Month:February 2024

The team responsible for audio at Apple will soon undergo leadership changes due to the departure of longtime acoustics vice president Gary Geaves, reports Bloomberg. Geaves is stepping down from his role, though he will be replaced with “top deputy” Ruchir Davé. Apple’s acoustics group has approximately 300 members that have developed audio technology for …
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With iOS 17.4, Apple is tweaking how battery health is reported to iPhone 15 users, making it easier for them to understand their battery status at a glance. In the Battery section of the Settings app, the Battery Health listing now has a readout such as “Normal” that is accessible without tapping in to the …
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The fourth beta of iOS 17.4 that Apple released today adds a new CarPlay feature, according to the notes that Apple provided to developers. In supported ‌CarPlay‌ vehicles, there’s now an Apple Maps option to show information about upcoming maneuvers in the instrument cluster. ‌CarPlay‌ users will be able to swap the display type between …
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Apple today released the third beta of an upcoming visionOS 1.1 update for developers, allowing them to test new features ahead of the software seeing a public launch. The third beta comes a week after the release of the second beta. The ‌visionOS‌ beta can be downloaded by going to the Settings app on the …
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Apple today seeded the fourth betas of upcoming iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4 to developers for testing purposes, with the updates coming one week after Apple seeded the third betas. Registered developers are able to opt into the betas by opening up the Settings app, going to the Software Update section, tapping on the “Beta …
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Apple today seeded the fourth beta of an upcoming macOS Sonoma 14.4 update to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after the release of the third beta. Registered developers can opt-in to the beta through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. Note that an Apple ID associated with …
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Apple today seeded the fourth beta of an upcoming watchOS 10.4 update to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming a week after the release of the third watchOS 10.4 beta. To install the ‌watchOS 10.4‌ update, developers need to open the Apple Watch app, go to the Software Update section under “General” in …
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Apple today seeded the fourth beta of an upcoming tvOS 17.4 update to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming one week after the release of the third tvOS 17.4 beta. Registered developers are able to download the tvOS 17.4 update by opting in to the beta through the Settings app on the Apple …
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iPhone 16 models will feature upgraded microphones with a higher signal-to-noise ratio compared to previous models, allowing for the devices to hear your voice more clearly, according to Haitong analyst Jeff Pu. This upgrade should improve the accuracy of Siri, which is expected to be revamped with generative AI features on iOS 18 later this …
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The second-generation AirPods Max could miss out on Adaptive Audio, according to a rumor coming out of Asia. The rumor comes from Weibo user “Instant Digital,” who claims that while new ‌AirPods Max‌ will “definitely” come out this year, the only change will be a USB-C port. The headphones will apparently continue to forgo Adaptive …
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