Registered developers and public testers alike can download the latest versions of iOS and watchOS from Apple. Apple made both iOS 11.4.1 beta 2 and watchOS 4.3.2 beta 2 available for download. There’s no word on what changes are built into the latest code, though changes are likely confined to bug fixes and performance improvements. […]
Verizon Communications subsidiary Oath has announced that it would shutter the Yahoo Messenger service in just over a month. Yahoo Messenger will shut down on July 17th. Oath acknowledges that Yahoo Messenger has many loyal fans, but the company wants to move away from antiquated messaging platforms and “focus on building and introducing new, exciting communications tools that […]
Facebook this week began notifying about 14 million users that posts published to Facebook during the period of mid-May might have been made public due to a bug. The company claims the audience selector tool was accidentally set to public for a large group of users. Normally, the tool reflects whichever setting the user last selected, […]
Apple has detailed which of its smartwatch wearables will have access to watchOS 5, and the original Apple Watch is not among them. The new platform, which adds a wide number of new features, will be available to the Apple Watch Series 1, Series 2, and Series 3 w/LTE wearables. WatchOS 5 will also require […]
Google is preparing to more broadly roll out its new Gmail design to users on the web and mobile devices. For the moment the new Gmail is opt-in, but that is going to change over the next few months. The new Gmail will become generally available to everyone starting in July, though people will still need […]
Microsoft says Android and iOS users of its Groove Music mobile apps will soon need to find another way to listen to their tunes. “We’re notifying customers that on December 1, 2018, the Groove Music iOS and Android apps will also be retired and, effective June 1, are no longer available for download,” said Microsoft […]
Registered developers can download the latest versions of iOS and watchOS from Apple. Apple made both iOS 11.4.1 beta 1 and watchOS 4.3.2 beta 1 available for download. There’s no word on what changes are baked into the latest code, though any changes are likely confined to bug fixes and performance improvements. Apple released iOS […]
OnePlus today made new beta software available to the OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T phones. Open Beta 11 for the 5 and Open Beta 9 for the 5T introduce an identical set of features and fixes to the phones. For example, the new software lets 5 and 5T owners disable peek notifications when in Do Not Disturb and […]
Apple today made iOS 11.4 available to the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. most significant new feature of iOS 11.4 is AirPlay 2, a more advanced version of Apple’s wireless audio technology. AirPlay 2 lets people create multi-room wireless audio systems so music and other media can play on different devices in different rooms at the […]
OnePlus does a very good job of updating their devices. Now, the OnePlus3 and OnePlus 3T are picking up new security patches and features in a new update. This update includes the long-awaited arrival of Face Unlock. Debuted on the OnePlus 5T, the company has slowly been expanding the feature to other devices over time. This update […]