What’s one thing you can glean from literally EVERY Google I/O and WWDC? Well, software developers want to make the user experience quicker and more seamless. Google could bring a feature that makes getting to your brand-new app quicker. The Google Play Store could auto-launch apps right after you install them.

Google could auto-launch apps after you download them

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Apple will release a major update soon — but will you be able to get it?

iOS 18: Which iPhones won’t be able to get Apple’s next update?

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A popular iPhone model has been added to the list of doomed devices that have been deemed obsolete.

Apple declares beloved older iPhone obsolete – what that means

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During the WWDC 2024 keynote, Apple previewed iOS 18‘s Genmoji, which is part of its Apple Intelligence features that will be released later this year. With this function, iPhone users will use AI to generate new emoji characters based on text input, such as “T-rex wearing a tutu on a surfboard.”
What makes Genmoji in iOS 18 unique is that Apple designed an API to make them work like stickers and Memoji and behave like emojis. With the new NSAdaptiveimageGlyph API, developers can easily integrate Genmoji into their apps.
To ensure users have the best experience possible, Apple is redesigning the emoji...

Here’s how Genmoji will work in iOS 18

While new AI features will steal the show at WWDC next week, Apple has a number of other changes planned for iOS 18. This includes new home screen customization options, design changes, and more. Head below for a roundup of some of the non-AI features rumored for iOS 18 this year.

iOS 18: Six new features coming to the iPhone (other than AI)

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Do you know anyone who has dual nature? Such two-faced zodiac signs are friendly but they gossip about others behind their backs. They can lie to you without batting an eyelid. However, detecting a two-faced person isn’t easy for everyone. They often compliment their friends when they achieve a goal or change their wardrobe. But they will make negative remarks about you to someone else. What other traits do two-faced people have?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Two-Faced

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If you're running low on storage space, emptying the trash on your Android device can seem like the most straightforward thing to do. However, Android devices, from budget phones to high-end models, don't have a trash folder or recycle bin. Still, you can remove unwanted files and apps. Deleting apps...

How to delete old files, apps & media on your Android phone

In the dark and starry cosmic realm of astrology, some of the zodiac signs have an inflated sense of their intellect. Intelligence is a highly favored trait and these signs can often perceive themselves as the smartest people in the room. These signs can sometimes let their intellectual pride get the better of them. Tag along with us as we delve into the three zodiac signs renowned for their self-professed intelligence.

3 Zodiac Signs Who Think They're Smart

There are several changes coming to the way you'll be texting with the next iPhone software update.

Here’s how texting will be different after Apple’s iOS 18 update

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California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

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Google wants searching from your phone or tablet to be as smooth and easy as it is on Chrome from your desktop or laptop.

Google Chrome just got huge upgrades on iOS and Android — what you need to know

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What is more summery than an icy, sweet frozen drink? If the heat wave is getting to you, try whipping up this simple frozen strawberry lemonade. All you need is your choice of lemonade and some frozen strawberries. You can use store-bought lemonade, make your own from scratch, or a powdered version. As for strawberries, frozen ones are the easiest choice. If you'd rather use fresh, add at least two cups of ice until you reach a nice, frozen consistency.

2-Ingredient Frozen Strawberry Lemonade: Beat the Heat!

iOS 18 is full of new features. Still, it doesn’t seem like Apple Music is getting a lot of attention. Recently, BGR found five new Apple Music features coming in iOS 18, many of which you probably had no idea were going to be available this fall.
With that in mind, there is one more secret Apple Music feature coming in iOS 18 that no one is talking about: Smart Crossfade. At the moment, Apple has yet to add a new button to activate the feature or an explanation of how it works, but it’s there.
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At Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024 keynote, the company revealed the next major iteration of iOS 18 for your iPhone. This is one of the biggest updates to the software in years, and it has cool new features like more home screen and control center customizations, RCS support in Messages, scheduled messages, and a slew of features powered by Apple Intelligence.

iOS 18 release date: here’s when your iPhone will get the update

If you want to get a taste of Apple's iOS 18, it is already available as an early Developer Beta. As an early adopter, I have been burned many times by trying the latest beta software on technology products. Bugs are rampant, features are broken, and it is a mix of excitement and frustration. Therefore, I save these risky actions for only when there are significant changes afoot that make it worthwhile.

How To Download iOS 18 For Your iPhone Before Apple Releases It To Everyone

As we’ve been covering this month, macOS Sequoia brings a lot of new features for Mac users, including iPhone Mirroring and a new Passwords app. But there’s also a discreet but important change coming with the update. That’s because the new version of macOS eases the free storage requirements for downloading apps from the Mac App Store.

macOS Sequoia eases storage requirements for downloading Mac App Store apps

As we reported yesterday, Apple has been getting ready to roll out RCS support on the iPhone with iOS 18. However, doing so also requires mobile carriers to work on an update on their part – something that some US carriers have already done. Now it seems that these carriers have flipped the switch and are now enabling RCS for users running the latest iOS 18 beta.

US carriers now enabling RCS for iPhone users running iOS 18 beta 2

RCS is a messaging protocol that uses the internet to let you send and receive files and high-quality images, see typing indicators, get read receipts, start group chats and more. Until now, iPhone users could only send SMS or MMS messages from the Messages app to people who didn’t have an Apple device — you could share media, get read receipts and use other features only with other Apple device users via iMessage. With this update, iPhone users can start texting and sharing files with anyone who uses a device that supports RCS, which includes most Android phones.

Apple finally adds support for RCS in latest iOS 18 beta

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Following its announcement at Apple's WWDC 2024 event, watchOS 11 will soon be in public beta, and if you have one of the best Apple Watch models capable of running the software – specifically an Apple Watch Series 6 or later – plus a compatible iPhone and membership to Apple's paid Developer Program, you'll be able to download and use the software straight away. Membership costs $99 / £79 (about AU$155) per year, though employees and members of some organizations can have this fee waived. If you're not already a member, you'll need to sign up before installing.While everyone will be able...

How to download the watchOS 11 beta to your Apple Watch

Getting Apple's iMessage to play nice with a Windows PC isn't the easiest or most elegant thing to accomplish, and I should know. Sending and receiving iPhone Messages on my Windows laptop has been a personal mission for a couple of years now, and I've spent way too much time researching and testing the most promising methods. I'm about to share these with you.

You Asked How to Use iPhone's iMessage on Windows. We Have Answers

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Developers Can Now Build Bigger Games and Apps for iOS 18 and tvOS 18

Apple has announced an increase in app size limits in the latest beta versions of iOS 18 and tvOS 18, as seen by folks at 9to5Mac....

Developers Can Now Build Bigger Games and Apps for iOS 18 and tvOS 18

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