iPhone Life - Best Apps, Top Tips, Great Gear
Reach Your Reading Goals with Apple Books
By Rhett Intriago
Apple Books aims to help you reach your reading objectives by providing you with a handy tool to set your goals and help you keep track of them. The latest version of iOS makes it easy to see your progress and adjust your reading goals at any time.
How to Check Apple Watch VO2 Max Accuracy
By Rhett Intriago
If you're a health nut, the Apple Watch is the perfect device for you. The device is packed with a wealth of fitness-related features that are designed to help you meet your goals and stay in shape. One of the Apple Watch's many great features is its ability to measure your heart rate and blood oxygen level. As a part of this, it can also measure your VO2. But how accurate is the Apple Watch’s VO2 max reading? Let's find out.
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The Top 5 True Wireless Earbuds of 2025
By Mike Riley
Can You Get Cash Back with Apple Pay?
By Belinda Sanmiguel
Think of your last credit card transaction. It may have been a cup of coffee or when you went out to dinner with friends. Today, Apple makes it easy for consumers to pay for products and services with Apple Pay. You may be wondering, can I get cashback with Apple Pay? The answer is yes. Here's what you need to know about earning cash back through Apple Pay purchases.
How to Identify Plants with the iPhone Photos App
By Devala Rees
Whether you're on a long hike or in possession of a mysterious houseplant, you can quickly identify a plant by taking a picture (even an image of a distinct leaf might work) and using your Photos app Visual Look Up feature. Below, we'll show you how to identify plants using the Apple Photos app.
3 Fixes for Apple Watch Not Tracking Activity
By Rhett Intriago
The Apple Watch is a gadget with many capabilities, but its most attractive feature has always been its use as a fitness device. It can track your steps and workouts, log your heart rate, and calculate the calories you burn throughout the day. However, if you find your Apple Watch is not counting steps or tracking your activity properly, we’re here to help!
How to Fix Apple Watch Not Syncing with iPhone
By Rhett Intriago
Have you noticed your Apple Watch isn't syncing 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.
How to Screenshot a Whole Webpage: 4 Free Ways
By Rachel Needell
Taking screenshots is such a convenient way to capture what’s on your computer screen. However, it can get tricky when what you want to capture doesn’t quite fit on your screen. While you can always zoom out, what’s the point if you can’t read it because it’s so small? We’ve compiled a list of the four best ways to screenshot a whole page without losing readability, plus they’re completely free!
How to Use Live Text & Visual Look Up on Mac
By Jivan Hall
If you haven’t upgraded your Mac software to macOS Monterey yet, the Live Text feature is a compelling reason to do so. The Live Text feature allows you to select, copy, and paste text from a photo into another needed location. Not only that, once you have selected the text, you can use Visual Look Up to quickly get directions, call a phone number, visit a website, or translate a foreign language.
How to Take Burst Photos on iPhone
By Rachel Needell
Have you ever tried to capture the perfect picture of lightning during a summer storm? Or have you attempted to take a photo right as your nephew shot the game-winning goal? If so, then you know how difficult it is to get the right shot at the right time. That's where Burst mode comes in. We'll walk you through questions like what is burst mode on an iPhone, and how to take burst photos.
Fixed: Can’t Clear History in Safari on iPhone & iPad
By Kenya Smith
How to Switch iPhone Camera Modes
By Brian Peters
The built-in camera and the accompanying Camera app are one of the reasons people love their iPhones, and while the app is simple and easy to use, there are a lot of different modes. In this quick guide, we'll run down each of them and explain what they're for and how to access them.
How to Sync Your Outlook Calendar with Your iPhone
By Belinda Sanmiguel
How happy are you with your current calendar system? Google may be the preferred calendar for many, but what about the group of iPhone users who like to use Outlook? We'll explain how to sync your Outlook calendar with your iPhone, so you can be more efficient with your time management.
Best Smart Gear for Pets (2025)
By Leanne Hays
Our pets give us so much: affection, comfort, entertainment, and, if you’re a dog owner, plenty of exercise. But as every animal lover knows, being a pet parent isn’t all fun and games! Pets require food, water, veterinary care, supervision, and, of course, someone to clean up after them. Here are the smart devices that help the iPhone Life crew spend less time on pet chores and cleaning, and more time enjoying our furry, scaly, and feathery friends.
How to Clean Beats Headphones
By Gressa Cedergren
Cleaning your Beats headphones may sound like the last way you want to spend your free time. But a quick ten minutes starts to sound pretty rational if you consider that the build-up of sweat, earwax, dirt, and bacteria can lead to an ear infection, lower sound quality, and perhaps worse of all, a horrible smell that lingers. Below, we'll cover how to clean your Beats headphones and earphones safely and properly.
Fixed: Why Am I Not Receiving Gmail Emails on My iPhone
By Kenya Smith
With Gmail, you can log in to an app, change passwords on other websites, receive important alerts, and much more. If Gmail is not updating on your iPhone, it can cause your day to become chaotic. In this article, we'll take you through our best troubleshooting tips to get Gmail working on your iPhone.
What to Do When Apple Watch Won’t Turn On
By Rhett Intriago
Troubleshooting an Apple Watch can be a bit trickier than troubleshooting an iPhone. When something is wrong with your iPhone, you always have the option of plugging it into your computer and restoring it from a backup or wiping the phone entirely. However, an Apple Watch has no ports to plug into, so diagnosing any issues you are experiencing can be challenging. That’s why we’ve put together this article on what to do when your Apple Watch won’t turn on.
How to Sign a Document in Google Docs
By Gressa Cedergren
With the growing number of online documents and transactions, learning how to create an electronic signature makes signing documents more convenient than ever. While it might not be your prettiest signature, the efficiency and the added security beat out the hard-copy alternative (not to mention it helps to save paper!). Below, we'll cover how to add a signature to a Google Doc.