Apple today released the first beta of the Swift Playgrounds 3.0 coding app which you can download through TestFlight provided you've elected to help Apple test the app.
Swift Playgrounds 3.0 beta is now available
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Readdle’s Spark email apps have picked up much-needed rich text editing features
Ukrainian developer Readdle today released an update to its free of charge Spark email client for iPhone, iPad and Mac that brought text formatting features to the iOS app for the first time while extending Spark for Mac's current set of editing options with new capabilities.
MemeMill, Curiohh, CleanLift and other apps to check out this weekend
This week's Apps of the Week roundup features a handy meme-maker, a unique podcast client and a sharp workout client. And as always, we've selected two great new games for you to check out.
How to change the Alexa Wake Word for your Amazon Echo speaker
Learn to change the Alexa Wake Word to something else on your Amazon Echo to personalize your device experience.
The best free date and time calculators for iPhone
These are the best free date and time calculator apps for your iPhone or iPad to take the work out of manually calculating past or future dates or times.
Spectre by Halide creators lets anyone capture gorgeous long exposures with ease
Spectre for iPhone, from the makers of the top-notch Halide camera app, takes you long exposure photography to the next level with cutting edge technology based on hardware-accelerated machine learning, computer vision, artificial intelligence and more.
How to redownload purchased apps on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Learn how to redownload previously purchased free or paid apps on iPhone, iPad, and Mac without having to pay again.
Popular Apple Watch apps start adding integration with FlickType gestural keyboard
FlickType Keyboard, a third-party software keyboard for Apple Watch that we reviewed last November, today launched an SDK for third-party integration and several popular apps have already been updated with support for FlickType.
Soor for iPhone is a premium Apple Music client with one-handed gestures, themes & more
Are you an Apple Music subscriber? If so, you probably dislike the user interface in desktop iTunes and the Music app on iOS, and rightfully so. In that case, you should consider Soor, a brand new third-party premium music player that integrates with Apple Music with a strong focus on music discovery, one-handed navigation, personalization and more.
Prevent specific apps from accessing the internet over Wi-Fi with ConditionalWiFi4
Your iPhone lets you prevent apps from accessing the internet over a cellular connection right out of the box, but the same can’t be said about Wi-Fi. On the other hand, those with jailbroken iOS 12 handsets can finally do something about that with the help of a jailbreak tweak called ConditionalWiFi4 by Andrew Wiik.
As you might’ve discerned already from the tweak’s name, ConditionalWiFi4 lets you choose which apps can access the internet over your iOS device’s Wi-Fi connection. Some examples where this might come in handy include:
AirMessage lets you use iMessage on Android, but you’ll need to jump through hoops
If you're on Android but cannot possibly be bothered to live your life as a green bubble, you may want to try out AirMessage, a new app that allows Mac users to participate in iMessage conversations on Android—with some caveats.
Three ways developers will soon be able to win past subscribers back
Apple recently previewed new discount options for auto-renewing subscriptions in iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac apps which will permit developers to offer a discounted price for a specific duration for existing and previously subscribed customers. Today, the company has detailed three ways app makers will soon be able to win past subscribers back.