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iOS 12 Face ID supports second face via new ‘appearance’ option, report says

Enlarge Image 9to5mac Add the ability to recognize a second person with Face ID authentication to the list of new features in iOS 12 that weren’t announced in the WWDC 2018 keynote on Monday. That’s according to a report by 9to5mac, which found the option to “set up alternate appearance” in a beta of the …

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Apple’s WWDC 2018 highlights little things adding up, especially in iOS 12

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. If you were looking to Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference for big game-changing leaps or new hardware, you might have walked away a little disappointed. Monday’s keynote, it turns out, was about the little things.  That’s not to say the changes were insignificant. Indeed, …

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WWDC 2018: 4 times Apple threw shade at Android and Facebook

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple may be one of the biggest tech companies in the world, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t too big to throw some grade-A shade. Just like last week’s celebrity saga of Drake vs. Pusha T and Kanye West, but less interesting and …

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Apple’s new Siri Shortcuts in iOS 12 could get annoying fast

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. I have a thing about companies like Google and Apple trying to make out like digital assistants are our friends. Although I love the technology, I find the implication of making them more human pathetically desperate and ridiculously self-serving. But to me the …

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How Apple’s Memoji of your face already beats Galaxy S9

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. iPhones and iPads will soon be able to make a 3D emoji of your own face that moves when you do. Apple calls it a “Memoji,” and it’s an offshoot of Animoji, the animated emoji that live inside iMessage in Apple’s iOS 12 …

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With iOS 12 and AirPods, you can turn your iPhone into a remote mic

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s AirPods are about to get a feature that helps you hear better.  The next version of Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS 12, will include the capability to turn your iPhone into a directional microphone. The feature, called Live Listen, has been offered …

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New Safari privacy features on MacOS Mojave and iOS 12 crack down on nosy websites

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. When Apple announced a new Safari privacy feature last year called intelligent tracking protection, advertisers accustomed to tracking your behavior online squealed. Get ready for some more squealing. At Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, the company showed some new restrictions it’s imposing on online …

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Apple Watch is about to get a lot better, but WatchOS 5 is still missing 2 big features

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s 2018 WWDC keynote was about software, not hardware. And yes, there was a lot of news on iOS 12. But there was also a rundown on WatchOS 5, Apple’s newest software update for Apple Watches. And like iOS 12, it was about small …

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Apple WWDC 2018: App Store yielded $100 billion for app makers

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The App Store is about to turn 10 years old, and so far, it’s paid out some big bucks to software developers.  Revenue for iOS developers is $100 billion so far, said CEO Tim Cook at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, …

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Apple News adds browse tab, widens to Mac computers

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple is adding a new browse tab and sidebar to its Apple News curation of articles, the company said Monday at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California. Apple News is also getting integrated into its Stocks app, so you can see …

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