Apple's first 5G-enabled iPhone models are here, with the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro available since last Friday and the iPhone 12 mini and the iPhone 12 Pro Max arriving next month. Whether you already have a new iPhone or are planning on buying one soon, here's a selection of useful tips and tricks for making the most out of your shiny new Apple handset.
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Tips and tricks for using your new iPad Air 4
Our videographer Harris Craycraft has managed to get his hands on a brand new iPad Air 4 in a beautiful blue finish that Apple markets as Sky Blue. Harris is big on the iPad, he uses his Apple tablets for everything from studies to work to entertainment and so forth, so we thought our readers might appreciate a handful of tips and tricks for efficient use of the new iPad Air.
Tablet showdown: iPad Pro vs. Galaxy Tab S7
We're taking a closer look at two of the best tablets available in the marketplace right now: Apple's iPad Pro and Samsung's Galaxy Tab S7, both featuring eleven-inch HDR screens based on LCD IPS technology with a 120Hz refresh rate.
Checking out Apple’s 8th generation $329 iPad (unboxing + early hands-on video)
The recently refreshed eighth-generation iPad went on sale earlier today. Here's our unboxing and initial hands-on video showcasing Apple's $329 tablet.
Hands-on with iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro cases
According to leaked schematics, dummy models and rumors, Apple's iPhone refresh for 2020 will include four models in three different sizes. To give our readers a better idea how those upcoming handsets measure up against each other in terms of size, we put our iPhone X, iPhone 6 and iPhone 11 Pro inside the iPhone 12 cases from Totallee, a brand which for the eighth year in a row has cases ready for the new generation of iPhones ahead of Apple's announcement.
Video: Everything new in terms of health, sleep and fitness features on iOS 14
iOS 14 brings several new iPhone features that let you better track and manage your physical activity. It also adds new sleep-related features. In this hands-on video, we walk you through all the new health, sleep and fitness features that are available to iPhone customers with iOS 14.
Video: The top 30 jailbreak tweaks for iOS 13.5
Jailbreaking has been picking up steam again thanks to unc0ver and other jailbreaks that work with iOS 13.5. It's this fresh breath of life that was breathed into the jailbreaking scene earlier in the year that has gotten Harris Craycraft, iDB's resident videographer, hooked to jailbreaking. In fact, we thought it prudent to ask Harris to create a hands-on video walkthrough of what we think are some of the best jailbreak tweaks for iOS 13.5 at the moment.
Video: Here are 10 awesome but hidden features for your iPhone in iOS 14
Apple yesterday dropped the iOS 14 public beta. Now tinkerers, power users, enthusiast or just about anyone, really, can take the software for a spin and check out all the goodies (an iDB video recently highlighted the 50 major new features in iOS 14). Since iOS 14 ended up being packed with a myriad of quality-life improvements, we've decided to put together another video highlighting ten great new hidden features that Apple didn't discuss at the WWDC.
Video: hands-on with all the changes and new features in iOS and iPadOS 14 beta 2
Apple yesterday seeded second betas of iOS 14, iPadOS 14, tvOS 14, watchOS 7 and macOS 11.0 Big Sur. With most of the attention focused on the iOS and iPadOS software, we thought you might appreciate a little hands-on video walkthrough showing you all the major new features and enhancements that we've managed to discover in the second betas so far.
Watch iDB’s hands-on video walkthrough of the top 50 new iOS 14 features coming to iPhone
With Monday's Apple keynote behind us, we're already in the third day of the WWDC 2020, which means the iDB team has had a decent chance to spend some quality time with the betas by now. We've tried out all of the latest improvements that Apple showed off during the pre-recorded keynote or mentioned in developer documentation and on its website.
Hands-on video walkthrough: Everything new in iOS and iPadOS 13.5
Apple yesterday released the iOS 13.5 software for the iPhone and iPod touch alongside iPadOS 13.5 for the iPad. The updates bring out several new features including coronavirus exposure logging, Apple Music sharing and APIs for developers to create privacy-first COVID-19 apps, as well as Face ID and group FaceTime improvements. To help you make the most out of these new software updates, we've tasked our videographer Harris Craycraft with putting together a little hands-on video walkthrough detailing all the changes in iOS and iPadOS 13.5.
MKBHD gives a hands-on look at the $100K gold and diamond iPhone 11 Pro
Russian luxury smartphone accessories company Caviar has applied a gold and diamond treatment to Apple's iPhone 11 Max, resulting in the world's most expensive smartphone. And now, popular YouTuber Marques Brownlee aka MKBHD has gotten its hands on the device.