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Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.3 update, focuses on M1 improvements, security fixes, assortment of other changes

Following a three-month beta, Apple released its macOS Big Sur 11.3 update to the public. The new update offers the following fixes and changes: AirTags and Find My: Support for AirTags to keep track of and find your important items like your keys, wallet, backpack and more, privately and securely in the Find My app […]

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Apple releases iOS 12.5.1 update, brings Exposure Notification feature to older iPhones, iPads

If you have an older iPhone or iPad, this is going to come in handy. Apple on Monday released its iOS 12.5.1 update, which offers fixes related to the COVID-19 Exposure Notification feature which was added to older iPhones in December. Prior to this, Apple had released an iOS 12.5 feature for devices that could not update […]

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Apple releases COVID-19 Exposure Notifications for older iPhones running iOS 12, iOS 13

If you have an older iPhone, this is important. Older iPhone users with devices that don’t support iOS 14, including the iPhone 6, can now access COVID-19 exposure notifications. As of Tuesday, Apple released iOS 12.5 for older iPhone models, thereby enabling devices like the extremely popular iPhone 6 will now be able to switch […]

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Dark Sky services shut down on Android and Wear OS, Apple thought to be working its features into iOS 14

Apple is apparently doing something with Dark Sky, the weather app the company purchased back in March. As of Wednesday, the app was no longer available on Android or Wear OS, and subscribers to these platforms have begun to receive refunds. Dark Sky was originally meant to be removed from Android and Wear OS on […]

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Apple releases iOS 13.5, iPadOS 13.5 updates, focuses on FaceTime, Face ID, and COVID-19 contact tracing fixes

Apple on Wednesday released iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, the current updates to its mobile operating systems. The updates offer significant fixes and improvements, and also focus on speeding up access to the passcode field when wearing a face mask, introduce the Exposure Notification API to support COVID-19 contact tracing, and offer assorted bug fixes […]