Oppo shows off ColorOS 15, full of smooth animations and lots of iOS… ‘inspiration’ [Video]

Ahead of a rollout starting in November, Oppo has revealed ColorOS 15 with some big UI changes, but also a lot of… let’s say “inspiration” from iOS.

At an event in China today, Oppo revealed ColorOS 15 (via ), its Android 15 update. The new version brings several UI updates as well as a huge focus on animations. The “Aurora and Tidal Engine” lets animations run in parallel for a smoother experience when switching between apps, while “Motion Effects”

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Developers now required to provide public address and phone number for EU App Store

As we reported in August, a change coming to the App Store in the European Union would force developers to provide a public address and phone number that would become visible to customers in the region. As of today, the change has come into effect and developers are required to provide this data to Apple.

The requirement is part of a series of new rules for online platforms established by the . One of them requires Apple and other companies to verify and display contact information for any “traders” distributing digital apps. And

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Instagram now lets you quickly add a song to your Spotify library

and on Thursday announced an update to both apps that will bring new integration to make their users’ lives a bit easier. Instagram users will now have a quick and easy way to add songs they like to their Spotify library with just a few taps.

“We know that music is all around you and sometimes that means right on your social media feed. That’s why beginning today, Spotify is excited to unveil a new integration with Instagram that makes it even easier to capture and instantly add songs to Spotify from


Feature request: Stage Manager for iPad mini 7 when connected to an external display

Since iOS 9, iPads have had a basic multitasking system where users can split the screen between two apps. However, with iPadOS 16, Apple has finally allowed some models of iPads to run apps in windows with Stage Manager. The main requirement for Stage Manager was RAM, and now that the has more RAM, I think Apple should bring Stage Manager to it somehow.

When Stage Manager was first announced with iPadOS 16 beta, it was only compatible with . According to Apple, this was because only these

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9to5Mac Daily: October 17, 2024 – More Apple executive changes, new Apple Car details

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Security Bite: Hackers are now directing users to Terminal to bypass Gatekeeper in macOS Sequoia

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Apple teases future Car Key ambitions and growing list of partners

Today Apple celebrated 10 years of Apple Pay with some nice announcements . The VP behind Apple Pay and Apple Wallet also gave a new interview where she shared more about the car key side of Wallet. Here’s what we learned about the company’s car key plans.

The Points Guy today published its interview with Jennifer Bailey, Apple’s vice president of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet. It includes a section dedicated to Apple’s ambitions for car key and growing partner list.

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How iPhone 16 and iOS 18 could spur a new wave of Android switchers

At this point, you’ve probably read a lot about the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro. You don’t need me to recap new features like the Camera Control, bigger screens, upgraded Ultra Wide camera, or better battery life. I’ll offer some of those thoughts, anyway, but I’ve been looking at the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro mainly through the lens of their broader place in the smartphone ecosystem.

Hear me out: I think the combination of iOS

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Hands-on: Samsung ViewFinity S8 is a budget 4K display packed with extra features

Samsung knows how to make great displays, as evidenced by Apple contracting with them so often for products like the iPhone, iPad, and more. I’ve been testing the for the last month. Here’s what you should know about the budget-friendly monitor, including all the ways it’s impressed me.

The first thing I noticed about the ViewFinity display is how clean and distraction-free its design is.

I hate when products have prominent brand logos, or other design features that distract. The

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Apple Music now lets artists publish their concert set lists as playlists

Apple has built a new tool for artists wishing to build more engagement among fans on Apple Music. The tool enables turning concert set lists into new artist-published Apple Music playlists.

Set list playlists will appears on artist pages in Apple Music, Shazam

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Turn a set list from your latest show into a playlist on Apple Music for Artists on the web. Share your Set List playlist with fans on Apple Music and social media to promote upcoming tour dates, let fans relive your concerts, and connect with listeners.

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