We've taken a look a look at what's new in iOS 11.2 beta 3, but one thing that slipped under the radar is the inclusion of faster wireless charging on iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.
iOS 11.2 brings faster 7.5W wireless charging
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One week with the iPhone X: is it worth the upgrade?
I've spent a week now with the iPhone X. As I approach the end of my return window, I have to start weighing my options. I need to decide if the iPhone X is worth the premium over the iPhone 8/8 plus, or if I should just stick with my iPhone 7 Plus for another year.
Apple releases third betas of iOS 11.2, macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, watchOS 4.2 & tvOS 11.2
Apple today seeded third betas of iOS 11.2, watchOS 4.2, macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 and tvOS 11.2 to its registered developers and members of the paid developer program, with a matching beta for public beta testers enrolled in the Apple Beta Software Program expected shortly.
KGI: 6.5″ iPhone X Plus & 6.1″ LCD model on tap for launch in the second half of 2018
Apple is predicted to release a Plus version of iPhone X next year featuring an OLED panel measuring 6.5 inches diagonally versus the current 5.8-inch iPhone X model.
Additionally, it could be working on a bezel-less 6.1-inch LCD phone for a 2018 launch.
Is YouTube draining your iPhone battery? You’re not alone
Some folks are complaining about YouTube for iPhone and iPad draining their battery excessively, even when the app is running in the background, causing the device to overheat.
How to hide iPhone X’s notch on the Lock and Home screen with Notch Remover
Can't stand that notch at the very top of the iPhone X display? I don't mind it at all. In fact, I find the notch to be a rather cute design element. Understandably, some folks may deem it visually distracting. If you'd like to conceal the notch, there's now an app for that, too!
Top 25 features of the iPhone X shown off on video
The iPhone X is a powerful new beast. Whether you are still debating on whether to get the new phone, or if you just want to know what makes this device stand out, I've taken a look at the 25 best features of the iPhone X.
Is the Face ID discussion warranted or a secret case of Apple envy?
Whenever a significant new technology is incorporated into mainstream mobile phones, such upgrade should naturally be fair game for scrutiny and critique. Conversely, if by objective standards the new arrival clears all bars, I can think of two reasons why it feels critical to acknowledge the innovative work done by its originators: because for one that credit has been hard earned and - looking at the bigger picture - sowing doubt about a feature that will inevitably saturate most phones in the market is only going to needlessly unsettle the consumer in the long run.
Direct Shot is an intruiging app for immediately filing photos after taking them
Have you ever wanted to categorize photos into a folder on iOS as you take them? Direct Shot is an app for iPhone and iPad from Jeremy Conn that allows you to do just this.
System Info, UnsplashWalls, and other jailbreak tweaks to check out this weekend
Although there's been a lot of hype regarding the iPhone X lately, that's not to say that many people aren't still clenching onto their older jailbroken handsets. In fact, one hacker just demonstrated the world's first-known iPhone X jailbreak at the POC2017 event this week.
In this roundup, we'll discuss all the jailbreak tweaks released in Cydia during the past week. As usual, we'll start things off by showcasing our favorites, and then we'll outline all the rest of them afterward.
Augment the About page in your iPhone’s Settings app with System Info
If you didn’t already know, you could navigate to Settings → General → About on your iPhone or iPad to discover a plethora of statistics about your device. Nevertheless, Apple limits what you can see and do here.
To change that, iOS developer ARX8x launched a new free jailbreak tweak called System Info. It expands upon the existing out-of-the-box statistics and also adds handy new features to the About page.
Some iPhone X units are spontaneously developing green line on the display
Some iPhone X owners are reportedly seeing an annoyingly distracting green line developing spontaneously on the handset's Super Retina display, indicating a possible hardware defect.