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How to Share Photos Manually in Your Shared Photo Library (iOS 16)
By Rachel Needell
A particularly fun and exciting iOS 16 addition to the Photos app is the ability to share an entire photo library. While this feature is amazing for family vacations, group projects, and more, you will want to make sure you are only sharing the photos you want to share. To keep some of your photos private while using a Shared Photo Library, we'll show you how to use Share Manually.
How to Create a Weather Lock Screen on iPhone in iOS 16
By Kenya Smith
With iOS 16, you have various ways of customizing the wallpaper for your Lock Screen. One way you can customize your Lock Screen wallpaper is to display the weather conditions of your current location. Let's check out how to create a Weather Lock Screen on your iPhone.
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Master the Notes with This 2022 Guide Update
(Sponsored Post) By Olena Kagui on Wed, 08/10/2022
We've been busy at iPhone Life creating new guides and updating our existing ones. With all the ongoing changes to the latest iPhone operating system, we've been updating our guides with fresh steps, videos, and screenshots! The Notes app is a core app for iPhone users, and the 2022 Guide update is available to help you stay organized and experience a productivity boost. This updated in-depth guide is available exclusively to iPhone Life Subscribers later this month.
This Simple Gesture Is the Fastest Way to Share Photos between iPhone, iPad & Mac (2022)
By Kenya Smith
Have you ever wished you could quickly insert a photo someone messaged to you on your iPhone into an email on your iPad without having to wait for it to sync via iCloud after saving it to your Photos app? Did you know that there is a quick and easy hand gesture that lets you share photos between your devices? Better yet, it's the fastest way to share a photo between two Apple devices. All you need is three fingers. We will show you how a three-finger hand gesture can help you transfer a photo from one Apple device to another one.
How to Share Your Google Calendar with Someone Who Doesn't Have a Google Account (2022)
By Brian Peters
Google Calendar is a popular cloud-based calendar app; but if you want to share your Google Calendar with someone who doesn't have a Google account, Google doesn't make it easy. It is possible to share your Google Calendar to someone using the iPhone Calendar app, however, you just need to know how to find the URL to the .ics file.
How to Blur Your House on Google Maps & Apple Maps (2022)
By Leanne Hays
How do you blur your house on Google Street View? Can you blur your house on Apple Maps Look Around, too? Yes! If you want privacy from strangers viewing photos of your property captured by Google Street View cameras, here's how.
How to Use the Siri Remote (2022)
By Rachel Needell
The Apple TV 4K, second-generation Remote was a long-awaited and overwhelmingly requested redesign of its predecessor. The new and improved Siri Remote (2nd generation) features a more intuitive user interface, with reorganized buttons for fewer accidental presses. We’ll walk you through some basic Apple TV 4K Remote instructions and a few tips and tricks along the way.
How to Get Weather Alerts on Apple Watch (2022)
By Rhett Intriago
Getting weather alerts on your Apple Watch is handy, especially if you often do outdoor activities or workouts and leave your iPhone behind. To get weather alerts on your Apple Watch, you'll actually need to set them up on your iPhone first, since your Apple Watch mirrors the notification settings on your iPhone.
How to Skip Songs on AirPods Pro without iPhone (2022)
By Olena Kagui
Did you know that you can touch your AirPods Pro to skip songs without having to use your iPhone or Apple Watch? You can do this with any model AirPods or AirPods Pro! I’ll also teach you how to troubleshoot your AirPods skipping songs.
How to Clean HomePod & HomePod Mini (2022)
By Leanne Hays
Is your HomePod or HomePod mini looking dusty and dirty? Here's how to safely clean dust out of HomePod mesh and marks off non-mesh HomePod surfaces.
How to Remove Apple Watch from Account (2022)
By Olena Kagui
Do you have several Apple Watches listed in your FindMy or Watch apps and find it hard to figure out which is your new watch and which you no longer use? I’ll teach you how to remove your Apple Watch from your iCloud account. If you haven’t unpaired or removed the activation lock yet, I’ll teach you how to do that too!
How to Change Weight on Apple Watch (2022)
By Rhett Intriago
The Apple Watch, being a fitness-focused device, allows you to set your weight and log workouts, which means you can set goals for yourself. As you work out more, your weight might change, so knowing how to change weight on Apple Watch is an excellent skill to have.
How to Delete a Workout on Apple Watch (2022)
By Rhett Intriago
One of the Apple Watch’s most useful features is its ability to record your workouts, allowing you to meet your fitness goals. If you ever need to delete a workout on your Apple Watch, you can do so from the Health app or Fitness app on your iPhone.
During its WWDC 2022 Keynote on June 6, Apple announced two MacBooks powered by the new M2 chip: the new 13-inch MacBook Air and the updated 13-inch MacBook Pro. The M2 MacBook Air should be a good option for most people looking to get a new Mac unless they need Pro-level processing power. Here's what the new MacBook Air has to offer and how the 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro compares to the M2 MacBook Air.
Apple announced big iPadOS 16 updates during the live presentation marking the start of WWDC 2022. Many new features coming with iOS 16, like the updates to the Lock Screen, Messages, and Focus will be available on the iPad as well, but we can look forward to some exciting new iPad-specific features, too.
Join the Discussion: iPhone Life's iOS 16 Live Q&A
By Donna Schill
At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, Apple unveiled new operating systems coming to all of its major devices this fall. The two-hour presentation was jam-packed with features for the upcoming iOS 16, iPadOS 16, MacOS Ventura, and WatchOS 9.
Wondering what these upcoming changes mean for you? We’re excited to announce that for the first time ever, we will be hosting a live event to put iOS 16 in context and answer all of your questions.
Apple WWDC 2022: The Best Features Coming Your Way
By Susan Misuraca
In episode 185, Donna and David share standout software features from Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference. Learn what iOS 16, iPadOS 16, watchOS 9 & macOS Ventura have in store for you. In the market for a MacBook? Stick around to discover what sets the new M2 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro apart.
New Apple M2 Chips Are Coming to MacBook Air & MacBook Pro
By Olena Kagui
In the past year and a half, Apple has replaced the Intel Core processor in nearly the entire Mac lineup with its own silicon chip. During the WWDC 2022 Keynote, Apple announced a brand new M2 chip that brings improved speed, power, and efficiency to the newest MacBook Air and the upgraded 13-inch MacBook Pro, both of which will be available next month. But before you rush to add an M2 Mac to your shopping cart, make sure to read this article.
Apple previewed iOS 16 at the June 6 WWDC Keynote, and there's a lot to love about the new iPhone software update. iOS 16 offers an impressive Lock Screen makeover, a seamless new way to share photos, exciting Messages and Mail app upgrades, improvements to Focus features, Apple Wallet, Maps, and more. Let's go over everything we have to look forward to in the fall.
