TechScape: Are folding phones the shape of things to come?

Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: Samsung lead the way in flexible screens … OnlyFans’ U-turn on adult content ban … and Instagram’s age verification move

How to buy a secondhand smartphone – and what to look out for

They are good for the environment and your wallet but there can be pitfalls. Here’s how to grab a bargain safely in the UK

Will Apple’s image-scan plan protect children or just threaten privacy?

The tech giant says its iCloud security update is designed to help weed out images of abuse their children, but activists have voiced concerns

How does Apple technology hold up against NSO spyware?

The iPhone maker says it is keeping pace with malware, but the Pegasus project paints a worrying picture

The Story of Film: A New Generation review – invigorating study of 21st century cinema

Critic and film-maker Mark Cousins offers a new instalment in his monumental Story of Film series, examining what digital technology has brought to the table

Letting users bypass App Store would be security risk, says Apple

Opening up iOS to ‘sideloading’ would lead to wave of damaging malware on iPhones and iPads, firm says

iPhone assembler Foxconn to develop in-car tech with Peugeot-Chrysler owner

Joint-venture shows deepening convergence between tech and car industries with software a key battleground

Threshold review – road trip out of hell in iPhone horror

A brother and sister try to escape a satanic spell in this cruddy horror story shot entirely on iPhones

Apple iOS 14.5 update includes ‘app tracking transparency’ feature

Setting means iPhone users can stop advertisers following their digital lives – to the ire of Facebook

Infinitum: Subject Unknown review – solo time-loop echoes lockdown vexation

This iPhone-shot sci-fi drama with cameos from Ian McKellen and Conleth Hill is impressively realised, though the plot ultimately frustrates

Syringes and a flaming heart: iPhone reveals more than 200 new emojis

Options for couples with different skin tones and a bearded man or woman also part of iOS 14.5

iPhone update lets Apple Watch users unlock Face ID in a mask

Company’s iOS 14.5 release will allow masked users to access devices with help from Apple Watch heart-rate sensor

iPhones vulnerable to hacking tool for months, researchers say

NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware could allegedly track locations and access passwords

iPhone 12 Pro Max review: Apple’s longer lasting superphone

Giant iPhone has two-day battery, better camera, massive screen and much-improved ergonomics

iPhone 12 mini review: the king of small phones

Mini phone crams most of iPhone 12 into small body but screen may be too small for many