iOS 17

Apple has some impressive new Accessibility features coming soon called Personal Voice and Live Speech that allow anyone to create and securely store a replica of their voice and use it via text with their iPhone (or iPad). The voice banking feature is available with iOS 17. Here’s how to set up Personal Voice on iPhone.

In what appears to be a new feature in the latest iOS beta, Siri explains Conversation Awareness the first time it is activated.

Without the message, people might be confused as to why the volume has suddenly reduced itself on their Airpods Pro 2 …

It’s new beta day for iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma. Apple has released iOS 17 beta 7 alongside macOS 14 Sonoma beta 6. For macOS, the release comes a couple weeks after the prior build. iOS, on the other hand, is seeing more frequent releases ahead of its September debut.

Update: Apple is now rolling out the same updates to public beta testers. You can read the original article below.

Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 15 next month, and when it comes to the Pro models, rumors suggest that the company will replace the mute switcher with a new “Action Button.” And while a previous beta of iOS 17 already revealed what to expect from this button, today’s beta brings more clues that this change is indeed happening.

With iOS 17 this year, Apple is further expanding on its set of features in Apple Maps for electric car owners. Starting this year, Apple Maps will show real-time charging availability information and let drivers choose a preferred charging network.

Update 1: Apple is now rolling out the same updates to public beta testers.

Update 2: The latest watchOS 10 public beta is out a day after iOS 17 public beta.

Apple on Tuesday released iOS 17 beta 6 to developers, exactly one week after making beta 5 available. As we’re just a month away from the official release of iOS 17, the company has been working on bug fixes and getting everything ready for users. Read on as we detail more about the update.

Apple released watchOS 9.6.1 for Apple Watch users on Tuesday but without an accompanying iOS 16.6.1 update. A new rumor today suggests that Apple isn’t planning iOS 16.6.1 and is instead planning to jump all the way to iOS 16.7. Simultaneously, Apple has also started ramping up iOS 17.1 testing.

Something I thought we’d see at the WWDC 2023 keynote is more attention given to the Dynamic Island. Apple introduced the new design element with the iPhone 14 Pro in September, and iOS 17 will be the first major update since then.

I’ve been meaning to do a roundup of my favorite iOS 17 features for some time and had been waiting for one major one to actually work before doing so.

Having now given up on that, I decided instead to run through the iOS 17 features which have the greatest appeal for me, including a couple I haven’t yet been able to actually use …

A change that Apple introduced with the first beta of iOS 17 back in June is going viral this week. As part of a number of changes to the Phone app and the calling experience, Apple has relocated the positioning of the red “End” button. The change, perhaps unsurprisingly, is drawing quite a bit of criticism on social media.

Apple has released new public beta versions of iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma. The updates come one day after new developer beta versions were released. That’s a much quicker turnaround than the gap between public beta 1 and 2.

One of the headlining features of iOS 17 is Live Voicemail, which lets you view a real-time transcription of the message someone is leaving you as they speak. In today’s new iOS 17 beta 5, Apple has made a tweak to the message prompt that callers hear when Live Voicemail kicks in, likely in an attempt to reduce confusion.

Fire up those software updates, folks, iOS 17 beta 5 is now available. The fifth developer beta versions of iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS Sonoma are also out today.

A big change comes to Apple’s Messages with a new expandable menu for iMessage apps on iPhone. The update brings a cleaner and simpler UI but at first, you might be thinking, where are iMessage apps in iOS 17? Here’s a look at how to access, add, and customize them.

Apple’s Shortcuts app has evolved a lot since the company acquired Workflow in 2017. For those unfamiliar, it lets users create a series of automated processes on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and even Apple Watch. And with iOS 17, Apple is adding even more functionality to the app, which now supports Camera app actions.

A week after releasing iOS 17 beta 4 to developers, Apple is now rolling out the second public beta of iOS 17, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, tvOS 17, and macOS Sonoma to users registered in the Apple Beta Software Program. Read on as we detail what’s new with these updates.

People always ask me if it’s ok to install the current beta on their main device. Every year I say the same thing, do it at your own risk because there is always a chance of data loss, performance issues, bugs and so much more. The iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 beta programs have been relatively stable but that does not mean it’s been perfect and it doesn’t mean you should run out and install it.

I have been using the new Nothing Phone (2) for about a week. I put my sim card in it, and I am slowly learning all the nuances that make this phone unique in such a saturated market. We have a video in the works on my experience with the Nothing Phone (2) from an Apple user’s perspective, so get subscribed to our Youtube Channel if you haven’t yet! But one of the main things I noticed using it is just how much more comfortable it is in the hand versus my 13 Pro Max. Apple is, supposedly, making some small design tweaks to the iPhone 15 lineup. So it had me thinking that the Nothing Phone (2) is giving me a nice preview of what the iPhone 15 design will yield.

One of the new features of macOS Sonoma is Game Mode, which automatically adjusts system settings to increase performance when the user plays a game on the Mac. Although this feature is currently exclusive to Mac computers, it seems that Apple has been working to bring Game Mode to devices running iOS 17 as well.

The Apple Card has been out since August 2019, meaning I have had this card for almost four years now. The Apple Card was one of the first credit cards that I was ever approved for. I remember really wanting it purely for the titanium and the cool Apple Wallet integration (which goes to show how much I knew about credit cards back then). But in those four years, I have used it in various settings for different categories and gotten some great value from it. But in 2023, the credit card scene has become extremely competitive, so how does the Apple Card hold up as a zero annual fee card compared to the competition? And is it still worth it to get?

iOS 17 has solved one of the biggest accessibility hurdles for iPhone users with limited movement: the dreaded ‘You need to unlock your iPhone first’ message.

Siri is of course a massive accessibility win for people like 9to5Mac friend and quadriplegic Colin Hughes, allowing voice control of a wide range of tasks. But until now, there’s been a major hurdle …