Speed testing iOS 11 versus iOS 12 on an iPhone X

With the unveiling of iOS 12 at Apple's WWDC, Craig Federighi mentioned the company's focus on performance in its upcoming operating system update. AppleInsider starts speed testing the iOS 12 developer beta, comparing it with iOS 11 running on an iPhone X, to see how much faster it really is.

Max Yuryev 8 years ago 20

Apple's Airport Express reappears in Home app in iOS 12 beta

The Home app is once more spotting the AirPort Express in iOS 12, raising the hopes for devotees of the now cancelled hardware.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 21

How Apple is making animations smoother in iOS 12

Users of iOS 12 may find the user interface to scroll smoother and process animations with fewer dropped frames compared to previous versions, thanks to a series of changes Apple made.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 35

Watch Apple's new Memoji take on Samsung's AR Emoji

After Apple released Animoji for the iPhone X, Samsung fired back with AR Emoji, an augmented reality feature that turns Samsung Galaxy S9 users into cartoon-like avatars. Apple will answer Samsung's retort with Memoji when iOS 12 launches later this year, but you can see how the two features compare right now.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 14

How to make and use personalized Memoji on iPhone X in iOS 12

In iOS 12, iPhone X users will be able create their own customized Memoji character right in the Messages app. Choose from hundreds of different design combinations to create any number of different characters to use in iMessage conversations, or even FaceTime calls.

Andrew O'Hara 8 years ago 17

Apple brings Live Listen accessibility feature to AirPods in iOS 12

Apple intends to deliver its Live Listen accessibility function, currently used to stream live audio from iPhone's microphone to compatible hearing aids, to AirPods wireless headphones with the launch of iOS 12 later this year.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 19

iPhone X Face ID misfires resolved with a simple swipe in iOS 12

Reattempting to unlock an iPhone X with Face ID is now even easier to start in the first beta of iOS 12 provided to developers, with users now able to try again straight away after a failure with a single swipe of the smartphone's display.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 17

Apple Music in iOS 12 adds song search by lyrics, new artist pages

With this fall's release of iOS 12, one Apple Music upgrade will include the ability to search for songs by their lyrics, rather than just artist, album, or title.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 19

iOS 12 brings iPhone X gestures to the iPad

With iOS 12, users will be able to swipe up to the home screen and perform the rest of the iPhone X user interface gestures, which may indicate a home button-free future for the next generation of iPads.

Stephen Silver 8 years ago 4

Face ID on iOS 12 allows two different faces to unlock the same iPhone

Though it went unannounced at Apple's WWDC 2018 keynote on Monday, the first iOS 12 beta allows two different people to register their face with Face ID on iPhone X, addressing in part one of the biggest downsides of Apple's new biometric authentication technology.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 18

This is what a Group FaceTime video call in iOS 12 looks like

FaceTime is getting a huge upgrade in iOS 12 with a new feature called Group FaceTime, which enables up to 32 iPhone, iPad and Mac owners to participate in a video conference call simultaneously.

Andrew O'Hara 8 years ago 8

Check out all the new features in Apple's first iOS 12 beta

Apple announced iOS 12 at WWDC on Monday and we just finished installing the developer beta on our iPhone X. Let's take a look at some of the changes and what Apple has included in the first beta release.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 9

Apple releases first iOS 12, macOS 10.14 Mojave, watchOS 5 and tvOS 12 betas to developers

Following Monday's WWDC 2018 keynote presentation, Apple issued initial beta versions of its upcoming platform upgrades, including iOS 12, macOS 10.14 Mojave, watchOS 5, and tvOS 12.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 4

iOS 12 'doubles down' on performance for iPhone and iPad

Apple has debuted iOS 12, bringing better performance to older devices, improved augmented reality, Memoji, FaceTime chats with an entire group, and much more to iPhones and iPads later in the year.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 149

Apple debuts slick new Group FaceTime feature supporting up to 32 participants

FaceTime is receiving its first major update in years — on both iOS devices and Macs — with long overdue support for group video calls and even fun effects.

Andrew O'Hara 8 years ago 23

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