Apple occasionally makes choices that tarnish its strong privacy-forward reputation, like when it was secretly collecting users’ Siri interactions. Yesterday, a blog post from developer Jeff Johnson highlighted what feels like such a choice: an “Enhanced Visual Search” toggle for the Apple Photos app that is seemingly on by default, giving your device permission to
sdx15/Shutterstock When it comes to managing and sharing large files on your iPhone or iPad, zipping and unzipping files can make the process much more convenient. Zipping allows you to compress multiple documents, photos, or videos into a single file, which makes it easy to send them via email or upload them to a cloud
The next big thing in traditional smartphone design will be a significant reduction in thickness, something we’ve already witnessed with foldable devices. It’s happening next year, with the iPhone 17 Air being the ultra-thin phone that keeps appearing in leaks and rumors. But we won’t have to wait until September to see an ultra-thin phone
The iPhone 17 will feature four models, just like previous iPhone families. However, Apple’s next iPhone series will deliver a big change compared to the last couple of years. The ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air will replace the iPhone Plus size, and that’s the iPhone I’m most excited about. The other three models, the iPhone 17
I’ve been testing iOS 18.2 since the first beta, but I hardly paid any attention to it. That’s because I’m an iPhone user in Europe, which means I’m not getting any of the Apple Intelligence features available in iOS 18.2 elsewhere. Therefore, I hardly paid attention to the other features in the iOS 18.2 release
Since the release of iOS 18.2 on December 11, ChatGPT integration has been an integral part of Apple Intelligence. Provided you own a recent iPhone, iPad or Mac, you can access OpenAI’s chatbot directly from your device, with no need to go through the ChatGPT app or web client. What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is a
Brittany Roston/SlashGear iPhones have come a long way since Apple released the first model back in June 2007. However, if there's one thing that hasn't changed, it's the presentation of the iPhone's apps. Sure, some of the apps may look a bit different to match newer customization options, like when dark mode came out with
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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
