Learn how to prioritize app installations on your iPhone or iPad to speed up specific app downloads or updates from the App Store so the ones you need most finish first.
How to prioritize app downloads or updates on iPhone
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Apple now lets developers roll out staggered Mac app updates over a 7-day window
Registered macOS developers are now permitted to release Mac app updates to customers in stages, and even pause the phased release in case a major bug has been discovered.
Apple reminds developers that all apps submitted after March 27 must support the iPhone XS Max and 12.9″ iPad Pro resolutions
Last December, Apple gave its registered developers an important heads-up about a new rule requiring that all new apps and app updates for iPhone, including universal ones, be built with the iOS 12 SDK and support the new iPhone XS Max form factor.
How to delegate emails in Spark to assign tasks to others
A recent update to the Spark email application brought a cool new feature. You can now delegate emails to your team or employees on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Along with assigning emails to others, you can set due dates and times and keep track of what’s pending and completed.
This is a great new feature if you use Spark for business but is also handy for personal situations. You might want to delegate an email to a family member or friend like reminders for bills due, appointments made, or travel plans.
If you’re interested in this convenient feature, we’ll show you how to delegate emails in Spark to assign tasks to others.
How to quickly switch text between uppercase and lowercase on Mac
Learn how to convert a piece of text on your Mac from uppercase to lowercase letters instead of manually re-typing all caps as small letters.
iWork for iOS to bring enhanced Apple Pencil support next week
iWork, which is the name of Apple's productivity suite for iPhone, iPad and Mac that encompasses the Pages word processor, the Numbers spreadsheet app and the Keynote presentation software, is about to get an update to make your Apple Pencil more useful.
How to enable Do Not Disturb for Alexa and Amazon Echo
Learn how to turn on Do Not Disturb for Alexa on your Amazon Echo to prevent calls, messages, drop-ins, and other alerts from bothering you.
Heart Reports, Tick. Done., Big Bang AR, and other apps to check out this weekend
In this week's edition of our Apps of the Week roundup we have an app that generates heart reports, a how-to video social network and an AR experience that's [literally] out of this world. And as always, we've selected two great new games for you to check out. Enjoy!
Apple defends the App Store business model in an open letter addressing Spotify’s claims
Spotify yesterday challenged the App Store business model, having filed an antitrust complaint with Europe’s competition watchdog calling Apple's 15-30 percent levy on iOS subscriptions unfair and anti competitive. A few hours later, Apple posted an open letter on its website addressing Spotify's claims.
Move the Dock to the top of your iPhone’s Home screen with stratosphere
Most iPhone and iPad users are accustomed to having their application Dock at the bottom of their Home screen, but if you’re feeling courageous enough to change things up, then you might take a liking to a new free jailbreak tweak called stratosphere by iOS developer Sam Gardner (A.K.A. Samg_is_a_Ninja).
As shown in the screenshot example above, stratosphere moves the application Dock from the bottom of the Home screen to the top, delivering an entirely different aesthetic and user experience.
Grid Wallpaper lets you create custom grid backdrops for your iPhone
Grid Wallpaper by developer Batbayar Batbaatar is a new app that makes it simple to create your own grid backdrops to use as custom wallpapers on your iPhone.
Spotify has declared war on Apple over unfair App Store fees and subscription terms
Spotify yesterday filed an antitrust complaint against Apple with Europe's competition watchdog, saying App Store's 15-30 percent levy on iOS subscriptions is unfair and anti competitive. The lawsuit could set a major precedent because it might radically shake up the App Store economics should Apple be found guilty of anticompetitive behavior.