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Keep Home & Work Separate with Safari Profiles
By Rhett Intriago
You can now create different profiles for Safari, enabling you to separate your tabs and bookmarks for work, school, personal life, and more. The latest version of iOS allows you to have multiple profiles, each with its own settings and browsing data. You can have different Safari browsing experiences for all your different needs. Read on to find out how this new feature works!
Apple's September Announcement: Everything We Can Expect
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Apple's fall event may be just around the corner! Sources say we should set our calendars for September 12 or 13 and ready ourselves for the iPhone 15, the Apple Watch 9, and more. Here's everything we know about Apple's rumored fall event.
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How to Get Directions from Siri Without Using iOS Maps
By Steve Overton
There is a commonly held belief that men don't like to ask for directions. As a guy, I am here to say it's true. At least for me. With Siri, I can ask for directions without anyone knowing.
Tip of the Day: How to Use a Credit Card that is not Your Default Card with Apple Pay
By Adam Harvey
When using Apple Pay, there will be times when you do not wish to use your default card. Selecting a different card is very easy to do.
Review: Outline+ app for iPad (and Mac)
By Abbey Dufoe
One reason why I haven't moved completely to online note taking on my iPad is because note-taking apps don't allow me to be creative. For some of us, doodling helps. Writing in the margins helps. Coloring said doodles helps.
Tip of the Day: How to Assign Photos to Contacts
By Sarah Kingsbury
Sometimes it's handy to see a face or other image pop up on your iPhone's screen along with the name of your caller. If you like having a photo associated with each of your contacts, it's easy to do.
Swift Programming 101: Mastering Dynamic Type in iOS 8
By Kevin McNeish
Apple has announced they expect third party apps to support Dynamic Type. However, if you have tried to implement it in your apps, you know there are some unexpected land mines along the way (such as static table view cells and custom cell styles). In this article, you will learn how Dynamic Type works under the hood and how to get it working properly in a variety of scenarios. You will also get some Swift code that makes it easier to implement Dynamic Type in your apps.
Tip of the Day: Never Forget to Return a Call
By Sarah Kingsbury
Have you ever rejected a call from a person whom you wanted to speak with because you were driving or in a meeting, or it was an otherwise inconvenient time? Did you truly, honestly intend to return that call, only to forget? Here's how to make sure that never happens again.
How to See All Reminders at Once
By Sarah Kingsbury
When creating reminders in the Reminders app, it's useful to organize them into separate lists such as a grocery list, a list for pet appointments, and a work to-do list. But sometimes, it can be helpful to see everything you have to do in one place. Here's how!
How to Move Your FaceTime Thumbnail Image
By Abbey Dufoe
When you're FaceTiming, you can see the other person and you can also see yourself. But say you’re FaceTiming someone on your iPad or iPhone and they’re trying to show you something from their location, or their face is covered by the small image of you. Luckily, you can easily move the thumbnail image of you!
The Wants and Needs app aims to help users prioritize what they really need in life. The goal is to bring balance in the users' lives.
How to Change Default Card for Apple Pay
By Adam Harvey
How to Remove Words from iPhone Predictive Text: 3 Fixes
By Jim Karpen
Predictive text on the iPhone suggests the three words you're most likely to type next. Unfortunately, sometimes our iPhone keyboard "learns" an incorrect spelling or text replacement. Luckily, you can edit, reset, or delete predictive text options using autocorrect, keyboard shortcuts, or by resetting your iPhone keyboard.
How to Use AirPrint to Print from Your iPhone or iPad
By Paula Bostrom
Apple’s AirPrint allows you to print photos or documents wirelessly from your iPhone or iPad. If you come across a photo or an article you’d really like to share with your roommate or significant other, AirPrint lets you create a hard copy of the article with just a few taps on your screen.
Are you in denial about needing a stronger prescription for your glasses or contacts? Display Zoom is here to act as an enabler for a little bit longer! With the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, you can choose between either standard or zoom display resolutions.
Unleash Your Inner App Developer Part 7: The Big Picture
By Kevin McNeish
Do you have an idea for an app but lack the programming knowledge to begin building it? In this weekly blog series, How To Unleash Your Inner App Developer, I will take you, the non-programmer, step by step through the process of creating apps for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Join me each week on this adventure, and you will experience how fun turning your ideas into reality can be! This is Part 7 of the series. If you're just getting started now, check out the beginning of the series here (this post has been updated to Swift 1.2, iOS 8 and Xcode 6.3)
In my last several posts, we have created a prototype app called iAppsReview that allows users to rate apps on their iOS devices. Whenever you build an app, it's a best practice to first create a prototype that you can give to your client or potential user base for feedback. You often need to make changes to the prototype based on the feedback you receive. However, once the dust has settled, you need to turn the prototype into a real app. This requires writing code. Since this blog series is specifically designed for non-programmers, we need to take a step back and look at the big picture of app development and learn the basics of writing code.
Tip of the Day: View Your Timer Status on Lock Screen
By Abbey Dufoe
Find it frustrating that you have to go back into your clock app to see how much time is left on your timer? Ever wondered if there was another way to check you timer's status? Well, look no further than your lock screen.
Do You Secretly Dream of Being an iOS Ninja?
By Sarah Kingsbury
If you read that headline and thought, "Wait, what? Of course I want to be an iOS ninja. How do I get started?" you should definitely sign up for the iPhone Life Tip of the Day Newsletter. In fact, here's our list of all the people who could benefit from receiving our short but super handy iPhone tips and tricks everyday in their inbox:
