Filipe Espósito

One of Apple’s key arguments in favor of making the App Store the only way to download apps on iOS is the app review process, which ensures that users are not exposed to scams. Even so, some of these apps bypass the App Store guidelines without being noticed. That’s the case with a fake Trezor Wallet app, which leads users to believe that it’s an official app for managing Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

It’s been a while since iOS users have been able to ask Siri to send a message to someone. And while this command uses iMessage or SMS by default, it also works if you specify a compatible third-party app. With iOS 17, Apple is making this even more intuitive with a new option that lets users change which app will be used to send a message through Siri.

Earlier this month, Apple for the first time released an official design kit for Figma users with iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 resources. Now that the visionOS SDK is officially available to developers, the company has also made available a new design kit for those who want to create app mockups for the Apple Vision Pro operating system.

When Apple announced Vision Pro earlier this month, the company also showed off a new authentication technology called Optic ID, based on the irises of the users wearing the device. But what if someone wants to try out your Apple Vision Pro or if you want to share it with your family at home? Thanks to the visionOS SDK, we now know that this will be possible.

This week, Apple shared a new iPhone 14 Pro advertisement highlighting the device’s video capabilities. “The Great Escape” video is action-packed and shot entirely with the iPhone on the historic streets of Istanbul, and the ad is running exclusively in Turkey for now.

There are a lot of apps that help us organize our tasks and improve our workflow. But what if you could keep track of exactly how much time is left in your day? That’s exactly what the app “Day Progress” tries to do. It’s a really simple idea but is at the same time important for those who really take productivity seriously.

HomePod users can listen to songs with not only Apple Music, but also third-party services like Pandora, Deezer, and iHeartRadio. However, the list of apps compatible with the HomePod is really small, but Apple is trying to change this. Starting with iOS 17, users will be able to ask Siri to play media on the HomePod using apps installed on their iPhone and iPad.

Last year, Apple introduced Stage Manager, which is how the company has tried to please iPad users who have always wanted an experience similar to a desktop operating system with multiple windows. And while Stage Manager offers this, it does so in a quite limited way. Things have gotten a lot better with iPadOS 17, but there are still some things that I miss.

MacWhisper is a macOS app that uses OpenAI technology to locally transcribe audio and even video files into text. Developer Jordi Bruin is now rolling out version 3.0 of the app, which comes with numerous improvements – including a new Display Mode. Read on as we detail what changes with the update.

Microsoft has been putting a lot of effort into integrating Bing Search with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Now the company is rolling out a nice update to the Bing iOS app, which adds new widgets with a shortcut that takes the user directly to Bing Chat – Microsoft’s chatbot based on GPT technology.

Earlier this month, WhatsApp announced its new “Channels” feature, which for those who use Telegram, works pretty much the same as it lets users broadcast messages to many other people. And Meta seems to really believe in this feature, as the company is now rolling out Instagram Channels globally to users.

As Apple has been trying to show that macOS is a platform for gaming, many developers have also been showing interest in the platform. Now Steam has announced an important update for its Mac app, which now supports hardware acceleration – and that should enable better performance when users are browsing through Steam’s catalog of games.

Online advertisements are everywhere these days, and sometimes they can be quite inconvenient. For those who don’t like to see ads all the time, here’s some bad news: Uber will soon show video ads in all its apps while the user waits for the driver and during a ride.

macOS Sonoma introduces a lot of new features for the Mac, including Game Mode, interactive desktop widgets, enhancements for viewing and editing PDFs, and more. However, at the same time, Apple is also dropping support for legacy Mail app plug-ins. While this may not affect most users, some third-party apps will no longer work because of this.

Damus is the first iPhone app for the Nostr social network, which is based on a decentralized platform and is supported by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. After being removed from the Chinese App Store earlier this year, Damus was almost banned worldwide by Apple – but this time for a different reason. That’s because the company wasn’t happy with a feature that let users tip each other using Bitcoin.

Apple has come under scrutiny as governments around the world, especially the European Union, accuse the company of anti-competitive practices because of the App Store and iOS not allowing users to install apps from other sources. A report last year revealed that Apple was working on allowing sideloading with iOS 17, but it didn’t happen.

However, Apple’s vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi has said that the company might comply with the EU in its decisions on sideloading.

watchOS 10 brings a lot of new features for Apple Watch users, as well as a new interface for the system. But besides what Apple mentioned during the opening keynote of WWDC 2023, there are also some other new features hidden across the system. One interesting change is that users can now add cards to Apple Pay directly from the Apple Watch without the need to use an iPhone.

Apple announced three new Macs at WWDC 2023: a 15-inch MacBook Air, a new-generation Mac Studio, and the very first Mac Pro with an Apple Silicon chip. These Macs went on pre-order last week, and now the first orders are finally arriving to customers around the world.

After years of rumors, Apple has officially announced its mixed reality headset called Vision Pro. The device features state-of-the-art hardware, but that comes with a price tag: $3,499. It’s hard to expect that Apple Vision Pro will have mass adoption in its first generation, which is why Apple needs a more affordable model. But building a cheaper model won’t be easy.

Apple last week announced watchOS 10, the next major update to the Apple Watch operating system. This year, Apple completely redesigned watchOS to take advantage of the latest Apple Watch hardware. In addition, watchOS 10 brings two new watch faces: Snoopy and Palette. Read on as we take a closer look at these new Apple Watch faces.