iOS

Users who have signed up for iOS 18’s developer beta can now get the first taste of Apple Intelligence as the company has released some features of its AI suite…

Apple brings Apple Intelligence with iOS 18.1 dev beta, but there are a lot of limitations

Apple initially added a new flashlight UI in iOS 18’s third developer beta, and with iOS 18 now available in public beta, you can try one of the most underrated…

With the latest iOS 18 developer beta, Apple makes flashlight UI more fun

Developer Marco Arment launched the popular podcasting app Overcast a decade ago. Now, he has rebuilt and redesigned the app for the current era. While most of the changes aren’t…

Popular podcast player Overcast has been rebuilt from the ground up for its second decade

Apple Intelligence features are not available in the developer beta, which is out now.

Without Apple Intelligence, iOS 18 beta feels like a TV show that’s waiting for the finale

When people start navigation on Google Maps, the vehicle’s speed is shown in miles or kilometers, depending on the region.

Google Maps is rolling out speedometer, speed limits on iPhone and CarPlay globally

code references found in the X iOS app indicate that the company could be considering adding downvotes for replies only to improve how they’re ranked.

X weighs adding a downvote button to replies — but it doesn’t want to emulate Reddit

Apple has finally added support for Rich Communication Services (RCS) to its Messages app.

Apple finally adds support for RCS in latest iOS 18 beta

Pok Pok’s growth caught investors’ attention, leading to a $6 million Series A.

Now a Series A startup, kids’ app and ‘digital toy’ Pok Pok is coming to Android

Apple announced a number of new features and updates onstage during its keynote address at WWDC 2024, including updates to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, VisionOS and the introduction of Apple Intelligence.…

Here are the best WWDC 2024 features you missed

iOS’ perennial tips calculating app is finally coming to the larger screen.

Calculator for iPad does the math for you

After the Digital Markets Act (DMA) forced Apple to allow third-party app stores for iOS in Europe, several developers have launched alternative stores, like the AltStore and MacPaw’s Setapp (currently…

Aptoide launches its alternative iOS game store in the EU

The problem is not the media, but the message.

Apple’s ‘Crush’ ad is disgusting

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10 years in the making, retro game emulator Delta is now No. 1 on the iOS charts

Video game emulator Delta’s decade-long struggle against the iOS App Store began with a school-issued TI-84 calculator. When Riley Testut was a sophomore in high school, he showed his friends how to load illicit software onto their bulky graphing calculators. Such behavior was generally discouraged at school, but he wasn’t…

10 years in the making, retro game emulator Delta is now No. 1 on the iOS charts

Phone cameras have evolved a lot, with image processing becoming increasingly important and granular controls to help users tweak their images. Despite that, many people are still fond of old-school…

Mood.camera is an iOS app that feels like using a retro analog camera

A crypto wallet maker claimed this week that hackers may be targeting people with an iMessage “zero-day” exploit — but all signs point to an exaggerated threat, if not a…

A crypto wallet maker’s warning about an iMessage bug sounds like a false alarm

X, formerly Twitter, is rolling out support for passkeys, a new and more secure login method compared with traditional passwords, to all iOS users globally. The option debuted in January,…

X adds support for passkeys globally on iOS

Google showed a section on the new Google Messages page claiming that Apple is set to roll out (RCS) support for iPhones this fall.

Google hints that Apple is set to support RCS by this fall

Apple SVP Greg “Joz” Joswiak just confirmed via the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that the company’s annual World Wide Developer Conference is set for June 10-14. In…

Apple WWDC 2024, set for June 10-14, promises to be ‘A(bsolutely) I(ncredible)’

Spotify said today that it has submitted a new version App Store that shows pricing and feature information about the audio company’s different plans in the EU. The update, which…

Spotify submits an update to show pricing information to iOS users in EU

Mac and iOS software development company MacPaw is becoming one of the first to publicly adopt Apple’s new DMA (Digital Markets Act) rules in the EU, to offer Setapp, its…

MacPaw’s Setapp becomes one of the first to agree to Apple’s controversial DMA rules

Text-to-speech startup Speechify is launching a new version of its iOS app (v3.0) with features like a redesigned home page, the ability to scan documents, Gmail and learning platform Canvas…

Text-to-speech app Speechify launches Gmail integration and voice cloning

Caller identity company Truecaller has launched its call recording and transcription for paid users in India, the company’s biggest market. The recording feature will be available to premium users on…

Truecaller brings call recording and transcription to India

Google Assistant as we knew it is on the way out. Well, at least its guts. Late last year, Google added AI capabilities from its chatbot Bard to Google Assistant,…

Google Assistant is now powered by Gemini — sort of

Government hackers last year exploited three unknown vulnerabilities in Apple’s iPhone operating system to target victims with spyware developed by a European startup, according to Google. On Tuesday, Google’s Threat…

Government hackers targeted iPhone owners with zero-days, Google says

Yelp is releasing new features as part of its winter release, which includes a more visual feed, AI-powered summaries of businesses, and number masking while contacting businesses for better privacy.…

Yelp launches revamped feed with AI-powered business summaries
Hardware

How to activate eSIM on iPhone

Apple has had support for eSIM since the iPhone Xs/XR, but it has gone all in by ditching the physical SIM card slot for iPhones from version 14 and later…

How to activate eSIM on iPhone

Apple released a new version of iOS yesterday with a handful of new features, such as collaborative playlists in Apple Music and a new Unity wallpaper for Black History Month.…

iPhone users should turn on Apple’s stolen device protection feature

Apple confirmed today that iOS 17.3 will be released to the public next week, giving iPhone users new features like Stolen Device Protection and collaborative Apple Music playlists. The company…

Apple to release iOS 17.3 next week, bringing Stolen Device Protection, collaborative playlists

Apple rolled out iOS 17.2 today, giving iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max users the ability to record spatial videos. The new feature lets users film in three…

Apple releases spatial video recording on iPhone 15 Pro

Is the App Store still a source for new technology innovations or has AI development become the hotter new tech to build for these days? We pondered this question this…

This Week in Apps: Apple’s iPhone app of the year finalists, plus 7 hidden gems