iOS is Apple’s operating system for the iPhone and iPad. It’s also the basis for tvOS for the Apple TV and watchOS for the Apple Watch. It’s even beginning to infiltrate the Mac in some ways. Apple has worked hard to keep iOS private and secure, and it has a huge ecosystem of apps via its official App Store. Some have argued that it is too locked down, but the trade-off is that it’s fast and stable for most users.
As spotted by 9to5Mac, the second iOS 18.2 beta introduces the ability to press and hold the Camera Control button to keep focus and exposure. You can currently use the Camera Control button to quickly snap photos and adjust settings (but not lock them).
The Delta emulator’s online multiplayer for Nintendo DS games is now in beta. If you subscribe to the Patreon of AltStore creators Riley Testut and Shane Gill, you can try it out.
Apple had already said this feature was coming, but it’s now possible with the iOS 18.2 developer beta, 9to5Mac reports. In addition to the App Store, EU users can delete Camera, Safari, Messages, and Photos, too.
The redesigned Mail app will automatically sort your emails into four different tabs: your primary inbox with all your important emails, a transactions section for online orders, a promotions category for marketing emails, and an updates tab for newsletters.
The iOS 18.2 beta also adds more AI features like Genmoji and an integration with ChatGPT.
What better place to ring in the new year than in zombie-infested Raccoon City? The port for Apple devices, announced for the App Store earlier this year, has now gotten a December 31st release date, AppleInsider spotted.
Like Resident Evil 4 and Village, it’ll be free to start, and an in-app purchase unlocks the full game.
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Leveraging new iOS 18 features allowing for more customizability when arranging apps (including hiding their names) Kristin Moore designs custom wallpapers that turn iPhone home screens into bookshelves, as spotted by 9to5Mac.
They’ve already shared a few bookshelf wallpapers on Threads, but you can order a custom design through their Etsy shop, or buy a template to customize your own.
Google, too, wouldn’t confirm or deny whether it worked with Samsung on the feature, which is now the target of a new Epic Games lawsuit against both companies.
Instead, Google tells The Verge that it’s “a meritless lawsuit”; Samsung tells us it plans to “vigorously contest Epic Game’s baseless claims.”
A Threads post that I recently saw opened my eyes to a fun trick with Apple’s iOS 18 iMessage effects: You can make little emoji / ASCII-style animations with them.
I lost the original post (if that was you, let me know!), but I immediately used the idea. If you’ve done this, feel free to share your best ones. Below is a gallery of mine.
We want our kids to grow up in a world that’s better than this one. I grew up in an awesome world for developers and opportunity, the early days of Apple II computers and PCs, and anybody growing up, coming of age in this industry right now, is best case going to be an Apple and Google serf. That has to change. That must change.
Not surprising to hear the man behind “Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite” say this, but it really does encapsulate his war with the tech industry. More on the latest lawsuit here.
Not as fast as Epic might have hoped — it’s targeting 100 million by the end of the year — but CEO Tim Sweeney tells journalists that goal is still “totally achievable.”
Meanwhile, it’s suing Samsung and Google over the “Auto Blocker” feature that, by default, stops users from installing that store on new Samsung phones.
Rich Whitehouse, whose also the Head of Digital Conservation for the Video Game History Foundation, shared a screenshot on X of an Atari Jaguar emulator they’re developing for iOS, as spotted by Time Extension.
Whitehouse is hoping to have the emulator ready for release in October 2024, bringing classic titles like Tempest 2000 and Cannon Fodder to the iPhone.
After 12 years, today EA announced that its free-to-play city building mobile game is shutting down. D’oh!
We have made the difficult decision to sunset Tapped Out. In-app purchases have been disabled, and the game will be removed from the app stores October 31, 2024. You may continue playing until January 24th, 2025, at which point servers will be turned off and TSTO will not be accessible.
MacRumors logs show that Apple is testing the new update, which will probably just fix bugs. Some iOS 18 users have run into touchscreen responsiveness issues, so perhaps that’s one change for the rumored update.
