There are a number of settings on your iPhone that are helpful, and a few that you could stand to disable. If a certain setting is killing your battery or invading your privacy and snatching your data ...

Some settings on your iPhone, like the sleek animation effects, impact its battery life. Here's how to disable them.

The release of iOS 26 brings a host of new features designed to enhance your iPhone experience. However, some of these features can inadvertently impact battery life, performance, and storage. To ...

The "Improve Search" feature allows Apple to store your searches from Safari, Siri, Images and more. If privacy is a top concern, you might want to disable this. Here's how to turn it off: In iOS 18, ...

It’s a common problem: your iPhone’s battery dwindles down below 10 percent on a regular basis, even when you’re just using it for basic purposes like scrolling ...

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. Jason Chun is a CNET writer covering a ...

Stop the daily annoyances and make your iPhone faster, quieter, and easier to use with a few quick settings tweaks.

If speed is what you are after, there are better ways than enabling the faster shooting option. For instance, you can use the ...

Apple got rid of the physical home button in 2017, starting with the iPhone X, and if you're a new iPhone owner, you might be wondering how to turn off your phone. I remember I spent hours the first ...

When you purchase a new iOS device, most iCloud options are on by default. Here's how to change them if you don't necessarily want to be cloud-connected for everything. The push towards cloud services ...

With Apple rolling out the latest iOS 18.1 update, privacy has become an even hotter topic. The update introduces advanced AI capabilities through Apple Intelligence and Siri, giving your device more ...