Looking for the latest, greatest iOS 8-updated apps to download onto your iPhone or iPad? Well look no further! We're collecting them all here. From widgets to custom actions and keyboards to Touch ID and HealthKit support, this is your one-stop-shop for all things iOS 8 and the App Store!
So you've upgraded your iPhone or iPad to iOS 8 and are looking for the best iPhone apps and best iPad apps that take full advantage of all the new features. From custom third party keyboards to widgets and photo extensions, lots of App Store apps are updating to take full advantage of everything iOS 8 has to offer. However, if you're only interested in the best apps, these are the ones...
iOS 8 brought with it the introduction of Notification Center widgets for both iPhone and iPad. That means you can get sports scores, delivery information for all your packages, and lots more with just a quick swipe. While not all apps support Today View widgets just yet, these are currently the best iPhone apps and best iPad apps that take advantage of widgets in iOS 8! Fantastical...
Whether you want to swipe your way to faster messaging, access GIFs right from your keyboard, or just want to add a little flair to your keys, there are quite a few options to choose from. We've gone through most of them to pick our favorites, and these are the ones we think deserve your attention! SwiftKey SwiftKey is one of the best-selling Android keyboard apps of all time —...
When Apple first introduced Touch ID in 2013, the company initially only allowed using it for unlocking your iPhone and confirming App Store purchases. Now, thanks to iOS 8, app developers can securely take advantage of Touch ID to protect and secure purchases, notes, passwords, and other kinds of app data. These are currently our picks for best iPhone apps and best iPad apps that take...
Sharing and action extensions, both part of Apple's Extensibility feature in iOS 8, make it easier than ever to get things done on iPhone and iPad. No longer do you have to switch to an app just to upload a photo to Pinterest or save an article to Instapaper, or hunt down 1Password or Bing just to copy a password or translate a web site. Now all that functionality comes to you, where...
Looking for the best iPhone apps to help you take advantage of the new manual camera controls? Whether you want to adjust exposure on the fly, force focus on a specific object, or get a custom white balance, manual camera control lets you get the photo you want, the way you want. And all you need is the best App Store manual camera app to get it! Manual Manual offers just what the...
iOS 8 added a new photo extension feature that lets you access lots of your favorite edits right inside the Photos app. That means you can not only correct red eye but add your favorite filters, apply text overlays, and lots more all in one place. Lots of photography apps have updated to support photo extensions but if you're only concerned with the best iPhone apps, these are the ones...
In 2014, iOS 8 was released alongside the iPhone 6, and it came with some huge improvements and new features that would prove to be instrumental in how people use their Apple devices and what direction the company would take in the future.
Handoff lets you transfer your activities between iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, iPod touch, and Mac. And yes, it's easy to do!
Did you know you can use Messages for macOS to receive your iPhone's SMS text messages, in addition to iMessage? Here's how you do it.
Apple has just released iOS 8.4.1, which includes fixes for, among other things, Apple Music. It also includes some improvements to accessibility, primarily where it comes to Apple's screen-reader, VoiceOver.
Apple has released a major iBooks update as part of iOS 8.4, bringing support for audiobooks to the iPhone and iPad, as well as iBooks Author content support to the iPhone.
Apple has released iOS 8.4 to the public. The update brings with it a brand new Music app for all users, as well as Apple Music, Apple's new streaming service.
Ian Rogers, former CEO of Beats and current Senior Director of Apple Music, has written a blog post giving a precise go-live time for both iOS 8.4 and Beats 1: 8am PT and 9am PT respectively. Here's all the info!
Here's what you need to know about preventing and recovering from the iOS 8 Unicode crash bug. While Apple is working on a fix for the bug that causes Messages and notifications to crash iOS 8, there are several things you can do right now to help prevent your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch from being affected, and to try to recover if you've already been affected. Unless you have...
If you're struggling with an iPhone or iPad that isn't working right, restoring it as new can be just what the device ordered! I've had a third-generation iPad — the first Retina Display-equipped model — since it was released. I've never upgraded, not even to the new iPad Air or iPad Air 2 because the iPad 3 has always done what I wanted it to do. Or at least it used to. When I first...
The iOS 8.4 beta is out now and available for download via Apple's developer portal. The biggest new feature appears to be a revamped Music app that includes a streamlined version of iTunes Radio. It comes amid rumors that Apple is set to debut a new music streaming service sometime around WWDC 2015 this June. The developer release of the iOS 8.4 beta comes just under a week after...
If you frequently receive iMessages from people not stored in your address book, you can quickly filter them out. A lot of us depend on iMessage to communicate with friends, family, clients, and colleagues. That means not every message we receive is attached to someone in our contacts. If you keep finding yourself buried in tons of iMessage threads, some less important than others,...
A few of you have written in to say Touch ID isn't working to authorize iTunes or App Store purchases, and/or for third party apps, following the iOS 8.3 update. We've not been able to duplicate the problem on any of our devices, but after helping several people, we have come across what looks to be a working Touch ID fix for those affected. Best of all, it's a simple one! How to fix...
With the arrival of iOS 8.3, Sprint is rolling out Wi-Fi calling to iPhone customers using an iPhone 5c or later. Sprint announced that customers running the recently-released iOS 8.3 update are now able to use the carrier's Wi-Fi calling feature. The same capabilities came to customers on U.K. carrier EE earlier today. A new Wi-Fi Calling option will appear in the Settings app on iOS...
Apple has released iOS 8.3 to the public, and users can grab the update either over the air or through iTunes. The third major update for iOS 8, 8.3 adds a number of improvements, including over 300 new and diverse emoji characters. Also added in this update are a number of performance fixes. You can check out the full list of changes below: This release includes improved...
I love my Macs and my iOS devices, but I can't help but feel like things are getting out of control. When I look at the gadgets that my family and I take for granted, I feel like I live in the future. Smart tablets, smart phones, smart watches. Despite all these smart devices, though, there's a basic dysfunction that I find frustrating, and that many others find overwhelming. 2015...