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12 iOS 12 features Apple didn’t mention at WWDC

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s annual iOS update, iOS 12, will be hitting devices later this year. It’ll bring things like your standard performance improvements, new Animoji features, Memoji — since everyone has always wanted to turn themselves into an Animoji — group …

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Apple TV 4K finally gets Dolby Atmos sound

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The latest sound technology will finally come to the best high-end streaming TV box. This fall as part of the upgrade to TVOS 12, Apple TV 4K will support Dolby Atmos object-based surround sound with iTunes titles, Apple announced on Monday at WWDC.  It also …

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FaceTime gets 32

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. With a new feature called Group FaceTime, up to 32 people will be able to chat online together, Apple said Monday at its developer conference. Now playing: Watch this: Now you can group FaceTime with multiple friends 2:04 The change is significant for …

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Memoji turns you into an Apple Animoji in iOS update

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. You’re not limited to being a robot or a poop emoji anymore — now Apple lets you make your own Animoji, calling it “Memoji.”  At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, on Monday, Apple announced new features coming to Animoji, …

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Original Apple Watch won’t get WatchOS 5 update

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Traditionally, gold watches are heirlooms that never go out of date. The 18-karat gold Apple Watch Edition, however, is now officially behind the times.  According to Apple (via Kyle Seth Gray on Twitter) the original first-generation Apple Watch, gold or otherwise, won’t get …

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iOS 12 turns your iPhone into a virtual tape measure

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: Apple shows new Measure AR app 1:22 Augmented reality was one of the first topics Apple tackled at its yearly WWDC keynote on Monday, with new ARKit2 features in iOS 12 designed to help people put the technology to …

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How to measure things with your iPhone right now

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At today’s WWDC, Apple showed off a new AR-powered feature: Measure. See the video below. When iOS 12 arrives, you’ll be able to use your iPhone ($285 at Amazon) to take measurements of real-world objects. Now playing: Watch this: Apple shows new Measure …

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Wearables’ market growth slows, but they’re getting smarter

We’re not as gung-ho on the basic wrist device as we have been, or on wearables in general, according to IDC’s latest report on wearables. But smarter devices are making a bigger stand in the market.  The report, published Monday, is based on first-quarter year-over-year unit shipment growth — that’s the number of wearable devices available for sale in inventories, …

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Group notifications help you streamline your attention on iOS 12 at WWDC

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Your notifications are about to get simpler. At WWDC on Monday, Apple showed off group notifications.  If multiple people send you an iMessage, instead of all of those messages clouding your notifications tray, they’ll be pulled together into a single notification letting you know …

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