iOS 17.4 beta 1 now available with app sideloading and Safari changes
After releasing iOS 17.3 with a handful of new features, Apple is starting the testing cycle of iOS 17.4 with beta 1. With this software …
Apps & Software
Spotify just described my nightmare iPhone scenario while also lying to subscribers
Apple will have to open the iPhone to sideloading, third-party app stores, and third-party payment systems come March 7th. It’ll happen only in Europe, where …
Netflix teased more price hikes, and I know which plans might get more expensive
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but another Netflix price hike might be in the works. Or so Netflix just warned. Netflix has recently …
Here’s how Facebook, X, TikTok, and more harvest your iPhone data with just a push notification
Apple always states that “privacy is a fundamental human right” and does everything to keep user’s data safe from third-party apps and developers trying to …
TikTok is getting 30-minute-long videos as it ramps up competition with YouTube
Remember Quibi, the failed streaming video service that wanted all of us to watch whole episodes of TV shows in portrait mode on our phones? …
BeReal adds celebs and hot brands because your real friends’ lives are so boring
BeReal just announced a major change for its app with the global launch of RealPeople and RealBrands. With this update, the real-life-moments app adds support …
All of Apple’s delayed iPhone features in iOS 17 have now been released
Every major software release by Apple has delayed features, iOS 17 included. The operating system introduced during WWDC 2023 had several functions set to come later, including …
Will the iOS 17.4 beta bring iPhone sideloading testing?
Apple rolled out its iOS 17.3 update for the iPhone lineup, which brings the security upgrade I’ve been waiting for: new features to protect the …
Apple plans fees and restrictions for non-App Store apps in the EU
With the Digital Markets Act about to take effect this March, Apple is planning to charge extra fees and add restrictions when it begins allowing …
Netflix’s cheapest ad-free plan is going away for good, and there’s nothing you can do about it
Last July, we learned that Netflix planned to remove its cheapest ad-free plan to steer customers to either the more affordable ad-base Standard plans or …
Cheaper Galaxy Z Fold might finally launch this year
The Galaxy S24 might be the Android phone of the moment, with special emphasis on the Galaxy S24 Ultra, but we can’t ignore what lies …
WhatsApp’s AirDrop feature might be its most exciting upgrade in years
AirDrop is one of the neat iPhone features that Android has had a tough time competing with. It’s also one of the features that users …
Google is building even more AI features into Chrome – here’s what’s new
The entire technology industry — at least companies — seems to be completely bought into the AI future. Google and Microsoft seemed like they quickly …
I installed iOS 17.3 on my iPhone, and this is the first thing I did
Apple released iOS 17.3 on Monday, which might seem like the regular .1 software release Apple prepares for the iPhone between the big upgrades. But …
Hidden feature lets you dramatically improve iPhone & Mac video calls with two taps
macOS Sonoma is full of great features. One of them arrived unnoticed by me, but thankfully, while I was on a video call on the …
watchOS 10.3 launches with new Unity Bloom watch face
After a packed watchOS 10.2 update, Apple is releasing a small watchOS 10.3 version to Apple Watch users. The main change is a new Unity …
tvOS 17.3 now available with Wishlists and Favorites feature, Apple Music tweaks
After a packed tvOS 17.2, Apple is now releasing tvOS 17.3 to all Apple TV users. With this update, the company is re-adding an important …
macOS Sonoma 14.3 now available with these three new features
After over a month of beta testing, Apple is now releasing macOS Sonoma 14.3 to Mac users. While the previous macOS 14.2 was packed with …
iPadOS 17.3 now available with Apple Music changes, AirPlay in hotel, more
After a packed iPadOS 17.2, Apple is releasing iPadOS 17.3 to iPad users. This update brings some of the same iOS 17.3 functions, although it’s …
iOS 17.3 is now available with these 8 new features
After over a month of beta testing, iOS 17.3 is finally available to iPhone users. With that, people can experience a new security update for …
Vision Pro preorder details may hint at upcoming iPhone sideloading restrictions
We’re very close to a key development in iPhone history, the arrival of iPhone sideloading. It will happen on March 7th in the European Union …
Is Fortnite ever coming back to iPhone? It’s complicated
All the talk about Apple having to allow third-party payments on iPhone in the US and Epic’s annoyance with losing the Apple trial for good …
Meen Jan, the open-source ChatGPT alternative that runs on your computer
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S24 earlier this week, its first flagship phone with built-in Galaxy AI. However, most of the AI features will require an …
Apple opens iPhone to third-party mobile payments in Europe following investigation
The European Commission announced that Apple has committed to addressing antitrust concerns about Apple Pay by allowing third-party mobile wallet and payment services to work …
Scrolling through Instagram Reels is my version of channel surfing
Whenever I stay in a hotel these days, I always feel a quaint bit of nostalgia as I’m flipping through the channels on what’s usually …
Chrome Incognito still tracks you, which is a big reason I won’t use Google’s browser
Remember that $5 billion suit alleging that Google tracks Chrome users in Incognito mode? Well, Google decided to settle it recently, without disclosing the settlement …
Samsung might start charging for Galaxy AI after 2025
I wondered months ago whether the Galaxy S24’s built-in AI would be available for free or if the buyer would have to pay for it, …
Galaxy S24’s most amazing AI feature could come to the iPhone soon – if Apple allows it
Yesterday, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S24 lineup, focusing on AI features. Although the South Korean company is the one to be praised, several functions rely …
Netflix isn’t making a visionOS app for the Apple Vision Pro
At least one streaming service seems to be skeptical about Apple’s Vision Pro spatial computer. On Wednesday, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that Netflix has no …
Millions of iPhones and MacBooks have this security flaw, and there’s nothing you can do
Virtually every electronic device is capable of being hacked, including Apple’s. To that point, Trail of Bits recently discovered a new attack through a GPU …
