Apple continues to move right along with its latest beta, preparing developers for the next version of its mobile operating systems.
Apple seeds second betas of iOS and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, and tvOS 13.4.8 to developers [Updated]
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Encrypted messaging app Signal now supports transferring your chat history to a new iPhone
There are many different encrypted messaging apps out there, and Signal is one of the more popular options. And now users don't need to worry about losing their chat histories just because they've upgraded to a new iPhone.
Apple TV+ customer satisfaction below average for both value and original programming
According to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), Apple's video-streaming service is "below average" in terms of both value and original programming.
New Apple micro-site promotes tight iPhone-Apple Watch integration
Apple in an interesting marketing push has launched a new micro-site solely dedicated to highlighting the benefits of the tight integration between its iPhone and Apple Watch products.
DigiTimes: Apple to kick off mass production of 5G iPhones next month
Piggy-backing on its earlier report alleging that Apple might need to push back the launch of its first 5G-capable iPhone to October, Taiwanese trade publication DigiTimes this morning said that mass production of the device will start in July.
iPhone 12 production may begin in July
While there is some speculation regarding when, exactly, Apple is going to launch new iPhones later this year, it sounds like production will kick off relatively soon.
New iMac rumor: iPad Pro design language, AMD Navi GPU, no Fusion drive and more
Apple should unveil a new iMac at its upcoming virtual WWDC event that kicks off June 22.
Apple’s COVID-19 app now lets users anonymously share health info and symptoms to the CDC
Back in March, Apple launched a couple of different resources to help people in light of the expanding coronavirus pandemic. Since then, the company has updated the app and website to be even more helpful.
Bloomberg: Apple to announce its own desktop chips ahead of first ARM-based Macs in 2021
Apple's for years been rumored to have been secretly developing its own desktop chips, based on iPhone and iPad processors, to ditch Intel from Macs. Bloomberg in a new report this morning claims that the tech giant is going to announce the first in-house designed main processors for Macs at the upcoming virtual WWDC event, which kicks off June 22.
Some developers are experiencing issues with Apple Developer subscriptions outside the U.S.
For some developers outside of the United States, a lingering issue with the Apple Developer Program is preventing them from activating or renewing their subscription.
Apple blocks downgrades to jailbreakable firmware by unsigning iOS & iPadOS 13.5
Apple this evening stopped signing iOS & iPadOS 13.5, a move on the Cupertino-based company’s behalf that essentially prevents iPhone and iPad users from installing this particular version of its firmware whether downgrading from a newer version of the mobile operating system or upgrading from an earlier version.
The move comes approximately one week after Apple released iOS & iPadOS 13.5.1 to the general public specifically with the intention of patching the 0-day kernel vulnerability that Pwn20wnd implemented into the unc0ver jailbreak to add support for iOS & iPadOS 13.5, the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system at the time.
No, Apple won’t include a call recording feature in iOS 14
Later this month, Apple is going to unveil iOS 14 (along with other major updates to its popular platforms), but the rumor mill won't stop leaking potentially important new features coming to the mobile operating system before then.