Apple’s latest product, the iPhone 16e , has a lot going for it. But for me personally, it’s not the new model I’m most excited about. This fall’s iPhone 17 Air wins that prize, and one key detail of today’s launch has alleviated my biggest concern about that device: battery life.

This fall, Apple is expected to launch four new iPhones once again. The lineup will look like this:

• iPhone 17
• iPhone 17 Air
• iPhone

Another new iPhone can only mean one thing: new Apple wallpapers! Fortunately, you don’t need to go out and buy the new iPhone 16e if you just want to try Apple’s latest wallpaper.

The new iPhone 16e replaces the iPhone SE and iPhone 14 in the lineup. It also introduces a new device-specific wallpaper. While you’ll only get the dynamic version on the actual hardware, you can download the still shot below to sport the new look on any smartphone

Apple officially announced the iPhone 16e today, replacing the iPhone SE and iPhone 14 with a $599 model that supports Apple Intelligence. Following the announcement, Apple has also posted the iOS 18.3.1 restore image for the new iPhone 16e.

iOS 18.3.1 is the latest shipping version of the iPhone software. Apple released the software update on February 10, shipping a ton of security improvements to iPhone customers. Apple later released an updated build

Today

The newest member of the iPhone family is the iPhone 16e, a new model that packs many of the capabilities of the existing iPhone 16 models but at a lower price and with some feature compromises. The more budget-friendly iPhone 16e, though, actually has one big advantage over its more expensive sibling.

Apple’s iPhone 16 comes with a variety of advantages over the new 16e model, such as the Dynamic Island, Camera Control, MagSafe support , and more.

However

While the Presidents’ Day Apple deals have mostly come and gone now, there are still loads of fantastic price drops up for grabs in . Apple just unleashed the new iPhone 16e and Spigen’s new , but for now it’s on to the deals. M4 iPad Pro models are now up to in brand-new condition while select M2 iPad Air models have now hit new Amazon lows at . Apple’s shipped on Amazon alongside deals on Apple Pencil Pro, 24GB configs at

Hmm…something seems to have gone wrong. That’s according to ChatGPT, which is currently experiencing an outage of some scale right now.

The issue started around 12:45 ET. Prompts will appear to load for a moment before the above error message is returned.

ChatGPT users have taken to X to ask the question of the day: is ChatGPT down? For now, the answer is yes, for some at least.

Human intelligence is all we have left.

Update: An hour later,

Apple discontinued the Home button on the iPod touch when it stopped making iPods in 2022. Later that year, Apple dropped the Home button from the iPad line with the 10th generation model. It took a few years longer for the Home button to leave the iPhone line, but the day has finally come…

Today, Apple unveiled the iPhone 16e, a stripped-down version of the iPhone 16, priced at $200 less than the previous cheapest model with Apple Intelligence

The all-new iPhone 16e is here , headlined by an A18 chip, Apple’s first-ever cellular modem, a 48MP Fusion camera, and more.

Here are a few tidbits you might’ve missed …

No MagSafe support

The iPhone 16e supports Qi wireless charging, but it lacks MagSafe support . This means it has no built-in magnets to help you align to magnetic wireless charging. You won’t benefit from the magnetic connectivity provided by MagSafe and Qi