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iOS 17.3 – Anti-Stolen Devices Explained – Why You Should Upgrade Now [Video]

Yesterday Apple released iOS 17.3 with the main feature of protection against stolen devices. This feature, which helps protect your device from being hacked by thieves, makes updating to iOS 17.3 a breeze. But additional features like Apple Music collaborative playlists and Emoji reactions make this release even sweeter. Watch our full how-to video where …

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These are the countries where you can install apps outside of the iOS App Store

by Julie Clover Apple today overhauled its app system with changes that allow developers to distribute their apps through alternative app stores and use alternative payment methods in iOS 17.4. Unfortunately, these changes only apply to the countries of the European Union and will not be implemented worldwide. There are 27 countries in the EU: …

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Apple TestFlight will remain open to all EU developers

Apple's TestFlight on Mac and iPhone 0 Facebook x.com Reddit Apple has made it clear that regardless Whether or not the developer decides to sell or distribute the application in the European Union, TestFlight's beta distribution system will remain available. A number of questions and disputes have already arisen regarding Apple's concessions regarding changes to …

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Fortnite will return to iOS in Europe after changes to the App Store

Julie Clover Epic Games plans to introduce its ‌Epic Games‌ Store on iPhone and iPad in accordance with Apple's new alternative app store policy in the European Union – ‌Epic Games‌ announced today. The ‌Epic Games‌ The popular game Fortnite will appear in the store, which means ‌iPhone‌ and ‌iPad‌ users will be able to …

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iOS 17.4 beta shows signs of improved AI Siri ahead of WWDC 2024

Apple is testing its own Siri chatbot with ChatGPT 3 Facebook x.com Reddit Rumour assessment   🤯 It's likely Apple could announce an AI version of Siri as early as June, and there are signs inside the iOS 17.4 beta that exists. Apple hasn't yet released the equivalent of ChatGPT AI tools, but that doesn't …

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9to5Mac Overtime: Vision Pro Practice Account, Pre-Order Experience and Fitness Potential

In this week's episode of Overtime we discuss our experience with Apple Vision. order and discuss various aspects of the device's technical characteristics. We're also excited to invite 9to5Mac Editor-in-Chief Chance Miller to discuss his second Vision Pro

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New emoticons have been added to the beta version of iOS 17.4: bobble head, lime, phoenix, brown mushroom and others

By Julie Clover The iOS 17.4 beta released today introduces new emoji symbols, including lime, edible brown mushroom, phoenix, broken chain, vertical head shake (as in nodding “yes”), and shake. head horizontally (shaking head “no”). Mockup of new emoticons via Emojipedia These symbols are part of the Unicode 15.1 update, which was approved in September …

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Apple will expand SharePlay music control to HomePod and Apple TV in iOS 17.4 and tvOS 17.4.

Apple Music 0 Facebook x.com Reddit In the next update, Apple will allow friends and family to control the music played on HomePod or Apple TV — and here's how you can do it in beta. SharePlay is a feature related to FaceTime and iMessage that allows users to interact with apps and media simultaneously. …