Having Battery Trouble with iOS 10? Check out these 7 tips for longer battery life.

Have you installed iOS 10 yet on your iPhone? Are you experiencing battery issues with your iPhone now that you have updated to iOS 10? well you shouldn't be, but if you are , then you landed on the right place! Here we have 7 tips for you to make your battery last longer.

 1.Use less

iOS 10 brings more features now and more people are taking advantage of these features by using their phones more. SO, by using more , You are essentially draining your battery at a faster rate. Here's a Pro tip. Use less or at least use as much as needed. Don't misuse your phone. This might seem very stupid at first but be sure to try if out. It really works!

2.Plug it in overnight

Now this might also seem as odd to you as many of you may have a charging schedule, but what if i told you that charging your phone overnight actually helps the battery more than you think. May people believe that charging a battery overnight will cause the battery to die out faster in the long run, However that is completely false. The fact here is that the lithium technology that is found in batteries of this generation actually benefit from overnight charging/charging for a longer period of time. SO be sure to let your phone charge and in the mean time do something productive or use another device if you really desperately need to do something.

3.Restart

A common and simple trick that might help you is to restart your iPhone or iPod running iOS 10. You can do the typical restart by turning off the device completely and then turning it back on again.

4.Follow the battery life advice in settings

This is a new feature which recently arrived in iOS 10. The device itself can monitor your activities and then give you suggestions on how to prolong your battery life by doing certain tasks. For example, turning down your brightness.

• Go to settings > Battery > look for "Battery life suggestions"

5.Disable Background App refresh

This is essentially a really nice feature but in practice it tends to eat up your battery by allowing apps to do more activity in the background , Thus using more processor power.  However many users may worry at first about the performance of their phones to reduce, but don't worry, you wont even notice the difference.

• Open Settings and go to general then choose "Background App Refresh" and turn the switch off.

6.Use Reduce Motion

Reducing the amounts of visual effects in iOS may offer a minor improvement in battery life .

• Go to Settings > Accessibility > Reduce Motion > ON

Note, by doing this the effects in iMessage will not work So only do this if you don't care about all those fancy animations and effects.

7.Disable Location Services You Don't need or use

 Location services and GPS can really eat up your battery as they are constantly running in the background and many apps use this quite regularly to check your current location. To disable this go to 

• Settings > Privacy > Location Services
• Adjust usage according to your usage.

This is a universally good advice for prolonging battery life on any phone and not just iOS 10.

So? DO you feel these tips will help you now prolong your battery life? test it out and let us know!
 

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10 hidden features of iOS you probably weren't aware of.

It's only been a couple of days since the release of Apple's iOS 10 but as usual, the new version of the software was a hit. In just around 24 hours , approximately 15% of Apple's enormous user base upgraded to iOS 10  and after 48 hours of its release over 20% of the user base upgraded to the newer version of the OS. There have been many upgrades over the iOS 9 in this newer release but some of these features are hard to find as they may not have been included during the unveiling of the Software.

Here are 10 of them for you to try out:

Turn your phone camera into a virtual magnifying glass

Thanks to a new accessibility feature , iOS 10 users can now use their iPhone cameras to really zoom in on text or an object at a distance. To try out this feature go to Setting > General > Accessibility > Magnifier. Once enabled , you can activate the magnifier by clicking the home button thrice. The zoom feature with the Magnifier on is much more powerful than the normal camera zoom you would normally use in the camera application.

Quickly access your camera from your lock-screen

If you cant get those important shots at a time of need because it simply takes too much time unlocking your phone and then going into the camera app, with iOS 10 you can directly take a picture from the lock-screen. Just swipe up to the right and iOS will open up the camera app.  

Use Siri to find hard to find photos 

This is a really handy feature for those times when you're not in the mood to search your galley for a particular photo. Siri now lets you search a photo based on the time, date and location of the photo. So for example in iOS you can simply open up Siri and say "show me photos from January 6th"  and you will get a list of photos that were taken that day. You could also add a location and Siri would then provide you with all the photos taken in that location. Furthermore you could use all three variables to get a specific photo. This is a feature which is unrivaled through all mobile platforms and a personal favorite of mine.

Quickly Access related photos.

Apple's Photos app in iOS received a major overhaul. One of the features worth mentioning here is that you can swipe up on any particular photo and iOS will give you a list of related photos. This feature is also very useful and cool. 

Find your misplaced Apple watch with ease

If you have an Apple watch running watch OS 3.0 , iOS 10 allows users to find their watches using the Find my phone app. From within the app the user can erase the contents of their apple watch , place it in lost mode, or simply have the device play a sequence of sounds (if the watch is connected to the internet) for easy tracking.

Quickly browse through only your unread emails

From within the mail app if you click on the icon in the lower left hand corner of the screen , Mail will only show you the list of emails that are still unread. hitting the icon again will bring you back to the normal view.

Limit what can be seen on your Lock-Screen

Thanks to the new "Raise to Wake" feature, iOS 10 users can now conveniently pick up their phones to look at important notifications. This can be quite a useful feature but at times when you have to keep your privacy in check , it can be a worrisome feature as well. 
 However dont worry as iOS 10 has got your back. It lets you control what shows up on your lockscreen so that your personal info does not show up whenever someone picks up your phone. Simply go to Settings> Touch ID and Passcode and scroll down until you this screen 

        
Intelligent photo searching

With iOS 10 , searching for photos has become a lot easier as you can now search for photos by specific people (thanks to facial recognition) For example users can now search for photos that have a dog in them and iOS will give you a list of photos that have a dog in them. You can also search by environments. For example if you search for photos that have a beach in them then iOS 10 will give you just that.

Re-Enable touch to unlock

If you're not a fan of physically pressing the home button first and then putting your finger on the fingerprint sensor to unlock your phone, Then iOS 10 has a fix for that too. You can now just rest our finger on the sensor to unlock your phone. Activate this by going into settings > general > accessibility > Home button and then selecting "Rest finger to open"

Send Handwritten notes and doodles in Messages  

If you turn your iPhone into landscape mode you will notice a squigly line in the bottom right had corner of the keyboard. If you tap that you will be able to send handwritten notes and doodles to the other person in the messages app.

  

 Thats it folks! Hope you learned something new by reading this article. Will you try it for yourself now? Let us know by commenting down below. And also Share if you think this article was helpful!
 
  

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Android Vs iOS. How should you Choose your next phone?

Apple's recently unveiled iPhone 7 is a very tempting upgrade , whether you currently have an iPhone or have been considering buying one. But for a lot of people the yearly bazaar encompassing Apple's iPhone event is a reminder that they aren't really certain where they stand between the Android versus iOS debate.

It has been a tradition of Google to make a few jabs at Apple when ever it releases a new version of Android or a new nexus. On the Flip side, not a single Apple event passes by without Apple bragging about how iOS is better than Android. Each smartphone company , whether it be Apple, HTC, Samsung, LG or Huawei, has their own style of building phones and presenting them to the consumers. 

So the question a hand here. iOS or Android? Nowadays the answer to this question depends on less concrete factors. For example the phone's features, specs ad price. People look more at the theoretical factors while looking to buy their phone like a specific operating system that suits them best. This is because on paper , all flagship phones are looking increasingly alike, with comparable specs and focused competitive price points.

In the end it boild down to your own preference, whether you like a particular OS over the other, since most smartphones are capable of doing all the required tasks anyways. Its about the ecosystem that you perform those tasks in , and that matters most these days. For example if you opt for an android phone, you will have to choose from literally hundreds of option and each phone will have a different user interface on top of android, because the only "pure Android" are the nexus devices.

The question about iOS versus Android is a pretty personal one , and while you'll find opinionated people on both sides of the spectrum, its not until you consider your priorities and your preferences that you'll be able to make the decision thats right for you.

 

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DualToy Windows Trojan Attacks Android, iOS Devices

 

A Windows Trojan called DualToy has been discovered that can side load malicious apps onto Android and iOS devices via a USB connection from an infected computer. Researchers from Palo Alto Networks said DualToy has been in existence since January 2015, and it originally was limited to installing unwanted apps and displaying mobile ads on Android devices. About six months later, the Trojan morphed and began targeting iOS devices by installing a third-party App Store in hopes of nabbing iTunes usernames and passwords.

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A Windows Trojan has been discovered that can sideload malicious apps onto your iOS or android running devices. The Trojan is transferred to your phone when you connect it to the infected computer via a USB cable

Researchers say that this Trojan has been around for quite some time, Specifically from January of 2015, However it was initially only limited to installing unwanted apps and displaying mobile ads on Android devices. 6 months later the Trojan changed and began targeting iOS devices by installing a third party app store in hopes of gaining access to iTunes usernames and passwords.

Researchers say that once Dual Toy, The Trojan, infects a windows machine, it looks for the Android debug bridge (ADB) and iTunes . and downloads drivers for both if they're missing in order to infect mobile devices once connected. According to the team of researchers, they have encountered approximately over 8,000 unique samples of the Dual Toy variant to date and are still not sure how many mobile devices were affected because of this malicious bug.

During the past two years there have been similar cases of windows and iOS malware designed to attack mobile devices via side loading techniques.So far the Trojan only affects Chinese users but researchers say that users from the United States, United Kingdom,Thailand,Spain and Ireland have also been affected.

Its still unclear as to how the Dual Toy Trojan actually infects a Windows machine. But once its on a windows PC it downloads from a command and control server file called adb.exe , which is standard Android Debug Bridge on Windows clients. However more recent variants of Dual Toy drop a custom ADB client called tadb.exe, onto the victim's PC. The malware also downloads two installers, "AppleMobileDevicesSupport64.msi" and "AppleApplicationSupport64.msi" , which is part of Apple's official iTunes for windows software.

On Android devices , Dual Toy installs several Chinese language apps that researchers suspect attackers are getting paid per install by the game developers. On iOS devices the Trojan installs a fake iOS app store , trying to trick users into giving their iTunes email and password.

The use of a fake iOS app store is not unique. There are several other examples of a malware like Dual Toy including ZergHelper and AceDeciever. What these do is , as soon as the user opens the fake app, they are prompted to provide the app with their iTunes i.d and password and not knowing that this is a scam, they willingly give the attackers their account.

 

A Windows Trojan called DualToy has been discovered that can side load malicious apps onto Android and iOS devices via a USB connection from an infected computer. Researchers from Palo Alto Networks said DualToy has been in existence since January 2015, and it originally was limited to installing unwanted apps and displaying mobile ads on Android devices. About six months later, the Trojan morphed and began targeting iOS devices by installing a third-party App Store in hopes of nabbing iTunes usernames and passwords.

See more at: DualToy Windows Trojan Attacks Android, iOS Devices https://wp.me/p3AjUX-vms

A Windows Trojan called DualToy has been discovered that can side load malicious apps onto Android and iOS devices via a USB connection from an infected computer. Researchers from Palo Alto Networks said DualToy has been in existence since January 2015, and it originally was limited to installing unwanted apps and displaying mobile ads on Android devices. About six months later, the Trojan morphed and began targeting iOS devices by installing a third-party App Store in hopes of nabbing iTunes usernames and passwords.

See more at: DualToy Windows Trojan Attacks Android, iOS Devices https://wp.me/p3AjUX-vms

A Windows Trojan called DualToy has been discovered that can side load malicious apps onto Android and iOS devices via a USB connection from an infected computer. Researchers from Palo Alto Networks said DualToy has been in existence since January 2015, and it originally was limited to installing unwanted apps and displaying mobile ads on Android devices. About six months later, the Trojan morphed and began targeting iOS devices by installing a third-party App Store in hopes of nabbing iTunes usernames and passwords.

See more at: DualToy Windows Trojan Attacks Android, iOS Devices https://wp.me/p3AjUX-vms

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Forget the iPhone 7, get yourself an awesome deal on an older iPhone.

As we all know, At the time of release of any new iPhone from Apple , The older models of the iPhones get a massive price cut. Directly from Apple too.

Its September and that means an arrival of a new iPhone. The new iPhone being the iPhone 7. However with every new iPhone there comes a new difficulty for apple users. They have to top dollar in order to acquire Apple's newest innovation. Fortunately , this year , there may be more reason to skip the newest model. By that i mean the controversial topic of the headphone jack. For many reasons explained here, Apple decided to let go of the 3.5mm port, and because of that many users say that they may not buy the iPhone 7 after all.

While according to Apple the iPhone 7 is better than the previous versions of iPhones in "every way", many seem to deem the iPhone 7 as a "hardly ground breaking, must have" device. Furthermore , it should also be noted that 2017 will be Apple's 10th anniversary and they would definitely come out with something spectacular. So maybe you should wait a year for the next big thing from Apple or maybe you could just buy an older model of the iPhone.

As fully expected, the same week as Apple released the iPhone 7 , it cut the prices for its iPhone 6s models. Apple is now selling the lowest price iPhone 6s for $549 (down from $649). It definitely packs more value. The 128GB model of the iPhone 6s which initially costed $849 now can be had for $649.

Similarly the larger iPhone 6 Plus has also gotten a discount. The 32Gb now starts at $649(compared with $749 for the 16GB model before) , while an iPhone 6 Plus 128GB is priced at $749(down from $949). The smaller iPhone SE , meanwhile, now costs $399 for the 16GB model or $499 for the 64GB variant. 

SO? are you planning to get the newest iPhone or are you intelligent enough to get an older iPhone(which is practically the same anyways)? Comment your thoughts down below.   

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Removal of the headphone jack. Samsung might do it soon.

One of the most eye catching features of the Apple iPhone 7 is that it is missing the 3.5mm headphone jack. So because of this, the iPhone uses an adapter for connecting normal headphones to it. this feature was very controversial among Apple customers. However now that Apple has made headlines and the attention is slowly moving away from the iPhone 7, it seems that Samsung will be following in Apple's footsteps. 

 According to a recent report, Samsung might be next to ditch the headphone jack. Samsung, along with other Android manufacturers , might not just release a proprietary headphone jack of its own, but also block Apple from licensing it.

This could very well be seen as revenge by the Android community, potentially forcing headphone manufacturers to choose between Android or iPhone, and with more Samsung/Android users out there, Samsung might just win the battle. However this could be bad news for Apple and Android users as this would force them to use an adapter with their desired headphones.

Its not all bad though. Removing the headphone jack can mean new technology being adopted on smartphones. Smartphones , undoubtedly , are a man's best friend and will be in the near future. So why not improve it and make it more future proof. Many people think that removing the proprietary port was a good thing as it would make way for new things they could now benefit from.

Furthermore, one of the reports also states that Samsung aims to improve audio quality with any new headphone port. This would mean that the wireless headphone industry would then get the much needed attention and this would make it more appealing.

For now though, this is all just a rumor and while many say that the 3.5mm headphone port is a thing of the past, its still one of the most widely used ports anywhere in the world.

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iPhone 7 warranty does not cover Water Damage.

While it may be true that Apple this year decided to make the Iphone 7 Waterproof ( AN IP67 rating), there's a slight twist to the whole thing here. Reading the Footnotes on the Iphone 7 specs page reveals that Water damage is not covered under the phone's warranty.

 Here's the full text of the footnote.

"iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are splash, water and dust resistant and were tested under controlled laboratory conditions with a rating of IP67 under IEC standard 60529. Splash, water and dust resistance are not permanent conditions and resistance might decrease as a result of normal wear. Do not attempt to charge a wet iPhone; refer to user guide for cleaning and drying instructions. Liquid damage not covered under warranty"

 Although the Iphone 7 is IP67 rated which essentially means the phone will survive in under a meter of water for thirty minutes, Apple clearly stated that with the passage of time, the feature may not work as properly and thus in conclusion Liquid damage is not covered under warranty.

This isn't the first time that a smartphone company refuses warranty of water damaged phones. Yes that's right, Sony has previously also stated that it will deny any warranty claims for phones that have been fully submerged into water. However it does provide warranty coverage of accidental damage from splashes or rain unlike Apple.

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Dual cameras and much more on the Iphone 7 Plus.

Every year Apple decides to do something new and step out of its comfort zone. This year Apple did the same thing by placing not one but two cameras on the back of the Iphone 7 Plus. This by far is the biggest attraction of the iphone 7 Plus.

Camera
 

The two cameras work simultaneously to provide 2x optical zoom similar to what lg did on its g5. One of the camera on the Plus is the "wide" angle camera and the other one is the "telephoto" camera. Both the Cameras are of 12Mp resolution and the cameras can combine the shot taken by both the cameras to provide a shallow depth of field and give a more dslr type look to the picture. Whats even cooler is that you can actually see the shallow depth of field effect in real time before taking the shot itself. However this isnt something new in its entirety as we've seen this done before on phones from htc,nokia and lg.

According to Apple the new shooters are 60% more faster and 30% more efficient. The cameras on the iphone 7 Plus are optically stabilized and have a 6 element lens along with a quad LED setup to aid in Low light situations. The camera has an aperture of f/1.8 while the telephoto camera has a rather slow f/2.8 opening. The selfie camera also received a bump from 5Mp to 7Mp and can also record videos in 1080p now.

Hardware
 With this years iteration of the Iphone , Apple decided to give the phone a new and polished design. Apple has managed to make the glass and the metal on the phone to fit in as if it was one seamless piece if hardware. The camera bump now has been carved straight from the aluminum on the back and the Iphone 7 Plus also now sports a stainless steel Apple logo on its back. Furthermore the antenna lines have been removed from the back and have been placed on the top and bottom edges of the phone , thus making it more clear and chic. The screen is still the same 5.5 inch one found on the iphone 6s.

There are a few new colors that Apple announced with this years iphones

  
 You can choose from Jet black, Black, Silver, Gold and Rose Gold variants of the phone.
Apple has finally ditched the mechanic home button of years past and decided to place a capacitive button instead with the fingerprint reader embedded inside of it. There should be haptic feedback present when you press on the home button and the home button will also be pressure sensitive.

One of the most controversial decisions Apple made this year was removing the headphone jack all together from the phone. However Apple will be providing Lightning earpods as well as a 3.5mm to lightning adapter with the Iphone 7 Plus itself. You can also use Bluetooth earphones but good quality Bluetooth earphones can be quite expensive. If you're into that sort of thing , then by all means go for it. Apple even released their own earpods(Bluetooth earphones made by apple) which again are super expensive for normal daily use.

Another feature in this year's iphone is that the phone boasts dual speakers now. One speakers is at its usual position, at the bottom and the second one is at the top , hidden under the earpiece. Apple now also promises that the new speakers will be twice as loud from the speakers of last generation.

 
 The Phone now also has an Ip67 rating which means that it'll survive in under a meter of water for about an hour.

 Performance
The new iphone comes with the new A-10 fusion chip which happens to be a quad core chipset. Two of its cores are high performance cores and the other two are battery saving ones. The Gpu has also been upgraded and according to Apple it is now 50% more faster than the gpu found with the A9 chip in the Iphone 6s.

Pricing
You can buy the base 32gb model for $769 and then can bump up to 128 or 256gb according to your needs. Note that the Jet black variant only comes in the 128 and 256gb variants. Pre-orders start on the 9th of September and you can pick up the phone on September 16th.
   

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The Apple Iphone 7 is official with water resistance and much more!

The Apple Iphone 7 was released quite a few hours ago and this time apple is surely out of its comfort zone.

1.Design

To start off there have been subtle but at the same time prominent changes from the iphone 6 and the 6s. There are no more antenna lines on the back of the device ,rather now they are on the top and bottom edges. This makes the Phone look a lot more "Cleaner". The Phone is also much more rounded and looks more like an Ipod of a previous generation rather than an iphone. Other than this , the Home button is also now not clickable as it is capacitive. However it will be pressure sensitive, so that is another thing that has changed from last years iphone 6s. There are also more color options this year. you can choose from Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold and Rose Gold. 

 2. Water Proofing

 Apple this year too, decided to get in the game of water proofing their phones. To be more specific , The Iphone 7 duo is now Ip67 rated which means that it would survive under a meter of water for just about an hour. This also means that there is no headphone port on the iphone 7 now. Many consumers have complained about this as previously, having a headphone jack in a phone wasn't a "Feature". It apparently is now. However apple will be providing with the box a pair of lightning earpods and a lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter. This would mean that you cannot charge and listen to media at the same time. You can always buy Bluetooth headphones but the quality of those headphones can be a bit different than wired headphones (in a bad way).

 

3.Camera

The Iphone 7 features updated camera optics. The phone sports a 12Mp camera with f1.8 aperture and a 6 element lens coupled with optical image stabilization .According to Apple the camera is now 60% faster and 30% more efficient than previous generations of iphones.The LED's are also updated and now the phone is equipped with 4 of them.

 

The front facing camera has also been boosted to 7Mp and can record 1080p video.


4.Display

The iphone 7 keeps the 4.7 inch display of last year's iphone 6s but is now more brighter and has a wider color gamut however it was not specified how much the color gamut has changed since last year.Apple also hinted at an updated 3d touch layer but the details about this were scarce.

5.Performance
 Apple this time round put their new generation A-10 fusion chip in the iphone 7. this means that the new iphone runs on a quad core chipset. 2 of them being high performance cores and the other two being the power saving ones. According to Apple they run two times faster than their A9 chip and four times faster than their A8 chip.There is also a new gpu in store. the Iphone 7 boasts a 6 core gpu which is 50% faster than the gpu found with the A9 chipset.

6.Pricing and Availability
The Iphone starts at $649 for the base 32gb model  however you can also buy the 128 or 256 gb models.$749 for the 128 gig variant and $849 for the 256 gig variant.The iphone 7 and Iphone 7 Plus will be available on September 16th , with pre-orders starting from the 9th of September. 

So, what do you think of the new iphones? Are you planning to buy one? Let us know down in the comments section!
    

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What to expect. Apple Iphone release event.

The time has finally arrived when Apple will be releasing the next generation of iphones. This year being the year of the Iphone 7 duo. The event is still a few hours away but this would be a good time to round up all the info collected on the Iphone 7.

This year in terms of design we'll be seeing a change in Apple's tradition. there will be no antenna lines this year and the Iphone resembles the ipod a lot.  There is also now a less obtrusive camera bump on the back and the biggest change of all, THERE WILL BE NO HEADPHONE JACK. Yes, you read that right, Apple this year decided to go all out and remove the headphone jack. So now Apple will be giving away with the iphone 7 , wireless earphones instead of normal earpods. Other than this there will also be a pressure sensitive home button which is not clickable. This home button will also be the Fingerprint sensor.

There will be two models of the Iphone 7, The normal Iphone and then the Plus model. There will be certain key features that will differ in the two phones. The Display being the biggest of them. The second feature being the dual cameras present on the Plus model. The normal Iphone will only have just the single primary shooter.

The Plus will have 3 gigs of ram while the normal will have only 2 gigs. Both the models will come in 32/128 or 256 gb of internal storage. There have also been rumors that the new iphone will be Ipx7 certified , if that is true then this would make the iphone 7 waterproof in under a meter of water. However nothing is confirmed until Apple officially releases the iphone in a couple of hours.

According to reports , there will be five color options for the Iphones of this year. Matt black and Glossy Piano Black are among them. The light blue color variant of the phone is a mystery. Rumor has it that it will not release in the U.S or maybe Apple wont release a light blue variant at all. who knows. All we can do now is anxiously wait for Apple to give us the next big thing. However many argue if Apple has lost their touch in recent years. Lets see then what Apple has to offer us. The event starts at 10 a.m.PDT (7 p.m. CEST). Tune in to Apple's website as they are going to be live streaming the entire event online.

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