One of the benefits of an iPhone is that you get iOS updates for five or more years. But when it comes to the iOS 15 update, Apple is for the first time offering iPhone owners a choice of two options.
You can either upgrade to iOS 15, or you can choose instead to remain on iOS 14 but still get security updates. That’s a slightly odd option to offer, and Macworld has a theory about it ……
WhatsApp for iOS working on new Archived Chats tab
June 16, 2021
Believe it or not, Archived Chats on WhatsApp will finally be useful. The app just submitted a new beta for its iOS version on TestFlight with new features for Archived Chats. Here’s how it’s going to work.
According to WABetaInfo, with WhatsApp beta version…
OnePlus promises ‘faster and more stable’ software updates as the company merges w/ Oppo
June 16, 2021
After years of OnePlus and Oppo clearly sharing the same resources but, the former, confidently coming across as their own entity. Last year, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau took on a bigger role that involved overseeing portions of both OnePlus and Oppo, and now he’s merging more…
Tomorrow, the first permanent Google retail store opens its doors to the public in a project that the company has been working toward since 2016. Since there’s only one — with the company steadfastly not commenting on whether there will be more, here’s a tour of the site in New York.
The lineage of this store directly dates back to pop-up and holiday experiences that Google experimented…
Besides astrophotography time lapse, the key addition from June’s Pixel Feature Drop is the Google Photos Locked Folder that was first announced at I/O. It’s now beginning to roll out via a server-side update.
Update 6/16: As of the start of this week, Google has…
Google Workspace branding comes to Gmail on the web
June 16, 2021
On Monday, Google made Workspace available “for everyone” with free, personal accounts able to turn on the integrated Gmail experience with Chat and Rooms — soon to be called Spaces. Alongside that, Google Workspace branding now appears on the Gmail web client.
When…
WhatsApp for iOS to add search for stickers shortcut
June 16, 2021
WhatsApp submitted update 2.21.120.9 through the TestFlight beta with a new search for stickers shortcuts.
It’s already possible to search for stickers in WhatsApp, but with this new update, currently in beta, users will be able to find this feature easier.
According to the reliable WABetaInfo, when typing a specific word or emoji that reflects one of the stickers in your sticker library…
Apple releases iOS 14.7, watchOS 7.6, and macOS 11.5 beta 3 to developers [Update: Public beta]
June 16, 2021
Running alongside the iOS 15 beta and more, Apple has seeded developers with the latest beta of iOS 14.7, watchOS 7.6, and macOS 11.5 today.
Update 6/15: Public beta 3 for all of the releases are now available.
Following WWDC and the release of the first iOS 15, macOS 12…
The Mayo Clinic announced today that it now supports Apple’s Health Records feature. This means that Mayo Clinic patients with a Patient Online Services account can now use Health Records to access health data directly from their iPhone.
Using Health Records within the…
iOS 15 offers a handful of new features designed to make it easier to manage notifications. This is headlined by a new Focus system, which we covered in-depth last week. Another new feature in iOS 15 is the notification summary. Head below for details on how this works and how to set it up.
Notification summary is a new feature in iOS 15 designed to collect non-time-sensitive notifications sent…
