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Google Search now lets you set difficulty levels for ‘Word of the day’ notifications 

Back in October, Google Search on Android and iOS introduced a simple “Word of the day” notification that now lets you select a different difficulty level. Google previewed this difficulty customization at launch, and you’re now able to set that “Word level”: Intermediate: Aspect, switch, advantage Advanced: Whir, allege, curate Expert Peremptory, inchoate, treacle The dictionary built…
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iPhone 13 continues to dominate as ‘global best-selling smartphone’ in latest report

Apple continues to lead the “global best-selling smartphone list,” according to new data from Counterpoint Research. According to data for the month of April, Apple took the top four spots and five of the top 10 spots. In total, the “top 10 models captured 21% of the total smartphone market.” The iPhone 13 remains the best-selling global smartphone, accounting for 5.5% of total smartphone…
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iOS 16 beta 2 now rolling out to developers

iOS 16 beta 2 and iPadOS 16 beta 2 are now rolling out to developers, two weeks after iOS 16 was officially unveiled at WWDC. iOS 16 packs a range of new features, including the biggest upgrade to the iPhone’s Lock Screen ever, revamped notifications, new features for…
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iOS 16 beta 2 adds iCloud backup support over LTE and 5G

Apple has just released iOS 16 beta 2 for developers, and while we’re still not sure what exactly is new, the company has confirmed a subtle change coming with today’s update. With the latest beta version of iOS 16, users will finally be able to backup their devices to…
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iOS 16 beta 2 improves SMS filtering on Messages to iPhone users

As Apple just released iOS 16 beta 2, the company announced on the operating system release notes some new features coming to Messages related to SMS filtering. Here’s everything new about this with beta 2. Apple had already teased in a WWDC 2022 session that iOS 16 would add 12 new subcategories to the SMS filtering API. With beta 2, they’re now available to developers to use. The company…
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iOS 16 beta 2: Here’s everything new on iPhone and iPad

iOS 16 beta 2 is now available and it includes a number of changes and tweaks to the new features Apple announced at WWDC. There are updates to the redesigned Lock Screen, new features for the system video player, and more. Head below as we round up what’s new. One…
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iOS 16 beta 2 now resends edited messages to users running previous versions of iOS

One of the new features of iOS 16 is the option to edit and unsend messages in iMessage. However, as we previously covered, these features are not backward compatible – which means that the edits have no effect on devices running iOS 15. With iOS 16 beta 2, Apple seems to be trying to fix this. Users running the latest beta version of iOS 16, which was released Wednesday for developers, have…
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