The latest software update for a 12-year-old iPhone. Photo: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac A conspiracy theory argues that Apple does everything it can to force people to buy new iPhones. That’s Grade A ...

Apple Eyes All-Glass, Button-Free iPhone for Its 20th Anniversary Your email has been sent Apple has not messed with the iPhone’s design much over the past decade… but that may change with the ...

TVs I found 5 hidden shortcuts for my Apple TV 4K that make it so much easier to use — here's how to use them iPhones My iPhone kept getting stuck in SOS mode — here's how I finally fixed it iPhones ...

The average recommended lifespan of an iPhone is around five to seven years — any model older than that tends to stop receiving the latest major iOS updates and thus doesn’t get the newest features or ...

What just happened? Apple quietly revisited its oldest mobile operating systems this week, extending support for devices long considered obsolete. The company issued new patches for iOS 12.5.8, iOS 15 ...

With the announcement of the second-generation AirTag, Apple released iOS 26.2.1 to add compatibility to this new item tracker. However, that wasn't the only software update for iPhone devices ...

Apple has quietly released a new software update for its 13-year-old iPhones. The iPhone 5s and iPhone 6, released in 2013 and 2014, respectively, are receiving iOS 12.5.8 in 2026, more than a decade ...

Two things I use all the time in one elegant shortcut. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac I finally figured out the perfect set of controls to assign to the iPhone’s Action button. I created a ...

Apple just dropped the latest beta build of iOS 26.3, introducing a new feature that allows users to limit how precisely carriers can track their location. In addition, the company has quietly ...

Alongside iOS 26.2.1, Apple today released an updated version of iOS 12 for devices that are still running that operating system update, eight years after the software was first released. iOS 12.5.8 ...

Justin Bieber has nearly reached his boiling point with the placement of the dictation button in iMessage. Bieber has grown so frustrated about hitting the dictation button after sending a text that ...

If you like the security of a physical button to feel for on your iPhone, you might need to adjust to a new style. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is ...