iOS 27 still supports the iPhone SE. Apple’s compatibility list ends with “iPhone SE (2nd generation and later),” which is the only open-ended entry on a list that otherwise names all 33 iPhones individually, and the free update lands on Monday, September 14. Apple names 33 iPhones for iOS 27 and leaves one entry open-ended.…
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How Long Does iOS 27 Take to Install? Apple Has Never Published a Time for Any Release
Apple has never published how long an iOS update takes to install. Not for iOS 27, not for any earlier release, and not for any iPhone model, which means every “20 to 30 minutes” figure you will read on Monday is somebody’s estimate presented as fact. iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max ship with iOS…
iPhone 18 Pro Max: Five Minutes of Charging, Seven Hours of Video, and No Figure for the Smaller Pro
Buried in Apple’s September 9 announcement is the only iPhone charging claim this year written in hours rather than percentages: five minutes on a cable gives the iPhone 18 Pro Max about seven hours of video playback. Apple published no equivalent figure for the 6.3-inch iPhone 18 Pro, and none for wireless charging on either…
iPhone 18 Pro Picks Its Own Aperture: The Three Scenes Apple Says Move the Blades
Most iPhone 18 Pro owners will never open the manual aperture control, and Apple has designed for that. Its announcement says the camera can adjust the aperture on its own, and it names three situations: f/1.48 for low light, f/1.8 for portraits, and f/4 for group photos with greater depth of field. The wide end…
iPhone 18 Pro Loses 3 Hours When the Video Streams, and the Pro Max Loses 5
Apple rates the iPhone 18 Pro for up to 36 hours of video playback and up to 33 hours of streamed video, and the Pro Max for 45 and 40. Streaming costs the smaller phone 3 hours and the larger one 5, and Apple publishes both numbers without ever explaining the difference. iPhone 18 Pro…
iPhone 18 Pro's Six Laser-Cut Blades: How Apple Fits a Moving Aperture Inside a Phone
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro main camera has a physical aperture that moves. Six laser-cut blades open and close behind the 48MP Fusion main lens, and Apple’s tech specs list four marked positions for them: f/1.48, f/1.8, f/2.8 and f/4.0. The 48MP Fusion main camera is the only lens on iPhone 18 Pro with a moving…
Apple Watch Series 12, Ultra 4 and AirPods 5: Still No Published UK Price Six Days Before Launch
Apple has published starting prices for iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and iPhone Duo on all ten of the storefronts we track, but its Apple Watch and AirPods prices have holes, and the largest one is British. Six days before Apple Watch Series 12, Apple Watch Ultra 4 and AirPods 5 reach stores,…
Siri AI Ships on Five Operating Systems, and tvOS Is Not One of Them
Apple’s own sentence names five operating systems: “Siri AI is available in beta in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27.” tvOS is not in it, and Apple TV and HomePod appear nowhere on the Apple Intelligence device list, even though both are Siri devices today. The new assistant arrives with…
iPhone Duo Open Is Wider Than an iPhone 18 Pro Max Is Tall: Every Dimension Compared
Opened out, the iPhone Duo measures 164.6 mm across, which is 1.2 mm more than the 163.4 mm height of an iPhone 18 Pro Max. Closed, it covers less desk than an iPhone 18 Pro does, at 84.1 mm by 117.8 mm against 71.9 mm by 150.0 mm. iPhone Duo open, 164.6 mm wide and…
Can You Pre-Order Two iPhone 18 Pros? The Only Published Limit Is in Singapore
Two people in one household both want an iPhone 18 Pro when pre-orders open at 5 a.m. PT today, and the obvious question is whether Apple will let one of them order both. The only per-customer limit Apple publishes anywhere for these models is on its Singapore store page, which caps buyers at two iPhone…
Apple Intelligence's Third Tier Holds Two Features, and Only Six iPhones Get Them
Apple Intelligence has a tier above the full feature set, and Apple names exactly two features in it: Siri voice customization, which adjusts pitch, speed, tone and accent, and an improved on-device Dictation model. Six iPhones qualify. iOS 27 arrives Monday, September 14, with the Apple Intelligence feature set split across hardware tiers. Image: Apple…
Apple Intelligence Has 16 Languages, and One Apple Page Lists a 17th
Apple Intelligence arrives with iOS 27 on Monday, September 14, in 16 languages, according to Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro press release and Apple’s own Apple Intelligence page. Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro tech specs page lists a 17th. Siri AI, the headline Apple Intelligence feature, launches in English only. Image: Apple The extra entry is Traditional…
Apple Watch Audio Intelligence on an iPhone 15 Pro: Two Features Work, Two Do Not
Pair a new Apple Watch Series 12 or Apple Watch Ultra 4 with an iPhone 15 Pro and exactly half of Apple’s new Audio Intelligence set qualifies. Sound Recognition and Music Recognition ask for an iPhone 11 or later, while Live Rewind and Siri Recap require an iPhone 16 or newer, according to Apple support…
Screen Dim and Charging Stalled After the iOS 27 Update? Apple Documents It as Heat Protection
If your iPhone runs warm after installing iOS 27 and then the screen dims, charging stalls, the camera flash refuses to fire or the signal weakens, Apple documents every one of those as deliberate protection rather than a fault. Its list of activities that can change a device’s temperature includes, word for word, “complete a…
AirPods 5 Ship Without a Cable or Adapter: What Each Model Needs to Charge
Apple’s AirPods 5 buy page states it plainly: “AirPods 5 do not include a USB-C Charge Cable or power adapter.” Both boxes hold the earbuds, the charging case and documentation, and nothing else, so each model needs something you already own before it will take power. Both AirPods 5 models ship with the buds, a…
Apple Watch Ultra 4 and Series 12 Share One Health Sensing System: What the Extra $400 Does Not Buy
Apple Watch Ultra 4 costs $799 and Apple Watch Series 12 costs $399, and Apple gives both the same Health Sensing System, the same S11 chip and the same health claims worded the same way. The extra $400 buys battery life, GPS, satellite, water rating and brightness. Series 12 starts at $399 with the same…
Apple Watch Series 12 Senses Far More Often and Still Rates 24 Hours: What Apple Says Explains It
Apple Watch Series 12 measures heart rate every five seconds and HRV as often as every five minutes, and Apple still rates it at up to 24 hours of normal use and up to 38 hours in Low Power Mode. Those are the same battery figures Apple publishes for Series 11. Series 12 keeps the…
iPhone Duo's Outer Display Faces Your Subject: The Three Features Apple Built for the Person in Front of the Lens
Three of the features Apple named for the iPhone Duo exist to put something on a screen the person holding the phone cannot see. Duo Preview, Kid Cue and Duo FaceTime all run on the 5.4-inch outer display, facing whoever is in front of the camera. The 48MP Fusion Main camera the outer display previews…
iPhone Duo Displays: Eight Numbers Apple Has Still Not Published
Apple publishes a long specification list for the iPhone Duo’s two displays, and eight figures are missing from it. They start with any measurement of the crease and any durability rating for the folding panel, and they end with the absolute size of the screens Apple describes only as percentages. Apple publishes diagonals and percentages…
iPhone Duo Brightness: 1000 Nits Typical, 1600 HDR, 3000 Outdoor, and Which One You Actually See
Apple publishes three brightness figures for the iPhone Duo: 1000 nits typical, 1600 nits peak for HDR content and 3000 nits peak outdoor. Only the first describes what you see in ordinary indoor use, and the 3000 nits headline number applies to peak outdoor conditions rather than to the whole screen all the time. Both…
iPhone 18 Pro Video Recording Time: Apple Rates 36 Hours of Playback and Never Rates Capture
Apple rates the iPhone 18 Pro at up to 24 hours of typical use, up to 36 hours of video playback and up to 33 hours of streamed video, and the Pro Max at 30, 45 and 40 hours. Every one of those numbers measures the phone playing video back. None of them measures the…
iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 17 Pro for Video: Apple Lists the Same Four Capabilities on Both
Read Apple’s comparison page one row at a time and the video line for iPhone 18 Pro says 4K Dolby Vision up to 120 fps, ProRes RAW, Genlock and Apple Log 2. The video line for iPhone 17 Pro says the same four things. On the formats a phone can record, Apple is claiming no…
Exclusive: Lenovo Googlebook 15 Revealed in Full, With OLED, Core Ultra 5, Gemini and a Dedicated Google Key
Exclusive images and Lenovo’s product sheet reveal the Googlebook 15: a 15.3-inch 120Hz OLED, Core Ultra 5, Gemini, a Glowbar lid and a dedicated Google key.
The Cheapest Way Into Apple Intelligence in 2026: Free on 15 iPhones, $699 If Yours Is Not One
If your iPhone is one of the 15 models on Apple’s Apple Intelligence device list, the cheapest way in costs nothing: iOS 27 arrives free on Monday, September 14. If it is not, the least expensive route Apple sells is the $699 iPhone 17e, and the same model was listed at $599 before September 9.…