Apple released the fifth public beta of iOS 18 on Aug. 20, more than two months after the tech giant announced the software at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June. The beta brings many new features to the iPhone of developers and beta testers, including ways to customize your home screen and RCS messaging. For people who like a little nuance in their texting, you'll also be able to make your texts stand out with new text effects and formatting options.

iOS 18 Beta: Everything You Need to Know About Text Effects in Messages

Alongside iOS 18.0, Apple is also currently beta testing iOS 18.1 with developers. Expected to be released sometime in October, iOS 18.1 includes new Apple Intelligence features plus a major change to the iPhone’s NFC chip. Here’s everything you need to know about iOS 18.1 so far. Table...

iOS 18.1: New features, release date, and more

IOS 18 is getting a bunch of cool new accessibility features this year, including bringing eye tracking to the iPhone for the first time. You also will be able to feel haptic music, control your phone with custom voice commands, use your phone in the car without suffering from motion sickness, and improve the accuracy of Siri and dictation.

5 stealth iOS 18 features you don’t want to miss

The latest Snapchat version runs full-screen on an iPad, as the social networking service finally noticed Apple makes tablets. Complaints aside, it’s a boon for users who can now see their friends and use silly filters on a larger display. Snapchat gets an iPad app, at long last. Snapchat...

Snapchat finally embraces iPad

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THERE is a treasure trove of new iMessage features about to land on your iPhone, including satellite texts and custom-created emojis. And Apple boss Tim Cook announced this week that they will be coming sooner than expected. The tech giant released iOS 18 - dubbed Apple's 'biggest ever' update -...

iPhone owners to receive huge iMessage upgrade with 12 new iOS 18 features – and it’s coming sooner than expected

USB debugging in Android isn't just for developers - it can be used to recover data and control your phone from a computer. Remember to keep USB debugging enabled to access files or control your phone even if the screen is broken. Be cautious - enabling USB debugging can allow...

Why You Should Keep USB Debugging Enabled on Your Android Phone

Learn how to record a phone call or FaceTime audio call on your iPhone, transcribe the recording, summarize it, and export the audio file to another app. Android phones and jailbroken iPhones have had built-in call recording for ages, and this was one of the features I missed most on my iPhone. Thankfully, iOS 18 addresses this concern and adds a built-in call recording with a few extra tricks, like call transcription and summarization.

How to record a phone call on iPhone on iOS 18 and older

The iPhone 16 is almost here — the release date is less than 3.5 short weeks away. We know the day Apple will announce the new models, which means we can make a solid estimate of the iPhone 16 launch date. Even better, long-held Apple habits point to the...

When to expect the iPhone 16 release

After a long wait, the watchOS 11 public beta is finally available for regular users. Like iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia, this software update brings many new features. Of course, it’s a beta version, so it comes with some bugs and issues, too. So, if you’re still deciding whether to download it to your Apple Watch, it’s important that you take that into account.

Everything New in the watchOS 11 Public Beta

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Next month, Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 16 at its annual fall event. While Apple hasn’t announced its fall keynote just yet, we expect the company to unveil multiple devices. Here’s everything Apple could introduce during its iPhone 16 event.
When should we expect the iPhone 16 event?
If Apple sticks to its usual schedule, we could see the iPhone 16 announced on September 10, with pre-orders opening on September 13 and official sales starting September 20. This information is based on a rumor that claims South Korean carriers expect a batch of iPhones to arrive with the official international...

iPhone 16 event: New iPhones, Apple Watch Series 10, AirPods 4, iOS 18, and more

Following the beta release of Apple Intelligence for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Sequoia, Apple keeps the regular testing cycle of tvOS 18 with beta 8. As the official release nears, we’re still expecting Cupertino to add the new TV and Movies screensavers announced during the WWDC 2024 keynote.
However, there are some features tvOS 18 beta testers have been trying. Within the Apple TV app, Apple is adding three new features that will make everyday usage way better when enjoying Apple TV+ content:

InSight: An Amazon Prime Video-like feature that displays timely information about actors, characters, and music from Apple TV+ movies and shows onscreen in real-time. Users can...

tvOS 18 beta 8 now available as official release nears

Did you just install the iOS 18 public beta on your iPhone and don't know where to begin?. Even with some features not yet present (notably Apple Intelligence, which just rolled out in a limited way for developers), iOS 18 is filled with both large and small changes that will affect how you use your iPhone everyday.

Change These 7 Settings Right After You Download iOS 18 on Your iPhone

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Apple is slowly bringing more Apple intelligence features to iOS 18.1 and the latest update adds some good ones like a Clean Up feature for photo editing and notification summaries for all apps.

New iOS 18.1 beta adds more Apple Intelligence features — here’s what’s available on the iPhone

GOOGLE is finally letting Android owners send high-resolution images and video in RCS chats with iPhone owners. RCS, or Rich Communication Services, is the successor to SMS and MMS - and it brings a whole host of new features to phones. While Google adopted RCS messaging years ago, the feature...

Android owners finally receive free Google Message upgrade that beats iPhone – but think twice before switching it on

Looks like now’s a good time to grab yourself a very cool and quite powerful laptop you can take anywhere. That’s because Amazon invites you to select from various models and take $250 off 15-inch M3 MacBook Air. That includes any model with the specs to suit your needs. For example, you might want to go for the recommended 16GB of unified memory to help ensure the laptop keeps handling tough tasks for a while — like all that Apple Intelligence stuff gearing up to change people’s lives.

Chop $250 off the price of any 15-inch M3 MacBook Air

After announcing seven years of OS updates for its Galaxy S24 smartphones earlier this year, Samsung is doing the same for its TVs. If you have a Samsung TV from 2023 or later, the company will provide seven years of free updates for its Tizen OS, Business Korea reports. The updates will first be available for the AI-integrated TVs that launched in March 2024 and some TVs released in 2023. Samsung hasn't announced a list of models or a rollout schedule yet.

Samsung Smart TVs to Get 7 Years of OS Updates

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‘Any meat items my dogs refuse to eat, I no longer eat.’ It’s said that animals have a “sixth sense,” which affords them an insight human beings cannot match. There are clips of security camera earthquake footage where pets can be seen wigging out seconds before tremors begin.

‘It ain’t food anymore.’: Dairy Queen customer warns against chicken after his dog refuses to eat it

Apple's latest iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 developer betas are here, and they include a few new features. The most notable is a , which sounds very much like . The idea is that you'll be able to remove background objects from your snaps without modifying the subject — even if the undesirable item overlaps the person you're focusing on. According to Apple, the tool can remove the shadow and the reflection of an unwanted object too.

Apple's latest iOS and iPadOS developer betas include an AI object removal tool for Photos

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In the latest Google leak, we find out what specs the Pixel Watch 3 may be equipped with, including this particularly exciting spec for the larger 45mm model.

Pixel Watch 3 leak reveals an update I've wanted since the original Pixel Watch

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The Xbox August 2024 update brings big improvements to Discord, letting players view streams directly from their consoles.

The Xbox August 2024 update brings huge improvements to Discord on Xbox consoles

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iOS 18.1 beta 3: All the new features and changes

IOS 18 is almost ready for release. But Apple is already hard at work on its next major point release: iOS 18.1. After releasing the first...

iOS 18.1 beta 3: All the new features and changes

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