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Apple Fitness+ is getting new Custom Plans and Audio Focus features with the launch of iOS 17 this fall, the tech giant has announced. Custom Plans is a new way to receive a unique workout or meditation schedule that works for you. You can select your personal workout preferences, including the day

Apple is making its Shortcuts app simpler to use with iOS 17. The app, which allows power users to create automations for their favorite apps, will receive an updated user interface, making it easier to find Shortcuts as well as the actions a given app can perform — something that’s kno

Apple is giving its widgets platform an upgrade with its latest software releases. In addition to now becoming available on Apple Watch and Mac, widgets on iPhone and iPad will also become interactive in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, the company said. The announcement flew a bit under the radar during yest

Apple has announced that Apple Podcasts is getting a few new notable features with the launch of iOS 17 this fall. The feature drop includes an updated Now Playing interface and Queue, episode art, search filters and the ability to connect subscriptions to top apps from the App Store. The new Now P

Apple’s Vision Pro headset dominated the headlines at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) event on Monday. But Apple is also going to launch a major update to iOS later this year. The upcoming iOS 17 update will introduce many “nice-to-have” features, like personalized call

Apple didn’t announce any significant AI updates during its Worldwide Developers Conference keynote today, but it did quietly roll out some minor computer vision upgrades with its latest iPhone software, iOS 17. In addition to now letting users turn their own photos into stickers by cutting o

Apple announced a slew of new iPhone features at this year’s WWDC keynote, like FaceTime voicemails and Check In. But even more new additions are coming to iOS 17 beyond what was announced onstage. Along with several other safety features, Apple is releasing Sensitive Content Warning, which l

Confirming earlier reports, Apple’s watchOS 10 for its Apple Watch is turning out to be a fairly notable upgrade. At the company’s Worldwide Developer Conference today, Apple previewed the coming improvements to its smartwatch operating system, which include an updated user interface wi

FaceTime calls are coming to Apple TV. Apple announced the feature, which uses Continuity Camera on an iPhone or iPad, at its WWDC conference today. Introduced last year, Continuity Camera lets an iPhone or iPad double as a webcam, wirelessly. The forthcoming FaceTime app on Apple T

At WWDC 2023, Apple unveiled updates to its AirPods headphones that improve the user experience. Apple’s noise cancellation features on AirPods are quite convenient for tuning out crying babies on airplanes, but if you’re using noise cancellation while walking down the street, you might

Apple’s iOS 17 update is delivering a number of quality-of-life improvements to the iPhone’s software, including those that will allow users to better interact with their favorite apps and customize the device to their liking. Among these is an update to AirDrop, which now includes a ne

One of the more unexpected additions from iOS 17: Apple is dropping the “hey” from “Hey Siri.” You no longer need that extra little introduction when communicating with Apple's smart assistant via voice. It’s a small but incredibly overdue feature for the operating system. It foll

Apple knows that iPad users are often interacting with PDF files, whether they’re studying for a chemistry exam or filling out paperwork at the doctor’s office. So, it only makes sense that on iPad OS 17, Apple is adding features that improve the experience of working with PDFs on iPad,

Apple took the wraps off its latest desktop operating system, macOS 14, at WWDC 2023. As ever, it’s named for another California town — this time out it’s Sonoma, straight out of Northern California’s wine country. The desktop is getting widgets, another feature borrowed str