Tag Archives: ios-16

Setting Up Your iPhone 14? Here’s How to Do It

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. You’ve received your iPhone 14. Maybe you waited in line at an Apple Store or preordered it and received it in the mail — but at long last, Apple’s latest phone is in your …

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Bought the New iPhone 14? Here’s the Easiest Way to Transfer Your Data

If you bought one of the new iPhone 14 models today, you’re probably ready to tear open the box and start experiencing all the new features of iOS 16. While getting a new phone is exciting, we don’t recommend rushing the setup process. Instead, take the time to make sure your new iPhone 14 is set up to your liking.  …

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New iOS 16 Lock Screen: How to Customize Photos, Widgets and Fonts

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. iOS 16, the latest mobile operating system for the Apple iPhone, was released to all compatible iPhones on Monday. While the new upgrade is full of cool features, perhaps the biggest is a new customizable lock screen. The new …

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New iOS 16 Lockdown Mode Can Protect You From Cyberattacks. How to Use It

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. It’s not every day you have to worry about being targeted in a state-sponsored cyberattack. But in the event that it does happen, Apple released a new feature with iOS 16 that can protect your iPhone and the information …

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The Much

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. The iPhone used to show the percentage of battery left directly in the status bar, viewable from anywhere on your phone, which offered a handy way to quickly glance at your battery level — until Apple removed the feature …

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Easily Stop Third

When you use an iPhone app for the first time, you might be asked to give the app access to other features on your phone like your camera. If you’re like me and just want a new app to work you’ve probably tapped “Allow” without a second thought. However, you might not realize that tapping “Allow” gives the app access …

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The Battery Icon Is Back With iOS 16, But Not For All iPhones

Apple’s latest significant software update, iOS 16, came with an impressive set of features, including the return of the battery life icon to the status bar. Most iPhones, including the new iPhone 14, sport the default feature, as do all iPads once you download the new iOS16 update. However, not all iPhones support the new battery icon feature, even if your …

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4 Things to Know About iOS 16

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Give your iPhone a big upgrade by downloading iOS 16, available today for most iPhone devices. You’ll get a bundle of new lock screen options and plenty of other upgrades. Apple revealed the iOS 16 release date last week …

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5 Hidden iOS 16 Features You Need to Know About

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. The iPhone 14 won’t be released until this Friday Sept. 16, but iOS 16 is out today and your current iPhone can probably get Apple’s latest mobile software update.  The biggest new features include a new customizable lock screen, the ability …

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Apple’s iOS 16 Update Is Here. Follow This Checklist to Get Your iPhone Ready

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple’s iOS 16 update has now arrived, bringing new features such as a customizable lock screen (with widgets), the ability to unsend and edit text messages, a redesigned battery icon in your status bar and so much more to …

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