Commentary: Battery life takes a hit on thin phones. But Apple's new AI-powered feature could mitigate the blow on its rumored skinny device.

Android 16 is officially here, and it includes Google’s take on the iPhone’s Live Activities. On Tuesday, Google announced that Live Updates are rolling out first with ride-share and food delivery apps, allowing you to track the progress of your ride or delivery with persistent, real-time notifications.

Long before WWDC 2025 kicked off, I said the big operating system redesign rumored for all of Apple’s products this year wasn’t just some sort

Apple is releasing a substantial new iOS iteration later this year, but like always, some iPhones will be unable to run the operating system and will be functionally left behind by the Apple ecosystem.

The 3D effect works on both the Lock screen and in the Photos app. On the Lock screen, wallpaper images turn 3D as you move your iPhone. The time displayed on the wallpaper also adapts fluidly, allowing you to fully experience your photo. In the Photos app, open any photo and move your iPhone to activate the spatial effect and view the image in 3D.

Apple just showed how it plans to incorporate artificial intelligence across all its major products, from translating phone calls to giving the Mac a smarter search bar and more.

You’ll see two shortcuts down in the lower left and right corner—usually the flashlight and the camera, if you’ve left the defaults in place. Tap the – (minus) button to clear either the right or the left shortcut, then tap the + (plus) button that’s revealed.

Apple showcased the new AI-powered Live Translation feature that can translate Messages as they are typed, delivering them in the translated language. Users can then receive automatically translated messages in return.

Major Apple announcements from its annual developers conference the past two years heralded big changes — which, so far, have largely fallen flat. This year, the tech company badly needs to deliver a win.

Apple added eight new emoji to all iPhones when the company released iOS 18.4 in March, and Samsung brought those same emoji to some devices in April with the initial release of One UI 7. The new emoji include a face with bags under its eyes and a splatter, but what do these new emoji, and the thousands of others, mean?

During its opening WWDC keynote on Monday, Apple's presenters highlighted a striking new look for the iPhone's home screen: A clear look for all the icons, folders, and widgets on your screen, making it seem that everything is made of slightly curvy glass.