Apple has issued new updates for users still running Big Sur or Catalina on their Macs. macOS 11.6.4 and a Catalina security fix follow the release of the Monterey 12.2.1 security and Bluetooth battery drain bug fix release last week. macOS 11.6.4 and the Catalina 2022-002 security update are starting to roll out now via OTA, head to System Preferences > Software Update to check if it’s available for your Mac....

Apple today has pushed the golden master build of Xcode 7.3.1 to developers. The update carries the build number 7D1012 and focuses primarily on bug fixes ahead of its upcoming release to the general public. Last month, Apple released Xcode 7.3 following a lengthy beta period. Xcode 7.3 included the latest SDKs for iOS 9.3, watchOS 2.2, OS X 10.11.4 and also bundled the latest release of Swift version 2.2. It included more intelligent code completion so developers can more quickly write their programs....

Apple is continuing to refine and improve iOS 15 following its release to the public last month. Apple today is rolling out iOS 15.0.2 to iPhone users everywhere with continued performance improvements and bug fixes. Head below for the full release notes. The build number of today’s release of iOS 15.0.2 is 19A404. Here are the release notes: Photos saved to your library from Messages could be deleted after removing the associated thread or message iPhone Leather Wallet with MagSafe may not connect to Find My AirTag might not appear in the Find My Items tab CarPlay may fail to open audio apps or disconnect during playback Device restore or update may fail when using Finder or iTunes for iPhone 13 models There have been other bugs reported in iOS 15, including issues with touch screen responsiveness and more....

Apple is reportedly conducting internal testing on a service that allows Siri to transcribe your voicemail messages into text, so that you can read them rather than having to listen to them. Business Insider reports that the service is expected to be launched next year. The piece says that a number of Apple employees are currently trialling the service to determine its reliability … When someone using iCloud Voicemail is unable to take a call, Siri will answer instead of letting the call go to a standard digital audio recorder....

Apple’s famed obsession with secrecy in its product development process is hampering its work in the field of artificial intelligence, say academics working in the field. Bloomberg reports that AI experts believe that lack of two-way sharing of information slows development. Apple Maps was cited as an example of what can go wrong when AI teams within Apple are cut off from other work being done in the field – and even from researchers in other teams within Apple....

Apple has opened another center for app development and design, this time in Shanghai — and its first in China. Apple runs these offices in specific areas to stimulate the ‘app economy’. Participants can take classes in various parts of the app development process, including one-on-one tutorials, for free. The content covers all of Apple’s platforms, from UIKit for iOS and iPadOS to AppKit on the Mac. Apple runs WWDC-style sessions covering various parts of its SDKs, hands-on labs with Apple staff, and even runs ‘office hours’-esque consultations for one-on-one assistance....

Apple today has released four new Shot on iPhone videos, this time highlighting both the camera and microphone quality of the iPhone. The videos are part of a new series from Apple called “Apple ASMR.” Each of the new videos focuses on a specific sound for ultimate autonomous sensory meridian response. One highlights “a calm rain at camp,” while another features “crunching sounds on the trail.” There are also videos on “a calm rain at camp” and “whispers from Ghost Forrest....

Apple has lent its support to a legal brief supporting a transgender school student’s fight in the Supreme Court regarding the right to use the bathroom appropriate to his gender identity, reports the NYT. It follows the company last week voicing opposition to President Trump’s ruling to roll back protections for transgender kids in schools. Apple is one of 53 companies to sign the brief, many of them tech companies …...

All of today’s best deals are now live and headlined by holiday pricing returning on Apple’s official MagSafe chargers from $30. That’s alongside nearly all of Apple’s official iPhone 13 series cases on sale from $25, and a chance to put the latest iPad mini 6 under the tree with $99 in savings. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Tim Cook really wants you to buy Apple’s MagSafe chargers, now on sale from $30 Save on nearly all of Apple’s official iPhone 13 series cases from $25 Put Apple’s compact iPad mini 6 under the tree with $99 in savings Apple’s latest compact iPadOS experience arrives as the new iPad mini 6....

More Apple Music Classical app references have been spotted in Apple Music code, as we get closer to the company’s self-imposed launch deadline of the end of the year. Previous references have been spotted in an iOS 15.5 beta, and in the Android version of Apple Music … Apple Music Classical Apple first announced the plan back in August of last year, after acquiring the classical music streaming service Primephonic....

Apple today is rolling out a minor update to its Apple Music app on Android. The update brings the app to version 2.1 and brings under-the-hood improvements. The update is available now on the Play Store. In the changelog, Apple simply states that the update includes minor app and performance improvements. Today’s smaller update follows a larger update back in April that marked the apps’s first major update. The update brought with an iOS 10-style redesign, with lyric support, improved support for Beats 1, For You playlists, and more....

We recently introduced the developers at OpenClip who are attempting to create a way to copy-&-paste text between applications on an iPhone. They had a simple plan – Open Clip would essentially save copy you select within an area of the iPhone’s memory which can then be accessed by other apps. And the roll call of developers then planning to use and support the solution includes: Dial Zero, Twittelator, WordPress, Cocktail, Ultralingua and more....

Last year Apple patched iOS after cyber researchers from the UK demonstrated that a malicious webpage could use iPhone sensors to detect a passcode. The technique was so accurate that the team had a 100% success rate at working out 4-digit PINs within five attempts, reports Engadget. The attack vector was made possible, explained the study’s lead author Dr. Maryam Mehrnezhad, because mobile apps and websites were able to access sensor data without permission …...

Apple is currently planning to use the new system font developed for the Apple Watch to refresh the looks of iPads, iPhones, and Macs running iOS 9 “Monarch” and OS X 10.11 “Gala,” according to sources with knowledge of the preparations. Current plans call for the Apple-designed San Francisco font to replace Helvetica Neue, which came to iOS 7 in 2013 and OS X Yosemite just last year, beginning with a June debut at WWDC…...

Apple has now released iOS 10 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to the public. The free update adds many new features to iOS including a new Messages app with enhanced emoji, stickers, Digital Touch and iMessage apps; third-party app integration with Siri voice queries; redesigned Music and Maps apps with a new visual style and simpler user interfaces; automatic face and object tagging in Photos and much more. Read below to find out how to update (and if your device is compatible) then check out our walkthrough of everything new....

The company achieved 54 million iPod sales (down one percent) during its last financial year, accruing $8.091 billion (down 12 percent). As you can see, revenue fell more than unit sales, reflecting lower selling prices, though shored up by the slightly pricier iPod touch devices. Each iPod sale brought $149 in for Apple, down 11 percent from $167 in 2008 due to lower prices. iTunes keeps on rolling, with the company confirming “double digit” growth in all regions, boosted, according to the management discussion, by: “Heightened consumer interest in downloading third-party digital content and applications, continued growth in its customer base of iPod and iPhone customers, the expansion of third-party audio and video content available for sale and rent via the iTunes Store, and the continued interest in and growth of the App Store....

The “Apple Shopping Event” in celebration of Black Friday and Cyber Monday is starting to kick off around the world. This annual “event” from Apple offers a bonus Apple Gift Card when you buy an eligible product. It runs from November 25 through November 28 and offers gift cards ranging from $25 all the way up to $250. As usual, however, there are much better deals to be had elsewhere, courtesy of our friends at 9to5Toys....

Last December, Apple launched its Communication Safety in Messages feature for kids in the US with iOS 15.2 that helps protect them from viewing or sharing photos with nudity. Now the opt-in feature that can be set up by parents will be arriving soon in the UK. Reported by the Guardian, Apple has shared its Communication Safety in Messages for children will be coming to British iPhones “soon.” As a refresher, here’s how Apple describes the opt-in feature:...

Google has been ridiculed over creating and shutting down various applications over the years, but when it comes to enterprise software applications, I would prefer that over letting things die a slow agonizing death. Apple, on the other hand, has done the latter with two of its K–12 focused software applications: iBooks Author and iTunes U. Apple has let these apps suffer from software rot. About Making The Grade: Every Saturday, Bradley Chambers publishes a new article about Apple in education....

Steven Aquino, a self-proclaimed tech journalist covering Apple accessibility, has taken to Twitter today to share some of Apple’s efforts for April’s Autism Acceptance month. Apple hopes to celebrate the unique experiences of those on the Autistic spectrum with new classes at retail stores and with a dedicated App Store page. Starting off, Apple has created a new Autism acceptance page sharing some of the best electronic accessibility content in its stores....