Tag: ios
visual tweaks, app updates, AI tools
Apple is testing more changes in its second developer beta for iOS 26. The update follows announcements made at WWDC 2025, and include a fresh naming system, interface updates, and small functional changes in apps. All Apple operating systems will now follow a year-based naming format. That means this year’s updates are called iOS 26,…
Apple fuses AI with graphics in Metal 4 overhaul
Apple has unveiled Metal 4, an overhaul of its graphics API that brings native AI capabilities alongside improved gaming performance. The announcement, made during the company’s WWDC 2025 developer showcase, represents Apple’s latest attempt to woo both game developers and AI enthusiasts. Apple’s transition to its own silicon has been impressively smooth, but developers are…
Apple is bringing Preview to iPadOS
Apple is bringing Preview, macOS’s built-in image and PDF viewer, to the iPad. Starting with iPadOS 26, Preview will now come preinstalled on iPads. On desktop, Preview allows users to view and edit documents and images and Apple is bringing this functionality to its tablet by leveraging Apple Pencil. Using Apple Pencil Markup, users will…
Apple to open its garden for developers building Watch widgets
In a somewhat overdue move, Apple plans to open up the Apple Watch Control Centre to widgets from third-party developers with watchOS 26. After years of keeping the Control Centre strictly limited to its own toggles and tools, Apple appears ready to loosen its notorious grip with watchOS 26 by introducing third-party widgets. I’ve been…
Epic Games notches win as court rejects Apple’s App Store appeal
A US appeals court on Wednesday rejected Apple’s attempts to delay changes to its App Store practices demanded by Epic Games. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals wasn’t having any of Apple’s arguments as it denied the company’s request to pause a judicial order requiring immediate changes to how the iPhone maker runs its…
How to watch Apple’s WWDC 2025 keynote on Monday
Apple‘s Worldwide Developers Conference is from June 9 to 13 this year, and the company has a lot to answer for. Apple Intelligence hasn’t exactly lived up to its original pitch, but, at its WWDC keynote presentation at 1PM ET / 10AM PT on June 9, the company has the chance to make the case…
Apple may switch its OS numbering system to match the release year, turning iOS 19 into iOS 26
It seems that Apple is giving its operating systems a significant overhaul this year, and not just on the visual and usability fronts. It was expected that the next major versions of iOS and iPadOS would be followed by the number 19, Macs would move onto macOS 15 and so on. That would continue the…