Donna Cleveland

​We keep a digital record of our lives on our iPhones—all of our correspondence, our photos and videos, even our location—and naturally, we want to keep that information safe. But when it comes to protecting our privacy in the digital age, some of us could use a little help.

The following infographic was published in the  Spring 2016 issue of iPhone Life magazine. Learn how to get the most from your iPhone by clicking here to subscribe.

Remember Snake, the incredibly simplistic yet addictive mobile game most of us played in the early days of cellphones? Thankfully, apps—the bite sized pieces of software designed for specific tasks—have come a long way since then. It's been almost eight years since Steve Jobs announced the App Store, and now we have more than 1.5 millions apps to choose from. The App Store is undoubtedly one of Apple's most important inventions. Apps have revolutionized the way we do so many things—look no further than Uber, Tinder, and Spotify for proof. And while Steve Jobs didn’t invent mobile apps, he did successfully popularize them. With the App Store, Apple created a vibrant marketplace for creating and selling apps, and as developers strove to compete, they stretched the capabilities of our iPhones by pushing the devices’ functional limits.  Apps are what make the iOS experience so interesting, and that's why we've put together the infographic below to help you learn some little known facts and figures about the rise of Apple's App Store.

If you get special satisfation each time you discover a new way to use your iPhone or iPad, you're going to love our latest Flipboard magazine featuring our very best iOS 9 tips. Follow our "Top iOS 9 Tips" magazine on Flipboard to get time-saving tips and hacks for everything from the updated Notes app,  iCloud Drive, News, and Maps.