After testing it with a small subset of users in Portugal last month, Instagram is now widely rolling out a new feature that lets you cross-post your Instagram Stories to Facebook Stories.
Instagram rolling out cross-posting Stories to Facebook
How to customize your AirPods shortcuts
Until iOS 11, you could only choose between activating Siri, or Play/Pause media when double-tapping either the left or right AirPod. But with the release of iOS 11, Apple gave AirPods users a few more options as to what a double-tap gesture can do. Indeed, we have a couple more controls available, and we can also choose specific controls for both the left and right AirPod.
USB Type-C is great, but the standard isn’t perfect yet
USB Type-C is a forward-thinking I/O standard that aims to bundle both ease of use and versatility in one universal package. Not only is it becoming popular in the mobile device market, but it’s also finding its way to the game console and portable notebook markets among others.
If you own any of Apple’s new MacBooks or MacBook Pros, then you’re likely already accustomed to the USB-C life. While it takes a little bit of getting used to at first, it can be a smooth transition after some time. Nevertheless, I have a beef with the USB-C standard; at least in its current form.
This tweak rounds your App Switcher cards’ corners like on the iPhone X
After Craig Feherighi demoed the iPhone X for the first time at last month's keynote, it became evident that several changes to the iOS user interface would need to accommodate for the new edge-to-edge OLED display, its rounded corners, and the notch.
One of the differences was in the App Switcher where each of the cards exhibits heavily-rounded corners that match the aesthetic of the device's display. Other iPhone models don’t have as pronounced of roundness, but a new free jailbreak tweak called switcherRadii by iOS developer CreatureSurvive can replicate this effect on your non-X handset.
Apple closes the signing window for iOS 10.3.3 and 11.0
Apple on Wednesday stopped signing both iOS 10.3.3 and iOS 11.0, the first official public release of iOS 11 since the software came out of beta on September 19th. With this change, it's now impossible to downgrade iOS 11 devices back to iOS 10.
The company regularly stops signing older firmware versions to prevent downgrades and keep users on the latest firmware possible. It’s also a measure to thwart jailbreaking, which often requires an older firmware version where Apple hasn’t patched the vulnerabilities used in the jailbreak process.
Apple hires messaging assistant Init.ai’s 6-people team to work on Siri
Apple has acqui-hired a small startup called Init.ai to work on Siri, TechCrunch reported today.
Apple to remove three App Store sections: Dice, Educational Games & Catalogs
Apple today announced a few changes coming to App Store.
iPhone X receives FCC approval ahead of November 3 launch
As we first reported, iPhone X had not been authorized by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) when Apple unveiled its new flagship last month.
Everything Google unveiled today: Pixel 2, Pixelbook, AirPods & HomePod rivals and more
At a press event Wednesday, Google unveiled its new hardware lineup headlined by the new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones boasting a new squeeze feature and no headphone jack.
Apple releases watchOS 4.0.1 with fix for Series 3 LTE issue
Apple on Wednesday released watchOS 4.0.1 to the public. The software update comes just a week after the official 4.0 launch, and it brings about a fix for the Wi-Fi bug that has been impacting LTE performance on the Apple Watch Series 3.
Apple Park cost estimates: $180M theater, $17M fitness center, $104M R&D facility & more
Using its Open Building Permit Repository, the BuildZoom service has determined what it takes to build Apple's massive $5 billion headquarters.
Sonos debuts One speaker with Alexa, support for AirPlay 2 & Google Assistant due in 2018
Sonos on Wednesday announced its HomePod competitor, the $199 One wireless speaker, that will launch with Amazon Alexa on October 24, with support for Google's Assistant and Apple's AirPlay 2 feature coming in 2018.