Add Some Security to Your iPhone Messages With These 4 Easy Steps
This security feature can ensure the person you're texting isn't a scammer -- or worse. Zachary McAuliffe Staff writer Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a TV series
It looks like Apple Watch Series 10 won’t be a huge update like the iPhone X
For almost a year, leaks and rumors have built up hype for the upcoming Apple Watch Series 10, which has been called “Apple Watch X” by some people. Rumors about the grandiosity of this watch upgrade started in 2023 when some inaccurate reports expected Apple to replace the Apple Watch Series 9 with an all-new
Apple Might Make It Easier to Replace the Battery in Your Next iPhone
The iPhone 16's battery could be much better—and a lot easier to replace. Credit: Parilov / Shutterstock.com All batteries age, and the lithium ion battery in your iPhone is no exception. Overtime, the battery degrades, and, as such, can no longer hold as much of a charge as it could when new. After a few
New leak confirms iPhone 16’s powerful new A18 chips
Apple made a big change to iPhone processors in 2022. This was the first year the non-Pro and Pro iPhones featured different chips. The iPhone 14 Pros introduced the A16 Bionic that Apple later used for the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus. But the base iPhone 14 variants featured the A15 Bionic chips from the
Kill These 2 iOS Settings to Maximize Your iPhone’s Battery Life
If you're traveling this summer, you don't want your iPhone to die while you're looking up directions. Nelson Aguilar is an LA-based tech how-to writer and graduate of UCLA. With more than a decade of experience, he covers Apple and Google and writes on iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings and more. There's
iPhone users won’t lose True Tone, other features after third-party repairs
Apple is finally loosening some restrictions on third-party repairs. The tech giant said in its latest white paper, Longevity, by Design , that it will extend software support to third-party replacement batteries and displays installed into iPhones later this year. This means that it won’t deactivate True Tone and battery health data for iPhone users
You Can Track Any Flight Directly From Your iPhone’s Text Messages
No need for a web browser or any third-party apps. Nelson Aguilar is an LA-based tech how-to writer and graduate of UCLA. With more than a decade of experience, he covers Apple and Google and writes on iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings and more. Blake has over a decade of experience writing
Apple’s latest OS betas enable iPhone mirroring on Mac
One of the more compelling features Apple showed off for macOS at Worldwide Developers Conference 2024 earlier this month is the ability to mirror your iPhone to your desktop . Brave souls who don't mind installing developer betas on their devices can now check that out for themselves, as it's available in the latest iOS
iOS 18’s drive-formatting option shows how far iPhones have come for power users
Power Users — The beta's Files app lets you format external drives in APFS, exFat, and FAT. Samuel Axon - 6/24/2024, 8:24 PM Enlarge / The 2024 iPad Pro. Samuel Axon Apple has added the ability to format external drives in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, the major software updates for iPhones and iPads due
macOS Sequoia beta 2 now available with iPhone Mirroring and other 9 features
Published Jun 24th, 2024 2:13PM EDT macOS Sequoia is the upcoming software update for Mac users. With beta 2, Apple continues its testing to release an official version of this system later this fall. These are some of the features users can expect to have once the final build is available. For Safari, macOS Sequoia