iPhone Life - Best Apps, Top Tips, Great Gear

Are you wondering, "how do I find my photos and videos I imported to my iPhone?" There's a section just for imported media in the Photos app where you can easily find all the images and videos you've saved from text messages, the web, and more. We'll show you how to find Imports, and filter for pictures, video, edited media, and favorites, so it's easier to find the image or video you're searching for. 

When you make an Up Next playlist in the Podcasts app, the top podcast in your list will play when your current episode is finished. Once you've created this playlist or queue, you can add, remove, or rearrange your podcast episodes. Let's learn how to create an Up Next list, then add, subtract, and rearrange your podcast playlist in the Podcasts app.

Use iPhone Life Insider to Master Your AirPods, iPhone & More

(Sponsored Post) By Erin Smith on Wed, 01/13/2021

Our catalog of expertly designed guides for Apple devices are one of the biggest draws of our iPhone Life Insider program. They help our subscribers master their apple devices via simple guidance and detailed how-tos, all while giving users the flexibility and control over when and how they access the information. Our upcoming AirPods Guide will be an excellent resource for anyone who wants to truly become one with their AirPods.

If you're willing to make the investment to add a HomePod or HomePod mini to several rooms in your house (if not all of them), you'll be able to take advantage of the new Intercom feature. Intercom is incredibly handy, allowing users to send and receive communications via a network of Bluetooth connected devices. This means that, for instance, instead of yelling to your kids that dinner is ready, now Siri can do it for you. That's right, you can now use Intercom to make Siri do some of your parent-to-child yelling. Just keep in mind that they, too, can join in the fun!

Have you waited for an email to arrive in your Primary Gmail inbox, but it never appeared? Gmail has multiple inboxes, or tabbed inboxes, and your email may have been delivered to your Social, Promotions, Updates, or Forums tab instead. Gmail usually does a good job sorting your email into these different categories, but sometimes gets it wrong. Don't worry; you can not only move your email to the correct Gmail inbox, but make sure that emails from that sender are directed to your Primary Gmail inbox in the future. Here's how to move an email between Gmail categories and redirect future emails from that sender to your Primary email inbox.

This article will tell you about the new security updates iOS 14 brings to your iPhone. While a lot of the flashier features of iOS 14 have been getting the most attention—App Clips! Translate app! The new App Library!—one of the most important parts of this update is what it means for your security. The security updates include always being able to tell if your camera or microphone is recording, even if you don't have it pulled up on your screen; being able to choose which photos you share with an app, instead of always sharing your whole camera roll; controlling whether or not an app can see your approximate or precise location; more transparency in the app store; privacy reports on pages you visit; and joining Wi-Fi from a private network. This sounds like a lot, and it is, but it's important to know all the privacy features your iPhone has to offer, and to learn how to take full advantage of them. So let's take a look at each feature and what it means for you. For more great ways to get the most out of iOS 14, check out our Tip of the Day!

I love my apps and widgets, but I can't stand clutter. It drives me nuts to have to spend several minutes looking for an app on my iPhone. If you're suffering from the same frustrations, you've come to the right place! I've put together some tips and tricks to help you remove clutter while still keeping your apps and data easy to access, and looking cool at the same time. Let's look at the eight best ways to declutter your iPhone Home Screen while still keeping things easy to find.

iPhone app icon customization is another great way that iOS 14 allows users to personalize their devices. While iPhone icons have always looked sleek, you can now make your own iPhone app icons or download an app to change your icons. The iPhone Shortcuts app allows users to create a custom aesthetic for their Home Screen without payng for a third-party app. It allows custom images to be used as icons that then function as a shortcut to the corresponding app in the App Library. Find out how to change app icons on iPhone with Shortcuts in a few simple steps.

Not only are iPads great portable devices for on-the-go creativity or entertainment, they can also be powerful productivity tools. With the right iPad gear, you can easily achieve laptop-level productivity. In this 2020 Buyer's Guide article, we'll cover the best accessories for your iPad, including our favorite iPad keyboard, bag, wireless mouse, and USB hub. 

Buyer's Guide 2020: Mac Gear

By Nicholas Naioti

Macs are our main hub for work and entertainment. We need to have gear and accessories to keep them charged, protected from accidents, and have components that add the most to their value. We've put together some of our favorite Mac docs, charging ports, adaptors, and even a headphone stand in our 2020 Buyer's Guide to Mac accessories. You'll find items from Brydge, Avantree, Anker, and more, offering a range of sturdy, innovative, and classic products for your Mac. 

Buyer's Guide 2020: Smart Home

By Amy Spitzfaden–Both

If you're in the market to buy your first smart home device or adding to your collection of smart home accessories, our 2020 Buyer's Guide has lots of excellent options for you to look at. Whether you are searching for a smart doorbell, a full smart home starter pack, or a laundry sensor, we've evaluated the best protection, safety, and energy-saving accessories for your home. 

Location Services on your iPhone lets Apple apps (like the Camera app) and third-party apps (like your banking app) figure out where you're located while using your phone. When iPhone Photo Location Services is turned on and you take a photo, it'll tag your photo with your current location. This way, you can search through the photos that you took on your vacation to Bora Bora or in your own hometown. Location Services uses Wi-Fi or cellular data plus GPS services to find your location. If you're connected to data or Wi-Fi but your photos aren't being tagged, we have a few simple fixes for you to try. Here's how to get Photos Location Services working again.

Apple TV lets families and friends customize their own watching experience. With Apple TV multiple accounts, you can convert your home theater into a multi-user experience. This helps keep a separate watching history for each user, to allow for personalized recommendations and billing. A few easy steps is all it takes to provide each household member with their own Apple TV profile.

In the past, iPhone users had to use a photo caption app to caption their photos. Now, with iOS 14, iPhone photographers can add captions to photos right in the Photos app. If iCloud photo library is enabled, these captions will sync to the cloud and be visible on all Apple devices signed in with the same Apple ID. This also means that we can now do a photo search by caption, as well as an iPhone search by image or by location, as we could with previous operating systems. We've already gone over how to add captions to iPhone photos. Now, let's go over how to search your iPhone pictures for the photo you're looking for using captions. 

An iPhone camera is all you need to capture exciting action photography. Burst Mode and Live Photos each have sligtly different functions, and can be used in different situations to help you capture the best shot every time. We'll discuss which mode will also capture sound, which mode allows you the easiest selection between different stills, and where you might use each. Here's how and when to use Burst and Live photo functions on your iPhone. 

Do iPhone apps keep crashing on you? From the easiest and most practical solutions to a little more time-consuming but necessary updates, our guide helps you figure out what to do when iPhone apps keep crashing. We’ve put together a series of solutions to fix app crashing issues and prevent them from happening in future. Follow the steps below and, with any luck, your iPhone apps will run smoothly once again.

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