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iOS 16: Tapbacks will no longer spam your SMS group chats

The hero changes to iMessage in iOS 16 are the addition of edit button and undo send features. However, there’s also another enhancement that Apple didn’t mention on stage: the dreaded Tapback spam in SMS group chats has been resolved. Apple is now using a very similar strategy to the hacky workaround that Google rolled out earlier this year to tackle the same problem for Android users…
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Some iOS 16 features require an iPhone XS or newer; here they are

iOS 16 will support the iPhone 8, iPhone X, and newer models. Even so, not all functions will be available to older iPhones. With that in mind, 9to5Mac now gathered all the features that will require at least an iPhone XR, iPhone XS, or newer. Here they are. Some features will only be available to iPhones with the A12 Bionic chip or newer, which are iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone 11, iPhone 11…
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References to unreleased HomePod model found in iOS 16 beta

Apple today released the first beta of iOS 16 to developers, and it comes with a bunch of new features – including a completely redesigned lock screen with widgets, revamped notifications, iMessage improvements, and more. And it also hints at a new HomePod model that may be coming soon. As discovered by 9to5Mac, there are references to an unreleased HomePod model hidden in the iOS 16 beta code.
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iOS 16 brings new playlist sorting feature to Apple Music, more

During today’s announcement of iOS 16 at WWDC, Apple Music didn’t get any stage time despite being one of Apple’s most important services. Nonetheless, there are a couple of small changes to the Music app that are worth noting: playlist sorting and the ability to mark…
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Google Photos face grouping has a new retention policy, thanks to $100 million lawsuit

One of the most useful features of Google Photos, face grouping, has landed the company in hot water in the State of Illinois, where a settlement will see Google paying out $100 million. Google Photos face grouping: Why it violated an Illinois law As reported by Gizmodo last week, Google settled on this $100 million class-action lawsuit in Illinois because it broke the “Biometric Information…
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