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In an update on the developer portal today, Apple has started encouraging developers to update their apps for the new iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, and iPhone XR. The company is also pushing Mac developers to submit their apps to the all-new App Store coming with macOS Mojave, and to the iOS App Store with iOS 12 features.
With the introduction of Apple Watch Series 4, Apple also introduced a slew of new watch faces that was thought to only be available on the new Series 4 models.
While Apple made no mention of AirPower during today’s event, it looks like Apple may be launching AirPower later in 2018 than originally anticipated.
We’re not quite out of beta season yet. macOS Mojave developer beta 11 is out today. As always, we’ll dig through the latest beta version and highlight all the changes between the first beta and the latest beta below.
UPDATE: Spanish language support is coming and will be available on October 26.
Apple announced at the event today that HomePod will be getting a software update soon that supports multiple timers, phone calls, and pinging your iPhone if you’ve misplaced it.
Along with other software releases today, Apple has also announced the release date for tvOS 12 during its iPhone event this morning. The company has also revealed details regarding upgrade pricing as well as future pricing for Dolby Atmos pricing through iTunes.
Apple just announced during their iPhone event that watchOS 5 will be available to the public on September 17. Apple has been running a developer beta all summer, with features such as Walkie-Talkie and a full-fledged first-party Podcasts app with support for both downloading and streaming podcasts onto the Watch, all without the need of your iPhone.
Similar to iPhone X and Face ID, Apple Watch can also gain similar notification privacy settings by flipping a few switches. Instead of notifications appearing immediately on the Watch, enabling notification privacy will only show the source of the notification as well as the name, masking the content.
The popular media playing app Plex has announced today that it will be shutting down its Plex Cloud service on November 30. The company says (via Variety) that it had to make the hard decision due to technical issues and costs.
Apple’s autonomous vehicle program is no secret within the tech industry. While the company has yet to confirm anything, information regarding the project has been leaking consistently over the past several years.
AirPlay is a super cool way to allow you to wirelessly send audio from your Mac device to another AirPlay-capable device such as HomePod, Apple TV, or a speaker connected via the line-out port on an AirPort Express.
Despite the introduction AirPlay 2, you’re still limited to multiple AirPlay-capable devices through iTunes.
Apple has quietly pushed updates to both its Music Memos and Logic Remote apps for iOS. Both apps mention “stability improvements and bug fixes” in their release notes, with nothing more detailed.
AirPlay is a super cool way to allow you to wirelessly send audio from your iOS device to another AirPlay-capable device such as HomePod, Apple TV, or a speaker connected via the line-out port on an AirPort Express.
However, with the introduction AirPlay 2, you’re now able to connect to multiple AirPlay-capable devices.
Earlier this year, Apple purchased popular digital magazine distributor Texture. Now, the company is reportedly in talks with major newspaper publishers.
Apple Music is today rolling out its own top charts for subscribers of the service.
According to a report from Rolling Stone, Apple will be releasing a software update on Friday to all users that will include the new charts feature. There will be a global top 100 chart, as well as top charts for every country Apple Music is available in. Every chart will be updated on a daily basis at 12 AM PST.
Got a new pair of headphones or speakers but sounds a bit off? If you’re an Apple Music subscriber or use iTunes as your way to manage music, there might be a way to offer a temporary fix for your audio gear…
Apple is planning to update the system it uses to handle law enforcement requests for user data. While the company had previously relied on a dated email system, it is now upgrading to a new online portal.
Most people understand that pressing and holding the Home button on an iPhone (or Side button on iPhone X), will trigger Siri. However, there are other ways to trigger Siri, including hands-free.
Follow along to learn how to use different trigger methods for Siri….
Up until today, users in the Republic of Korea were being charged with U.S. Dollars, which were then converted back to the Korean Won for its App Store policies.
Raise to Wake is a super useful feature on the iPhone. It lets you turn on the screen by simply raising it. However, this can be annoying at times, especially if you carry your iPhone in a backpack or purse, causing the screen to wake at unintended times.
Follow along to learn how to turn it off…
Skype has long been the go-to method for remote conference calls. While Apple announced a similar featured named Group FaceTime in June, that feature has been postponed to a later date.
Many users want an always-on display for Apple Watch. While we’re likely years away from this feature becoming a possibility, Apple does offer an option to keep the screen on longer than the default 15 seconds.
Apple’s autonomous car project is no secret to anyone following the company closely. Apple uses Lexus SUVs that drive on the streets of Cupertino to do its autonomous testing.
Apple seems to be struggling with its hardware lately as the company has today began rolling out a replacement program for the iPhone 8.