Mobile Phones: Apple iPhone
News & Reviews: Apple iPhone
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Aug 15, 2022
The iPhone and other Apple devices may soon feature more ads baked inside its pre-installed apps, such as Maps, Books and Podcasts. According to reliable insider on everything Apple, Mark Gurman, the company has internally tested search ads in Maps similar to Waze, whereby paid recommendations will appear when users search for restaurants, stores or more.
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Aug 11, 2022
The upcoming iOS 16 update will be coming to supported iPhones some time next month, potentially together with the launch of the next-generation iPhones. Unveiled during WWDC 2022, one of iOS 16’s most useful features has got to be ‘Live Activities’, a live notification on your lock screen that keeps track of things that are relevant to users such as the progress of an e-hailing ride, delivery orders and even the live score of sports games.
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Aug 09, 2022
iPhone users rejoice! Apple has finally listened to its customers and brought back the battery percentage indicator icon on the iPhone after a 5-year long absence.
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Aug 02, 2022
The smartphone world is pretty much dominated by two operating systems, Apple’s ‘wall-gardened’ iOS on the iPhone and the other being Google’s open source Android on a slew of devices. While Android has always had more users thanks to its open source nature, it seems that iOS is catching up with 2022 seeing a record number of Android users switching to iPhone.
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Jul 28, 2022
The upcoming OS update for then Apple iPhone, iOS 16 will be rolling out to users some time this September with a slew of new features such as the ability to edit sent iMessages. However, it seems like Apple is still finding the right formula for that particular feature, with the latest beta further tweaking how it is implemented.
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Jul 21, 2022
Apple today released version 15.6 of iOS and iPadOS to all supported devices, which may prove to be one of the last versions of the OS while we await the company to roll out iOS and iPadOS 16. The update brings with it minor tweaks here and there as well as various bug fixes.
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Jul 19, 2022
Recently, we reported on the introduction of ‘Lockdown Mode’ in iOS 16 by Apple which is an extreme but optional security feature that will block the ‘most sophisticated digital threats’. Well, it looks like the tech giant is pretty confident on the new feature that it has announced a USD2 million or ~RM8.91 million reward to anyone that can crack the mode.
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Jun 21, 2022
CAPTCHA is one of the web’s most widely-used security features to protect against bots and spams, though the difficulty of some CAPTCHAs have definitely made us question whether we are actually human or just sentient bots. Well, if you’re an Apple user and have had enough of CAPTCHAs, then we’ve got good news for you as a new feature in iOS 16 has made it possible to bypass the security feature in supported apps and websites.
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Jun 06, 2022
According to a an analysis by market research firm TrendForce, the iPhone 14 series may finally come equipped with 6GB of RAM (the standard these days) across the lineup. Furthermore, the firm also claimed that the iPhone 14 Pro series will get the faster, more power-effecieint LPDDR5 RAM compared to the LPDDR4X touted for the regular iPhone 14 models.
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May 30, 2022
Previously, we reported that Apple may finally introduce an always-on display feature in its iPhones, starting with the Apple iPhone 14 Pro series. Well, today, another source is backing up the claim, this time by reliable Apple insider and tipster, Mark Gurman.
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