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Apple isn’t a company that is used to being told what to do, which is why it must have been a shock when the EU issued a directive recently that all smartphones must switch to using a USB-C charging port by 2024. Apple really doesn't have any choice but to comply, which means you can expect it to ditch the Lightning connector in next year's iPhone. This got me thinking about how long we've had the Lightning connector with us now. It's actually quite old. It first debuted in the iPhone 4 in 2012, as a successor to the comparatively clunky 30-pin dock connector that the iPod and the first two generations of iPhone used. At the time it seemed like a huge improvement, but back then you got a…

Good news, iOS 16, the latest free version of your iPhone operating system, is here! And to celebrate, we've got a guide to all of the key new features and settings. We have wrung the update dry to bring you 78 top tips for mastering iOS 16. Beyond the marquee features that you may have heard about already, we have drilled down deep into the core of iOS 16 to uncover a wealth of other hidden gems that are well worth discovering. These include many new additions to existing apps and settings you wouldn't necessarily know about, yet could improve the functionality of your iPhone and how you interact with it. Not got iOS 16 yet? Don't worry. As ever with a new update, look out for the red ‘!’…

Spotlight search has been improved in iOS 16 on the iPhone and is better than ever. It produces more results and information, and searches in more places. So, instead of opening Maps to search for a place, or Photos to find a photo, you can now simply search in Spotlight. Search has become such an important feature that it now has a Home Screen button to access it, but you can hide it if you want. After all, it is easy enough to pull down the screen to search. You can even perform actions from Spotlight search. For example, search for ‘timer’ and there is a button to start a timer right in the results. IT WILL TAKE 10 minutes YOU WILL LEARN How to search YOU'LL NEED iOS 16…

Get Maps results There is no need to open the Maps app to find places. Search in Spotlight and popular places and locations appear in the search results. Press ‘Go’ to get driving directions to this place. Play music If there are matches for the search term in Apple Music, results are shown here. Not only can you see matching music, you can listen to it from within Spotlight. Press the Play button. Install apps No need to search for apps in the App Store. If there is a matching app, it is shown here and it can be installed from within Spotlight search results. Tap ‘Search in App’ to see more. Search your photos Don’t open Photos, search for photos with Spotlight. If you see the photo you want,…

1 Hide search If you don't want the search button on the Home Screen, go to Settings>Home Screen. Turn off the switch, 'Show on Home Screen'. 2 Set Siri suggestions Pull down on Home Screen to search and Siri suggestions appear. Go to Settings>Siri & Search>Show Suggestions to enable or disable them. 3 Search the iPhone Enter a search term, like 'dog'. Right at the top is a Top Hit. It can be anything, but in this case, it is an app. Swipe up the screen to see more results. 4 See all results Swipe up to see more results. There are searches in Safari, reminders, iCloud Files and Photos from apps. iOS 16 searches in more places than before. 5 Photos in apps Press 'Show More' next to Photos From Apps to see search…

The iPhone camera is an extraordinarily versatile tool. You can use it to scan barcodes, capture precious moments, take cinematic videos, scan documents and more. But there’s one new feature you might not know about called Live Text. Using Photos you can now capture any text that is displayed on a photo taken with the iPhone and turn it into real text to copy and paste with. It sounds like a gimmick you will rarely use, but trust us, you will quickly realise how useful the feature is. Here we show you how to use it and how to make the most of what it can offer and we are fairly sure it will stick with you. Many new iPhone features rarely get used, but this one is more likely…