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Apple just started testing iOS 18.2, and it brings one of my favorite features back: the volume slider to the iPhone Lock Screen.

The displays on iPhones are always great, and there’s little to separate the ones on both generations. Naturally, the larger 6.3-inch panel on the iPhone 16 Pro will have a different resolution – 2622 x 1206 as opposed to 2556 x 1179 on the 6.1-inch panel for the iPhone 15 Pro – but as they have the same 460ppi they’re as sharp as each other.

The iPhone 16 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro both offer a flagship experience at $1,000, with similarities in the design, display and cameras. But which should you buy?

Apple shares edged lower in early Friday trading, eating in to their modestly one month advance, following a notable rating change from a top Wall Street analyst and another round of weak iPhone 16 sales data from China.

A tech writer grew frustrated with the lack of differentiation between iPhone upgrades and turned to a foldable smartphone instead.

“In iOS and iPadOS 18.2 and later,” Apple has now confirmed, “a user may select an app other than the Messages app to send instant messages. The system launches the default messaging app to handle when a user taps an im: link from another app.”

Apple is expected to announce new M4 Macs soon. According to a top executive, Apple is preparing “an exciting week of announcements.”

Barton Crockett, Rosenblatt analyst, joins CNBC’s ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss what he expects from Apple earnings, how the rollout of Apple Intelligence could impact iPhone demand, and more.

Apple is set to begin mass production of the fourth-generation iPhone SE in December, aiming for an early 2025 release.

The new iPhone developer beta allows users in the European Union to remove key Apple apps like the App Store and Safari.

Apple’s generative AI capabilities will be at the heart of the iPhone 16 experience — over time. Right now, you can try out the public beta if you have an iPhone 15 Pro or any iPad or Mac with an M1 chip and later.

In select U.S. states, residents can add their driver’s license or state ID to the Wallet app on the iPhone and Apple Watch, providing a convenient and contactless way to display proof of identity or age at select airports and businesses, and in select apps.

Tim Cook, who has been  CEO of Apple for 13 years, had no idea people were naming their iMessage group chats. But once he found out, he had to give it a try.  When a Wall Street Journal reporter recently asked Cook what the best name for a group chat was,

Charging up your iPhone is super easy when you have the right tools, and Apple’s Magsafe charger is one of the best, especially when it’s on sale. Today, Amazon is selling Apple’s MagSafe Charger for $27, a 31 percent discount from its $39 MSRP.

Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy industry, and outside of work enjoys biking and pizza making. Apple’s iPhone 16 series starts at $799, bringing the Action button to every model …