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iOS iPad iPhone MacJun 26, 2020Jun 26, 2020

Apple launches Face ID and Touch ID authentication for Web in iOS, iPadOS and macOS

At the WWDC20 engineering session, Apple released an innovative and secure authentication feature for developers. Introduced as “Meet Face ID and Touch ID for the web”, the Webkit Engineer, Jiewen Tan, explained that the now developers can allow users to re-sign…

iOS iPad iPhoneJun 26, 2020Jun 26, 2020

iOS 14 privacy feature gives restricted photo library access to apps

Asma Hussain

A new ‘Privacy for your Photos’ feature discovered in iOS 14 beta lets users control over which content they will like to give access of to an app. Uncovered by Benedict Evans, the Photos app now allows users to give…

iOS iPad iPhoneJun 25, 2020

Clipboard privacy feature in iOS 14 beta informs users of breaches

Rida Imran

A new privacy feature in iOS 14 informs the users when their information copied to clipboard is being tracked or recorded. Two iOS developers, @mysk_co found that iPhone and iPad users will be informed via notification banners when an app…

iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchJun 25, 2020Jun 25, 2020

Find My app is getting support for third-party products in iOS 14

Kashaf Musvi

According to information revealed at WWDC, Apple’s Find My app will soon gain third-party products support. A new accessory program in iOS 14 will allow users to easily find third party devices via the app. The company states: “‌Find My‌…

iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchJun 25, 2020Jun 25, 2020

Netflix iOS app will soon allow users to remove titles from ‘Continue Watching’

Rida Imran

Netflix has announced that it will soon release an update to allow removing titles from ‘Continue Watching’ in its app for iOS and iPadOS. The new feature will be released by June 29 for subscribers to organize their unfinished shows,…

iOS iPhoneJun 25, 2020Jun 25, 2020

HomePod adding support for third-party streaming services

Kashaf Musvi

Apple shared a peek into HomePod’s future updates at WWDC 2020, including the upcoming support for third-party music streaming services. However, not much was revealed about this upcoming feature as it was not discussed it at the event. HomePod currently…

iOS iPhoneJun 25, 2020Jun 25, 2020

Camera app gets faster capture, night mode stabilization and more in iOS 14

Rida Imran

With iOS 14, Apple has released new features that drastically improve the Camera app on iPhones to enhance photography and videography experience. It is good news for owners of older smartphone models like the iPhone X because now, Apple has…

iOS iPhoneJun 25, 2020Jun 25, 2020

iOS 14 hidden features: third-party default apps, back tap, emoji search, camera improvements and more

Asma Hussain

iOS 14 was recently unveiled at the 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference. Features like widgets for the Home screen, redesigned Siri, a new Translate app native to iOS, updated CarPlay, and more have come to the iPhone with this new operating…

iOS iPhoneJun 25, 2020

Messages in iOS 14 features pinned conversations, mentions, inline replies and more

Asma Hussain

Messages app has received a number of new features in iOS 14 which include inline replies, mentions, pinned conversations, improvements to group conversations, and much more. Here is a look at everything new in Messages for iOS 14 and iPadOS 14….

iOS iPhoneJun 24, 2020Jun 24, 2020

iOS 14 features sound recognition ideal for hearing impaired individuals

Rida Imran

A Reddit user, u/Jsmith4523, discovered a sound recognition feature in iOS 14‘s Accessibility section, which helps identify certain sounds. Apple released iOS 14 developer beta on Jun 22 at the WWDC online event, along with new versions of software across…