By Erin MacPherson
iPhone photo filters refer to two things: a way to edit and add effects to photos, and a way to sort your photo Library — this article is about the latter. We’ll teach you how to do an image search on iPhone using filters such as edited, favorites, not in album, and screenshots.
When you make a photo album on your iPhone, the Photos app automatically sorts that picture album in the Albums tab in order of when the album was created. You can rearrange albums on iPhone two different ways. Read on to learn how to organize photos by rearranging how your albums appear in the Photos app.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Gone are the days of taking a picture of a poster broadcasting an event you want to attend and hoping you remember to look at your camera roll in time to remember to go. With Visual Intelligence, it's just a matter of point and tap and you'll have the event added right to your Calendar app. Here's how to use this fancy new feature to add an event right from a poster into your Calendar app.
By Rhett Intriago
Ever been listening to music on your phone and had the volume turn down on its own? This is a common problem that plagues many iPhone users. But why does your volume keep going down by itself? In this article, we’ll go over the possible reasons why this might be happening and how you can prevent your iPhone from adjusting the volume by itself.
By Hannah Nichols
Your Apple Watch uses various icons, symbols, dots, and arrows to convey important information. For example the red dot on Apple Watches indicates unread notifications, while the blue drop means that the water lock is on. We'll take the mystery out of reading these small icons and symbols to help you understand these useful communication tools.
By Conner Carey
Can you have two organizers in an Apple Family Sharing group? No, but the family organizer of each group can change the role of a second parent or guardian to control kids' Apple purchases. Here's how to set up Family Sharing to allow another adult Family Group member to block or approve Ask to Buy requests in Family Sharing on an iPhone or iPad.
By Leanne Hays
We use the internet for just about everything; shopping, banking, communicating with friends and family, and storing music, photos, and videos. It's vital to safeguard all the personal data associated with these services with a different, strong password for each account. A password manager can help you generate and keep each password safe. There are lots of reputable, free password keepers to choose from, so it can be hard to choose the right one. Let's discuss the best password safe app for iPhone.
By Kenya Smith
Have you ever wondered how to make a side-by-side photo on an iPhone or iPad without a third-party app? The easiest way to put two pictures side by side on your iPhone is by creating a shortcut in the Shortcuts app. Then, you can select the images you want to combine. Let's go over how to do side by side photos on an iPhone.
By Olena Kagui
Have you ever been sure you just received a text, only to find that it was the person next to you? Having the same ringtone and text tone as your friends can get frustrating. A great way to distinguish your iPhone is to change your text message ringtone. We will teach you how to do that and set different text tones for your favorite contacts.
By Erin MacPherson
We share a lot of moments with friends, and capture those memories with photos. Unfortunately, it’s often hard to consolidate all of the photos taken at an event or gathering, especially if many people took pictures, or you tend to forget like I do. Apple has made it easier to share photos by adding a Sharing Suggestions feature to the Photos app.
By Conner Carey
Do voicemails take up storage on your iPhone? Yes, so if you're looking to clear up storage, delete old voicemails! If you clear all voicemail but notice no change in your storage space, it's because there's a hidden folder for deleted voicemails on your iPhone. Here's how to clear voicemail on your iPhone.
Focus lets you customize many different modes to determine when you get notifications and from whom. But what happens when Focus mode doesn't work as intended: letting notifications through, not sending notifications you wanted, not showing notifications when your phone is unlocked? Let's go over what you can do about these common Focus mode issues.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
While you can't view cleared notifications on your iPhone, there is a way to catch up on any notifications you might have missed. If you just navigated away and now you can't find a specific notification, you're in luck. We'll go over how to see past notifications on your iPhone, and what to do if you actually did clear a notification you want to see again.
By Olena Kagui
Why is your camera shaking? If your iPhone camera is shaking, your camera settings may need to be changed, you may need an iOS update, or you might need to try a few other ways to fix the problem. Here's how to fix a shaky iPhone camera.
By Rachel Needell
If you've received a call from an unknown number or a number that displays as No Caller ID, be careful. Telemarketers and scammers often intentionally hide their numbers or even display fake numbers to hide their identities. We'll show you how to unmask No Caller ID on your iPhone by using *69 or third-party apps to track unknown callers. Once you have this information, you can report the unknown caller and adjust your settings to silence or block the unknown number.
By Olena Kagui
The Challenges app is a free platform for joining fitness challenges. It syncs with your Apple Watch and lets you join challenges, create your own, and invite iPhone and Android users to participate. iPhone Life has a monthly challenge for Apple Watch enthusiasts who subscribe to the bi-weekly On the Watch newsletter.
By Leanne Hays
Learn how to change the default font in the Apple Mail app on your iPhone or iPad by choosing another pre-installed font. The option isn't easy to find, but we'll show you how! Here's how to change font on iPhone email.
By Leanne Hays
Want to know how to add an Apple gift card to a child account, your Apple account, or another family member's account? Here's how to use an Apple gift card with Family Sharing, and how to redeem an Apple gift card on a child account, or for different family members.
By Jivan Hall
Have you ever opened more than one browser window at a time? Or maybe you've had to work on multiple Word documents simultaneously? If so, you can use these easy keyboard shortcuts to quickly switch between open windows of the same app. Let’s look at how to switch between windows of the same application on your Mac.
By Leanne Hays
Have you had the issue where your Apple Watch becomes zoomed in and won't zoom out? If your Apple Watch is seemingly zooming in by itself, it's probably because the Zoom accessibility feature became enabled. Thankfully, you can still navigate your Apple Watch while zoomed by using two fingers to scroll instead of one, but this can make it more difficult to use your watch. Here's how to zoom out on Apple Watch.
