Even with Apple’s locked-down design, iPhones in 2026 are not magically immune to malicious apps, scam pop-ups, or configuration tricks that hijack your browser. When those problems hit, you do not ...

For a growing number of iPhone owners, the most basic promise of a smartphone, waking you up on time, has become unreliable.

When iPhone users accepted new iCloud terms, some were shocked to see all their Notes disappear from the app. Here's how to get them back. A recent bug affecting Apple's Notes app has left some iPhone ...

iPhones can overheat and display a warning message if they exceed a certain temperature. Overheating iPhones may experience slowed charging, dimmed displays and weakened cellular signals. Putting an ...

If you have an iPhone running iOS 26, you may have noticed that it now reports the estimated time to finish charging to 80% on the lock screen. If you are not using a fast charger, though, it will not ...

You might’ve seen recent reports of users complaining that they’ve slept through alarms set on their iPhones–or even ...

If your texts are falling back to SMS, try these steps to ensure that Apple's Messages app is properly functioning. I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) Motorola ...

It's a common scenario that almost every iPhone owner has experienced at one time or another: waiting for a phone call that never comes. Maybe your friend was supposed to get in touch with you about ...

Notifications on your iPhone are crucial, as they keep you informed and deliver updates in real-time. Whether it's a new message from a friend, a reminder for an upcoming appointment, or an alert from ...

Apple gave iOS a massive redesign this year, unveiling the new Liquid Glass experience at WWDC 2025 in June. Liquid Glass brings translucency and light effects to various menus, toggles, buttons, and ...

Your iPhone's status bar is a helpful dashboard that provides a glance at the vital signs of your smartphone. You're probably used to seeing the Wi-Fi and cellular data icons in this indicator field, ...

We’ve all been there. You connect to the guest Wi-Fi at a hotel, gym, coffee shop, or airport—someplace where a web page is supposed to pop up for you to log in ...