This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple released iOS 16 this past Monday, which you can download right now on your compatible iPhone. Not wasting any time, Apple already has an update to that update. iOS 16.1, which is known as a …
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This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Upgrading an iPhone to the beta version of iOS 16 does give an early look at all the new features of Apple’s latest update to its iPhone operating system, but this also comes with bugs and performance issues that …
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Apple’s iOS 15.6 is here and ready to be downloaded to your iPhone. The follow-up to iOS 15.5, released July 20, folds in bug fixes, a lengthy list of security updates and a new feature for watching live sports in the TV app. With iOS 15.6, the TV app will now let you restart live sports games already in progress, …
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The WatchOS 9 public beta has just arrived, along with iOS 16, and the Apple Watch is getting a major software update. Expect in-depth running metrics, new watch faces and even some clues about the rumored Apple Watch Series 8. The beta update lets us preview most of the new features ahead of the general release in the fall, likely the …
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DuckDuckGo, a search engine that pledges not to track your online activity, launched a Mac app in beta Tuesday. “DuckDuckGo for Mac isn’t simply a replacement for ‘Incognito mode,'” the company said. “Instead (the app) is designed to be used as an everyday browser that truly protects your privacy.” The Mac app includes a built-in private search engine, a tracker …
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Google unveiled the upcoming Android 12 OS release during its Google I/O developer conference back in May. It’s considered the biggest design change for Android phones in years, and on Wednesday, the company said it’s approaching the final phase of development with the release of its fourth beta. Android 12 Beta 4 is available for Android beta testers. This version, however, …
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My dreams for an iPad Pro that could practically meld into becoming a Mac haven’t been realized yet. And that’s despite an M1 processor dropping into the latest iPad Pros, giving them the same CPU as current Macs. Apple’s iPadOS remains its own stubborn beast: Not quite Mac/PC, but also not quite iPhone. It’s growing into something unique, but that …
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WhatsApp is rolling out a limited public beta test for its updated multidevice capability. The Facebook subsidiary plans “to initially test the experience with a small group of users from our existing beta program,” according to a Wednesday post on Facebook’s engineering website. With the beta, first teased in June, users will be able to use WhatsApp on a phone …
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Apple on Wednesday stepped back from overhauling how its Safari web browser handles tabs on MacOS. The company released a third beta of its new MacOS Monterey software that separates the address box and the tab strip by default, moving back to same design that’s in the existing MacOS Big Sur version. The change shows how difficult it can be …
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I’ve had a little while to play around with the MacOS Monterey public beta, and so far there are a handful of things that really blow me away. That said, like almost every OS update, from Monterey to Windows 11 to iOS 15, most of the new features are things you’ll probably never use, or even find. So much of …
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