Tag Archives: ios-13

iPhone XS, XR, X owners: This iOS 13 trick makes videos fill your screen

If you own an iPhone XS ($899 at Amazon), XR or X, you can look forward to a much more fulfilling video experience soon. In iOS 13, Apple’s next major iPhone software update, videos you film will finally be able to fill the entirety of your screen. I stumbled upon a hack, albeit a very …

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The $200 iPod Touch now has some legit competition

Apple released a new iPod Touch for 2019 a couple months back. It costs $200 and has a small, low-resolution screen. If you already own an iPhone past the iPhone 5, there’s no reason to even consider buying the iPod Touch. Probably the same deal if you own a recent iPad. If, however, you’ve never owned an iOS device or have …

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Fortnite players warned away from iOS 13 beta by Epic

Fortnite Mobile players using iPhones with the iOS 13 beta have experienced various issues with the game. Developer Epic Games says trying out Apple’s new beta may not be the best idea right now.  Epic recommended players not use the iOS 13 beta for Fortnite Mobile in a tweet Friday. The developer cited “stability concerns” as the reason for the warning.  We’re aware of …

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Trick those #!@% spam calls with a fake phone number

How many times a day does your phone ring with a number you don’t recognize? Imagine if all the calls you got were from callers you actually know, and not from ‘bots or strangers trying to sell you something. Firewall is a new app for iPhone (also coming to Android) that will block and screen incoming calls to your phone …

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iOS 13 vs iOS 12: What’s new in photos?

If you’re into iPhone photography, some of the best new features to look forward to in iOS 13 are found not in the camera, but nestled in the Photos app. With iOS 13 beta available now and the finalized version expected in the fall, you’ll soon have more ways to make your shots look even better. For example, you’ll finally …

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iOS 13’s FaceTime will apparently fake eye contact

Apple’s third iOS 13 developer beta adds a FaceTime feature that’ll fake eye contact during video calls, according to app designer Mike Rundle. Toggling the FaceTime Attention Correction setting makes it look like you’re looking directly into the camera, even though you’re really looking at the screen and the person you’re talking to. Rundle apparently tested the feature with podcaster …

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iOS 13: You can soon install, manage and download custom fonts for your iPhone

Apple’s final version of iOS 13 won’t arrive until the fall, but the company’s public beta rolled out Monday. In addition to dark mode and a swiping keyboard, iOS 13 introduces a handful of updates related to fonts. This includes the option to install custom fonts and apply them to various apps, download apps from the App Store and manage these fonts …

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How to leave iOS 13 public beta and go back to iOS 12

Using beta versions of iOS or iPadOS takes a level of patience in dealing with bugs, poor battery life and features that just don’t work. If you recently decided to install iOS 13 or iPadOS when Apple launched the public beta, only to start regretting it a few days later despite all of the (sometimes hidden) new features — there’s …

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iOS 13 public beta: The best things to try now that it’s live

How many more things can Apple add to a new version of iOS to make the iPhone better? This year’s version, iOS 13, feels more like a big mix of features more than a cohesive revamp. In a year where Dark Mode is the most-touted part of iOS, you should know you’re in for a lot of little things. The …

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iPadOS public beta hands

The iPad has been, for years, Apple’s vision of the future of computers. But it’s ended up as a device in parallel evolution to the Mac. Apple’s finally promising some changes in the iPad’s software to make it work even better as a computer for everyone, maybe even coming closer to replacing a Mac. Apple changed its iPad software’s name …

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