iOS 19 will be unveiled next month , but plenty of iPhone users still haven’t discovered all the new features of the last major update. Apple Maps, for example, scored a great addition inspired by the Notes app in iOS 18, but it’s completely hidden by default. Here are the details.
I’ve been a longtime Apple Maps user, but several iOS 18 improvements have made this an especially strong year for the app.
The ability to search a specific map area has been
Alongside the ongoing all-time lows on today we are starting things off with iPad – models are still sitting at the best prices to date while . From there it’s the return of one of the , a rare all-time low on the new , and – this deal likely won’t last much longer. All of that and more awaits below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break .
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Last year, YouTuber and Apple enthusiast released an app called . This app was created primarily to help people discover which streaming service hosts certain TV shows and movies. I use this app a ton as someone with six different streaming providers. If I ever needed to find out where a movie was, I would search it, and it was correct 100% of the time! I love how simple and elegant it was to use. Its newest update now adds Kernel AI, recommendations, and more.
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Earlier this week, news broke that Apple Music was getting new leadership within Apple, including a major new outside hire. That leadership could very well infuse some TikTok-style innovation into Apple Music before long. Here’s why.
Apple Music has fresh leadership. There are two new co-heads now at the helm.
Ole Obermann and Rachel Newman have been given shared leadership of all aspects of the streaming service, under the oversight of former head Oliver Schusser.
Newman is a longtime Apple Music exec, but Obermann
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Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared virtually at a of business executives this week to celebrate President Trump’s first 100 days in office. “I wanna take a moment to recognize President Trump’s focus on domestic semiconductor manufacturing, and we will continue to work with the administration as we invest in these areas,” Cook said during his pre-recorded comments.
In his commentary, Cook touted Apple’s announcement of a $500 billion investment in the United States over the next four years and the
Apple has the first app with links to external payment options in the United States. After submitting its update to Apple yesterday afternoon, Spotify says that Apple has approved a new version of the app that takes advantage of the latest changes to the App Store Guidelines.
In an injunction handed down on Wednesday, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers barred Apple from charging commission or otherwise interfering with developers’ ability to direct customers to payment methods outside of the App Store. Specifically, in the United States App Store, Apple must not:
Apple posted its quarterly earnings last night , with generally strong performance. One standout point was the company’s ability to continue to expand its gross margin on the ever-growing services division.
In fact, Apple recorded a new all-time high for gross margin on services this quarter, at 75.7% . That figure is based on costs of $6.46 billion on sales of $26.64 billion.
This 75.7% figure compares to 35.9
Apple has the App Store Guidelines to comply with the injunction handed down yesterday in its legal case with Epic Games. According to the new App Store rules, “there is no prohibition on an app including buttons, external links, or other calls to action.”
“The App Review Guidelines have been updated for compliance with a United States court decision regarding buttons, external links, and other calls to action in apps. These changes affect apps distributed on the United States storefront of the App Store,” Apple said in