Mobile Phones: iPhone
News & Reviews: iPhone
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Apr 12, 2022
Yesterday, we reported how Apple was successful in its patent application for an under-display Face ID technology. Well, it looks like the tech giant has been busy behind the scenes and has also been granted patents for other designs, including for a few game controllers!
Speaking of the game controller patents, it seems that Apple may still be figuring out the best design option. The company has had three different design concepts for the gaming controller in two separate patent applications that were approved by the US Patent and Trademark Office as well as from the European Patent Office.
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Mar 31, 2022
If you think your texting game is a bit dry and want to spice things up a bit, then Gboard has got the perfect tool for you. Currently being rolled out to users of the virtual keyboard, Gboard is adding a ‘magic wand’ button that would fill your text with emojis!
As reported by 9to5google, users that have gotten the update said that a new magic wand button would now appear at the top right of the keyboard. Pressing on it will then fill what you’ve written with emojis.
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Mar 25, 2022
Apple is reportedly set to ‘revolutionise’ the tech industry once again next year by changing how hardware will be sold. According to a Bloomberg report by Mark Gurman, a reliable leaker on everything Apple, the tech giant is planning to start selling mobile devices through a hardware subscription service.
These include a subscription service for the iPhone and iPad that would require consumers to pay a monthly fee to Apple in order to buy and use the device. Gurman claimed that this service is Apple’s biggest push into automatically recurring sales other than its current digital services.
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Mar 15, 2022
Apple today released iOS 15.4 for all supported devices which comes with a quality-of-life update that a majority iPhone users have been waiting for: the ability to use Face ID with your face mask on. In case you missed it, check out our tutorial on how to set up ‘Face ID Mask Unlock’ on your iPhone as well as a summary of other new features available inside the update.
Speaking of which, one of the more intriguing aspects of the update other than the Face ID Mask Unlock is Apple’s integration of Covid-19 vaccination certificates into Apple Health and Apple Wallet. In the footnotes of the iOS 15.4 update, it is stated that Apple Health can now support EU Digital Covid-19 Certificate which enables you to download and store verifiable versions of Covid-19 vaccination, lab results and recovery records.
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Jan 14, 2022
Back in 2020, Apple and Google both dropped the mobile version of Fortnite from their app stores. Despite escalating into a lawsuit, Epic Games was unable to put the game back on the app stores. But it's been confirmed that the game would return in another form.
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Dec 31, 2021
Reverse wireless charging is probably a feature that most of us would like to see on the Apple iPhones. If you're one of the people, this patent is here to bring excitement to you. According to it, the Cupertino-based tech giant is working on a technology that allows you to charge through its devices' screens.
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Dec 15, 2021
Factory reset a locked iPhone can be a hassle. Users would have to connect the device to a PC to perform the necessary action. Now, it looks like you won't have to do that anymore, as the new iOS update is saving you some troubles by allowing users to directly reset a locked iPhone without connecting to any external devices.
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Dec 15, 2021
If you haven't updated to iOS 15.2 yet, you might want to hold off first. According to 9to5mac.com, it seems that many iPhone users cannot access WhatsApp after updating the latest software. But in some cases, WhatsApp crashes immediately after tapping on it even without the software update.
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Dec 14, 2021
Attention to all iPhone users, iOS 15.2 is now released and you should be able to update it from your Settings app. As always, you can just go to Settings -> General -> Software Update but if it's not appearing, just wait for a bit longer. If you're wondering what's new, read on below to check them out.
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Dec 09, 2021
The "holiday season" is when people shop for Black Friday, Christmas, and New Year. For Apple, it's the best time to ramp up production instead of giving factories a break. But in 2021, the company hasn't been able to do so.
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