Best Speakers of 2018: Portable, Bluetooth, Waterproof & More
By Donna Cleveland
Have you been searching for the best speaker to purchase, either portable or for home use? There are so many speakers out there to choose from, so we put together this list of the best speakers of 2018 to help you make your decision. Our speaker roundup includes wireless Bluetooth speakers, both portable and waterproof, as well as some great options for home speakers from some of the best brands out there like JBL, Anker, Wonderboom, and more. Read on to find your perfect speaker for the best audio experience at home and away.
Insider Workshop: Get a Walkthrough of Member-Only Features
By Donna Cleveland
Check out our second iPhone Life Insider Walkthrough workshop. This workshop’s goal is to help you get the most from your Insider membership by showing you tips and best practices for accessing all of the included benefits. Thank you to everyone who joined us and all of you who watch it now. Learn more about what we covered, and watch the full replay below.
Best iPhone XR, XS & XS Max Cases: Cool Looks for Every Occasion
By Donna Cleveland
There are so many accessories you can buy to use with your shiny new iPhone, from headphones to charging cables and everything in between. But the most essential accessory, and the first accessory you should buy for your new iPhone is an iPhone XS, XS Max, or XR case. To help you decide which case is right for you we've put together a roundup of some of the top cases for the new iPhones.
iOS 12 Wish List: 15 Features We're Crossing Our Fingers For
By Donna Cleveland
What iOS improvements is Apple cooking up for us behind closed doors? This is the question on our minds in the months leading up to the Worldwide Developers Conference 2018, or WWDC, where each June, Apple demonstrates the most exciting new software features it will roll out to our iPhones and iPads in the fall. Last year with iOS 11, Apple delivered productivity enhancements for the iPad, translation skills for Siri, and the ability to turn Live photos into GIFs. This year, according to the latest rumors, we’ll be getting *drum roll* devices that work better. Are you excited yet? Don’t worry, along with the much-needed yet uninspiring performance improvements Apple is rumored to be focusing on, we’re confident the tech giant will also have some show-stopping features waiting for us in the wings. Let's discuss our wish list for iOS 12, from improved iCloud photo sharing, to more versatile Settings and Parental Controls, to some long-awaited assistance in dealing with robo-callers, and more; let's jump in now!
Top Tips from Professionals for Your Most Productive Year Ever
By Donna Cleveland
In my professional life, I’ve been amazed at how much making a few small tweaks to my habits has improved my output and daily experience. This revelation has left me wondering—what other productivity hacks are people practicing that I could be taking advantage of if only I knew about them? So, on all of our behalf, I asked 11 professionals across many fields to share the strategies that are making their life more inspired and efficient in 2018.
Embarrassing Tech Mishaps: The Shattered iPhone Edition
By Donna Cleveland
iPhone Life readers share their most cringe-worthy tech mishaps—from Facebook faux pas to sleep texting. Have your own mortifying mishap to share? Email us at techmishaps@iphonelife.com by Monday, March 5, and you could be featured in our next column! (Don't worry, we won't include your name.)
8 Tips for Raising Healthy Kids in the Age of Screens
By Donna Cleveland
The scene of a parent reading a bedtime story to a toddler is familiar and timeless. Then you notice something that tells a new tale; the child reaches out a dimpled hand and tries to swipe and tap the page as if it were an iPhone screen. Instances like this signal a new era in which young kids can navigate an iPhone or computer more intuitively than many adults. If you look around, you’ll find that today’s kids may be wired first for technology and second for the physical world.
Apple’s New Product Lineup—and Why It Matters
By Donna Cleveland
Under Tim Cook’s leadership, Apple has maintained a deep sense of reverence for its late CEO Steve Jobs. Yet never has an Apple event paid as much tribute to Jobs as during this fall’s tenth-anniversary iPhone release, which took place a decade after Jobs revealed the original “one more thing.” The event took place in the Steve Jobs Theater located in the heart of Apple Park, the company’s new Cupertino, California-based campus whose design Jobs masterminded during the last years of his life. As Cook opened the fall keynote, he showed uncharacteristic emotion as he said, “Steve’s spirit and timeless philosophy on life will always be the DNA of Apple.”
How to Reset Your Forgotten Apple ID & iCloud Password
By Donna Cleveland
If you forgot your Apple ID password or you want to reset your iCloud password, we’ll show you how. Your Apple ID account is the same thing as your iCloud account, so if you forgot your iCloud passcode, you forgot your Apple ID passcode. Luckily, it’s pretty easy to reset; there are also a couple different ways to do so. If you have two-factor authentication enabled on your iPhone, changing your iCloud or Apple ID password is incredibly quick and easy. If not, it’s still easy, but you’ll (ideally) need to get on a computer and use a browser to reset your password. Alright, if you have forgotten or want to reset your iCloud (aka Apple ID) password, here’s how.