Tag Archives: ios-15

Apple hopes iOS 15 can tame the app notification deluge

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The average US smartphone owner receives 46 push notifications each day, telling them about the latest news, a friend’s response to their latest post or an alert that an item they ordered online was just delivered. Whatever it …

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Apple’s iOS 15 Find My upgrade could make it easier to recover stolen devices

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple announced plenty of improvements in iPhone software at its WWDC event on Monday, from FaceTime and iMessage upgrades to new Maps and Wallet changes. These are just a few of the updates, with more having come to light after Apple posted its iOS 15 …

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WWDC 2021 starts today: M2 MacBook Pro, iOS 15 and everything we expect from Apple

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. WWDC21 is happening — watch now. Apple’s big event kicked off Monday with a virtual keynote at 10 a.m. PT. CEO Tim Cook and team are likely to announce iOS 15, a new M2-chip MacBook Pro and new versions of software for most Apple …

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Apple will let iPhone users keep iOS 14 after iOS 15 launches

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple users will be able to keep using iOS 14 once the next version of Apple’s operating system is released in the fall. Any users of the iPhone‘s current operating system will continue getting security updates and bug fixes without immediately updating to iOS …

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When iOS 15 debuts at WWDC21, it should include these Android 12 features

Apple’s annual developer conference, WWDC kicks off Monday June 7 at 10 a.m. PT. We’re likely to see iOS 15, a new version of the iPhone’s operating system. WWDC21 comes a month after Google’s I/O developer conference which gave us a more complete look at Android 12. The new Android OS, which will debut this fall on the Google Pixel 6 phone, adds more …

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iOS 15 should be tailored to make the iPhone 12 Pro more pro

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. WWDC21 starts Monday June 7 at 10 a.m. PT and Apple is expected to preview the next versions of iOS and iPadOS (likely called iOS 15 and iPadOS 15), I hope the new software for the iPhone 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max and the pro …

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WWDC 2021: From AirPods 3 to new MacBook Pros, all the hardware Apple didn’t announce

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s WWDC events are always software-driven spectacles. Given that they’re targeted towards developers, that makes sense. With the rare exception of the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR in 2019, most recent WWDCs have kept the focus on what’s coming next in platforms …

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Apple privacy updates tell you more about how apps use your data

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple is updating privacy features in Mail, Siri and access granted to third-party apps, the company said Monday at its annual WWDC developer conference. The features give users more information about what data third parties are collecting from their iPhones or iPads and in some cases …

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What US states will support Apple Wallet digital identity cards?

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Of the many new features Apple revealed during its annual WWDC keynote, the one with the most potential to change day-to-day lives is the ability to store your state ID within Apple Wallet. By working with local governments and storing your personal information …

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Apple FaceTime getting spatial audio for ‘more natural’ calls

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple has announced that as part of the update to iOS 15, FaceTime will offer spatial audio to make people’s voices appear to come from their position on screen, during its annual WWDC keynote. The feature is designed to make FaceTime “more natural, …

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