iOS 26 brings new features to your iPhone, but shortens battery life. You can read this and more in this week’s iPhoned news overview.
Your iPhone will run out of power much faster with iOS 26: this is why
iOS 26 brings a lot of big changes to your iPhone. The operating system has a new interface and almost all Apple applications also have more functions. Unfortunately, iOS 26 also has a major disadvantage, because the update can cause your iPhone’s battery to drain a lot faster.
→ This is why
Flitsmeister has immediately lost an important function: this is different
Do you regularly use Flitsmeister when you are traveling in the car? Then unfortunately we have bad news for you, because Flitsmeister has immediately lost an important function. Flitsmeister’s terms of use have been updated and this means that you will no longer have to use this useful feature.
→ This is the function
Apple does not release the best iPhone in the Netherlands (and this is why)
Apple has released the new iPhones of 2025! The iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max and the completely new iPhone Air were released in September, and they have now been in stores for a number of weeks. But Apple has not released the very best iPhone in the Netherlands and Belgium.
→ This is why
Your iPhone’s alarm clock will soon become much better (thanks to this new button)
Apple has already redesigned the Alarm Clock app in iOS 26. Have you set an alarm and is it going off? The snooze and stop buttons then appear much more prominently than before. There will be another change in iOS 26.1, because the stop button suddenly works in a completely different way.
→ That’s how it works
Apple is releasing 7 (!) new products this month: these are them!
Although it is still not entirely certain whether Apple will hold an October event this year or not, we still expect new products this month. If there is no event, Apple may present them through press releases. We expect at least 7 more Apple products.
→ These Apple products
AirTag vs AirTag 2: these are the main differences
A new generation of the AirTag is expected soon! It has been four years since Apple released the AirTag. The first version of the AirTag was announced on April 20, 2021 and appeared in stores on April 30, 2021. In 2025 there will finally be a new version of the popular tracker.
→ These are the differences
Update: WhatsApp adds this handy feature to all your messages
WhatsApp has rolled out a new software version! The messaging service regularly releases updates that add new features. For example, WhatsApp recently released a major update with no fewer than five new features. This time there will be a handy function for all your messages in the app.
→ This is the function
This popular feature is (thankfully) coming back to the iPad
Apple is preparing the release of iPadOS 26.1, which will be the first major software version after iPadOS 26. The operating system has changed enormously this year, because the tablet has adopted many functions from the Mac. Unfortunately, Apple also said goodbye to a popular feature with iPadOS 26, but fortunately it is now coming back!
→ This one will come back
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