By Sarah Kingsbury
In this live recording of the 85th episode of the iPhone Life Podcast, Sarah, Donna, and David sit down to analyze everything Apple announced at today's Worldwide Developers Conference. They analyze the event and explain all the coolest features of the forthcoming iOS 12, tvOS 12, macOS Mojave, watchOS 5, and more.
By Conner Carey
The Worldwide Developer Conference is only just beginning, but Apple’s annual summer keynote has concluded. We’ll take a look at everything Apple announced at its 2018 WWDC keynote; and this year, it’s all software. As expected, iOS 12 focuses on stability and performance; but Apple made quite a few other surprise announcements regarding the new iOS. During the keynote, Apple also announced its new watchOS 5, tvOS 12, and macOS Mojave. We’ll look at all the new features of the software below. Everything Apple announced will be arriving later this fall, but you can learn more about all the new things to look forward to below.
By Mike Riley
Apple announced macOS 10.14, the next major update to its Mac operating system, today during the WWDC 2018 Keynote. In doing so, the company has left the mountains behind and headed for the desert. Specifically, the desert at night. macOS Mojave's most visually striking new feature, called Dark Mode, is the ability to alter the user interface to adopt a night theme. Doing so envelopes the interface with a dark theme ideal for creative professionals and developers who prefer dark backgrounds to edit images and write code. It also appeals to users who want the reverse of the bright, light backgrounds and interface elements that the original OSX has been known for since its inception. Other exciting new updates include new ways to organize the Desktop, use FaceTime, and more.
By Leanne Hays
Apple unveiled iOS 12 today at the WWDC 2018 Keynote, and we can expect exciting improvements and features when the iOS update is released in the fall. From overall upgrades to performance, privacy, and security, to app overhauls for the News and Stocks apps, to fun additional Animoji choices, as well as the brand-new Memoji option, Apple engineers have put together a well-balanced crowd-pleaser of an operating system that we can't wait to upload to our devices! Let's go over which devices are compatible with iOS 12, discuss all the new iOS features, and learn how to sign up for the Apple Beta Software Program to try out iOS 12 before the official release date.
By Dig Om
Call me a geek, but arguably my favorite portion of today's 2018 WWDC Keynote presentation was the hilarious mockumentary, titled The Developer Migration, featuring Apple developers. Shout out to my old friends, blogger and analyst Jim Dalrymple and Vainglory developer Tommy Krul for their surprise cameos in the short, introductory hilarity. After the brief, pre-show levity, Apple got right down to business. The highlights of this year’s WWDC were undoubtedly a peek at what we can expect to see in upcoming versions of Apple’s new operating systems, to be released to the public later this year. Apple gets an A from me this year on its Keynote presentation. Here are some of my thoughts on the company's newest software:
By Conner Carey
By now you likely know that Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote event will take place Monday, June 4. This year, we want to have a two-way conversation with you all during the event. We’ll joke, share information, and host an after-party in the form of a live podcast. Follow along and voice your opinions during the event in the iPhone Life Facebook group. After it’s all said and done, we’ll host a live podcast after WWDC that you can sign up to join here. During the live podcast, we’ll discuss everything Apple announced, voice our opinions, hear yours, and take any questions. This is the first year we’re hosting a two-way conversation with you all during and after the event, and we are super excited for June 4 to arrive. Learn more below.
By Leanne Hays
Since WWDC 2018, we've been eagerly awaiting the release of WatchOS 5 this September. Now that Apple has confirmed the official date for the September announcement (that's the 12th of September for those of you keeping score) we're more excited than ever to dive into the rumors surrounding the Apple Watch. What might the new design feature, and what do we already know about WatchOS 5? Read on to dig into all the rumors leading up to the big announcement.
By Sarah Kingsbury
In the 83rd episode of the iPhone Life Podcast, the team shares highlights from Apple's Q2 earnings report and discuss why analysts' gloomy iPhone X projections were all wrong. Sarah and Donna also share their favorite high-end headphone recommendations and weigh in on whether you can use emojis in place of punctuation marks when texting
By Conner Carey
Last Thursday, we hosted our first ever, free live workshop on improving your battery life on iPhone or iPad. If you weren't able to attend (or simply want to watch again), check out the replay of that first workshop below. Over 500 of you registered and over 150 of you attended! We are incredibly humbled by the wonderful response, and I so appreciate hearing how helpful it was for many of you. This is one of the most in-depth pieces of content we've ever been able to offer, and that's because of the incredible people that joined us and asked fantastic questions. We look forward to hosting many more and connecting with you all regularly. Check out the replay of the workshop from last Thursday below.
By Sarah Kingsbury
Come June, Apple will hold its 29th annual Worldwide Developers Conference. The annual conference will be held in again San Jose this year at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. When the conference kicks off on June 4, developers will come together along with more than 1,000 Apple engineers for get-togethers, sessions, and labs. And of course, Apple will host its Keynote Event, which will live stream on Apple’s website and the WWDC app for Apple TV, iPad, and iPhone. We’ll be covering the event on the day of, so be sure to tune in and follow our coverage come June. Along with its September iPhone announcement, the WWDC Keynote is one of the biggest Apple events of the year. Make sure to join our Facebook group to before Monday to discuss the keynote with other Apple enthusiasts as the announcement happens. After that watch our live podcast the iPhone Life team shares their thoughts on everything that was announced.
By Leanne Hays
Good news for everyone who was disapointed when Apple's fall 2018 events came and went without the announcement of AirPods 2, the AirPower Charging Mat, or a new set of over-ear headphones, potentially called Studio Pods: We may be getting at least one, maybe two of those devices very soon. The latest rumors point to an Apple AirPods 2 release date. The rumors of an accompanying wireless charging enabled AirPod case, indicate that Apple may finally be ready to release the promised AirPower Charging Mat as well. In this rumor roundup, we'll cover every update about the new rumored new wireless earbuds and wireless charging case, as well as Studio Pods and AirPower related rumors.
By Sarah Kingsbury
In the 82nd episode of the iPhone Life Podcast, the team teaches you how to take control of your battery health and phone speed with iOS 11.3. Other topics include Sarah's favorite iPhone-connected thermometer and the fitness app everyone at iPhone Life is talking about.
By Leanne Hays
In 2017 Apple rolled out the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and the iPhone X, and it looks like a repeat performance is slated for September 12. Rumor has it that three new iPhones will be revealed this year during the September announcement. From rumors about upgraded CPUs to the possiblity of universal edge-to-edge displays, we've got you covered. We're updating this article with all the mockups, tech rumors, and specs we can find leading up to the announcement. Read on for what to expect for the three anticpated iPhone models.
By Leanne Hays
The Apple News app is great for keeping up to date on the day's top developments and stories. The more users interact with the News app, the more customized it becomes, and now, with iOS 11.3, Apple has made the News app even more individualized. The For You section of the News app now allows you to tailor the For You video selection to your preference. Let's get started learning how to personalize the For You section of Apple's News app on your iPhone, so you can get all the content you're really looking for by keeping or eliminating the Today's Videos and Must-See Videos section.
By Leanne Hays
The numbers in the Cambridge Analytica Facebook scandal just keep climbing, from an original 55 million to a new estimate of nearly 87 million account holders who have had their data breached. This is because the quiz, "This Is Your Digital Life," collected data not only from Facebook users who completed it, but from all their Facebook friends as well. Facebook has barred the personality quiz from the platform and sent a message to all account holders who took the quiz, but if you'd like to make sure your data wasn't also breached, there's a way to find out. Let's check and see if our Facebook accounts have been compromised by Cambridge Analytica; it's easy to do right from your iPhone.