“iOS 17 is coming on September 18 after three months of beta testing. We already knew that there were some iOS 17 features that wouldn’t launch until later this year, but Apple has now published an in-depth breakdown with more details.”
PSA: You can buy a domain directly from the iPhone Settings app
“File this one under Today I Learned: You can buy a domain name directly from within the Settings app on your iPhone. Whether it’s for a small business or a personal website, having your own domain offers significant benefits …”
Apple says it would remove iMessage and FaceTime in the UK rather than break end-to-end encryption
“Facing possible legislation that would require messaging services to offer backdoors in end-to-end encryption, Apple is saying it would rather remove apps like iMessage and FaceTime entirely from the UK market (via BBC News). The new Online Safety Bill is currently under review.”
How to use the new Apple Notes links in macOS Sonoma
“Finally, the new will let you link two or more Apple Notes, so you can build up a contents list of related notes. Here’s how to do it. Even after Apple abandoned the old Marker Felt font and turned Apple Notes into a serious application, you couldn’t call it a full-featured one.”
Apple Patent Exposes Radical New iPhone Camera Upgrade
“Apple is preparing a radical hardware upgrade capable of dramatically improving camera quality in a range of products, including the iPhone.”
How to customize Sidebar in the macOS Finder
“The macOS Finder lets you customize window sidebars to provide quick access to files and volumes on your Mac. Here’s how to personalize it to your needs. In macOS Finder windows, there’s a wide range of customizations you can make to window sidebars, to get them to display the elements you want.”
Daemons and Agents could be slowing down your Mac
“Hidden background apps may be slowing down your Mac. Here’s how to fix that potential impact to your Mac’s performance. In any UNIX-based computer system, including macOS, the operating system runs a variety of background processes to perform certain tasks silently.”
How to recover Notes stored on your Mac
“Apple’s Notes app stores local copies of your Notes on your Mac. Here’s how to find them. Apple’s Notes app lets you store notes locally and in iCloud. For both types of notes, macOS makes a local copy and stores them for the Notes app to use.”
Apple blocked over $2 billion in fraudulent transactions & 1.7 million bogus apps in 2022
“Apple has successfully prevented over $2 billion of potentially fraudulent transactions within the App Store while intensifying efforts to reject suspicious apps.”