How to Check Your iPhone’s Battery Health

If you’re someone who doesn’t upgrade your iPhone every single year, keeping an eye on its battery condition is crucial in the long run. This is because your iPhone’s battery performance deteriorates over time, directly impacting how often you’d need to charge your device. Thankfully, Apple provides an easy way to check your device’s battery
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Apple Highlights Environmental Benefits of Not Selling iPhones With Power Adapters

Following the launch of the iPhone 12 last year, Apple stopped bundling power adapters with the iPhone 11 and newer iPhones. The company now says that doing so has allowed it to save 861,000 tons of copper, zinc, and tin. Additionally, the smaller packaging is also helping Apple save the environment and reduce its carbon
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Apple Adds Repairability Scores to iPhones and MacBooks in France

A lack of repairability is a criticism that has been lobbed at Apple products multiple times over the years. Apple’s increasingly slimline design choices can, at times, seem to butt heads with giving customers the chance to repair products when they break. But now the company is having to be a little bit more transparent
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iPhones Ruled Christmas Day Smartphone Activations

Nine out of the top 10 smartphone activations on Christmas Day in the United States were iPhones, according to data from analytics firm Flurry Analytics. Although overall activations were below the number seen in 2019, it’s nonetheless a reminder of just how dominant Apple is when it comes to smartphones. (And especially as makers of
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Hacked iPhones, Instagram Privacy, Awesome Discounts for Students

Megan Ellis and Christian Cawley catch up to bring you the latest tech news that matters in the Really Useful Podcast, the tech podcast for technophobes. This week, Megan has details about the launch of the Huawei Mate 30, an Android phone that significantly ships without Google apps. We also find out if your iPhone
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PurePort Is the All-in-One Cleaning Multitool for iPhones and iPads

One of the most frustrating things about modern smartphones is the fact that they don’t last as long as we’d like them to. Not everyone wants to buy a new phone every year or two. Instead, some people would prefer to have their phones last for years on end. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to
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