Setting up a new iPhone? We list the 5 essential free apps to install first, from messaging to must-have AI assistants and powerful photo editors.

After three months of beta testing, Apple is finally releasing iOS 26 to iPhone users today. Going by past years' trends, the update should be available around 1 PM ET, along with the official ...

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With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Google released the fourth and final ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Apple released the fourth developer beta ...

Apple’s latest iPhone software is iOS 26. Released in mid-September, it was followed by a small bug-fix update in the form of ...

In a break from the past, Apple these days offers non-developers the opportunity to download beta software updates on their iPhones for free. Keep reading to learn how it's done. Before iOS 17 was ...

Whether you want the latest features or to keep your phone secure (or both!), software updates are crucial. Samsung's shaping up to be an industry leader when it comes to update support — but how do ...

Did you just get a Hisense E INK phone? Google Play does not come on this line of smartphones out of the box. You have to install a software packaging called Gapps ...

If you rely on your iPhone’s “Automatic Updates” feature to download and install new versions of iOS for you, you’re going to be waiting a while for the next update. You might not notice until someone ...