Apple's relaunched its $50 gift card promotion for Apple TV purchases in the US and expanded it to more countries, including Germany, France and the United Kingdom.
Apple expands $50 gift card promotion for Apple TV purchases to European countries
Germany
The overhauled Apple gift card launches in some of the biggest regions in Europe
The overhauled Apple gift card that made its US debut back in June of 2010 is now available in some of Europe's biggest regions, including Germany, Italy and France.
Native Apple Maps ratings are now available to users in Germany
Folks in Germany can now contribute to the Apple Maps rating system via an iPhone, iPad or Mac following the feature's debut in the US and Canada in 2021.
Apple launches its overhauled maps in Germany and Singapore
Apple has rolled out the latest Apple Maps improvements to its customers in Germany and Singapore, including 3D landmarks, street-level photography, improved navigation, more detailed road coverage and other perks.
German users confirm being able to report accidents and hazards on Apple Maps
Folks in Germany can now take advantage of Apple Maps incident reporting to report accidents and various road hazards following the feature's launch in the US and China.
Apple Pencil features like converting handwriting to text now available in five new languages
Apple Pencil features like turning your handwriting into typed text and interactive links with data detectors are now available more broadly with support for five new languages.
Germany’s antitrust watchdog investigating whether Apple exploited its market dominance
A German antitrust watchdog has launched an investigation into Apple's business practices in the country, including whether the Cupertino giant has exploited its market dominance.
Some Apple Watch owners complain about receiving incorrect altitude readings
According to user reports, the new Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE models may display disproportionately incorrect altitude readings in certain weather conditions, which is most probably a bug that we expect to be fixed in a future update to the watchOS 7 software.
German bank Sparkasse brings Apple Pay support to its popular Giro debit card
Holders of Sparkasse's popular Giro debit card in Germany, also known as the Sparkassen-Card, cano now add there card to the Wallet app and use it for Apple Pay.
Germany’s 15 Apple Stores will begin reopening Monday
According to local reports, Apple will begin reopening all of the fifteen brick-and-mortar stores it operates in Germany, an 83 million people market, next Monday, May 11.
Apple Pay expands availability to include Volksbank Raiffeisenbank in Germany
Apple Pay launched in Germany last December with support for a bunch of local banks and financial institutions, save Volksbank Raiffeisenbank. As of today, however, the mobile payment service officially supports Volksbank Raiffeisenbank customers in the country.
Apple Maps expands its transit directions coverage across Europe
Apple Maps now offers transit directions in major cities across France, Spain, Germany and possibly a few other European countries.