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Gurman: iOS 16 development ready, macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16 scheduled for October release

August 21, 2022
Apple engineers have finished working on the official iOS 16 release version. As reported by Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, in his Power On newsletter, the upcoming operating system for iPhone is prepared for a public release as engineers finished the development last week. It’s not unusual for Apple to seed to developers and public beta testers versions of an operating system they worked on a few…
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Google Play system updates on Pixel and Samsung lose ‘Check for update’ button

August 21, 2022
With the latest Google Play system update for August 2022 announced this week, Android owners are seeking out the “Check for update” button only to find that it no longer exists. This is happening for both Pixel and Samsung, though it’s not clear whether this is a bug or an intentional behavior change. On Pixel phones, you’ve long been able to open Settings app > Security (Hub) and…
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Comment: These are the worst privacy features coming to iOS 16

August 20, 2022
Apple wants to be known for its privacy-first approach to hardware and software products. While the company has successfully introduced essential features to this matter, such as Sign In With Apple, end-to-end encryption to iMessage and FaceTime, iOS 15’s Find My function…
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WhatsApp for iOS plans to bring Stories-like feature to the chat list

August 20, 2022
WhatsApp for iOS is always working on a handful of new features. Over this year, the app introduced Reactions, the ability to migrate the chat history from iOS to Android – and vice-versa –, and many more other features. But now, Mark Zuckerberg’s messenger app is planning to add a bit of a controversial feature: the ability to watch Status directly from WhatsApp’s chat list. Status has…
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Apple extends iPhone 12 ‘no sound’ speaker service program

August 20, 2022
Apple is adding another year to the eligibility window for an iPhone 12 service recall program it launched last year. The service program applies to iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro devices that experience “no sound issues” due to a faulty component in the receiver module.
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Sleep as Android adding support for Google’s Health Connect app

August 20, 2022
Sleep tracking is something most of us usually do with a smartwatch or a fitness tracker, but the clever app Sleep as Android preceded all of that by using phone sensors to help offer a picture of your sleep quality. Now, Sleep as Android has been confirmed to offer support for Google’s Health Connect app. Sleep as Android has been around since 2010, launching in the era of Android 2.3…
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