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By now you likely know that Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote event will take place Monday, June 4. This year, we want to have a two-way conversation with you all during the event. We’ll joke, share information, and host an after-party in the form of a live podcast. Follow along and voice your opinions during the event in the iPhone Life Facebook group. After it’s all said and done, we’ll host a live podcast after WWDC that you can sign up to join here. During the live podcast, we’ll discuss everything Apple announced, voice our opinions, hear yours, and take any questions. This is the first year we’re hosting a two-way conversation with you all during and after the event, and we are super excited for June 4 to arrive. Learn more below.

In the 83rd episode of the iPhone Life Podcast, the team shares highlights from Apple's Q2 earnings report and discuss why analysts' gloomy iPhone X projections were all wrong. Sarah and Donna also share their favorite high-end headphone recommendations and weigh in on whether you can use emojis in place of punctuation marks when texting

Come June, Apple will hold its 29th annual Worldwide Developers Conference. The annual conference will be held in again San Jose this year at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. When the conference kicks off on June 4, developers will come together along with more than 1,000 Apple engineers for get-togethers, sessions, and labs. And of course, Apple will host its Keynote Event, which will live stream on Apple’s website and the WWDC app for Apple TV, iPad, and iPhone. We’ll be covering the event on the day of, so be sure to tune in and follow our coverage come June. Along with its September iPhone announcement, the WWDC Keynote is one of the biggest Apple events of the year. Make sure to join our Facebook group to before Monday to discuss the keynote with other Apple enthusiasts as the announcement happens. After that watch our live podcast the iPhone Life team shares their thoughts on everything that was announced.

In the 82nd episode of the iPhone Life Podcast, the team teaches you how to take control of your battery health and phone speed with iOS 11.3. Other topics include Sarah's favorite iPhone-connected thermometer and the fitness app everyone at iPhone Life is talking about.

The Apple News app is great for keeping up to date on the day's top developments and stories. The more users interact with the News app, the more customized it becomes, and now, with iOS 11.3, Apple has made the News app even more individualized. The For You section of the News app now allows you to tailor the For You video selection to your preference. Let's get started learning how to personalize the For You section of Apple's News app on your iPhone, so you can get all the content you're really looking for by keeping or eliminating the Today's Videos and Must-See Videos section. 

In light of Facebook's recent data leak that compromised the personal information of up to 85 million users, the iPhone Life team shares advice on how to check on and delete third-party apps you've granted access to your account in order to help you protect your data from getting into the wrong hands. Other topics include iOS 11.3 bugs and Apple's new iPad and red iPhone 8.

The New iPad Will Have Apple Pencil Support

Apple unveiled a new 9.7 inch iPad for 2018 with lower educator pricing and an expansive package of classroom-management and curricular apps at its recent "Let's Take a Field Trip" event. The new hardware and applications are designed to launch teachers, students, administrators, and the classroom itself into an integrated, streamlined future where educational and creative opportunities are expanded, organized, and optimized.