Got an iPhone with an Action button? Here’s how to make it smarter
Last year, Apple introduced the Action Button to the iPhone 15 Pro and leaned hard into its use as a button to take pictures. This year, though, the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro both have…
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Fix the iPhone 16’s finicky Camera Control button with these hidden settings
New to all iPhone 16 models is a button dedicated to controlling the camera, called Camera Control of all things. It’s not just a single-use button, it’s a Camera app launcher, multi-purpose shutter, and feature…
Best iPhone 16 cases: Covers for Plus, Pro & Max
The first thing you should do after buying a new iPhone 16, be it an iPhone 16 Plus, Pro or Max, is to admire it and then swiftly cover it up. Buy yourself an iPhone…
iPhone 16 Pro Max ‘fails’ drop test… just like all other glass phones
With each passing year, Apple tries to make its costly smartphones more and more resistant to physical damage. In many respects this mission has been a success: certainly today’s iPhones are far more water-resistant than…
iPhone 16 Pro owners complain of display ‘dead spots’
Some iPhone 16 Pro owners are complaining that their brand-new and extremely expensive handsets are failing to achieve one of their most basic functions: responding correctly to touchscreen gestures. Certain actions appear to be setting…
The new Mac mini is coming to chase away the iPhone 16 blues
All in all, Apple’s Glowtime event earlier this month was mildly disappointing. The new iPhones are yet another cautious iteration on a product with nowhere interesting left to go; the new AirPods didn’t do the…
Why I’m switching from an iPhone 15 Pro Max to an iPhone 16 Plus
For the past several iPhone generations, I’ve owned a Pro model. First it was the size—I bought an iPhone 13 Pro Max before the Plus phone was a thing—but it’s other features as well: the…
How to downgrade iOS on iPhone: Revert from iOS 18 to iOS 17
Apple updates iOS every year without fail, bestowing upon our iPhones a range of new features and security improvements as well as the occasional redesign. In September 2024 iOS 18 made its debut. Most iPhone…
TORRAS Ostand 360 Spin Fusion case lets you take iPhone 16 Pro Max anywhere
iPhone 16 Pro Max is the largest-screen iPhone to date, with a huge 6.9in display. It’s the ideal device for streaming video, playing games and for composing arty shots with its 48Mp Fusion camera. A…
PSA: Link-sharing bug in iOS 18 Messages can cause iPhone crashes, data loss
iPhone owners who have installed Apple’s new iOS 18 software update should be warned: There’s a Messages bug that can cause crashes and may even result in the loss of valuable data. One of 9to5Mac’s…