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Apple is now selling refurbished iPhone 13 models in Europe
Apple has now started selling refurbished iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max models in the UK, Germany, Italy, and Spain. It’s the first time these specific handsets are available in these countries through Apple’s online store as part of its Certified Refurbished program. What you’re getting with this program are devices that all come with a new battery, a new outer shell, genuine Apple part replacements (if necessary), a thorough cleaning, the original OS or a more recent version preinstalled, and a special box with all accessories and cables. The company also performs full functional…
How to eject water from your iPhone speaker fast
stock.adobe.com The other day a dreaded thing happened — I dropped my iPhone into water. Now, the iPhone 14 is rated to IP68, which means the device can go to a maximum depth of six meters for up to 30 minutes, so it wasn’t a huge deal. Well, except that I noticed that the speaker was badly muffled afterwards. Obviously, some water had seeped in. Also: The best iPhones right now Now, the water wasn’t going to damage anything, and I could have just left the iPhone to dry out. But while I was waiting, the muffled speaker made it…
Google has a snazzy new trick to convince you to install a pending Android update
What you need to know Google will show you more information about a pending Android update in order to convince you to upgrade. The feature is known as Android Upgrade Invite, a user flow that will only be available if your handset is eligible for an available major Android OS upgrade. You will be able to install the pending Android update right from the user flow itself. Android upgrades happen every year like clockwork, but not everyone is as eager to download and install each new version. To address this apathy, Google has devised a clever method of persuading users…
Giant 30-inch iMac, iPhone 15, OLED iPads
Article Hero Image Beyond the iPhone 15, Apple’s product roadmap between now and 2024 is jam-packed with products including a rumored 30-inch iMac. Here’s what to expect in the next year. WWDC was a busy event for Apple, with it being used as the venue to launch its Apple Vision Pro platform. With the announcement of the headset, and a release set for early 2024, the rumor mill’s attention now shifts to the rest of Apple’s product catalog. The Apple Vision Pro may be the headline product on the way at the moment, but there’s a lot more sets to…
This app allows Nearby Share file transfers between Android and macOS
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority SL;DR A developer has made an app that allows Nearby Share file transfers between Android and macOS. The unofficial macOS app can currently only allow receiving files over Wi-Fi LAN. It’s still a neat app, though, given Google doesn’t have an official solution for macOS just yet. A developer has created an unofficial app for macOS that transfers files between Android devices and macOS computers using Google’s Nearby Share feature. The app is called NearDrop (h/t Mishaal Rahman) and is a partial implementation of Nearby Share. It currently allows your macOS PC to receive …
Did an SOS satellite icon just appear on your iPhone? Here’s why
Image: Apple A couple of readers got in touch with me the other day wondering why a satellite icon and the words SOS suddenly appeared on their iPhones, in the status bar at the top. They’d not seen it before and were worried that their iPhone was making an emergency SOS call and they could be billed for it, or get into trouble. Weird! Apple rolled out Emergency SOS via satellite to a number of countries late last year to the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max. If you have one of these handsets and live in the …
Android 14 could come with this long-requested feature
Go onto an Android phone’s sound settings, and chances are you’ll find that ring and notification volumes are tied together. A handful of devices, including the best Samsung phones, aren’t quite so restrictive, and it sounds like Android 14 could follow that example. Pixel users running the Android 14 Developer Preview 2 have started noticing separate notification and ringtone sliders on their phone. It’s a feature that wasn’t available when the preview first arrived, and it’s likely to make a bunch of people pretty pleased. Old school Pixel phones used to offer separate sliders for ring and notification volumes. Google…