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Grinvalds/Getty Images Whether you've captured a picture-perfect moment with your brand-new iPhone 16 Pro or snapped a quick shot of a document with an iPhone that has a few years in the game, those files were saved in HEIC format unless you've changed the settings to jpg or something else. While that usually isn't a
Wireless charging is less efficient than plugging in a wire, but it’s certainly convenient — especially when you add magnets. Most people who have an iPhone 12 or later and want a magnetic charger should get a Qi2 charger. Any Qi2-certified charger will charge a MagSafe iPhone at up to 15W — just as fast
If you buy an iPhone 16 Pro or 16 Pro Max, you are restricted to four colors that all have the word “titanium” in them: Desert Titanium, Natural Titanium, White Titanium, and Black Titanium. They’re not bad options, but they’re not great either. I like the colors for the base iPhone 16 models better. Then
iOS 18 has been out for a couple of weeks now. I’ve been using the new iPhone operating system since June, when the first developer’s beta was made available by Apple. In the meantime, I got the chance to dive deeper into iOS 18’s best features. These are the ones I’ve been using the most
The iPhone 16, despite its marketing so far, still doesn’t have Apple Intelligence. That’s set to change on October 28th with the release of iOS 18.1, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter. The update will bring with it AI-powered notification summaries, Gurman writes. Though he only lists that example, the iOS
While other smartphone makers are rapidly increasing the battery sizes and charging speeds of their devices, Apple has always been relatively conservative. Fortunately, the iPhone 16 series changed that with substantial upgrades to both. With that in mind, we’ve compiled a comprehensive guide full of tips and tricks for charging your iPhone as fast as
You never know when you could be hit with an emergency, only to find yourself with a weak cellphone signal. These days, we almost expect everyone to be reachable from anywhere in the world at all times. It can come as a shock when you can't get ahold of someone. But if that happens, there are ways
Apple releases iOS 18.0.1 with bug fixes for iPhone 16 touchscreen and more / iPadOS 18 is available for M4 iPad Pros again, too. By Jay Peters , a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium. Oct 3, 2024, 9:49 PM
An iPhone SE that feels very much like any other modern, non-budget iPhone is apparently coming early next year, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The phone will use Face ID and will be capable of running Apple Intelligence, he reiterated today. That the new iPhone SE models may support Apple Intelligence says a lot about
