Month:July 2024

Apple today seeded the third beta of an upcoming macOS 14.6 update to public beta testers, allowing non-developers to test the software ahead of its launch. Today’s public beta comes a week after Apple released the second public beta. Beta testers can opt-in through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. Under Beta …
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Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 updates to public beta testers, with the betas coming a week after the second iOS and iPadOS 17.6 public betas. Apple seeded the third betas of iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 to developers earlier this week. Public beta testers can get the …
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Apple wants to ship a minimum of 90 million iPhone 16 models in 2024, reports Bloomberg. Apple is telling its suppliers and partners that it is aiming for 10 percent shipment growth over 2023, when it shipped approximately 81 million iPhone 15 models. The upcoming ‌iPhone 16‌ models will all use next-generation A18 chip technology, …
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Google today released a tool that allows you to transfer photos and videos from Google Photos to iCloud Photos, complete with albums and descriptions. Apple released an equivalent tool for moving from iCloud Photos to Google Photos three years ago, so this was a reciprocal move by Google. The companies released the tools as part …
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Apple is encouraging parents to purchase a cellular Apple Watch for their children with a new “Apple Watch For Your Kids” campaign, which appears to be a more informative rebranding of the Apple Watch Family Setup feature that’s been around since 2020. The Apple Watch For Your Kids website walks through how the feature works …
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The latest beta of Apple’s app development tool Xcode allows developers to simulate an iPhone running the third beta of iOS 18, and this has led to the discovery of some Apple Intelligence settings that are not yet available. Aaron Perris and Matthew Rodarmel are among those who spotted the settings, which can be seen …
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Apple users are holding onto their devices for increasingly long periods of time as upgrade cycles slow, data from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) suggests. In recent years, a shift has occurred in the behavior of Apple customers, who are increasingly opting to retain their iPhones, iPads, and Macs for extended periods before upgrading. In …
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Apple’s M2 iPad Air models are just a few months old, and Amazon has up to $90 off select models this week. We’re tracking all-time low prices across the entire Wi-Fi M2 iPad Air lineup, although the steepest discounts will be found on 13-inch models. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you …
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The upcoming iOS 18 update for the iPhone includes two new Background Sounds: Night and Fire. Introduced on iOS 15, the Background Sounds feature allows you to play ambient background sounds on your iPhone to help you focus or rest. Other available sounds include Balanced Noise, Bright Noise, Dark Noise, Ocean, Rain, and Stream. Background …
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