You’re Wrong About Your iPhone’s Always-On Wallpaper Draining Its Battery
Photo: Kaspars Grinvalds (Shutterstock)The new Always-On Displays on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max provide a nifty way to keep tabs on your smartphone without needing to interact with it. However, Apple’s original design choice was odd: By default, the 14 Pros dim your wallpaper in addition to the clock and notifications
Is Apple’s iPhone camera getting worse? MKBHD weighs in
At the end of 2022, YouTuber Marques Brownlee, known as MKBHD, performed a blind camera test to select the best smartphone camera of the year. With over 600,000 people joining and 20 million votes, the YouTuber used an Elo-style power ranking system hosted on a dedicated website to discover the best smartphone camera of 2022. With
iPhone 15: All the Biggest Rumors About Apple’s Next Phone
The iPhone 15 lineup likely won't arrive until the fall of 2023, but there are plenty of questions about what to expect from Apple's next-generation phone. Will the iPhone 15 have a USB-C port? Will Apple increase iPhone prices in 2023? Will it even be called the "iPhone 15"? No one outside of Apple knows
Here’s why I would choose the iPhone 15 over the Pro this year
It might feel strange to hear this, but we may already know practically everything there is to know about the iPhone 15. Apple will surely pull surprises like last year’s Dynamic Island. But we already have a large number of iPhone 15 leaks from reliable sources that paint the same general picture about the 2023
The Secret Way to Restart Your iPhone
Photo: H_Ko (Shutterstock)When your iPhone is acting up, the best first step to try is a restart. A simple reboot often flushes away temporary bugs and glitches for all devices, and your iPhone is no exception. Unlike a computer, however, there is no restart option preset on your iPhone. Instead, you fully shut down your
Apple’s iPhone chip to become once again the fastest processor of the year
Every year, Apple highlights in its iPhone keynotes how better its processors are compared to the competition. In the past few years, the Cupertino firm said the A14 Bionic, A15 Bionic, and A16 Bionic chips were up to 50% faster than the best processor available on an Android counterpart. Now, a paywalled DigiTimes report (via
iPhone 15 Rumors Detail New Camera Specs And First Ever Periscope Lens Features
NDQ/Shutterstock While it is difficult to predict the future of the iPhone with certainty, it is almost certain that Apple will continue to release new models with updated features and designs every year. 2023 isn't going to be an exception, and the company will almost certainly launch the iPhone 15 lineup by September 2023. Even
Restoring An iPhone Vs. Erase And Reset – What’s The Difference?
Framesira/Shutterstock Whether you're gearing up to sell an iPhone, or you're troubleshooting some significant issues you've been experiencing recently, iOS provides an easy route to a fresh start. In the former scenario, you'll want to ensure all your data, settings, and files are completely wiped out before you transfer ownership to someone else. If you're
iPhone 15 Pro Could See Longer Battery Life From New Chip Line
Next-generation chips from Apple partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. just entered mass production, the company announced on Thursday. TSMC is highlighting the new chip's reduction in power consumption, possibly signaling longer battery life for the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max.The new chips will be built on a 3-nanometer process, which TSMC says will require 30%
Free Up Your iPhone Storage With These Simple Tricks
This story is part of 12 Days of Tips, helping you make the most of your tech, home and health during the holiday season. Need a good New Year's resolution? Here's one: Clean out your iPhone's storage. Those apps, photos, playlists and videos can pile up quickly, and our phones can only hold so much. From