Innholdsfortegnelse for Fall 2018 i iPhone Life Magazine

During Apple events, I try to maintain a healthy level of skepticism as the tech giant flaunts its new releases with a characteristic hyperbolic flair. Yet during this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, it was impossible not to feel inspired as family members of coders lit up the stage at the keynote, sharing stories about the people behind apps that many of us know and love. All these applications started with someone seeing a problem in the world and deciding to use the tools Apple offers to see if they could build a solution. Examples ranged from a social media platform designed for refugees and immigrants, to an app for tracking the latest Alzheimer’s research, to an online foodbank that lets anyone from neighbors to local shops share surplus ingredients and…

Noah Siemsen, COO The better, more intuitive notification controls in iOS 12 are clear winners for me, including the ability to group notifications by type and to manage them directly from the Lock screen. These features will make it much easier to get control of my runaway notifications. Conner Carey, Community Manager I’m most excited about Dark Mode for macOS Mojave. I think it will make a huge difference in how I feel when working on my computer. I use a writing software that has Dark Mode in full-screen view, and I love it. My eyes feel less strained, and I can work for longer periods of time without technology fatigue. Donna Cleveland, Editor in Chief The new digital-addiction-busting feature of iOS 12 called Screen Time will help me stop…

DIET & EXERCISE Glow Ovulation, Period Tracker (Free) This app goes above and beyond just tracking your fertility and ovulation. It also records your moods, symptoms, medications, and syncs with your Apple Health account. Nike+ Run Club (Free) Nike+ Run Club is your perfect running partner, offering GPS tracking and audio guided workouts. The weekly and monthly distance challenges keep you motivated too. Tasty (Free) Tasty features recipes accompanied by step-by-step video instructions. It’s great for every diet, with a range of filters including vegetarian, gluten-free, low carb, and comfort food. Pocket Yoga ($2.99) Enjoy yoga from the comfort of your own home and at your own pace. This app features 27 different sessions of varying lengths and offers a dictionary of each pose with detailed…

MEAL KIT DELIVERY Sun Basket Meal Delivery (Prices Vary) Customize your meals based on your diet—paleo, lean, clean, gluten-free, or vegan. Cook your healthy meal, then share a pic of your organic masterpiece in the app. HelloFresh (Prices Vary) Enjoy easy directions from this app, which gives you a cook time and calorie breakdown of each meal, as well as the utensils you’ll need to complete the dish in record time. Plated (Prices Vary) Plated makes it easy to plan ahead to create a gorgeous meal. Use the app to choose your dishes and quantity of ingredients for upcoming weeks and see what you can expect in your next box. Marley Spoon (Prices Vary) You’ll have access to all recipes Marley Spoon has to offer through…

FOR CREATING Yousician (Free) This app teaches you how to play music à la Rock Band, but instead you scroll left to right, the same way you read music. It also has the same tablature, which is useful for learning to sight-read. GarageBand (Free) This app’s low price and extensive feature set is the reason for its popularity. You can play with friends remotely and it even includes virtual instruments for when you forget your own. Notion ($14.99) This app helps you to write your own music and play it back via the included orchestral samples from the London Symphony Orchestra. You can then share the file as a PDF or other file type. Hokusai Audio Editor (Free) This app offers great base tools, such as…

Location: New York, NY Age: 25 Bio: Alisha is a mobile app product manager at Fueled (Fueled.com/Alisha) who moonlights as a children’s book author (AllMyFriendsArePlanets.com) and cotton candy connoisseur (NotYourAverageCotton.com). VSCO: VSCO is a more nuanced version of Instagram with a strong community of creators, large library of presets/filters, enhanced creative tools, educational content, and photo journals from artists who have a similar style to me. Acast: This Swedish company makes the best podcasting app. It provides more detailed descriptions and rich media content from your favorite shows (photos, videos, links), and lets you save or download episodes to listen to later. Instapaper: I stumble upon so many interesting articles, especially from journalists on Twitter, but I don’t always have time to read them right away. Instapaper lets…

It’s easy to revel in false security and believe our iPhones can’t be infected by viruses; after all, the Apple ecosystem has a great track record for safety and defense against electronic invasion of all kinds. No system is completely invulnerable, however, so it’s important to know that yes, your phone can be infected with viruses and other iPhone malware. And with so much personal information stored on our iPhones, it’s terrible to think what a hacker could accomplish. HOW TO KEEP YOUR DEVICE SAFE Apple CEO Tim Cook recently stated, “iPhone, iPad, and Mac are the best tools for work, offering the world’s best user experience and the strongest security.” While that assertion may be true, iPhone owners need to do their part to keep their devices virus free,…

Name: Rheanne Taylor Title: Managing Editor Years at iPhone Life: 4 Apple Products Owned: iPhone X, Apple Watch, AirPods, MacBook Pro Office Quirk: I like to think of myself as the office mermaid—I love wearing faux fish-scale leggings, dying my hair bright red like Ariel, watching ocean documentaries, and decorating my home with bits of coral and seashells. Neato Botvac D5 Connected Robot Vacuum ($499–$599) I have pets, so vacuuming daily is essential. Botvac works wonders at keeping my home clean and requires little to no effort on my part. I can start it right from the free Neato Robotics app and even put it on a schedule. Plus, it’s kind of adorable the way it cruises through my house. My old roommate and I went so far as to…

Photo Contest 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Reader's Choice Photo Contest Finalists Want to see your photo featured here? Check back on iPhonelife.com to find out when our next contest starts and to view the rules for entering! Our first-place winner will receive the Ztylus Revolver 6-in-1 Lens ($85 value). We will also feature all our winners and finalists in an upcoming issue of iPhone Life magazine. Reader's Choice and 1st Place winners will receive the following prize: revolver 6-in-1 Lens for Apple iphone…

Ten years ago, few of us could have looked a decade into our future and predicted the amazing things we’d be accomplishing on our iPhones every day. Projects that once took hours of work and dedicated planning now require a few swipes and taps while we wait in line for a latte. Got 10 minutes? Go ahead, take a Spanish lesson, create your meal plan and order groceries for the week, pay your credit card bill, deposit a check, chat with a prospective date, or book that flight for your high school reunion. It’s easy to do any of these tasks and so much more thanks to Apple’s marketplace of literally millions of apps. With our annual Best Apps issue, we want to make sure you’re taking full advantage of…

BEFORE YOU LEAVE Google Maps (Free) Before you leave for your next trip, download your destination’s map for offline use within Google Maps. No more panicking when you need directions but don’t have a signal! PackPoint (Free) Afraid you’re forgetting something when packing for a trip? Give PackPoint some basic info about your excursion and the app will give you a list of what to bring, with space for you to add extras. Netflix ($7.99/month) Whether you’re traveling by plane, car, boat, or train, download that latest Netflix series you haven’t seen on your device and enjoy binge-watching them on the way to your destination. Babbel ($12.95/month) If you’re traveling abroad, it’s helpful and respectful to learn some conversational language. I love Babbel because it focuses…

NETWORKING & BUSINESS LinkedIn (Free) LinkedIn is useful, easy, and great for finding and creating relationships that matter. You can connect to your coworkers, as well as follow companies and professionals that you admire. Shapr (Free) This is a great app for building meaningful professional relationships. It takes into consideration your industry, work experience, and goals to find people you should connect with. GroupMe (Free) This app allows you to chat with people in groups that are relevant to your interests. It’s a social media app that brings together all kinds of people in groups from around the world. Whova (Free) This app lets you learn more about people you meet at events. If you attend a lot of conventions, events, or conferences, this app is…

SOLO CAMPAIGNS Bastion ($4.99) This top-down, action-adventure role-playing game tasks you with rebuilding a world ravaged by the unspoken “Calamity.” Gameplay is imaginative with rich, vibrant visuals. Lara Croft GO ($4.99) This turn-based puzzle adventure has you playing as the Tomb Raider heroine, Lara Croft, as you explore the ruins of an ancient world, uncover well-kept secrets, and face menacing enemies. Five Nights at Freddy’s Series ($2.99 each) This franchise is terrifying. Despite its simple premise and easy-to-learn controls, this mobile game is an intensely disturbing psychological thriller. Monument Valley Series ($1.99–$3.99) This Escher-inspired puzzler requires innovative thinking to solve rotating and twisting 3D puzzles. You’ll have to see obstacles from every perspective to triumph in this game. The Walking Dead Series (Free–$4.99) This episodic…

Reducing waste has become a hot-button topic. Some people embrace the mission, while others don’t understand why it is important. Zero waste living is about more than just recycling! It’s about finding quick-and-easy ways to lower your impact on the planet by tossing less in the trash. It’s about drawing less on natural resources, producing less carbon emissions, and sending less toxic objects to landfills and oceans around the world. By using these simple iPhone apps, you can throw less away and help make a brighter and healthier future for generations to come. Freecycle + Trash Nothing! (Free) You can’t beat free! If you have something that you want to get rid of that still has some life left in it—Freecycle it! Freecycle connects people in your area to…

Are you a visually impaired iOS user who wishes you could find useful tips and tricks designed for you? Wish no further, because I’ve put together a handful of VoiceOver tips to help you become an iOS power user, whether you have limited vision or are legally blind. For sighted members of the community unfamiliar with Apple’s accessibility features, VoiceOver is a built-in screen reader Apple provides for free with iOS and macOS. The software speaks items on the screen, from text to buttons, and allows visually impaired users to navigate Apple devices and hardware without any assistance. It’s important to note that VoiceOver is not the same thing as Apple’s digital assistant Siri. While both speak to you, Siri does not do the same things that VoiceOver does. You…

Location: New York, New York Age: 26 Bio: Nicole is a location-independent entrepreneur and founder of 10CaratCreations.com, where she builds online service businesses for aspiring digital nomads so they can work with clients as they travel the world. She also founded NomadBusinessDirectory.com. Newton: This app has lessened my email anxiety by filtering out newsletters to read later and allowing me to schedule emails to clients. It also alerts me when an email has been read, which is great when you’re running a business! Companion: I use Companion to let my friends and family keep tabs on me as I travel. It gives them peace of mind by letting them know I got back to my hotel safe. TripIt: This app organizes my travel details in an itinerary that…

Op-Ed: I Finally Upgraded from an iPhone 6 Plus to an 8 Plus; Here’s What Surprised Me Most bit.ly/2HLMSZr Our senior gear editor Dig has been a loyal Apple user for decades. He’s also been an iPhone 6 Plus user since 2014 when the device was first released. The iPhone 6 Plus served him extremely well, so much so that he had little interest in changing iPhones. Recently though, he upgraded to the brand-new iPhone 8 Plus; here’s the one thing that has surprised him most about it. How to Write Notes Directly from the Lock Screen on Your iPhone bit.ly/2MqhJxV Here’s a timesaving feature to boost your productivity; you can open the Notes app directly from the Lock screen of your iPhone. Lock screen notes are helpful for quickly…

Need iPad and iPhone help? Sign up for iPhone Life Insider and Sarah will help you with all your iPhone troubleshooting and iOS-related issues. To learn more go to iPhoneLife.com/Insider. My iPhone 8 won’t work in my home but my wife’s older iPhone works fine. Any ideas? Sincerely, Dropped Calls Hi Dropped, I recommend doing a network reset. Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings. If this doesn’t work, it might be a SIM card problem. Try removing and reinserting the SIM card. It may also be the type of case you have. A bulkier case can interfere with reception. Remove your iPhone from the case and see if reception improves. I’d also recommend contacting your carrier. They can help you determine whether it’s an issue…

Oceanhorn ($7.99) Oceanhorn is well worth paying $7.99 for. In the game, you set sail on an epic journey to find your father and mend the world. If you enjoy adventure, this is worth your attention. Be My Eyes (Free) This app offers a brilliant way for sighted people to lend their eyes to blind users. Just accept a live video or audio call to help someone with visual tasks like checking the expiration date on milk. Qapital (Free) This banking app rounds up your purchases to the nearest dollar and moves the difference into a savings account for you. You can also set up multiple savings funds and larger deposits to help you work toward your financial goals. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Free) We’ve been…

TAKING PHOTOS Obscura 2 ($4.99) This app lets you take full control of your iPhone camera. It has a wide range of formats including RAW capture. With its easy-to-use Control Wheel, everything is accessible with one thumb. Slow Shutter Cam ($1.99) Now you can enjoy the effects of slow shutter speed without pulling out your fancy camera. With this app, you can blur objects in motion and capture trailing lights. Hipstamatic ($2.99) This app offers the ability to manually control shutter speed, ISO, focus field, balance, and much more. It’s an easy-to-use camera that delivers great results. Filmborn ($2.99) Filmborn helps you shoot perfectly exposed photos that require little to no editing. You can easily view film presets and adjust exposure and white balance prior to…

WORK PRODUCTIVITY Forest (Free) Forest is a great way to stay focused on something other than your phone. It lets you plant trees that grow while you work. If you leave the app to do something else, your trees die. Productive (Free) Maybe you need to know where to make changes in order to be productive. This app will help you build a great routine so that you can maximize productivity at work or at home. Productivity (Free) This app offers a great way to boost your performance and get things done. You can set goals, develop an action plan, create a balanced daily ritual, and achieve your most-desired goals. Done: Simple Habit Tracker (Free) Done will help you stay productive by setting goals, tracking progress,…

ONLINE SHOPPING Amazon (Free) This well-known app offers easy click-and-clip coupons as well as daily deals for thousands of items. Find almost everything you can think of with its wide selection of physical and digital goods. Jet (Free) Jet boasts a variety of goods and offers free shipping on orders over $35 with 24/7 customer service. Aiming to take the stress out of shopping, its purple packaging might become your favorite color. Rue La La (Free) Sign up for a free membership and get access to exclusive deals and shipping perks on luxury brands like Tory Burch, Burberry, and more. The travel category features destination vacations too. Wish (Free) From clothing to tech to everything in between, take your pick of thousands of items available at…

There are a lot of articles out there on keeping kids safe while they use mobile devices. But I’m guessing even more parents want to know how to keep their iPhones and iPads safe from their kids! Here are a few tips: ENABLE RESTRICTIONS When your child is using your device, you can restrict their access to certain applications and features and prevent them from deleting and installing apps, making in-app purchases, changing privacy settings, and more. To do this, go to Settings > General > Restrictions, and select Enable Restrictions. From there, you can choose which apps and content you’d like to keep off limits. Note: Forgetting your restrictions passcode can cause you all kinds of problems. Make sure you write it down and keep it in a safe…

AirPods get all the press these days, but most of us still use the EarPods that came with our iPhones at least some of the time, so it’s worth knowing how to use them. You can answer and decline calls, fast-forward and rewind songs, take pictures, and more with your Apple earphones. Oh yeah, and you can also adjust the volume up and down. Fast-forwarding and rewinding and skipping between music tracks and video chapters only works if the app you are using supports it. (For example, some streaming radio apps don’t let you skip back to a previous song, so you can’t do it with your EarPods either. However, you will be able to skip to the next song.) Using Earphones During Video or Music Playback 1) To…