Apple has slashed its iPhone battery replacement service fee to $29 from $79 after admitting to slowing down older models with worn-out batteries, but those looking to take advantage of the offer should know that the discounted pricing is limited to one repair per device.
iPhone 7 Plus
The telephoto lens on the iPhone X requires only 25% of the light required by the iPhone 7 Plus
In a recent report for Studio Neat, Dan Provost details one of the advances Apple has made in the camera of the iPhone X. Before being able to detail the advancement that Apple has made, it is important that you first understand how the telephoto lens works on the Apple devices that sport them.
Has Apple intentionally limited Portrait Lighting effects to iPhone X & iPhone 8 Plus?
Irish developer Steven Troughton-Smith has discovered that old Portrait Mode photos currently cannot be enhanced using Apple's new Portrait Lighting effects without resorting to trickery.
Apple: it’s impossible to enable FM reception in iPhone 7 & iPhone 8
Apple cannot magically flip a switch to turn on FM radio in your iPhone because latest iPhones lack FM radio chips in the first place and their antennas are not suited to support FM signals.
Is the iPhone 8 worth the upgrade from the iPhone 7?
There’s undoubtedly a lot of hype for Apple's new iPhone X, but if you’re looking to save some money and get the iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus instead, then you’re probably interested in how it compares to the previous generation model and whether it's worth the upgrade.
While they look similar at first glance, some distinguishing features set the two models apart. In this piece, we’ll dispel some confusion by going over some of the most significant changes between the previous-generation iPhone 7/7 Plus and the new iPhone 8/8 Plus.
Nomad’s new cases are great for the iPhone 7, iPhone 8, and iPhone X
The iPhone 8 and the iPhone X are just on the horizon, which means ostensibly millions of people are going to be looking for cases for their new devices. Nomad has recently released five new cases that work not only on the iPhone 8 and X, but the iPhone 7 series as well.
iPhone X & 8 support FLAC playback, iOS 11 brings it to iPhone 7
Apple's new iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus have hardware codec support for FLAC, a lossless audio format. iPhone 7 owners will be able to enjoy FLAC-encoded audio with iOS 11.
Review: Moment’s wide angle V2 lens take mobile photography to the next level
Moment has updated their stunning and vastly popular wide angle lens with several important changes that greatly improve its performance, especially on the iPhone 7 Plus.
iOS 11 squashes a bug which let a $500 guessing box crack iPhone 7 passcodes
Apple has already patched a widely reported vulnerability which made it possible—albeit under some very, very specific circumstances—to crack an iPhone 7 passcode using a dedicated $500 hardware guessing box, a company spokesperson told TechCrunch last weekend.
New iOS vulnerability enables brute-force passcode attacks on iPhone 7
We've seen devices for brute-forcing phone passcodes before. This $500 box, demonstrated on video by YouTuber “EverythingApplePro”, uses an exploit in iOS 10.3.3 and iOS 11 beta to brute-force hack and bypass the Lock screen passcode of up to three iPhone 7/Plus handsets at a time—but it could take days to work, depending on the complexity of the passcode.
Watch new iPhone 7 ad: “A Portrait of Canada”
Apple's YouTube channel was updated Wednesday with a new commercial in the company's “Shot on iPhone” series. Titled “A Portrait of Canada”, it features words by Humble the Poet plus videos and depth-of-field photographs made possible by iPhone 7 Plus's dual-lens camera.
The photos and videos featured in the ad were snapped by photographer Caitlin Cronenberg and Canadians in locations across the country, ranging from Toronto to the Canadian Rockies.
The ad, according to the description on Apple's Canadian website, was meant to serve as “a portrait of Canada's inclusive spirit shot on iPhone, brought to life by three Canadian artists as well as Canadians across the country.”
And here it is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpREAlYHiMU
Song: “Suplex (feat. Northern Voice)” by A Tribe Called Red
Canada turns 150 years old next week and Apple is joining the celebrations with a new “Unapologetically Canadian” page on the Canadian App Store.
“Canadians may be famous for saying we’re sorry, but when it comes to building great apps, there’s no need to apologize,” reads the page's description.
“Canada is home to some of the world’s greatest talent, and we’re thrilled to celebrate these inspiring creators as part of Canada’s 150th birthday. Scroll down to explore the list of Canadians’ 150 most-downloaded apps and games of all time.”
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New video tutorials from Apple explain how to customize and share Moments
Apple yesterday published a pair of new videos through its official YouTube channel, covering the Moments feature in Photos which uses machine learning to automatically create themed albums and animated slideshows from your best images and videos.
Running sixteen seconds long each, the two new clips show how to customize and share Memories in the stock Photos app on iPhone. Using iOS's multipurpose Share sheet, users can publish their currently playing Memory Movie to Facebook, Twitter and other services.
And with the ability to choose from many built-in templates and songs, everyone can customize every Memory to their liking, all from within the stock Photos app.
How to customize Memories on iPhone 7“Customize your Memories movies by choosing from tons of preselected moods and music, right from the Photos app,” reads the video's description.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Dzv3LCvlJY
How to share Memories on iPhone 7“Share your favorite Memories movies with friends, family or all of Facebook, right from the Photos app.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-VxQYw8hLk
To watch other tutorials in the series, visit apple.com/iphone/photography-how-to.