Apple stealthily adds minor features in iOS 17.6, macOS 14.6 releases - Enlarge / iOS 17.6 installing on an iPhone 13 Pro. (credit: Samuel Axon... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2040130 #macossonoma14.6 #softwareupdates #macossonoma #watchos10.6 #ipados17.6 #watchos10 #ipados17 #tvos17.6 #ios17.6 #watchos #ipados #tvos17 #apple #ios17 #macos #tech #tvos #ios

#SwiftUI knowers: can anyone tell me why an existing Thing instance isn't deinitialzed when thing is set to nil? It's only deinitialized when a new Thing is assigned to thing.

This makes no sense to me. And it's bad if Thing is managing a resource.

Apple will update iPhones for at least 5 years in rare public commitment - Enlarge (credit: Apple)

Apple has taken a rare step and public... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2029397 #securityupdates #iphone15pro #apple #ios17 #tech #ios

Apple clarifies iOS 17.5 bug that exposed deleted photos - Enlarge / iPadOS 17.5.1 ready to install on an iPad Pro. (credit: Samue... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2026970 #ios17.5.1 #ios17.5 #photos #apple #tech

iOS and iPadOS 17.5.1 fix a nasty bug that resurfaced old photos - Enlarge / iPadOS 17.5.1 ready to install on an iPad Pro. (credit: Samue... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2025622 #ipados17.5.1 #ipados17.5 #ios17.5.1 #ipados17 #ios17.5 #ipados #apple #ios17 #tech #ios

iOS 17.5 makes it less of a hassle to send your iPhone into Apple for repairs - Enlarge (credit: Apple)

If you've ever sent an iPhone in for r... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2020956 #righttorepair #ios17.5 #apple #ios17 #tech

@JenMsft I found a long-standing bug in #MicrosoftEdge on #Ios. when using #Voiceover, the items in the open tab list are not spoken. It just says, “Draggable.” Only after I open it, will voiceover tell me what it is. This bug is present on my #iPhone13ProMax running #ios17.4. Would you be willing to look into this & ensure its resolution? I sent feedback about it through the app.

One day this feature will work and it'll be such a nice quality of life addition. At this point, I'd be happier if Apple never announced it if only so we don't have to be tantalized by the icon existing, promising a neat feature that worked for three months in 2022.

What's worse, they updated the feature in iOS 17 and still it just doesn't work. Ever.

Owners of an Apple Watch. With iOS 17, Siri can now not only give you health data; like how many steps you have taken, most recent heart rate or blood oxygen, but it can also look in the past for you. For example, if I was wondering my heart rate while I was sleeping, I could say, what was my heart rate between midnight and 5 AM. It would then tell me the lowest and highest rates my heart reached during that time, plus my average rate during that time. It can do this for any hour you want to know about. This makes getting this information a lot quicker and easier. So if you want or need to know any health information, instead of trying to dig through the health app, just use Siri to find it for you! #iOS17 #Health #Data #Siri

For some reason I cannot upload nor edit PS5 photos this weekend. They fail to upload with an iCloud Link, I cannot share them in messages nor Slack, and trimming says there was an error saving the video. I am using 93/256 gb on my phone and 400/2000 gb on my iCloud storage. #IOS17 #ps5 #iphone #icloud

iOS 17.3 adds multiple features originally planned for iOS 17 - Enlarge / The iPhone 15 Pro. (credit: Samuel Axon)

Apple yeste... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1998258 #stolendeviceprotection #macossonoma14.3 #macossonoma #watchos10.3 #applewatch #ipados17.3 #watchos10 #ipados17 #tvos17.3 #appletv #ios17.3 #watchos #ipados #iphone #tvos17 #ios17 #macos #tech #ipad #tvos #ios #mac

Happy update the house day!

Stolen device protection enabled. I can finally go to bars again. /snark

Is there a way for our apps to contribute to the iOS 17 Journaling suggestions API?

The presentation that I saw on Apple Developer seemed more geared toward journaling apps that want suggestions, as opposed to apps that could potentially provide journaling suggestions. I didn't know if that was actually a thing or not.

The new call screening voicemail feature in iOS 17 is nice. Now if only it could auto detect and delete all of the fax machine voicemails. #ios #iOS17

Überraschendes Update: #iOS17.2.1 ist da

This is how Apple will let users defend against the iPhone + passcode thefts. It's an obvious but clever solution that should mitigate most of the problems, you'll just need to be aware of the theft within an hour.

#iPhone #Apple #iOS17

https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/12/12/stolen-device-protection-to-thwart-iphone-thieves-with-passcodes-with-time-delay

Apple releases iOS 17.2 and macOS 14.2, delays two features to 2024 - Enlarge / The iPhone 15 Pro Max. (credit: Samuel Axon)

Today, ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1990115 #macossonoma #watchos10.2 #macos14.2 #watchos10 #ios17.2 #watchos #apple #ios17 #macos #tech #ios

Can someone explain to me why #apple #iOS17 doesn't include the new Journal app on iPads? Do they not think people use iPads daily or in their personal lives? Who wants to journal on an iPhone keyboard or with speech to text?!

Hey Apple - Can haz Journal app yet? Why has it taken so long? Should have been a release day feature. #iOS17

iOS 17 NameDrop #privacy scare: What you need to know

Long story short, this is being blown out of proportion... the phone doesn't just give away your contact information when in range. It asks if you want to share your contact details or just receive the other person's.

If someone takes your phone to do this, then that's a much different problem but doesn't stem from NameDrop itself.

NameDrop is fine.

#namedrop #apple #ios #ios17

https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/ios-17-namedrop-privacy-scare-what-you-need-to-know/