Earlier this year, Apple rolled out iOS 13.7, which added a COVID-19 exposure notification framework. This Exposure Notifications system allowed you to opt in and find out if you’ve been in contact with someone who tested positive with COVID-19. Unfortunately, that was only available for iPhones 7 and up. Now, however, Apple has released iOS 12.5, which finally adds the same COVID-19…
How-to: Turn off, force restart iPhone 12, enter recovery mode, DFU mode, and more [Video]
December 15, 2020
Outside of the iPhone SE, every iPhone that Apple sells today features an “edge-to-edge” display devoid of a physical Home button. If you’re upgrading from a device with a Home button, this refresher course can help you learn how to turn off or force restart your…
How to show battery percentage on iPhone 12 mini, 12, and 12 Pro
December 15, 2020
For the longest time, it was super simple to show battery percentage on the iPhone — there was just one little toggle in the Settings app and it would turn on the percentage indicator in the top-right corner of the screen. Things are a little more complicated with the…
How to take a screenshot on iPhone 12 mini, 12, and 12 Pro
December 15, 2020
If you just picked up an iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, 12 Pro, or 12 Pro Max, one of the first things you might need to figure out how to do is take a screenshot. Thankfully, Apple has made the process fairly intuitive and it only takes a minute to learn!
How to take a screenshot on iPhone 12 mini, 12, and 12 Pro
From any screen, click in the volume up and the side button (lock button) at the same…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 14, 2020
December 15, 2020
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again…
New York’s vehicle-to-grid e-school bus pilot program is a success
December 15, 2020
The Lion Electric Company, a Quebec-based manufacturer of electric school buses, has successfully completed a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) pilot deployment of five school buses in White Plains, New York.
New York’s V2G school buses
The project began in 2018 among partners Lion…
Fujifilm X-S10 sample gallery
December 15, 2020
Fujifilm’s X-S10 is a compact, well-priced mirrorless camera with built-in image stabilization and the best sensor the company has available for its X-mount system. As we’ve been working through our full review, we’ve taken advantage of some of the breaks in the wintry Seattle weather to see what this powerful little APS-C camera can do.
For more photos from the X-S10, visit our…
Nokia 5.4 goes official w/ Snapdragon 662, tri-camera, €189 price
December 15, 2020
After being hinted at thanks to an early ARCore support list inclusion, HMD Global has now officially launched the Nokia 5.4, a device aimed squarely at the mid-market Android space.
The 6.39-inch panel comes sees the HD+ drop the dewdrop notch for the first time on a…
Canon Japan has added a selection of mugs, tumblers and shot glasses to its ‘fan goods’ site that ensures you can sip your favorite drinks from cups made to look like your favorite EF and RF lenses.
The first is a mug that not only looks like the RF 24–105mm F4…
Oppo and design studio Nendo have created a concept for a “slide-phone” that would allow users to unfold the device into three different screen sizes. According to Oppo, the trend towards larger smartphone screens is a growing concern for users, in part because it makes devices “difficult to hold and less convenient.” The slide-phone could prove to be a solid blend of…
