iOS 18.1: AirPods Pro 2 Hearing Features Availability Limited to US and Canada at Launch

Apple’s new hearing health features for AirPods Pro 2 launching with iOS 18.1 next week will initially be available only in the United States and Canada, according to Apple’s website. The limitation affects all of the new hearing capabilities, including the hearing test feature, hearing aid functionality, and enhanced hearing protection. These features require the …
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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 692 Status Reports

WW 0692 Status Updates STATUS REPORT ON WW 692 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 S DDC TO 40 SSW RSL TO 30 WNW RSL TO 40 NNE HLC TO 15 S LBF. ..DEAN..10/22/24 ATTN…WFO…DDC…ICT…GLD…GID…LBF… STATUS REPORT FOR WS 692 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS KSC007-009-033-047-051-097-141-145-147-151-163-165-167-183-185- 220140- KS …
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Testing the New iOS 18.1 Hearing Aid Functionality

With iOS 18.1, Apple is adding a new set of hearing health features to the AirPods Pro 2. The iOS 18.1 release candidate for developers and public beta testers includes the full hearing aid functionality, so we thought we’d give it a try to see just how it works. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel …
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Qualcomm Says New Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC Has ‘World’s Fastest Mobile CPU’

Qualcomm today unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile platform, which features a next-generation custom Qualcomm-designed Oryon CPU instead of the semi-custom Kryo Arm-based chips from prior SoCs. According to Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 8 Elite features the “world’s fastest mobile CPU,” outperforming even the A18 Pro chip in the iPhone 16 Pro series. The Oryon CPU …
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WhatsApp for iOS Gets New Home Screen Widget for Chats, Camera Updates

Popular messaging app WhatsApp was today updated to add a new Home Screen widget that’s specific to chats. The widget is available on the iPhone after updating to version 24.21.81, which came out this afternoon. After updating the widget can be added to the ‌Home Screen‌ using the Edit interface. Users can choose from Recents, …
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Hulu and Disney+ No Longer Support Signups and Payment Using App Store

Disney is no longer allowing its customers to sign up for and purchase subscriptions to Hulu or Disney+ through Apple’s App Store, cutting out any subscription fees that Disney would have needed to pay to Apple for using in-app purchase. The change was noted on Reddit over the weekend, and there are details on the …
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Apple Working on New Magic Mouse 2, Magic Trackpad 2 and Magic Keyboard

Apple may soon release new versions of the Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad, according to code found in the iOS 18.1 release candidate by MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris. There are references to a new Magic Mouse 2, Magic Trackpad 2, and several Magic Keyboards, which would include versions with Touch ID and number …
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