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Google Photos updated, now features Live Photos, improved backup support

This is sort of nifty. The Google Photos app for iOS has been updated and now allows users to back up and view Live Photos taken with the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. The latest version of the iOS app has finally received support for the format, nearly six months after Apple introduced Live […]

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iOS News Opinion Software

Mossberg weighs in on Apple’s app shortcomings of recent years

There’s a pretty interesting piece over on The Verge in which the mighty Walt Mossberg cites some apparent shortcomings in Apple’s apps in recent years. He points out that Apple’s products are often considered the best you can buy and that this is part of the Mac and iOS user experience. “In the last couple […]

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Hardware iPhone News Software

Some early iPhone 6s, 6s Plus adopters reporting Touch ID, speaker, power, 3D Touch issues

There may be some issues to sort out with the first batches of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus handsets. Following last week’s launch of the newest iPhones, a number of customers have reported issues ranging from overheating Touch ID buttons to random power-offs, significant audio distortion, and 3D Touch glitches. The problems include the […]

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iOS iPad iPhone iPod Touch News Software

Apple releases iOS 9.0.2 update

It’s not the biggest iOS update in the world, but it might make a difference. On Wednesday, Apple released iOS 9.0.2. The update, a 71.8 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Fixes an issue with the setting to turn on or off app cellular data usage. – Resolves an issue that prevented […]

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Developer iOS News Software

iOS 9 “App Skinning” feature delayed, iCloud backup bug to blame

Well, this is sort of a kick in the pants. One of iOS 9’s major new features, App Thinning (or “app slicing”), has been delayed due to an issue with iOS 9. App Thinning was announced at WWDC as a way to help trim down the size of large applications by letting developers mark assets […]