Apple regularly updates iPhone software with new tricks and features, and sometimes those updates improve power management or fix battery-draining bugs. They might optimize CPU th ...

Waking up to a brand-new day and greeting the sunrise with a warm smile is exactly what the doctor ordered. But if you're the kind of person who needs a special trick to never miss your morning alarm ...

You can silence nonessential alerts and calls on your iPhone or Android device for later but still allow designated people and apps to reach you. By J. D. Biersdorfer J. D. Biersdorfer frequently ...

A federal judge paused a decades-old Nevada law set to go into effect April 30 that would require doctors to notify parents of a minor seeking an abortion. U.S. District Judge Anne Traum granted a ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

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Apple has expressed hope that Apple Intelligence will accelerate the iPhone upgrade cycle. A new report suggests that the AI software may be achieving this goal, at least by a little bit. According to ...

apple Intelligence isn't as big a success story as Apple may have expected. The suite of artificial intelligence features—introduced late in 2024 in iOS 18.1—has received mixed reactions. Some ...

Smartphone notifications are a constant accompaniment to everyday life—from texts and calls to breaking news and messages from your smart video doorbell—and to avoid non-stop distractions, you need to ...

How many times have you left your friend waiting outside because you missed the doorbell? Or how often have you unintentionally ignored your cat because you didn't hear its meows? If these scenarios ...

In iOS 17.2 and later, Apple lets you customize the alert tone used by your iPhone for default notifications. This is good news for anyone who does not like the "Rebound" tone that Apple introduced in ...