OS 26.3 quietly lowers Apple’s ecosystem barriers by making it easier to switch from iPhone to Android and allowing notifications to reach third-party devices under new EU rules.

Updated December 23, 2025 with new EU features. The big change in iOS 26.3 is a new “Transfer to Android” system, which makes ...

Apple just released the first beta build of iOS 26.3, introducing several new features set to arrive on compatible iPhones. The update adds a new transfer tool designed to make switching to an Android ...

In the Settings app, go to Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap and choose one of two options: double tap or triple tap. You ...

Apple’s Messages app scored a bunch of new features in iOS 26, including a new ‘Screen Unknown Senders’ option meant to eliminate spam texts. My initial experience with the feature wasn’t great, but ...

I have made a few key changes to my devices to establish a "pull" relationship with technology so that I can take action on things on my terms. This is in contrast to the default "push" relationship ...

Conor has been staunchly in favor of Android since graduating to a smartphone from his hot pink Motorola RAZR. In fact, he'll gladly ruin a friendly dinner in service of lambasting Apple devices to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. America’s cyber defense agency now warns Google, Microsoft and Apple ...

The eSIM standard was introduced in 2016, slowly gaining support as a secondary option in smartphones. Rather than holding ...

We've all sent texts and then anxiously checked our phones for a response or a sign they've read it. The good news is that most modern messaging apps, such as Google Messages, WhatsApp, Facebook ...

These are my favorite smartphones of 2025. Winters are in full swing, Christmas celebrations have wrapped up around the globe ...