This is our first look at RCS texting on iPhone in iOS 18
Apple confirmed during the WWDC 2024 main keynote what many people had suspected: iOS 18 will bring official RCS support to the iPhone. Many Android …
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Apple releases iOS 17.6 beta 1 after iOS 18 announcement
A week after iOS 18 was announced during the WWDC 2024 keynote, Apple released iOS 17.6 beta 1. This is most likely the last major …
The turbocharged Siri assistant I want isn’t coming until 2025
I upgraded my iPhone 14 Pro when iOS 18 beta 1 came out, and I did it for the non-AI features coming to the iPhone …
How to change the iPhone’s Lock Screen apps in iOS 18
I installed iOS 18 beta 1 on my iPhone 14 Pro the minute Apple released it, even though the device will never get Apple AI …
4 features coming to the Journal app in iOS 18
After the Journal app was introduced in iOS 17, Apple continued to improve it with new features. While there’s no sign of a macOS or …
How to hide iPhone apps in iOS 18
Apple added new privacy features to iOS 18 you can try now if you’ve installed the first beta. I already showed you how to lock …
Ad blockers won’t work with YouTube’s new unskippable ad feature
With its new unskippable ad feature, YouTube might end up killing ad blockers once and for all. Currently, the video platform is experimenting with server-side …
iPhone 16’s Capture button was seemingly confirmed by a big change in iOS 18
The iPhone 16 models will look a lot like their predecessors. We’re still getting all-screen designs with Dynamic Island at the top and increasingly slimmer …
watchOS 11 Activity Rings have big changes: Here’s what’s new
After years of complaints, Apple is finally addressing some of the biggest issues with its Apple Watch Activity Rings. With watchOS 11, the company is …
There’s one popular AI feature that Apple should never bring to the iPhone
As expected, Apple unveiled its suite of AI features coming to iPhone, iPad, and Mac this year. Dubbed Apple Intelligence, Apple’s AI includes a personalized …
6 best visionOS 2 features coming to Apple Vision Pro
During the WWDC 2024 keynote, Apple briefly mentioned visionOS 2, the upcoming software update for Apple Vision Pro users. With more functions later revealed on …
Windows 11’s creepy Recall feature has been recalled
When Microsoft unveiled the new Recall feature in Windows 11 I said it’s something I’ve always wanted: the ability to find stuff on my computer …
I’ll never watch Netflix without ChatGPT by my side again
I’ve been using ChatGPT for a long time now, and I’m not going to give it up anytime soon, especially considering that it’s coming to …
People are losing their minds over Luma’s Dream Machine AI video maker
As intrigued as we were by OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video AI model, we couldn’t actually try it out ourselves. That’s not the case for Luma’s new …
How to lock iPhone apps with Face ID in iOS 18
One of the reasons I installed the iOS 18 beta 1 as soon as it was available for the iPhone is the ability to lock …
Everything new in the Notes app on iOS 18
During the WWDC 2024 keynote, Apple previewed iOS 18, which is expected to launch later this fall. Among the new features, Apple has added several …
The best new macOS Sequoia feature won’t be available at launch
macOS Sequoia is Apple’s upcoming software update for Mac users. While it’s full of great features, the one I was most excited to try won’t …
Apple isn’t paying for ChatGPT in iOS 18, even though OpenAI can’t save your data
Apple built ChatGPT support into Apple Intelligence, as expected. You’ll be able to access ChatGPT’s GPT-4o model in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 …
I am irrationally excited about the Reminders and Calendar integration in iOS 18
I’m a pretty simple man. I don’t ask for much (don’t look at all of the rest of my opinion pieces). However, there’s one thing …
With watchOS 11, pausing my Activity rings won’t make me feel bad about myself anymore
I remember when Apple first introduced Activity rings on Apple Watch. Closing your rings became an obsession for a lot of us. Every day, you …
These new iOS 18 Apple Maps features are great, but I still won’t ditch the app I use
I’m one of the people who, after avoiding Apple Maps like the plague after it first launched, eventually made the jump from Google Maps and …
iOS 18 might have spoiled a major iPhone 16 hardware change
Apple previewed iOS 18 during WWDC 2024 earlier this week. With its release expected around the announcement of the iPhone 16, we can’t help but …
10 best tvOS 18 features coming to your Apple TV
Gone are the days when Apple simply forgot about tvOS. Since tvOS 17, Apple has added several features to its Apple TV software. Thankfully, tvOS …
Tim Cook explained the difference between Apple AI and the ChatGPT partnership
During the WWDC 2024 keynote, Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced Apple Intelligence, the company’s AI initiative, and a partnership with ChatGPT. While Cupertino will ensure …
Google AI Overviews are still a disaster unless you like glue on your pizza
How much glue should one put on pizza? The answer is (and always was) that you should not put any glue on pizza, ever. But …
9 exclusive macOS Sequoia features only for M1 and newer Macs
macOS Sequoia is Apple’s upcoming operating system update for its Mac models. With the Apple Silicon transition now over, the company continues to focus on …
ChatGPT is coming to iOS 18, but OpenAI missed a big opportunity at WWDC
I’m a longtime iPhone user, a fan of gen AI products, and a ChatGPT Plus subscriber. All of that tells you that I loved seeing …
Apple just created a super-powered iPhone flashlight widget that no one asked for
iOS 18 preview was full of great surprises, but I assure you no one expected Apple to go this hard when redesigning the iconic flashlight …
SharePlay’s new remote control feature in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 will save my relationship with my parents
Have you ever tried to help your parents navigate their phones? I’m sure you have. Parents love to turn to their kids to serve as …
Tim Cook isn’t confident Apple can stop AI hallucinations
Apple made waves this Monday at its 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference by joining the AI trend in a major way. Apple Intelligence is coming to …
