So you have an aging iPhone that’s perfectly fine except for one thing: the battery. These days you’re lucky to make it to midafternoon before the power gives out. It’s a common dilemma. Or perhaps you’ve noticed another issue? Does your iPhone seem slower than it was before? Turns out there’s a reason for that: …
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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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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Trustworthy? Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Claiming to be the good guy has its issues. Once you’ve set yourself up to be holier than all the world’s thou’s, you constantly have to live up to it. So when it emerged that Apple has been secretly …
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It’s not just your imagination — your old iPhone is, in fact, getting slower. Apple admitted today that it’s slowing down older iPhones in order to preserve deteriorating battery capacities. Starting with iOS 10.2.1, Apple began slowing down the iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPhone SE in order to prevent sudden shutdowns. If you have one of these devices and …
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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), here are 11 ways you …
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Still playing Pokemon Go? Did you quit months ago? Either way, developer Niantic is about to give you another reason to pick up the mobile game. As long as you’ve got a recent iPhone, that is. GIF by Sean Hollister/CNET “Soon” — and we take “soon” to mean possibly as soon as later today, Wednesday — Pokemon Go will see …
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Sure, Apple and Samsung are competitors with their fair share of legal disagreements, but that doesn’t stop the frenemies from using each other to make a buck. According to a report by Korean outlet ETnews (via The Investor), Apple placed an order for 180 million to 200 million OLED displays from Samsung’s manufacturing branch, Samsung Display, for the next round of …
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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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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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With Face ID on the iPhone X, hidden notification previews on the lock screen is the new default setting. Unless you are physically looking at your phone, notifications will only contain the respective app’s name. Now playing: Watch this: Five annoying things about the iPhone X 4:03 Hiding notification previews until you’re looking at your phone makes sense, but for …
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