iPhone 11 and more: all the announcements from Apple’s September 10th event – The Verge

Here’s where you can buy the iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max

2019-09-20T07:09:06-04:00

Apple's iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max are now available. If you placed a preorder within the last week, you'll hopefully receive your new phone today. If not, there's still a good chance that your local retailer or carrier store has some in stock, but call ahead first.

If you're still debating it, check out our reviews of all three phones below. Nilay Patel reviewed them, and alongside our video and photo team, they got some amazing sample photos and footage that illustrate how each iPhone 11 device stacks up against the competition.

Choosing between iPhone models is never easy, but our reviews should help you narrow your select …

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How to rearrange and delete your apps in iOS 13

2019-09-19T13:00:00-04:00

I've been using an iPhone since the iPhone 2G, and one of my all-time favorite iOS gestures is what my colleague Dieter Bohn calls "jiggly mode," which is when you press and hold an app and all of the apps on your screen start wiggling. This means you can move them around and, if you need to, delete them. That behavior hasn't really changed since it was first introduced in January 2008, but iOS 13 is going to shake it up a bit.

In iOS 12 and older, if you press and hold on an app (without using 3D Touch), it only takes a second before all of your apps start dancing, and you can move or delete them as you please. But in iOS 13, when you long …

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iOS 13 review: join the dark side

2019-09-19T12:58:47-04:00

iOS 13 is here. Apple is bringing a very different sort of update to last year's iOS 12, which was built around performance improvements and rethinking how much we use our phones. iOS 13 is big and flashy. It's looking to wow users with a slick dark mode; striking updates to apps like Apple Maps, Photos, and even Reminders; and long-overdue additions like a swiping keyboard and UI improvements.

The changes are largely on the iterative or cosmetic side, though. At this point, iOS feels like it's started to crystalize. For better or worse, what we have now is Apple's vision of what a smartphone OS should be. (That's even truer now that the i …

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iOS 13 is now available to download

2019-09-19T12:55:01-04:00

Apple's new iOS 13 update is now available to download on compatible iPhones today, with an iPhone 6S release to follow soon. The biggest new addition is Dark Mode, which allows everything from iMessage, Photos, and Settings to switch to a much darker theme throughout the operating system.

Third-party apps will be able to take advantage of Dark Mode to automatically switch to darker themes when it's enabled in iOS 13, and there's even a switch that can be toggled in the Control Center if you want to adjust from the default white to black at nighttime. The second-biggest noticeable feature is a new swipe mode on the keyboard, which allows yo …

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The first iPhone 11 Pro Max teardown confirms a 25 percent bigger battery

2019-09-18T13:40:42-04:00

The first teardown of the iPhone 11 Pro Max is officially out, courtesy of DChannel on YouTube, and it reveals the inner workings of the newest extra-large iPhone. The most interesting part: the 11 Pro Max has a 15.04 watt-hour battery, nearly 25 percent larger than the iPhone XS Max's 12.06 watt-hour cells - suggesting the size of the battery, and not any software optimization, is likely the main reason for the new device's greatly improved battery life.

Apple claims the iPhone 11 Pro Max will get five hours more battery life than the iPhone XS Max, and while it's difficult to exactly replicate Apple's internal battery tests, Verge editor- …

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Apple is trying to trademark ‘Slofie’

2019-09-18T12:00:43-04:00

It seemed like "slofies" could have been a one-off joke when Apple mentioned them during its iPhone event last week, but the company is clearly pleased with the made-up term. On Friday, Apple applied for a US trademark on "Slofie," potentially giving the company control over the word's usage.

Slofies are Apple's name for slow-motion selfies, a feature that's new to the iPhone 11 models. The phones' front camera can now record video at 120 frames per second, which when slowed down, results in a crisp slow-motion effect. The results are neat, though I'm not convinced they'll turn into the Animoji-like phenomenon Apple may be hoping for.

Slofi …

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The 10 Apple Arcade launch games you have to play

2019-09-18T08:30:00-04:00

Let's just get this out of the way: if you're at all interested in high-quality mobile games and you own an iOS device, Apple Arcade is a no-brainer. The subscription service launches tomorrow for $4.99 a month, and it's making its debut with a huge range of excellent games from renowned studios like Ustwo, Simogo, and Capy Games. If there are even two titles that pique your interest, that's worth the price of admission.

The biggest problem with the service right now, though, is that it can be overwhelming. There's just so much. It can make figuring out where to start almost paralyzing. For the past few days I've been digging through the Ap …

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Hear The Verge’s first impressions of the iPhone 11

2019-09-13T11:37:37-04:00

This week on The Vergecast, as you can imagine, Dieter Bohn, Nilay Patel, and Paul Miller discuss what was announced at Apple's hardware event on Tuesday.

Both Nilay and Dieter were able to attend the event and demo the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, Apple Watch Series 5, and new iPad in person. Listen to this week's episode of The Vergecast to hear their first impressions.

Then you should probably keep listening for the continuing adventures of the Pixel 4 leaks and Paul's weekly segment "Here's the place where we do the crimes, signed your friend, a teen."

Here are the articles from The Verge that are discussed on this episode:

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The awkward days of the Apple Watch are over

2019-09-13T08:00:00-04:00

If you've ever owned an Apple Watch or sat across from someone wearing one, you're likely familiar with the inescapable social faux pas that is checking the time.

The first five generations of the Apple Watch, due to screen technology and battery constraints, could not display an active watchface at every moment, and so raise to wake was born. You raise your arm, the Apple Watch comes alive, and you lower your arm to set back to its off position.

That process has remained the most obnoxious aspect of wearing Apple's smartwatch, not because it's really all that cumbersome, but because it carries with it so much social baggage. There is litt …

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Apple’s iPhone 11 doesn’t have 5G because 5G isn’t ready for the iPhone

2019-09-12T12:00:00-04:00

As expected, Apple's 2019 iPhone lineup does not include 5G technology, leaving the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 without the next-generation leap in mobile data speeds we've seen on recent smartphones from Samsung, LG, and OnePlus.

But Apple is wise in waiting another year before building 5G into the iPhone, and it's got nothing to do with safety. 5G networks still feel like they're very much in a preliminary stage, and only now are carriers starting to build any real momentum by bringing 5G to more cities across the US. But there are other obstacles and snags that led to Apple holding off another year - hopefully just one more - before int …

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