By news@appleinsider.com (Neil Hughes) Paid iCloud subscriptions will soon have access to an enhanced iCloud+ feature, including a Private Relay VPN, a new Hide My Email capability, and support for unlimited secure HomeKit video cameras.Apple said iCloud paid subscriptions will include iCloud+ when it launches later this year, and at no extra cost, with the same iCloud pricing as today.The new Private Relay feature essentially acts as a VPN, allowing users to browse with Safari in a more secure and private way. Apple noted that network providers and websites combine users’ identity and browsing history to develop a profile, which Private Relay will help prevent….
By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) Thanks to advancements in machine learning, starting in iOS 15, Siri will now be able to respond to users’ requests even without internet access.Control your iPhone via Siri without internetUsually, Siri captures a voice request and passes data to a server in order to respond. With an update to iOS 15, Siri will now work without internet connection. Users will be able to make specific requests via voice to control the device or execute Shortcuts….
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Following its introduction of iOS 15, Apple has used its WWDC 2021 keynote to show off iPadOS 15, complete with the new ability to apply widgets to the home screen, and more.As to be expected from a WWDC keynote, Apple has outlined changes coming to its iPadOS operating system. While it includes many of the feature changes of iOS, it also has some changes aimed just at tablet users.After debuting first on iPhone with iOS 14, Apple is now allowing widgets to be freely placed anywhere on your iPad’s Home Screen. That includes a new extra-large widget size that takes advantage of the iPad’s larger display. Apple is also including several new widgets including some for Find My, Contacts, and GameCenter….
By news@appleinsider.com (Neil Hughes) While it isn’t quite the full-fledged Xcode on iPad that some developers have been clamoring for, Apple on Monday announced that Swift Playgrounds in iPadOS 15 will be greatly enhanced, teaching users how to build iPad apps and even allowing them to be submitted to the App Store.The improvements to Swift Playgrounds are a major change, as for the first time ever, developers will be able to create and submit iPad apps entirely from an iPad, with no need for a Mac.Apple’s Swift Playgrounds originally debuted on the Mac in 2014, and was ported to iPad in 2016. The goal of the app is to help users learn to code Swift, Apple’s general-purpose, compiled programming language….
By news@appleinsider.com (Neil Hughes) Apple’s AirPods lineup will gain a number of improvements later this year, including a new Conversation Boost feature to help people with mild hearing challenges, integration with the Find My network to locate lost items, and support for Spatial Audio on Apple TV in tvOS.Announced at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference on Monday, the new Conversation Boost feature for AirPods is designed to help people with mild hearing challenges engage in conversation. It leverages computational audio and beamforming microphones to make it easier to hear.Apple also revealed that AirPods will work with the expanded Find My network, which includes AirTag. Using a secure Bluetooth beacon, AirPods will relay their location to Apple’s network and back to the Find My app….
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Apple is vastly expanding the types of cards and documents that can be added to Wallet, including IDs and driver’s licenses in certain states and more types of keys.Credit: AppleThe Cupertino tech giant unveiled the iOS 15 Wallet updates on Monday. The biggest new feature is the ability to add information from an ID card in certain supported U.S. states to Wallet on …
By news@appleinsider.com (Stephen Silver) At WWDC, Craig Federighi announced SharePlay, a new feature that will allow sharing of streaming content on FaceTime calls across the entire ecosystem.SharePlay”We love enjoying shared experiences, and so we built SharePlay,” Federighi said during the iOS portion of the WWDC keynote. “SharePlay is a powerful new set of features for shared experiences that you can enjoy when you’re on a FaceTime call.”…
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple has introduced iOS 15 at WWDC 2021, an update that will be arriving on iPhones when it is released to the public this fall, and very soon as a developer beta.As is tradition for Apple’s developer conference, the company has used its …
