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...
New emojis for 2019: Getting more inclusive, finally!
In case you were wondering, there will be 230 new emojis hitting your phone in 2019, and we’ve got the scoop. From more gender inclusive couples to people with disabilities, we’re excited to see a lot more diversity, and let’s be honest, a lot more...
The most hilarious way to organize iPhone apps that we’ve ever seen
We’ve seen lots of different ways to organize your iPhone apps, and well, just when we thought we’d seen the best, we discovered this iPhone app organization method from Ian Stanczyk (above). It’s not necessarily the best, but certainly the funniest....
How to set a Live photo as your iPhone’s wallpaper
I tend to be the one who schools my husband on cool iPhone tips and tricks, but this time, he’s the one who schooled me when he showed me how to set a live photo as my iPhone’s wallpaper. I admit, I take a bunch of live photos, but don’t ever watch...
The Otterbox x Pop Sockets phone case is just made for our adorably clumsy kids
One thing I know about my daughter: She looooves her Pop Socket grip on the back of her phone — and she also tends to drop said phone. A lot. We insisted on an Otterbox phone case for protection long ago, but I may be willing to let her switch it up, thanks to...
The Apple product warranty you may not know about…but should
Turns out the Apple One-Year Warranty is way more flexible than you might realize. Or as the store associate told me on a recent visit, “you got Beats headphones that are not working or coming apart in any way? Just bring it in and we’ll give you a new...
This viral iPhone keyboard trick really works
tThis morning I was scrolling through Facebook and found several friends had shared this iPhone keyboard trick that I had never seen before. And well, of course I had to give it a try. Guess what? It totally works, and it’s a gamechanger. Related: A smart trick...
The new Star Wars Otterbox cases are out of this world. We mean, galaxy.
It’s November, which means fall, and Thanksgiving, and apparently if you’re Otterbox, more Star Wars smartphone cases. We were totally into the Star Wars cases they launched last year, and even more into the Solo: A Star Wars Story cases. However, their...
This might just be the best way to organize your iPhone apps
I’ve tried many different approaches to organizing my iPhone apps, but the same thing always happens: I can’t find the ones I need when I need them. Logic says you leave your most-used apps on the main page, then put the others in files, but it turns out,...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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