Until someone else makes a 5G killer app, Apple is letting its pots simmer, enabling some APIs for future possibilities and otherwise standing back. For now, 5G on iOS is mostly a faster version of 4G …
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The simplest new iOS 15 FaceTime feature fixes a surprisingly irritating problem
At Apple’s WWDC event on Monday, the world got a first look at the upcoming iPhone operating system iOS 15, and the bevy of updates it brings to Apple’s popular video chat platform, FaceTime. Along …
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iOS 15 hidden features, iPadOS multitasking, iCloud+ and more from WWDC on the AppleInsider podcast
This week on the AppleInsider Podcast, your hosts cover the many iOS features that Apple left out of the WWDC keynote, iCloud+ and custom email domains, iPadOS multitasking, plus Podcast subscriptions …
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iOS 15: Check Out Safari’s New Tab Bar, Tab Groups, and Tab Switcher
In iOS 15, Safari has been completely redesigned with easier-to-reach controls in mind. Foremost is a new, compact tab bar that floats at the …
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iOS 15 gives you better tools to fight the firehose of notifications — with a catch
Apple’s iOS 15 preview earlier this week gave us a look at an important new feature coming to your iPhone’s notifications: help. A few new tools may act as a life preserver for those of us up to our …
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iOS 15’s Live Text Feature Lets You Digitize Written Notes, Call a Number on a Sign, Translate a Menu, and Much More
In iOS 15, Apple is introducing a new feature called Live Text that can recognize text when it appears in your camera’s viewfinder or in a …
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Someone rebuilt iOS 4 from the ground up as an iPhone app
This Monday, we saw the future of Apple’s various operating systems at WWDC 2021, including a sneak peek at iOS 15. The next big iOS software update will not be ready until this fall, but we were …
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iOS 15 has an awesome hidden drag-and-drop feature Apple never told us about
Apple kicked off its big WWDC 2021 keynote on Monday with the iOS 15 news fans and developers wanted to see most. Craig Federighi ran through the main iOS 15 features during the press conference, …
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iOS 15 features that just weren’t meant to be: What Apple still didn’t give us
When Apple unveiled the iOS 15 developer beta at WWDC, a lot of rumored features were notably absent. We saw tons of Apple software updates at WWDC 2021, but some features we were expecting got left …
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Apple Putting a Stop to Email Tracking Pixels With Mail Privacy Protection in iOS 15 and macOS Monterey
Tracking when you’ve opened up an email and what you’ve read is something that many companies and advertisers rely on for their …
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Apple unveils new privacy features in iOS 15 and other products
Tech giant is strengthening its privacy features, including enabling people to track how apps harvest their data.
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Apple’s Craig Federighi Talks iOS 15 and macOS Monterey With YouTubers
Apple software engineering chief Craig Federighi this week did a series of interviews with YouTubers, sharing iOS 15 highlights and tidbits …
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iOS 15 Lets Developers Hide Sensitive Information in Widgets on the Lock Screen Until iPhone Is Unlocked
On iOS and iPadOS 15, Apple is adding new functionality to WidgetKit, introduced last year, that will allow developers to classify information …
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iOS 4 has been lovingly recreated as an iPhone app
OS 4 originally appeared nearly 10 years ago as Apple’s first mobile operating system to drop the iPhone OS naming convention. An 18-year-old developer has now lovingly recreated iOS 4 as an iPhone …
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iOS 15 brings back the popular dial picker from iOS 13 and earlier with a twist
Across the system, iOS 14 brought a new dial picker that was quite the departure from the tried and true version we had in the years before. Now with iOS 15, we’re excited to see Apple has brought …
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iOS 15 device compatibility embarrasses Android 12 — here’s why
OS 15 isn’t just exciting for anyone looking to buy an iPhone 13. It’s an upgrade for six years worth of iPhones, and that’s something Android 12 just doesn’t offer. With the announcement of Apple’s …
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iOS 15 just brought back the magnifying glass for selecting text
Apple’s iOS 15 beta has brought back the magnifying glass used for zooming in to text, which we haven’t seen since iOS 12. Despite being a popular feature users could utilize to help them pinpoint …
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