A day after seeding iOS 16.1 beta 3, Apple is now releasing the public beta for users to try out. This software brings awaited features first announced during the WWDC 2022 keynote, alongside new tweaks that Apple has been working on. Read on as we roundup everything new with this operating system.
Alongside iOS 16.1 public beta 3, Apple is seeding iPadOS 16.1 public beta 4, watchOS 9.1 public…
Square launches Tap to Pay on iPhone support: Here’s how it works
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The popular payment platform Square has officially launched support for Tap to Pay on iPhone to all of its merchants. This feature, which allows businesses to use an iPhone to accept contactless payments, was announced by Apple in February and is slowly starting to gain…
Focus mode in iOS 16: How to link with Lock Screens, create custom Home Pages, use filters
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iPhone 14 Pro camera: It passed the travel photography test with flying colors [Diary]
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It’s official: The iPhone 14 Pro camera is now good enough for me to use it as my only travel camera – something I couldn’t have even imagined five years ago.
I’d already made the switch from a heavy and cumbersome pro-body DSLR system to a much lighter and more portable mirrorless camera when travelling, but switching to an iPhone had still felt like an enormous step.
Grab a coffee and…
How iPhone 14’s satellite-based emergency SOS compares to T-Mobile/SpaceX Starlink solution
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At their Far Out event, Apple announced that satellite connectivity will be available on the iPhone 14 lineup. But a few weeks earlier, SpaceX and T-Mobile made an announcement that they will be bringing satellite-based connectivity to basically any 5G phone. So, how do…
Hands-on with the Courant premium leather or linen MagSafe-compatible iPhone charger
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Courant recently launched its idea of what a MagSafe-compatible charger should look like with the MAG:1 Classics and Essentials. Featuring premium Italian leather or designer Belgium linen, the company is elevating magnetic chargers for iPhone. Here are our thoughts after…
Apple is taking credit for Google adding iMessage reactions on Android
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Before Google’s “Get The Message” campaign in August, Android’s Messages app was updated with iMessage reactions at the start of this year. In a very weird turn of events, Apple appears to be taking credit for Google adding iMessage reactions on Android.
As spotted by David Imel today, Apple’s iOS 16 “All New Features” page lists the following addition for the Messages app:
SMS…
Razer and Verizon tease a 5G gaming handheld that can play games locally
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Razer, Qualcomm and Verizon are working together on a 5G gaming handheld. The carrier teased the Razer Edge 5G at Mobile World Congress Las Vegas. Details on the device are sparse, but what we do know is that it will feature Qualcomm’s Snapdragon G3x Gen 1. Announced in…
Google TV integrates with over 40 streaming services and apps, here’s the full list [U]
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Perhaps the most useful thing about the new Google TV platform is the ability to aggregate and organize content from a variety of different sources. Which ones, though? Here’s a full list of streaming services and apps that Google TV supports.
Of course, Google can pull…
Google Phone app appears to be testing a new ‘bottom bar’ in-call UI on Pixel phones
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The Google Phone app that handles calls and the dialer for Pixel phones appears to be testing a redesigned in-call UI that has a sort of “bottom bar” interface.
Earlier this year, the Google Phone app rolled out a new dialer design that had clear Material You inspiration, but the app has been mostly silent in the months since. Now, another design update seems to be revamping the in-call…
