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How to Control How Facebook Uses Your Data

Staying on top of digital privacy should be a priority in the modern age, especially while using apps like Facebook. Luckily, Facebook has a feature called Privacy Checkup. Privacy Checkup lets you easily navigate all of Facebook's complicated security features from one place while providing helpful information to help you make the most informed decisions regarding your data. Here's how to use the Privacy Checkup feature to control how Facebook uses your data.

In the 187th episode, David and Donna answer listener questions about the iOS 16 Public Beta and share tips on how to tame your email inbox. Other topics include reports that Apple will delay iPadOS 16’s public release to October, plus plant care apps and customizable lighting for your smart home. To see the full show notes for the episode, visit iPhoneLife.com/Podcast.

Something I appreciate about my iPhone is the many customization features. With iOS 15.4, Apple added a new gender-neutral Siri voice, once again broadening the range of voice types available for the virtual assistant. If you're going to use Apple's famous voice assistant, you want a voice that resonates with you! Below, we'll show you how to update Siri's voice with just a few quick taps on your iPhone.

Let's say you created a Lock Screen for your iPhone, but you're not satisfied with how your Lock Screen turned out. One solution is to create a new Lock Screen, but that takes a lot of work. Fortunately, iOS 16 allows you to edit your current Lock Screen without creating a new one. We will show you how to do this quick and simple task.  

You will now be able to customize your Lock screen thanks to iOS 16. Along with creating Lock screens with emojis, photos and astronomical objects, you can also create simple Lock screen with the color option. The color option will allow you to personalize your Lock screen by picking your favorite color and style. We will show you how easy and fun it is to create a color Lock screen.

Are you a voracious audiophile? Spotify offers a wide range of music and podcasts, and it's also great for finding out what audio your friends have been listening to lately. Even with a free account, you can add friends on Spotify by linking your Facebook account or by searching for their profile. This way, you can discover awesome new music and keep up with your friends’ interests.

Apple's Reminders app helps you organize your schedule and tasks into tidy lists that you can check off after completion. With iOS 16, you now have the option to pin a list to the top of the app just like you can pin a note in the Notes app! This is really great if you have a lot of reminders cluttering the app and you want to be able to find one particular list super quickly. 

iOS 16 has a lot of new and exciting features that makes certain tasks convenient. One of those features is the iCloud Shared Photo Library. While the previous operating system already supports shared albums, the iCloud Shared Photo Library will now allow the people who you’re sharing to join you in managing and uploading folders as well as adding, deleting, and even editing shared photos. In this article, we will show you how to share all your photos into the iCloud Shared Photo Library.

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