Tag: iphone

Apple confirms iMessage locks users into iOS, and putting it on Android would hurt Apple

I suppose it was clear all along that iMessage was one of the biggest factors locking iPhone users to the iOS ecosystem, but it’s still quite shocking to see Apple executives talking so openly about it. Court documents related to the legal battle between Epic Games and Apple give an insight into just how valuable Apple…

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Man stuns social media with ‘life-changing’ iPhone hack: ‘The most helpful thing I’ve ever seen

If you’ve ever wondered how to record videos with music on an iPhone, you’re not alone. As most iPhone users probably know, selecting your “record video” function will immediately turn off any audio you were playing. That means you can’t record anything with a song, podcast or anything else playing in the background. For many TikTok users (and this…

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Rumors Persist of 2022 iPhones With Periscope Lens, Could Allow Up to 10x Zoom Without Blurriness

Apple may use components made by Samsung for a “folded” telephoto lens on at least some iPhone models released in 2022, allowing for significantly increased optical zoom, according to unnamed sources cited by Korean website The Elec. The report claims that Samsung’s Electro-Mechanics subsidiary would supply components such as actuators and lenses to LG, which in turn…

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Apple to pay $113 million to settle state investigation into iPhone ‘batterygate’

Apple will pay $113 million to settle an investigation by nearly three dozen states into the tech giant’s past practice of slowing customers’ old iPhones in an attempt to preserve their batteries. The company’s much maligned throttling efforts drew nationwide scorn when they came to light in 2017, stunning consumers who at the time saw…

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