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As rumors had pointed out, Apple has bumped the RAM on its new iPhone XS series to 4GB, up from the 3GB found on the iPhone X . The information was revealed as a part of Apple’s submission to TENAA ahead of the launch of the devices.  The iPhone XR, however, comes with lower 3GB RAM. Given that it comes with a lower resolution screen than the other two iPhones as well, this should not be a cause for concern. For comparison, the iPhone 8 Plus from last year shipped with 3GB RAM. The TENAA listing also reveals that the iPhone XS comes with a 2,658mAh battery. This is lower than the 2,716mAh battery Apple used inside the iPhone X last year. Despite the smaller battery, Apple claims the iPhone XS offers 30 minutes more battery than the iPhone X. This is largely thanks to the new power-efficient 7nm chip and improved power efficiency of other system components. As for the iPhone XS Max, it comes with a 3,174mAh battery making it the largest battery ever used in an iPhone. This is up f...

Siri Shortcuts bring new automation tools to the iPhone and iPad . Siri Shortcuts is an umbrella term. It encompasses proactive Siri suggestions for app actions that show up in Spotlight, Siri functionality for third-party app actions, and the new Shortcuts automation app . Using all these new features, you can do some seriously cool stuff on your iPhone and iPad. The Shortcuts app lets you build complex workflows where you can do more than 1 action, one after the other and it’s all initiated by just talking to Siri. Or you can just create Siri phrase for specific actions inside your favorite apps. For instance, you use Siri to play podcasts in Overcast, mark a task as complete in Steaks, add water intake in Waterminder, log your weight in Health app or check the rain forecast using CARROT weather. All without opening the app. Siri will show you the results in line with the Siri view. Let’s dive in: 1. Suggestions in Spotlight Search 2. Finally, Use Siri with A Wide Range of Third...

Earlier today, Apple surprised everyone by releasing the first beta build of iOS 12.1 to developers. The beta build dropped just a day after Apple had released the first iOS 12 build to the public . So, what’s new with iOS 12.1? Does it come with any major new features? If so, what are they? Well, surprisingly, despite the heavy size of the update — 2.7GB for the iPhone X, iOS 12.1 does not bring anything any major new features or changes. iOS 12.1 Beta 1: What’s New Group FaceTime With iOS 12.1 beta 1, Apple is reintroducing Group FaceTime video calling feature. It was initially present in the first few beta releases of iOS 12 but Apple pulled it down the line for some unknown reasons. Nonetheless, now it looks like Group FaceTime video calling will be released to the public as a part of iOS 12.1. Unlike other video calling services, Group FaceTime video calling allows for up to 32 participants in a single call. Landscape Support for Face ID The code in iOS 12.1 beta...

The first batch of iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max reviews went live earlier today. While the reviews praised the devices, they did raise the point of the iPhone XS series not being worth the money and highlighted how the camera is still not as good as the Pixel 2. Nonetheless, Apple has now sent out a press release highlighting the good parts about the iPhone XS from the reviews that went live. Apple highlights the best parts about the iPhone XS from the reviews in its press release from different publications. Mashable “The improved camera hardware combined with a new automatic ‘Smart HDR’ technology, powered again by the Neural Engine and the A12 Bionic’s ISP (image signal processor), mean you get the best of both the advanced camera optics and computational photography.” The New York Times “Apple did a terrific job of increasing screen size without adding bulk or compromising the usability of the [iPhone] X S  Max. … These changes amounted to meaningful improvements in ergonomics and o...

Earlier today, Apple got around to releasing the first beta of iOS 12.1 to developers . The beta release comes just a day after the company released the first build of iOS 12 to the public . Despite only containing Group FaceTime and no other major changes, the beta release was a hefty one in terms of size. Well, turns out apart from confirming landscape support for Face ID , iOS 12.1 beta all but confirms that Apple plans to unveil its 2018 iPad Pro next month. There’s a new identifier for “2018 fall” iPad in the Setup process that’s new as a part of the iOS 12.1 beta. Digging into assets used by the Setup app, which is the app that runs when you set up a new device, we found a new identifier for a “2018 fall” iPad. The previous version of the app only included identifiers for the 2018 iPhones. This means the app is being updated to teach users how to use the new gestures on a new model of iPad to be released this fall. Apple is definitely working on a refreshed...

Today we are going to see how to identify apps draining iPhone battery life in iOS 12. Apple has supercharged the Battery stats screen in the Settings app in iOS 12. You can now see data for the past 10 days and if you wish, drill down to see battery usage for a particular hour of the day. What does all this wealth of knowledge mean? It’s now much easier to identify apps that keep draining your iPhone battery! And you can now use multiple metrics before you decide to finally remove a rogue app. Pretty cool, right? Let’s dive in: 1. 24 Hour View 2. Last 10 Days View 3. Step-by-Step Guide to Identify Apps Draining iPhone Battery 24 Hour View There’s an awesome new chart right at the top and you can distinguish between the screen on and screen off time as well. When you go to Settings -> Battery , you’ll find two tabs on top. Last 24 hours and Last 10 days. The 24 hours is the default so let’s start with that. You’ll find a graphic that’s split...

Face ID is Apple’s primary focus for biometric security these days, leaving Touch ID in the past and trudging forward wit the face unlock feature. Before the new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR were unveiled, there was some hope that Apple would add support for landscape Face ID, which would allow owners to use the biometric security measure to unlock their device without requiring the single portrait orientation. But now that the new iPhones are here and we know landscape support isn’t in the mix, eyes are on future devices. Early rumors had suggested the iPad Pro refresh expected at several different times this year would be the devices to add landscape support for Face ID. Now, following the first developer seed of iOS 12.1 on Tuesday , another hint at landscape support has been discovered. Developer Steve Troughton-Smith took to Twitter to post this: Face ID has support for landscape orientation (presumably for iPad only), and iOS 12.1 seems to care a lot more ab...