On Twitter — sorry, “X” — I see a lot of people posting screenshots of their iPhones’ diminishing battery health.
Sadly, it’s an inescapable fact. At some point, your iPhone’s battery will wear out.
Some are even complaining about new iPhone 15s, which are already seeing battery degradation — just a few months after they were purchased.
Battery health is determined by many factors, but there are proven ways to keep your battery in tip-top shape and prolong its life: Here’s how.
Also in today’s newsletter:
Meta found a new way to track your web browsing habits in Facebook. If you don’t want to be targeted by ads, here’s how to turn off the setting.
Just in time for your New Year’s resolutions, there are a bunch of new workouts in Apple Fitness+, including yoga for golfers and several new “Time to Walk” podcast episodes.
Everyone has to deal with PDFs every now and again. With a unique pay-as-you-go pricing model, the PDF Editor PDF Book Reader app is a good alternative to pricey monthly subscriptions. Plus, Cult of Mac readers can get a free sub.
This 6.8-inch folding display is a super-easy way to add CarPlay to any vehicle, and it’s on sale for just $96 (regularly $159).
Today’s the day in Apple history that Cupertino disastrously licensed the Mac to Radius, an innovative company started by a roster of talent behind the original Macintosh.
— Leander Kahney, EIC.
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Tweetz o’ the day
What a genius idea
— #NO CONTEXT HUMANS (#@HumansNoContext)
6:30 PM • Jan 3, 2024
If the Dynamic Island is a gimmick, why are Android companies like OnePlus, Oppo, Xiaomi, Honor, Realme, Tecno, Infinix (and more) copying it so shamelessly? 🤔
— #AppleLeaker (#@LeakerApple)
8:33 AM • Jan 4, 2024
Most YouTubers will never tell you this but,
the remastered GTA: San Andreas, which was released last month, actually looks better on the iPhone, even at the highest graphics settings
— #INIYSA (#@lafaiel)
2:29 AM • Jan 3, 2024
I thought this was macOS for a sec
— #System Settings (#@app_settings)
11:37 AM • Jan 4, 2024
One more thing ...
The job of art is to chase ugliness away.
Today’s poll
Do you optimize your iPhone battery settings?
Results from yesterday’s poll: Do you use FaceTime?
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