Apple this week seeded the latest developer betas of iOS 13, iPadOS, tvOS 13, and watchOS 6.
Apple seeds sixth iOS 13, iPadOS, watchOS 6, and tvOS 13 betas to developers
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Keep track of the time: have Apple Watch silently tap your wrist on the hour or half hour
watchOS 6 debuted a new Taptic Chimes feature that takes advantage of Apple's custom vibrator, called Taptic Engine, to render quick vibrations on your wrist at the top of the hour to help you keep track of the time in a subtle manner, without having to engage the device.
Apple releases watchOS 5.3 with ECG app support in Canada and Singapore, Walkie-Talkie bug fix
Apple has released the latest update to the Apple Watch, bringing with it a major bug fix, expanding the availability of the ECG app, and more.
Six reasons watchOS 6 is amazing
Unveiled at WWDC 2019, the watchOS 6 software update makes your Apple Watch better and more independent than it's been ever before. Here are iDownloadBlog's six reasons why watchOS 6 is amazing and how it makes your Apple Watch closer to being its own product.
Apple seeds sixth beta of watchOS 5.3 to developers
Moving right along with the pre-release versions of the next update to the Apple Watch, Apple has seeded the latest developer beta.
Honey brings the Apple Watch’s Home screen experience to your iPhone
If you own an iPhone and an Apple Watch, then you know that each device’s Home screen functions in a different way. iOS' Home screen is optimized for a larger display, while watchOS' is optimized for a smaller display; but if you have a soft spot for how the Apple Watch’s Home screen works and fancy the same experience on your iPhone, then today's your lucky day because you'll no longer need to settle.
Enter Honey, a newly-released jailbreak tweak by iOS developer Blake Boxberger that ports the Apple Watch’s Home screen experience to iOS devices. As you’ll notice in the screenshot examples above, Honey can be configured to work in several different ways and lets you experience what you love about your Apple Watch right on your iPhone or iPad.
Apple suspends Walkie-Talkie on Apple Watch over an eavesdropping vulnerability
Yesterday, Apple suspended the Walkie-Talkie service for Apple Watch on server end due to an unspecified exploit which could allow someone to eavesdrop on your audio messages.
Apple seeds fourth beta of macOS Mojave 10.14.6, fifth beta of watchOS 5.3
Apple is moving right along with the latest developer betas for macOS Mojave and watchOS 5.
watchOS 6 beta 3 adds the ability to delete some stock apps
Earlier today, Apple seeded the third beta of watchOS 6 to developers. And while it didn't add a variety of new features to the mix, it did at least add one more.
‘Brenbreak’ Apple Watch jailbreak for watchOS 4.0-5.1.2 teased for Q4 2019
Some folks have been jailbreaking their iPhones and iPads for many years, but not so much their Apple Watches; however, that could all change in the not-so-distant future.
In April, we shared with you the news of what appeared to be preliminary progress on an Apple Watch-centric jailbreak, namely one that would support watchOS versions 4.0-5.1.2 on all current iterations of the Apple Watch including Series 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. Sadly, progress updates on this particular project have been somewhat sparse since its announcement.
Apple sends out AppleSeed invitations for watchOS 6 beta
Earlier today, Apple seeded a variety of different betas, including the first public beta of iOS 13/iPadOS. watchOS 6 was left off the list, however.
How to use Apple Watch decibel meter to monitor noise
Learn how to use the decibel meter feature on your Apple Watch for monitoring noise levels around you and protecting your hearing health.