By Rachel Needell
If you're familiar with the Photos app, you may already know how to crop a photo on your iPhone. While you can still crop photos the traditional way, did you know that you can now access a shortcut to the crop feature? This simple hidden trick makes cropping photos so convenient and easy. Here's how to do it!
By Jim Karpen
Apple knows you may have good reason not to want your iPhone or iPad to track what you're doing while browsing the web in Safari. For some time, iOS has had Private Browsing Mode, in which no record is kept of which websites you've visited, your search history, or your AutoFill information. Here's how to use Private Browsing in Safari on iPhone.
By Hallei Halter
Are you using your iPhone as a speaker while you listen to music, and wishing there was a little more oomph to the the audio? Here's a quick trick to get an audio boost for your iPhone's music when just turning up the volume isn't cutting it. Essentially, this tip for the Apple Music app works by suppressing the bass tones of the audio, so you'll hear softer sounds more clearly.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Apple Music, Apple Fitness+, iCloud+, News+, Apple One… The list of Apple’s subscription options is enough to make your head spin. Each subscription comes with its own questions: Is it better than its competitors? Is it worth the monthly price? If I subscribe, will I use it? How can I best bundle my subscriptions? Lucky for you, I’ve tried every Apple subscription out there and can tell you with confidence which are worth the monthly price tag.
By Rachel Needell
The Journal app, which was released with iOS 17.2, is a great way to keep a log of events with pictures, links, and other media that you can lock behind your iPhone's passcode. However, if you'd like to improve your journal-keeping consistency, here's how to create a schedule in the new Journal app.
By Leanne Hays
If you have a lot of photo albums on your iPhone, it can be easy to waste a ton of time searching through them to find what you're looking for. One of my favorite tricks is to create folders to sort my photo albums into, which makes life a lot easier. We'll show you how to create folders for photo albums to help you sort and organize iPhone photos.
By Rhett Intriago
Deleting messages on iPhone is easier than you think. You can delete one, two, or as many messages as you want with just a few taps. So, if you’re ready to clear out your old messages, read on to find out how to delete text messages on your iPhone.
By Rhett Intriago
Tracking flights on iPhone is easy. In fact, there are several different ways to check the status of your flights from your Apple devices. In this tip, you'll learn how to use the built-in iMessage flight tracker.
There's a lot of advice out there for how to get over a breakup, but in the age of the cell phone, there are more things you can do to get the closure you need than ever before. Here's how to stop sharing location, photos, and more with your ex on an iPhone or iPad.
By Leanne Hays
By Hallei Halter
Saving items like notes, documents, and photos to the Files app on your iPhone can help you view and manage various content types in one place. We'll show you how to save files to your iPhone’s dedicated Files app and use it as a hub to view your content. The Files app can be synced via iCloud across all your App devices, which makes it especially efficient as a file management system!
By Olena Kagui
Do you take time out of your busy day to worry about email address case sensitivity? I know I have! The good news is that you don't need to fix accidental capitalization or turn caps lock off when writing an email because emails are not case-sensitive. Learn how to use this to your advantage!
By Leanne Hays
It’s been a weird couple of years, and as another holiday season approaches, it may still be a challenge to figure out how to bring everyone together to celebrate. With many jobs returning to in-person work, busy family schedules, and the still-looming risk of the COVID pandemic and other scary diseases, it may not be safe or possible to travel long distances. However, as we've learned over the past three years, there’s still plenty of cheer to spread virtually. We've all become experts at making the most of virtual gatherings and celebrations, and I’ve researched some virtual ways to give meaningful gifts, enjoy activities with family far away, and help those who need your support after these tough few years.
By Leanne Hays
Classical music fans, rejoice; Apple Music Classical is here! Here's how to download the Apple Music Classical app, find your favorite composers and new favorites, and stream classical music!
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
A picture is worth a thousand words, and since the bird app limits your characters, you'll want to learn how to post a GIF to Twitter. GIFs are short animations that usually show some kind of emotion or reaction and are frequently used for humor or emphasis. Basically, any time you might say, "I have no words." Here's everything you need to know about posting GIFs on Twitter.
By Nicholas Naioti
Planning a wedding is fun but can quickly become a full-time job if you’re not careful. Thankfully, there are a ton of apps and services to simplify the process and cut down on the stress and time spent planning your special day. Whether you’re looking to find the perfect venue, design your own invitations, search for a vendor, or build a user-friendly registry, these wedding planning apps are a crucial tool for anyone tying the knot.
By Rachel Needell
Looking for a job can be a stressful affair. Regardless of your circumstances, finding a job listing, applying, and keeping track of your submissions can be a full-time job in itself. Fortunately, job sites with polished iOS apps make the hunt a less taxing endeavor. Let’s explore the top five free job search apps available today.
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.
By Leanne Hays
How do you add effects to photos on a Mac? The Photos app includes free video editing and picture editing software. Apple makes it easy to adjust light, color, and more in your pictures and videos. If you don’t like edits you’ve made and are wondering, “How do I undo a photo edit on a Mac?” we’ll go over that as well.
By Brian Peters
Apple Pay is a contactless payment system used by hundreds of millions of people to make payments online and in stores without needing to have cash or credit cards on hand. You only need your favorite Apple device (iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or Mac) on hand. You can even use it to pay for a purchase at McDonald's.
