Apple's Photos app automatically organizes your pictures into a collection called Featured Photos. Featured Photos frequently change, so if you see one you love, you'll want to take action, so it's not buried in your Photos Library again. Let's go over how to share, favorite, and edit Featured Photos.
By Rhett Intriago
Group chats are now much easier to manage thanks to the addition of the Catch Up button in iMessage. This feature allows you to quickly jump to the last unread message so you never miss a text.
By Leanne Hays
By Sarah Kingsbury
By Leanne Hays
We all take blurry photos from time to time, but luckily, you can fix blurry images right on your iPhone! Here's how to unblur a picture on an iPhone.
By Abbey Dufoe
Do you find yourself answering the phone and quickly putting it in speakerphone mode so you can use your iPhone hands-free? Do you find it annoying to scroll through contacts, calls, and messages just to make a phone call? Well, there’s an easier way. You can set your iPhone settings to place and receive calls hands-free, automatically, within the Settings app. It’s part of Apple's accessibility and Hey Siri features. Here’s how to use Siri to make calls and have them automatically answer on speaker so you never have to use your hands.
By Sarah Kingsbury
We’ve all found ourselves checking our teeth or applying lipstick in the reflection of our iPhone screen. Some of us have even considered downloading a mirror app for our iPhone. While there isn’t a built-in iPhone mirror app, using the front-facing or selfie camera will do the trick. We’ll teach you how to do this and we’ll recommend two free mirror apps if the camera solution is not for you.
By Olena Kagui
You're not alone if you see a "Home would like to send you Critical Alerts" notification stuck on your iPhone. This annoying Critical Alerts iPhone notification can keep popping up and freezing your phone until you go through several troubleshooting steps. I'll teach you how to fix this issue and correct your Home Critical Alert settings.
By Kenya Smith
If you have used the Weather app on your iPhone, it can be confusing to understand what certain symbols and color bars mean. We all know what the sun and the cloud with rain symbolize, but what about the symbol of the sun hiding behind the cloud or the moon with the stars? Let's dive deep into iPhone Weather app symbols, colored bars, and their meanings.
By Olena Kagui
The iOS 16 update makes it possible to track medications in your Health app. While it's best to set reminders and the correct frequency during the initial setup, you can always change it at a later time. I'll teach you how to do this on your iPhone!
By August Garry
Are you a Reminders devotee ready to take your use of the app to the next level? If so, Smart Lists can help you configure your Reminders app to get reminders exactly when you need them, where you need them. Let's dig into how to use Smart Lists in the Reminders app.
By Erin MacPherson
The highly anticipated Apple Fitness Plus (Fitness+) service is here, and getting started is quite simple. We'll show you how to take advantage of your free Apple Fitness+ trial, whether you're an existing user of an Apple Watch 3 or later, or purchased one recently. Just need to know how to find Apple Fitness Plus? We can help with that, too.
By Rachel Needell
One of my favorite things about my Apple Watch is the sleep tracker. It is so cool and helpful to be able to view your sleep stages and understand your sleeping patterns and general health better. But sometimes the Apple Watch will stop tracking your sleep or randomly skip a night. Here are a few potential fixes for Apple Watch not tracking sleep.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
This article tells you how to remove a featured photo from the Featured Photos widget on iPhone. The Featured Photos widget that is available with iOS 14 is a fun way to look back at some of your best memories without having to scroll through your entire camera roll; but since your iPhone curates this selection for you, not everything it chooses will be Home Screen worthy. If you don't want to be presented with a photo of you blinking or of a product you meant to buy later on your Home Screen, read on to learn how to edit Featured Photos to remove unwanted shots.
By Rachel Needell
Amazon's wishlist feature is a great way to quickly share a list of items from Amazon's website with another person. You might want to share your Amazon cart for a few reasons, whether as a potential gift guide, a shared shopping list, or more. However, you cannot share your shopping cart on Amazon without also sharing your username and password information. We've found a few ways to send an Amazon cart to someone.
By Conner Carey
iOS 10 is, arguably, the biggest update to come to iPhone. Not since the total redesign of iOS 7 have we seen changes this big to the iPhone’s operating system. From voicemail transcription (aka visual voicemail) to Siri with third-party integration, there’s a lot of new features to learn how to use. We’re still writing tips to cover all of the iOS 10 updates, but this roundup will feature my favorite top ten iOS 10 tips that we’ve published so far. We’ll include how to search for a destination that’s on your way in Maps, how to find your parked car with iOS 10, how to register as an organ donor in the Health app, and much more. Here’s the ten best iOS 10 tips every iPhone user should know.
By Conner Carey
As Siri gets smarter, Siri is becoming increasingly helpful. For instance; no matter where in the world you are, you can ask Siri to call the emergency number from where you live and the AI will dial the local emergency number instead. (That's why you should ignore the people who try to trick you into saying, "Hey Siri, 108." 108 is the emergency services number in India. Saying 108 to Siri is the same as asking the digital assistant to dial 911 or 999 or whatever your local equivelant is.) In addition to being smarter and more helpful with each update, Siri has plenty of witty responses for all kinds of occasions. You can ask Siri to tell you a story, give you a customized daily update, and around Halloween, Siri can give you some very clever costume ideas, including bending time and space to avoid dressing up at all. The AI is witty and has grown increasingly sassy, but how philosophical is Siri? I decided to ask Siri, “what is the meaning life?” Her answers are surprisingly accurate at times and downright hilarious at others.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Why is my Apple Music not working? This question usually hits at the most inconvenient of times, like when you're just getting into the car and want your road-trip playlist or when you're about to hit the treadmill and want upbeat tunes to keep you going. Here are all the reasons why your Apple music isn't working and how to fix each one.
By Sarah Kingsbury
There's a lot to love about iOS 10, Apple's latest mobile operating system. But there are some features users don't love. At all. Ever since Apple released iOS 10, we've been hearing from readers who want to know why iPhone can't slide to unlock anymore and what is going on with the iPhone Home button, how to fix iMessage so they can send message effects, and where in iPhone screen settings they can turn off Raise to Wake. If you've been wondering how to turn off the most annoying iOS 10 features, we've got the answers below.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Just because they're young doesn't mean there aren't all kinds of different tech for kids that are both safe and age-appropriate. Technology can be a useful tool for raising healthy and happy kids in this fast-paced modern world. Check out our top picks for tech gear designed specifically for little ones!
