If you use the stock Music app on your iPhone, iPad or Mac, you'll be glad to know that Apple now makes it much easier to quickly add the current song to your listening queue or library.
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Apple seeds second betas of iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, tvOS 14.5, and watchOS 7.4 to developers
Just over a week after seeding the first betas of iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 to developers, the company moves on with the next version.
Apple granted a patent for iPhone screens with multiple refresh rates up to 240 Hz
The United States Patent & Trademark Office has granted Apple a patent that suggests a future iPhone could get a screen with a variable refresh rate going up to 240 Hz—or twice as much as in the iPadPro's ProMotion display. While iPhone screens have remained stuck at 60 Hz, all iPad Pro models have had screens with a variable refresh rate of up to 120 Hz.
Apple launches a neat new fitness challenge for Apple Watch wearers in India
Apple has launched a new fitness challenge in India that comes with an interesting twist.
Vivid Money launches Apple Pay support in France
The Vivid Money mobile banking service now supports Apple Pay in France.
Apple is offering free repairs for Apple Watch Series 5 and Apple Watch SE if they’re stuck in Power Reserve mode
The Apple Watch Series 5 and Apple Watch SE were inflicted by a charging issue related to Power Reserve mode. Apple tried to fix it with a recent software update, but if that doesn't work the company is offering free repairs for the smartwatches.
Facebook wanted to “inflict pain” on Apple after Tim Cook’s privacy comments
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg took Apple CEO Tim Cook's privacy comment in the aftermath of the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal personally. As a new report alleges, he told employees that "We need to inflict pain" on Apple in retaliation over the privacy dispute.
Apple releases watchOS 7.3.1
It hasn't been all that long since Apple released watchOS 7.3 to the public, but Apple's back with a new software update.
‘For All Mankind’ gets a companion podcast ahead of season 2 premiere
For All Mankind, the alternate reality sci-fi series on Apple TV+, is set to premiere its second season soon. And Apple is going all-in on the promotion. In fact, this is the show that has seen the company launch its first Apple TV+ companion podcast.
Microsoft is almost ready with the public preview of xCloud cloud game streaming on iOS and iPadOS
In 2020, Apple found itself at the center of a larger discussion regarding cloud game streaming. The folks at Apple believed they were in the right, essentially blocking services from its App Store, while companies like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and others weren't too happy with it. And a lot of customers found themselves on both sides of the fence, too. But those companies found a workaround, thanks to Apple's own mobile web browser.
Apple has talked building a car with Nissan, but those discussions are no longer active
According to a pair of fresh reports, Nissan is no longer discussing a potential manufacturing tie-up with Apple regarding Project Titan, the iPhone maker's autonomous car project.
iPhone 13 may debut Portrait mode video along with astrophotography mode
Aside from an always-on display with limited customizability, the iPhone 13 should debut new photography features like Portrait mode improvements and an all-new astrophotography mode.