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Wongsakorn 2468/Shutterstock Back Tap is one of those iPhone features you probably didn't know existed — or didn't think you'd use until you tried it. Introduced in iOS 14, it lets you assign quick actions to a double-tap (or triple-tap) on the back of your phone. That means you can do things like lock your

Rumors claim that Apple is planning to debut an ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air alongside the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max this fall. It’s said to be the thinnest iPhone model of all time, but you might be wondering whether or not Apple is going to have to cut any corners

Published Jul 18th, 2025 4:58PM EDT Image: Christian de Looper for BGR The upcoming iPhone Fold might actually have a crease-free design, and the next Galaxy Z Fold model might follow the same path. According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Fine M-Tec is investing millions of dollars to “support the growing foldable device market and

Published Jul 17th, 2025 7:48PM EDT There are plenty of reasons to look forward to iOS 26 — the debut of Apple’s new Liquid Glass design language, custom backgrounds for text conversations, and CarPlay upgrades — but we are here to give you eight more. This week, the Unicode Consortium unveiled the emoji that will

Published Jul 17th, 2025 5:06PM EDT Image: José Adorno for BGR As excited as we are about the upcoming iPhone 17 colors, there’s something far more important we should be watching out for: Whether Apple is finally going to improve the display on its next generation of smartphones. Don’t get me wrong, Apple offers one

Published Jul 15th, 2025 12:53PM EDT Image: Christian de Looper for BGR It seems the base-model iPhone 17 won’t be as underwhelming as previous rumors suggested. In his latest analysis, Jeff Pu revises an earlier report that claimed the iPhone 17 would feature the A18 chip. Now, the analyst states: “We now expect the Phone

Published Jul 14th, 2025 11:12AM EDT Image: José Adorno for BGR After a month of beta testing, Apple is expected to release iOS 26 public beta either on Monday or within the next few days. If the company sticks to its usual pattern, the public test version arrives a week after beta 3 of the

The big smartphone launches of the summer are already here. Nothing unveiled the Phone 3, a brand-new flagship with an unusual design. Samsung just launched the ultra-thin Galaxy Z Fold 7, the thinner Flip 7, and the cheaper Flip 7 FE. Next up is Google. The Pixel 10 series should be unveiled in mid-August, following

After decades of releasing different models, the iPhone has proven itself to be a class of its own among smartphones. But if many of us are truly honest about why we get them, it's seldom due to their powerful processors that can rival even laptops. More commonly, a lot of people tend to say how

Apple soon may be switching up its launch schedule. Here's when you can expect to get your hands on the new iPhone. Tiffany Wendeln Connors is a senior editor for CNET Money with a focus on credit cards. Previously, she covered personal finance topics as a writer and editor at The Penny Hoarder. She is