One of the new features of iOS 18 is an app called Image Playground, which is part of the “Apple Intelligence” suite of AI tools coming later this year. With Image Playground, users will be able to generate images from text commands or even based on a photo of someone. We don’t yet have many details about the app since it’s not available in iOS 18 beta 1, but we do know that Apple is planning to label AI-generated images.
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macOS Sequoia brings an unexpected update to Apple’s Chess game
Apple announced macOS Sequoia, or simply macOS 15, at WWDC 2024 on Monday. The update comes with a bunch of improvements, including new features in Messages and a new way to mirror your iPhone on your Mac screen. Interestingly, the new version of macOS also brings an unexpected update to the Chess game that comes pre-installed on every Mac.
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We’re still digging into all the new features coming with iOS 18, which was announced earlier this week at WWDC 2024. We’ve just reported on the update letting users choose their preferred Home Hub, but now there’s another significant change coming, especially for HomePod owners. With iOS 18, users can finally stream Spatial Audio over AirPlay.
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Apple TV and HomePod owners have the option of setting up these devices as a Home Hub to control HomeKit and Matter accessories remotely. However, while you can set up multiple devices as Home Hubs, there’s no option to choose a specific hub as the main one. But that’s changing with iOS 18 and tvOS 18, which finally give users this option.
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As we previously covered, watchOS 11 brings new fitness and health features to the Apple Watch. However, the update also comes with some welcome changes, such as the addition of Live Activities. First introduced with iOS 16, Live Activities are now coming to the Apple Watch with watchOS 11.
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TestFlight is an Apple platform that allows developers to distribute their beta apps to users outside the App Store. Following the WWDC 2024 announcements this week, which include iOS 18 and macOS 15 Sequoia, Apple has teased a major update coming to TestFlight later this year.
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Apple has added satellite capabilities to the iPhone 14 models in 2022 to enable a new feature called Emergency SOS via Satellite, which lets users contact emergency services in areas with no cellular service. At the time, the company said that customers could try the service for free for two years – but the trial period was later extended to 2025.
Now with iOS 18, iPhone users can even send SMS via satellite. But will Apple keep this service free forever?
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Earlier this year, Apple announced major changes coming to iOS users in the European Union following the Digital Markets Act (DMA) antitrust legislation, which forced the company to allow alternative app stores – or App Marketplaces – on iOS. Now the government of Japan has passed a similar law that will also force the company to allow App Marketplaces for Japanese iOS users.
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iOS 18 comes with new features like a new customizable Home Screen and Apple Intelligence. And as we previously covered, users can even replace the flashlight and camera buttons on the Lock Screen with iOS 18. However, Apple has also made a new API that gives camera apps special privileges when added to the Lock Screen.
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Apple on Monday announced iOS 18 at WWDC 2024, but although the new software is already available to developers as a beta, most users will only get it this fall. In the meantime, Apple has updated its iOS adoption rate data, which reveals that iOS 17 is now installed on 77% of all iOS devices.
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One of the main new features announced with iOS 18 and macOS 15 at WWDC 2024 is Apple Intelligence – a set of AI-based tools. While these features won’t be available to users until later this year, Apple’s head of software engineering Craig Federighi discussed the future of Apple Intelligence in an interview with Fast Company.
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Among all the new software announced by Apple at WWDC 2024, the company unveiled watchOS 11 – the next version of the Apple Watch operating system. As we previously covered, it brings new fitness and health features, as well as Live Activities and a few other tweaks. But watchOS 11 is also bringing the Translate app to Apple Watch for the first time.
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Following the announcement of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 at WWDC 2024 on Monday, Apple has released the first beta so that developers can try out the new features and get their apps ready ahead of the official launch this fall. And in addition to new features, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 also come with new wallpapers – and you can download them to your devices right here.
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Apple today announced major updates to its operating systems during the opening keynote of WWDC 2024. Both iOS 18 and macOS 15 come with many new features, including iMessage improvements, more continuity features, and Apple Intelligence. However, not all of these features are currently available to beta users.
Read on as we detail which features announced at WWDC 2024 are yet to become available to beta users.
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One of the new features of iOS 18, which was announced by Apple on Monday, is a customizable and redesigned Control Center with multiple pages. However, in addition to the customizations provided by Apple itself, developers can now create their own toggles to integrate their apps with Control Center.
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One of the main highlights of this year’s WWDC was the announcement of “Apple Intelligence,” a new series of AI tools coming to iPhone, iPad, and Mac. However, although many devices can be updated to iOS 18 and macOS 15, only a few of them support the new Apple Intelligence features.
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Following its announcement at WWDC 2024, Apple has just released the first beta of tvOS 18 to developers. The new version of the Apple TV operating system brings new features such as InSight, new screen savers, Enhance Dialogue and more.
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After many rumors, Apple finally announced iOS 18 at WWDC 2024 on Monday. The new version of the iPhone operating system comes with a new Home Screen that lets users customize the icons, as well as a redesigned Photos app, Apple Intelligence, and much more. And if you’re wondering whether your iPhone is compatible with iOS 18, we have the answer.
Expand Expanding CloseThese are the Apple Watch models compatible with watchOS 11
Apple on Monday announced watchOS 11, the next major software update for Apple Watch. The update comes with new fitness and health features, as well as bringing Live Activities and the Translate app to Apple Watch. However, not every Apple Watch model is compatible with watchOS 11 – so read on to find out if your device is still supported.
Expand Expanding CloseApple announces macOS 15 Sequoia with AI, Math Notes, Continuity improvements, more
Apple on Monday announced macOS 15 “Sequoia” during the WWDC 2024 opening keynote. The new version of the Mac operating system comes with Math Notes, new features in Messages, a new way to mirror your iPhone on your Mac screen, and more.
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Apple on Friday began selling refurbished models of the M3 MacBook Air in the US, following the launch of these new Macs in March. This means that customers can now buy the latest MacBook Air at a discount from the Apple Refurbished Store.
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Apple is rumored to announce many new AI features for its devices next week at WWDC 2024, and some of the rumors say that the company will use generative AI to make Siri better. With this in mind, designer João Bortolotti created a concept imagining what it would be like if Siri could read and interact with what’s on the screen.
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There are a lot of workout company apps available on the App Store, but a new app called “Push” has been getting a lot of attention recently. That’s because the app helps users count push-ups during a workout using the iPhone’s TrueDepth camera.
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We’ve been extensively covering the release of many retro game emulators for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV, as Apple recently updated the App Store guidelines to allow game emulators for the first time. Now there’s Folium, a Nintendo 3DS emulator for iOS.
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