iOS

Apple may hold a special event in March that could feature ‘AirTags,’ a new iPad Pro, or other product launches. Here’s what could make an appearance — or just get announced with a press release. March is known as one of the earliest months of the year that Apple typically ...

Apple has made the third public betas of watchOS 7.4 available for download. Those who wish to participate can download the latest betas and configuration profiles from the Apple Beta Software Program. Subsequent changes for existing participants are available as over-the-air updates on enrolled devices. When watchOS 7.4 is used ...

The professional video and effects apps Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Motion, and Compressor for Mac have been updated with general bug fixes and improvements. The updates were made available on Thursday but only began showing up on user devices on Friday. Details vary per update, from a sparse section of ...

Apple has clarified that a Siri feature in iOS 14.5 asking users to select a music service isn’t actually setting a default streaming platform. The feature, first spotted in the iOS 14.5 beta testing cycle, pops up when users tell Siri to play music. The digital assistant will ask which ...

Ahead of the official App Store SDK, Scott Forstall told Pandora to use jailbroken iPhones to develop their music app. Long before he left Apple, and has proven hard to track down, Scott Forstall promoted the then forthcoming App Store to developers. Music service Pandora’s chief technology officer, Tom Conrad, ...

Apple’s third iOS 14.5 beta now shows an “Items” tab in the Find My app. It’s for tracking non-Apple devices, and comes ahead of the forthcoming launch of “AirTags.” Apple’s third iOS 14.5 developer beta — launched this week, pulled, and then launched again — has surfaced a previously hidden ...

After dragging its feet for nearly three months, Google on Monday continued a slow rollout of updates to its flagship iOS apps that includes Apple’s mandated privacy “nutrition” labels. New versions of Google Docs and Google Calendar for iOS were released today with bug fixes and performance improvements, a ...

The prominent jailbreaking tool “unc0ver” has been updated to a new milestone release, one that brings support for iOS 14.3 and earlier releases. The ongoing jailbreak arms race between hackers and Apple has been extended once again, with the jailbreak community gaining an update for the unc0ver tool. Announced ...

A version of the “iPhone 13” that lacks a Lightning port could force changes to recovery processes, a report claims, with an “Internet Recovery” mode allowing for the reinstallation of iOS without needing to connect the iPhone to a Mac or PC. Recovering an unresponsive iPhone usually requires it ...

A security researcher has detailed seven trackers inside popular password manager LastPass, that the company itself or other advertisers can utilize to create targeted ads for users of the app. German security researcher Mike Kuketz has uncovered seven trackers within the LastPass Android app, a password manager that has over ...