Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET Apple’s next iOS version is rumored to feature a design overhaul, several long-awaited features, and the company’s interpretation of Siri in the age of AI. We’ll know exactly what’s coming in June, during Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference. For now, one can only wish for what’s to come with iOS 18. Also: Apple confirms […]
Maria Diaz/ZDNET With iOS 17.2, Apple launched a Journal app to help iPhone users capture and reflect on their everyday moments and experiences. The Journal app prompts users to reflect on their experiences with personalized suggestions powered by machine learning, a subset of artificial intelligence. There’s just one potential problem: the “Discoverable by Others” setting in […]
Artie Beaty/ZDNET If you use Google Maps for navigation, a new feature will not only make your driving safer, it’ll make your phone’s battery last longer. Also: The best rugged phones: Expert tested Starting today, Maps users on both Android and iOS gain access to glanceable directions (or turn-by-turn navigation), updated ETA, and the next […]
Avosb/Getty Images The European Commission (EC) announced its first major antitrust fine on a US tech company, fining Apple almost $2 billion. The EC says Apple prevented the developers of music streaming services such as Spotify from informing iPhone and iPad users about alternatives and lower prices for music subscriptions available outside the App Store “For […]
Jason Hiner/ZDNET Apple has kicked off the latest update for the iPhone with the release of iOS 17.4. Now available for all iPhone users, the new version comes with a smattering of new features, enhancements, and the usual bug fixes. But most significant are the changes imposed on Apple by the European Union. With the […]
The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max feature the Action button, but new reports indicate it could also come to standard iPhone 16 models. Max Buondonno/ZDNET The iPhone 16 launch is months away, but expectations are mounting. A set of new reports indicate that the iPhone 16 will have thinner bezels, while a leaked photo […]
Siri is Apple’s most public AI tool for now. Maria Diaz/ZDNET Bilingual families are very common in the US, where about 20% of families speak more than one language at home. My husband and I are native Spanish speakers, and our three children are all native English speakers and active Spanish deniers. Two languages make […]
A smarter Siri could be coming to the iPhone. Maria Diaz/ZDNET We know Apple is working on a series of AI announcements for WWDC 2024 in June, but we don’t yet know exactly what these will entail. Enhancing Siri is one of Apple’s main priorities, as iPhone users regularly complain about the assistant. Apple’s AI […]
MacPaw ZDNET’s key takeaways MacPaw’s CleanMy®Phone is available from the Apple App Store and the Setapp store. The quickest, easiest, and safest way to wipe the detritus from your iPhone or iPad, and it even comes with a three-day trial. Still demands that you keep an eye on what’s deleted, just in case. Besides damage […]
Kerry Wan/ZDNET When Apple unveiled the iPhone 15, it announced not one, not two, not three, but four new iPhones all at once, so there’s basically a model for every type of user, right? Yes, but there are definitely some points to consider. Also: Apple wants you to know what you’re missing by not upgrading […]