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iso100production/Shutterstock By Adam Doud/June 12, 2023 9:39 pm EST Your iPhone is one of the most useful devices in your repertoire; it has gone through a nice evolution over the years, and iOS has developed into a very mature operating system. Despite that, there are some settings and features that have gotten buried over the years. Some

Published Jun 12th, 2023 10:27AM EDT It’s been almost a month since Apple released iOS 16.5. Although it brought fewer new features, it seems Apple is readying iOS 16.5.1 as it needs to fix some iPhone bugs. According to an insider’s note seen by BGR, the build for this upcoming update is 20F74. Although it’s

Everyone and their grandmother, who might have just received an iPhone and is still getting used to it, probably hate one iOS quirk that Apple has yet to permanently fix: The orientation lock. There’s no setting option to have the orientation lock disabled for certain apps and enabled for most of your regular iPhone usage.

Amid a bunch of new products, Apple announced a slew of privacy and safety related features at this week’s WWDC 2023. Here are the best privacy and safety features that you can look forward to when you update your iPhone to iOS 17, or your other Apple devices to the new operating systems releasing this

Apple just previewed iOS 17. With this new operating system coming later this fall, iPhone 8 and iPhone X users won’t be able to update to the latest update. That said, even if you have an iPhone XS, it doesn’t mean you enjoy all the iOS 17 functions. BGR gathered all iOS 17 features that

Danishc/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Since the days of the iPhone 7 when Apple dropped the 3.5 mm port from its smartphones, if users wanted to listen to audio on their phones they've needed to either use the 3.5 mm dongle (which is no longer included with new

MelenaSlavina/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For many Apple users, it's hard to imagine life before the iPhone. In addition to texting, calling, and FaceTiming your friends and family, Apple's smartphone can do just about everything you need in your day-to-day life, like banking, shopping, and navigating.  With brighter and

As Apple prepares its long-rumored jump into augmented reality on Monday, doubts have shadowed every step of the way. There are reports of frequent changes in direction and skepticism inside Apple’s ranks. The device has allegedly been hard to manufacture and required numerous compromises. The process has taken years longer than Apple expected. And at

Why You Can Trust CNET Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement Apple's upcoming iOS 17 software update for iPhones could come with a feature that lets you view more items

Skip to main content / Similar to Android’s At a Glance widget or the Pixel Stand display for Google’s phones, your iPhone could surface more useful information while it’s charging.By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor