Leanne Hays has over a dozen years of experience writing for online publications. As a Feature Writer for iPhone Life, she has authored hundreds of how-to, Apple news, and gear review articles, as well as a comprehensive Photos App guide. Leanne holds degrees in education and science and loves troubleshooting and repair. This combination makes her a perfect fit as manager of our Ask an Expert service, which helps iPhone Life Insiders with Apple hardware and software issues.
In off-work hours, Leanne is a mother of two, homesteader, audiobook fanatic, musician, and learning enthusiast.
"Why are my group messages coming in separately on my iPhone?" is a question I get a lot. Sometimes group texts send as individual texts because not everyone in the group message is using an Apple device. We can't fix that for you, but we do have several ways iPhone users can fix it when a group message replies individually.
By Leanne Hays
Wondering how to record calls on an iPhone? It's not hard; you can use the new iPhone call recording feature! If your iPhone isn't updated to iOS 18.1 or later, you can use the Voice Memos app on another iPhone, iPad, or Mac, or a call-recorder app to record calls on your iPhone, free!
By Leanne Hays
Why has your Home button stopped working on your iPad? You may need to update your software, reset your settings, or give the Home button a good cleaning. We'll show you how to get your iPad's Home button responding again.
By Leanne Hays
So, why is your Apple Watch face dark? If your Apple Watch display is dim, the screen brightness may be turned down in your Apple Watch settings. There's two ways you can adjust the screen brightness of your Apple Watch: through the Watch app on your paired iPhone, or you can make the change directly in your Apple Watch. Here's how to turn the brightness up on an Apple Watch using both methods.
By Leanne Hays
How do you mark a location on Google Maps on an iPhone? You drop a pin! Here's how to drop a pin on Google Maps on your iPhone, so you can save favorite locations, your parking spot, your location at the moment, and more!
By Leanne Hays
Why is Safari so slow on my iPhone? If Safari is slow to load, you may have too many tabs open or not enough iPad or iPhone storage available. There are a few other ways to fix Safari acting slow, too. Read on to find out!
By Leanne Hays
By Leanne Hays
Is your iPhone alarm volume low? Here's how to change the alarm volume on your iPhone or iPad if you've already increased the volume but the alarm sound is still quiet.
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.
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.
