News digest No. 9. Here are all the most interesting things of the week that you might have missed.

On your day off, I suggest you remember what interesting and important things happened during this work week in order to keep abreast of what is happening in the world of gadgets and technology, and also discuss this news with friends.

Below we have collected all the most interesting things over the past six days, what was written about and discussed on the pages of iPhones.ru.

This week we looked for the best smartphones in the price range from 20 to 30 thousand rubles, watched the presentation of new Samsungs, consecutive problems with fast charging on our iPhones, selected the best applications for identifying unknown numbers and much more.

Read about this in our digest:

1. How many games were downloaded on smartphones in 2023 and which is the most popular?

International research company Data.ai (formerly App Annie) reported that Russian users installed 2.73 billion games in the App Store and Google Play last year.

The most popular game was Roblox, which accounted for 10 million downloads. You can download Roblox in the App Store, Google Play, or simply open it in any browser on any computer. In a separate article we discussed what this actually is. Post educational program for parents.

2. Why iPhone loses to Android smartphones due to charging speed

Redmi Note 12 Discovery Edition with a 210 W power supply takes only 9 minutes to fully charge the battery. Other manufacturers also actually recommend charging their smartphones, which takes much less than an hour.

What’s stopping Apple from doing the same? she fearfully avoids such power in this way, although manufacturers seem to have avoided problems with overheating, bloating and small capacity, why?

There is a possibility that Apple does not want to and cannot do this. We figured out why.

3. How to enable unknown number detection on iPhone

There is an easy way to protect yourself from some calls from banks, advertising agencies or scammers using caller ID on your iPhone. Third-party services collect and update phone locations and tell you when a call comes from an unwanted number.

There are several applications that either perform one definition function or have many capabilities, and the determiner is just one of a dozen options. We have collected 9 of the best such applications, choose the one that suits you.

4. Impressions from the new Yandex Station Duo Max. Expected pros and unexpected cons (plus a draw)

At the end of 2023, Yandex released a new smart speaker with voice assistant Alice and a large touch display called Yandex Station Duo Max.

We share with you our impressions of using the Duo Max Station for a while, because the real pros and cons of such a complex device appear after about 4-5 days of regular use, when the euphoria of an enthusiastic researcher drops, and you already understand in which chains you can Stick to the right interaction, and in any case, it’s easier to use a smartphone or laptop.

📍 You can evaluate the Duo Max Station yourself, and you don’t even need to buy it. Go to our Telegram channel, where we are giving away one such station 😉. How to take part in the draw – see here.

5. The first previews of Vision Pro have been released. What they say about weight, keyboards and 3D cinemas

Apple allowed foreign journalists to share their first impressions of Vision Pro.

They had little experience using the helmet, but had already influenced some of the experience. Opinions are mixed.

So, here’s what representatives of leading Western technology resources said.

6. How long does the iPhone 13 Pro last with 78% battery life?

Now my battery life is 78%, three days ago it was a percentage higher. In the course of this case, service advice pops up, the interest after removing the charge melts before our eyes.

This is especially sad after what seemed like a good start to the purchase.

How bad is it? But look.

7. The best mid-budget smartphones in 2024. What to buy under 30 thousand rubles

In the middle price segment, smartphone manufacturers often try to go for some special feature. As a result, the device receives a good camera, but weak hardware, or a very high-quality display, but poor battery life and outdated software.

We tried to find balanced smartphones in the price segment from 20 to 30 thousand rubles without serious shortcomings.

7. Various interesting things

📍 Flagship smartphones Samsung Galaxy S24. The key innovation in these devices is Galaxy AI, the first universal artificial intelligence for smartphones. It is used in all areas of life.

We collected all the characteristics, features, and most importantly – prices in Russia in one material.

📍Galaxy AI features with artificial intelligence in Galaxy S24 will only be installed until 2025. After that, the users of this pandemic paid for the subscription. But its price is unknown.

Most of the Galaxy AI functions run in the cloud, only the result runs on the device.

📍We found the best free app for sleep analysis. Records snoring, draws dreams and warns about apnea. The app is called Mintal Tracker, and we recommend taking their trial subscription for at least three nights to monitor your progress.

It’s nice that after the trial period ended, almost all really useful fish still have the free version. And initially they are available to everyone.

Go to application overview.

📍Not receiving notifications in Telegram on iPhone? Here are the problems with a working solution. On the iPhone, once every couple of weeks, and sometimes more often, Push notifications from the “cart” stop coming.

Closing the messenger from many tasks does not help. Attempts to reconfigure anything, turn Wi-Fi or cellular Internet on and off, did not yield any results.

After this, many people reinstall the Telegram application, losing the cache files. But there is a much simpler way.

📍The Apple Vision Pro helmet weighs the same as a 12.9-inch iPad Pro (more than half a kilo). As it became known from the specified characteristics, the helmet can weigh from 600 to 650 grams, depending on the configuration. The 12.9-inch iPad Pro weighs about the same (682 grams).

Together with the included battery, it weighs an additional 353 grams.

📍 How to change many iPhone settings with one tool when you come home or to the office. You can choose different sound volume, screen brightness and several other options.

Set it up and enjoy it.

📍 How to transfer files from Android to Mac via wire and Bluetooth. Simple and official way. We’ll talk about both: Wi-Fi and cable.

Please note that it is better to look towards the wired output if you need to send some heavier pictures of half a megabyte.

That’s what this week was like. Enjoy your holiday and see you in the next Sunday digest.

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