This iPhone Bug Is Deactivating Phone Numbers. Here’s What We Know So Far
Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock Certain iPhone owners using T-Mobile's cellular service are experiencing a loss of access to iMessage and Facetime if they run into a specific eSIM bug. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, as reported by MacRumors, the only way to reactivate your iMessage or Facetime in the case that this bug does occur is…
Apple display supplier could lose out on large iPhone 14 order after it was reportedly caught cutting corners
Chinese display manufacturer Beijing Oriental Electronics (BOE) could lose out on 30 million display orders for the upcoming iPhone 14 after it reportedly altered the design of the iPhone 13’s display to increase yield rate, or the production of non-defective products, according to a report from The Elec (via 9to5Mac). Apple tasked BOE with making…
What Really Happens When You Block Someone on your iPhone?
How to prevent contacts from texting, calling, or FaceTiming you—and what they'll see if you do.
Apple shipped me a 79-pound iPhone repair kit to fix a 1.1-ounce battery
If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Apple must be joking. That’s how I felt again and again as I jumped through hoop after ridiculous hoop to replace the battery in my iPhone Mini. Part of that was the repair process — mostly, it…
Viral TikTok shows a new iPhone trick that Instagram fans will love
It never fails. I buy the latest iPhone, assume that purchase conveys some sort of power to turn me into an expert shutterbug by osmosis — thanks to the camera performance that improves with each of Apple’s successive handsets — and I go about snapping … mediocre photos. As my colleague Yoni Heisler has noted…
Everything You Can Do With a Locked iPhone
Photo: New Africa (Shutterstock)You can’t pick up a stranger’s iPhones and use it as your own: Authentication measures, like Face ID, Touch ID, and passcodes, ensure the only people who can access our iPhones are us and the people we trust. However, even if you can’t check out someone’s messages or open up their Instagram…
Pebble creator wants to give Android its own iPhone 13 mini
The iPhone 13 mini is the best flagship of its size, with no direct competition from Android vendors. There’s no compact Android phone right now because Android smartphone makers have traditionally focused on larger screens for flagships. Sony was a rare exception, but the company isn’t making small flagships that can take on devices like…
Why You Should Trade-In Your Old iPhone Before June
Photo: NYC Russ (Shutterstock)When it’s time to buy a new iPhone, most of us don’t hold on to the old one. After all, iPhones are expensive, and trading in the old for the new reduces the sticker shock you have to deal with at the Apple Store. If you’re planning on buying a new iPhone…
iPhone 14 Pro Max Dummy Unit Reveals One Big Design Change
WML Image/Shutterstock In early May, Google revealed what its next big smartphone will look like when it launches later this year. The Pixel 7 will, thankfully, remain mostly the same as its predecessor, save for subtle design differences with the cameras on its back. In the fast-changing world of smartphones, sticking to the same design for…
Researchers devise iPhone malware that runs even when device is turned off
BLIND SPOT — Research is largely theoretical but exposes an overlooked security issue. Dan Goodin - 5/16/2022, 8:20 PM Classen et al. When you turn off an iPhone, it doesn’t fully power down. Chips inside the device continue to run in a low-power mode that makes it possible to locate lost or stolen devices using…