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Google’s Magic Eraser is one of the company’s most impressive (and one of its most advertised) features. Who wouldn’t like the ability to instantly erase unwanted people or objects from any photo? And while the feature was a Pixel exclusive from the beginning, Google is now opening the gates to virtually everyone’s smartphone, so long

Bullitt, the company that brought you rugged Cat-branded smartphones with thermal cameras, is stuffing trendy emergency-response satellite tech into a Motorola-branded Bluetooth keychain accessory.Making its debut at MWC 2023, the new Motorola Defy Satellite Link can enable almost any smartphone to send and receive text messages in places lacking cellular signals. Satellite communications features are

A few months ago, BGR reported the iPhone 15’s A17 Bionic chip would be 35% more power efficient than its predecessor. While this is good news for all iPhone Pro fans, there could be another reason all iPhone 15 models will have a better battery than their predecessors. According to Economic Daily News, the iPhone

When Apple launched the iPhone 14 lineup in September 2022, the most talked about feature on the new device was the newly debuted Dynamic Island option. Exclusive to the Pro-grade iPhones, this feature turns the pill-shaped hole punch on the iPhone's display into a notification feature. Within weeks of its introduction, the Google Play Store was

Who doesn’t love new emojis? With Apple’s upcoming iOS 16.4, there are 21 new emojis to try out, including a new smiley, a pink heart, and a jellyfish. But you don’t need to wait until Apple releases iOS 16.4 to the public—you can try them out right now.All the new emojis coming in iOS 16.4Surprisingly

The iPhone could start getting much faster download speeds…if you update to iOS 16.4, have T-Mobile, and have an iPhone 14 model. Today, Apple rolled out the first developer beta of iOS 16.4. As reported by 9to5Mac, the outlet found that, within the Cellular Settings of the new beta, there is a new option to

For the first time since iOS 16 was released last September, Apple shared adoption statistics of iPhone and iPad users running the latest versions of its operating systems. Previously, BGR covered iOS 16 adoption by using a third-party analytics website. According to Mixpanel, 100 days after iOS 16 was released, 68.91% of all iPhone models

Poetra.RH/Shutterstock For several years, Apple has regularly released adoption rate reports for the latest versions of iOS and iPadOS. The primary purpose of these reports is to track the percentage of iPhone and iPad users that update to the latest versions of Apple's operating systems. Apple collects this data using devices that access the company's

DVKi/Shutterstock By Rob Rich/Feb. 14, 2023 11:24 pm EST Anyone who's owned an iPhone for a few months at least has likely had to perform an iOS Update — or at least wait while their phone downloads and installs an update automatically. Every so often Apple will inevitably iterate on the current mobile operating system to

nikkimeel/Shutterstock Apple's iPhones are among the best smartphones on the market, but they aren't immune from problems. While the company focuses on promoting the strengths of the iPhone, the number of errors or bugs affecting regular users has been rising. Besides slowing down, network drop-outs, and malfunctioning cameras, some users also face trouble switching on their