SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A heads up iPhone and iPad users — a feature that was added to iDevices in the new iOS 9 mobile operating system update, that came out recently, could be costing you extra money ...

Is your cellular data usage through the roof since updating to the iOS 9? Well, the answer could be: Wi-Fi Assist, a new feature that allows your smartphone to automatically switch over to using data ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) -- The latest iPhone software upgrade is out and people might want to check a new feature before they get a surprise on their monthly bill. "WiFi Assist" is included with the upgrade ...

Some of the most draining iPhone settings are also among the most obvious culprits. A too-bright screen, for example, is a dead giveaway that your battery is being chipped away at. If you’re leaving ...

Without Wi-Fi assist, your iPhone might end up as useless as this piece of junk. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac Using your iPhone on a poor, weak, or spotty Wi-Fi is not only frustrating. It could ...

In iOS 9, Apple introduced Wi-Fi Assist, a theoretically good feature that defaults to cellular data when your wi-fi connection is sucking. Unfortunately, in doing so, it quietly went through my data ...

Handing Apple a victory, a federal judge has dismissed a potential class-action lawsuit filed by iPhone users who alleged that the iOS9 default settings resulted in unexpectedly high mobile data usage ...

Two iPhone users say in a new lawsuit that Apple's iOS9 default settings result in unexpectedly high data usage. Florida residents William Scott Phillips and Suzanne Schmidt Phillips allege in a court ...

Christina Farr, a health and technology senior writer at Fast Company, had an unexpected bit of coal in her end-of-year stocking: A bill for cell data overage charges. But, she noted on Twitter, she ...

Ashton Finegold didn't think much of the text message he received from his mobile phone service saying that he was nearing his data limit. But the San Francisco teen was shocked when he received a ...

Here’s an example of what happens: I’ll have my iPhone downstairs on the charger. I’ll be upstairs to play with my kids, clean up, etc. I’ll want to look up something via Siri, and I’ll realize my ...

When it comes to smartphones, the common sentiment is that your Wi-Fi network will always take precedence over your mobile connection. In other words, those with data caps generally don’t have to ...