Tag Archives: mobile

Hidden iPhone Messages Let You Chat Secretly: How It Works

It’s pretty easy to keep everything forever on your iPhone, but sometimes you don’t want your words to be saved for all time in an email or text message. That’s one reason why apps like Snapchat, which features self-destructing text messages, have gotten popular. While iOS 16 adds the ability to unsend text messages that you want …

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The iPhone 14’s eSIM Change Has Small Carriers Hopeful Switching Will Be Easier

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 embrace of virtual, embedded SIM cards in the iPhone 14 line — eliminating the SIM card slot for US models — has led some online to worry that switching carriers is about to get a lot more difficult. Smaller carriers …

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iOS 16.0.1 Update for iPhone 14 Reportedly Fixes FaceTime, iMessage Issues

Apple has already issued an update for iOS 16 designed to patch several issues for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro, 9to5Mac has reported. Here are the full iOS 16.0.1 release notes, according to 9to5Mac, which has access to an iPhone 14 Pro on which the update appeared late Wednesday: “Fixes an issue with activation and migration during set …

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Why People Don’t Line Up for iPhones as Much Anymore

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Back in 2007, David Barnard’s plans for buying his first iPhone were simple. He was going to walk up to AT&T store during the weekend and buy one. That’s it. But his brother Sam convinced him otherwise.  It took …

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Apple SharePlay Makes Movie Night From Afar Easy

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Airfares in July were more affordable than they were in June, but they’re still sky high compared to July 2021, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Because of that, you might not be traveling to see friends or family any time …

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Save Up to 79% on Earbuds, Chargers and More During Woot’s Tech Accessory Sale

Looking to stock up on chargers for your phone or tablet? How about an affordable gaming headset for your PC or console? Or maybe you’re looking to pick up a pair of true-wireless earbuds at a bargain. Right now, you can find all of that and more on sale at Woot. For the rest of the month, the Amazon subsidiary …

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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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Keep Your New iPhone 14 Charged With 25% Off Apple’s MagSafe Battery Pack

Whether you’ve already placed your iPhone 14 preorder or you’re waiting on some steeper iPhone deals, you should consider investing in a good iPhone power bank. And just in time for for the arrival of new iPhones, Apple’s own MagSafe Battery Pack is 25% off at Verizon right now, dropping it down to $74. This is the lowest price we’ve seen the …

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Best iPhone 14 Cases So Far

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. For the iPhone 14, Apple did a little something different. The smaller Mini size is gone, and now there are two sizes of the standard iPhone 14, along with two sizes of the iPhone 14 Pro. Both lines now …

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There’s Already an iOS 16.1 Developer Beta You Can Download on Your iPhone. Here’s How

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple released iOS 16 this past Monday, which you can download right now on your compatible iPhone. Not wasting any time, Apple already has an update to that update. iOS 16.1, which is known as a “point update,” is available to …

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