Apple is relying on an “ambitious” iOS 18 release to lift up what could be an underwhelming series of hardware updates for next-year’s iPhone 16. That’s according to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman who provides more details on why Apple briefly shut down feature development in order to deal with a larger number … [Read more…]
Apple is reportedly pausing development on new features for iOS 18 as part of an over-arching effort to stamp out the bugs early doors. While iOS 18 won’t be out until next autumn or even previewed on iPhone until next summer, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reckons Apple is encountering lots more bugs than usual, at this … [Read more…]
StandBy mode is one of the significant features to be added to the iPhone with the iOS 17 update, and here’s how to use it. StandBy is a new mode that turns an iPhone running iOS 17 into something akin to a smart display, highlighting the time, weather, calendar appointments and even a photo slideshow. … [Read more…]
Apple rolled out iOS 17.1 yesterday and, while it added some decent features for AirDrop, Apple Music and StandBy, it wasn’t as much of a newsworthy upgrade we’ve seen from ‘point one’ launches in the past. However, the first beta of Apple iOS 17.2 sent out to developers today, includes more exciting fare. Namely, the … [Read more…]
Apple has released iOS 17.1 for iPhone owners, which is the first major feature drop since the company launched the operating system last month. The software update, which is available to download now, includes numerous new features and fixes. It expands the capabilities of AirDrop, the StandBy smart display feature, the Music app and more. … [Read more…]
Google is rolling out a handy feature in its Chrome web browser that will pick up on typos and suggest web pages when you mis-type a URL. We’ve all been in that annoying situation where we type out a lengthy web address on our phones, only to miss out or insert an incorrect letter. The … [Read more…]
iOS 17 has brought a whole new batch of features to the iPhone series, including the ability to create videos with Live Photos. iOS 17 has brought a swath of new features to the forefront. We’ve already run through how to create Live Stickers and how to record a Facetime video using iOS 17, but … [Read more…]
iOS 17 has finally arrived and one new feature that should make every Apple user’s life a little bit easier is NameDrop. NameDrop is an extension of Apple’s AirDrop feature that allows users to transfer files wirelessly from one Apple device to another. However, NameDrop focuses specifically on making it easier to share your contact … [Read more…]
Despite the fact that you’ve been able to set multiple timers on the Apple Watch for a few years, Apple has only just introduced the functionality on iPhone with iOS 17 – but how do you use it? The option of having multiple timers running at the same time can be very handy. It’ll let … [Read more…]
Apple has revamped its stickers feature in iOS 17, allowing you to add fun effects to the stickers you create from images in your camera roll, including Live Photos. Not only can you add visual effects, such as Outline, Comic, Puffy and Shiny, to stickers made from Live Photos as you can with any stick … [Read more…]