It's not a major software update, but today Apple released a minor software update for its smart speaker lineup.
Apple releases 14.2.1 software update for the HomePod and HomePod mini
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Apple’s Christmas surprise may be a new Apple TV
Back in November, a leaker suggested Apple had one more surprise in store for 2020 -- a "Christmas surprise". And now that same leaker may have given us an answer before it happens.
New Apple Music video highlights new artists as part of Apple’s Up Next class of 2020
Apple today shared a new video that highlights new artists that Apple Music highlighted as part of the company's Up Next initiative.
Google brings Apple Music support to its Nest smart speakers and displays
Apple Music availability is getting a huge boost in availability today, thanks to Google.
Analysts say Apple is in a good place to launch an all-in-one hardware and software subscription bundle
Recently, Apple launched a subscription software bundle called Apple One. Well, it's actually three bundle options, but they are all attached to subscription pricing for several Apple services.
Get a beautiful overview of your past year with Listening Reports in Doppler for iPhone
Earlier in the year, iDB featured the new Doppler music player for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. As an alternative to Apple’s Music app, Doppler lets you import, manage and edit your music with ease. And with the latest update, you can create beautiful yearly listening reports.
Apple shares what it asks developers for the App Store privacy “nutrition labels”
Apple two weeks ago reminded its registered developers to update their apps with new privacy “nutrition labels” in the App Store starting December 8. And now, the Cupertino tech giant has shared precisely all the details it asks developers for this new feature.
Apple will replace for free faulty iPhone 11 displays that have stopped responding to touch
Has your iPhone 11 display stopped responding to touch? This is a known issue affecting a small percentage of iPhone 11 displays and the good news is, Apple will now provide a display replacement service to all affected customers globally at no charge.
Waze for CarPlay gains split-screen Dashboard integration and lane guidance
Google's Waze app can now be used on the multiscreen Dashboard feature in CarPlay, Apple's in-car infotainment system on the iPhone. Also, the app now supports lane guidance.
Apple is working on M1 successors for 2021 iMac & MacBook Pro, 32-core Mac Pro in 2022
Desktop Apple silicon chips with higher power budgets are being readied for the upcoming higher-end MacBook Pro notebooks, all-in-one iMac desktops and the Mac Pro workstation.
Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Ekip, Grounded, Snoverlay 2, & more…
Now that the Odyssey jailbreak tool supports up to iOS & iPadOS 13.7 on all compatible devices, more avid jailbreakers have access to the perks of a seemingly endless cache of jailbreak tweaks and extensions that can be used to make their handset more unique.
In this roundup, we’ll discuss the latest jailbreak tweak releases from Monday, November 30th to Sunday, December 6th. As always, we’ll start things off with a brief overview of our favorite releases and then wrap things up with an outline of the rest and other important jailbreak news tidbits afterward.
Put your notched iPhone’s Tab Bar on a diet with Home Slice
If you’ve owned any of Apple’s notched iPhones, be it the tried-and-true iPhone X, the shiny new iPhone 12 Pro, or a device residing somewhere between the two aforementioned handsets, then you likely know first-hand just how much real estate iOS wastes in the Tab Bar region of the display.
Fortunately for anyone who might be jailbroken, there’s a way to reclaim all of those wasted pixels, and it exists in the form of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed Home Slice by iOS developer biD3V.