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Buyer's Guide 2024: Best Smart Home Gear
By David Averbach
Having a smart home is no longer a thing of science fiction. From lighting accessories to smart thermostats, check out iPhone Life's choices for the best smart home tech of 2024 and bring your home into the future.
Use Photo Shuffle to See a Specific Album
By Rhett Intriago
Can’t decide which photo to use for your Lock Screen? Photo Shuffle is the wallpaper you’ve been searching for. This neat feature is a wallpaper that shuffles through featured photos automatically. However, the latest software update has now made it possible to select a specific album.
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Want to get rid of that annoying, “Sent from my iPhone” signature? Here’s how. Better yet, if you have more than one email account connected to your Mail app, you can create different signatures for the separate accounts. This is especially convenient if you have mail accounts for different purposes, such as one for work and one for personal use. You can create different signatures for Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, iCloud, and more. Here’s how to create different signatures for separate email accounts on iPhone.
How to Rent a Movie from iTunes: Everything You Need to Know
By Conner Carey
There are two main ways to rent a movie from iTunes. If you use your iOS device or Apple TV, you have to watch the movie on that iOS device or another Apple TV. However, you can Airplay a rented movie from your device to your Apple TV. But if you want to be able to move a rented movie from one device to another, you have to download it to your computer. However, the process is basically the same whether you’re in iTunes on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV, or on your computer. Renting is the least expensive way to watch movies with iTunes, and I recommend using this option whenever available. Often Apple won’t let you rent new releases, but otherwise, renting is usually an option. Here’s everything you need to know about how to rent a movie from iTunes, from how to watch rented movies on iTunes, how to play iTunes movies on TV, how to download movies from iTunes, how long does an iTunes rental last, and how to delete a movie from iTunes once you've watched it.
How to Delete All Photos on iPhone
By Becca Ludlum
With older iPhones we had to know how to delete photos from our iPhones in order to free up space and make room for apps, music, and more pictures. Now the iPhone is designed with plenty of storage space so that’s not always an issue. More often than not we need to know how to delete all the photos from our iPhone or remove photos from our iPhone to protect our privacy. But sometimes, people want to delete all the photos from their iPhone along with their other personal information because they want to give the phone away to a friend or family member. In that case, the information they really need is how to wipe an iPhone. For that reason, this post will cover how to delete all photos on an iPhone, and how to erase and restore an iPhone to factory settings as well.
How to Hide Messages on iPhone
By Becca Ludlum
Can you hide messages on your iPhone? If you need to know how to hide text messages on your iPhone in Messages or a secret messaging app, we can help. You can lock or hide messages, and hide alerts for the Messages app, so your personal information stays private. There are even some secret text messaging apps for iPhones.
How to Record over a Section in Voice Memos on the iPhone
By Conner Carey
I use Voice Memos a lot, but I had no idea you could record over a section of an already recorded voice memo. Just make sure you don’t record over a portion you want to keep. Otherwise, this is a great hidden feature. Here’s how to record over a section in Voice Memos on your iPhone, whether you’re recording vocals or dictation.
How to Find a Lost iPhone That Is Turned Off or Dead—3 Ways
By Sarah Kingsbury
Does Find My iPhone work when the phone is dead? Yes! If you're wondering how to find a dead iPhone or how to find a lost iPhone that is turned off, we've got you covered. You can even use Find My from a web browser, allowing you to easily locate your device using a computer or an Android device. Let's go over all the ways to find your dead or turned off iPhone.
When you do a search in Safari, it preloads the top search result in the background so that if you do indeed select that result, the page will appear almost instantly. What this means, though, is that if that's not the web page you want, you've already used up some of your data to preload it. This is fine if you're on Wi-Fi or an unlimited data plan, but perhaps not a good idea if you're trying to keep down your data usage. Fortunately, you can turn off this feature, thereby avoiding data usage for web pages that you may not want to access.
If you're a football fan without cable, figuring out how to watch the NFL season online is important. Whether you want to watch Monday Night Football, the Thursday games, or the NFL Sunday ticket, we'll cover your options for watching the NFL season on Apple TV without a cable subscription. We'll include how to watch NFL games online, on Amazon, with an over-the-air TV antenna, on Sling TV, and more.
Live Photos: The Complete Guide to iPhone Live Images
By Conner Carey
Learn about Live Photos, moving pictures that you can view, edit, share, turn into a GIF or video, or use as animated wallpaper. Here's our Live Photo guide, with tutorials for everything you can do with Apple's live pictures on an iPhone.
The Contacts app sorts your contacts into last name, first name order, and displays contacts in first name, last name order. To organize your iPhone or iPad contacts differently, reverse these settings.
How to Send an Email on iPhone with Attachments
By Conner Carey
Need to send a signed PDF to a coworker? Or do you need to share family photos from a recent vacation? Sending an email is probably the most convenient option. The Mail app on your iPhone makes sending attachments with any email easy. Read on to find out how to attach a document in the iPhone Mail app.
How to 3D Touch a Word for the Definition on iPhone
By Conner Carey
If you come across an unfamiliar word while using your iPhone, it's easy to quickly get the definition. If you have an iPhone with 3D Touch you can look up a definition with ease. Of course, you can also look up a word if you don’t have 3D Touch by tapping and holding to highlight a word, then tapping Look Up. For those with iPhone 6s (Plus) or later, however, use this tip to 3D Touch a word for the definition.
Review: Bluetooth Deadbolt Makes It Magical to Open Your Door
By Todd Bernhard
There's a lot to like about the Deadbolt 02 ($199) from igloohome, especially once you get it installed. I particularly liked the "magical" way you can enter, just by holding your hand over the touchscreen, as long as you have your phone nearby. The sleek device uses Bluetooth 4.0 to recognize that you are close by, and then unlocks the deadbolt when your hand is placed in the right spot. This could be great for entering with groceries, etc.
Double-Click Side Button Not Working? Check This Setting
By Paula Bostrom
Double-clicking the iPhone side button is something everyone does, whether it's to pull up Apple Pay or confirm that you want to install an app. However, if you have shaky hands or a physical impairment that prevents you from clicking the side button fast enough, you might have trouble using these features. Luckily, if double-clicking the side button is not working for you, your iPhone has an accessibility setting to slow down the click speed.
How to Turn On Closed Captions for Media on the iPhone
By Conner Carey
For some, it’s not easy to catch every word spoken when watching their favorite shows, videos, and movies on their devices. My mom has grown accustomed to watching her shows with closed captions, simply because she likes the added benefit of reading while she watches. Luckily, it’s easy to set up. You can turn on closed captions for media as your default on iPhone or iPad; here’s how.
How to Lock Apps on iPhone & iPad with Touch ID
By Abbey Dufoe
Can you lock apps on an iPhone or iPad with a fingerprint? Yes! Here's how to lock apps on iPad with a fingerprint. Below, we'll also cover how to put a password on apps on iPhone or iPad for better security.