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While iOS won’t support the standard, macOS officially supports aptX (not to be confused with aptX HD) as a Bluetooth audio codec. However, macOS will likely favor AAC as Apple’s apps such as iTunes prefer the codec.
One of the most annoying things about Wi-Fi are those offered by big corporations. Local Starbucks or library have terrible cell reception? Join the Wi-Fi network. However, a separate location might have better or faster cell reception than what the Wi-Fi offers.
Square is today announcing a new and updated mobile payment terminal that aims to make payments with iPhones or iPads easier.
Along with upgrading the majority of its older products to support AirPlay 2, and its recently announced Beam soundbar, Sonos today is announcing a new iteration of its Amp, which will also be gaining support for Apple’s latest wireless standard.
While still in beta, macOS Mojave has added a new feature that is arguably bad for most of the population. By default, macOS Mojave will now show the three most recently used apps in your dock.
Follow along to learn how to disable this feature…
As we reported earlier this afternoon, Apple today pushed an update for its discontinued AirPort Express. Within the update, it included support for AirPlay 2, which lets you create a multi-room audio system.
Apple has today released the second supplemental update for 2018 MacBook Pros running macOS High Sierra 10.13.6.
UPDATE: The site seems to be back online and fully functional again.
Anyone trying to visit Apple’s Support Communities this evening will are being hit with an error message noting that Apple is updating its forums and “will be back shortly.” Some users are able to access the site intermittently.
In an age where developers seem to be abandoning Apple Watch apps left and right, Microsoft of all companies is soon launching its popular Authenticator application for watchOS.
While there’s no limit to how long an iMessage can be, not all of your friends may have iPhones. Which means you default back to SMS, which has a 140 character limit. While Apple has been pretty good about splitting up SMS when sending more than 140 characters, sometimes it doesn’t work as intended, depending on the receiving person’s carrier.
U.S carrier’s T-Mobile and AT&T recently had their customer’s account PINs compromised by two different security flaws.
Naturally, the Workouts app burns a ton of battery life on Apple Watch. It constantly uses the heart rate sensor, GPS, and cellular (if you’re away from your iPhone). This could be an issue if your Apple Watch battery is running low but you need to fill in your Activity rings, still.
T-Mobile is making life much easier for customers looking to upgrade their iPhone on a yearly basis. Starting this month, the Uncarrier is allowing customers to enroll in the iPhone Upgrade Program online or via the Apple Store app.
Tim Cook is anything but shy when it comes to human rights issues, diversity, and to an extent — immigration.
While Apple is continuously rolling out the feature to new cities, Transit for Apple Maps is a pretty nifty tool if it’s available in your areas, and if you rely on public transportation heavily.
By default, your iPhone will shorten last names for contacts that you choose to provide a last name for. This wasn’t always the case, though, and it’s possible to revert it back to the original form with the full name displayed.
It’s not only consumers that are being impacted by Verizon’s throttling tactics, emergency services are being affected as well. Ars Technica reports that Verizon Wireless throttled the Santa Clara County Fire Department’s data, and is now facing a lawsuit.
I’ve long been waiting for Apple to incorporate its incredible iCloud Keychain features for third-parties on iOS. At last, with iOS 12 that prayer has finally been answered. I’ve been fortunate enough to get a first-look with 1Password’s implementation, and it works exactly as I’d hope.
More details after the break…
Apple doesn’t seem like its slowing it’s original content efforts anytime soon. The company has been aggressively gaining rights to more original content over the past several months and today is no exception.
The New York Times reports that Apple has just landed rights to Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change, a novel written by Nathaniel Rich. The report also includes a rather buried mention of when we should expect the new video service to finally go live…
iCloud Keychain is pretty great when you only use Apple devices, and need very basic password management tools. However, if you’re a user of 1Password or LastPass, it’s been workaround after workaround for quite some time with no real system-level support, which is arguably required for such an app to function.
A SIM pin forces you to enter a specific pin every time your iPhone is turned off or rebooted. This means that if your phone is ever stolen, a thief looking to potentially access your information via your phone number will be unable to do so.
Popular iOS Twitter client, Leaf, has announced today that the app will no longer be getting updates. With the announcement, the developer iPlop, and app designer Surenix have shed some light on what they’ve been working on, but will ultimately never see the light of day.
Facebook has arguably always been in a grey area with its business model. On one hand, it’s super popular and nearly everyone you know likely has an account, but on the other hand, it’s been caught using shady practices regarding user data and privacy.
Depending on where you are in the world you might want to change the default metric units used in the Measure app in iOS 12.