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iPhone SOS and what it means when your carrier info disappears

February 15, 2023
T-Mobile suffered a major outage across parts of the United States last night, impacting voice, data, and messaging services. For iPhone users in particular, this outage meant that the “SOS” icon was displayed in the status bar. Here’s what that means and how to fix it if you’re still stuck in SOS mode. T-Mobile’s major network outage The T-Mobile outage appears to be largely resolved.
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iPhone 15 Pro again rumored to feature new display design with thinner bezels

February 15, 2023
We’re still six months away from the official announcement of the next generation iPhone. Still, there are a lot of iPhone 15 rumors floating around the web. This time, a new report corroborates previous rumors about the iPhone 15 Pro models featuring a new design with thinner bezels. Leaker ShrimpApplePro, who previously reported on the potential new design for the iPhone 15 Pro lineup, said on…
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Chinese OnePlus 11 units are apparently region-locked

February 14, 2023
The OnePlus 11 is currently a hot ticket item, and it’s no wonder people have been sourcing units from wherever they can. This is what led to a discovery on the Russian 4PDA forum and a further investigation into what seems to be a region-locked OnePlus 11 unit. Said phone came from China and worked just fine for about two weeks, after which it popped-up a message that roughly translates to…
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PSA: Don’t update to iOS 16.3.1 if you’re a Google Photos user [U]

February 14, 2023
If you’re a Google Photos user, it looks like you should hold off on updating to iOS 16.3.1 for the moment. Users say that the update breaks compatibility with the Google Photos app for iPhone, leading to the app crashing immediately when opened. February 14, 2023 Update: A new version of Google Photos is now available on the App Store to fix this problem. Google Photos iOS 16.3.1 was only…
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