Hooray, a new iOS update is here! Oh no, my old iPhone is ripping through battery life at an alarming rate! Updating to a new version of iOS can be a rollercoaster of emotions. If your iPhone doesn’t hold a charge like it used to (despite Apple’s best efforts to preserve battery life on older phones), …
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Future iPhones may be even more battery-thirsty in 2019 and beyond, and battery capacity could swell as a result. KGI analyst and known Apple commenter Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that upgraded 3D sensing and TrueDepth camera tech in iPhones from 2019 and later will consume more power, thus requiring larger batteries (via MacRumors). This claim comes after the analyst predicted that all …
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If you think your older iPhone seems to run more slowly, you’re not crazy. Apple on Wednesday said a software feature released last year makes your phone operate more slowly to offset problems with its aging lithium ion battery. As batteries get older, they don’t hold their charges as well as newer batteries, and can have worse problems when the …
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Apple’s software landscape may undergo a seismic shift next year, according to a report in Bloomberg. As early as next year, Apple may allow developers to design a single application that works on both touchscreen iOS devices and Mac computers. While the shift wouldn’t impact iPhone and iPad users, who have access to an incredibly robust App Store, it could be …
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If you’ve noticed your older iPhone slowing down, the problem might be tied to the battery. John Poole, founder of Primate Labs, the company behind the Geekbench processor benchmarking software, says in a blog post that iPhone 6 and iPhone 7 phones have a problem that is “widespread, and will only get worse as phones (and their batteries) continue to …
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I can’t quit the stock iOS Mail app. I’ve had brief dalliances with the Gmail app and a handful of other email apps that promise to improve my life, but I keep coming back to the Mail app. As a result, this long-time Mail app Gmailer has picked up a few tricks along the way. 1. Archive vs. Trash You’ve …
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Platforms like Snapchat and Instagram have made recording and watching vertical videos commonplace. But if you’ve ever played a vertical video on YouTube, two giant black bars filled most of your screen. YouTube’s latest update for the iPhone changes that. On Tuesday, in a Twitter post, the venerable site for internet videos announced that the YouTube player for iOS will …
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Aimlessly wandering around the airport to find the good food may now be a thing of the past. Apple Maps now includes detailed maps for more than 30 airports around the world. The list includes John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia in New York, Newark Liberty in New Jersey, LAX in Los Angeles and Heathrow and Gatwick in London. Notably missing …
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After an unexpected early release of iOS 11.2, Apple on Tuesday flipped the switch on Apple Pay Cash. Like PayPal or Venmo, Apple Pay Cash is a peer-to-peer payment feature that lets you send and receive money through iMessage. Not only does Apple Pay Cash make it easy to pay someone, but it also puts a digital card in your iOS …
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