Apple started this week off with a bang. The company seeded the first beta of iOS 14.5 (and iPadOS 14.5) to developers on Monday. The prerelease software is packed with new features.
Here’s what’s new in the first iOS 14.5 beta
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Apple Card may get multi-user accounts soon with ‘Apple Card Family’ feature
One of the things the Apple Card was missing at launch is multi-user support, or the ability to have multiple people use the same credit line. But it looks like Apple is looking to change that in the near future.
Apple Fitness+ gains AirPlay 2 casting support in iOS 14.5 beta
Apple seeded the first beta of iOS 14.5 to developers earlier today, and apparently the prerelease software is packed with new features. For instance, Apple Fitness+ is getting a new feature it probably should have had at launch.
iOS 14.5 supports letting Apple Watch owners unlock their iPhones while wearing a mask
Earlier today, Apple seeded the first beta of iOS 14.5 to developers. And, as such, discoveries of what's new are being made in the latest prerelease software.
Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.2 with bug fixes and other improvements
Apple has been working on the next update for macOS Big Sur for a bit of time now. But finally, the new software is available to the public.
Apple seeds first betas of iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, and tvOS 14.5 to developers
Not too long ago, Apple released iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 to the public. But the train to the next software update is already on the move.
Tim Cook ordered to sit through 7-hour deposition in court battle with Epic Games
We've known for over a month now that Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, is going to testify in the legal battle with Epic Games. But today we find out just how long at least one deposition is going to take.
Apple has released its official iCloud Passwords extension for Google Chrome
Apple has released a new Windows app for accessing saved web and app passwords in Safari through Google's Chrome browser. Now folks who use macOS and Windows interchangeably can finally use their passwords to log in to websites.
Facebook is testing its own prompt asking users to let the app track them
User privacy won't stop being a big deal any time soon, even with Apple trying new ways to mitigate the impact. But with companies like Facebook out there in the wild, trying their hardest to gobble up all the information they can about people, it's an uphill battle. And now Facebook has a new plan to try and get users on "their side" moving forward.
Apple launches limited-edition Apple Watch Black Unity collection
Apple today launched its new Black Unity Apple Watch collection, consisting of a limited-edition Sport band that has been assembled from individual pieces of colored fluoroelastomer, along with the wearable device itself and a specially-crafted watch face.
Crowd control runner “Populus Run” launches on Apple Arcade
This past weekend, Apple's games-subscription service has picked up “Populus Run,” a crowd control runner from developer FIFTYTWO.
Netflix is testing a sleep timer in the mobile app to help with late night binge watching
Netflix is experimenting with a sleep timer in the mobile app that could potentially release publicly across all Netflix platforms should the feature prove itself successful with test users.