The iPhone 15 is the first phone to (almost) support Qi2 charging The iPhone 15 and 15 Pro phones will be the first to support the Qi2 open charging standard, but they aren’t Qi2-certified yet. | Image: AppleThe iPhone 15 and 15 Pro are the first phones to ship with the new Qi2 magnetic wireless charging standard. Well, sort of: it turns out they aren’t Qi2-certified yet. But neither is anything else. Qi2 is …

Apple Announces New Roadside Assistance via Satellite Feature for iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 At today’s iPhone 15 event, Apple introduced an add-on feature to Emergency SOS via Satellite called Roadside Assistance via Satellite. The feature is similar to Emergency SOS, but it allows iPhone users to contact roadside assistance if they have car trouble in an area without cellular or Wi-Fi connectivity. Roadside Assistance via Satellite i…

iPhone 15 Pro Models Support Wi-Fi 6E The iPhone 15 Pro and the ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ Max are the first iPhones to support next-generation Wi-Fi 6E connectivity, with the standard iPhone 15 models continuing to be limited to Wi-Fi 6. With Wi-Fi 6E support, the ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ and Pro Max can connect to the 6GHz band offered by Wi-Fi 6E routers for faster speeds, improved latency, and les…

Apple Adds Thread Networking Technology to iPhone 15 Pro The iPhone 15 Pro and ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ Max include support for the Thread mesh networking protocol. Thread networking technology is listed as a new feature for the Pro models, but it is not included in the iPhone 15 and ‌iPhone 15‌ Plus. Apple says that the ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ is the first smartphone with a Thread radio, which can be used to direct…

The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max are the first smartphones with Thread Apple didn’t mention Thread connectivity during its iPhone lunch event, but this screenshot shows that along with Wi-Fi 6e support, support for Thread is coming to the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. | Screenshot by The VergeThe latest iPhones will be the first Thread-enabled smartphones, according to Apple. The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max (b…

Good news, everyone: Apple’s Polishing Cloth supports the iPhone 15 Pro Max The noble Apple Polishing Cloth. | Image: AppleIt’s that time of year again — the time when millions around the world nail their eyeballs to the Apple Store website and wait, unblinking, to find out whether the new iPhones and Apple Watches are compatible with the $19 Polishing Cloth Apple launched in 2021. After all, you bought the cloth as soo…

iPhone 15 Models Still Limited to 7.5W on Qi Chargers, Fast Charging Has Not Improved When the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models were introduced today, Apple’s Kaiann Drance mentioned that they support the next-generation Qi2 charging standard, but that apparently does not mean that Qi charging will be faster. Apple’s technical specifications page for the ‌iPhone 15‌ and ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ models says that Qi-based charging is sti…

iPhone 15 Models Sold Outside U.S. Still Have Physical SIM Card Tray Apple’s new iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max models all remain equipped with a physical SIM card tray outside of the United States, as a rumored eSIM-only expansion with the devices failed to materialize. Tech specs on Apple’s website confirm that all four iPhone 15 models remain compatible with nano-SIM cards in …

iPhone 15 Pro Max’s 5x Optical Zoom Lens Enables 25x Digital Zoom The iPhone 15 Pro Max features a new Telephoto lens that uses a tetraprism design to enable 5x optical zoom, an improvement over the 3x zoom that’s available in the ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ and the prior-generation iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max models. 5x optical zoom allows for 25x digital zoom, and while that’s the most zoom an Apple device has offered, …

The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max will let you film spatial video you can watch on the Vision Pro Image: AppleThe newly announced iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will soon let you capture “spatial video” that you can watch on the forthcoming Apple Vision Pro headset. The new phones will be able to use the main and ultrawide cameras to “create a three-dimensional video,” Apple SVP Greg Joswiak said during Tuesday’s Wonderlust event. You’l…

How to preorder Apple’s upcoming iPhone 15 models The iPhone 15 comes in a small rainbow of pastel colors — and black. | Image: AppleApple officially announced the new iPhone 15 lineup at its Wonderlust event, which will go up for preorder on September 15th and ship a week later on September 22nd. Much like last year, there’s a baseline iPhone 15, a larger iPhone 15 Plus, and a pair of Pro mode…

The New iPhone 15 And 15 Pro Can Call Roadside Assistance Without Cell Signal Happy Apple September Keynote day to all those who celebrate. It’s one of America’s holiest days, when consumers across the country — and across the world — huddle around their glass-and-chrome shrines to Tim Cook and Jony Ive, seeking wisdom passed down from the Holy Ghost of Steve Jobs. This year brought the usual… Read more…

Titanium iPhone 15 Pro Weighs 19 Grams Less Than iPhone 14 Pro For the iPhone 15 Pro and ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ Max, Apple is using a new titanium frame rather than a stainless steel frame, which cuts down on weight. The ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ and ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ Max are approximately nine percent lighter than the iPhone 14 Pro and ‌iPhone 14 Pro‌ Max. The ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ weighs 187 grams, down from 206 grams for the ‌…

iPhone 15 Pro £100 Cheaper in the UK Than Last Year’s Equivalent Models In the United Kingdom, Apple has made the price of the newly announced iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max models £100 cheaper across all configuration options than the equivalent iPhone 14 Pro models when they were launched last year. Last year’s iPhone 14 Pro started at £1,099, but the newly announced iPhone 15 Pro starts at £999. The full pr…

iPhone 15’s USB-C Port Remains Limited to Lightning Speeds While the new standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are equipped with a USB-C port, data transfer over a cable remains limited to USB 2.0 speeds of up to 480 Mbps, which is equal to the Lightning port on previous iPhones. Apple confirmed this detail in its tech specs for the devices posted on the company’s website. The higher-end iPhone 15 Pro …

Pricing on iPhone 15 Pro Models Technically Didn’t Change Ahead of the launch of the iPhone 15 Pro models, there were rumors that said both devices would see a price increase. It was speculated that the ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ could start at $1,099 and the ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ Max could start at $1,199, which, as it turns out, isn’t quite right. Apple did not change the price of the ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌, and it is sti…

Olivia Rodrigo Debuts First Music Video Shot on iPhone 15 Pro Following today’s “Wonderlust” Apple event, singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo released the first music video shot on Apple’s all-new iPhone 15 Pro. The video is for Rodrigo’s song “get him back!”, from her sophomore album “GUTS,” which released last week. The ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ and ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ Max feature an improved camera system, including a…

iPhone 15 Models Do Not Come With Rumored Color-Matched Braided USB-C Cables Ahead of the launch of the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models, rumors from leakers like Majin Bu and Kosutami suggested that the new iPhones would be sold with color-matched braided USB-C to USB-C cables, but that didn’t happen. The cable that comes with the new ‌iPhone 15‌ Apple did update the ‌iPhone 15‌ and ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ with a USB-C port,…

Apple Unveils iPhone 15 With Changes to Its USB-C Charger European regulators passed a rule requiring USB-C charging across electronic devices, forcing the change in Apple’s newest iPhones.

The Differences Between the iPhone 15 and the iPhone 15 Plus Apple unveiled the new iPhone 15 and 15 Plus models at its September 2023 “Wonderlust” event. This is the second year running that the company has done away with a “Mini” iPhone in favor of a larger new iPhone—which means your base-level options are between the iPhone 15 and the iPhone 15 Plus. If you’re wondering… Read more…