By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Stream the 2024 Olympics and Sunday Night Football on Peacock, with a year of access dropping to $19.99 with coupon.Get a year of Peacock streaming for $19.99.From exclusive originals to a plethora of sports programming, the Peacock streaming service offers an abundance of value. And for a limited-time only, you can lock in a year of the ad-supported service for just $19.99 with promo code STREAMTHEDEAL.Buy for $19.99 Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) The conflict between Apple and its Reston retail store union members is on full display in a new video, highlighting negotiation struggles, discipline disparities, and more.Apple Towson Town CenterThe video was shared to X, formerly Twitter, on Friday, and is a seven-and-a-half minute long inside look into contract negotiations between Apple and IAM CORE members.”We go in there and we’ll make proposals, and we get back, ‘Well, here’s our counter,’ after three hours of negotiating, and it’s a screenshot of of the web page of, you know, what our current policy is,” Eric Brown, an Apple Store employee and IAM CORE member, says in the video. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple’s changes to iMessage in iOS 18 could introduce new text effects, which may include stylized text that could be sent to Android users.iMessage on an iPhoneUsers of iMessage will be familiar with the way the app handles certain words within a message. Existing options include key words like Happy Birthday triggering balloons, as well as other effects that can be sent by users.With the inbound iOS 18, Apple stands to increase the number of ways users can creatively send messages to each other. According to a report on Friday by MacRumors, more are on the way. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple isn’t on top of the worldwide smartphone market in 2024 so far, though the iPhone did benefit from customers buying more premium models.iPhone 15 Pro MaxThe holiday shopping season is an important one for many companies, including Apple. However, the following quarter is when launch and holiday sales start to slip, which research from Counterpoint seemingly indicates.According to the firm’s latest Mobile Market Monitor report covering the first quarter of 2024, Apple was second in terms of global smartphone shipments. Apple reportedly secured a 17% market share, beaten only by Samsung with 20%. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple is slowly adding more to watch on Apple Vision Pro, it’s gearing up for AI, emoji, and more at WWDC, and yet another Apple Store has opened — but it’s made out of Lego.It may never go on sale, but this Lego Apple store is a joyThe new Lego Apple store is a thing of joy, but it’s unlikely to ever go on general sale because Apple has even patented how it uses trees in its retail stores. That’s the level of detail — not to mention control — that Apple goes to.Which is definitely also easy to see in the company’s latest immersive video for the Apple Vision Pro. Yet as impressive as each individual release is, there’s still not very much of it. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Fake AirPods and AirPods Pro are continuing to be a problem, with one TikTok user only discovering they were counterfeit when seeking help in an Apple Store.Real and fake AirPods ProThe wild popularity of Apple’s AirPods line has led to many counterfeits being produced and sold to unwitting users. Expecting premium personal audio hardware, the customers often end up with poor quality and sometimes dangerous copies, with little recourse.Sometimes, the victim doesn’t know they’ve been duped until they are told by someone else. In one TikTok user’s case, that happened inside an Apple Store. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Marko Zivkovic) In iOS 18 and macOS 15, Apple’s Freeform app will receive an entirely new navigation feature called Scenes, as well as new options for object alignment. Here’s what to expect.Freeform will receive a new navigation feature called Scenes with iOS 18 and macOS 15Freeform is Apple’s version of a collaborative infinite canvas application, which gives users a way of creating virtual whiteboards with images, links, and text. Introduced in 2022, the app is available on iOS, iPadOS, macOS 15, as well as visionOS.With Freeform’s new “Scenes” feature, it will be possible to more easily move between individual sections of a board. These sections, or Scenes, can be edited, saved, exported as PDF files, or printed directly from the in-app user interface. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Leaked internal announcements from Apple Retail heavily suggest that Apple Vision Pro will launch in France on July 29, 2024.Apple Vision Pro at WWDC 2023While Apple has confirmed that the Apple Vision Pro will launch in China before the end of 2024, there have been no formal announcements of when the headset will launch anywhere outside the US. Many rumors have specified dates that have since passed without a launch, but now a French source believes it has an accurate schedule.According to WatchGeneration, staff in France have been told that what it describes (in translation) as an “all stores meeting” will take place early in the week beginning Monday, June 24, 2024. It’s a meeting to discuss, at least in part, a “big novelty.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Charles Martin) On occasion, you may want to allow other people in your home to access your Mac, but not your personal account. We’ll show you how to set up and manage temporary guest users.User accounts listed on the login screen of the author’s MacIf you are routinely sharing your Mac with someone else, it might be best to set up a second administrator or just a Standard user account for them. For short-term access, for visitors as an example, you can create a Guest User account.Doing so allows limited use of your computer without a password needed, or any access to your other accounts. It is important to note that nothing is retained in the Guest User account once the guest logs out. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) If you’re a digital artist looking to transition to using your iPad more, here’s a collection of the best creative apps to help you get started.Here are five of the best apps for artists on iPadAs you probably already know, Apple recently released its new iPads alongside the Apple Pencil Pro. And, if you read my Wacom vs. Apple piece, you’ll know that I think this is a huge development for digital artists.Of course, I was already on team iPad before the new Apple Pencil Pro, too. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
