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Sort Your Passwords in the Passwords App (iOS 18)
By Rhett Intriago
In previous versions of iOS, your passwords were stored in iCloud Keychain, which you could access by going into the Settings app. Now, Apple has given us a dedicated Passwords app. Let’s go over how to sort passwords in the Passwords app.
Customize App Icon Colors & Size in iOS 18
By Rhett Intriago
Your Home Screen is more customizable than ever before. The latest software updates from Apple now allow you to change the color and size of your app icons to better match your personal aesthetic. Here’s how to customize app icons on your iPhone.
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The Watch Designed to Improve Your Health
(Sponsored Post) By Amy Spitzfaden Both on Thu, 11/07/2024
Download Your Maps & Use Them Offline on iPhone
By Rhett Intriago
Apple has continued to improve its Maps app through every iteration of iOS. Apple Maps has long since proven itself as a reliable navigation app on par with competitors like Google Maps and Waze. Even so, it has been missing one crucial feature, which iOS 17 finally added: offline maps.
How to Log Your State of Mind on Apple Watch
By Rachel Needell
A cool new feature Apple has added to the Mindfulness app on Apple Watch is State of Mind. This feature allows you to log your mood throughout the day or log your mood for the whole day at once. Say goodbye to other mood-tracking apps because this new option from the Mindfulness app is convenient, easy to use, and also quite pretty. I'll show you how.
Log Your Mood & Track Your Emotions in the iPhone Health App
By Rhett Intriago
Your iPhone now has a built-in mood-logging feature, allowing you to enter how you’re feeling in the Health app throughout the day. This is to help make you more aware of your emotions and better understand why you feel a certain way. Read on to find out more about this emotion-tracking feature.
How to Automatically Sort Grocery Lists in Reminders
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
If you're someone who likes an organized march around the grocery store, iOS 17 has come through for you. Now, grocery lists in Reminders automatically sort into categories so you can get everything you need from one section before moving on to the next. Here is how to get your Reminders grocery list to automatically sort in iOS 17.
Build a Custom Workout Plan in Apple Fitness+
By Rhett Intriago
Achieving your goals with Apple Fitness+ has become much more accessible thanks to custom workout plans in iOS 17. You can now build a plan that fits your needs and helps you stay on track. Read on to find out how to get started!
Saved by the Apple Watch: Stories from Our Readers
By August Garry
I frequently call my Apple devices lifesavers. I would miss 99 percent of my appointments without the help of my iPhone alarms, but it may be a bit of an exaggeration to say I would die without my HomePod. There was no hyperbole needed for many of you who wrote in with stories of when your Apple devices saved the day! Once again, you came through with some amazing tales of your iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirTags coming to your rescue. I will reproduce several of them here, edited for space and clarity.
10 Ways My Apple Watch Made Me a Better Person
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Before getting an Apple Watch, I didn’t think I’d use it for much. Yes, we have some die-hard Apple Watch enthusiasts here at iPhone Life, but I couldn’t imagine using it as more than a glorified step tracker. Some of the stats it can record sounded cool, but it never seemed like something I needed, much less something that would make me a better person.
Apple Watch Widgets: How to Use Smart Stacks
By Rachel Needell
Since Apple's updates to watchOS 10, you can easily access your favorite widgets using the new Smart Stacks feature. Before watchOS 10, you could access the Control Center when you swiped up on your Apple Watch face. Now, when you swipe up on your watch face, you access the Apple Watch Smart Stack widgets. I'll show you how to access and customize this new feature!
How to Dial Letters on an iPhone
By Leanne Hays
Need to know how to type letters on a keypad, so you can dial a phone number with letters in it? Here's how to dial letters on an iPhone.
Where Did the Control Center on Apple Watch Go?
By Olena Kagui
Why can't you swipe up to get to your Apple Watch Control Center? Do you see widgets instead? If so, your watch is running watchOS 10 or later! With this update comes a new way to open your Control Center that requires zero swiping. Don't worry, it's easy, and you'll be used to it in no time.
Fixed: People Album Won’t Recognize Pictures of Pets
By Rhett Intriago
In iOS 17, you may have noticed the People album in the Photos app has been renamed to People and Pets. That’s because your iPhone can now identify your pets, making searching for photos of them infinitely easier. However, if this new feature isn’t working for you, here are a few solutions to resolve the problem.
Use Your Contact Information to Autofill Forms on iPad
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
If you're anything like me, using an Apple Pencil to fill in a PDF on an iPad takes your handwriting from bad to worse. Fortunately, iPadOS 17 offers Enhanced AutoFill which lets you select your AutoFill information to fill in things like your name and address without having to type it or scribble it in. It's easy, once you know how to do it!
How to Send Contact Info on iPhone with NameDrop
By Rachel Needell
NameDrop is a cool new feature that is available with Apple's most recent iOS 17 release. NameDrop effectively replaces the business card by making it super quick and easy to exchange contact cards with another iPhone user. Using the same technology as AirDrop, NameDrop lets users connect wirelessly by simply holding the iPhones close together. Here's how it works!
Contact Card Not Available for FaceTime? 5 Easy Fixes
By Rachel Needell
Some iPhone users are reporting that, for certain contacts, they are receiving an error that says, "Contact Card Is Not Available for FaceTime," and are wondering what that means and how to fix it. This article covers five different fixes for when the contact card is not available for FaceTime.
Turn Your iPhone into a Bedside Clock with StandBy
By Rhett Intriago
Did you know that there is a nightstand mode on iPhone now? There is now a feature called StandBy mode on the iPhone, which allows you to see information—such as the time, your calendar, photos, and weather—at a glance while charging your device. In this tip, we'll show you how to use the iPhone's StandBy mode and how to get a red clock and calendar on iPhone.
Your iPhone cannot replace a real doctor, but it can help you identify your mental health risks in just minutes. You can use the Health app to take a quick quiz that will let you know if you have any risk of experiencing anxiety or depression. You can easily share the results of these quizzes with your primary healthcare provider to consider any potential next steps.
