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Farknot Architect/Shutterstock There are many bells and whistles on the iPhone that Apple users ought to know, and a lot of them are incredibly useful and even fun once you get the hang of using them. For instance, if you'd like to make one-handed texting easier, you can rig your iPhone so that the keyboard
Life’s busy enough without wasting time on calls that are trying to scam you or sell to you. Unfortunately, stats from Hiya show that 28 percent of the calls you get are going to be suspected spam or fraud. On an iPhone, you don’t have the option to have an AI assistant answer calls for
As a longtime iPhone user directly affected, I’ve followed the rollout of the European Union’s big Digital Markets Act (DMA) over the past few years, wondering how it might impact not only the Apple products I use all the time but also other devices and services from tech companies that are deemed gatekeepers in the region. I’ve
There are three easy, effective ways to find your iPhone the next time you lose it. Credit: Jakkrit Kongsudee - Shutterstock If you're reading this article, chances are you've lost your iPhone and googled in search of help. I feel your pain. You don't know whether you left it at the restaurant after dinner, whether
South_agency/Getty Images Apple is said to have reared a program that would put buying iPhones behind the same model as app subscriptions. The project was expected to go live two years ago, but it looks like Apple has put it on cold ice. According to Bloomberg, the company has shuttered plans for an "iPhone hardware
It works well, but there still aren't enough modern, console-style games. The Backbone One attachable game controller for the iPhone. In theory, it ought to be as good a time as ever to be a gamer on the iPhone. Classic console emulators have rolled out to the platform for the first time, and they work
It’s been almost a month since I returned the iPhone 16 Plus, and I already explained why I’m not fully happy with the handset and the iPhone 16 Plus features that I missed as soon as I downgraded to the iPhone 14 Pro. The Camera Control was one of my disappointments with the iPhone 16
Primakov/Shutterstock Every device that connects to a network, including your iPhone, uses an IP address (short for Internet Protocol address) to communicate with other devices and access the internet. Think of an IP address as your device's unique digital address. Your iPhone actually has two types of IP addresses: Private and public. Advertisement A private
The iPhone 17 Air is another step toward becoming a reality. This time, DigiTimes (via MacRumors ) says Foxconn entered the new product introduction phase. Supply chain sources tell the publication that the NPI phase is responsible for bringing this iPhone’s concept to life with design validation and prototype testing. With that, this device is
