Since Apple stopped including wired EarPods with its iPhones in 2020 with the iPhone 12, units sold in France have had to by law, include wired headphones as the French believed there is a risk to exposing younger people to electromagnetic waves. However, the law has now changed and as of 24th January, Apple is no longer required to included EarPods so Apple has stopped. The company has said this […]
With iOS 15 and watchOS 8, Apple added the ability for certain keys to be added to the Wallet app, such as hotel room keys, office keys and home keys. However, some of these additions have taken a little while to materialise in the real world. One such key card is showing up in the hotel chain Hyatt, which has started to roll out support for hotel room keys at […]
Apple has this week released watchOS 8.4 for the Apple Watch, with a fix for some third party and first party chargers not working on the Series 7. Apple says this release addresses that bug. watchOS 8.4 is available now and can be installed by going to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone then going to General > Software Update.
According to a report from Bloomberg today an upcoming update to iOS could allow iPhones to receive mobile payments directly using NFC, without the need for an external reader, such as a SumUp or Square device. If true, this would allow small business owners to receive mobile payments from Apple Pay and Contactless cards directly through the iPhone, without purchasing or charging an additional accessory. Apple purchased a company called Mobeewave back […]
Apple has today released tvOS 15.3 for Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K, with the content of the update not yet known as Apple never really announces what the update contains but it is more likely to be a bug fix release with some security enhancements. tvOS usually updates automatically, but if you want to manually upgrade, it can be done so by going to Settings > System > Software […]
Apple has today released a new update for iOS and iPadOS with version 15.3 which is now the third major update to both operating systems, since they were made available in September 2021. This update isn’t that major in terms of features, but does address some of the usual bug fixes and security fixes, one of which is pretty critical. iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3 can be downloaded now by […]
Apple released iOS 15.2.1 last week with a fix for an issue with some third party apps on CarPlay not responding as well as an issue that could cause some Messages sent that contain an iCloud link not to be sent. Apple also fixed a pretty important security issue with HomeKit in this release too. However now that iOS 15.2.1 is out, Apple has now stopped signing iOS 15.2, making […]
Apple is rumoured to update the iPad Air this spring, with a fifth generation model on the cards. The last generation was released in September 2020, around a month before the iPhone 12. The current model brought forward new design from the iPad Pro lineup, as well as Touch ID on the sleep/wake button for the first time. A new model is rumoured to launch this spring, with very similar […]
Uber was one of the first companies to support the Apple Watch back in 2015 when it was released but it has now stopped supporting it as of this week. When you open the app up it now shows the message “Please switch to the Uber mobile app We are no longer supporting the Apple Watch app. Sorry for the inconvenience 😢” The message itself isn’t that well worded, but […]
Apple has today released a minor update for iOS and iPadOS, with iOS 15.2.1 and iPadOS 15.2.1. Both are very light in terms of additions or bug fixes, but it does address an important security issue that is present in HomeKit. iOS 15.2.1 and iPadOS 15.2.1 are available now to download, as usual for free. Your device can be updated by going to Settings > General > Software Update. Apple […]
