The long-standing battle over the iOS’ blue and Android’s green text bubbles will soon take a more friendly turn.
RCS is coming to iOS, but will it change anything for most iPhone users?
Apple will add support for the RCS messaging standard in iOS. This won’t happen until the end of next year, and we don’t have many details about how Apple will implement RCS. In the meantime, we can …
Apple to improve iPhone-Android messaging in 2024
Apple Inc. plans to adopt the RCS standard next year, enabling more efficient exchange of text messages between iPhone smartphones and Android devices, reports Bloomberg. The company has resisted …
iPhone Battery Life: iOS 17 vs. iOS 16
Despite all the new features that iOS 17 has introduced, the software update is still far from perfect. There are still a few issues that Apple has yet …
Apple folds for a third time to the EU, and it means iPhone users can now get ‘read’ receipts when texting their Android friends
Apple didn’t respond to questions about specific iMessage features that RCS could adopt. Among the possibilities are support for “liking” or “emphasizing” texts, or sending messages with visual effects, like “invisible ink” and “balloons.” Continue reading
Apple’s Effort to Replace Qualcomm Chip in iPhone Falls Further Behind
Phone, stymied by the complexity of replacing an intricate Qualcomm Inc. component. After already delaying a plan to have an in-house chip ready by next year, Apple is now likely to miss a goal to ship the component by the spring of 2025,
Digital Car Key and Ultra Wideband Groups Team Up for Future Apple Car Keys Improvements
The way vehicles take advantage of new connectivity standards could be improving in the near future, leading to updates on how smartphones like
It looks like the iPhone 16 will get a big design upgrade
On X, formerly Twitter, they note: “Apple is actively working on graphene thermal system of iPhone 16 Series to solve the heating problem existing before. And the battery of Pro series would change to …
The “Windows App” for Mac, iOS, and browsers is a fancy remote desktop, for now
It feels strange to say it, but it’s true: There is an app called, simply, “Windows.” It’s available for early testing on Mac, iOS and iPad, the web, Windows, and eventually Android, and it’s made by …
iPhone available storage low? You can reclaim gigs of storage by deleting old podcasts
The default Podcasts app on iPhone auto-downloads five episodes of your followed … in the sky’: Elon Musk told Joe Rogan that you can power the entire US with 100 x 100 miles of solar — and it’s …
Apple iPhone 16 Design Change To Help Prevent Overheating, Leak Claims
The overheating issues that affected some iPhone 15 handsets seem to have cooled. But Apple may add something different to the design to ensure it doesn’t come back.
iPhone 15 owners are having wireless charging issues in GM vehicles, too
GM says it’s investigating the iPhone 15 wireless charging issues affecting its Chevy, Buick, and Cadillac lineups.
How I use my Apple Watch and iPhone to manage my diabetes
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. The iPhone and Apple Watch are valuable tools for diabetes management — here’s how I use them to control my diabetes.
Apple Releases Third Public Betas of iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2 for Testing
Apple on Wednesday seeded the third public beta of its upcoming iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2 updates for testing. The new public betas come one day after the third developer betas. Public beta testers who have signed up for Apple’s beta testing program can download the iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 updates by opening the Settings app,
Upgrade your device with a refurb iPhone 7 for $100
Give your kid the phone they’ve been itching for at a steal. Grab this refurbished 2016 Apple iPhone 7 for just $99.99 (reg. $199.99). Prices subject to change.
iOS 17.1 broke iPhone 15 wireless charging, but only in these types of cars
Reports claim that wireless charging is no longer possible in GM cars after installing iOS 17.1, making this the second in-car charging-related issue to befall Apple’s best iPhones. The iOS 17.1.1 …
The iPhone 16 could use graphene to avoid problems faced by the iPhone 15
This is according to @KosutamiSan, who, posting on X (via Apple Insider), claims that Apple is “actively working” on a graphene thermal system for the iPhone 16 series. That presumably means all four …