Macworld Multiple iPhone owners have reported a ‘bug’ with iOS 16.5 that has severely diminished their handsets’ battery performance. British news site The Mirror, for example, cites social media complaints about the software update “absolutely decimating the battery on my iPhone 12 Pro” and “iOS 16.5 battery drainage” being “even worse.” A quick search on Twitter reveals one user asking Apple support if there’s “any update regarding the iOS 16.5 fix, it’s draining the device battery,” another complaining that “coincidental or not, since iOS 16.5, not only is my battery life horrific, charging time has slowed drastically, and for some reason, my battery is reaching seriously hot temperatures,” and many more with similar issues. All very worrying, right? Well, no,…

Macworld It’s almost as if having your iPhone stolen is worse than having your house robbed. It’s not just losing an expensive device—your iPhone holds so much of your private life that criminals don’t even have to do the work of ransacking your place for cash, jewelry, credit cards, and electronics. Recent reports have detailed how criminals can use your iPhone to break into your iCloud and bank accounts to quickly drain your finances and steal your identity by permanently locking you out of your Apple account. That’s in addition to cutting off contacts, notes, emails, and photos. How? As long as a thief has your unlocked phone (either by snatching it out of your hand while you’re using it…

Apple is set to rearrange the layout of the rear triple-lens camera system on the iPhone 15 Pro Max to accommodate the new periscope camera technology that will be exclusive to the larger handset. iPhone 14 Pro camera layout. Arrows indicate swapped lens positions on iPhone 15 Pro Max. This year, a periscope lens system will be used for the telephoto camera in the iPhone 15 Pro Max for the first time, allowing for 5x or 6x optical zoom. Comparatively, the iPhone 14 Pro Max offers 3x optical zoom, which is expected to be retained for the smaller iPhone 15 Pro. Apple is likely limiting the periscope technology to the iPhone 15 Pro Max because of the internal space needed…

Macworld While we’ve heard a lot about the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max lately—from the buttons to the chip and the camera—rumors about the regular iPhone 15 have been pretty quiet. There might be a reason for that: everything new about it is already in the iPhone 14 Pro. The latest rumor comes from analyst Jeff Pu (via MacRumors), who claims the non-Pro iPhones will get a 48MP main camera like that on the iPhone 14 Pro. He says the new module will be slightly improved with a new triple-stacked sensor that can capture more light. According to Pu, this new design could possibly result in production delays for the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus. So that’s yet another…

Macworld While we’ve heard a lot about the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max lately—from the buttons to the chip and the camera—rumors about the regular iPhone 15 have been pretty quiet. There might be a reason for that: everything new about it is already in the iPhone 14 Pro. The latest rumor comes from analyst Jeff Pu (via MacRumors), who claims the non-Pro iPhones will get a 48MP main camera like that on the iPhone 14 Pro. He says the new module will be slightly improved with a new triple-stacked sensor that can capture more light. According to Pu, this new design could possibly result in production delays for the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus. So that’s yet another…

Macworld While we’ve heard a lot about the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max lately—from the buttons to the chip and the camera—rumors about the regular iPhone 15 have been pretty quiet. There might be a reason for that: everything new about it is already in the iPhone 14 Pro. The latest rumor comes from analyst Jeff Pu (via MacRumors), who claims the non-Pro iPhones will get a 48MP main camera like that on the iPhone 14 Pro. He says the new module will be slightly improved with a new triple-stacked sensor that can capture more light. According to Pu, this new design could possibly result in production delays for the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus. So that’s yet another…