iPhone Life - Best Apps, Top Tips, Great Gear

The folks at iHome make a wide variety of iPhone accessories, particularly speakers... so many that I give them a hard time for resorting to cryptic naming schemes. The iBTW281 ($79.99) alarm clock phone charger that they sent me to try is just one example. Fortunately, I speak "iHome," so I can translate the "BT" to Bluetooth and the "W" to Wireless. That gives you a good idea of what this "Dual Alarm Clock Speaker System + Dual Charging" device (that's the long name) does!

Nobody can live without email, but we all can live without spam, dubious pharmaceutical offers, and emails from that one coworker who sends you last year’s memes on the regular. If you’ve ever wondered how to block email on iPhone using the Mail app, keep reading. We’ll show you how to make your inbox a lot more pleasant.

Adding all of your Gmail accounts to your iPhone is a convenient to stay connected. There are two main ways to set up Gmail accounts to your iPhone, either by using the Gmail app or from the iOS Mail app. It’s a quick process that will allow you to stay logged in to those accounts and easily switch from one Gmail account to the other without having to enter your password every time. Let’s get started with a step-by-step guide on how to add multiple Gmail accounts to your iPhone, so you can keep all of your emails in one convenient place.

While kids may flock to PopSockets, the colorful collapsible stand that you may have seen on the back of people's iPhones, there's an alternative that may appeal to kids as well as older folks who need to keep a secure grip on their mobile devices. I had the opportunity to try the CLKR Phone Grip and Stand (starting at $14.99) as CLCKR sent me some versions to try. Like a PopSocket, they can attach to an iPhone or you can buy iPhone cases with the CLCKR built in. I tried both.

We've already covered how to add an email account to your iPhone, but if your Mail app gets too full, you might also like to know how to delete an email account on your iPhone. The Mail app on my iPhone has too many inboxes synced, and I'd like to remove my email account that I don't need to check very often, my first Gmail account. Whether you'd like to delete an Outlook account, a Yahoo account, or any other email service provider, though, the steps are the same. Let's get started learning how to remove an email account from your iPhone.

I have reviewed many portable battery packs over the years and I'm always on the lookout for the best power bank, one that can charge all of my devices without adding too much weight to my gadget bag. Limitless Innovations may have hit the mark with the ChargeHubGO+ Power Bank ($39.99) it sent me to try. First, it's lightweight and compact, smaller in fact than today's iPhones; it's about the size of an iPhone 8, so it is well suited for travel.

Did you know that the person you've invited can call into your meeting straight from their iPhone's Calendar app? We'll show you how to use this easy and efficient way to keep calls and meetings on time and in order. We've already gone over how to get directions from the Calendar app, and also how to create events and meetings in your iPhone's Calendar app, then invite people to them; let's get started learning how to use this iPhone Calendar app feature.