Tag: Apple

Apple launches Podcasts Subscriptions

Back in April, Apple announced Podcasts Subscriptions for its official Apple Podcasts app and that it would be launching soon, well this week as of Tuesday 15th June the new service is available with a large selection of paid shows, channels and more. Creators of shows can opt to offer a paid version on the Podcasts app with monthly payments which go through Apple’s IAP model, of which they get […]

Original HomePod now sold out on the US Apple Store

Apple discontinued the original larger HomePod back in March this year and at the time, it said while it would be kept on sale, any existing stock would not be replaced. As of this week in the US, the HomePod is now being listed as “out of stock” completely, whereas in the UK it is not available for delivery, just local pickup at some retail stores. Sales of the larger […]

Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming service to launch on iOS soon

Microsoft is getting ready to launch its xCloud game streaming service on iOS soon, but through Safari due to Apple’s restrictions on this type of app. Microsoft has been testing the service in beta with a small subset of users but Microsoft has now said that it is planning to launch xCloud in a matter of weeks. xCloud doesn’t have an official app on iOS, due to how Apple restricts […]

The Morning Show on Apple TV+ is coming back this September

Apple has revealed that one of its first shows on Apple TV+ back in November 2019 will be coming back for a second season. The Morning Show will return this autumn for the second instalment, we wont spoil the show for those who haven’t seen it yet but all the same cast is returning. Jennifer Aniston as Alex, Reese Witherspoon as Bradley, Billy Crudup as Cory and Mark Duplass as Chip. Billy Crudup […]

Apple releases iOS and iPadOS 12.5.4 for older devices, with security fixes

Apple this week has released a new update for older iPhones and iPads with iOS and iPadOS 12.5.4. There is a small subset of popular devices out there can only go as far as iOS 12 and those include: iPad Air (2013) iPad mini 2 iPad mini 3 iPhone 5s iPhone 6 iPod touch 6th generation The new update can be downloaded via Settings > General > Software Update or […]

Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak talk to John Gruber on the WWDC Talk Show

Something that it an annual tradition now, stretching back the last few years, John Gruber from Daring Fireball and The Talk Show spoke to Apple executives Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak. This time for the second year, the interview on the show being hosted remote. The trio discuss everything from privacy to iPadOS 15 and how all the features of iCloud+. The full interview is around an hour and a […]

Dark Sky website and iOS app will now stick around until 2022

Apple purchased popular weather app, Dark Sky little over a year ago now and has slowly been picking away at the pieces and integrating them into the stock iOS weather app. Last year with iOS 14, Apple added support for seeing the precipitation forecast fo the immediate future, which would show on a widget if it was going to rain soon. Then this week, when Apple previewed iOS 15 at […]

Apple Music coming soon to the new Mercedes MBUX infotainment system

Mercedes has announced recently that it is partnering with Apple to have native integration into its new MBUX infotainment system for Apple Music. Other companies have done this recently, with Porsche adding native Apple Music and Podcasts support last summer. The MBUX system comes on the C-Class, S-Class, and the all electric EQS and the Apple Music integration is different to CarPlay which needs a phone connected all the time, […]

iOS 15 will let you know if you left your AirPods or AirTag behind

Apple announced iOS 15 and its other software plans for this year at WWDC earlier this week and notable feature is that AirPods are getting supported in the Find My network. Currently, AirPods and Beats headphones do show up in the Find My app, but their location only updates when they have been connected to another device, if you lose them it is essentially game over. However, in iOS 15 […]

Ubiquiti is working on supporting Apple Home Keys for UniFi Access

Apple announced iOS 15 this week at its annual WWDC developer conference. We are covering all the new features this week and throughout the summer here on A&T Tech but one section Apple focused on was the Wallet app. Specifcally, Apple is adding support for some physical cards in the app, such as ID cards but now support for Home Keys, which can be used to unlock an NFC enabled […]