iOS

iOS 18 includes a couple of notable changes to iPhone battery health and charging settings. Apple has added more charging limit settings for iPhone 15 users, along with information about when you’re using a slow charger. more…

Meta announced Monday that it has banned RT and other Russian state media outlets from its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, among others, citing ‘foreign interference activity’ in the US presidential election. more…

As reported back in June, iOS 18 and tvOS 18 add an option that finally lets users choose an Apple TV or HomePod as their preferred Home Hub to control remotely. These updates are now available to the public, but choosing a preferred Home Hub can be a ...

Apple has just announced the new iPhone 16 lineup, and as you prepare to make your preorder, you want to make sure you also have a great case to go with it, to keep your new phone pristine. Trusted phone case makers SUPCASE and I-Blason are ready, with...

The experience of using iPhone apps on the iPad isn’t exactly great, but things got better with Stage Manager, since apps not optimized for iPhone can run in floating windows on the screen. But with iPadOS 18, Apple has made a small but important cha...

The Search widget offered by the Google app on iPhone and iPad now offers customizable shortcuts, including to Gemini. more…

If you’re still running an Intel-powered Mac, you’ll have at least one more year of macOS support. macOS Sequoia runs on the same Macs as macOS Sonoma, but as usual, there are some caveats about specific features supported on Intel machines. Now th...

iOS 18 brings a big change to Control Center on your iPhone. With iOS 18, Control Center has a bunch of new controls and now flows over multiple pages. This includes changes to the Connectivity widget, which puts the Bluetooth toggle behind a second ta...

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A long-requested feature for Android users switching to iPhone is the addition of T9 dialling. This is a shortcut to dialling phone numbers from your address book, by typing in letters on the keypad. For instance, to call John you’d press 5 6 4 (for ...

Widgetsmith, everyone’s favorite aesthetic app, is getting a big update today to take advantage of iOS 18. As detailed in a blog post, Widgetsmith 7 “takes device customization to all-new levels.” The update focuses on new customizable Actions th...

With watchOS 11, users will get a bunch of new features, including health and fitness improvements, Live Activities, the Translate app, and new watch faces. But the watchOS 11 update also comes with another new feature that wasn’t explicitly mentione...

iOS 18 is rolling out today with RCS to improve the Android-iPhone messaging experience, but support is not yet enabled for all carriers, including Google Fi Wireless. more…

iOS 18 is rolling out to iPhone users, and it includes an all-new Repair Assistant feature. This feature allows iPhone users and repair professionals to configure new and used Apple parts on device. Here’s what this change will mean for millions of i...

macOS Sequoia has officially launched with new features and improvements such as window tiling, iPhone Mirroring, the new Password app, and more. But under the hood, Apple delivered a staggering amount of patched bugs/vulnerabilities to Mac users. Thes...

Apple’s big new iPhone software update is here. iOS 18 was released today with a stacked list of new features. But the age-old question with new software is back again: will the update make your iPhone slower? Here’s what you should know. more…

Some seriously impressive new health-related features are coming to AirPods Pro 2. The customer reach of these features will be especially great for the same reason Apple Watch impacts so many lives. more…

We’re going into the third year of , and a free software update just made the product even better. watchOS 11 changes the way the Action button works, making it more functional in different scenarios. more…

If your desk (or nightstand) is a chaotic mess of charging cables and devices all vying to be charged, you might want to check out . Juggling multiple cords to keep everything charged gets old quickly, so when I came across the UGREEN Uno 2-in-1 Magnet...

Apple today is rolling out iOS 18 with support for RCS in a huge boost to the iPhone-Android messaging experience. more…