The new feature no longer requires a third-party app to receive alerts if you’ve been exposed to COVID-19, but remains opt-in only.
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Apple releases iOS 13.7 with support for new automatic COVID-19 notification system
The system, built jointly with Google, will help remove the burden of needing dedicated apps Apple on Tuesday released iOS 13.7, adding support for a new exposure notification system for powering …
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Three ways to get iPhone software without using Apple’s App Store
A variety of different ways to distribute apps and so-called “mini-apps” from third-party developers on an iPhone have emerged, showing cracks in Apple’s walled garden.
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Apple’s App War Needs Peace
Changes to Apple’s app store could make developers’ lives — and our smartphones — better. This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays. Your tween might …
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iOS 14 could arrive on 7 October
In normal years the launch of a new version of iOS tends to happen around the middle of September. iOS 13 launched an 19 September, iOS 12 on 17 September, iOS 11 on 19 September, iOS 10 on the 13 …
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‘iPhone 12 Pro’ glass panel shows possible LiDAR placement
A leaker has released images of what could be the back covers of the ‘iPhone 12 Pro,’ with close-up shots of the camera bumps seemingly indicating a possible place where the rumored LiDAR sensor could …
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Apple advancing all-glass iPhone with wrap-around display technology
Apple’s future iPhone may have a wrap-around display, while also sporting an all-glass — and perhaps port-less — enclosure for a smooth exterior appearance.
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Apple AirPods 3 Release Date Leaked
Those waiting to get Apple’s next-generation AirPods 3 will have to wait a bit longer before they can get their hands on it if a new report from the supply chain proves accurate.
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The best iPhone 6S Plus deals in September 2020
We’ve found the best iPhone 6S deals so you always get the cheapest prices on this still-excellent Apple smartphone.
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Apple Targets More Than 75 Million 5G iPhone 12 Sales
Apple is preparing its suppliers to mass-produce more than 75 million of its new 5G-enabled iPhone 12 models ahead of the phone’s October launch.
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Insider reveals iPhone 12 and other Apple secrets
The iPhone 12 release date has been postponed, Apple confirmed a few weeks ago. A new report mentions the launch delay, saying that the iPhone 12 Pros might launch even later than the iPhone X did …
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How iOS and macOS Dictation Can Learn from Voice Control’s Dictation
Oddly, Apple has two seemingly independent dictation capabilities available for both iOS devices and Macs. The standard dictation feature is, unfortunately, pretty weak in comparison with the …
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YouTube tests Picture in Picture mode for its iOS app
Google-owned YouTube has reportedly started testing the picture-in-picture (PiP) mode for its iOS application.
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YouTube testing Picture in Picture mode for its iOS app
Google-owned YouTube has reportedly started testing the picture-in-picture (PiP) mode for its iOS application.
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Bloomberg: Apple Launching iPhone 12, Apple Watch Series 6, iPad Air, Smaller HomePod and AirPods Studio This Fall
Apple has a number of products in the works that are set to debut this fall, and this evening, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman and Debby Wu …
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iPhone 13: Release date, design, leaks and what we want to see
We’re only weeks out from the iPhone 12’s launch, but the perpetual smartphone rumor mill is already churning out leaks and rumors surrounding next year’s iPhone 13. Of course, given the iterative …
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Apple’s latest App Store and notarization problems reveal a giant seeking agility
Hanlon’s Razor says people should “never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” Are Apple’s app approval systems evil or dumb?
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