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How to Reset All Settings on iPhone

When you're having trouble with iPhone bugs or strange behavior, one thing that might be suggested to you is to restore your iPhone to default settings or reset all settings. What does "Reset All Settings" do? It restores your iPhone settings to the factory default, the same as a new iPhone, without deleting anything else on your phone. You can even choose to only reset certain settings instead of all of them. So, don't worry! You won't lose any of your data, though you'll have to customize things and log into many services again.

How to Leave a Shared Photo Library

Shared Photo Libraries are an interesting new feature in iOS 16 (available currently as beta software and as shipping software starting in September), but you can only join one at a time. If you've joined one and want to leave it so you can join or create another one, finding where to do so can be a little confusing. Whether you joined a Shared Library by accident, need to start your own, or just aren't finding the feature useful, we'll show you how to easily leave or delete a Shared Photo Library.

Find Out If Your Data's Been Compromised

(Sponsored Post) By Amy Spitzfaden Both on Thu, 01/08/2026

Here's a hard truth: it's a new year but the same people are buying and selling your information daily. But who are these people? This is where our friends at Incogni come in. They've launched a free data checker so you can see exactly which data brokers and people search sites have your information.