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

MacOS Mojave: Everything you need to know

Apple has announced macOS 10.14 Mojave, the Mac maker's new operating system that will ship out to users this fall — and here's everything you need to know about it.

Vadim Yuryev 8 years ago 41

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

Mojave is Apple's last version of macOS to support 32-bit apps

The newest version of macOS will accelerate the phasing-out of 32-bit apps, Apple confirmed at WWDC on Monday, with Xcode 10 dropping support for the apps entirely.

Stephen Silver 8 years ago 32

iOS 12 users must unlock their iPhones every hour to maintain USB connections

Apple has enhanced the USB Restricted Mode feature in the first beta of iOS 12, requiring users to unlock their iPhone once an hour to allow data transfers via the Lightning port, in an attempt to protect user data stored on iOS devices from acquisition by unlocking services employed by law enforcement officials.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 23

macOS Mojave will drop support for some older Macs released before 2012

Fewer people will be able to upgrade to this fall's macOS Mojave, which has tightened the minimum hardware requirements needed to install and run it, according to release notes from the developer beta.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 61

Podcast

AppleInsider Podcast discusses first-hand impressions of iOS 12, ARKit 2 and more

Victor Marks 8 years ago 3

Apple Watch's Walkie-Talkie feature in watchOS 5 uses FaceTime Audio technology

The Walkie-Talkie feature of watchOS 5 that enables push-to-talk conversations between Apple Watch users is effectively a FaceTime Audio call rather than recorded audio clips being sent between wearable devices, a design decision that helps keep the function secure by not retaining any recorded messages.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 20

2018 Apple Design Awards go to App Store hits Alto's Odyssey, INSIDE, others

Not long after Apple's high-profile WWDC keynote, the company handed out its annual Design Awards to developers whose iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS creations represent the pinnacle of app design and innovation.

Andrew O'Hara 8 years ago 0

OpenGL, OpenCL deprecated in favor of Metal 2 in macOS 10.14 Mojave

Apple has taken the first steps toward completely killing OpenGL and OpenCL in Mojave in favor of its own Metal technology.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 24

Google Maps, Waze & other navigation apps finally coming to Apple CarPlay

Resolving a long-standing complaint about the platform, the iOS 12 incarnation of CarPlay will finally support third-party navigation apps.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 39

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

Apple to let developers port iOS apps to Mac, starts with own apps in macOS Mojave

Concluding its WWDC 2018 keynote, Apple offered a "sneak peek" at what it called a multi-year project to bring iOS apps to the Mac.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 33

Mac App Store getting iOS treatment, Office 365, BBedit, Lightroom CC and more

As rumored, the Mac App Store is getting a whole new iOS-inspired redesign in macOS Mojave, complete with a renewed focus on app curation. With the new design, long-term holdouts Adobe and Microsoft are finally bringing their apps to the storefront.

Andrew O'Hara 8 years ago 4

macOS Mojave brings Dark Mode, enhanced privacy, HomeKit, and more to the Mac

Apple has announced the next version of macOS at WWDC, with macOS 10.14 Mojave including a new dark mode, HomeKit, improvements to the Finder, and the ability to use a connected iPhone as a camera for the computer.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 47

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