My phone was stolen?

So i was at the mall and when i got home i realized i didn't have my iphone so i used findmyiphone on my ipad to track my phone and apparently it was at someone's house a few miles away so i freaked out that someone stole my phone from the mall and brought it to their house. I want to drive up there but i'm afraid they will lie and say it's their phone

How do you shoot youtube videos horizontally on iPad/phone without looking like your looking to one side?

Every video telling you how to shoot a YouTube video always says turn your phone/iPad horizontally. So now I'm shooting in landscape which is perfect.
But because the camera is now to one side. It look like I'm looking away. I can turn my head so it looks like I'm facing the camera but now my neck is twisted and I can't see myself on the screen.
So how does everyone else solve this problem. Everyone claiming to be using iPhones/ipads are always standing perfectly forward and looking directly in the Center. I don't get it

How do I know if my photos are backed up on my iPhone? I'm confused 😳?

Okay I have an iPhone 8 Plus, I'm getting the iPhone xR in a couple of days. I know my phone already backs up and needs to be backed up before switching over

Now there's an option on my iPhone that saids "automatically upload and store all on your pictures in iCloud to access on your devices" but that option is turned OFF

Am I suppose to turn it on? Does that mean my pictures aren't already backed up? I don't want to lose my pictures when I switch to a new phone. So I don't know what option to hit or what that even is?

And no I don't have a computer to store anything on too just my phone btw.

Can i get a refund on screen repair?

Okay so. I cracked my screen in december and just got it fixed in june. I paid full price of the $169 + tax (so about $195) threw best buy geek squad, and it wasn't until after the fact i realize i have a warranty on my phone. Is there any way i could get some of that money back or no? It's an apple iphone 7 plus