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How to prepare your iPhone for iOS 11

Are you ready for the future of iOS? On Tuesday, Apple is set to release iOS 11, the next version of its mobile operating system for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches. With it, you’ll be able to edit Live Photos, customize the new Control Center, make Venmo-style Apple Pay payments, more easily free up storage …

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Apple iPhone 8 secrets leaked? Face ID, new AirPods and more

Will Apple’s upcoming iPhone let you turn yourself into an animated monkey when messaging friends? Let’s just say you wouldn’t exactly be bananas if you said yes. That’s one of several new software and hardware features being dissected on social media following an alleged leak of the final build of iOS 11, the mobile operating system that’ll run the iPhone. …

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New iPhone names reportedly iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus

Another apparent leak of Apple software is revealing a treasure trove of information on new iPhones and other products that the company is widely expected to announce at its event on Tuesday, September 12. A leak of the iOS 11 “gold master” firmware, as reported by 9to5mac and others, is said to reveal everything from how the new iPhone will …

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5 ways iOS 11 will change your iPad

Get ready because iOS 11 is going to make your iPad look and act in completely different ways. Apple puts multitasking front and center with iOS 11, making the iPad a more powerful and more flexible device. You’ll likely come to enjoy your iPad’s newfound multitasking abilities after upgrading to iOS 11, but the changes will take a little getting used …

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Goodbye, home button? Get ready for iPhone’s biggest change

When Apple unveils its new high-end iPhone on Sept. 12, it’s widely expected to do away with the most iconic part of its handset: the home button. If the rumors are true, the all-screen design of the so-called iPhone 8 means no room for a bottom bezel, and thus no room for a physical home button (and its Touch ID fingerprint …

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How to downgrade from the iOS 11 beta to iOS 10

Now playing: Watch this: Downgrade from iOS 11 public beta to iOS 10 1:20 Of the iOS public betas I’ve used the past number of years, the iOS 11 public beta feels particularly buggy. Animations are choppy. Graphic elements are often broken. Apps frequently crash.  In one frightening episode, my entire photo library disappeared after I took a video (thankfully, …

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Your iPhone 8 will be a window into The Walking Dead’s world

We just saw the first fruits of Apple‘s labors to turn your phone into a window to other worlds. The Walking Dead is coming to the App Store as an ARKit game, where you’ll fight zombie and human alike alongside AI versions of Michonne, Rick and even Negan. No release date yet. Next Games In the corner of a real …

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iOS 11 beta: How to install it on your iPhone right now

Now playing: Watch this: Try out the iOS 11 public beta right now 2:30 iOS 11 is set to launch this September (likely, but not confirmed), but if you can’t wait for the new operating system, you can install the beta now. Apple makes iOS 11 available as a public beta, which means anyone with an Apple ID can install it for free. …

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Apple’s Siri voice uses AI to sound more human

I remember my roommate, way back in 1986, laboriously stringing together phonemes with Apple‘s Macintalk software to get his Mac to utter a few sentences. It was pioneering at the time — anybody else remember the Talking Moose’s jokes? But boy, have things improved since then. Publishing a new round of papers on its new machine learning journal, Apple showed …

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iOS 11 vs Android Oreo: Which one is winning so far?

Now playing: Watch this: Apple iOS 11 debuts with all-new control center 2:55 Google announced the official rollout of Android 8.0 Oreo on Monday, and Apple walked us through iOS 11 for the iPhone back in June. Combined, these software platforms will power practically every phone in the world. So which one’s winning? The short answer: Android Oreo. Here’s why. …

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