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.
Grid Wallpaper lets you create custom grid backdrops for your iPhone
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iOS 12.2 upgrades audio messages to a new Opus codec at 24000 Hz
The iOS 12.2 software makes a significant improvement over the previous audio quality in iOS 12.1.4, resulting in audio messages that sound a lot better and crisper.
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.
Apple announces WWDC 2019 is running June 3-7 in San Jose
Apple said today its Worldwide Developers Conference is taking place from June 3 through 7 at San Jose’s McEnery Convention Center, confirming earlier detective work by MacRumors.
Apple’s credit card codenamed “Project Cookie” may be announced at the March 25 event
A joint credit card that Apple and investment bank Goldman Sachs are said to be developing might be officially announced at the iPhone maker's press event scheduled for March 25.
Apple Music expands to Amazon’s Fire TV stick
If you need yet another sign that Apple has been refocusing on pushing services to as many people as possible, then look no further than the latest expansion of its existing partnership with Amazon that now includes Apple Music on the Fire TV HDMI dongles.
Apple-owned Shazam refreshed with the date and time for each of the songs found
The song identification service Shazam, owned by Apple, updated its apps on App Store with handy timestamps appearing next to your Shazamed songs.
Improve the multitasking experience on the iPhone with FloatingDockPlus
Every iOS device sports a Dock at the bottom of its Home screen, but not every Dock is created equally. Case in point, anyone who has used an iPad before has likely taken notice of unique behavior that isn’t necessarily present on iPhones and iPod touches; more specifically, the iPad’s Dock shows recently-used apps in a separate section just right of the usually docked icons.
This is just one of several ways that the iPad makes multitasking easier, and with that in mind, iOS developer Kiran Patil set out to port many of these features to other iOS devices. The end result? – a jailbreak tweak dubbed FloatingDockPlus is now available to download from Cydia.
Apple acquires machine learning startup Laserlike
Apple has acquired Laserlike, a small machine learning startup based in Silicon Valley. The Information reports that the buyout happened late last year, and the team has joined Apple's new artificial intelligence group.
How Apple Maps protects your privacy when navigating
Find out what measures Apple takes to protect your privacy when you use Apple Maps on your iPhone or iPad. Additionally, we’ll show you how to opt out and stop your location from being used to improve Apple Maps.
Unc0ver v3.0.0 beta 46 released with significant improvements to iOS 12 stability and more
On Wednesday, hacker and unc0ver lead developer Pwn20wnd pushed a new revision to the unc0ver v3.0.0 pre-release, bringing it up to beta version 46.
Pwn20wnd shared news of the update via Twitter, adding that the update would fix significant instabilities on iOS 12 and make the system run noticeably faster:
Bloomberg: Apple’s TV service to debut with licensed content, original programming coming no earlier than the fall
Following the official unveiling on March 25, Apple's long awaited streaming TV service will launch with licensed television shows and movies while Apple's own original content will be coming to the platform no earlier than the fall, or possibly even later.