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Gadget Hacks covers the latest and greatest mobile phone technology from Android and Apple, helping find the best phone for you and get the most out of it.

iOS 26 defaults to full-screen screenshot previews. Prefer the old thumbnail in the corner? Flip this setting in under 1...
10/06/2025

iOS 26 defaults to full-screen screenshot previews. Prefer the old thumbnail in the corner? Flip this setting in under 10 seconds to get it back.

Hate jumping straight to the editor every time you take a screenshot on iOS or iPadOS 26? You can easily bring back the small thumbnails — here's how.

iOS 26 finally lets you choose HDR screenshots, block CarPlay captures, and more — peek inside the new Screen Capture me...
10/06/2025

iOS 26 finally lets you choose HDR screenshots, block CarPlay captures, and more — peek inside the new Screen Capture menu for iPhone.

iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 add a dedicated Screen Capture menu with HDR/SDR formats, CarPlay grabs, and AI Look Up toggles — see what each switch does.

Get Apple's new Liquid Glass UI and deeper Apple Intelligence early — follow our step-by-step guide to install (and safe...
09/06/2025

Get Apple's new Liquid Glass UI and deeper Apple Intelligence early — follow our step-by-step guide to install (and safely uninstall) the iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 developer beta today.

Learn how to back up, enroll, install, update, or downgrade iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 betas on compatible devices.

Will your iPhone or iPad survive the jump to iOS 26 or iPadOS 26? Check the complete compatibility list — and the device...
09/06/2025

Will your iPhone or iPad survive the jump to iOS 26 or iPadOS 26? Check the complete compatibility list — and the devices Apple just left behind.

Wondering if your iPhone or iPad will get Apple's iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 update? Here's the complete list of supported models — and the devices left behind.

Give each app on your iPhone its own vibe — custom text sizes, contrast tweaks, button highlights, and even a non-blinki...
05/06/2025

Give each app on your iPhone its own vibe — custom text sizes, contrast tweaks, button highlights, and even a non-blinking cursor — using per-app settings (yes, hidden apps included). ⚙️🎨

Learn how to use Per-App Settings on your iPhone to customize text size, bold text, contrast, button shapes, and even cursor behavior for each app without changing your system-wide preferences.

Silent superpower unlocked: Type or pick a phrase on your iPhone, and Live Speech will read it aloud on phone and FaceTi...
05/06/2025

Silent superpower unlocked: Type or pick a phrase on your iPhone, and Live Speech will read it aloud on phone and FaceTime calls or during in-person conversations — using any iOS voice or even your own digital voice. 📱🔊👂

Discover how to enable and use Live Speech on your iPhone to speak for you in calls, FaceTime, and in-person chats — complete with custom phrases and Personal Voice.

Your iPhone can moonlight as a pocket power bank, topping up AirPods, Apple Watch, and other small gadgets on the go. He...
04/06/2025

Your iPhone can moonlight as a pocket power bank, topping up AirPods, Apple Watch, and other small gadgets on the go. Here are the key details and caveats to know before you start sharing that juice.

Learn how any USB-C iPhone 15/16 can output 4.5 W to juice up AirPods, Apple Watch, Android phones, and other small gadgets — cables, limits, tips, and safety.

Want to drop the Apple logo into your texts? Discover how to type the bitten-Apple icon on iPhone, iPad, and Mac — and g...
02/06/2025

Want to drop the Apple logo into your texts? Discover how to type the bitten-Apple icon on iPhone, iPad, and Mac — and get tips for Windows, Android, and Linux compatibility.

Learn how to type and use the Apple logo character (U+F8FF) on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac with keyboard shortcuts, and get tips for Windows, Android, and Linux compatibility.

Samsung's 5.8 mm-thin Galaxy S25 Edge looks stunning, but its slim build cuts battery life and zoom. Here's what you gai...
29/05/2025

Samsung's 5.8 mm-thin Galaxy S25 Edge looks stunning, but its slim build cuts battery life and zoom. Here's what you gain — and what you lose — at $1,099.

A look at Samsung's slimmest Galaxy yet. Full specs, real-world battery stats, trade-offs, preorder deals, and more.

You've got private stuff in your Photos app — here's how to make sure no one ever sees it by accident on your iPhone, iP...
29/05/2025

You've got private stuff in your Photos app — here's how to make sure no one ever sees it by accident on your iPhone, iPad, and other devices.

Keep private photos and videos safe on your iPhone or iPad with Apple's Hidden album. Learn how to hide, lock, and control access to sensitive media across all your Apple devices.

🚀 Supercharge your iPhone typing: pack your keyboard's "hold-the-dot" shortcut with extra domain endings (.cat, .jp, .in...
22/05/2025

🚀 Supercharge your iPhone typing: pack your keyboard's "hold-the-dot" shortcut with extra domain endings (.cat, .jp, .info, and tons more), and drop full email or URL suffixes in a single swipe. Tap, slide, done!

Unlock your iPhone's hidden domain-shortcut key and add extra TLDs — gTLDs, ccTLDs, even IDNs — to type email addresses and website URLs dramatically faster.

Hide faces in a tap! 📸 There's a built-in filter that lets you pixel-mask people right inside Photos on iPhone, iPad, ...
22/05/2025

Hide faces in a tap! 📸 There's a built-in filter that lets you pixel-mask people right inside Photos on iPhone, iPad, or Mac — no third-party apps, no fuss. See how fast you can protect identities before you hit "share."

Use Photos' new Clean Up safety filter in iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 to blur or pixelate faces instantly — no extra apps needed.

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