After seeding the second developer betas, Apple has seeded the corresponding public betas of iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 to public beta testers.
Apple seeds second public betas of iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 to public beta testers
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The Apple TV app may be launching on the Xbox and PlayStation consoles soon
Apple loves its ecosystem, but sometimes it has to branch out. And to get more people watching Apple TV+ content, that means a broader availability of the Apple TV app. And the Xbox and PlayStation may be the next destinations for the app.
AnyFix fixes 100+ system problems to ensure a smooth upgrade to iOS 14 [sponsored]
Are you thinking about installing iOS 14? If so, you're probably aware that many power users avoid installing first versions of Apple's major software updates. As these initial iOS releases may contain many unfixed bugs, they inevitably tend to cause all sorts of issues for customers. With an app called AnyFix by iMobie, you can fix more than 130 common iOS system errors to ensure that your iOS 14 upgrade experience is as smooth as a butter.
iOS 14.2 brings a new yearly spending history option for the Apple Card
iOS 14.2 brings a Yearly Activity option for the Apple Card. It's available under the Activity view in the upcoming iOS 14.2 update, having appeared in the second beta that dropped yesterday.
Facebook announces its new Messenger experience on Instagram is now rolling out
In January 2019, Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg promised his company would merge chats from its mobile Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger apps into a unified messaging experience. Today, the social networking behemoth announced a new milestone toward that goal as the Messenger and Instagram chats have now been officially merged into one.
Twitter expands voice tweets on iOS, transcription functionality in the works
Twitter's been conducting a limited test of a voice-tweeting feature since June, and now it's announced an expansion to more beta testers on iOS, a sign that voice-tweeting is nearing its public launch. In addition, it's acknowledged that a new transcription feature is in development.
How to create custom Apple Watch faces to match your style
Want to personalize your Apple Watch? Check out how to create custom watch faces and complications to match your taste, style, or even your day.
Apple phases out Beats Updater as it shifts Beats products to wireless firmware updates
The firmware of your Beats products like wireless headphones, earphones and speakers now updates over the air rather than requiring the Beats Updater app for Mac or Windows PCs.
Puck brings an ultra low power mode to jailbroken devices
Some people are more battery conscious than others, but some folks truly don’t mind letting their battery level get so low that it lurks in the danger zone — a state of inevitable automatic shutdown.
If you align with the latter camp and you’re using a jailbroken device, then this may pose problems for tweak reliability and usability because modern jailbreaks tend to be semi-tethered or semi-untethered. With that in mind, a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called Puck by iOS developer Litten may be a handy addition to handsets that see deeper battery drain than others on a regular basis.
Colorize 3D Touch and Haptic Touch menus on the Home Screen with Koi
Having the ability to customize iOS or iPadOS’ native aesthetics is one of the top reasons to jailbreak your iPhone or iPad. That said, if you have a pwned handset at your disposal and you enjoy making it stand out from the crowd, then we think you may come to love a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called Koi by iOS developers Litten and woodfairy.
Koi is an incredibly simple tweak that offers its users an aesthetically pleasing color upgrade for the Home Screen’s 3D Touch or Haptic Touch menus, but unlike other tweaks released in the past, Koi colorize the background blur rather than the menu interface itself.
CClock adds a date and time module to Control Center on pwned iPhones
The Status Bar plays host to a digital clock almost all of the time, except of course when you launch Control Center. Once you do, the clock disappears from the Status Bar and is replaced by the cellular and Wi-Fi connection indicators and your carrier’s name instead.
Few people would refer to this as a problem, but it’s an annoyance for some who wish that the time would merely remain in the Status Bar even after Control Center is launched. Fortunately, a new and free jailbreak tweak called CClock by iOS developer Obumbravit offers a useful workaround.
Legizmo lets iOS 13 jailbreakers install watchOS 7 on their Apple Watch
Jailbreakers are often the few prideful few who refuse to update their iPhone’s firmware for the sake of enjoying the plethora of benefits that a pwned device brings to the table. Unfortunately for jailbreakers who use Apple Watches, this means keeping their favorite wearable on a lower firmware too; but that may not be the case anymore.
Enter Legizmo, a new development that was created to allow jailbreakers to update their Apple Watch firmware without upgrading the firmware of their jailbroken iPhone. For example, someone with a jailbroken iOS 13 iPhone should now be able to install and use watchOS 7 without a hitch, something that Apple normally blocks via the Watch app until the iPhone gets updated first.