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After 32,000 Folds, iPhone Duo’s Hinge Serves up a Big Surprise

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Tech journalist Joanna Stern and hardware designer Aron Cohen created a custom machine called Hingey to test the iPhone Duo’s hinge durability by folding it over 32,000 times automatically. The test aimed to evaluate if the hinge would loosen or degrade through repeated use, addressing common folding phone concerns such as screen creases and hinge wear. Despite aggressive stress testing, the iPhone Duo’s hinge maintained its performance, demonstrating Apple’s complex engineering with over 100 components to ensure smooth opening and closing.

https://www.cultofmac.com/news/hingey-iphone-duo-hinge-fold-test

Trackables

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Trackables is a privacy-focused health tracking app for iPhone and Apple Watch that keeps all user data stored locally on the device. It offers free access without any subscription requirements, enabling users to visualize and manage their health metrics seamlessly within Apple’s ecosystem. The app emphasizes user privacy and ease of use while leveraging Apple’s hardware capabilities.

https://trackables.app/

10 Clever to Use Your iPhone’s USB-C Port

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The iPhone’s USB-C port, introduced with the iPhone 15, offers versatile functions beyond charging, including reverse charging other devices, connecting external storage and SD cards, hooking up keyboards and microphones, and supporting external displays and Ethernet adapters. With compatible accessories like USB-C hubs, the port can also enable gaming controllers, borescope cameras, and even small cooling fans, significantly expanding the iPhone’s productivity and multimedia capabilities.

https://www.macworld.com/article/2630712/iphone-usb-c-port-reverse-charging-storage-keyboard-camera-display-controller-fan-storage.html

10 Safety Features Every iPhone User Needs to Turn On

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iOS offers multiple important safety features that iPhone users should activate to enhance security and privacy, such as two-factor authentication with trusted contacts, Advanced Data Protection for end-to-end encryption, and emergency tools including Emergency SOS and Crash Detection. Users are also advised to enable Find My iPhone with location sharing, restrict app permissions, use Lockdown Mode if needed, and keep iOS updated automatically to protect against vulnerabilities. Additionally, features like Stolen Device Protection and app-level Face ID locks help safeguard against theft and unauthorized access.

https://www.macworld.com/article/3114137/10-safety-features-every-iphone-user-needs-to-turn-on.html

GitHub – Mysk-Research/loupe: a Privacy-Focused iOS App That Raises Awareness About What Native Apps Can See

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Loupe is a privacy-focused iOS and iPadOS app that reveals the types of device information accessible to native apps through public iOS APIs, demonstrating how this data collectively creates a device fingerprint for tracking. It categorizes data access into passive (no prompt), permission-based, and advanced side-channel signals, showing users exactly what their device exposes without sending any data off-device. The app is open source, built mainly using AI coding tools, and aims to raise awareness about app tracking practices on Apple devices.

https://github.com/mysk-research/loupe

How I’m Taking Much Better Photos with My iPhone

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The article discusses how iPhone users can capture more natural-looking photos by bypassing Apple’s default computational photography features like Smart HDR and Deep Fusion, which often result in over-processed images. It highlights third-party apps such as Halide’s “Process Zero” that minimize in-camera processing to produce flatter, more authentic photos better suited for editing, while also noting trade-offs like grainier images in low light and loss of some convenience features.

https://www.macworld.com/article/3111956/how-im-taking-much-better-photos-with-my-iphone.html

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