Facebook Messenger for iOS updated with entirely new ‘Home’ tab interface
Apple exec explains why the company has not brought iMessage to Android
Prior to WWDC, a report emerged claiming that Apple would at long last unveil iMessage for Android. Seeing how Apple had made its streaming music service available on Android, many found this report to be somewhat plausible. As you’re probably aware of by now, however, iMessage for Android was nowhere to be found at WWDC this week. Now, we’ve gotten a little bit of insight into Apple’s reasoning for not bringing its messaging service to Google’s smartphone platform…
Filed under: iOS Devices Tagged: Android, Apple, iMessage
tvOS 10: Dark mode on Apple TV, YouTube Siri search, HomeKit, & more [Video]
This week Apple announced tvOS 10 for the new Apple TV at WWDC 2016. The first developer beta includes many of the new features like dark mode, YouTube search using Siri, and newly added HomeKit support. See many of the new features in action below:
iOS 10 adds AirPrint Bluetooth Beacon, ‘create PDF’, multi-user & password-only printing
New in iOS 10 and macOS Sierra, Apple’s AirPrint is getting some welcomed improvements including ‘AirPrint Bluetooth Beacon’, the ability to create PDFs from the print panel in iOS, and support for multi-user and password-only printing.
Filed under: iOS, Mac Tagged: AirPrint, airprint bluetooth beacon, Apple, Create PDF, how to create PDF, iOS 10, iPad, iPhone, WWDC
9to5Toys Lunch Break: Anker Portable Charger $19, Bose Bluetooth headphones $123, Nest 3rd Gen. Thermostat $199
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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:
Anker Gold Box: YUGE savings on USB Batteries, Bluetooth speakers, headphones, MFi cables, more
The latest Bose SoundSport Bluetooth headphones are on sale for $123 shipped (Reg. $150)
The 3rd Gen. Nest Thermostat hits $199 shipped (Reg. $250) just in time for the summer heat wave
3 digital magazines for FREE on Amazon, no strings attached
Sling TV offers new users a 32GB Apple TV for $89 when you pre-pay for 3 mos. of service ($209 value)
Best Buy is taking up to $200 off Apple Watch Stainless Steel: 38mm from $349, 42mm starts at $399
Pebble Steel Smartwatch for iOS and Android $80 shipped, Apple Watches up to $200 off, more
Save nearly 20% on Apple’s latest 13-inch MacBook Air 1.6GHz/8GB/256GB: $970 (Reg. $1,199)
Start your week with a $100 discount on iPad mini 4 & Air 2, priced from $300 shipped
All the iOS Grand Theft Auto titles just went on sale up to 60% off: Liberty City Stories $3 (Reg. $7), more
App Store Free App of the Week: Drop Flip puzzler goes free for the first time ever (Reg. $2)
Rovio’s Bad Piggies for iPhone/iPad goes free for the first time in years (Reg. $1)
AngerOfStick2 and its brutal beat’em up action goes free on iOS (Reg. $1)
Square Enix brings human augmentations and hacking to iOS with the new Deus Ex Go
Review: At just $24, this Leather Loop Band for Apple Watch looks great and won’t break the bank [Gallery]
MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:
Enter the glorious world of 4K: Samsung 48-inch Smart Ultra HDTV $460 (Reg. $800+), 55-inch $700 (Reg. $1,200)
Filed under: Tips and Tricks Tagged: 9to5Toys, Amazon, app deals, Best Buy, bose headphones, Daily Deals, free apps, Gold Box, video games
Squarespace now lets you publish your blog to Apple News
As a publisher, getting your content into Apple News requires some real behind-the-scenes effort (just ask Greg), and Squarespace is hoping to change that for its customers. The blogging service announced today that Apple News integration is now available to all customers.
Filed under: iOS Tagged: apple news, Squarespace
iOS 10 promotes iPad to HomeKit remote access device like Apple TV, both now run automation
Before now, Apple’s HomeKit platform required an Apple TV for remote access control of most accessories. If you had network-connected lightbulbs or other home automation accessories, you’d need to have a new Apple TV connected to that same network to control them with Siri when out of the house. With iOS 10, Apple is giving iPad that capability too, and it’s now using multiple remote access devices to make all of your iPads and Apple TVs work together to extend your HomeKit network.
Filed under: Apple TV, HomeKit, iOS, iOS Devices Tagged: air treatment, Apple TV, Automation, Camera, Doorbell, homekit, iPad, remote access, Sunrise, sunset
Screengrabs emerge appearing to show very early stage iOS 10 Dark Mode in first beta
Developer Andrew Wilk tweeted screengrabs of what appears to be an early version of Dark Mode in the first iOS 10 beta, running in Xcode.
Mac Aficionados responded with their own screengrabs, saying that they’d found it in iBooks, Safari, Alarm and iTunes, though it’s unclear whether the iBooks example differs from the existing app-specific dark mode introduced in iOS 9 …
Filed under: iOS Tagged: dark mode, iOS 10, iOS 10 Dark Mode, Xcode
Apple’s environment VP congratulates chip supplier TSMC on doubling down on renewable energy
Apple’s VP of environment, policy and social initiatives Lisa Jackson has tweeted congratulations to chip supplier TSMC on doubling its use of renewable energy this year.
Filed under: iOS Devices Tagged: environment, Lisa Jackson, Renewable energy, Taiwan, TSMC
PSA: As you’d expect, iOS 10 doesn’t really delete stock apps, it just hides them
One of the small but often-requested changes introduced in iOS 10 is that you can, finally, hide stock apps. The wording is important, because Apple’s own wording is somewhat misleading.
Filed under: iOS Tagged: Delete stock apps, Hide stock apps, Remove stock apps