Did You Know iPhones Can Measure a Person’s Height? Here’s How iPhones equipped with a LiDAR Scanner have a useful trick: they can be used to measure a person’s height. In order to take advantage of this feature, you will need an iPhone Pro or Pro Max model released in 2020 or later. Below, we outline how to measure a person’s height with an iPhone. How to Measure The ability to measure a person’s height …

Work on Apple TV+’s ‘Severance’ Season 3 Now Underway Production on the third season of “Severance” is already underway, with its writers room currently active in Los Angeles. While Apple has not yet officially announced Severance’s renewal, executive producer and director Ben Stiller told The Hollywood Reporter that work on the next season has begun. Stiller said that he hopes to avoid the nearly…

iPad Air and MacBook Air Stocks Running Low at Apple Stores, With New Models Likely Coming Soon Apple’s inventory of iPad Air and MacBook Air models is running low at its retail stores, indicating that refreshes for the devices are likely just around the corner. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple’s stock of both products is “dwindling,” as the company gears up to launch new updates. Apple is expected to launch a MacBook Air with it…

Mac App Store Stops Working on Older macOS Versions Mac users running macOS Mojave (10.14) and earlier versions are reporting widespread issues accessing the Mac App Store, with many unable to sign in or download previously purchased apps. Based on reports compiled by Michael Tsai, the problems appear to have emerged around January 24, 2025, coinciding with Apple making changes to Mac App Store …

Enable End-to-End Encryption for Your iCloud Backups Apple’s Advanced Data Protection for iCloud feature uses end-to-end encryption to provide the highest level of cloud data security that Apple offers. Here’s everything you need to know about enabling it on your devices. The encrypted security feature gives you the choice to further protect your important iCloud data, including iCloud Backup, Ph…

Apple Ordered by UK to Create Global iCloud Encryption Backdoor The British government has secretly demanded that Apple give it blanket access to all encrypted user content uploaded to the cloud, reports The Washington Post. The undisclosed order is said to have been issued last month, and requires that Apple creates a back door that allows UK security officials unencumbered access to encrypted user data wo…

Apple’s iPad Continues to Dominate Tablet Market Apple continues to have no close competition in the tablet market, earning 42.3 percent of the global tablet market share in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to a new report from Canalys. Apple shipped an estimated 16.9 million iPads during the quarter, up from 14.8 million in Q4 2023. The company’s closest competitor was Samsung, with 7 m…

Sonos Considered a MagSafe Speaker for iPhone, But Scrapped It Sonos, known for its range of high-end speakers, considered developing a speaker that would connect to the iPhone via MagSafe, reports The Verge. Engineers at the company prototyped a tiny, iPhone-compatible speaker that would attach directly to the device, with music that would play over a Bluetooth connection. According to The Verge, the prot…

Mistral AI’s ‘Le Chat’ Chatbot Now Available on iPhone If you haven’t had enough of AI apps, there’s yet another to download and try out as of today. European company Mistral’s Le Chat chatbot can now be used through a dedicated iOS app. Mistral is a French AI company founded by engineers from Google and Meta. It creates its own open-weight large language models, and is aiming to compete with OpenA…

Netflix Raises Prices in the UK Following a price increase in the United States and Canada earlier this year, Netflix is raising its prices in the UK as well. According to Cord Busters, all of Netflix’s plans are going to be more expensive going forward. The Standard plan with Ads is £1 more expensive at £5.99 per month, while the Standard plan is now priced at £12.99 per mon…

Apple Removed Apps Infested With Screen Reading Malware Information on new “SparkCat” malware infesting a small number of iOS apps was shared yesterday by Kaspersky, and shortly after the report came out, Apple pulled the apps from the App Store. Some of the apps that had hidden malware included ComeCome, WeTink, and AnyGPT. 11 apps were removed in total, but when removing the apps, Apple found anot…

iPhone SE 4 Launching as Soon as Next Week Apple’s next-generation iPhone SE could debut as soon as next week with a launch to follow later in February, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Apple isn’t expected to hold an event for the ‌iPhone SE‌ 4, and will instead unveil the device through a press release. The ‌iPhone SE‌ 4 is expected to have an iPhone 14-style design, with Apple elimin…

Google Search App for iOS Now Supports Auto Dark Mode Google this week announced that the Google app for iOS now supports Auto Dark Mode on compatible iPhones and iPads. Auto ‌Dark Mode‌ will ensure that dark mode is on regardless of the website that you’re browsing using the app’s built-in browser, but Google warns that the quality of the conversion to dark mode can vary. Websites with an existin…

Alleged Foldable iPhone Specs Detailed in Questionable Rumor Foldable display technology could be the next major design change that Apple introduces for the iPhone, and we’ve been hearing rumors about an ‌iPhone‌ that folds in half for over eight years now. Rumors have been all over the place as Apple has experimented with different prototypes, and now one questionable source claims to have new details on…

Apple’s New Invites App Hints at iOS 19’s Rumored Redesign iOS 19 is rumored to feature a redesigned Camera app with visionOS-like menus and buttons, but the changes might go beyond that. As noted by Apple enthusiast Parker Ortolani, both the Apple Sports app from last year and the new Apple Invites app have a more visionOS-like design language with translucent or “glassy” buttons and user interface el…

Apple Prototypes Tabletop Robot With Lifelike Movements Ahead of Rumored Launch by 2027 A team of robotics researchers at Apple have designed and prototyped a lamp-like robot with lifelike movements, according to a blog post and accompanying video published last month on the Apple Machine Learning Research website. The lamp, which reminds us of the cute Pixar mascot Luxo Jr., may hint at Apple’s future plans. The video shows the r…

Former iPhone 7 Owners Begin Receiving Up to $349 Following Lawsuit In 2023, Apple agreed to pay $35 million to settle a U.S. class action lawsuit alleging that the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus were prone to audio issues due to a defective chip in the devices, and those who submitted a claim have started to be paid this month. As reported by 9to5Mac, many claimants are receiving approximately $200, but some have …

Leica Announces $329 ‘LUX Grip’ Camera Accessory for iPhone Leica today introduced the Leica LUX Grip, a MagSafe-compatible iPhone camera grip designed to provide photographers with a more tactile and precise shooting experience, incorporating physical controls and modes inspired by classic Leica cameras. Leica is best known for its high-end cameras and optics. The LUX Grip is its first dedicated photog…

New iPhone Feature for Tracking Lost Baggage Expands to More Airlines A newer iPhone feature that makes it easier to share the location of AirTag-equipped baggage at airports has been adopted by more airlines. iOS 18.2 added a new feature to the Find My app that allows you to temporarily share the location of an AirTag-equipped item with others, including employees at participating airlines. This way, if you have…

iOS 18.3.1 Update Coming Soon for iPhones Apple is internally testing iOS 18.3.1 for iPhones, according to our website’s analytics logs, which have been a consistently reliable indicator of upcoming iOS versions. The software update should be released within the next few weeks. iOS 18.3.1 should be a minor update that addresses software bugs and/or security vulnerabilities. Apple Intel…