Apple Fitness+ was first unveiled at the company’s September Apple Watch and iPad event. We learned about the first workout types to be included, launch countries, and more. Since then we’ve been learning a few more details and even seen the first wave of reviews. Now Fitness+ is available alongside iOS 14.3 and watchOS 7.2.
Detailed in a press release today, Apple calls Fitness+ the “next…
Apple releases iOS 12.5 for older iPhones with support for COVID-19 exposure notifications
December 15, 2020
Apple has released iOS 12.5 for older iPhone models today, bringing support for COVID-19 exposure notifications. This is a major change as it expands contact tracing to iPhones that don’t support iOS 14, including devices like the massively popular iPhone 6 series.
iOS 14.3 adds dedicated ‘Originals’ tab, improving discoverability of Apple TV+ content
December 15, 2020
As part of today’s iOS 14.3 update, Apple has rolled out a new tab to the TV app. The Originals tab acts as a top-level navigation to the TV+ channel, which provides access to the Apple Original TV shows and movies.
This TV+ section has existed in the TV app since TV+…
Here’s where to find custom app icon packs you can use with iOS 14.3 and iPadOS 14.3
December 15, 2020
With the public release of iOS 14.3 today, Apple has made the experience of using custom home screen icons much better. Now custom icons created through the Shortcuts app launch right into your desired app instead of opening the Shortcuts app first.
Below you can find a roundup of some beautiful and unique custom icon packs to spice up your iOS or iPadOS device. If you don’t already know how to…
Despite pushback from a variety of companies, including Facebook, Apple will launch its new iOS 14 App Tracking Transparency feature early next year. To counteract the criticism Apple is facing from companies like Facebook, Mozilla has launched a new webpage praising…
Dropping a phone is a nightmare for almost everyone, but have you ever imagined letting your iPhone fall from a plane? That’s exactly what happened to Brazilian documentary filmmaker Ernesto Galiotto, who dropped his iPhone from the sky — and more surprisingly, the phone…
App Clip Codes are now available for iOS developers and users
December 15, 2020
App Clips were introduced with iOS 14 as a new way to experience specific parts of an app without downloading it entirely to your iPhone or iPad. While users could already try App Clips through URLs, NFC tags, or QR Codes, Apple is now offering custom App Clip Codes as well.
As we previously covered on 9to5Mac, App Clips lets you access parts of an app without installing it on your device…
Oppo Watch gets the Wear OS H-MR2 update w/ better battery, improved sleep tracking
December 15, 2020
Google’s “Fall update” for Wear OS is finally starting to make its way to more hardware, this week adding another. The Oppo Watch is picking up the Wear OS H-MR2 update, and it brings with it some nice tweaks.
Noted on Reddit, Oppo Watch owners have been seeing the…
Following this morning’s Zoom announcement, the Google Meet experience on Nest Hub Max is getting a revamp. A handful of usability tweaks provide more controls to the group video calling experience introduced in June.
Google is adding an in-call clock to the top-left…
Now in its sixth year, the 2020 Material Design Award winners were announced this morning. There are just three categories this year covering the best dark theme, use of motion, and Material Theming.
It’s time once again to celebrate the product teams who used ingenuity and creativity to bring Material to life. The Material Design Award winners serve as great examples of Material Design in…
