The only magazine dedicated to iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users.Each regular issue is chocked full of reviews of apps, accessories and Apple handhelds. It’s also loaded with tips and how-to’s, user profiles, business solutions, and more.
I’m sitting in my home office as I write this, munching on some brownies my mom left on my doorstep and taking breaks to wipe my phone down with a Clorox wipe. If I need to reach anyone at the office, I’ll jump on a video call via Zoom and raise my coffee cup to the screen to virtually cheers a coworker. We like to at least simulate a normal human interaction. The iPhone Life team has been working this way for weeks, camping out at home in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. While putting together this issue, we watched as the coronavirus pandemic created ripple effects in all our lives, leaving people across the globe anxious and unsure of what the rest of the year holds.…
Rheanne Taylor, Senior Video Producer Bliss Gardens Terrarium Kit ($23) I’m completely obsessed with making terrariums—it’s so much fun (and surprisingly relaxing)! I bought myself this terrarium kit off of Amazon a few months back, and now everyone I know is getting terrariums for their birthday. It’s out of Leanne Hays, SEO Content Strategist Baker Creek 2020 Whole Seed Catalogue ($10) Love gardening and want to branch out from the same old flowers, herbs, and veggies you plant every year? You need to check out this gorgeous catalog! You’ll find hundreds of pages full of rare, heirloom seeds sourced from around the world; you won’t find them anywhere Nicholas Naioti, Ad Specialist & Video Editor Audio-Technica LP60XBT ($150) I just purchased this record player, which pairs to a Bluetooth speaker.…
Winter’s Bone (Movie available on Amazon, YouTube, & iTunes) A 17-year-old girl named Ree cares for her siblings and disabled mother in an impoverished town. When her father jumps bond, Ree must find him before their land is seized. This gritty, realistic look at rural America is set to a haunting soundtrack. -Leanne Hays, SEO Content Strategist Science Vs (Podcast available on your podcast player of choice) Find out what science has to say about hot topics ranging from heartbreak to organic food. Wendy Zukerman will keep you entertained as she sorts fact from fiction with a sense of irreverent fun and an Australian accent to boot. -Donna Cleveland, Editor in Chief Risky Business (Podcast available on your podcast player of choice) This well-regarded podcast is a one-hour digest of…
#IPHONEOGRAPHY Follow @amsyarnaaif on Instagram for more iPhone 11 Pro photography. ASK AN EDITOR Our iPhone Life editors answer subscribers’ iPhoneand iPad-related questions. I like using Dark Mode on my iPhone, except in Safari. Some sites don’t read well. Is there a way to enable Dark Mode for everything but Safari? Sincerely, Browsing in the Dark Dear Browsing, You can’t customize which Apple apps are in Dark Mode, but you can make it easy to quickly turn Dark Mode off and on again by adding it to your Control Center. Go to Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls and tap the green plus icon next to Dark Mode. Now you’ll be able to open Control Center and turn Dark Mode off and on again whenever you want to browse…
The Ability to Tag People in Photos Sometimes I take a photo of a person, and my phone doesn’t recognize their face and add them to the People album. This lack of sorting makes the image harder to find later. Also, could Apple please count each of my cats as individuals with their own albums? -Rheanne Taylor, Senior Video Producer Stop Auto-Playing Apple Music in the Car When I get in the car or stop or pause another audio source, Apple Music is lurking in the background ready to blast music at twice the volume of other audio sources. I just need a Do Not Auto-Play Audio option in my Apple Music settings. -Noah Siemsen, COO Mark Messages as Unread In Apple’s Mail app, you can swipe left to mark…
Steve Jobs had a singular vision for his company, his computer, and even his customers. His leadership led Apple to become the company it is today, and his successor, Tim Cook, has leveraged his supply chain expertise to usher in an even more profitable and successful Apple. Each was a CEO for his time. Cook would be the first to tell you he stood on the shoulders of a giant. My first encounter with any computer was in 1980 in a high school study hall. A strange glow emanated through the windows of a closed-off room. I opened the door and discovered a Bell & Howell Apple II computer running a game called Lemonade Stand. I was hooked. I quickly became a computer programming student and got a job at…
