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Users can personalize their Lock Screen, keep family photos in iCloud Shared Photo Library, recall sent messages, schedule mail, and discover more with Live ...

It includes an emergency reset that helps users easily sign out of iCloud on all their other devices, reset privacy permissions, and limit messaging to just the device in their hand. - The Health app adds Medications, allowing users to conveniently build and manage a medications list, create schedules and reminders, and track their medications, vitamins, or supplements. - The Fitness app is available to all iPhone users to help track and meet fitness goals, even if they don’t have an Apple Watch. iPhone users can set up a daily Move goal in the Fitness app and see how their active calories will help close their Move ring. - Dictation offers a new on-device experience that allows users to fluidly move between voice and touch. - Apple Maps is introducing multistop routing, so users can plan up to 15 stops in advance and automatically sync routes from Mac to iPhone when they’re ready to go. A software update to iOS 16 will bring support for the Matter smart home connectivity standard once it becomes available later this fall, enabling a wide variety of accessories to work together seamlessly across platforms, helping fulfill the true vision of a smart home. A user can also choose to send photos to the Shared Library automatically using a new toggle in the Camera app. Browsing in Safari is even safer with passkeys, unique digital keys that are easy to use, more secure, never stored on a web server, and stay on device so hackers can’t steal them in a data breach or trick users into sharing them. Users can choose to share existing photos from their personal libraries, or share based on a start date or people in the photos. They will also work across apps and the web, and users can sign in to websites or an app on non-Apple devices using just their iPhone. Now users can schedule emails ahead of time and are even given a moment to cancel delivery of a message before it reaches a recipient’s inbox. CarPlay will be able to provide content for multiple screens within the vehicle, creating an experience that is unified and consistent.

macOS Ventura, the latest version of the world's most advanced desktop operating system, takes the Mac experience to a whole new level.

Users can choose to share all of their existing photos from their personal libraries, or share based on a start date or people in the photos. Users can also now lift the subject away from an image and drop it into another app. The result is accelerated performance that provides gamers with a more responsive feel and graphics that look stunning. Passkeys make it simple to sign in securely, using Touch ID or Face ID for biometric verification, and iCloud Keychain to sync across Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV with end-to-end encryption. Metal 3, the latest version of the software that powers the gaming experience across Apple platforms, introduces new features that take the gaming experience on Mac to new heights and unleash the full potential of Apple silicon for years to come. In macOS Ventura, Safari introduces a powerful new way for users to browse together: With shared Tab Groups, friends, family, and colleagues can share their favorite sites in Safari and see what tabs others are looking at live. Users can also build a list of bookmarks on a shared Start Page, and even start a Messages conversation or FaceTime call right from Safari — great for planning a trip or researching a project together. Handoff now comes to FaceTime, allowing users to start a FaceTime call on one Apple device and seamlessly transfer it to another Apple device nearby. Continuity Camera now gives Mac customers the ability to use their iPhone as a webcam, and unlocks new capabilities that were never possible before on a webcam. Users can quickly find what they are looking for as soon as they click into search, including recent emails, contacts, documents, photos, and more, all before they even start typing. Stage Manager works in concert with other macOS windowing tools — including Mission Control and Spaces — and users can now easily get to their desktop with a single click. “macOS Ventura includes powerful features and new innovations that help make the Mac experience even better.

MacBook Air features a new, strikingly thin design in four finishes, 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, 1080p HD camera, MagSafe charging, and more.

- The all-new MacBook Air and updated 13-inch MacBook Pro will be available onapple.com/storeand in the Apple Store app. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro. Both the new MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro minimize their impact on the environment, now using 100 percent recycled rare earth elements in the enclosure magnets. The new MacBook Air features a gorgeous 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, which has been expanded closer to the sides and up around the camera to make room for the menu bar. The new MacBook Air and updated 13-inch MacBook Pro join the even more powerful 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max to round out the strongest lineup of Mac notebooks ever offered. With the power efficiency of M2, all of the capabilities of MacBook Air are built into a silent, fanless design. M2 also comes to the 13-inch MacBook Pro, featuring incredible performance, ProRes acceleration, up to 24GB of memory, and up to 20 hours of battery life — making our most portable pro notebook even better.” Now with M2, Apple’s most portable pro notebook gets even more capabilities in the same great form factor. Designed to dramatically speed up video workflows, M2 also adds a next-generation media engine and a powerful ProRes video engine for hardware-accelerated encode and decode, so systems with M2 will be able to play back more streams of 4K and 8K video than before. Additionally, the Magic Keyboard features a full-height function row with Touch ID, and a spacious, industry-leading Force Touch trackpad. “We’re so excited to bring our new M2 chip to the world’s two most popular laptops — the MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “Completely redesigned around M2, MacBook Air is thinner, lighter, and faster with a bigger display, better camera, and all-day battery life, in four beautiful finishes. M2also comes to the 13-inch MacBook Pro, the world’s second best-selling laptop — delivering incredible performance, up to 24GB of unified memory, ProRes acceleration, and up to 20 hours of battery life,2 all in a compact design.

It brings the more square design from recent iPads, Macs and iPhones. And it includes the small “notch” at the top of the display that first arrived with the ...

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The electronics giant announced a new, redesigned MacBook Air laptop and a new MacBook Pro, both of which would house the second generation of Apple's own-built ...

“Apple Pay Later is a timely update to the wallet amid the cost-of-living crisis, and will allow users to spread large purchases over four smaller interest-free payments.” Apple to allow users to edit and unsend messages in latest software overhaul Apple users will be able to edit and even recall recently sent messages when the next version of its iPhone software is released later this year, the company has announced.

The iOS 16, MacOS Ventura, WatchOS 9 and iPadOS 16 updates were revealed during Apple's WWDC event, broadcast from its California campus. Many of the updates ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The Mac updates often take slightly longer, with release dates that have extended into October. Now Apple has said that the new updates will be coming in a developer beta later today.

Introducing more customizable watch faces, an enhanced Workout app, a first-of-its-kind AFib History feature, sleep stages, and a Medications app.

The Medications app on Apple Watch makes it easy for users to conveniently and discreetly track medications anytime, anywhere. - With new Quick Actions on Apple Watch, users can do even more with a double-pinch gesture, including answer or end a phone call, take a photo, play or pause media in the Now Playing app, and start, pause, or resume a workout. Users will see sleep stage data on Apple Watch in the Sleep app and can view more detailed information, like time asleep, alongside additional metrics, like heart rate and respiratory rate, in sleep comparison charts in the Health app on iPhone. The Sleep experience on Apple Watch already empowers users to create Wind Down and Bedtime schedules, as well as track their sleep to help them meet their goals. Users will also receive weekly notifications to understand frequency and view a detailed history in the Health app, including lifestyle factors that may influence AFib, like sleep, alcohol consumption, and exercise. Using signals from the accelerometer and heart rate sensor, Apple Watch can detect when users are in REM, Core, or Deep sleep. Apple Fitness+ is the first fitness and wellness service built around Apple Watch, designed to be welcoming to all. Users can choose to race against their best or last result on frequently used routes, and receive alerts during the workout for being ahead or behind their pace, as well as when going off route. Apple Watch is already a powerful tool for runners, and watchOS 9 brings more data and features to help track how efficiently users run. The Apple Watch experience starts with watch faces, which give users the opportunity to express personal style while connecting them to relevant information at a glance through complications. “Users around the world love Apple Watch for helping them stay connected to those they love, be more active throughout the day, and better manage their health,” said Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer. watchOS 9 brings sleep stages to the Sleep app, and a new FDA-cleared AFib History feature provides deeper insights into a user’s condition.

WeatherKit gives developers the ability to integrate Apple Weather forecast data directly into their apps, and Xcode Cloud — Apple's continuous integration and ...

- MapKit: Third-party apps can include the detailed 3D city experience and Look Around for a richer user experience. And Swift Charts can be customized to almost any charting need so developers can better visualize the data in their apps. SKAdNetwork also features hierarchical conversion values to allow developers to receive more information about conversions for smaller campaigns, and developers can better calculate return on ad spend by offering multiple conversions at defined time windows. - Collaboration tools: The rich collaboration features built into Messages are available to third-party apps. Swift adds a powerful string processing capability with new regular expression literal support built directly into the language, allowing developers to quickly check the correctness of their regular expressions and extract information with less code. The SKAdNetwork API comes with new features designed to help ad networks and advertisers better measure how ads perform in apps or on the web while still preserving user privacy. Developers who need more will be able to purchase additional tiers of service right in the Apple Developer app starting this fall. It enables developers and teams of all sizes to build, test, and deliver high-quality apps even more efficiently by automatically building apps in the cloud to free up their Mac for other tasks. And with SharePlay support, it’s easier than ever for users to play together in real time. Widgets on the Lock Screen enable developers to surface key information from their apps in a new way, while other new APIs across Apple’s platforms help them build more unique features. WeatherKit gives developers the ability to integrate Apple Weather forecast data directly into their apps, and Xcode Cloud — Apple’s continuous integration and delivery service built into Xcode — is now available to every Apple Developer Program member to help them create higher-quality apps, faster. Metal 3 — the latest version of Apple’s graphics framework — comes with new features that enable game developers to tap into the power of Apple silicon for even greater gaming performance.

With Apple Pay Later, iPhone and Mac users in the US can pay for purchases in four instalments over six weeks without being charged interest or other fees. The ...

Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference offers an annual peek at the new software coming to iPhones, iPads, Macs and more. Here are the features most worth ...

We have gone through the settings for the most popular (and problematic) services to give you recommendations. But perhaps the most curious twist to the Apple watch experience is that you might not need to own one to get a taste. Data and Privacy: A guide to every privacy setting you should change now. Once WatchOS 9 arrives, for example, wearers will be able to take a closer look at the quality of their sleep. Notifications from apps will also now roll in from the bottom of the screen, so they won’t cover up the photo and font you picked out for your new custom lock screen. Meanwhile, Apple watch owners concerned about cardiac health will be able to see how much time their hearts spend in beating abnormally — known as “AFib,” or atrial fibrillation.

The electronics giant announced a new, redesigned MacBook Air laptop and a new MacBook Pro, both of which would house the second generation of Apple's own-built ...

“Apple Pay Later is a timely update to the wallet amid the cost-of-living crisis, and will allow users to spread large purchases over four smaller interest-free payments.” Apple to allow users to edit and unsend messages in latest software overhaul Apple users will be able to edit and even recall recently sent messages when the next version of its iPhone software is released later this year, the company has announced.

Apple is announcing its M1 successor today. The new M2 chip is designed for the company's new Mac Pro desktop computer, bringing a lot more power to Apple ...

More details on the new MacBook Air right here. The first Mac to get the M2 chip is one of Apple’s most popular laptops, the MacBook Air. The wedge shape of the MacBook Air has been switched up for a thinner profile this time, and the M2-equipped laptop also comes with MagSafe charging. In reality, this means systems that run M2 chips will be able to play multiple streams of 4K and 8K video simultaneously.

iOS 16, the next version of Apple's software to power the iPhone, will also include a redesigned lock screen which users will be able to more broadly customise ...

iOS 16, the next version of Apple’s software to power the iPhone, will also include a redesigned lock screen which users will be able to more broadly customise with different fonts, photo filters and interactive notifications. Among the other notable announcements at the event was a new personal safety tool called safety check, which will allow users to review and reset account and data access granted to others, including location sharing, if they are leaving an abusive relationship. Apple users will be able to edit and even recall recently sent messages when the next version of its iPhone software is released later this year, the company has announced.

“The work of this year's Apple Design Award winners embodies how apps can be transformative, uplifting, or even provide an escape through creative gameplay — ...

It’s a truly amplified take on the audiovisual experience. With its cinematic feel, sizzling visual effects, and tactile gameplay, Castaways is a force to be reckoned with. Developer: Lux Optics (United States) The game’s unique mechanic provides plenty of freeflying fun, but its environmentally conscious storyline — and the subtle empathy involved with playing as another living being — teaches a crucial lesson. Rebel Girls shares the stories of the world’s most influential women — Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Simone Biles, and Frida Kahlo, to name just a few — through rich audio and gorgeous original art. The game’s narrative unfolds with a richly animated minimalism, the gameplay puts a novel spin on the rhythm game, and the end result illustrates how seemingly disparate design elements can work in perfect concert. The app is packed with a mountain of data but designed to be as easy to navigate as a run on the bunny slopes. With its sensational designs, playful haptics, and elegant gamification, this life hack adventure plays out as an inspiring journey through forests and mountains — it makes tracking habits a truly artistic experience. An Apple Arcade original, Wylde Flowers brings a refreshingly diverse storyline and cast of LGBTQIA+ representative characters to players with a witchy twist. Procreate, a world-class tool for artists and designers, brings people more creative power than ever through its iPad app. The winners were chosen from 36 finalists, all of which have demonstrated outstanding technical achievement. This year’s winners include developers from around the world who were selected for delivering innovative, creative, and beautifully designed experiences through apps that inspired users with vision, purpose, and brilliance.

Apple today announced M2, beginning the next generation of Apple silicon designed specifically for the Mac.

- Testing conducted by Apple in May 2022 using preproduction 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, and 16GB of RAM. Performance measured using select industry‑standard benchmarks. - Testing conducted by Apple in May 2022 using preproduction 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, and 16GB of RAM. Performance measured using select industry‑standard benchmarks. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro. The power-efficient performance of M2 helps the new MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro meet Apple’s high standards for energy efficiency. And, M2 delivers the peak performance of the PC chip while using just a quarter of the power.2 When compared to the latest 12-core PC laptop chip — which needs dramatically more power to deliver an increase in performance and is therefore found in thicker, hotter, more noisy systems with less battery life — M2 provides nearly 90 percent of the peak performance of the 12-core chip while using just one-fourth the power.3 M2 brings all of this — plus new custom technologies and greater efficiency — to the completely redesignedMacBook Airand updated 13-inch MacBook Pro.

After unveiling the new iOS 16 update at WWDC, Apple has quietly killed off not one, not two but five of its legacy iPhones.

If you have an iPhone 8 or later however then you don’t have to worry as you’ll be catered to for another yearly cycle of updates. - iPhone 7 Plus - iPhone 6s Plus

As well as making payments, Apple is upgrading its Apple Wallet to track, view and repay Apple Pay Later purchases. The launch will likely be a further blow to ...

As well as making payments, Apple is upgrading its Apple Wallet to track, view and repay Apple Pay Later purchases. The headline features are that Apple Pay Later will let shoppers split purchases into four payments over six weeks, with no fees or interest charges, and will work anywhere in the US that Apple Pay is accepted. US tech giant Apple is making a huge move into the buy now, pay later space, with the announcement of Apple Pay Later last night at its annual developer conference.

Yahoo Finance tech editor Dan Howley reports live from California with updates on Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference and some of the major software ...

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Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted that the company might announce the mixed reality headset during an event in January 2023.

The VR space is currently dominated by Facebook-owner Meta. So, we know it’s on the way. According to a recent report from Bloomberg, the mixed-reality headset was shown off to Apple’s board of directors in a demonstration.

During its demo of the password-free technology, Apple showed how Passkeys are backed up within the iCloud Keychain and work across Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple ...

Hackers also can't trick you into sharing a passkey on a fake website, and they can't be leaked, because nothing is kept on a web server. It's also a password replacement that uses Touch ID or Face ID for biometric verification. In a demo, Apple showed how you can quickly create and use a passkey with Touch ID or Face ID on your Apple device. Passkeys are a type of credential that uses "cryptographic techniques". It basically leverages the biometrics features built into your Apple devices - like Touch ID or Face ID - to keep your online accounts safe. Apple said it's been working with developers, the FIDO alliance, and industry partners such as Microsoft and Google to create a password-less future - and Passkeys is, well, key to that vision. (Pocket-lint) - While discussing Safari browser updates at WWDC in June 2022, Apple announced a new security feature - or credential - it's been working on called Passkeys that aims to work across platforms.

The Annual Worldwide Developer Conference event in California announces updates for all Apple products, including iPhones.

The software will also include an update to Apple Pay called Apple Pay Later, which the company said would enable users to split the cost of an Apple Pay purchase into four payments split over six weeks with no interest or additional fees to be paid - which is being introduced in the US only at first. IOS 16, the next version of Apple’s software to power the iPhone, will also include a redesigned lock screen which users will be able to more broadly customise with different fonts, photo filters and interactive notifications. Apple users will be able to edit and even cancel recently sent messages from later this year when the next version of its iPhone software update is available.

Apple adds native support for sports in bid to drive fan engagement and deliver benefits to rights holders on iPhone.

Apple could also gain an advantage when shopping for broadcast contracts as it will be able to offer rights holders access to a highly engaged, loyal user base that is more comfortable adopting new features and technologies than users of other technology platforms. Apple’s Fitness application will be made available to all iPhone users even if they don’t have an Apple Watch. In lieu of a dedicated wearable, the app will take data from the iPhone’s native motion sensors and from third-party applications to track steps, distance, and workouts. “You can now follow your favourite teams and leagues to get stories from hundreds of the best publishers in an all-new section called ‘My Sports’.”

OPINION: Apple's WWDC livestream happened last night and the company unveiled a load of new updates for iPhone via iOS 16 but if you're an Apple Watch user ...

After all, one of the best things about the Apple Watch is its complications, which lets you see vital bits of information at the flick of your wrist. This means that you’ll be able to glance at key information such as the weather, upcoming calendar notifications and even the battery life of your connected devices. OPINION: Apple’s WWDC livestream happened last night and the company unveiled a load of new updates for iPhone via iOS 16 but if you’re an Apple Watch user then one of the biggest features might have a felt a bit familiar.

Apple will have to change the connector on iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 after EU countries and lawmakers agreed on Tuesday to a single mobile charging ...

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Apple and other smartphone makers will be required to support USB-C as part of a single charging standard for mobile devices across the European Union by as ...

Efforts to mandate a single standard for charging in Europe date back more than a decade. Apple already uses the USB-C standard in some Macs and iPads and is reportedly Chargers that support fast charging will also be required to adopt the same charging speeds.

Apple's iOS 16 and macOS Ventura will introduce passwordless login for apps and websites. It's only the beginning.

The FIDO Alliance, a tech industry group, has been working on the underlying standards needed to ditch passwords for almost a decade, and Apple’s Passkeys are the company’s implementation of these standards. In recent months, FIDO has taken a series of important steps to bring the password’s demise closer to reality. Apple says its Passkeys will sync across your devices using iCloud’s Keychain, and the Passkeys are stored on your devices rather than on servers. (Some apps and websites already allow people to log in using their fingerprints or using face recognition, but these usually require you to first create an account with a password.) Year after year, the most popular passwords leaked in data breaches are 123456, 123456789, and 12345—‘qwerty’ and ‘password’ come close behind—and using these weak passwords leaves you vulnerable to all sorts of hacking. Passkeys replace your tired old passwords by creating new digital keys using Touch ID or Face ID, Apple’s vice president of internet technologies, Darin Adler, explained at WWDC. When you are creating an online account with a website, you can use a Passkey instead of a password.