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There’s always one person you know who opens Messages to send a text, then swipes to close the app right after. They say they’re saving the iPhone battery life, but this is not true. As it turns out, the opposite is the case. You shouldn’t swipe to close any of your apps, because doing so

Published Apr 22nd, 2024 12:33PM EDT Image: Christian de Looper for BGR iOS 18 will be available with a handful of new AI features. At least, this is what the latest reports and rumors believe. In his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reiterates that the on-device large language model will be Apple’s main

Published Apr 22nd, 2024 10:07AM EDT Image: Joe Wituschek for BGR With the iPhone 15 rumor cycle, it was expected that Apple could add capacitive buttons to this device. This means the company would remove the physical buttons and add haptic feedback, making it feel like you were pressing buttons without actually pressing anything. The

The iPhone 16 series is supposed to have larger batteries than the iPhone 15 models. That’s usually the case with every new iPhone generation, though it doesn’t always translate into better battery life estimates from Apple. The iPhone 15 is an example of that. Leaks say all of the iPhone 16 models except the Plus

Tero Vesalainen/Shutterstock We have come a long way since the early days of text messaging, when you had limited characters, you couldn't send emojis, or even know when the other person had opened the message.  Read receipts have changed the way we communicate, and have become one of the most useful but frustrating parts of

Published Apr 19th, 2024 6:07PM EDT Just a few days after Apple finally opened the App Store to iPhone retro game emulation for the first time, the Delta emulator has taken the world by storm. The free app is able to play countless classic Nintendo games from a variety of consoles, and quickly shot to

Prostock-studio/Shutterstock Standing out as a quintessential companion to your iPhone, an Apple Watch is a great way to check up on your notifications, reply to texts, or engage in insightful conversations with Siri — okay, maybe not the last one. Apart from being an extension to the iPhone, there are a lot of independent things

Seven months into using the iPhone 15 Pro Max, one of the biggest surprises -- which, unfortunately, I can confirm through personal experience -- is that it can survive drops. Many, many drops. It's fallen off the arm of my couch onto my living room hardwood floor multiple times. It dropped from my pocket onto

I’m a longtime iPhone owner currently on the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro, and I plan to upgrade to an iPhone 16 this fall. For the first time, I’m considering not going Pro. Considering my current needs, the regular model should suit me just fine, and I can save plenty of money by getting one. But

AirPlay in hotel rooms is one of the top iPhone features that was announced with iOS 17. While this function was released with iOS 17.3, it didn’t actually start working until now. In a press release, Apple announced that guests staying at select properties from IHG Hotels & Resorts can use AirPlay to privately and