Filipe Espósito

Popular password manager 1Password teased in June that native support for passkeys is coming to the iPhone and iPad app with iOS 17. Now 1Password is taking another big step toward a world without traditional passwords, this time replacing the key to users’ password vaults. Soon, 1Password users will be able to unlock their vaults using just a passkey.

Apple on Tuesday released updates to its suite of professional apps, which includes Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Motion, and Compressor. While most updates don’t add new features beyond bug fixes and performance enhancements, Final Cut Pro for iPad is getting its first update with new features since its release. Read on as we detail what’s new in these apps.

Reddit recently implemented significant changes to its API, which resulted in many third-party apps giving up on the platform. And now that the official Reddit app is pretty much the only way to access the social network on the phone, the company wants to push users to pay for its Premium tier.

This week, the Reddit iOS app was updated with an ugly new icon. And if you don’t like it, you’ll need to pay to change it.

It’s been two weeks since Meta launched Threads, its new microblogging social network. And while version 1.0 was a pretty solid release, it lacked a lot of features that users had been asking for. Threads is now getting a major update with important new features, which includes built-in translation and a new Follows tab.

VMware Fusion is a popular virtualization software that lets users create and run virtual machines on Mac computers. The company behind the software recently announced a major update coming to VMWare Fusion, which will enable full 3D acceleration for Windows 11 virtual machines on Apple Silicon Macs.

Apple recently appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’ ruling in the case against Epic Games. As determined by the judge, the company would be forced to make some changes to the App Store rules. However, a district court allowed Apple to delay the changes until the appeal is heard by the Supreme Court.

Apple introduced a bunch of new capabilities for web apps with iOS 16.4, including access to push notifications and permission for third-party apps to add web apps to the iPhone and iPad Home Screen. Now popular web browser Google Chrome is taking advantage of these new features, as its latest update lets users add their favorite websites to the iOS Home Screen.

Meta last week launched Threads, its new microblogging social network that comes to compete with Twitter. While Threads is available in over 100 countries around the world, it’s not available in European Union countries due to local regulations. And the bad news is you might not be able to use Threads in Europe if you’re just traveling around there.

Update: Meta has confirmed it’s blocking users “in most European countries” from accessing Threads. The company also said it wants to bring Threads to more countries in the future. You can read the original article below.

Apple announced on Thursday that Tap to Pay on iPhone is now available to users in the UK. For those unfamiliar, the feature turns the iPhone into a payment terminal, so vendors can use their phone to accept contactless payments. Now it seems that Tap to Pay is coming soon to Brazil as well.

Apple last month announced tvOS 17 for Apple TV at WWDC 2023. And while the update comes with some cool new features, like native VPN support, there’s nothing really exciting about it – at least that’s what I thought. tvOS 17 lets users FaceTime directly from the TV, and while I first underestimated this feature, I’m now in love with it.

It’s been a few years since Apple discontinued its iPod lineup. While the iPod touch was discontinued last year, sales of the iPod shuffle and iPod nano ended in 2017. But of course, even in the streaming era, some people still keep their iPods alive for nostalgic reasons. And if you’re experiencing issues syncing your iPod shuffle with your Mac, Apple is fixing that with macOS 13.5.

Following the release of the iOS 17 beta for developers in June, Apple has now released a public beta for anyone interested in trying out the new software ahead of the official launch this fall. But if you’re planning to install iOS 17 or iPadOS 17 beta on your iPhone or iPad, be sure to archive a backup of your device running iOS 16 for an eventual downgrade.

Following the release of the first iOS 17 public beta, Apple is also rolling out tvOS 17 for Apple TV and HomePods registered in the Apple Beta Software Program. With public betas, users can now get a preview of the new software coming this fall. Read on as we detail what’s new and how to install tvOS 17 beta on your devices.

Earlier this year, Apple launched its online store in Vietnam, which came as huge news to people living in the country who relied entirely on third-party resellers to buy Apple products. And it seems Apple is serious about expanding its operations in the country, as a recent rumor suggests Apple Pay is coming soon to Vietnam.

We’ve been hearing a lot of rumors about iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro. As reported by 9to5Mac many times, Apple has been planning a refreshed design with slightly curved edges, plus a new titanium frame for the Pro models. There are also rumors about the entire lineup getting the Dynamic Island and USB-C. But among all these rumors, there are only two that I really care about.

Apple last month announced a new advertising format for the App Store, so that developers have even more options to promote their apps to iPhone and iPad users. The company said the new ads in the Today tab of the iOS App Store would become visible to users in July, and as of today, users are now seeing these new ads on the iPhone.

CardioBot is a popular iPhone and Apple Watch app that uses health data collected from users’ devices to show them how they can live a healthier life by highlighting what’s good and what could be improved. This week, the app got a major update that introduces multiple new widgets for the iPhone and also new complications for the Apple Watch.

The music streaming market has a lot of competitors, but Apple Music and Spotify have pretty much become leaders in this segment. However, there’s a new player entering this game, and that’s TikTok. The owners of the popular social network now want to compete with Apple Music and Spotify with their new music streaming platform called TikTok Music.

Every year, many independent developers come together to promote their apps during Indie Dev Sales – a sales event with the best deals on iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS apps. Like Amazon Prime Day, the Indie Dev Sales event also kicks off on July 11, and we’ve selected some of the best deals to highlight here.

This week, Apple released the third beta of iOS 17 to developers, and while the update doesn’t add any major features compared to previous betas, it does come with some minor changes. One of those is the addition of new voice options for Siri in German.

Many iOS apps have been adding Live Activities since the release of iOS 16 last year. With this feature, apps can show real-time useful information right from the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island on the iPhone 14 Pro. Now Instagram is taking advantage of this feature to show upload progress in the background to users when they close the app.