Apple Upgrades The MacBook Pro, Releases M2 Pro & M2 Max

Epic Games and Apple remain in a bitter legal battle concerning payment models in the Apple App Store. Epic's developer account, used to operate the game "Fortnite", is currently banned. Yet the Epic CEO states Fortnite will return to iOS in 2023.

Since iOS 16, the Notification Center hasn't necessarily displayed all... notifications. Apple is backtracking a little in the current beta of iOS 16.2 – however, there's still no change to the lock screen.

Without also documenting the contents of the update, Apple released an update for participants of the beta program via "Rapid Security Response". Meanwhile, there's also an explanation as to the reason for the update.

Thus far, the M1 chip was considered an irrefutable requirement for the function of the upcoming Stage Manager feature on iPad. Apple was not without criticism due to this imposition. Now, a change of tune can be heard – although there will still be limitations for the feature on older iPads.

Apple has modified usage of the clipboard in iOS 16 to bring important security and data privacy improvements. The new feature, however, has annoyed quite a few iPhone owners – according to Apple, the new function overshot the mark a little.

Apple is already working on iOS 16.1 – and the first beta takes on several features which the company revealed in June. Some features, however, are entirely new. Additionally, the battery percent display on the home screen will arrive for all models.

After a serious accident, one of the first tasks is contacting emergency services. Apple has taken such extraordinary situations into account and equipped the new models of the iPhone and Apple Watch with "Crash Protection". Now, the company explains the feature's process.

Shortly after the release of iOS 16, the first bug reports are making the rounds. In some cases, an endless loop occurs during attempts to boot devices after updating – particularly on the iPhone 13, which then proceeds not to start. One solution: the Recovery Mode.

As previously announced last Wednesday, today greets the arrival of the new release. iOS 16 is now available for download and update on all compatible iPhones. The download service certainly have their work cut out for them, to say the least.

Virtual Private Networks have become more popular over the years – particularly in the era of the home office; They're frequently used to establish a safe connection between home offices and company networks. On iOS, however, the function still has several significant gaps – which Apple has known about for years, according to security experts.

Currently, the Israeli Police finds itself forced to justify its usage of espionage software, and during the process, several screenshots of the government's infamous "Pegasus" spyware have come to light – showing how calls and mics are compromised.

With iOS 16, the next major release for the coming fall is in the works. However, users of an iPhone 8 or X may need to set some limits to their anticipations, as many new features will be exclusive to newer devices.

Apple has enabled iPhone and iPad owners to delete various, undesired yet pre-installed apps (which wasn't originally possible until years after iOS' original release) for some time now. Cupertino will yet again expand this list for iPhone and iPad with iOS 16's release, with the list of removable apps soon to number 30.

At the WWDC next month during the first week of June, Apple will release the next version of iOS. That much has been officially confirmed thus far. As to the concrete updates to the OS, there are already several reports from the last few months which we will summarize in the rest of this article.

It's incredibly easy to quickly spend a ton of money on in-app purchases. It's no different in the iOS App Store. Both Apple and developers have a great deal of interest in invested in easy processing or purchases. However, who carries the morale burden when the underaged find themselves taken advantage of by such a system with a financial impact upon families? Parents? Or the owner of the platform?

In 8 weeks, the 2022 WWDC's Keynote will take place – and iOS 16 is considered one sure theme for the developer conference. Mark Gurman from Bloomberg has, meanwhile, collected some information about the event, including some info about Apple's highly anticipated AR/VR headset.

The most important new features of the next system versions have now become known. There are hints of a new music app and numerous other adjustments. It will probably take another two months until the release.

All signs point to the pending release of a new generation of the iPhone SE. However, there could also be a somewhat surprising new step next to the expected changes – Apple is going to lower the price quite aggressively.

At least in the USA, it'll soon be possible to pay at businesses from iPhone to iPhone. Every other NFC compatible payment method will also be supported. Now that "Tap to Pay" is available in the iOS 15.4 beta, more details have come to light.

Blizzard has received a little bit negative attention than usual lately, as the company continues developing Warcraft. Even though the company experienced a renewed wave of success following the releases of Warcraft Reforged and World of Warcraft Classic – the company has received criticism for a lack of further development. Come 2022, that's set to change.

It's finally possible to use face masks with Face ID in iOS 15.4 – and that's without an Apple Watch. We will summarize how to set up the new feature and what it means for glasses users – as well as giving our first impressions.