Apple closed the signing window for two different iOS versions for various handsets Wednesday evening, including 13.1.2 and 13.1.3.
It’s regular practice for Apple to stop signing older versions of iOS after a newer release has been available for some time. Doing so both prevents software downgrades by the jailbreak-savvy and encourages software updates for everyone else to ensure users take advantage of the latest features and security patches.
Going back to work after you've had a kid, or kids, can be pretty rough. But some companies out there try to make the transition back to the work day a little easier, and Apple is making some changes in that regard.
On Friday, November 1, Apple launched its video streaming service, Apple TV+. With it came a handful of shows including one called See, which stars Jason Momoa (Aquaman, Game of Thrones) and Alfre Woodard (The Lion King), among others.
Apple's recent announcement that it's partnered with the U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) to make the VA's own Health Records system accessible within the Health application on the iPhone got me thinking: What the hell is wrong with my own health care provider? I'm not a vet but I almost wish I were, if it would simplify this process. Because the way I access my own information is a raging dumpster fire.
If you've liked Niles Mitchell's "Will It Work" video series in which he attempts to make his iOS devices work with all sorts of retro computer equipment, like an Iomega Zip drive, you're going to love this one showing connecting a magneto optical disk to his iPhone.
One of the more exciting new additions coming to Apple TV+ is a psychological thriller from M. Night Shyamalan (Split, The Sixth Sense) called Servant. And now we have an official trailer.
The Potential-x team has created a pair of productivity-boosting earbuds, called FocusBuds, that take advantage of EEG neurofeedback to help users get into the flow state.
As previously suspected, Amazon appears to be in an early testing phase of a new feature that'd let customers track workouts with their Echo Buds earbuds, which unveiled in September.
Before the end of October, it was reported that iOS 13.2 --which launched to the public not too long ago-- boasts some pretty "aggressive" RAM management, leaving many users to helplessly watch as their apps and Safari tabs reload constantly.
Screen Time is a way for Apple to try and let iOS users keep tabs on their digital health on a regular basis. And now there's a new tool being baked into the feature.
In late October, Apple released iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2 to the public. Now the company is looking ahead to the mobile operating system's next minor update.
Apple Arcade has been available now for subscribers for more than a month now, and the lineup has been expanding ever since. But Apple is sharing a trailer for one of the subscription service's launch titles anyway.