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technology1 year ago

Apple Music Unveils In-App Yearly Recap Feature

Apple Music has introduced its yearly recap feature, Replay 2024, directly within the app for iOS 18.1 or later, allowing users to view and share their music stats from the Home, New, and Search tabs. New insights include rankings among top listeners for genres or artists, consecutive usage days, and monthly top artists, albums, and songs. Users can also manage unwanted entries in their recap. Artists can access stats like total listening minutes and most popular cities. This update comes as other platforms like Spotify and Amazon Music prepare their own recap features.

technology1 year ago

The Standout Feature of Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.1

Apple's new iOS 18.1 update introduces Apple Intelligence, featuring message summaries that provide quick overviews of incoming texts. While not perfect, as it struggles with sarcasm and context, this feature offers convenience by helping users manage message overload without effort. Available on iPhone 15 Pro, Pro Max, and iPhone 16 models, message summaries can be toggled on or off in settings. Despite occasional misinterpretations, this AI tool enhances communication efficiency, highlighting the potential of passive AI in smartphones.

technology1 year ago

iOS 18.1 Update Causes iPhones to Reboot, Blocking Police Access

Apple's iOS 18.1 introduces a security feature called 'inactivity reboot,' which causes iPhones to restart if not unlocked for a certain period, complicating unauthorized access attempts. This feature, aimed at thwarting thieves rather than law enforcement, shifts devices from an AFU (After First Unlock) to a BFU (Before First Unlock) state, enhancing security by making it harder to crack the phone. While law enforcement finds this challenging, experts argue it significantly improves user security.

technology1 year ago

Apple's AirPods Pro 2: Revolutionizing Hearing Health with Innovative Features

Apple has introduced new hearing health features for the AirPods Pro 2 through a firmware update, allowing them to function as hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss, reduce loud sounds, and conduct hearing tests via an iPhone. These features require iOS 18.1 and the latest AirPods firmware, 7B19. Users can troubleshoot updates and take hearing tests in a quiet environment, with results integrated into the iOS Health app to enable hearing aid features if needed.