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What to do after the botched iOS 10 update

Some Apple users, including a number of CNET editors, hoping to be among the first to update their iPhone and iPad devices to iOS 10 on Tuesday are discovering the update is stalling out their phone or tablet instead of adding a batch of new features. However, there is a way to recover the devices, …

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Apple’s iOS 10 update freezes some iPhones

Another iOS update, another round of glitches. Apple on Tuesday released the latest version of its mobile software, iOS 10. The problem is some users — including me — had issues downloading the update. After going through the download and install process over Wi-Fi, the iPhone showed an error window and indicated you needed to plug it into iTunes on …

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iPhone photos get image quality boost with new Lightroom app

Good news, photographers: Adobe Systems just unlocked a new level of photo quality for those with recent iPhones and iPads. With the release of Adobe Lightroom 2.5 for iOS on Tuesday, you’ll be able to shoot photos in the raw format that many professionals like to use. Raw photos, with data taken straight from the camera’s image sensor, offer more …

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How to unlock your Mac with the Apple Watch

Today, alongside the rocky iOS 10 rollout, Watch OS 3 was released. This new version of software brings a laundry list of new features to the Apple Watch, such as the new Application dock, Control Center replacing Glances, an SOS mode and much more. Another standout feature found in Watch OS 3 is Auto Unlock, which unlocks your Mac when …

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iOS 10 notifications look the same, but work a lot differently

Now playing: Watch this: Apple unveils iOS 10, packs it with new features 3:43 At first glance, notifications on iOS 10 will look like they always have. But, as the saying goes, things aren’t always as they appear. The ways you view, clear and interact with notifications work a lot differently in the new operating system. Just how you interact …

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How to prepare your iPhone for iOS 10

On Tuesday, Apple is set to release iOS 10, the next version of its mobile operating system for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches. It adds many new features, including a more interactive Messages app, an entirely new lock screen, and redesigned Maps and Music apps. Apple has also opened up Siri to other developers, so expect many of your favorite …

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Widgets in iOS 10: Notifications, streaming videos, 3D Touch and more

Now playing: Watch this: 10 reasons to upgrade to iOS 10 2:30 Apple’s use of the term “widgets” may not match what Android users consider a widget, but at the end of the day the two distinct approaches serve the same purpose: To provide snippets of information at a glance. With iOS 10, widgets are still displayed in the Today …

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Photos app on iOS 10: Albums, searching and memories

Now playing: Watch this: Jet black iPhone 7 vs. matte black iPhone 7 Plus 1:57 Discovering and resurfacing older photos and videos using the Photos app on an iOS device prior to iOS 10 was almost nonexistent. You could narrow down images by date or albums if you took the time to manually sort your gallery. Truth be told, Google …

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Deleting Apple apps on iOS 10? There’s a catch.

Now playing: Watch this: 10 reasons to upgrade to iOS 10 2:30 Gone are the days of creating a junk folder and tucking it away on your last home screen, full of Apple apps you never use. The Apple app graveyard is in the cloud now; no really, it is. After installing iOS 10, you can delete 23 of the …

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How to use the iPhone’s new, confusing lock screen

Now playing: Watch this: Customize your iOS 10 lock screen 2:06 After you update to iOS 10, excitement is expected if not anticipated. But there’s one more thing you’ll need to do before you can start tapping your way around iOS 10: learn how to use the new lock screen. In iOS 10, gone is the staple iOS feature of …

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