Instagram will no longer notify users if someone screenshots their Story
Back in February, some Instagram users started to receive notifications whenever someone took a screenshot of their Story. After experimenting with this feature for several months, Instagram has decided to cancel it altogether.
Apple’s Spike Jonze-directed HomePod ad wins ‘advertising excellence’ award at AICP show
Coinciding with the release of the HomePod earlier this year, Apple debuted a trippy 4-minute advertisement for the smart speaker directed by Spike Jonze and starring FKA Twigs. Now, that ad has taken home an award at the Association of Independent Commercial Producers Show…
watchOS 5: How to clear Website Data
One smaller change Apple is making in watchOS 5 is adding a variation of WebKit in the operating system. For now, it’s limited to Messages and Mail. This allows you to lightly access the internet from Apple Watch, however Apple will aggressively try to use reader mode whenever possible, among other limitations.
Apple rolls out live sports integration to its TV app in Canada
Apple today has officially rolled out live sports to users of the Apple TV app in Canada. This means that users can now easily track sporting events through various providers and services with the TV app on iOS and tvOS…
Report: Grayshift may have already found a way around USB Restricted Mode in iOS 12
In a statement to 9to5Mac yesterday, Apple confirmed a new feature called USB Restricted Mode that restricts an iPhone’s Lightning port to charge only if the device hasn’t been unlocked in the last hour. According to a new report from Vice, however, security researchers have already been able to workaround the new feature..
Apple Pay promo offers two free rides with Ofo bike sharing service
Apple continues its in-app Apple Pay promotions this week with an exclusive offer from popular bike share app Ofo. When using Apple Pay in the Ofo app, users can score two free rides through next week…
9to5Mac Daily 092: June 14, 2018
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Apple in talks with Irish-based animation studio Cartoon Saloon, hints at possible film
To further its in-house video catalog, Apple is reportedly about to ink a deal to create its first animated film.
iWork for iOS and Mac gain built-in audio recording, Smart Annotation improvements, more
Apple has updated its iWork suite on the Mac and iOS with changes for Pages, Keynote, Numbers on both platforms. iWork for iOS in particular gains the ability to record, edit, and play audio directly in Pages, Keynote, and Numbers documents. Check out the change log for each app below:
iPhone & iPad: How to enable the new thesaurus in iOS 12
Along with other minor updates to iOS 12 like how Face ID works on the Lock screen, Apple has brought a built-in thesaurus to iPhone and iPad. Follow along for how to turn this feature on.