Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max with the all-new iOS 26 redesign are shaping up to be among the top mobile devices of 2025. Preorders for Apple's latest launch started on September 12, and the devices are now available for sale both online and in offline stores. In the lead-up to major new releases
Don't get too excited just yet, though. Credit: Gabo_Arts Key Takeaways Apple may support third-party smartwatches in the future. Macworld found references to features like notification forwarding for third-party devices in the code for iOS 26.1. Even if Apple does support these devices in the future, it may only do so for certain customers. Table
Have you updated your iPhone to the new iOS 26 yet or are you holding off? It's been available to download since September 15 — here's how to install it if you haven't yet. The new OS was released alongside iPadOS 26 and Apple's other operating system updates. Since then, the first beta of iOS 26.1
Georgeclerk/Getty Images iOS 26.1 Beta 1 has been out for a few days now, and it seems there's more to it than improvements to Liquid Glass. According to Macworld, a few lines of code in the new build suggest that Apple is working on adding better third-party smartwatch support for iPhone users. Along with expanding
Skip to content An interesting iPhone despite throttling, worse battery, and single-lens camera. Apple's iPhone Air. Credit: Andrew Cunningham Apple's iPhone Air. Credit: Andrew Cunningham If you'll indulge me for a moment, here's some ancient history. In 2008, when Apple took the very first MacBook Air out of a manila envelope, it was not positioned
You might miss these changes if you're not paying attention. 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 with his wife and their
DenPhotos/Shutterstock Having your iPhone screen turn off while you're viewing something on the display can be pretty inconvenient. While it usually won't shut off if you're interacting with the device, there can be instances where it locks when reading an article, book, or even a recipe while cooking. This is usually done to preserve your
Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. The iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max appear to provide little resistance to scratches and scuffs around the sharp edges of the camera bump. Tech blogger Zack Nelson demonstrates
Terrence O'Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. While it seems like a foregone conclusion that there will be a foldable iPhone, possibly late next year, there hasn’t been much info about what it would look like. In the latest installment
Terrence O'Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. You’d be forgiven for assuming the iPhone Air would snap like a twig under pressure. It’s almost impossibly thin at just 5.6mm. But, its titanium frame is not only stronger than aluminum, it’s
