Apple will launch a new iPhone contactless payments feature with Tap to Pay on Apple Pay, coming later in 2022 via merchant-enabled iOS apps in the United States.
Apple Pay launching Tap to Pay on iPhone later in 2022
Apps
Fantastical 3.6 takes the pain out of scheduling meetings with Openings, Proposals and other new features
Productivity software maker Flexibits has pushed a new update to its award-winning Fantastical app that could literally be the easiest way to schedule meetings you've ever tried with smart features such as Openings, overhauled Proposals and other perks.
A simple Mac app fixes macOS 12.2 battery drain by toggling Bluetooth so you don’t have to
A new app works around the MacBook battery drain issue in macOS Monterey 12.2 which happens overnight due to a Bluetooth bug continually waking your notebook from sleep.
The Ulysses text editor adds third-party font support, overhauls the writing goals feature
The popular iPhone, iPad and Mac writing app Ulysses has picked up new features, including the ability to choose third-party fonts from font apps installed on iOS or iPadOS.
These are my 10 favorite iPhone apps in 2022
Many of the apps Apple pre-installs on iPhones and iPads get the job done for the average user. But any needs beyond that are best satisfied by third-party apps that can be had from the App Store.
Preview mini, PetsJoin, 4eat and other apps to check out this weekend
It's time again for another edition of our awesome Apps of the Week roundup. This week we have a minimal photo editor, a social app for pets and a digital nutritionist. And as always, we've selected a great game for you to check out.
Apple chooses to make it painful for developers to use third-party payments
The App Store commission in the Netherlands for dating apps that use alternative payments is now 27% instead of the company's usual 30% take for in-app purchases.
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approves yet another antitrust bill that would allow sideloading on iOS
Recently, there has been a concerted effort by those in positions to make changes, to make changes to Apple's App Store. Namely, to essentially change how the digital storefront works, the rules in place governing charges and much more. And now the United States Senate Judiciary Committee has made another move to reach similar goals.
FloatingPlayer lets you control Apple Music or Spotify playback from anywhere in iOS via a floating Picture in Picture window
FloatingPlayer is your Spotify and Apple Music mini player that lets you control playback everywhere via a floating Picture in Picture window on your iPhone, iPad or Mac.
WhatsApp is readying iMessage-style reactions, here’s what they look like
WhatsApp, the hugely popular messaging software owned by Meta, is close to launching reactions a la Tapbacks on iMessage, and here's what they look like.
YouTube refreshes its fullscreen video player with direct access to more buttons
Google is rolling out an updated YouTube video player with easier access to the Like, Dislike, Share and Comments buttons in fullscreen mode.
Unlisted apps are coming to App Store
Developers can now publish unlisted iPhone, iPad and iPod touch apps on the App Store that don't appear in search results and are only discoverable through direct links.