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valiantsin suprunovich/Shutterstock The International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number is a unique 15-digit code used to distinguish your device from others. It plays a crucial role in protecting your phone and ensuring proper management by service providers. For instance, if your phone is lost or stolen, reporting the IMEI number to your mobile carrier can prevent

Credit: Apple There are a lot of us iPhone users out there, which means a lot of us are taking photos with Apple's cameras. That isn't a bad thing—iPhones have great cameras, after all—but it does mean that all of our photos end up looking just about the same. You might even start to dislike

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Grinvalds/Getty Images Whether you've captured a picture-perfect moment with your brand-new iPhone 16 Pro or snapped a quick shot of a document with an iPhone that has a few years in the game, those files were saved in HEIC format unless you've changed the settings to jpg or something else. While that usually isn't a

Wireless charging is less efficient than plugging in a wire, but it’s certainly convenient — especially when you add magnets. Most people who have an iPhone 12 or later and want a magnetic charger should get a Qi2 charger. Any Qi2-certified charger will charge a MagSafe iPhone at up to 15W — just as fast

If you buy an iPhone 16 Pro or 16 Pro Max, you are restricted to four colors that all have the word “titanium” in them: Desert Titanium, Natural Titanium, White Titanium, and Black Titanium. They’re not bad options, but they’re not great either. I like the colors for the base iPhone 16 models better. Then

iOS 18 has been out for a couple of weeks now. I’ve been using the new iPhone operating system since June, when the first developer’s beta was made available by Apple. In the meantime, I got the chance to dive deeper into iOS 18’s best features. These are the ones I’ve been using the most

The iPhone 16, despite its marketing so far, still doesn’t have Apple Intelligence. That’s set to change on October 28th with the release of iOS 18.1, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter. The update will bring with it AI-powered notification summaries, Gurman writes. Though he only lists that example, the iOS

While other smartphone makers are rapidly increasing the battery sizes and charging speeds of their devices, Apple has always been relatively conservative. Fortunately, the iPhone 16 series changed that with substantial upgrades to both. With that in mind, we’ve compiled a comprehensive guide full of tips and tricks for charging your iPhone as fast as

You never know when you could be hit with an emergency, only to find yourself with a weak cellphone signal. These days, we almost expect everyone to be reachable from anywhere in the world at all times. It can come as a shock when you can't get ahold of someone. But if that happens, there are ways