Latest iOS 9 News

Inside iOS 9.3: Apple will allow third-party apps to add music to your iCloud Music Library [u]

With its forthcoming iOS 9.3 update, Apple plans to allow third-party apps to add songs to a user's iCloud Music Library, eliminating the need to use iTunes on a Mac or PC to upload songs to the cloud or add them to the iOS Music app.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 13

Apple acknowledges '1970' date bug, promises solution in later software update

Apple on Monday posted a new support document, acknowledging the existence of a recently-exposed date settings bug in iOS that can render a device unusable.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 23

Newly-revealed date glitch may render some iOS devices unusable

Though people have to go out of their way to trigger it, a time-related glitch discovered in iOS 8 and 9 will let users potentially "brick" many Apple devices, rendering them non-functional.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 33

Apple drops third betas of iOS 9.3, watchOS 2.2, and tvOS 9.2 [u]

Apple on Tuesday provided developers with new pre-release versions of the software that runs the company's mobile ecosystem, releasing iOS 9.3 beta 3, watchOS 2.2 beta 3, and tvOS 9.2 beta 3.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 21

Apple patches iOS captive portal bug that let hackers impersonate victims online

An iOS bug that allowed malicious agents to impersonate end users' identities by granting read/write access to website cookies was fixed with the release of iOS 9.2.1 on Tuesday, some two and a half years after it was first reported to Apple.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 4

iOS 9.2.1 makes speed boosts for users with Apple's older iPhone 4s and 5

The iOS 9.2.1 update can potentially make iOS 9 a smoother experience for people with older iPhones, according to a new series of YouTube videos featuring side-by-side comparisons with devices running iOS 8.4.1.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 10

iOS code shows Apple experimenting with ultra fast, light-based Li-Fi wireless data for future iPhones

Recent versions of iOS have been found to contain references to Li-Fi, an experimental high-speed wireless networking protocol that uses pulses of light to transmit data and is being marketed as a long-term replacement for Wi-Fi.

Sam Oliver 10 years ago 56

Apple seeds 1st public betas of iOS 9.3 & OS X 10.11.4, 2nd developer beta of iOS 9.3

Apple on Thursday issued the first public betas of iOS 9.3 and OS X 10.11.4, following up on developer betas released earlier in the week. [Updated]

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 12

Apple's iOS 9 now on 3 out of 4 compatible devices as adoption rates rise

In statistics shared with developers on Monday, Apple revealed distribution of the latest iOS 9 mobile operating system now stands at 75 percent, a number up 5 percent since the last check in November.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 5

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