iOS 9

iPhone 6s Rumor Roundup: Everything We Think We Know

How do you make the best iPhone ever even better? That’s the perennial question, one that’s inevitably easier to answer as Apple releases innovative new products. This year, the fan universe finds a plethora of clues in the company’s wearable computer. The iPhone 6s, these clues suggest, will be a giant Apple Watch. Check out…

iOS 9 Will Use Cell Data When Your Wi-Fi Sucks

The latest version of the iOS 9 beta has brought some goodies, among them the new Wi-Fi Assist feature, which will recognize bad Wi-Fi connections, and use cellular data instead. You can switch it on and off with a toggle in Settings, so if you’ve got spotty home Wi-Fi — or jealously guard your data…

Siri May Transcribe Your Voicemail Because Who Uses Voicemail Anymore?

Phones aren’t really used for their original purpose anymore: Making actual phone calls. In fact, most of us don’t even want to deal with listening to missed voicemail—and Apple’s reportedly working on a fix for that, too. According to Business Insider, Siri may soon be able to transcribe your voicemail for you. And if you…

Apple’s Home Sharing Is Back in the Latest Beta of iOS

Apple upset a significant portion of its user base (case in point: the excellent email below) when it disabled Home Sharing for iOS devices in iOS 8.4. Thankfully, it looks like things will turn around by the time iOS 9 publicly launches. In the latest public beta of iOS 9, Home Sharing has been re-enabled…

iOS 9 Now Explicitly Encourages Selfies

If you needed further proof that 2015 is the Year of the Selfie, look no further than the latest beta of iOS 9, which among other things, has brought a dedicated selfie folder to your iPhone. The folder is tucked away in the regular Photos app, where it amalgamates any pictures taken with the front-facing…

iOS 9 Preview: Well This Was Long-Overdue 

This year’s update to Apple’s mobile operating system isn’t a blockbuster release full of controversial design; in fact, the biggest iOS update of the year, Apple Music, is already out. But that doesn’t mean you should write iOS 9 off just yet. The developer preview of iOS 9 has been out for a month now,…

Home Sharing Will Return in iOS 9

Last week, it turned out that Apple had quietly removed Home Sharing from iOS 8.4 in favor of taking your money for an Apple Music subscription. But don’t worry: the feature is being reinstated in iOS 9. In the past, Home Sharing has let you stream your local iTunes library from a computer to your…

iOS 9 Will Delete Apps to Make Room for Updates

When iOS 8 was unleashed on the general public, the size of the update — 4.6 GB — caused many users’ iPhones to cower in fear and shame. In an attempt to avoid a repeat of the problem, iOS 9 will free up space by deleting third-party apps before downloading (and then reinstalling afterwards). The…

iPhone users will be able to block ads in Safair running on iOS 9.

One Big List of the New Privacy and Security Features in iOS 9

As Apple had its annual celebration of its own awesomeness, I tuned in to see how Apple’s new operating system will provide better security and privacy to its users. Apple “cares about privacy” During the Keynote, Craig Federighi has made it really clear that Apple “seriously don’t want to know [your personal information]”. This has…

What We’re Wishing for in iOS 9

No one’s quite sure what to expect from iOS 9. And with WWDC only a few days away, this week we asked you what you’d wish for in a perfect iOS 9 release. Here are a few things we heard again and again—along with what we know about whether we’ll get them. So, what do…

Something Apple This Way Comes: Everything We’re Expecting at WWDC

Hello Apple fanboys and fangirls. Gather round once again, and join us as we take a speculative spelunk into the dark chasm of Cupertino’s software recesses to see what the future holds for Apple. New music streaming service! A new and improved Siri! An Apple Watch that sucks significantly less! And hopefully a few other…

What’s On Your Wish List For iOS 9?

We’re less than a week away from Apple’s annual World Wide Developer’s Conference, where the company will likely (most definitely) announce its latest mobile operating system—which has been much more quiet compared Apple’s other announcements this year, and there’s a reason for that. The lead up to Monday’s event has focused mainly on the new…

Apple May Be Creating a Google Now Alternative for iOS 9

The iPhone’s big software version for 2015 seems surprisingly dull. Security and stability are always good things, but iOS 9 had appeared to be more about maintenance than a makeover. However, a new rumor about a feature called “Proactive” suggests iOS 9 might have a few tricks up its sleeve. The Google Now personal assistant…

How to Watch Today’s WWDC Keynote Live

Now that there are leaves on the trees and air conditioners in windows, it’s time for this year’s WWDC in San Francisco. Apple will be livestreaming the event through Apple TV and on its website. It’s the perfect combination to our liveblog, which kicks off at noon. The keynote itself starts at 1pm EST. You…