Your iPhone’s hidden photos are getting extra protection in iOS 16
Apple is adding a new feature to iOS 16 to make the Hidden and Recently Deleted albums in Photos much more private. Starting with iOS 16, those albums will now be locked by default, and you’ll be able to unlock them using Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode, according to Apple’s iOS 16 features
iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max could finally get always-on display
Apple may finally bring always-on display to the upcoming iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max. According to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple could introduce the feature with iOS 16, allowing the iPhone to display a limited amount of information even when it’s locked. Gurman says the iPhone’s version of always-on mode could work
Apple’s reportedly flat iPhone production target for 2022 isn’t a great sign
Apple, one of the biggest tech companies on the planet, reportedly doesn’t think it’ll sell any more iPhones this year than it did last year, despite rumors that the iPhone 14 will come with some major improvements (via MacRumors). While it’s not necessarily a canary in the coal mine (or a Waffle House being closed)
Arm X3 CPU gets a 25% speed boost, should still be slower than a 2021 iPhone
Let's hope Arm's claims are actually true this year — Arm's new chips completely drop 32-bit support, which might cause problems. Ron Amadeo - 6/29/2022, 9:15 PM Enlarge / The Arm Cortex X3 brings some modest improvements. Arms Fresh off a dramatic journey of not being bought by Nvidia, Arm announced its latest flagship CPUs.
This iPhone Bug Is Deactivating Phone Numbers. Here’s What We Know So Far
Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock Certain iPhone owners using T-Mobile's cellular service are experiencing a loss of access to iMessage and Facetime if they run into a specific eSIM bug. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, as reported by MacRumors, the only way to reactivate your iMessage or Facetime in the case that this bug does occur is…
Apple display supplier could lose out on large iPhone 14 order after it was reportedly caught cutting corners
Chinese display manufacturer Beijing Oriental Electronics (BOE) could lose out on 30 million display orders for the upcoming iPhone 14 after it reportedly altered the design of the iPhone 13’s display to increase yield rate, or the production of non-defective products, according to a report from The Elec (via 9to5Mac). Apple tasked BOE with making…
What Really Happens When You Block Someone on your iPhone?
How to prevent contacts from texting, calling, or FaceTiming you—and what they'll see if you do.
Apple shipped me a 79-pound iPhone repair kit to fix a 1.1-ounce battery
If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Apple must be joking. That’s how I felt again and again as I jumped through hoop after ridiculous hoop to replace the battery in my iPhone Mini. Part of that was the repair process — mostly, it…
Viral TikTok shows a new iPhone trick that Instagram fans will love
It never fails. I buy the latest iPhone, assume that purchase conveys some sort of power to turn me into an expert shutterbug by osmosis — thanks to the camera performance that improves with each of Apple’s successive handsets — and I go about snapping … mediocre photos. As my colleague Yoni Heisler has noted…
Everything You Can Do With a Locked iPhone
Photo: New Africa (Shutterstock)You can’t pick up a stranger’s iPhones and use it as your own: Authentication measures, like Face ID, Touch ID, and passcodes, ensure the only people who can access our iPhones are us and the people we trust. However, even if you can’t check out someone’s messages or open up their Instagram…