By Leanne Hays
It can be frustrating when you attempt to make a call on your iPhone and you’re given the error message “Call Failed.” You find yourself wondering, "Why do my calls keep failing?" After first rebooting your iPhone and updating your iOS software, as well as moving to various locations, here are several simple steps you can try to solve the iPhone call failed error before contacting your carrier.
Did you know you can open Apple Wallet from the iPhone Lock Screen? When this Wallet app feature is enabled, you can access Apple Pay plus the passes and loyalty cards found in your Apple Wallet quickly, so you can get ready to make a payment or bring up your boarding pass while you wait in line.
By Rhett Intriago
Whether you have duplicates contacts because of transferring data between devices or because you've saved a new number in a separate contact card, you can now easily merge contacts in iOS 16. We'll show you how to remove duplicate contacts on your iPhone.
By Olena Kagui
Have you ever tapped send and immediately realized something was wrong with your email? We've all been there. With iOS 16, you can unsend if you realize your mistakes in a set amount of time. This can save you a lot of embarrassment and the pain of having to write a follow-up correction email.
By Rachel Needell
Sometimes you may find yourself scrolling on your phone and come across something that you want to save. You can always take a screenshot, but that screenshot might get lost among your other photos when you need to find it again. A great solution for this problem is adding the screenshot to a Quick Note, which is a new iPhone feature in iOS 16. Now, the next time you happen to see the perfect chicken noodle soup recipe, you can save it directly to your notes in only a few quick steps!
By Olena Kagui
Adding your medications using your iPhone camera rather than filling out all the information manually can save you time. This will require you to give camera permissions to your Health app, which you can disable later if you wish. Let me show you how to add medications quickly using your camera!
By Kenya Smith
It's a common thing to be bombarded with unread text messages in the Messages app on your iPhone. When unread messages mix with messages you've already read, finding important text messages can be a hassle. Now with iOS 16, you will be able to view only unread messages. Here's how to only view unread text messages in Messages.
By Brian Peters
One useful new Safari features in iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura (coming this fall and available as beta software now) is the ability to have the browser remember your settings for specific websites even when you open the site on another device, as long as you're logged into the same Apple ID. This includes your Reader Mode settings, content blockers, whether you prefer to view the desktop site on mobile, and more. We'll show you how to turn syncing on and off and where to find these settings to adjust them.
By Rachel Needell
In watchOS 9, the new ability to see and track heart rate zones really takes Apple Watch workouts to the next level. Heart rate zones for exercise are a way to monitor the intensity of your workout. Although this feature won't be available to the public until September, once you have watchOS 9, you can add heart rate zones to any workout. Here's how!
Do you regularly call extensions for your work or personal phone calls? If so, you're probably sick of dialing through phone trees to get to the person you want to reach. We'll show you how to dial an extension on iPhone to skip the whole phone-tree nonsense, and how to add an extension to a phone number in Contacts for later use.
By Erin MacPherson
Did you know that your Photos app comes with a built-in feature that allows you to add captions to photos on your iPhone? You don't have to download an extra app to add captions, and any captions added to photos on your iPhone will sync to the cloud if iCloud Photo Library is enabled.
By Leanne Hays
One of my favorite iPad and iPhone features is the handy Measure app. The Apple Measure app uses augmented reality (AR) to function as an all-in-one tape measure and level. In this tip, we'll show you how to use it as a tape measure.
With the new iOS 16 (public beta available since July, finished version available in September), you can now use the Apple Fitness app to track your steps and other activity even without an Apple Watch. Here, we'll walk you through the initial setup and show you how to get started tracking your health with the Fitness app on your iPhone.
By Conner Carey
What is Dial Assist? Dial Assist on iPhone automatically adds international and local prefixes to phone numbers, so you can make an international call without entering the country code. However, if you save international numbers with prefixes in their contacts, the Dial Assist Feature can accidentally cause problems.
By Sarah Kingsbury
iPhone iMessage timestamps for individual texts are hidden, so you'll need to know how to see iPhone message times to know when a message was received or sent. We'll walk you through how to see the date and time someone texted you on iPhone with one simple gesture.
By Jim Karpen
I think all of us have accidentally closed a tab in Safari on our iPhones and wished we knew how to open closed tabs so we could get it back. Luckily, there's a simple way to reopen closed tabs in Safari! We'll show you how.
The websites you visit most often appear in the Frequently Visited section when you open a new tab in Safari. If you want full control over what appears in new tabs (or just don't want to be reminded of how often you browse certain sites), you may want to turn off this feature. We'll show you how to disable this feature and how to turn it back on.
By Kenya Smith
Have you ever tried to create an account on a website on your iPhone and tried to select the strong password suggestion offered by Safari, only to have the site tell you the password doesn't meet the requirements? Thankfully, iOS 16 will now allow you to edit suggested passwords to meet a website’s criteria.
By Kenya Smith
Have you ever wondered how to place two photos side-by-side on your iPhone? Maybe you want to create a photo showing a comparison between your current self and yourself from 10 years ago or a before and after of a home renovation. While there's no feature in the Photos app that allows you to combine two photos into one, that doesn't mean you can't create a side-by-side photo on your iPhone. Here's how to do it.
By Amy Spitzfaden–Both
iOS 16 is introducing a Shared Photo Library that lets you share a whole library with other iCloud users, provided they've all updated to iOS 16. Learn how to add people to the library so you can all share photos and videos, even as you take them, and how to remove people when you decide you no longer want them in your Shared Photo Library.
Drawing and writing digitally on an iPad has many perks, like the ability to undo and copy-paste. But unless you use Paperlike, it just doesn't feel the same as writing in your trusty journal or sketching on paper. Not only does the Paperlike screen protector reduce reflections while offering brilliant display clarity, it also creates the perfect paper feel! With Paperlike, using your Apple Pencil on your iPad feels exactly like using a pencil on paper.
iOS 16 is a massive iPhone software update that makes it possible to unsend texts, track your medications, and customize your Lock Screen like never before. If you are excited to use all the new iPhone features announced at June's WWDC event, you'll love our iOS 16 Guide, available exclusively to iPhone Life Insiders! When you subscribe today, you will activate a limited-time 50% discount for new subscribers, our biggest discount ever! We are proud to offer an additional 10% off for seniors, veterans, and first responders.
When Apple discontinued its wired keyboard, Matias stepped in to provide one of comparable price and arguably better quality. The built-in hub with multiple USB ports is great for connecting your wired mouse and other devices, and the full numeric keypad is a lifesaver for those who regularly crunch numbers. This keyboard is designed with compatibility in mind! It works with legacy software on older systems, but it also comes with a free USB-C adapter for newer Macs. Check out this and other great options from Matias!
