How to Turn Off iPhone Optimized Battery Charging
By Olena Kagui
How-To
Organize Your iPhone’s Storage & Battery
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Now that you’ve perfected your Home Screen, it’s time to clean behind the scenes. In the past, you may have deleted apps from your Home Screen and now you’ve lost track. Maybe you have an absurd amount of photos or downloaded videos taking up a lot of storage and making your iPhone run slower than it needs to. Or maybe you keep ignoring the software updates, which puts your phone at a security risk. If any of those things sound relatable, this next section is all about how to make sure even the stuff occurring in the background of your iPhone is kept in check.
How to See All Reminders at Once
By Sarah Kingsbury
When creating reminders in the Reminders app, it's useful to organize them into separate lists such as a grocery list, a list for pet appointments, and a work to-do list. But sometimes, it can be helpful to see everything you have to do in one place. Here's how!
How to Delete Suggested Email Contacts in Mail
By Leanne Hays
The Mail app can autofill email addresses based on your recent activity. However, sometimes the Mail app will suggest old email addresses that are no longer relevant. You can avoid accidentally sending your email to a random contact by removing them from your recents. Here's how!
How to Reset Apple TV Remote
By Olena Kagui
Just like any other device, your Apple TV remote can experience issues. If your remote is properly paired and charged, doing a quick Apple TV remote reset can fix minor glitches and other issues. I’ll teach you how to reset Apple TV remotes regardless of the model.
Apple Watch Tips, Smart Desks & the Etiquette of Message Reactions
By Sarah Kingsbury
In the 63rd episode, the iPhone Life team focuses in on Apple Watch features that can help you get the most accurate Apple Watch fitness and exercise metrics. Other topics include the coolest new technology and smart-office ideas for the ultimate smart-office setup (spoiler: Donna and Sarah love standing and elliptical desks) and whether or not using Message Reactions in the iPhone messages app is the lazy way out.
How to Print High-Quality Photos from iPhone
By Leanne Hays
It’s easy to share photos, videos, and entire albums from your iPhone to your friends’ and family members’ devices. But, as Marvin Gaye once sang, "Ain’t nothing like the real thing, baby."
How to Clean Your AirPods & AirPods Case without Damaging Them
By Erin MacPherson
AirPods and their charging cases are tiny, and their many built-in nooks and crannies make cleaning them properly very tough and occasionally risky. We'll show you how to clean your AirPods, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, and their accompanying cases without damaging them.
How to Set Specific Ringtones for Contacts on iPhone
By Sarah Kingsbury
Learning how to set different ringtones for different contacts is a great way to know which friend or family member is calling you without having to look at your iPhone screen. It's easy to assign ringtones to contacts on the iPhone. It’s fun to do and allows you to select something personalized, funny, or unique to your friendship. Here's how!
Change the Focus Point of Portrait Photos
By Rhett Intriago
Have you ever taken a Portrait mode photo on your iPhone and wanted to change the focus point later? Well, now you can, thanks to the latest version of iOS. Any model of iPhone 13 and newer includes a feature that allows you to manually adjust the focus of almost any portrait photo.
Keep the Music Going with Crossfade in Apple Music
By Rhett Intriago
Does Apple Music have crossfade? Yes! After the iOS 17 update, Apple Music now has the option to enable crossfading for your music. This is a handy feature if you never want the music to stop abruptly. Here’s how to enable crossfade.
How to Loop a YouTube Video
By Rachel Needell
Did you know that you can put a YouTube video on repeat? If you've ever wanted to loop YouTube videos, you actually can by going into additional settings and toggling on the loop video settings. Here's how to loop YouTube videos!
Why Is My Apple Watch Vibrating but Not Showing Notifications?
By Rhett Intriago
Every Apple Watch owner experiences phantom vibrations from time to time. You’ve probably found this article because your Apple Watch vibrated for seemingly no reason. It can get annoying if it happens often and you frequently find yourself raising your wrist and seeing no new notifications. Let’s dive into why your Apple Watch is vibrating but not showing notifications.
How to Ping Apple Watch from iPhone
By Olena Kagui
Apple Watch users have enjoyed being able to find their iPhone by pinging it from their watch. iOS 17 introduced a ping Apple Watch feature to your iPhone’s Control Center. In order to use it, you’ll have to edit your Control Center settings. Here’s how to find your Apple Watch using your iPhone.
How to Find Missing AirPods with Your iPhone
By Conner Carey
You can find your lost AirPods the same way you find a lost iPhone: the Find My app. Whether you lose one on your morning run and need to figure out where you dropped it, or you simply can’t locate your AirPods in your messy house, here’s how to find your AirPods using your iPhone.
What do you do if you want to remove an Apple Watch band, but the Apple Watch band won't come off? Don't worry; we'll show you how to take off an Apple Watch band without damaging your Apple Watch.
How to Make AirPods Louder or Quieter: 2 Easy Ways
By Leanne Hays
Wondering why your AirPods are so quiet? AirPods Pro and AirPods volume control can be a bit non-intuitive. It's not easy for everyone to figure out how to adjust the volume on their AirPods when there are no buttons and no dials! If you've been wondering how to work AirPods and AirPods Pro volume control, read on to learn how to make your AirPods louder or lower the volume.
Apple ID Not Active? Here’s the Fix!
By Leanne Hays
If you get an Apple ID Not Active pop-up when you try to log into or verify your Apple ID, we're here to help! We'll cover why your Apple ID is inactive and how to fix this problem on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Why Is My iPhone Playing Music with No Apps Open? Fixed!
By Leanne Hays
If your iPhone is playing music by itself, you want it to stop as soon as possible! This problem is super annoying and disruptive, but don't worry; we know how to stop music from automatically playing on your iPhone.
3 Ways to Turn a Mac On & Off
By Devala Rees
If you're a new Mac user, one of the first things to learn is how to properly turn on your Mac and shut it down (even if it is frozen). Shutting down your Mac saves power and clears out RAM, and is good to do from time to time. Below, we'll show you how to turn on a Mac and shut it off again.
