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Instantly Protect Your Digital or Personal Safety on iPhone with Emergency Reset in Safety Check (iOS 17)

What is Emergency Reset in Safety Check on the iPhone? Emergency Reset is a feature that allows you to instantly stop sharing with people, apps, and Apple devices. This is particularly handy if your digital or personal safety is being threatened. Learn how to run a security check on your iPhone and use Emergency Reset to lock out the people who shouldn't be there.

New Podcast Episode: Full coverage of Apple's fall event!

(Sponsored Post) By Austin Durr on Sat, 09/30/2023

Apple's much anticipated fall event, which will almost definitely bring us the iPhone 15 line and possibly some other announcements, will be held on Tuesday, September 12 at 10 a.m. PT. The event will include in-person events, but as always, the keynote will be streamed so anyone who wants to can watch it live. Here is how you can watch Apple's Wonderlust event.

We’ll be recording a special podcast episode following the September 12 event. Our hosts will cover all the announcements we’re excited about and any parts that didn’t live up to expectations.

Solved: What Does Live Mean in the Find My App?

Find My—previously known as separate apps Find My iPhone and Find My Friends—is a staple Apple native app that allows you to find your friends and personal Apple devices by accessing GPS locations. You may have noticed the small "Live" tag underneath friends who are sharing their location with you. We'll cover everything you need to know about what it means when someone's location is live.

Secure Your Apple ID with Advanced Data Protection (2023)

Apple has added the option to lock down your iCloud data, which protects everything in your account, including photos, videos, documents, messages, and more. Advanced Data Protection uses end-to-end encryption to safeguard your iCloud. This means no one, not even Apple, can access your data, so if there is ever a security breach at Apple, your data will still be safe. The only way to get to your iCloud will be through your Apple ID password.

iPhone Life's Best Apps Guide 2023

By Amy Spitzfaden Both

Summer 2023 Best Apps Guide: All The Best Apps in One Place

It’s important to break out of our app ruts. The app you’ve been using every day for five years might not be the best available option anymore, or it may even be making you feel worse without you realizing it (hello, social media). Fortunately, for every app that disappoints, often others offer the same benefits and are easier to use, prettier, more reliable, and more affordable. I hand-tested and compared each of the apps I recommend with other apps on the market to make sure the best ones make it from the App Store to your iPhone.

How to Turn Off Password on MacBook (2023)

If you have a communal Mac, are tired of having to enter your password every time you log in, or you just aren't particularly concerned with security, you may want to know how to remove the Macbook password at login. While this means your information may be more easily accessible, for many of us, our computers never leave our homes. If you're okay with the risks, we'll walk through how to remove the password from Mac.

My iPhone Won’t Make Calls but Will Text! Find the Fix Here (2023)

Your iPhone, like every piece of technology, can sometimes behave unpredictably. One way you may experience strange behavior is when your iPhone won’t make calls but will text. If you can send and receive texts, shouldn’t you be able to make and receive phone calls too? Let’s go over how to troubleshoot this odd occurrence in the article below.

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