iOS Twitter app now has button to start live Periscope broadcast … kind of
Twitter has updated both iOS and Android apps with a Live button that starts a Periscope broadcast. It’s actually a bit of a cheat, though, as all the button does is open the Periscope app – or prompt you to download it if you don’t already have it installed.
Filed under: Apps Tagged: Facebook, live video, Periscope, Twitter
Feature Request: Genius-like lyric annotation built-in to Apple Music
Earlier this week during its WWDC keynote, Apple added highly-requested support for lyrics to the Music app in iOS 10. While lyrics support wasn’t immediately live when the first beta was released on Monday, it has gradually been rolling out since then to various songs and artists.
While I welcome lyrics support with open arms, Apple’s implementation of it is very basic. To access lyrics, you simply swipe from the bottom of the Now Playing screen. Lyrics are presented in plain text and there’s no option to annotate them or easily share them. Personally, I think there are a fews ways in which Apple could have done a lot more to improve the lyrics experience.
Filed under: Apple Music, Feature Request Tagged: Apple Music, Feature Request
Hands-on: 75 new features in iOS 10 [Video]
On Monday Apple unveiled the highly-anticipated software update for the iPhone and iPad. As expected, it’s a huge release that brings a bevy of new and exciting features to the table.
In the following video walkthrough, we take a look at 75 of the features and changes found in iOS 10. Some of the features covered are obvious changes, and some are more surprising. more…
Filed under: iOS, iOS Devices Tagged: First Impressions, hands-on, iOS 10, iPad, iPhone, video
Hands-on: Apple brings HL7 CCD health records to HealthKit in iOS 10
Each since it was released, Apple has made noticeable strides to improve the built-in Health app. It launched on iOS 8 where we saw Apple promote HealthKit enabled apps, then with iOS 9 we saw the expansion to new health data points. iOS 10 takes Health a step further by now allowing users to store their health records directly in the app using the Health Level 7 Continuity of Care Document (HL7 CCD) standard. No longer having to track paperwork or use CDs, these health records will be tracked directly in-app with the ability to be imported from Mail, Safari, and other applications.
Filed under: Apps, Developers, HealthKit, iOS Tagged: Health Records, HealthKit, HL7 CCD, iOS 10, iOS 10 Beta 1
Hands-on: iOS 10 + watchOS 3 Home app for HomeKit on iPhone, iPad, & Apple Watch
HomeKit, Apple’s smart home accessory framework, is gaining some much needed attention in iOS 10 and watchOS 3 thanks to a new built-in Home app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Apple previously relied on third-party apps from accessory makers to control the HomeKit experience, using Siri as the only first-party controller, and various apps like the third-party Home app and Hesperus filled in the void.
Apple’s new Home app comes with a modern look, relatively easy-to-use controls, and access to accessories and scenes from anywhere on iOS 10. Check out our hands-on below to see Apple’s Home app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch in action.
Filed under: Apple Watch, HomeKit, iOS Tagged: Home, homekit, iOS 10, WWDC 2016
How-To: Close all Safari tabs at once in iOS 10 [Video]
It’s now possible to open an unlimited number of tabs in iOS 10’s Safari browser. With that in mind, it would be quite tedious to have to close each tab one-by-one, and fortunately Apple realizes this.
In iOS 10, users now have the option of closing all open Safari tabs in one fell swoop. To do so, simply tap and hold the new tab button, and you’ll be prompted to close all open tabs at once. more…
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How-To, iOS Devices Tagged: iOS 10, Safari
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Filed under: Tips and Tricks Tagged: 9to5Toys, Amazon, app deals, Best Buy, Daily Deals, free apps, Gold Box, JBL, MacBook, MacBook Air, Seagate, video games
Happy Hour Podcast 071 | WWDC 2016 unpacked: iOS 10, macOS Sierra, and more
This week Benjamin and Zac unpack the news from WWDC 2016 including watchOS 3, tvOS 10, macOS Sierra, and iOS 10. 9to5Mac’s Happy Hour podcast is available for download on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
Filed under: Happy Hour Tagged: Happy Hour, Podcast
New for accessibility in iOS 10, macOS, Apple TV & Apple Watch: Magnifier, Dwell Control, taptic time & more
Apple briefly mentioned some accessibility enhancements during its press event this week — watchOS 3 is adding wheelchair specific optimizations to Apple Watch — but iOS 10, macOS Sierra, tvOS 10 and watchOS 3 also have many other improvements to assist users with motor, vision, hearing, and learning impairments. Here’s the rundown…
Filed under: Apple Watch, iOS, Mac Tagged: accessibility, Apple TV, Dsylexia, Dwell Control, hearing, iOS 10, MacOs, Sierra, software TTY, Switch Control, tvOS 3, WWDC 2016
Trent Reznor says YouTube ‘built on stolen content’ as Apple Music execs discuss lessons learned
Nine Inch Nails frontman and Apple Music exec Trent Reznor has told Billboard that YouTube is built on stolen content:
Personally, I find YouTube’s business to be very disingenuous. It is built on the backs of free, stolen content and that’s how they got that big. I think any free-tiered service is not fair. It’s making their numbers and getting them a big IPO and it is built on the back of my work and that of my peers. That’s how I feel about it. Strongly.
Reznor made the comments in an interview alongside Apple SVP Eddy Cue, VP Robert Kondrk and ‘no official job title’ Jimmy Iovine in which the three discussed the lessons they have learned through launching the streaming music service …
Filed under: Apple Music Tagged: Apple Music, Beats 1, Billboard, Eddy Cue, Robert Kondrk, Trent Reznor