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New Tricks for Old Apps

Apple and Google have added new features and apps to their iPhone and Android devices. Learn about the Weather, Stocks and Calculator apps plus how to delete them.

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  • When the iPhone launched in 2007, Apple’s preinstalled apps were basic.
  • Apple and Google have added new features to those old apps over time.
  • Apple Weather now includes precipitation alerts, hyperlocal forecasts and color radar maps.
  • Apple’s Stocks app has a custom watch list, charts and data for various stocks.
  • The Calculator app has shortcuts and can do scientific functions.
New Tricks for Old Apps
If you haven’t used some of your phone’s preloaded programs in years, the software may surprise you with updated or hidden features.
The New York TimesBy J. D. Biersdorfer

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