Do Apple’s iOS charging limits actually do anything for battery health?

With the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, Apple added a new battery management feature where users can charge those phones to a maximum of 80 percent instead of 100. It’s also possible to view the charging cycles in the battery settings. These features have carried over the the recently released iPhone 16 lineup. Why…

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How to fix an iPhone that won’t connect to Wi-Fi at a gym, hotel, or coffee shop

We’ve all been there. You connect to the guest Wi-Fi at a hotel, gym, coffee shop, or airport—someplace where a web page is supposed to pop up for you to log in or agree to some terms of use before they let you connect to the internet. This is called a “Captive Portal” and it…

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New iOS and iPadOS 18.0.1 releases aim to fix key bugs

Apple has released a software update to iOS 18.0.1 Apple has released iOS 18.0.1, iPadOS 18.0.1, watchOS 11.0.1, visionOS 2.0.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 intending to address iPhone touchscreen issues and other bugs. It still isn't clear how many users were affected by this, or why it occurred with some peoples' M4 iPad Pro and…

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Apple’s Q4 2024 earnings are on Halloween

Apple is reporting its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings for 2024 on October 31, Halloween. Here's what happened in the quarter, and what to expect from the results. Apple has confirmed it will be holding its quarterly results on October 31. The release will be accompanied by the usual investor and analyst conference call, which will…

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Cupertino wins and loses millions over California’s Apple tax ruling

Apple Park in Cupertino (Source: Apple) Apple's home city of Cupertino has been granted a win in a dispute with California over its tax dealings with the iPhone maker, but it's only for the short term. In 2023, California state argued that Cupertino was profiting unfairly from how Apple paid tax there. Specifically, any sale…

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Tim Cook sells Apple stock worth more than $50 million

Tim Cook has sold Apple stock worth over $50 million. Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, has sold over 220,000 shares of Apple stock, which are valued at more than $50 million. Apple stock has always been one to hold long-term, but executives tend to sell off some stock from time to time. The practice is all…

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Apple pulls watchOS 11.1 beta for locking up Apple Watches

watchOS 11 introduces better cycle tracking, more customizable Activity Rings, and more personalization. Yet another Apple update has been pulled after release, this time the Apple Watch developer beta watchOS 11.1, after issues including devices freezing. The beta was released on October 1, 2024, and reports of problems appear to have begun immediately. Multiple users…

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