iOS 27: Texture and grain not for older iPhones after all
Apple is limiting the texture and grain of its photographic styles to the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo. At launch, that sounded promising...
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The iPhone is Apple's smartphone and has been the defining product of the company ever since its unveiling on January 9, 2007. What began as an uncompromising revolution with a multi-touch display and no physical keyboard is today a broad model family: from the standard iPhone to the slim iPhone Air and the Pro lineup with triple camera and ProMotion display, an entry-level e model and additional form factors in Apple's pipeline. The lineup is powered by Apple's own A chips, the iOS operating system, a tightly integrated ecosystem with AirPods, Apple Watch, Mac, iPad and Vision Pro – plus a dense network of iCloud, Apple Account, Apple Pay, Find My and Apple Intelligence.
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iOS 27.2 Beta 2: New details about iPhone anti-theft protection
Abrupt acceleration, missing Apple Watch, veto in familiar places: iOS 27.2 Beta 2 shows how the iPhone anti-theft lock decides.
iPhone 18 Pro: Users report restarts with Face ID
Some users are experiencing sudden restarts with their iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, often after Face ID attempts. Here's how to troubleshoot a crash...
iPhone 18 Pro teardown: Battery replacement is risky
During disassembly of the iPhone 18 Pro, the display frame broke on three out of four devices. What this means for battery replacement and...
iPhone Duo: Why the smaller Apple Pencil failed
A smaller Apple Pencil was planned for the iPhone Duo. Why it failed before mass production and what buyers could do instead...
Apfelpatient Weekly #24: Siri AI launches without EU iPhones
Siri AI launches without EU iPhones, reference image missing, iOS 27.2 arrives before 27.1: Apple Week from September 14th to 20th in...
A20 Pro vs. A19 Pro: How much faster is the new iPhone chip?
A20 Pro vs. A19 Pro in a benchmark comparison: Main processor, graphics, AI and sustained load – and why the iPhone 18 Pro Max...
Selling Your iPhone Safely: How to Prepare Your Device the Right Way
Sell your iPhone safely: Backup, deregistration, activation lock and reset in the correct order – plus shipping step for the 18 Pro Max.
iPhone 18 Pro: Setting up Pro video storage for ProRes
No Pro Video storage, no ProRes: Here's how to reserve storage for video recordings on the iPhone 18 Pro and allocate it when needed...
iPhone Duo: Apple wants to be judged by its crease
Apple's hardware chief: The crease of the iPhone Duo should remain permanently inconspicuous thanks to nanotexture – and Apple wants to measure itself against this...