Apple releases iOS 15.5 on iPhone with Apple Cash and Podcasts upgrades
Apple rolled out the latest iOS 15 update to iPhone on Monday. Just days after seeding the iOS 15.5 Release Candidate to developers and public beta testers, the final version has arrived. iOS 15.5 is now available, and as long as you have a supported iPhone, you can download it. iOS 15.5 is a relatively…
The Morning After: Apple may be testing USB-C iPhones
Oh my, it might actually be happening. I’ve wanted this for a while, and Apple’s excuses for sticking with its Lightning connector get weaker each year. Now a report from Bloomberg says the company is testing new iPhones and adapters with USB-C — what MacBooks and iPads already use. Engadget An adapter currently in testing…
Why Zoomed Photos Look Bad on Your iPhone (and How to Fix Them)
Photo: Kicking Studio (Shutterstock)When you want to get closer to a subject without actually moving, you zoom. It’s a camera feature that’s been around for decades, and one that’s alive and well on the iPhone. However, you might have noticed your zoom shots don’t come out quite as crisp as your normal pictures. In fact,…
Set This Hidden iPhone Timer to Shut Your Music Off After You Fall Asleep
Photo: Cristian Dina (Shutterstock)Rarely do I go to bed without something playing on my iPhone, usually a YouTube video. The problem is, I need to make sure the video is long enough for me to fall asleep to, but not so long it wakes up me down the line. Plus, I need to make sure…
12 Best Uses For Old iPhones
Viktollio/Shutterstock In some ways, life can be measured by the accumulation of things. Our old technology can serve as a time capsule of the months or years when we were using it. In the same way that pulling old toys from a box in the attic triggers childhood memories of playing with them on the…
Apple Reportedly Testing USB-C iPhones, Which May Signal The End Of The Lightning Port
charnsitr/Shutterstock Close on the heels of analyst Ming-Chi Kuo's claim that Apple is seriously considering ditching the Lightning connector; we now have Bloomberg analyst Mark Gurman reporting the same. An article by Gurman asserts that Apple has already started testing iPhone models with the USB-C connector, citing an unnamed source. In addition to new USB-C-ready…
How To Allow Pop-Ups On Your iPhone And iPad
Chinnapong/Shutterstock Pop-ups aren't all bad. Sometimes, you might run into a pop-up that's necessary to complete a transaction or download an important file. This works on a case-by-case basis since the internet is not created equally, even though most modern sites usually don't rely on pop-ups to make things work on both ends. However, in…
How To Make A Group Chat On iPhone
Farknot Architect/Shutterstock By Rob Rich/May 9, 2022 9:48 pm EDT The primary purpose of the Group Messaging feature on the iPhone is fairly self-explanatory: it's a way to message multiple people simultaneously rather than text them all individually. In practice, it's about the same as texting a single person in that you simply have to type what…
The Simple iPhone Hack To Share Photos You Probably Didn’t Know About
Tada Images/Shutterstock Sending photos to friends or family is a great way to share memories, and the typical route of doing this over iMessage on iPhone involves looking through your photo gallery to find the picture in the app itself. However, there's an easier way to do this if you already have the photo open…
How To Fix When Your iPhone Has No Service
FellowNeko/Shutterstock By Rob Rich/May 8, 2022 6:15 pm EDT Whether you're traveling, at home, or visiting family, chances are your iPhone has dropped service at some point. It's usually not a huge problem when you're in the kind of place where your Wi-Fi connects automatically, but it can be a bit of a problem outside of…