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How to Download and Install iOS 11 Public Beta

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It’s that time of the year when Apple releases a preview of the next version of iOS — the operating system that powers iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This time the new version is called iOS 11 and a public beta is now available to download. A large number of iOS devices support iOS 11 and this guide will tell you how to get the beta version of the OS. It is quite easy to install iOS 11 public beta but there are several risks associated with it.</div>
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If all these warnings have not deterred you from installing iOS 11 public betas, please make sure you take a complete backup of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch before proceeding.</div>
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With all that said, here’s what you need to know about downloading and installing iOS 11 public betas on your device.</div>
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Which devices support iOS 11</div>
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To install iOS 11 public beta, you need one of the following devices:</div>
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How to install iOS 11 public beta</div>
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<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">Open the <a href="https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/" target="_blank">Apple Beta Software Program</a> page on your iOS device.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">If you’re doing this for the first time, tap Sign Up and enroll in the beta program.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">If you have done this before, tap Sign In instead.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">Enter your Apple ID and password. Tap the blue Sign in button.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">Tap Accept after reading the Apple Beta Software Program Agreement.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">Tap Enrol Your Devices at the top of the page.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">Scroll down and tap the blue Download profile button.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">If you have paired an Apple Watch to iPhone, you’ll see a prompt asking whether you want to install the beta on iPhone or Apple Watch. Tap iPhone. You won’t see this message on iPad or iPod touch.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">Now you’ll see an Install Profile screen. Tap the blue Install button on the top-right.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">Enter your passcode.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">You’ll see a consent agreement page. Tap the blue Install button on the top-right.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">Tap Install again in the pop-up.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">You’ll see a pop-up asking you to restart the device. Tap Restart.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">When the restart is complete, go to Settings > General > Software Update.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">Here iOS 11 Public Beta 1 will show up. Tap Download and Install.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">Enter your passcode.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">Tap Agree on the bottom-right after reading the terms.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">Now iOS 11 public beta 1 should begin downloading.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">When the download is complete, tap Install Now to load iOS 11 public beta on your device.</span></b></li>
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This may look very complicated, but trust us when we say that this is a very easy process.</div>
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How to Download and Install iOS 11 Public Beta

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If rumours and leaks are to be believed. Apple will launch the iPhone 7 in a design which is quite similar to that of the iPhone 6 and 6s, however there are major differences in the way that the back looks and minor differences in some aesthetics. The overall shape will remain the same the antenna lines will be moved around, a design which supposedly will improve antenna performance. The antenna bands now also look slightly neater, tucking in to the top and bottom edges instead of lapping around the back of the phone. The camera bump will also be different, a larger lens for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus and a dual camera setup for the iPhone 7 Pro.<br />
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Apple is also said to be removing the 3.5 mm headphone jack in an attempt to make the iPhone more water resistant or maybe even waterproof.</div>
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Display</h3>
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It is unlikely that Apple will bump up the resolution of the display or change the type of display, but the demand from consumers for an OLED display has been huge. Apple might switch up the technology but there are no confirmed reports of this. A higher resolution OLED display would also mean sacrificing performance and battery, which Apple cannot afford to do.<br />
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Reports say that Apple will switch to OLED panels in their all glass design expected in 2017.</div>
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The removal of the headphone jack has been the highlight of every leak and rumour since the iPhone 7 leaks started. Will Apple really ditch the 3.5mm headphone jack in the iPhone 7? The industry is already ready for the big change and leaks have also redied the consumers enough. Although we wouldn’t be surprised if the leaks turn out to be untrue. For now no can can say with certainty, but the headphone jack may retire in 2016 thanks to the iPhone 7.<br />
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Camera</h3>
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Apple is making significant changes to the cameras on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus (and possibly the Pro ), If Apple does launch three variants, expect the iPhone 7 to do large megapixel stills with 4k video and possibly Slo-mo 1080p at 240fps. The iPhone 7 may even shoot 4k UHD video at 60fps. The iPhone 7 pro is said to have a dual camera setup, this may be the same phone as the iPhone 7 plus, or may be an independent handset altogether. The dual camera could be used for any existing technology like; post focus, dedicated monochrome imaging and colour imaging. 3D imaging, or simply higher dynamic range.<br />
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The Apple iPhone 7 is said to sport the Apple A10 chipset with the M10 motion co-processor. A huge bump in performance and graphics for this phone would  be a result of this new chipset. The use of this chipset may also allow apple to bump up the display resolution if they do decide to do that.</div>
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Reports also suggest an increase in RAM, 2 GB for the iPhone 7 and 3 GB for the Plus and/or pro variant.</div>
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Storage will also get a major boost, recently leaked images of a 256GB iPhone 7 box suggest that Apple will make the phone variants either 32 GB, 128 GB and 256 GB or simply start at 64GB and offer two increments as 128 GB and 256 GB. Wireless charging patents and technology may exist in the new iPhone 7 however, a metal case may not allow that successfully.</div>
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The Lightning port will now have a faster charging capability according to rumours along with an inbuilt DAC for Hi-Res digital audio out for those headphones that support it. Apple may include a simple lightning to 3.5mm dongle in the box or sell it as an accessory for as much as US $ 19.</div>
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The iPhone 7 Pro is a rumoured to have the smart connector similar to the one found on the iPad Pro, for allowing connections with accessories, and possibly battery packs.</div>
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We know that iOS 10 will be launched along side the iPhone 7, so the iPhone 7 will run the said OS. The operating system is already out in BETA and has a whole host of new features and applications some of which can be seen in our video below.</div>
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Everything About The Apple iPhone 7

Design If rumours and leaks are to be believed. Apple will launch the iPhone 7 in a design which is quite similar to that of the iPh...

iPhone 7 release date rumours, new features and images: iPhone 7 'gets super-toughened screen with built-in Touch ID sensor'

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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: AktivGrotesk-LightItalic !important; outline: none;">When is the new iPhone 7 coming out? What new features and design changes can we expect in the iPhone 7? And will it even be called the iPhone 7?</span></div>
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The iPhone 7 is already a hot topic, even though the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have only been out for a few months. You may be surprised by how much speculation there is about the iPhone 7 already: rumours about the iPhone 7's release date, its design, specs and features, and even its name.</div>
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In 2015 we're sure to see a next-generation iPhone. But what will the new iPhone 7 (or perhaps iPhone 6s or simply 'New iPhone') be like? What new features can we expect in the iPhone 7? And when will the iPhone 7 come out? We round up the evidence to bring you everything there is to know about the iPhone 7 so far.</div>
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Bookmark this page and come back regularly for the latest iPhone 7 information, clues, hints and rumours, as well as any leaked photos of the iPhone 7 that emerge; we'll update the article whenever we hear any worthwhile new information on the subject.</div>
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If you're looking for information about the current iPhones, by the way, visit our <a href="http://www.reviewnex.com/2014/04/i-phone-6.html">iPhone 6 review </a>and <a href="http://www.reviewnex.com/2014/11/apple-iphone-6-plus.html">iPhone 6 Plus review</a>, and our comparison article: <a href="http://www.reviewnex.com/2014/11/apple-iphone-6-vs-6-plus-dual-unboxing.html">iPhone 6 vs iPhone 6 Plus</a>. </div>
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iPhone 7 rumours: What is the iPhone 7?</h2>
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Sorry if that sounds obvious, but it's not as simple a question as it sounds. The iPhone 7 <span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: AktivGrotesk-LightItalic !important; outline: none;">isn't</span> the seventh iPhone (the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were the ninth and tenth iPhones respectively, so that ship sailed a long time ago) but it's what we are for convenience calling Apple's next large-screen (phablet-form) iPhone launch.</div>
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At the moment Apple sells iPhones in three sizes: with 4-inch screens (the iPhone 5cand iPhone 5s); with a 4.7-inch screen (the <a href="http://www.reviewnex.com/2014/04/i-phone-6.html" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1689c4; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_self" title="iPhone 6 review">iPhone 6</a>) and with a 5.5-inch screen (the<a href="http://www.reviewnex.com/2014/11/apple-iphone-6-plus.html" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1689c4; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_self" title="iPhone 6 Plus review">iPhone 6 Plus</a>). We're currently working on the basis that Apple will make at least one new model in all three sizes, and for now we're choosing to call those theoretical devices iPhone 6c, iPhone 6s and iPhone 7.</div>
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(However, an anonymous source in Apple's supply chain recently claimed that the company isn't currently planning to make another 4-inch iPhone. We're not sure about that - and think it would be a mistake for Apple - but you can read more about the rumour in our iPhone 6c round-up.)</div>
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iPhone 7 rumours: What will the next iPhone be called? Will it be iPhone 6s or iPhone 6c instead?</h2>
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Before we get on to specs and other technical details, one of the first things we want to address is the name of the next iPhone. If Apple sticks to its traditional naming conventions, then it's more likely that the 2015 iPhone will be called the <a href="http://www.reviewnex.com/2014/04/i-phone-6.html" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1689c4; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" title="iPhoen 6s release date rumours">iPhone 6s</a> instead of the iPhone 7. (This could be accompanied by a cheaper iPhone 6c.)</div>
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However, it's been rumoured for a few years now that Apple is considering dropping the 'S' naming convention (and the more recent 'C' convention), as it's beginning to be perceived negatively. After all, it does make it seem like it's not a completely new device, but rather a stepping stone to the next iPhone.</div>
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We won't know what the next iPhone is called until Apple confirms it, of course.</div>
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Another option that's been proposed by keen Aple followers is that the iPhone 7 will be called the iPhone Air, following the example of the MacBook Air and iPad Air lines. But that's a bit wacky for our tastes.</div>
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iPhone 7 release date rumours: When is the iPhone 7 coming out?</h2>
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If Apple sticks to its traditions, we can expect the iPhone 7 to arrive in mid-September 2015. The <a href="http://www.reviewnex.com/2014/04/i-phone-6.html" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1689c4; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="iPhone 6 review">iPhone 6</a> and <a href="http://www.reviewnex.com/2014/11/apple-iphone-6-plus.html" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1689c4; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="iPhone 6 Plus review">iPhone 6 Plus</a> were unveiled on 9 September 2014 (and released to the public on 19 September); the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s were unveiled on 10 September 2013; the iPhone 5 was unveiled on 12 September. There's a pattern there. </div>
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However, it's possible - and has been widely speculated - that Apple will begin releasing new iPhones twice a year, to help it keep up with the ever growing and ever improving competition. This would mean an iPhone launch event in the spring of 2015 followed by another in the autumn.</div>
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In this case we would expect less dramatic enhancements in each update: perhaps an 'S'-class update in the spring followed by the full iPhone 7 in autumn. Or Apple might choose to update its 4-inch smartphones in one set of announcements and its larger phones in the other.</div>
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Indeed, another tech site says it has a source in the supply chain that backs all this up - claiming that, while the iPhone 7 will have to wait until September, the iPhone 6s will be launched in spring alongside the Apple Watch.</div>
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It's an interesting theory, but if we were betting men and women <span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: AktivGrotesk-LightItalic !important; outline: none;">Macworld</span> would put its money on a September launch for the next range of iPhones.</div>
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iPhone 7 rumours: Specifications</h2>
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It's time to get a bit more technical. Let's talk iPhone 7 specs.</div>
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iPhone 7 specs: Screen size</h3>
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Most importantly, what screen size will the iPhone 7 have? There are a number of competing theories.</div>
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Of the three smartphone screen sizes Apple currently sells, the 4.7 inches of the iPhone 6 appears to be the favourite among customers. The iPhone 6 Plus and its 5.5-inch screen strikes many people as too big; the 4-inch iPhone 5s seems too old-fashioned and titchy to many more. 4.7 inches may be the sweet spot for the average Apple fan.</div>
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But it seems unlikely that Apple will give up on its other screen sizes as easily as that. For one thing, there are definitely smartphone users out there who still value smaller devices: those with smaller hands, those who prefer to use their smartphone one-handed, people who just don't like change.</div>
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Apple may seek to placate this market by updating its 4-inch line-up. And while it's been consistently outsold by the iPhone 6, the iPhone 6 Plus hasn't been a sales disaster either - and it's an important product for Apple in terms of prestige and acquiring a foothold in new markets.</div>
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For simplicity, therefore, we're predicting three new iPhones from Apple over the next year or so. An update of the iPhone 5s with a 4-inch screen, which we're calling the iPhone 6c; a 4.7-inch update of the iPhone 6, which we're calling the <a href="http://www.reviewnex.com/2014/04/i-phone-6.html" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1689c4; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" title="iPhoen 6s release date rumours">iPhone 6s</a>; and a new phablet, based on the iPhone 6 Plus, with a 5.5-inch screen. This last update is the one we're calling the iPhone 7, and will be the focus of this article. <span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: AktivGrotesk-Regular, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none;"> </span></div>
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iPhone 7 specs rumours: 3D display</h3>
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The iPhone 7 could feature a 3D display, according to Economic Daily News, which claims that Apple supply chain partner TPK is working on a project that relates to "naked eye 3D screen" - in other words, a 3D screen that doesn't require glasses to see.</div>
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iPhone 7 specs rumours: Camera</h3>
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When it comes to the iPhone 7's camera, the latest reports suggest that it could offer a significant improvement over the camera found in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. In fact, it could be the biggest camera jump in the history of the iPhone.</div>
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Daring Fireball's John Gruber recently said in a podcast on his blog that a source claims the iPhone 7's camera will have a two-lens system that could help allow users to capture "DSLR-quality imagery."</div>
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A dual-lens design offers a number of advantages over the present (admittedly highly acclaimed) iPhone camera setup, including the option to add an optical zoom. It's also been suggested that future iPhone cameras will have better performance in low-light conditions.</div>
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For a real-world example of the technology, the HTC One M8 already features a rear-facing camera that uses a dual-lens system. </div>
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iPhone 7 specs rumours: Processor</h3>
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Samsung is already being pegged as the supplier of Apple's A9 processor for its next generation of smartphones. The processors are expected to be manufactured using a 14-nanometer design. The new chips are expected to be smaller, more efficient and of course more powerful.</div>
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The A8 chip uses a 20-nanometer process, and the majority are manufactured by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). Analysts have been reporting for some time that Samsung wants to once again become the sole manufacturer of Apple's chips, and has been offering competitive prices in an attempt to convince Apple to strike a deal; and according to the Inquirer, it has (at least partially) succeeded.</div>
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The site, basing its claims on sources quoted in a Korean-language news page, says that Samsung will make three quarters of the A9 chips used in the iPhone 7. (We still believe that Apple itself will design the A9 chip, as it has done with A-class processor chips in the past.)</div>
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iPhone 7 rumours: New features</h2>
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There's a lot more to the iPhone 7 than screen size, of course. What new features can we expect to see?</div>
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iPhone 7 new features: 'Joystick'-style Home button for gamers</h3>
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The newest rumour is pretty far out there, and we're not sure it's realistic to expect this to appear in any Apple devices for a while yet. But it's definitely an interesting idea.</div>
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Essentially the concept is this: the Home button on the iPhone 7 would be able to 'pop up' on a little spring and turn into a sort of mini-joystick for playing games. There are plenty of iOS games that would benefit from a hardware controller (this explains the enduring popularity of Bluetooth gaming controller accessories) and this sounds like a lot of fun.</div>
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But gamers remain only one section of the iPhone's audience, and it seems like a risky idea to potentially compromise the resilience of everyone's iPhone Home button (which has famously been very prone to breakage in the past) for a feature that would benefit only some users.</div>
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A wacky idea that we're not convinced by, then - but one that <span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: AktivGrotesk-LightItalic !important; outline: none;">is</span> backed up by an Apple patent: application 20150015475, originally filed on 9 July 2013 but only published by the US Patent Office on 15 January 2015. So somebody at Cupertino thinks the idea is worth a thought.</div>
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(Bear in mind, however, that Apple often patents ideas that it doesn't actually build - to cover itself for future changes of plan, to avoid patent trolling, and perhaps even to mislead rivals about its direction.)</div>
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iPhone 7 new features: Force Technology</h3>
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We discuss this in more detail in our discussion of the <a href="http://www.reviewnex.com/2014/04/i-phone-6.html" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1689c4; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_self" title="iPhone 6s release date rumours">iPhone 6s</a>, but let's briefly talk about something called Force Technology.</div>
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Force Technology is the touch-sensitive display technology that Apple is already using in its Apple Watch, and enables the device to differentiate between a tap and a press. (This is important, given the restricted dimensions of the Apple Watch's display - the extra gestures this enables are vital to the user experience.)</div>
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Well, one rumour suggests that this will also be used on the next generation of iPhones. As on the Apple Watch, this would open up a finer and wider range of gestures and more sophisticated interactions, but the case for including it here is not quite as compelling. </div>
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iPhone 7 new features: Wireless charging</h3>
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It's a perennial rumour for upcoming Apple devices, but wireless charging could be a reality this time around: it didn't arrive with the iPhone 6 as some had predicted, but was introduced to the Apple Watch as inductive charging.</div>
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Wireless charging sounds amazing, but at the moment inductive charging has a very short range; so you wouldn't be able to just sit at your desk and have your iPhone (in your pocket) charge from the plug several feet away. Rather, you'd place the device on a wired mat. Convenient, but not quite as space-age as it might have sounded when we talked about 'wireless charging'.</div>
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(Indeed, this isn't by any means a brand-new idea. There have been inductive charging cases available for the iPhone for some time, and nearly two years ago we were talking about the technology appearing in what we were then referring to as the iPad 5: iPad 5 patent: inductive Smart Cover contains battery.)</div>
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The artist Yasser Farahi, whose work appears lower down in the images and videos section, has come up with a mocked-up advert for this feature:</div>
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iPhone 7 new features: New charger</h3>
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In August 2014, rumours about a new iPhone charger emerged, suggesting that the USB part of the charger could be reversible, just like the Lightning connector.</div>
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A video showing what's believed to be a new charger for a future with a reversible fully reversible USB Lightning cable emerged on the web earlier in 2014. It shows the USB being plugged in to the adapter both ways, in the same way that the Lightning connector itself is reversible.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">iPhone 7 new features: iOS 9</span></b></div>
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iOS 9 is also likely to introduce new features at a software level. Among the features we're hoping to see in iOS 9: improved parental controls, group FaceTime calls and split-screen app multitasking.</div>
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iPhone 7 new features: Apple patents</h3>
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Looking closer at Apple's patent portfolio, we can come up with some further iPhone 7 features that could well be on the cards for 2015. Face recognition could be used to unlock the device, or the entire display of the iPhone 7 could be a Touch ID fingerprint sensor, eliminating the need for a Home button and making room for a larger display.</div>
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Take a look at our Apple patent round-up for more features that Apple is investigating for future products.</div>
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iPhone 7 rumours: Design</h2>
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What you shouldn't expect from the iPhone 7 is a design that's radically different from the iPhone 6. Apple usually keeps the same design for two generations of the iPhone, so the slimmer, lighter and rounder design of the iPhone 6 is expected to carry over to the iPhone 7, too.</div>
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However, if Apple does decide to go for a new design for the iPhone 7, we actually think it could be thicker than the iPhone 6, with what Apple calls "sidewall displays".</div>
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Apple has published a patent relating to such displays, which hints at a future iPhone with a display that extends onto the sides of the device, providing interactive or touch sensitive portions that give access to the slide to unlock functionality, music player controls, messaging readout, caller ID, system controls and more.</div>
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It's possible that Apple will use different materials to make the iPhone 7 more durable. Before the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were unveiled there was speculation that Apple would use Sapphire glass for the display and Liquidmetal for the chassis.</div>
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iPhone 7 design rumours: Touch ID built into the screen</h3>
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In the continuing march of miniaturisation, one of the elements of the iPhone design that's proved resistant to shrinkage is the bezel below the screen - it can't get much smaller than it already is because it needs to house the Home button. Which is why a recurring theory is that Apple will extend the screen down past the Home button, or even incorporate the Touch ID sensor that lives in the recent iPhones' Home button into the touchscreen.</div>
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There's a patent to back up the latter theory, too. Patent application number 20150036065, for "a  fingerprint sensor ... incorporated in a display stack in an electronic device", was filed by a number of Apple's engineers in April 2014 and published recently. Here are some of the accompanying illustrations (although you should bear in mind that patent images are almost universally ugly, and shouldn't bear much resemblance to what the finished design would look like):</div>
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We're still not completely sure what this design would achieve, since (as you can see in the iPhone illustration in Fig. 1) it doesn't even do away with the Home button, and therefore doesn't increase the amount of screen area.</div>
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And we've not been blown away by the reliability of the Touch ID sensor on the iPhone 5s, which seems to be hyper-sensitive to any quantity of grease sitting on the Home button. Given how smudged an iPhone screen can get, this seems like it could be even worse, even before you factor in potential complications of embedded the sensor within the screen elements.</div>
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In other words, this seems like a long shot, at least for now.</div>
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iPhone 7 design rumours: Sapphire glass...</h3>
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Apple is already using sapphire in the display of the Apple Watch, and it's possible that the company is now ready to import this material into its smartphone lin-up. Sapphire glass is more durable than Gorilla Glass, so could be an ideal material to use for the bigger display.</div>
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Apple was backing a Sapphire plant in Arizona - run by GT Advanced Technologies - that could have been used to manufacture 200 million 5-inch iPhone displays per year, according to reports. But that company has now been declared bankrupt and was unable to meet Apple's demands.</div>
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There could be a further twist, however. New reports suggest that long-term Apple supplier Foxconn is gearing up to build its own sapphire plant in Asia, and could be able to take GT Advanced Technologies' place.</div>
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Foxconn's planned plant in Taiwan will cost it $2.6bn to set up, but could give it a huge advantage as companies jostle to be involved in the production of the next iPhone.</div>
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iPhone 7 design rumours: ...or super-hardened 'Project Phire' Gorilla Glass</h3>
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Sapphire glass sounds nice, but don't write off Gorilla Glass (the material used on current iPhones) just yet.</div>
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Corning, the company that makes Gorilla Glass, has responded to the looming threat of Sapphire glass. It announced a new development at the start of February 2015: an ultra-hardened composite material that at this point is known by the name Project Phire.</div>
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At an investor meeting, James Clappin, president of Corning Glass Technologies, explained how the firm expects to beat sapphire: "We told you last year that sapphire was great for scratch performance but didn't fare well when dropped. So we created a product that offers the same superior damage resistance and drop performance of Gorilla Glass 4 with scratch resistance that approaches sapphire."</div>
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Cnet has the full story.</div>
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iPhone 7 design rumours: Liquidmetal chassis</h3>
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Liquidmetal is also said to be under consideration as a material for the chassis, because it's more durable than aluminium: a smaller quantity of this material can be used to achieve the same degree of strength as the metal used for Apple's current iPhones. This would enable Apple to keep the bigger iPhone light and thin, despite the bigger screen.</div>
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(Device strength may be on Apple's mind right now, following the 'Bendgate' controversy that afflicted the iPhone 6 Plus.)</div>
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Plus, removing the bezels in the bigger iPhone to create an edge-to-edge display would mean Apple could introduce a bigger display without the need to increase the overall size of the iPhone too much.</div>
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It's also possible that Apple will bring some other elements of the technology used in the Apple Watch to the iPhone 7. For example, the Apple Watch's display can detect finger pressure, so the iPhone 7's display (or perhaps just a portion of it) could be capable of doing the same.</div>
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iPhone 7 images and videos</h2>
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We haven't got any leaked images or photos of the iPhone 7 yet, and don't expect to for some time. But some talented designers and illustrators have already put their minds to work on coming up with iPhone 7 concept images: artists' impressions, if you like, of what the iPhone 7 could look like. </div>
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The most recent concept renders come from Yasser Farahi, the artist who also produced the image at the top of this article. Here are some of Farahi's stunning designs for the iPhone 7:</div>
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<img alt="iPhone 7 concept illustrations by Yasser Farahi" class="lz amzn_view_checked" height="360" kioskedhash_production="8936_35825a06_27b3a329" src="http://cdn2.macworld.co.uk/cmsdata/features/3530504/iPhone_7_illustration_Yasser_Farahi_1000c.jpg" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; font-family: AktivGrotesk-Regular, Arial, sans-serif; height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; outline: none;" title="Click for slideshow" width="640" /></div>
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<img alt="iPhone 7 concept illustrations by Yasser Farahi" class="lz amzn_view_checked" height="360" kioskedhash_production="8936_35825a06_6bf2cf8a" src="http://cdn2.macworld.co.uk/cmsdata/features/3530504/iPhone_7_illustration_Yasser_Farahi_800home.jpg" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; font-family: AktivGrotesk-Regular, Arial, sans-serif; height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; outline: none;" title="Click for slideshow" width="640" /></div>
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As you can see above, Farahi has come up with some smart new colour options for the iPhone 7 - more varied than on the iPhone 6 series, but more restrained and adult than on the iPhone 5c. Here are the new 'wine' and 'copper' options in more detail:</div>
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<img alt="iPhone 7 concept illustrations by Yasser Farahi" class="lz amzn_view_checked" height="360" kioskedhash_production="8936_35825a06_18e7d537" src="http://cdn2.macworld.co.uk/cmsdata/features/3530504/iPhone_7_illustration_Yasser_Farahi_1000e.jpg" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; font-family: AktivGrotesk-Regular, Arial, sans-serif; height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; outline: none;" title="Click for slideshow" width="640" /></div>
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<img alt="iPhone 7 concept illustration by Yasser Farahi: colour options" class="lz amzn_view_checked" height="360" kioskedhash_production="8936_35825a06_8811d4ec" src="http://cdn2.macworld.co.uk/cmsdata/features/3530504/iPhone_7_illustration_Yasser_Farahi_1000b.jpg" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; font-family: AktivGrotesk-Regular, Arial, sans-serif; height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; outline: none;" title="Click for slideshow" width="640" /></div>
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Take a look at <a href="http://iphone.ovalpicture.com/" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1689c4; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="iPhone 7 concept illustrations by Yasser Farahi">Farahi's site</a> for more.</div>
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Designer Martin Hajek is well known for his work in this area. He's created some beautiful images of a predicted iPhone 7.</div>
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Hajek's iPhone 7 design concept is based on the idea that screen of the next iPhone will reach all the way to the edges, allowing the phone itself to be slightly smaller than the current iPhone 6 while accommodating the same amount of screen space.</div>
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<img alt="iPhone 7 release date rumours and leaked images: Concept image by Martin Hajek" class="lz amzn_view_checked" height="455" kioskedhash_production="8936_35825a06_f1cd31f5" src="http://cdn2.macworld.co.uk/cmsdata/features/3530504/iPhone_7_image_Martin_Hajek_1000b.jpg" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; font-family: AktivGrotesk-Regular, Arial, sans-serif; height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; outline: none;" title="Click for slideshow" width="640" /></div>
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<img alt="iPhone 7 release date rumours and leaked images: Concept image by Martin Hajek" class="lz amzn_view_checked" height="360" kioskedhash_production="8936_35825a06_f0eb5447" src="http://cdn2.macworld.co.uk/cmsdata/features/3530504/iPhone_7_image_Martin_Hajek_800home.jpg" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; font-family: AktivGrotesk-Regular, Arial, sans-serif; height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; outline: none;" title="Click for slideshow" width="640" /></div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: AktivGrotesk-LightItalic !important; outline: none;">The illustration above shows a second concept that Hajek has come up with: putting holes in the display for the Touch ID button, speaker and front-facing camera</span></div>
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They're lovely, aren't they? There are lots more iPhone 7 concept images on Martin Hajek's website.</div>
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If that's not enough for you, we're also starting to see concept images of the iPhone 8. (Yep, the iPhone <span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: AktivGrotesk-LightItalic !important; outline: none;">8</span>. This is getting ridiculous.)</div>
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On the Behance website, designer Steel Drake has posted some images of what the iPhone 8 might look like when it arrives a few years from now. This concept of the iPhone 8 is entirely covered in glass apart from metal sides.</div>
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We'll be updating this article with more iPhone 7 information as we get it. As soon as 2015 arrives, expect iPhone 7 rumours to start flowing in thick and fast.</div>
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