Chris Welch (in 2022): The company says Amazon Drive will no longer be supported as of December 31st, 2023. That’s when access will be completely cut off. Uploads are going away earlier and won’t be accepted as of January 31st. The Amazon Drive apps…
Lees meerWayne Ma: Apple fired at least five employees who worked in the company’s App Store in China following an internal probe into business misconduct, according to people with direct knowledge of the situation. Juli Clover: App Store employees with revi…
Lees meerDan Moren: While I was nominally able to log back into iCloud, most of my data wasn’t actually syncing back. A dialog box told me that I needed to verify my account in order to re-establish end-to-end encryption for sensitive information like my key…
Lees meerJoe Rossignol (Hacker News): The price changes in the U.S. are as follows:Apple TV+: $6.99 per month → $9.99 per monthApple Arcade: $4.99 per month → $6.99 per monthApple News+: $9.99 per month → $12.99 per month […] In the U.S., these are the first…
Lees meerApple (full installer): This document describes the security content of macOS Ventura 13.6.1. Apple (full installer): This document describes the security content of macOS Monterey 12.7.1. Previously: macOS 14.1 macOS 13.6 and macOS 12.7
Lees meerJuli Clover (release notes, security, developer, enterprise, full installer, IPSW): With macOS Sonoma 14.1, Apple has added a new warranty section that lets you see the AppleCare+ status of your Mac and connected AirPods, plus there are now options …
Lees meerJuli Clover (release notes, security, developer): There are several new Apple Watch features enabled in watchOS 10.1, including NameDrop. NameDrop lets you tap an Apple Watch to another Apple Watch or iPhone to exchange contact information with some…
Lees meerJuli Clover (developer, security): The Enhance Dialogue feature first announced in tvOS 17 for the second-generation HomePod has expanded to the original HomePod and the HomePod mini in tvOS 17.1, though the HomePods will also need the HomePod 17.1 …
Lees meerJuli Clover (release notes, security, developer): In the new updates, Apple has added support for continuing a large AirDrop file transfer over the internet when out of AirDrop range. The Apple Music app includes options to favorite songs, albums, a…
Lees meerMark Gurman (via Nick Heer): As part of the [TV app] overhaul, the company will discontinue its dedicated apps on the Apple TV set-top box that let users rent and buy movies and shows. It will also remove the movie and TV show sections from the iTun…
Lees meerAccidental Tech Podcast: AirPods Pro 2 as concert earplugs Soundbrenner Minuendo Others tried: Eargasm, Etymotic ER20XS, Earpeace, Vibes, Mumba I’ve used the Eargasm, and it’s OK. Helmut (via Accidental Tech Podcast): Perhaps you are wondering: “Why…
Lees meerJoe Rossignol: iOS 17 adds several features to all second-generation AirPods Pro, including Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness, and Personalized Volume. Keep in mind that these software features are also available on the original second-generati…
Lees meerNiléane: Apple first introduced the Translate app in iOS 14. Although it was a welcomed addition to the language translation space, I stopped using it a couple of months after its release. Many languages were still missing, its interface was lacklus…
Lees meerJuli Clover: When you plug a Lightning iPhone into an iPhone 15, the iPhone 15 will always provide power to the Lightning iPhone, even if the iPhone 15’s battery is lower.If you plug an iPhone 15 into another iPhone 15, the two devices communicate w…
Lees meerDan Moren: Stefan Klieme’s ScreenSharingMenulet. It’s a little no-frills menu bar app that just provides you with quick screen sharing access to other machines via macOS’s built-in Screen Sharing app. By default it detects Bonjour connections on you…
Lees meerInvidious (Hacker News): Invidious is an open source alternative front-end to YouTube.[…]Invidious protects you from the prying eyes of Google. It won’t track you either![…]Invidious allows you to subscribe to channels and create playlists, without …
Lees meerJeff Johnson: Link Unshortener 9.0 adds a convenient list of all your installed web browsers so that you can open a link in any browser with one click or keypress. And if you set Link Unshortener itself as your default web browser in System Preferen…
Lees meerTim Hardwick: YouTube Music is now available directly on Apple’s HomePod and HomePod mini, thanks to new Siri integration support in the YouTube Music app.The change means subscribers to the streaming service can now choose to use voice commands to …
Lees meerGlenn Fleishman: It’s easy to focus on the dystopian aspects of technology, but Apple has spent the last few years assembling a collection of features aimed at protecting its users against online and physical threats. They include Communication Safe…
Lees meerDavid Pierce: Apple is in court because of something called the Information Services Agreement, or ISA: a deal that makes Google’s search engine the default on Apple’s products. The ISA has been in place since 2002, but Cue was responsible for negot…
Lees meerI was doing some testing with Apple Mail on my test Mac using my test iCloud account. I made a fresh macOS user account and entered the Apple ID, but Apple said it was “locked for security reasons.” Who knows why? To unlock the account, it wanted me…
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