iOS 17 Could Restrict Some Popular Features Based on Your Location

Apple’s Sideloading Apple is working on something called ‘sideloading’ for the iPhone. This means that phone users will be able to install apps from sources other than Apple’s App Store. At the moment, that will be any country in the EU. pixdeluxe / Getty Images Apple has already deployed other location-based restrictions. Apple also restricts some features based on your iPhone’s language controls. For another, the countryd framework could very easily be exploited by governments to ensure compliance....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 281 words · Stacey Andrews

iOS 17: News, Price (Free), Release Date, and Features

iOS 17 is the latest iPhone OS. It features more lock screen widgets, access to third-party app stores, and significant improvements to iMessage. The first PublicBetaof iOS 17 became available on July 12. iOS 17 Price iOS updates are free. If your phone is compatible with this update, you might install it at no cost. iOS 17 Features Every major iOS update brings lots of changes. iOS 17 continues this trend of new ideas, as well as improvements on existing ones....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · David Welch

iOS 18 Is Jam Packed With the New Apple Intelligence

Even Siri is getting some new tricks. That’s not going to be the only source for AI on the equipment, however. Beyond general AI, you’ll find that many of the apps and capabilities of iOS 18 are updated. Even Siri is getting enhancements in the iOS 18 update. The Control Center is growingby leaps and bounds, too. Photos is getting what Apple calls “its biggest-ever redesign.” This includes new displays and new ways to sort and find your pictures....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · April Ryan DDS

iOS 18: Release Date, Price (Free), Features, and News

Here are all the details about the 2024 update for iOS. It launched on September 16. The newest iOS version will install automatically if your phone is compatible. Apple, Inc. Another way to get iOS 18 this fall is toupdate your phone from the parameters app. iOS 18 Price Like all iPhone operating system updates, iOS 18 will be completely free. More controls are available, and they’re grouped on the screen....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Erin Guzman

iOS and iPadOS 15.4, Plus macOS 12.3, Are Available Now

The update also adds over 30 new emojis for all three types of devices. Apple Apple

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 16 words · Rebecca Newman

iOS App Store vs. Google Play Store: Which Is Better for App Developers?

We looked at both to give mobile app developers an idea of which might suit them best. Lifewire Overall Findings High visibility. A reasonable cost for submission. Lifewire Good feedback from the App review team. Getting approval can take a long time. Users are more inclined to pay for apps. The submission process is less tedious. Costs $25 to submit an app. A good way to create a following for an app....

April 15, 2025 · 3 min · 527 words · Mark Rosario

iOS Lock Screen Widgets Might Make the iPhone More (or Less) Distracting

Widgets allow a kind of ambient data to hang around on your phone. “There’s no question that smartphones are distracting. “But it’s also worth considering that smartphones can be used to increase productivity and focus. Mockup Photos / Unsplash And many people find that having quick access to information and communication can be helpful in staying focused.” And Apple believes this could eliminate a source of distraction. If you don’t unlock your phone, that may not happen....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Danielle Adams DDS

iOS Users Can Now Try T-Mobile's Network With an App

The web link Test Drive app uses eSIM technology to make the switch easier iOS users with an iPhone XS or newer can use the T-Mobile web link Test Drive app to try out the carrier’s service immediatelyno mobile hotspot required. T-Mobile’sNetwork Test Drive appworks with the eSIM technology present in newer iPhones to bypass the need for a mobile hotspot. So long as you have an iPhone XS or newer with iOS 14....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 264 words · Steven Decker

iOS's People Detection Aims to Help Users With Low Vision

Blind or visually impaired users will be able to socially distance, and even navigate queues. Apple added People Detection to the Magnifier app in the latest iOS 14.2 update. LiDAR People Detection uses two key features of the iPhone 12. One is the LiDAR sensor, which is a kind of laser-radar built into the iPhones camera array. One point to note is that People Detection does not work in the dark....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 233 words · Laura Graves

IP Tutorial: Subnet Mask and Subnetting

By organizing hosts into logical groups, subnetting can improvenetwork security and performance. Subnet Mask Perhaps the most recognizable aspect of subnetting is the subnet mask. In binary notation, a byte consists of eight zeroes and ones, representing powers of two. A bit value of 11111111 is equal to 27+26+25+24+23+22+21+20, or 255. By contrast, a bit value of 00100001 is equal to 25+20, or 33. Instead, subnet masks accompany an IP address, and the two values work together....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 237 words · Sarah Smith

iPad 11th Generation: News & Expected Price, Release Date, Specs; & More Rumors

What Is the iPad 11th Generation Release Date? That’s likely to happen in 2024, too. However, rumor has it that Apple is also planning an October 2024 new product release. We don’t expect the same increase in the move to the 11th-generation model. Instead, it seems more likely that prices will stay the same. That will be the case here, too. The question is: which processor? The iPad 10 uses the A14, which debuted in theiPhone 12....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 194 words · Pedro Ryan

iPad 13th Generation: News and Expected Price, Release Date, Specs; and More Rumors

We don’t think so. What Is the iPad 13’s Release Date? The company could, of course, adjust this timeline to coincide with complementary product launches. But a fall release has been the go-to since the 7th-gen iPad. Lifewire’s Release Date Estimate September or October 2026 is a good bet. iPad 13 Price Rumors We expect the base model to start around $400. Remember, we’re years out. More accurate pricing details could emerge as we approach the iPad 13th generation release date....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 88 words · Joseph James

iPad Air 2020 vs. iPad Pro 2021: Which One Should You Buy?

Unless you have specific pro-level needs, then the iPad Air is probably enough iPad for most people. Both these iPads are currently more than capable of handling any task you could throw at them. But were getting ahead of ourselves. Sorin Gheorghita / Unsplash This year, Apple put this chip (or more accurately, system-on-a-chip or SoC) into Macs. Imagine the two choices. Call it the A14X, and the press will say that the Mac now uses an iPhone chip....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 338 words · Juan King