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HBO Max has been busted for days
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge If you’ve attempted to stream something on HBO Max from an Apple TV sometime during the last several days, you may have noticed that its player controls are Read more…
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Will Apple end the newsletter boom?
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Today, let’s talk about one of Apple’s many announcements this week at its Worldwide Developer Conference, which some see as a possible threat to the rise of journalism Read more…
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Apple brought back the beloved magnifying glass for selecting text in iOS 15
Apple’s text selection magnifying glass has reappeared in the iOS 15 beta, and Apple’s own site confirms its return by listing it as a feature. Bringing the feature back is a reversal from when Apple Read more…
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The six-year-old iPhone 6S will get iOS 15, and that rules
The iPhone 6S and 6S Plus arrived in September 2015 running iOS 9. The iPhone 6S will turn six years old this September, an eternity in phone years. If you’ve managed to hold onto one Read more…
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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…