Have you been keeping your fingers crossed for Spotify for Apple TV? If so, you'll be disappointed to learn that a Spotify tvOS app has been “down prioritized,” with a company executive stating that a release supporting tvOS should not be expected anytime soon. It's unclear why the Swedish startup does not want to support the Apple TV, more so given its rivalry with Apple in the music-streaming space.
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How to optimize the Spotify app to use less cellular data
Learn how to configure the Spotify app on your iPhone so you can use it to your liking without blowing through all of your cellular data.
Let’s Talk iOS 157: That sounds cray cray
Cody finally gets to try the new Portrait mode on his iPhone 7 Plus. The guys discuss the latest in the Samsung debacle while still keeping it classy and respectful. Other topics of discussion include Apple cutting back on Project Titan, Tim Cook talking about AR, crazy iPhone 8 rumors, and a cool new app to import your Health data into a new iPhone.
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Benchmarks reveal how higher capacity iPhone 7 units can be faster
When you go to get your new iPhone every year, do you get the higher-capacity handset to have the best of the best, or do you get the lower capacity handset to save some dime?
If you typically pick the latter choice, you might want to re-think your decision for the iPhone 7 & 7 Plus.
Hortus brings springy animations based on Hooke’s Law to your iOS 9 device
Way back in 2013 when chpwn was still a prominent developer and hacker for the jailbreak community, he released a popular free jailbreak tweak called %hook's law, which added springy animations to your iPhone.
Now a new jailbreak tweak called Hortus is porting these fun and quirky animations over to iOS 9 so you can enjoy them on your modern day jailbroken device(s).
Report: new MacBook Pros, USB-C MacBook Airs coming this month
New MacBook Pros are still on for October, reports the often accurate Japanese site Mac Otakara. Citing a reliable source within Apple's supply chain, the outlet says the long-awaited refresh of the premium notebook line is still on schedule for this month.
In addition to the MacBook pro update, the site also says that the MacBook Air line is also getting a refresh. It expects Apple to drop the 11-inch model, to focus on the larger 13-inch version, and it will include USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 ports.
How to use Memories in Photos app on iPhone and iPad
In this tutorial, we will show you how to play, create, edit, and work with Memories in the Apple Photos app on iPhone or iPad to see curated slideshows of memorable pictures and videos of significant people, pets, places, dates, or events in your photo library.
Apple seeds iOS 10.1 beta 4 to developers and public beta testers
Apple today released a fourth beta of iOS 10.1 to its registered developers and public beta testers. Coming just a week after the previous beta, iOS 10.1 beta 4 has an interesting build number of “14B72 | 14B72b”. Today's release does not, however, appear to contain any outward-facing user features. We'll make sure to update the article with any new information as it becomes available.
Cops obtain a warrant demanding individuals unlock iPhones with their fingerprint
California's top cops seem to have obtained a questionable warrant request to enter a residence and force anyone inside to use biometric information to open their fingerprint-locked iPhones purely on the assumption they'll learn more after they access the phones, Forbes reported this morning.
Deemed as “an unprecedented attempt to bypass the security of Apple's iPhones,” Forbes found a court filing in which the Department of Justice sought to search a Lancaster, California, property.
Apple releases iOS 10.0.3 for iPhone 7 and 7 Plus with fix for cellular conectivity bug
Apple on Monday released a new update for iOS labeled version number 10.0.3. The update appears to be exclusive for the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, and it can be downloaded via the Update mechanism in Settings, or from our Downloads page.
As noted in the screenshot above, 10.0.3 brings about various bug fixes, including one for an issue where users could temporarily lose cellular connectivity. This has been a fairly high profile iPhone 7 bug, particularly among Verizon users.
Beats 1 Radio host Zane Love will talk music as a keynote speaker at 2017 SXSW
Zane Lowe, who used to be a host for BBC Radio for many years before moving to Beats 1 and Apple Music more than a year ago, has been announced as a keynote speaker for 2017's South by Southwest (SXSW) music and film festival, Billboard reported Monday.
In addition to a keynote speech from Lowe, the annual confab in Austin will include keynotes from “Rogue One” filmmaker Gareth Edwards, author Adam Grant and Mount Everest photographer and climber Cory Richards.
iPhone 7 will be launching in seven more countries later this month
Apple today announced via its international websites that the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus handsets will be arriving in an additional seven markets this month: Colombia, Cameroun, Botswana, Egypt, Kenya, Mozambique and South Korea.
In addition to the latest phones, customers in South Korea and Colombia will be able to purchase the Apple Watch Series 2 later this month, too.