you blur your house on Apple Maps Look Around, too? Yes! If you want privacy from strangers viewing photos of your property captured by Google Street View cameras, here's how.
By Leanne Hays
Is your HomePod or HomePod mini looking dusty and dirty? Here's how to safely clean dust out of HomePod mesh and marks off non-mesh HomePod surfaces.
Apple previewed iOS 16 at the June 6 WWDC Keynote, and there's a lot to love about the new iPhone software update. iOS 16 offers an impressive Lock Screen makeover, a seamless new way to share photos, exciting Messages and Mail app upgrades, improvements to Focus features, Apple Wallet, Maps, and more. Let's go over everything we have to look forward to in the fall.
By Leanne Hays
There are many third-party apps and websites that let you convert file formats. In the past, there was even a trick to convert PNG to JPG within the Photos app, but this no longer works with iOS 17 or later. I'll show you my favorite free and paid options, plus I'll go over the difference between these two file formats.
By Leanne Hays
Did you know you can add tickets to the Apple Wallet app? Your iPhone's digital wallet can hold movie and event tickets, boarding passes, coupons, rewards cards, and more.
By Leanne Hays
When you set an alarm on your iPhone, you need a guarantee that it will go off. So when it doesn’t, you have to fix it ASAP. We'll go over why your alarm sound is not going off and how to get your alarms working again.
By Leanne Hays
Does Amazon take Apple Pay? Yes, you can use Apple Pay on Amazon, as well as Visa Checkout, and Masterpass, but it's up to individual vendors to enable the feature. There are a few ways you can use your Apple Wallet to make Amazon purchases. If the vendor doesn't accept Apple Pay, you can set up your Apple Card on Amazon as an alternative payment option. Here's how to use Apple Pay on Amazon.
By Leanne Hays
Does Walgreens accept Apple Pay, and how do you use Apple Pay at Walgreens? Here's how to use Apple Pay on an iPhone at Walgreens.
By Leanne Hays
Whether you enjoy growing flowers, herbs, fruit, vegetables, or all of the above, seed starting is an important skill to master. Growing plants from seed won’t save you money the first season. After all, you’ll need trays, lights, and even shelves if you’re starting more than a few flats. But in subsequent seasons, you’ll reap the financial rewards, germinating dozens of starts for the cost of a single seedling from a greenhouse. Growing seedlings at home also allows you to fill your garden with plant varieties not generally found on the market. You’ll have literally thousands of options readily available from seed catalogs. Here are three seed-starting apps that will help you through the intricate and rewarding process of germinating seeds and growing starts indoors or directly in the garden.
By Leanne Hays
My mouse disappeared! If your Mac has a disappearing cursor, we have the fix. Here are 12 ways to get your mouse pointer back.
