iPhone Life - Best Apps, Top Tips, Great Gear
What Does Restarting Your Phone Do? Benefits & Risks
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
What happens when you restart your phone? Many of us feel nervous about restarting our iPhones, a worry perhaps left over from having seen browser tabs and Word documents disappear when a computer crashed or updated. But restarting your iPhone has a much lower risk of losing data and many benefits. Here's what happens when you restart your iPhone.
How to Send a Message to Multiple Contacts Separately on iPhone
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
If you want to know how to send a text to multiple contacts without creating a group message on your iPhone, unfortunately your options are currently both limited and imperfect. However, that doesn't mean it's impossible to do. Here's how to send a group text individually in a couple different ways so you can find which one works best for you.
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How to Organize Your Calendar in 2025
(Sponsored Post) By Amy Spitzfaden Both on Thu, 10/31/2024
Apple is pretty good about updating its products, but it seems to have forgotten about the Calendar app and its many downsides. The makers of Informant 5, on the other hand, do not forget to regularly improve their app based on user experience. The latest updates to this calendar and task-management app are a productivity game-changer.
App Tracking Transparency is finally here. Apple's highly anticipated new iOS 14.5 feature allows you to opt out of allowing apps to track your activity across other apps and websites. In this guide we'll show you what to do to opt out of tracking, even if you're not yet getting these App Tracking Transparency notifications.
With iOS 14.5, the Apple Maps app now supports crowdsourced traffic, speed trap, and incident reporting. If a reported incident has cleared by the time you get to it, though, you can remove the warning so the system stays accurate and other drivers don't have to worry.
How to Print Lists in the Reminders App
By August Garry
For those who love printing physical documents instead of staring at them on their iPhone, this Reminders app trick is a must-have! We'll show you how to print lists from the Reminders app on your iPhone so you can check things off your to-do list anywhere.
How to Sort Lists in the Reminders App with iOS 14.5
By Ashleigh Page
With the recent iOS 14.5 update, the Apple Reminders app just became an even more invaluable organization tool! You can now sort your reminders alphabetically, or you can choose to sort by priority, due date, or date created. We'll walk through how to organize your lists with each of the available sorting methods.
Apple Maps has historically shown areas of slow or stopped traffic, but now it also supports crowdsourced traffic, speed trap, and incident reporting. Whether you're a driver or passenger, we'll show you how to take advantage of these new features!
How to Navigate Your iPad with a Home Button
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Let's look at how to navigate an iPad that has a Home button. iPad ownership starts with the basics: how to turn on an iPad, how to adjust the volume on your iPad, what the iPad side switches are, and the rest of the physical parts of your iPad. Here is your complete guide to navigating your iPad with a Home button.
How to Navigate iPads with No Home Button
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
The first iPad without a Home button debuted on Halloween in 2018, and while change is always a little scary, losing the Home button doesn't have to be a horror story. While it may be a bit of a shock at first, and you may find yourself asking, "where is the home button on my iPad," most users find they adjust to the lack of the Home button rather quickly. If you've found yourself with an iPad sans button, we'll walk you through how to use it below!
How to Make a Group FaceTime Call with Siri
By Ashleigh Page
Ever since the iOS 14.5 update, you've been able to initiate group FaceTime audio and video calls with Siri! This saves you the trouble of having to sort through your contacts to find the right group members. We'll show you how to start an Apple FaceTime group call by listing the names of multiple people or by saying a group name that's saved in your contacts.
How to Get Emojis on Mac: Emoji Keyboard Shortcut
By Ashleigh Page
Want to add some flair to your emails and documents? Adding emoji icons is a fun way to do it! We’ll teach you the emoji keyboard shortcut for Macs, how to find the hidden full-size emoji menu, and how to add emojis to documents and other emoji-friendly windows.
Apple Announces New Apple TV 4K
By August Garry
Today at its Spring Loaded event, Apple announced the Apple TV 4K 2021, among a bevy of other new products and services. The new Apple TV features an A12 Bionic chip, high frame rate HDR support, color balance technology, and a much-needed redesigned Siri remote. Sports fans and iPhone videographers in particular should be excited about this new installment in the Apple TV line, as well as anyone who has ever wanted to throw their Apple TV Siri remote across the room. Let's take a closer look at these new features before you decide whether you're in or out.
In the 158th episode, David and Donna recap all the Apple products from the April 20 ‘Spring Loaded’ event. Will Apple’s $29 AirTag really track down your lost keys? Will the M1 processor transform the performance of the new iMac and iPad Pro? Find out all this and more!
It's Purple! iPhone 12 Color Surprise at Apple Event
By Leanne Hays
We weren't expecting a new iPhone announcement at Apple's live event today, so were surprised to learn that the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini are now available in purple! This means that two members of the iPhone 12 lineup can be purchased in six colors: the classic white or black, green, blue, red, and the new lavender shade. Let's go over the pros and cons of springing for Apple's latest eye-catching iPhones.
Finally! The rumor mill has been buzzing about Apple AirTags since 2019, and their announcement at the 'Spring Loaded' Apple Event was long overdue. These small puck-like tracking devices allow you to attach them to valuables to help locate lost items. AirTags utilize Bluetooth connectivity and operate using the Find My app. But with many other popular tracking devices on the market, the question is: how do Apple AirTags measure up against their competitors?
2021 iPad Pro Joins Forces with the M1 Chip
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
One of the biggest announcements from Apple's Spring Loaded event today was the 2021 iPad Pro and its new partner, the M1 Chip. You may remember Apple's new in-house processor from the 2020 Mac line, but the fact that the same processor that powers all the latest Apple computers is now in the iPad Pro is huge, and could mean big things for the iPad. In addition to serious improvements in processing speed, we're also looking at the best graphics card in any tablet currently on the market, even outside of the Apple family. The 2021 iPad Pro also has exciting new camera features, 5G capabilities, and a Liquid Retina XDR display which means bright, crisp, and smooth images, but priced at comparable levels to actual computers, is this tablet heavyweight worth it? Let's take a look.
Apple’s Spring 2021 event kicked off with the announcement of the addition of Family Sharing features to the Apple Card. Starting in May, families in the U.S. can apply to co-own an Apple credit card thanks to the Apple Card Family program. Up to six people can share the account and build a credit history together, unlike most credit cards where the primary cardholder is the main beneficiary of any credit building. Children ages 13 and up can also have accounts with optional spending limits, while those 18 and up also have the opportunity to build credit history as a participant or co-owner on an Apple Card account.
New iMacs, Finally! M1 Chips, Slim Profile, Lots of Colors & a Better FaceTime Camera
By Erin MacPherson
The long-awaited new iMac comes with a whole host of features never before seen in a Mac. Apple claims users of the new iMac will love the new processing, Retina display, as well as long-overdue camera and audio upgrades. What remains to be seen is whether such a large device will support high-powered use running off the same chip from Apple’s much smaller 2020 M1 MacBook models.
