Articles tagged "iOS"

WhatsApp rolled out the "View Once" feature for photos and videos in August 2021, letting users send self-destructing pictures and videos. Now, WhatsApp has expanded that feature to voice messages. The View Once for voice messages, which...

Apple will shift a quarter of its iPhone production to India in the next two to three years, according to a Wall Street Journal report. That means that more than 50 million iPhones a year will be built in India. China will remain by far the...

The Apple iPhone SE 4, rumored to launch in 2024, is said to have an iPhone 14-like design. Now we hear the iPhone SE 4 will also use the iPhone 14's battery. This information comes from MacRumors, who claim the prototypes of the iPhone SE 4 -...

Apple has relied on its Dynamic Island pill-shaped cutout for the past two iterations of its iPhone Pro models but the long-term goal is transitioning to an “all-screen” iPhone with no physical display cutouts. That day is not relatively close...

WhatsApp has added the option to send image and video files in their unaltered, original state in its latest update for iOS. With this feature, users can now choose to send media files without the additional compression that the app would...

Apple announced the next generation Watch Series 9 in September, and it's probably the most minor update Apple has ever released. I get it that Apple is not expecting users to upgrade their device every year but when the product highlights are the...

A new rumor backed by MacRumors suggests Apple will include the Action button on all four iPhone 16 series devices. The successor the mute switch was exclusive on this year’s iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max models but it seems Apple will now add it to...

WhatsApp rolled out the Chat Lock feature in May to let users lock their chats with their device password or biometric, like a fingerprint. These locked chats are hidden behind a "Locked chats" folder that appears in the chat list. Hence, WhatsApp...

In mid-2021 people were stuck at home and their disposable income often went towards upgrading their phones. But then the market hit several difficulties in quick succession: first it was component shortages, then inventory build-up depressed...

Apple is rumored to be working an overhauled cooling setup for its iPhone 16 series and we now get our first set of confirmation with a leak of the iPhone 16 Pro battery prototype. The images reveal the battery is encased in a brushed metal bracket...

In his latest Power On newsletter, Blomberg's Mark Gurman predicts that the Vision Pro will likely debut 'sometime around March'. This is the most solid timeframe we've had yet for the $3,499 headset. Gurman shares that Apple aimed to release the...

It's still early, but the display specs of next year's iPhone lineup have surfaced from supply chain sources. According to the leak, the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max will get a size bump - 6.27-inch and 6.86-inch, both 120Hz LTPO panels. The size of...

Apple announced Connected Cards with the arrival of iOS 17, and now the United Kingdom is the first country where the feature is officially available after several weeks of beta testing. The service essentially brings regular bank accounts into...

The color of chat bubbles is extremely important to people in the US for some reason. Blue is good, green is poor - or something like that, right? We don't know, we're from Europe, and over here people have WhatsApp and Telegram and Facebook...

The iPhone 15 series was plagued by overheating issues which were acknowledged by Apple blaming lackluster software optimization in iOS 17. The issue has since been largely mitigated with the release of iOS 17.0.3 but it seems Cupertino may go for a...

The latest iOS 17.1.1 release seems to be causing issues with wireless charging pads on several GM vehicles. Owners of several Chevrolet models including the Bolt EUV and Silverado 2500 have reported that their iPhone 15 series devices fail to...

Apple promised two years of free Emergency SOS via satellite when it announced the iPhone 14 series last September but it is now extending the service for another additional year free of charge. The feature allows users to contact emergency help in...

Apple is taking its time with iOS 18 development and a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman suggest next year’s iPhone 16 series will come with exclusive generative AI features which will be the key selling points for the new devices. The new...

Resident Evil Village, or RE8 as it is colloquially known, is the latest major installment in the long-running Resident Evil franchise. It would be a disservice to say that the games simply belong to the survival horror genre as they essentially...

In the third quarter of this year (July to September), smartphone shipments in the US grew sequentially (compared to Q2) by 21% to 31 million units, according to the latest report by Canalys. This growth was driven by Apple's release of the...