Which smartphone is better: the iPhone 14 or the Google Pixel 7a. And which function will the iPhone 15 definitely not get? This is the most important Apple and iPhone news of the week!
Battle: Google Pixel 7a vs iPhone 14
Google has the Google Pixel 7a launched, the affordable version of the Pixel 7 and the Pixel 7 Pro. The specifications of the phone are now clear, as is the design of the device.
The Google Pixel 7a is one of the competitors of the iPhone 14, especially because of the much more favorable price. How do the phones compare to each other? We list a number of differences for you.
→ The Google Pixel doesn’t stand a chance, does it?
Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro come to your iPad
Apple has announced that professional editing programs Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro are coming to your iPad. The apps were already available for the Mac, but a version for the iPad was not yet available. Up to now!
Unfortunately, not everyone will be able to download the apps soon. More importantly: what can you do with the apps and how much will they cost?
→ This is how much Final Cut Pro costs on your iPad
Apple is removing 2.3 million apps from the App Store — here’s why
Apple has shared some interesting numbers about the App Store. It states that since 2020, Apple has removed no less than 2.3 million apps from the Store.
Now there are ‘only’ 1.8 million apps left. Why did Apple do that?
→ Why were all those apps removed?
iPhone 15 Pro does not get this feature
In recent months, everything pointed to the iPhone 15 Pro (Max) getting a new button that vibrates when you ‘press’ it. This was not a real button, but a button that works with Haptic Touch.
This would make the iPhone 15 Pro the first iPhone without physical buttons. According to recent rumors, this plan is now definitely off the table. But why?
→ But the iPhone 15 Pro does get this function
EU is already tapping Apple on the fingers about the iPhone 15
It is almost certain that the iPhone 15 (Plus) and iPhone 15 Pro (Max) will get a USB-C connection this year. The iPhone 15 will probably be Apple’s first iPhone with USB-C.
But there is a problem: the European Union has responded to Apple’s plans and they are already giving Apple a warning. What exactly is going on?
→ This warning gives the EU to Apple
Secure an app (extra) with Face ID
Do you ever give your iPhone to your friends and would you rather not have them poke around in your Photos or Twitter app? You can do something about that now.
Since iOS 16.4, it has been possible to secure any app with Face ID (or a passcode). We show you how to set it up!
→ This way no one can secretly view your apps
Foreign Apple Watch does not work 100% in the Netherlands
If you want to buy an Apple Watch abroad, you have to pay attention. You then have the chance that not all functions will work when you use the smartwatch in the Netherlands (or Belgium).
Fortunately, it is not so bad that you can no longer read the time or use the sports functions. No, the problem is only in the cellular version of the Apple Watch. But what can’t you do with it?
→ You cannot do this with a foreign Apple Watch
iPhone 16 gets the largest screen ever
The iPhone 15 will appear in September, but not much is expected to change at first glance.
Next year it will be the turn of the iPhone 16, but it will in any case receive a major adjustment. The iPhone 16 Pro and the iPhone 16 Pro Max will have the largest screen ever for an Apple smartphone.
→ This is how big the screen of the iPhone 16 will be
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Apple is removing 2.3 million apps from the App Store — here’s why