iOS 10 beta 2 is out as are other Apple OS beta updates

Posted on by Jules Wang

We’re diving right into July and the second wave of beta kits has arrived for all Apple developers working on iOS 10, macOS Sierra, watchOS 3.0 and tvOS. Most of the changes are minor tweaks, but there’s always going to be a surprise or two happening in there, like unlocking your Mac with your iPhone.The big test will come when the company releases its public betas for iOS 10 and macOS Sierra sometime this month. We aren’t sure when it will happen, but that’s what ...

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iOS 10 deletes user data from stock apps, not the apps themselves

Posted on by Jules Wang

Pop our bubble, why doesn’t Apple?We mentioned that you can delete certain pre-loaded apps provided by Apple on iOS 10 from your machine. The support page for the topic even uses the word “delete” and the iconography for downloading from the cloud if you decide to put the app back on your device.Turns out, nope.Senior Vice President of software engineering Craig Federighi ...

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Would you install iMessage on Android if it became available?

Posted on by Adam Doud

WWDC’s keynote has come and gone, and with it, we have seen a glimpse of Apple’s plans for the future. Not surprisingly, Apple’s plans are rather Apple-centric. I know what you’re thinking. “Duh, it’s Apple’s conference,” but what I found very interesting was that of all the updates, all the new features, all the new apps we saw, there was nary a mention of Android and the 85% of the world that it owns/that owns it. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not suggesting that Apple should be promoting the competition at its own keynote, but when you stop and consider what Microsoft and ...

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Lara Croft GO, Streaks and INKS lead list of Apple Design Award winners

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

If you were wondering where Google got the idea for its inaugural Play Awards bestowed upon Android app developers at last month’s I/O conference, Apple just wrapped up day one of WWDC 2016 by handing out its own Design trophies.Only for Cupertino, this is the 19th year in a row the best and most innovative Mac and iOS software products are recognized and promoted for free, which some of the more obscure titles on ...

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iOS 10, macOS Sierra, watchOS 3 & more WWDC 2016 first impressions

Posted on by Jaime Rivera

Apple’s WWDC wrapped up a hours minutes ago, and even if all we received is software, it’s hard to not admit that the changes are all worth enough to not load the Pocketnow Daily with just this as the news. Apple clearly see’s itself as a software company, as many of the new updates have given a new life to products we considered dull, like in the case of the Apple Watch. Instead of offering hardware updates that would only place these products in more difficult obsolescence, today’s announcements are enough to re-consider them.Watch our first impressions of WWDC 2016 as we ...

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iOS 10 overtime: uninstalling default apps, device compatibility

Posted on by Jules Wang

It’s been one doozy of a day with WWDC’s keynote wrapping up in some of the most comprehensive updates to the ecosystem in a while. iOS 10 has brought some big changes to its core features. But you won’t be able to see ...

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iMessage on iOS 10 gets fancy, calls too

Posted on by Jules Wang

When you buy a phone, mission one for the thing is to communicate. And with new features tacked onto the calls side and the iMessage side, we have plenty of communication going on.New APIs for the call experience on iOS 10 can integrate plenty of neat-o features like voicemail transcription and enhanced identification of spam calls with third-party extensions (like through Tencent). If you have an iPhone for work, you can also route your personal iPhone calls ...

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Apple unveils iOS 10-integrated Home app for smart home controls

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

Apple just outdid itself by improving iOS in not one, not two or three or more departments, but ten to go nicely with the new platform’s name. Of course, at first glance, News and HomeKit upgrades are nowhere near as eye-catching as Siri’s reworked “intelligence”, but if you look deeper, you’ll actually find the latter a pretty big deal.A standalone new Home app now sits on your iOS home screen by default, working on iPhones, iPads and the Apple Watch to help you easily control all your HomeKit ...

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Apple Music gets redesigned from “bottom up”

Posted on by Jules Wang

Apple Music’s user interface is changing for the simpler.There are new sections for the app including Recent Music, For You and Browse.For You contains a “Discovery Mix,” something like a “Discover Weekly” playlist for Spotify, a list of recently played music and daily curated playlists and albums for different styles and moods. One of today’s playlists? “Fasion Runway Strut”.Browse brings you up to date with new tracks, new artists and top charts.Radio ...

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Photos on iOS incorporates Memories, a bit of HTC Zoe

Posted on by Jules Wang

Google Photos may have been the first with the smart album in the cloud, but Photos on iOS won’t let Apple’s foes across the bay beat it.Albums for geographical, time-based events — otherwise known as “Trips” — get compiled with not only all the pictures of the event, but interface sections for who was there and where it was happening. HTC might not be too happy with Memories’s ability ...

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iOS 10 focuses on user experience improvements, vastly upgraded Siri

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

While it’s pretty much customary of Apple to tout every new software release as the biggest, greatest, most groundbreaking ever, iOS 10 may well deliver on its promise of being the “biggest iOS release ever for our users.”There are ten pivotal add-ons in iOS 10 (obviously), starting with user experience. As vague as it sounds, you already know you’ll feel the across-the-board improvements, including to the lock screen and 3D Touch, the latter of which works with third-party apps like Uber or ESPN in a number of ways.Control Center is another redesigned area of the mobile platform, ...

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Apple brings live channels, YouTube search, and more to tvOS and Apple TV

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

Just like your Apple Watch, the Apple TV streamer is getting a big update after WWDC, with Siri not only capable of searching through 650K movies and TV shows across various streaming services, but YouTube clips as well.Live Tune-In is another “great new feature” introduced by Eddy Cue on the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium stage, opening ESPN2 simply if you say the name. This is even available for the iPad, including on a developer preview ready ...

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Dock, Activity sharing introduced with watchOS 3

Posted on by Jules Wang

watchOS is getting a bump up to version 3. It will keep favorite apps in memory, speed up launches, and updates information in the background. More importantly, instead of the multiple seconds it takes to load an app and update its front-end data, it’s all instant.The Dock is new to watchOS 3. By pressing the side button, you can fly through recent apps, all of them showing a live screenshot with new data for your quick glance.Control Center makes a migration from iOS. With a swipe from the bottom, you get a quick look at battery and toggles. Quick reply options for messages get ...

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[LIVE] Watch the Apple WWDC 2016 livestream

Posted on by Jules Wang

Time for another Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, huh?No more wishlists, no more expectations, not even a single thought thread extra. We’re about to get the straight stuff from Apple on where it plans to take its software on all fronts to through 2017. From

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