iOS 12 Wish List: 15 Features We're Crossing Our Fingers For
By Donna Schill
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 Schill
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 Schill
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 Schill
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 Schill
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 Apple ID Password
By Donna Schill
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. Here's how to reset your Apple ID password.
There’s nothing quite like a hammock and a margarita to swiftly erase the stress of adult responsibility. Add the beach to the mix, and you may even find yourself dreaming up ways to turn your vacation life into your everyday life (you’ve always wanted to run your own bed & breakfast, right?).
How to Attach a Video to Messages on iPhone
By Donna Schill
Capturing special or funny moments is one of the things our iPhones do best. And sometimes, taking a video is the best way to do that, such as when you want to show friends or family the new trick you taught your puppy. But once you’ve recorded your cute video, you’ll need to attach it to a message to send it to a friend. Here’s how to attach a video to Messages on iPhone.
Best Health & Fitness Accessories for Your iPhone
By Donna Schill
Having the right health and fitness gear for your iPhone can make all the difference in working out effectively. We've rounded up our favorite iPhone fitness gear from fitness trackers to sweatproof wireless bluetooth earbuds to an armband for bringing your iPhone along on your runs.
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