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Emily Long

Emily is a staff writer at GeeksModo, and is interested in all things Apple. This includes its best products such as the iPad, iPhone, Mac, AirPods, and Apple Watch. When she’s not tinkering with the latest Apple gear, you’ll find her watching movies, taking pictures on her Sony A7 and exploring the great outdoors.

Emily Long's Articles

The Privacy & Security screen, with settings for Location Services and Tracking, and settings to control which apps can access your data.

How to manage information sharing with Safety Check on iPhone

by Emily Long
You can use Safety Check on iPhone to review and stop sharing your location, shared content, and app permissions with people and apps.
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A screen showing a document being scanned. The Take Picture button is at the bottom center.

How to scan text and documents in Notes using the iPhone camera

by Emily Long
You can scan text into a note or scan documents as PDFs with the iPhone camera in the Notes app.
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The Recently Deleted folder in the Photos app. Recently deleted photos appear in a grid on the screen.

How to delete or hide photos and videos on iPhone

by Emily Long
You can delete or hide photos and videos on iPhone, recover recently deleted ones, and lock the Hidden and Recently Deleted collections.
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A screen showing five provided Focus options—Do Not Disturb, No messages during calls, Sleep, Personal, and Work. The Share Across Devices option is on, which allows the same Focus settings to be used across your Apple devices.

How to allow or silence notifications for a Focus on iPhone

by Emily Long
You can allow or silence notifications from specific people and apps during a Focus on iPhone, and still let emergency calls through.
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A calendar in Month view showing events and reminders.

How to use reminders in Calendar on iPhone

by Emily Long
You can show, create, complete, edit, and hide scheduled reminders from the Reminders app right in Calendar on iPhone.
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A contact named Olivia Rico with She, Her, and Hers pronouns below the contact photo. Below her name are buttons to send a message, call, mail, and use Apple Pay. At the bottom of the screen are the contact's mobile number and email address.

How to add or edit your contact info and photo on iPhone

by Emily Long
You can edit My Card in Contacts on iPhone to add your address, photo, Contact Poster, and pronouns, and choose who sees your name and photo.
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The screen for sharing a photo, with the sharing options immediately below the open photo, including the More button for editing the sharing options.

How to create shared albums in Photos on iPhone

by Emily Long
You can create shared albums in Photos on iPhone for just the people you choose, who can add their own photos, videos, and comments.
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The Family Sharing screen in Settings. Five family members are listed with recommendations for the family.

How to add a member to a Family Sharing group on iPhone

by Emily Long
You can invite someone to your Family Sharing group on iPhone, or create an Apple Account for a child who doesn't have one yet.
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A location is entered in the Maps search field and results are listed below.

How to delete recent directions in Maps on iPhone

by Emily Long
You can delete a single recent direction or clear all your recent directions in Maps on iPhone.
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The Find My app open, showing Danny's keys in Golden Gate Park. Tap the Find button to locate a nearby AirTag.

How to set separation alerts in case you leave an AirTag or item behind in Find My on iPhone

by Emily Long
You can turn on separation alerts for an AirTag or other item in Find My on iPhone, and set Trusted Locations.
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