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How to hide and lock apps in iOS 18
By John-Anthony Disotto published
You can hide and lock apps in a hidden folder in iOS 18, here's how.
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Forget waiting for Apple Intelligence, Microsoft Designer brings AI image creation to the iPhone today
By Oliver Haslam published
Microsoft has launched its Microsoft Designer app for iPhone, offering AI-powered image creation and editing similar to the upcoming Apple Intelligence feature.
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Make sure this one Passwords app setting is turned on in iOS 18 — upgrade to passkeys automatically
By John-Anthony Disotto published
Enable this Passwords app setting now to help take back control of your password management with Passkeys.
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This iOS 18 change lets you open any app from your Lock Screen, here's how it has completely changed the way I use my phone
By John-Anthony Disotto published
This new customization feature on iOS 18 is awesome. Here's how you can launch any app from your Lock Screen.
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Apple's iOS 18 Math Notes has changed the way I budget plan: Here's how you can benefit too
By John-Anthony Disotto published
Math Notes on iOS 18 will help you do quick budgeting in the Notes app and I love it. Here's how to use it too.
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How to use the new Home Screen customization tools in iOS 18 — place app icons anywhere, color tints, Dark Mode icons
By John-Anthony Disotto published
You can customize your Home Screen with different colors and place icons anywhere you want in iOS 18, here's how.
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How to download iOS 18 beta — Apple Intelligence, Home Screen customization, and more
By John-Anthony Disotto last updated
iOS 18 How to download iOS 18 public beta or developer beta and get access to all the latest iPhone features including Apple Intelligence, Home Screen Customization, and Photos redesign.
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Apple Intelligence may have been unwittingly trained using data pilfered from YouTube, report reveals
By Oliver Haslam published
Apple and other tech companies may have used data scraped from YouTube videos to train their AI, and the creators had no idea.
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Genmoji: what you need to know about Apple Intelligence's Pixar-like generative emoji
By Karen S Freeman published
The reasons why AI-generated emoji will be grabbing your attention this fall.
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Antitrust concerns mean Apple's Phil Schiller will no longer have a place on OpenAI's board as iOS 18's ChatGPT iPhone integration nears
By Oliver Haslam published
Apple will no longer take an observer seat on OpenAI's board amid antitrust concerns in relation to tech companies and their investment in AI outfits.
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Apple Intelligence might be late to the party, but it's another shining example of why Apple believes doing things right is better than being first and doing them wrong
By Oliver Haslam published
Apple's foray into AI features could be another example of why it chooses to enter markets later rather than being the first to launch something that isn't quite ready.
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I do not trust Apple Intelligence to prioritize my notifications...yet
By Joe Wituschek published
Apple Intelligence wants to prioritize your notifications, but I am in no way confident that this is going to work well.
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iOS 18 will add support for new languages to key iPhone software features including the keyboard and search
By Oliver Haslam published
The iOS 18 software update will bring support for new languages to multiple aspects of the iPhone when it ships this fall.
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The iPhone's iOS 18 beta 2 update is now available to developers with two big new features included for the first time
By Oliver Haslam published
The iOS 18 beta 2 release is now in the hands of developers and they have two new features to take for a spin, too.
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iOS 18 will include texting tech from the 90s to make dialing numbers faster than ever
By Daryl Baxter published
iOS 18 brings a nostalgic throwback for anyone who used to own a non-touchscreen Nokia or Motorola phone in the 90s.
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While iOS 18 can automatically unlock HomeKit-capable smart locks, you'll need to buy a new one to enjoy the cool new feature
By Oliver Haslam published
Apple's iOS 18 will use your iPhone's U1 chip to unlock smart locks without you having to do a thing ... apart from buying a new smart lock, that is, as no current models support the feature.
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The upcoming iOS 18 update will significantly boost iPhone Neural Engine performance as Apple Intelligence launch nears — and it still needs an A17 Pro
By Oliver Haslam published
New benchmarks suggest that iOS 18 beta 1 can improve an iPhone's Neural Engine performance by up to 25%, but even then only the iPhone 15 Pro is fast enough to power Apple Intelligence.
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Here's your first look at iOS 18 RCS support, but you'll have to wait for a later beta release to try it for yourself
By Oliver Haslam published
Apple is bringing RCS support to the iPhone with iOS 18 and someone already managed to unlock it in the first beta release.
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iOS 18 will fix Apple HomeKit's biggest problem by letting you pick your own home hub — bringing an end to flakey automations and misbehaving devices
By Oliver Haslam published
The upcoming iOS 18 update will let smart home owners select a preferred device to act as a smart home hub rather than letting HomeKit choose for them.
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