How to give your older phone new software powers

If you haven’t updated your phone’s operating system — or just haven’t found your way around the new software yet — here’s a ...

Apple Just Added A Powerful Anti-Scam Tool To iPhones — Here’s How To Activate It

Once you activate the iOS call screener, Apple’s Siri will become your phone’s bouncer and in its robotic voice, it will ask ...
Macworld

You should activate this security setting on your iPhone immediately

in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, the default for the Wired Accessories setting is to Automatically Allow When Unlocked. You can ...

I used 14 secret codes to unlock menus of settings on my iPhone and Android - how it works

Dial these secret short codes on your phone to unlock hidden settings, secret menus, and powerful features most users never discover.
CNET

Don't Remember Someone's Number? Here's How to Use T9 Dialing on iPhone Instead

Apple introduced T9 dialing to all iPhones when the tech giant released iOS 18 in 2024. With T9 dialing, you can call someone just by typing their name into your iPhone's Phone app. That means you don ...
KQED

Why Your Phone May Get a Loud Earthquake Test Alert Today — and How the MyShake App Works

The most widespread way is through Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), which sends loud alerts to all cellphones. If an ...
CNET

How to Remove or Disable AI From Your Pixel Phone

The Pixel Launcher's Google Search added an AI mode button to the static search bar on the home screen, but you can remove it ...