Apple Ios Archive

It’s easier than ever to install a beta version of Apple’s iOS and iPadOS software on your iPhone or iPad now that the upgrade to iOS 16.4 added a simple switch in the settings menu.

The first developer beta of the update was released today, and the biggest features so far appear to be a new sports tab in the News app and the ability to ask Siri to start a screen recording. Later betas could add more exciting features, but if you’re looking for major software changes, it seems like you’ll have to wait until iOS 17.

iOS 16.4 may let state health officials turn off the exposure tracking system launched in September 2020, according to 9to5Mac. Warnings that you’ve been near someone who had covid seem like a good idea, but the reality of an opt-in system that only some states used pretty much doomed it from the start. Still, I hope my home state keeps it on.

If you’re trying to spend less time on your smartphone, or need to rest your eyes, or just want a new view on life, you can change the display of your iPhone, Pixel, Samsung Galaxy, or other Android phone from colorful to grayscale. Here’s how.

A developer going by hikari_no_yume has made an emulator that plays a few games from some of the earliest days of the App Store, like Super Monkey Ball and Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D. YouTuber Stop Skeletons from Fighting has a good video on how it came about, and it’s worth watching if you want to take a trip down memory lane.

If you like to tinker with your iPhone photos, you can unlock a whole bunch of post-processing flexibility with Apple’s ProRAW mode. Here’s my rundown on what it is, why you’d want to use it, and how to enable it.