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As part of this buying guide, I've included a diverse selection of top cases for the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max at a variety of price points. Note that the iPhone 16 Series has a new camera layout and a programmable action button, meaning cases from previous

Starting with the iPhone 15, Apple moved from Lightning to USB-C charging, so some people still have iPhones with a Lightning connector while others have iPhones equipped with USB-C. I've included a lot of different types of batteries and power banks on this list, including several that offer wireless charging, which continues to evolve. The

DenPhotos/Shutterstock The iPhone's Settings app is usually the place to go when you need to make changes to how your phone behaves. Or maybe you need to access your iCloud settings, or tweak the Camera app, or the way the iPhone battery charges. The Settings app is also where you have to go to find app-specific

RAMAN SHAUNIA/Shutterstock Apple opened iPhone 17 and iPhone Air preorders on Friday, September 12, and the iPhone 17 Pro Max sold out within 15 minutes. Delivery times slipped to 7-10 business days almost immediately, and quickly went up to 3-4 weeks for all color and storage combinations. By Monday, September 15, the standard iPhone 17

The app is also available for iPad. Credit: aileenchik/Shutterstock Key Takeaways With iOS and iPadOS 26, Apple finally brings the Preview app to the iPhone and iPad. The app works similarly to how it does on Mac, with the option to scan, edit, markup, and export documents. There is definitely room for improvement, however. Table

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max with the all-new iOS 26 redesign are shaping up to be among the top mobile devices of 2025. Preorders for Apple's latest launch started on September 12, and the devices are now available for sale both online and in offline stores. In the lead-up to major new releases

Izhar Khan/Getty Images The iPhone 17 launch has been a big success for Apple, with the standard iPhone 17 and the iPhone 17 Pro being sold out online at the time of this writing. While the iPhone 17 models are selling better than the previous series, Apple is dealing with a few hiccups. The iPhone

Ming Yeung/Getty Images The iPhone 17 and iPhone Air went on sale on Friday, and the "ScratchGate" hashtag immediately went viral on social media. Buyers who visited Apple stores to purchase the phones noticed scratches on the backs of the iPhone 17 Pro models, including marks caused by the MagSafe stands Apple uses in the stores. The

Don't get too excited just yet, though. Credit: Gabo_Arts Key Takeaways Apple may support third-party smartwatches in the future. Macworld found references to features like notification forwarding for third-party devices in the code for iOS 26.1. Even if Apple does support these devices in the future, it may only do so for certain customers. Table

Have you updated your iPhone to the new iOS 26 yet or are you holding off? It's been available to download since September 15 — here's how to install it if you haven't yet. The new OS was released alongside iPadOS 26 and Apple's other operating system updates. Since then, the first beta of iOS 26.1