Is the end of Waze in sight because Google Maps takes over all functions? You can read this and more in it iPhonednews overview of this week.
Is Waze going away? Google Maps takes over a crucial function
Both Google Maps and Waze have been owned by Google for quite some time and still coexist. One of Waze’s most distinctive features is now suddenly being taken over by Google Maps. What are the consequences of this? Could this possibly be the beginning of the end of Waze?
→ This is the case
9 reasons to wait for the iPhone 17
Every year Apple releases a new iPhone. And in 2025 it will be the turn of the iPhone 17. The next iPhone will probably be released sometime in September and if you want to buy an iPhone soon, this seems a long way away. But there are a number of reasons why it is better to wait a little longer.
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These were the best-selling smartphones of the past year
The website Counterpoint Research has investigated what the best-selling smartphones were last year. There are no iPhones from the 16 series in the best-selling smartphones of the past year. But despite this, the top 3 consists entirely of iPhones.
→ These are the iPhones
Foldable iPhone coming sooner than you think (here’s when)
Things are not going particularly well with foldable smartphones worldwide. Interest in these smartphones seems to be decreasing. However, analyst Ross Young thinks that Apple can change this if the company eventually comes up with a foldable smartphone. And that won’t even take that long.
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WhatsApp warns: the app will no longer work on these iPhones
WhatsApp has released a new test version, warning that older iPhones will soon no longer support the application. WhatsApp currently still works on all iPhones running iOS 12 or newer, but that will change in a few months.
→ These iPhones are falling off
CarPlay 2.0 delayed again: will Apple still release the update?
At WWDC in 2022, Apple announced the new generation of CarPlay. But after that announcement in 2022, very little has changed. Apple has still not released the updated version of the operating system and the listing on the website is still unchanged.
→ That’s how long it will take
Oh no: Sonos app might get a paid subscription
More and more apps are trying to sell you a subscription these days. There are now more and more rumors that Sonos will offer a subscription for the app. These rumors arose, among other things, because the company had to adjust its turnover downwards for the second time in a row.
→ This is what’s going on
The iPhone 17 Air will have a unique screen: this is what we already know
So far, next year’s iPhone 17 Air has mainly received a lot of attention because of the extremely thin design of the device. But it looks like the iPhone 17 Air will also have a unique screen. And that may even be the best feature of the new iPhone 17 Air.
→ Here’s what we know
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