Apple first launched the AirPods in December 2016, allowing users to listen to audio streamed from their iPhone or another Bluetooth device without the hassle of untangling a mess of EarPods wires.

It’s not just the iPhone 12 that loses the AC charger and EarPods. The change also applies to iPhone SE, iPhone XR, and iPhone 11, which are now sold in compact boxes that only contain the ...

and iPhone XR — but not the iPhone 11 Pro or iPhone 11 Pro Max. Effective immediately, Apple isn't shipping EarPods or a 5W power adapter with any of the iPhone models that it sells itself ...

Apple used to include a set of wired earbuds called EarPods in the iPhone box — first with a headphone plug, then a Lightning connector. These stopped being offered after the AirPods were ...

One setting allows a Flipper Zero to announce the availability of a Bluetooth Low Energy device close to an iPhone, an annoyance but no more. Another setting—the setting that triggers the denial ...

So if you've got an iPhone 15 or iPhone 16, plus a pair of the best wireless headphones that support these higher-quality ...

Google is integrating the "XR headsets" category of devices in the Play Store for app installation, preparing Android for ...

Since the iPhone 11, Apple has stopped including a pair of its wired EarPods with phones. That's with good reason – most of us have made the switch over to wireless earbuds or wireless ...

From AirTags to Tiles, end the hunt with one of the best Bluetooth trackers we've tested. I’m one of PCMag’s mobile analysts. That means I check out phones, hotspots, and mobile networks.

Your trusty yet tired iPhone XR may well run the latest and greatest software in iOS 18—and kudos to Apple’s engineering group for its work here—but the iPhone 16 assuredly runs it ...

Smart HDR has been around since the iPhone XS and XR in 2018, but, since the 15th-generation iPhone, it’s now Smart HDR 5. Those are some of the standout features that have arrived in recent ...

It may lack several of the features found on Apple's iPhone 11 and even the $600 iPhone XR, but if you don't mind ... wireless earbuds or the Lightning EarPods that come in the box.