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How to get SMS text messages on your Mac
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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.
VoiceMoreOver
iOS 8.4.1 brings better accessibility to Apple Music
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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.
Ready for download
iOS 8.4.1 corrects issues with Apple Music
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Apple has released iOS 8.4.1 to the public, fixing a number of issues that cropped up with Apple Music and iCloud Music Library.
Get on it!
iOS 8.4.1 beta 2 now available for developers
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Apple has released a new beta of iOS 8.4.1 to developers. Interested developers can grab it from the iOS Developer Center right now.
Developers, go get it!
iOS 8.4.1 launches in beta for developers
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Apple has released a beta version of iOS 8.4.1 to developers. It can be downloaded from Apple's iOS Developer Resource Center right now.
Bye bye Tunes
iOS 8.4 removes Home Sharing for music
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Apple's latest update to mobile devices, iOS 8.4, has only been out for a day, but users are reporting that the update has seemingly eliminated one big feature: Home Sharing for audio content on iOS.
Listen up
Listen to your audiobooks in iBooks on iOS 8.4
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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 Music is here
Apple releases iOS 8.4 with Apple Music
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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.
Hello world
iOS 8.4 launching June 30 at 8am, Beats 1 at 9am PT
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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!
Grab them now!
New iOS 8.4 betas released to developers, AppleSeed testers
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The fourth developer beta version of iOS 8.4 has been released, along with the third beta for AppleSeed testers.
Let me upgrade you
iOS 8 adoption rate is at 83%
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iOS 8 has an 83% adoption rate currently, and while that number seems great, it still lags behind the iOS 7 adoption rate.
The fix is in!
How to fix iOS 8 Unicode Messages crash bug
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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...
Give your old gear a new lease on life
Don't be afraid to reset your old iPhone or iPad
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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...
Get on it!
Apple releases new iOS 8.4 beta to developers and testers
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Apple has released a new beta of iOS 8.4. This is the third beta version for developers, and the second for AppleSeed testers.
Steady climb
iOS 8 hits 81% of total device installations
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Apple's latest data shows that iOS 8 is now installed on 81% of devices as of April 27, 2015. When last measured, iOS 8 adoption stood at 77%. While this shows fairly steady continued growth for Apple's latest major release, iOS 8 is still behind iOS 7's adoption rate, which was around 87% at this time in 2014. Most of the gains for iOS 8 come out of iOS 7, which is now installed on...