A new iOS 12.2 Screen Time app feature parents will want to know about.
If you haven’t updated to the new iOS 12.2, it’s worth it just to get the new Screen Time app feature that allows you to customize your child’s downtime by the day. It’s pretty easy to do once you have your phone running on the new iOS....
How to set up the Screen Time app to manage your child’s screen time
After finally updating my son’s iPhone SE to iOS 12, I’ve been able to properly utilize the Screen Time app, which by the way, is where you’ll find all the Restrictions you might be familiar with from previous iOS versions. If you’ve got kids...
The best new iOS 12 features for parents – parental controls, time trackers, new apps and more
We always get kind of excited for each new iOS update (yeah, we’re geeky that way) and the new iOS 12 update is no exception. We’ve been looking forward to it since we heard about all the new iOS parental controls in particular that Apple was promising...
The new parental controls and screen time management tools coming to iOS 12. THANK YOU, APPLE.
No judgments, parents — we too have admitted (often) that it can be hard to manage kids’ screen time, especially when our kids get older and we’re not attached at the hip. Well Apple gets it too, and in today’s big iOS 12 announcement,...
Here’s how to turn off the feature that’s slowing down your iPhone
You might remember a few months ago when Apple announced that they are purposely slowing down your iPhones to prevent them from shutting down. This after we all thought we were going a little crazy when a new iPhone (and iOS) would launch and our old phones would...
How to fix the iPhone bug that’s putting weird symbols in your texts.
There’s a glitch in the matrix! Okay, not really, just that there’s a bug in iOS 11 that for many people turns their letter “i” to a weird symbol. Thankfully, there’s a quick fix until they come up with a fix in the next iOS version,...
Here’s how to use the new Screen Recording feature in iOS 11. It’s awesome!
We just discovered a cool, new feature in iOS 11 that you might not have heard about, called Screen Recording, that actually allows you to record your screen (think live screen shot), and even narrate while you do. However, it’s a little difficult to find on...
Here’s how to customize the new Control Center in iOS 11 (and why you want to).
If you’ve upgraded to iOS 11, then there’s a good chance you’ve stumbled upon the new Control Center. Well, given it takes up almost the whole screen now, it’s pretty hard to miss. And if you haven’t, we’ll I think you’re in...
The important new iOS 11 feature that might keep you and your family a whole lot safer in the car
I took the plunge this weekend, and upgraded my iPhone to iOS 11. There are no shortage of awesome new features, but the one that caught my attention almost immediately was Do Not Disturb While Driving. This feature will automatically mute your notifications while you...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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