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iOS 18 lets you replace the Lock screen’s flashlight and camera buttons with controls of your choosing

iOS 18 Lock screen controls

Today as part of its iOS 18 unveiling during the WWDC keynote, Apple shared that the upcoming software release provides a feature users have long asked for: the ability to replace the flashlight and camera buttons on the iPhone’s Lock screen with controls of your own choosing.

Here’s how that works.

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How to install watchOS 11 developer beta, now available for download

watchOS 11 beta 1

Apple in its WWDC keynote outlined everything new coming to the Apple Watch in this fall’s watchOS 11 release. Among the standout new features are new Activity ring options like rest days and custom daily goals, a Vitals app, and more.

Developer beta 1 of watchOS 11 is available for download now, and you don’t actually have to be a developer to install it. Here is how you can get access to watchOS 11 on your Apple Watch today:

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How to install macOS Sequoia developer beta, now available for all users

macOS Sequoia beta 1

Today in its WWDC keynote, Apple outlined everything new coming to the Mac in this fall’s macOS Sequoia release. Some of the standout features include iPhone mirroring, a dedicated Passwords app, and of course Apple Intelligence features on M1 models and later.

Apple has now released developer beta 1 of macOS Sequoia. Even though the OS update won’t be released to the public until this fall, today’s beta release means users can install a pre-release version and run it immediately. You don’t even have to be an Apple developer.

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There’s a new Apple app coming for creating AI images: Image Playground

Image Playground app

At WWDC today, Apple debuted Apple Intelligence, a suite of new features for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and more that covers things like text generation, an improved Siri, Genmoji, and more.

Image creation is one of the chief pillars of Apple Intelligence, and Apple calls it Image Playground. While you’ll be able to access the Image Playground tools from inside apps like Messages, Notes, and Keynote, Apple has also created a dedicated Image Playground app that’s coming this fall.

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watchOS 11 announced with Activity rest days and custom daily goals, Vitals app, and more

watchOS 11 WWDC 24 Apple Event

Last year brought watchOS 10, one of the biggest updates for the Apple Watch yet. Today during the WWDC keynote, Apple announced the successor and this year’s major Watch release: watchOS 11.

watchOS 11 isn’t as feature-rich as its predecessor, but it does come with a number of useful improvements that will make your experience with the Apple Watch even better, especially focused on health and fitness.

Here’s what Apple’s latest Watch software will bring when it’s released this fall.

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WWDC: Two of AI’s biggest PR issues are about to be Apple’s strengths

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Apple is set to unveil a host of AI-centric updates in iOS 18 and its other software platforms this Monday at WWDC.

Much of what the company will announce is playing catch-up to its competitors, though at a scale and accessibility that’s hard to match. However, where the company is especially poised to make an AI splash is in its differentiated approach.

Unlike its competitors, Apple has strengths in two areas that are currently PR headaches for AI: privacy and the environment.

Here’s what that means for its AI reveals at WWDC.

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These are the 2024 Apple Design Award winning apps, announced for the first time pre-WWDC

WWDC is only a few days away, and typically the conference is the place Apple announces the winning apps of its Apple Design Awards. This year, however, the full list of 2024 winners has been announced today and will be recognized formally next week during WWDC.

Here are the apps of the year, according to Apple.

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iOS 18 Mail app AI features: Smart replies, tone change, auto-sort, more

iOS 18 Mail app AI features | Mail icon with thousands of unread messages

A new report suggests Apple may announce a number of iOS 18 Mail app AI features during WWDC.

These include the option to automatically create Smart Replies to emails, as well as the ability to draft a reply yourself and then ask Siri to change the tone – for example, ‘make this sound more professional’ …

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When will iPadOS 18, visionOS 2, and macOS 15 be released?

Supreme Court affirmative action ruling | Stylized Apple logo from WWDC

We’re only days away from WWDC and Apple’s unveiling of its next major software versions. iOS and iPadOS 18, visionOS 2, macOS 15, and more will be debuted next Monday, June 10 during the WWDC keynote.

Here’s everything we expect will be announced on Monday.

But how long will you have to wait to get the latest software on your devices? Read on for the release date info you should know.

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Apple Developer app updated with new features ahead of WWDC 2024 [U: Stickers]

WWDC 24 Apple Developer app get ready tips

Apple’s WWDC 2024 kicks off next week, and the company is expected to introduce new versions of its operating systems, including iOS 18 and visionOS 2. Ahead of the opening keynote on Monday, the company has now updated the Apple Developer app with some new features and enhancements.

Update: The latest version of the app also includes new iMessage stickers. You can find them below.

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