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Anybody who is upgrading to the new iPhone will automatically have iOS 11 installed when their new device arrives, but for your current iPhones and iPads, you'll still want to upgrade to iOS 11 when it becomes available September 19. There are loads of new features in iOS 11 that we’ll be covering in our daily tips in the coming months. Ready to update to iOS 11? Here’s how to do it. We’ll also cover what devices are compatible with iOS 11.

Several years ago, I reviewed one of Sumo Lounge's largest bean bag chairs. My family and I still use that chair to this day even though it continues to take up a considerable amount of space in our entertainment room. After recently revisiting digital-lifestyle furniture, I decided to check up on Sumo Lounge to see what the company was up to and discovered to my pleasant surprise that Sumo has expanded its product line. One of the most recent additions to the family is the Omni Flex chair ($199). Does it maintain Sumo Lounge's comfort level while not taking up too much floor space? Read on to find out.

The official public iOS 11 will be available on September 19, which means it’s time to figure out how to use all the new features! Each new version of iOS comes with a steep learning curve, but we want to make it easy for you. That's why we created The Complete iOS 11 Guide for iPhone Life Insiders, and you can gain access to this video guide immediately when you become a member. This guide is packed with all of the how-tos, tips, and tricks you need to become an expert in iOS 11. We’ll cover everything you need to know, and we'll make it easy to follow with guided videos that’ll show you exactly what your iPhone or iPad screen will look like every step of the way. You’ll be teaching your friends iOS 11 tricks in no time. Check out a preview of the guide and learn more about the iPhone Life Insider membership below.

The new iPhone models have been unveiled! Despite the fact that I was among the many who read in detail the Apple employee-leaked details on the new iPhones, I still enjoyed the thrill and spectacle of the official unveilings. Apple's new line of products certainly lived up to the hype, and the presentation was precise, well-rehearsed, and comprehensive.

Watching Netflix offline was a dream until fairly recently. In the past, watching Netflix offline wasn’t possible because there was no way to download Netflix movies or TV shows. But that’s all changed and now learning how to download Netflix movies and TV shows for offline viewing is easy with a quick how-to. We’ll cover how to watch Netflix offline by downloading your content ahead of time, as well as whether or not you can download Netflix on Mac or PC, what’s available on Netflix to download, and how to change the video quality for your Netflix downloads. Subscribers have been wanting to watch Netflix offline on their iPads or iPhones for years, and now Netflix has made it easy. Here's how to watch Netflix offline on iPhone and iPad.

Introducing App Saturdays! (*insert jazz hands*) Every Saturday, we’ll feature an app we love, telling you what it can do and why it’s awesome.

Our first app, Sorted, is a calendar and to-do app to rival them all. Since the Sunrise calendar app died, I’ve searched high and low for a replacement. After months of trial and error, I stumbled across Sorted last week. Here’s what it can do and why you’re going to love it.

The best portable power packs make it easy and convenient for users to recharger their iPhone batteries on the go. Many external battery chargers do this by eliminating the need to carry a separate iPhone charger cable by incorporating a short lightning cable into the body of the portable phone charger itself. The downside to this approach is that the lightning cable can only be used with the power bank, which means the lightning cable is useless when the portable power pack is out of juice. The new LINQ Wearable Charger Bracelet ($25), which launches this month and is expected to start shipping at the end of October, offers a different approach that makes it stand out in the category of cool iPhone chargers and lightning cables.

With iOS 11, you can finally customize Control Center on your iPhone. Users have been requesting this feature for years but even more so after Low Power Mode was introduced. Parts of Control Center in iOS 11 are designed to stay the same; but in the same way you organize widgets on Lock screen, you can choose certain features of your iPhone to be quickly accessible from Control Center. This also allows you to remove Control Center functions that you might never use and replace them with something better. Here’s how to customize Control Center with iOS 11 on iPhone.

With an ever-increasing number of note-taking apps appearing in the App Store, Apple has responded with solid updates to its iOS Notes App in iOS 11. The most popular third-party note-taking apps are apps that can convert writing to text, scan documents with the iPhone, and search handwritten text. In iOS 11 Notes app, Apple has integrated these popular features seamlessly. These updates to the iOS Notes App will be included in the September iOS 11 update, so we have drawn up a guide on how to use the Notes app for iPad and iPhone in iOS 11.

Text message stickers for iOS devices are a great way to add an extra personalized touch to your iMessages. If you have an iPhone or iPad running iOS 10 or later, then you have access to the plethora of texting stickers that are available in the Messages App Store.

With the older iPhone we had to know how to delete photos from the iPhone to free up space and make room for apps and music and more pictures. Now the iPhone is designed with plenty of storage space so that’s not always an issue. More often than not we need to delete all photos from iPhone or remove photos from iPhone to protect our privacy. But sometimes, people want to delete all the photos from their iPhone along with their other personal information because they want to give the phone away to a friend or family member. In that case, the information they really need is how to wipe an iPhone. For that reason, this post will cover how to erase and restore an iPhone to factory settings as well.

If you need to find and track a lost iPhone, using Find My iPhone is the easiest method. But does Find My iPhone work even when your iPhone is turned off or dead? Well, kind of. We’ll go over all the details and what to do if you need to find an iPhone without Find My iPhone. If you need to find a dead iPhone, you’ll still be able to find the phone’s last location. Here’s how to find your iPhone when it’s lost, whether it’s offline, dead, or even if you don’t have Find My iPhone.

If you regularly need to carry a MacBook (or similar-sized laptop) along with an iPad, you need a backpack or messenger bag or briefcase that can handle them all. The Venturo Backpack Sling ($119.95) from Moshi is a hybrid backpack and briefcase that can accommodate a tablet, laptop, and a lot more. 

I have listened to a fair number of the best Bluetooth wireless speakers, so when Fender released its Monterey Bluetooth Speaker ($349.99), I was intrigued. Fender is best known for its eardrum crunching guitar amplifiers, so I was curious to know how well Fender made the transition from its 20th-century electric guitar roots to 21st-century wireless sound. Read on to find out.

With Apple's introduction of the AirPods, the flood gates have started to open for companies that traditionally sold wired Bluetooth headsets to dip their toes into the truly wireless Bluetooth earbud market. A recent entry is 808 Audio's Earcanz Tru Wireless Earbuds ($79.99). How do they hold up against Apple's more expensive wireless Bluetooth earbuds?  Read on to find out.

If someone attempts to unlock an iPhone too many times unsuccessfully, an iPhone is Disabled, Connect to iTunes message will inevitably pop up. An iPhone will become disabled for security purposes—otherwise a hacker could sit there and try every possible combination until they got in. But just because your iPhone is disabled that doesn’t mean someone tried to unlock your device without permission. An iPhone or iPad may become disabled if a child plays around and gets locked out. It’s also perfectly possible to forget your own iPhone passcode, which may also cause you to enter too many digits and end up with a disabled iPhone asking to be connected to iTunes. Luckily, there are multiple solutions to this problem. Here’s how to fix a disabled iPhone by connect it to iTunes, iCloud, or using Recovery Mode.

HomeKit is the predominant home automation technology for all iOS users. However, what if your home is occupied by family members who prefer Android phones over iPhones? Cross-platform smart lighting solutions exist, but they typically require their own base station and additional configuration to get working. Elgato has created the Avea lighting products to provide Android and iPhone users access to technology that pairs and operates as easily as the Apple HomeKit does.  Read on to find out if Elgato has succeeded with this intent.

If the iPhone Calendar app that came with your iPhone is just not meeting your scheduling needs, don't worry; you've got options! Here are five of the best calendar apps for iPhone. Find out the pros and cons of our favorite calendar apps.

If you are an athlete, adventurer, or outdoor enthusiast who appreciates having excellent quality audio wherever your journeys happen to carry you, then you'll appreciate this roundup of the best Bluetooth wireless speakers and headphones. All of the devices featured here offer built-in speakerphone compatibility and are designed with rugged sturdiness and reliability in mind.