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That’s one way to get MagSafe on the iPhone 16E! According to iFixit, however, even if you make the swap, the older iPhone doesn’t have the fancy MagSafe animation.

Spokesperson Peter Ajemian tells The Verge that Apple has since removed the prompt, which showed up for UK users who downloaded the latest iOS 26.4 beta:

Rumors of an Apple product launch event next week look confirmed, now that Tim Cook is posting about a “big week ahead,” with a short video clip of someone swiping around Apple’s logo. So, new MacBook Pros, probably some new iPads, and maybe the rumored iPhone 17e?

Blizzard apparently isn’t busy enough with Overwatch, announcing a mobile version of the game that “will begin select region testing soon.” Unlike mobile versions of games like Call of Duty, PUBG, or Fortnite, it’s not an attempt at an FPS and is being made by a separate team.

The iPhone 18 Pro Max will have a battery capacity of around 5000 mAh for the version with a SIM slot and around 5200 mAh for versions with eSIM, according to a post from leaker Digital Chat Station reported on by 9to5Mac. I’ll always take more battery.

The standard iPhone 18 is set for a spring 2027 launch, and a “revamped” iPhone Air is in the works but isn’t expected for this year, according to Nikkei Asia.

The $39.99 Classic LS case, available for only the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, features a boxy design and a “retro tech aesthetic” based on the Macintosh 128k and Apple Lisa. There are also keyboard-inspired buttons on both sides of the case, a lanyard loop, and a single beige color option.

It’s very possible I’m the only person who didn’t know this, but just in case: you can go to the Clock app and set a timer, and then under “When Timer Ends,” instead of picking an alarm tone, scroll all the way down and set it to “Stop Playing.” System-wide sleep timer! As someone who sometimes likes to fall asleep listening to podcasts or The Office episodes, this is a game-changer. Thank you, five-year-old Reddit thread, for solving this for me.

It’s unclear if Jon Prosser — Apple rumor monger and target of that Cupertino lawsuit — has his own sources, or is just regurgitating as fact reporting already done by the likes of Mark Gurman and Ming-Chi Kuo. Nevertheless, this video is a good summary of where rumors of the foldable iPhone have coalesced, less than a year before its supposed release.

The new feature was recently announced by Rio Akasaka, Google Maps’ senior product manager, as spotted by 9to5Google. You’ll need to first connect your iPhone to your car through USB, Bluetooth, or CarPlay, but when you’re done driving Google Maps will automatically save your vehicle’s location for 48 hours, or until you start driving again.

After a string of exec departures from Apple, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported a few days ago that Srouji, who oversees the chips that have helped iPhones, Macs, and other devices lead their categories, had discussed leaving for another company.

Both versions of the 3D-knitted iPhone Pocket quickly sold out earlier this month. Apple hasn’t announced any plans to restock the limited edition accessory created in collaboration with Japanese designer Issey Miyake, but there already plenty of reproductions on sites like AliExpress selling for much less than the real thing.

The latest ads featuring Apple and Google’s mobile flagships could combine for a Nike football cleat and appeared within hours of each other today, before likely going into rotation over the holiday.

In Honor’s defense, the China-only 500 and 500 Pro aren’t especially thin phones, so they’re not cribbing on the iPhone Air in that sense. But that camera module has certainly been copying some of Apple’s homework.