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The App Store is coming to the Apple Watch

Jun03
by on June 3, 2019 at 5:42 pm
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At its WWDC conference in San Jose, Apple today announced the Apple Watch would receive a standalone version of the App Store. This feature, which will come as part of WatchOS 6, will allow users to download, purchase, and install applications without needing to reach for their iPhone. Showcasing the WatchOS App Store, Kevin Lynch demonstrated the platform’s discoverability features, as well as the ease in which users can manage the applications they download. It’ll make heavy use of editorial curation. That makes sense, given the difficulty of text input on such a small device. The launch of a dedicated…

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The Apple Watch is getting a noise detection app to save your hearing

Jun03
by on June 3, 2019 at 5:31 pm
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Apple introduced a noise app today that detects loud environments one the Apple Watch with WatchOS. At its developer conference WWDC held in San Jose, the company today said that it wants to improve hearing health of watch users. You can tap on the noise app to detect the audio levels in decibels. The app will also send you a notification if the noise level is too high. The company said it doesn’t record or save any audio. You can catch all our coverage for WWDC 2019 here.

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Apple announces multiple profile support for tvOS

Jun03
by on June 3, 2019 at 5:31 pm
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Apple opened today’s WWDC event with a few quick updates to its tvOS. In between the new iOS updates and the death of iTunes, it doesn’t sound that world-changing, but the new tvOS will offer some quality updates — including multiple user profiles, so that each family member can have their own list of shows. Tim Cook started by revealing a new home screen, with full-screen content previews for every show in your list — and every user who has their own profile will have a personalized “Up Next” list. Apple also revealed it’d be offering more Apple Music support on TV — the TV will…

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Apple TV will soon support Xbox One S and and DualShock 4 controllers

Jun03
by on June 3, 2019 at 5:29 pm
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Amidst a flurry of announcements at WWDC, Apple today announced that tvOS – and therefore the Apple TV – would add support for two of the most popular controllers in the world: the Xbox One S controller and the PS4’s DualShock 4. Apple has been taking gaming more seriously the past few years, highlighting games in the App Store and improving its devices’ graphics performance. It even announced a gaming subscription service called Arcade earlier this year. Problem is, the Apple TV’s remote isn’t exactly suited to gaming. Hence why today’s announcement is welcome. Then again, you could argue the…

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Awkward: Apple leaks ‘iPadOS’ before WWDC 2019 even starts

Jun03
by on June 3, 2019 at 5:01 pm
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Apple’s biggest secret is out, and it leaked in the minutes leading up to its annual WWDC developer conference, taking place today at San Jose’s McEnery Convention Center. The company is set to launch iPadOS, which presumably is a variant of iOS designed specifically to take advantage of a tablet environment. Several eagle-eyed Twitter users spotted references to iPadOS within the company’s terms and conditions. And while that doesn’t tell us anything about the specifics of the operating system, it does reinforce what everyone already knew: Apple regards its tablet division intrinsic to its product lineup, and its identity as…

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