Apple’s new version of the iPhone operating system, iOS 18, is officially arriving on September 16, the company announced at its latest iPhone 16 event. As previously announced at WWDC 2024, iOS 18 introduces a host of new features. Among the highlights are a set of customization options, such as being able to arrange apps and […]
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The biggest updates coming to Apple’s iMessage and its Messages app in iOS 18 aren’t its AI emoji, Genmoji, or even the ability to send texts via satellite. It’s the ability to finally, finally schedule messages to send at a later date and time, as well as support for RCS, the next-gen messaging standard and
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Apple’s WWDC 2024 was packed with announcements about iOS 18, its upcoming version of the iPhone operating system, which introduces a host of new features. Among the highlights are a set of customization options, such as being able to arrange apps and widgets on the Home Screen and customize buttons. Other features include new text effects,
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Two years after it was announced at WWDC, Apple’s U.S.-only Pay Later feature is no more. TechCrunch has confirmed the news, which was first noted by 9 to 5 Mac. Here’s the full statement offered to TechCrunch. Starting later this year, users across the globe will be able to access installment loans offered through credit
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Welcome to Startups Weekly — Haje’s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Hold on to your Apple Watches, folks! At WWDC 2024, Apple finally decided to give Siri a brain transplant with something they’re calling “Apple Intelligence” (AI—get
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App developers will have a new path for getting their apps recognized and promoted, Apple told developers at WWDC 2024 this week. In an update planned to arrive in September alongside the release of iOS 18, developers will be able to alert Apple’s Editorial team about their app’s new content or features ahead of its
It’s WWDC 2024 keynote time! Each year Apple kicks off its Worldwide Developers Conference with a few hours of just straight announcements, like the long-awaited Apple Intelligence and a makeover for smart AI assistant, Siri. We expected much of them to revolve around the company’s artificial intelligence ambitions (and here), and Apple didn’t disappoint. We
Even as Apple embraces AI in iOS 18, it’s working to improve users’ ability to get answers in a more traditional way: through its Spotlight Search feature. Accessed by swiping down on the middle of the Home Screen, Spotlight Search already helps iPhone users discover things on their device and on the web — the
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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. Now that people are using developer betas and exploring the sessions at the event, more features that were not announced onstage are surfacing. Remember that
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iOS apps that build their own social networks on the back of users’ address books may soon become a thing of the past. In iOS 18, Apple is cracking down on the social apps that ask users’ permission to access their contacts — something social apps often do to connect users with their friends or
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