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Sometimes it feels like our phones are hiding information from us, and other times, no matter how hard we try, we just can't seem to find solutions to the mobile's problems.

Well, if you have an iPhone, then things are about to get a lot handier for you.

According to independent.co.uk, a few simple codes can give you access into a huge amount of hidden information, including how good your signal really is, Internet settings, call barring and call waiting stats.

The iPhone's Field Mode gives you information about the phone's Internet. It's enabled by dialling *3001#12345#* and then pressing the call button. Your phone's screen will then turn grey, and then the new information will pop up. Handy!

A very useful feature of this code is checking out the detailed signal strength on your mobile, which will be indicated on the top-left corner.

If you see anything above -80, your phone's signal is working on a normal scale. However, anything below -110 is the equivalent of one or no bars.

You can also keep the indication number instead of the bars at the top of your phone by holding down the power button – the notification to turn your phone off will appear as normal – and then you just have to press the home button.

Dialling *#33# will show the status of your call barring (numbers you have barred from calling you) settings. That tool can be turned on and off using *33*[your phone's pin]# and #33&[your phone's pin]#.

Using *#43# will tell you whether or not call waiting is turned on. Then, it can be turned on and off using *43# and #43#.

*#06# will bring up your IMEI identifier number which is extremely useful if your phone is stolen and you need to shut it off remotely.

See, a whole world of knowledge has been lying right under our fingertips!

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We've all been using iPhones for a pretty long time now, and since the start we've all been told that if you double press the home button and swipe away all of our apps, it will save our phone's battery life as well as make our phone run super smooth.

Well, as it turns out, it doesn't… It does nothing really.

According to Apple Insider, the 'app switcher' does what it says on the tin – it makes it easier for you to go to one of your recently used apps.

And you can prove it all by rebooting your phone and then trying the trick again – your apps will still reopen even though your phone has just started up.

The only reason to swipe the app away is if it crashes or if it has problems.

So, there you go. We're not all iPhone geniuses afterall.

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Our phones, TV and laptop in general should be avoided for at least an hour before we head to bed, but hey, we're all humans. And sometimes humans need to obsessively scroll through their ex's cousin's BFF's wedding photos for two hours, y'know?

Enter Apple's newest feature – iPhone Night Shift mode. Exposure to bright lights late at night – especially the blue LED light emitted by our smartphones and tablets – is supposedly one major no-no when it comes to getting a good night's sleep, and Night Shift mode aims to solve that problem.

Scheduling Night Shift Mode on your iPhone will cause the phone's lighting settings to re-adjust at your chosen time of the evening. You'll still be able to use the phone as normal, but with a yellow-toned backlight instead of a blue one.

A similar feature is available for most laptops using software programmes like F:lux, but it's never been offered as standard on an Apple product until now.

The issue with blue LED light is that its brightness is so similar to afternoon sunlight that our brains tend to become over-stimulated, which of course is a big alarm bell when you're hoping to drift off easily before that big interview tomorrow.

And while Apple certainly aren't going so far as to tell us to put our phones away completely (Steve Jobs would be rolling in his grave), they are at least attempting to make the consequences of phone usage late at night less severe.

If you're wondering when you can test out Night Shift for yourself, here are the phone/iPad models on which it's available. Simply go to Settings > Display and Brightness > Enable Night Shift Mode.

  • iPad Air and above, iPad Mini 2 and above, and iPad Pro.
  • iPhone 5s and above.
  • iPod Touch 6G
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Constantly making PDAs, wearing one another's clothes, and posting about each other on social media – yup, Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik are pretty much like any other annoyingly cute 20-something couple it seems.

And their relationship doesn't stop at always being in touch, either. Even when Gigi's not with her new boyfriend, he's right beside her, on her phone's lock screen.

The model was snapped coming through Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris this week, and with her phone lit up a snap of Zayn's face was clearly visible.

Various sites have confirmed that the photos are not edited and are in fact legit paparazzi snaps. 

As anyone who's ever been in a relationship knows, when their face makes it onto your phone's wallpaper, it's the real deal.

This isn't Gigi's first less-than-subtle shout-out to her new boyfriend, either. Last week the Victoria's Secret model celebrated Zayn's birthday (or "ZDAY" as she termed it) with a snap on her Instagram of a gold Z pendant.

A present for Zayn or her new favourite piece of jewellery? That we're not sure of.

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If you are an iPhone user, you are more than likely aware of those annoying non-deletable apps that plague your phone. 

We have never needed to check the Stocks and we really don't know what the Wallet app does? Oh and we have enough friends already without the Find Friends application (but your guess is as good as ours as to how it works). 

Well, instead of trying to hide these apps by putting them all into a folder and doing your best to forget about them, one tech savvy YouTuber has finally given us a simple solution to rid ourselves of these useless apps for good. 

Now unfortunately you cannot actually delete the apps permanently from your phone (curse you Apple!), but you CAN hide them permanently from your home screen meaning you don't ever have to actually look at them again. 

Hurrah!

Tech vlogger, videosdebarriquito, demonstrates in this handy little video exactly how you can do this. 

Careful though, because he doesn't show you how to get them back once they are hidden! 

 

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We all know the drill. 

We have charged our phone to the max before a night out but after 140 seconds of Snapchat stories, three Instagram posts and approximately thirteen selfies later, our phone is dead before we even hit the queue for the nightclub. 

And don't even getting us started on making it through the day. 

Well Apple has finally heard all our battery complaints and has designed a handy little device to add a serious amount of battery power to even the most lifeless of smartphones. 

And it does not involve an external battery pack, cable or a second phone. 

The latest product to hit the Apple store is a phone case for the Iphone 6 and 6s which has a discreet battery attached to the back. 

While the case adds a little bit of bulk to the back and bottom of the phone, we must say it looks pretty sleek and comes in white and grey shades. 

This powerful little gadget can extend the battery life of the phone adding up to 18 hours of Internet usage or 25 hours of talkage. 

That's pretty much a twenty-four hour battery people. 

The case is currently on the US online Apple store and is retailing at 99 US dollars which works out roughly at 90 euros. 

Is it too late to add this to the ol' Christmas list? 

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In a report that will most likely make music lovers (so, practically everyone) unhappy, Apple are planning to get rid of the earphone jack in hopes to make the device thinner. 

According to Macotakara, (who have made many correct predictions in the past) have said that Apple is removing its 3.5 mm headphone jack from its next generation iPhone. Instead, the iPhone 7's Lightning connector would be used to attach headphones.

This change would allow Apple to to reduce the phone's thickness by about 1 mm, compared to the last iPhone 6S.

BUT the shift would also mean that Apple customers will be forced to use new headphones, which will be bundled with the iPhone 7 or get an adapter to connect older devices, according to the report. Using Bluetooth is also an option (which just sounds like a whole lot of effort).

Lightening connector headphones are already available rom Phillips, but you'll have to wait until October 2016 for the iPhone 7. 

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There is surely no one who hasn't experience the horror of a cracked phone screen: you drop your beloved device on the ground, hear the gut-renching sound of shattered glass, subsequently picking the item up to confirm your very worst fears.

You have two options: grin and bear and attempt to operate it through smashed glass – or cough up the €100-odd required to fix it.

Neither, needless to say, are ideal.

However, now Japanese scientists say they've come up with an innovative, light-weight aluminium that could signal the end of broken phone screens.

The material is so strong it rivals some metals – including iron, copper and stainless steel – and it can also be used to create super slim smartphone covers. 

Dr Atsunobu Masuno, from the Institute Of Industrial Science at the University Of Tokyo who led the research, told the Asahi Shinbun newspaper: "We will establish a way to mass-produce the new material shortly.

"We are looking to commercialise the technique within five years."

Previous attempts to use alumina in glass have been unsuccessful as it tends to crystallise when it touches the sides of a container.

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Apple is facing a $5m (€4.5m) lawsuit after two users claimed the company didn't properly warn customers of a feature in the iOS9 update that could leave them with an empty wallet.

Wi-Fi Assist, which is part of the new update, is supposed to ensure users have the strongest Internet connection possible at every time of the day.

But it does this by automatically turning on Wi-Fi Assist if your mobile data or regular Wi-Fi is weak. 

Apple explain to function on their website:

"With Wi-Fi Assist, you can stay connected to the Internet even if you have a poor Wi-Fi connection. For example, if you're using Safari with a poor Wi-Fi connection and a webpage doesn't load, Wi-Fi Assist will activate and automatically switch to cellular so that the webpage continues to load."

William Scott Phillips and Suzanne Phillips, who filed the lawsuit claim that the result of Wi-Fi Assist is huge data charges for every user. They argue that Apple has failed to properly inform users of potential costs, and because of this, everyone should be reimbursed.

"Apple intentionally chose to have the default setting of the Wi-Fi Assist as activated while at the same time chose to omit the likelihood of data overcharges to consumers that do not have an unlimited data plan," Suzanne told AppleInsider.

While Apple say on their site that the increased data usage "should only be a small percentage higher than previous usage" the lawsuit argues this isn't the case.

"Reasonable and average consumers use their iPhones for streaming of music, videos, and running various applications — all of which can use significant data. Defendant's corrective statement does not disclose any basis for its conclusion that an average consumer would not see much increase in cellular usage."

The costly function is turned on by default so it might be worth checking your setting to make sure you don't find yourself with a hefty bill at the end of the month.

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That feeling when your battery only has one per cent of life left and you are not within walking distance of a charger is infuriating. Yet, it is something that iPhone users experience on a near daily basis.

Yes, it is definitely a first world problem- we understand this. However, for many people their smartphones have become a necessary part of their daily lives.

Granted we probably lie and say that is because we’re sending hundreds of work related emails when in fact we’re watching hilarious videos of pugs in pyjamas, but that’s a different issue. This screen is the number one cause of frustration for many an iPhone user:

Now, as it turns out, your Facebook habit is not just destroying your productivity levels- it is also draining your battery.

People have known that Facebook kills your battery for a while, but it seems the newest iOS versions are seriously draining. Many people are claiming that Facebook’s killing their iPhone’s battery, usually with background activity, even with Background App Refresh turned off.

“We have heard reports of some people experiencing battery issues with our iOS app. We’re looking into this and hope to have a fix in place soon,” the spokesperson told Tech Crunch.

A writer for Medium points out this is because the app isn’t “sleeping properly” and it could be because of “background audio usage,” but that has yet to be confirmed.

So, what to do now?

Life Hacker suggests just deleting the app altogether and using the mobile site instead, if you can handle having one less app in your life.

Spoiler: you definitely can.

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The folks at Apple might be technology geniuses, but they know it's the simplest things that will cause the biggest buzz.

Like adding a new colour to their iPhone range, for example. The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus launched today, and they both come in a pretty rose gold shade as well as the original gold, grey and white.

There are had been some speculation that the new release would come in baby pink, but it seems that was just a trick of the light in early leaked photos… it's definitely rose gold.

One of the most notable new features on the iPhone 6s is the 3D Touch update, which means the phone has a screen that's sensitive to different levels of pressure rather than just to touch.

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So tapping on an app will do one thing, but pressing down on it will do another.

For example, holding down on the Instagram app button will bring up a pop up menu of suggested options, like 'New Post,' 'Search,' or 'Notifications'.

And for seasoned selfie-lovers, pressing down on the camera app can bring you right to the front-facing camera. Handy.

As well as the 3D Touch options, your selfie game will get a BIG boost with the new and improved cameras, which are now 12-megapixel for the standard camera and 4-megapixel for the front-facing camera.

Another feature we LOVE the sound of is 'live photos,' which allow you to take a 'moving photo' by automatically capturing 1.5 seconds of video on either side of the photo.

It can be uploaded and stored like any regular photo, rather than being saved as a video or a GIF.

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Of course, all of these additions mean your phone will be using a LOT more memory, but Apple promise that their new A9 processor will make the phone run faster too.

Prepare to see a lot of Instagram flat-lays featuring rose gold iPhones very soon…

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As we grow older we become more and more aware of the dangers on the streets at night. 

Being a lonesome wanderer after sundown is not only unsafe but extremely nerve-wracking, regardless of the time of night (or early morning).

The usual method of walking home alone is to call a family member or friend in hope that will warn off any unwanted guests. 

But students at the University of Michigan recognised that there was a definite need for people to feel more secure when walking home at night, without having to keep a friend on the phone for an hour.

The students decided to make an app that can check a person's safety in real-time – and we must say, it is genius. 

Companion cleverly lets you to enter your location and destination, and then tracks your movements as you go. 

Not only that, you can choose a friend to be your virtual companion who can follow your journey from start to finish.

Your friend can see your location as you go and if you happen to wander off-route, suddenly start running or your headphones get pulled out, the app will send you a notification. If you don't respond to the check-in function, an alarm will sound on your phone and your companion will be alerted. 

You can also hit an 'I am nervous' button if you feel particularly unsafe, and if anything does happen, you can tap a button to call the police, without having to manually dial any numbers. 

Despite it first being created for college students, the app has been downloaded by thousands of people around the world.

If you want to see how it works check out the video below. 

 

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