Amy Spitzfaden Both is a Feature Writer at iPhone Life, an award-winning novelist, and an iPhone enthusiast. Over the past decade, her work in the publishing industry has included live coverage of industry events including the Yale Publishing Course and Magazine Innovation’s ACT 9 Experience, providing editing services for several start-up publishing houses, and acting as newsstand consultant for magazines such as The Old Farmer’s Almanac and The New York Review of Books. She graduated from M.I.U. with a Bachelor’s in Literature and Writing, and has gone on to publish two novels and two short stories. Her debut novel Untold won the 2014 Chelson Award for Fiction.
Writing everything from book reviews to skincare tips, Amy discovered a passion for bringing exciting and useful information to even the most casual researcher. The mix of usability and endless possibilities is what drew her to Apple products originally, and the more she learns, the more she loves.
Amy lives in New Hampshire with her husband and daughter. When she’s not writing or glued to her iPhone, she enjoys hiking, traveling, and creating her own tea blends.
By Amy Spitzfaden–Both
SharePlay is a feature introduced in iOS 15.0.1 that allows users to share media, games, and more over FaceTime. However, not every app offers SharePlay capabilities, and it can be hard to know which apps are best optimized for this new feature. We've put together a list of the nine best apps for SharePlay to help get you going with this fun new option.
By Amy Spitzfaden–Both
You turned off message notifications or notifications for another app, but now you want to turn them back on. We're all entitled to change our minds, so it's important to know how to reverse these things. Deliver Quietly isn't actually the setting anymore, as of iOS 15, so now you're really just turning back on notifications that have been turned off for any app. For this example, we will use iMessage, but you can follow these steps for any app. Here's how to enable iMessage notifications when they've been turned off.
By Amy Spitzfaden–Both
Why is Apple Pay not working? Hitting obstacles at the point of payment is an extremely frustrating experience, and can even land you in a real pinch. Luckily, there are several troubleshooting steps you can try when you run into problems with Apple Pay, and we'll go over them all here. Here's what to do when Apple Pay won't work.
By Amy Spitzfaden–Both
iPhone sound not working? If your iPhone speakers have stopped working, there are a few things that could be going on. Whether your iPhone sound has stopped working entirely or has been going off and on, these suggestions will help you get your iPhone speakers working again. Here's how to fix your iPhone speaker.
By Amy Spitzfaden–Both
iPhone camera tricks are some of the best parts of being an iPhone owner and now with the iPhone 13 line you have a new toy at your disposal: Photographic Styles. Photographic Styles lets you preset five camera settings and choose between them to create consistency in your photographs and save you some editing later. How do these styles work and how customizable are they? Let's take a look at this fancy new feature and learn how to set the best iPhone camera settings.
By Amy Spitzfaden–Both
How do you uninstall Safari extensions? If you downloaded a Safari extension and found it to be cumbersome or annoying, you'll want to know how to delete extensions from Safari. Luckily, it's easy to do and doesn't involve mucking about in the App Store at all. Here's how to delete an extension on Safari.
By Amy Spitzfaden–Both
Safari extensions can boost your browsing in many ways, from blocking adds, to finding deals, and even to doing good things for the environment. Now that Safari extensions are available on your iPhone and iPad in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, you may be wondering what's the best way to use them on your device, and which extensions are reliable and worthwhile. Here are the best iOS Safari extensions and what each one can do for you.
By Amy Spitzfaden–Both
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Headphones and earbuds make great presents for the audiophiles in your life or even a treat for you. We've shopped around for the best earbuds and cool headphones so you don't have to. Below, you'll find our top picks.
By Amy Spitzfaden–Both
On October 18, in its second event of the fall, Apple announced the new generation of its own in-house processing chips: the M1 Pro and the M1 Max. The chips build on the already impressive M1 processor released last year, which was the first to feature System-on-Chip (SoC) architecture, meaning all the different processing parts of a computer is included on one chip. This leads to faster processing, more efficiency, and reduced space taken up. The M1 Pro and M1 Max both feature many improvements over the original chip, which all mean good things for processing power. Let's take a look at what exciting improvements we'll be seeing.
By Amy Spitzfaden–Both
If you're a Mac user who needs a file to be compatible with Microsoft Word, converting a file from Pages to Docx might seem daunting. Turns out, it's actually super easy to do! File converters might vie for your attention, but all you need to do is click three times when your Pages document is open, and you'll be good to go. Let's learn how to convert a Pages document to Word.
You may know iPhone Life for the magazine and website that help anyone master their Apple devices. But did you know about the monthly podcasts that you can enjoy on the go? The iPhone Life Podcast covers apps, gear, and how-tos. The hosts are CEO and Publisher David Averbach and Editor in Chief Donna Cleveland. Needless to say, they are pros on all things Apple. Tune in to benefit from all their valuable tips; subscribe to the podcast today!
Informant 5 can help you meet all your 2023 organizational goals! Try it for free and experience a productivity boost by managing projects with tasks and notes, syncing your calendar among all your devices, enjoying a user-friendly 30-day calendar view, and so much more. Informant 5 features SmartBar navigation which makes it so much easier to use and master this calendar app. Plus, you can use it almost anywhere thanks to Dark Mode. With a dark background, you can check in on your tasks and schedule anywhere, even the movie theater. Upgrade to the best calendar app and task manager for iOS! Embrace the "out with the old, in with the new" spirit with Informant 5.
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