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Accessibility features on iPhone improve year after year. It used to be that those who are color blind could only to choose to use grayscale, but did you know that’s no longer the case? If you’re color blind, you can go into your settings and select the color correct palette that works with your specific type of color blindness. It’s pretty incredible. Even those with ‘regular’ vision should check it out. Here’s how to correct your iPhone’s colors for your vision.

If your iMessage is not working or not activating on iPhone or iPad, it could be for a number of differnet reasons, including the iMessage waiting-for-activation error that’s common to many users. However, we'll also cover how to fix iMessage when it's saying the text was not delivered or if your iPhone is not receiving texts. Instead of offering one solution, we've got a few troubleshooting tips to fix iMessage when it's not working. iMessage not working is a big problem for users who rely on the service. If your iMessage isn't working or won't activate, we’ll figure out how to fix it. 

Sometimes while I’m browsing the internet, I’ll run across an article I’d love to show my husband; or sometimes I’ll find one I want to read, but just don’t have time at the moment. With Apple’s Reading List, you can save any article from the web and go back and read it at any time. Here’s how to save articles to read later in Safari on iPhone.

Summer has arrived! And despite the sweltering heat, I hope you’ll have time to enjoy your fun in the sun. Whether you’re going backpacking through the mountains, hanging by the side of the pool, or working your booty off at the gym, these are my three essential items for summer. If you’re looking to get some gear that works with your device but you only want to get three items, consider these products. I’ve personally tested each one and have chosen them all for totally different reasons. Without further ado, here’s my top three summer gear picks for iPhone and iPad users.

In the 62nd episode, the iPhone Life team shares everything you need to know about Apple's iOS 11 public beta program. After installing the beta iOS on their iPhones, Sarah and Donna share their favorite new features, from Drag and Drop to the new Control Center, and analyze the risks and rewards of using beta software.

Sometimes, whether it's an ex or an obnoxious telemarketer, a person just won't get the message and stop calling you. That's when it's time to block their calls. There’s no need to put up with unwanted messages or calls. Enabling call blocking for a specific number means you will no longer receive phone calls, FaceTime calls, text messages, or iMessages from that number. Here’s how to block unwanted calls and messages.

Amazon does not want you to delete your account. As with many online companies, you have to go through quite a process to officially cancel and delete your Amazon account. If, instead of deleting your Amazon account, what you’re really trying to do is use a different email or payment source, you can do that within your Amazon account settings without cancelling the account altogether. If, having considered your options, you’re certain that you want your Amazon account permanently deleted, you’ll need need to write Amazon a note. The company will do the rest. There’s no one-click button for deleting your Amazon account; you simply have to tell the company via their contact form that you want to cancel your Amazon account. Here’s how to delete your Amazon account permanently.

Now that the new iOS 11 Beta has been available to the public for a bit, we've had a chance to test drive a lot of the new iOS features coming with the new iOS 11. Here are our ten favorite new iOS 11 features that we think you'll love when the shipping version of the next iOS update is released in the fall. We'll cover everything from Peer-to-Peer Apple Pay, iPad Drag and Drop, Live Photo editing, and more! If you can't wait that long for the newest iOS update, check out our article on how to update to iOS 11 beta.

In past years, removing previous iOS betas from iPhone or iPad was a pain in the butt. Starting with the iOS 10 beta, however, beta testers became able to simply delete the iOS beta profile to get rid of it. Doing so will not downgrade your iOS but it will remove you from the beta program (giving you access to public iOS releases again) and makes it so that you don’t receive alerts for new iOS beta versions. You can get rid of the iOS 11 beta whenever you want, but downgrading from iOS 11 to iOS 10.3.2 isn't actually possible as Apple forces you to downgrade to iOS 10.3.3 beta. So it's recommended that you wait until the public iOS 11 is out, which will allow you to get rid of the beta software smoothly. I don't recommend trying to downgrade once you're on the iOS 11 beta program; however, if you insist, this Apple how-to will help. If you don't mind waiting for the public iOS 11, Apple has made it easy to unenroll from its beta program, which means when it's over you won't lose any data from restoring an old backup. Here’s how to leave the iOS 11 beta program without restoring your iPhone and without using a computer.