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iPhone: How to change your 5G settings for better battery life or faster speeds

5G cellular service is expanding across all carriers and works with the iPhone 12, 13, 14, and SE 3. Apple uses a “5G Auto” setting as the default that aims to give users a balance between network speed and battery life. But you can also manage the settings manually to optimize for what you need in a given moment. Follow along for how to turn 5G on/off on iPhone. If you’re curious about…
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iPhone 13 vs iPhone 14: Which should you buy?

The iPhone 14 is the most affordable of Apple’s latest iPhone generation. However, the company continues to sell last year’s iPhone 13. Whether you’re considering an upgrade or looking to buy a new iPhone for the first time in several years, here’s everything you…
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Feature Request: iPhone 14 Pro needs an option to take non-RAW 48MP photos (with no Smart HDR)

iPhone 14 Pro comes with a 48-megapixel wide-angle rear lens for the first time on an iPhone. It’s the first upgrade in megapixels since the iPhone 6s in 2015, which came with a 12-megapixel rear camera. However, the only way to take a 48MP photo with iPhone 14 Pro is to use ProRAW or third-party apps – but I wish I could take compressed 48MP photos using Apple’s Camera app. How the iPhone…
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Pixel 7 declines Google Pay transactions until you use your fingerprint sensor

Google’s new Pixel 7 series brings back support for face unlock, but it comes with a slight compromise as it only works for unlocking the phone, not opening secure apps. But that hiccup is also leading to Google Pay transactions being declined when using the Pixel 7 unexpectedly. Face unlock on the Pixel 7 works pretty well, but Google hasn’t been particularly shy about explaining that it…
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Sealed OG iPhone auction; $42k Apple-1 manual actually a replica [New iPhone record at $39k]

This past summer we saw an auction of rare Apple hardware including Steve Jobs’ prototype Apple-1 sell for $700k and an unopened original iPhone command $35,000. Now in a new auction that’s currently running, another sealed original iPhone is expected to go for 50 times the original price or beyond. And in a wild auction story, a rare Apple-1 manual that was sold for $42,000 was recently…
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