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How to use Screen Time to keep your iPhone use within healthy limits
Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge We all spend a lot of time on our phones, and it’s possible — just possible — that some of us spend too much time. In 2018, we Read more…
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macOS and tvOS are getting spatial audio support with the AirPods Pro and Max
Apple is extending support for spatial audio to macOS and tvOS. The feature will work with the company’s high-end AirPods Pro and AirPods Max, using the devices’ built-in accelerometers and gyroscopes to create a 3D Read more…
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Apple came this close to bringing back the away message
So close! | Image: Apple Apple has a habit of, if not innovating outright, then at least presenting the most polished version of existing ideas. Its Universal Control, for instance, is basically a Logitech thing, Read more…
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How Universal Control on macOS Monterey works
The best moment of this year’s WWDC keynote was a straightforward demo of a macOS feature, Universal Control. The idea is simple enough: it allows you to use the keyboard and trackpad on a Mac Read more…
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Apple’s privacy-focused Private Relay feature isn’t coming to China
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple’s new Private Relay feature, which is designed to obscure users’ browsing data and protect their privacy, won’t be available in China, Reuters reports. The feature was announced Read more…
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Watch Apple’s Siri blaze through requests with on-device processing
During the privacy segment of WWDC, Apple talked about moving Siri’s processing from the cloud onto your device, using the “Neural Engine” built into Apple silicon. While having the voice processing happen on your phone Read more…
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Apple may have done the coolest drag and drop demo ever
At today’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple showed off its new version of macOS, and with it a feature called Universal Control, which lets you use your Mac’s mouse or trackpad to control the cursor on Read more…
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Apple’s new App Store guidelines put scammers and bounty hunters on notice
Illustration by William Joel / The Verge Apple has just updated its App Store Guidelinesd, the document that tells iPhone and iPa that tell iPhone and iPad developers what kind of behavior the company will Read more…
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Here are the devices that can run iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey, and watchOS 8
You’ll get some fancy, new features, if you have the right devices. Apple announced iOS 15, macOS Monterey, watchOS 8, and iPadOS 15 software at WWDC 2021. The public beta period will begin in July, Read more…
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Apple WWDC 2021: the 15 biggest announcements
Apple CEO Tim Cook. Apple just wrapped up its WWDC 2021 keynote, and it was jam-packed with news and announcements, including our first looks at iOS 15, the new macOS Monterey, big improvements to FaceTime, Read more…