Apple is making it easier for Siri and Apple Music to work together. The Voice Plan will launch later this fall in 17 countries and regions. Apple Apple

The company is also trying to boost the number of songs that are created in Dolby Atmos. Initiatives include increasing the number of Dolby-enabled studios, offering educational programs, and providing resources to independent artists. Apple Music will be adding new Dolby Atmos tracks and will be curating Dolby Atmos playlists. Apple Albums that are available in Dolby Atmos will have a badge on the detail page for identification. Apple uses ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) to preserve the original audio file....

Is this the worst idea, ever? The apps must also be compatible with all current Apple-supported devices, like the latestiPhone 11 Proor the latestiPad. That’s not too horrible, is it? Busakorn Pongparnit / Getty Images Become an Expert on iOS

With three different partition maps available, which one should you use when youformat or partition a hard drive? Apple File System(APFS): The primary file system used by macOS 10.13 or later. It is the default file system for macOS. There are several types of APFS. Mac OS Extended: This file system is used by macOS 10.12 or earlier. Within Disk Utility, it has 4 different modes as well. MS-DOS (FAT) and ExFAT: These are file systems used with Microsoft Windows....

Now Apple is reportedly preparing a competitor. This feature would allow iPhone camera users tochange the amount of light and potential detail the lens captures. The result would create different effects, such as anatural “bokeh” blurred background. Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The tech giant’s signature equipment is already one ofthe most popular consumer products ever made. By comparison, the clamshell folding iPhone that’s reportedly planned would offer a dramatic change....

The Home app gets some updates, as well, including new guest access and hands-free unlock features. Plus, subtitles will automatically show up when you mute the volume or backup to see a scene again. No more managing subtitle menus when you just want to clarify what that one guy said in that scene. Enhanced dialog options in tvOS 18.Apple Your Apple TV also gets 21:9 projector support for the films created in that format....

B&H Photo alsolists the Beats Pill+ as “discontinued.” William Bayreuther / Unsplash Granted the Pill+ is over six years old now. It made its debut in October of 2015. William Bayreuther / Unsplash In fact, Apple no longer appears to have any properly portable speakers. It’s also still showing in stock for the regular $229 MSRP atTargetandWalmart.

It’s especially bad because Apple claims to be the champion of creative folks. For this service, Patreon takes a cut. But now, Apple has decided that it wants a piece of that action. Samsung’s parody ad is totally on-point.Samsung This includes anything purchased in the creator’s Patreon store, like a vinyl record or YouTube lesson. Patreon has made two options available for its users. One is to let Apple take 30 percent of its earnings....

Getty Images/James D. Morgan Alternatively, the update could simply be a maintenance release to fix minor bugs. However, its important to note you wont be able to manually set up the new update. Instead, it should update automaticallysomething many users have complained about and hope a future firmware update addresses. Getty Images/James D. Morgan This is the first firmware update since June, which acknowledgedusers privacy concerns over unwanted tracking. This notifies unknowing AirTag carriers of the rig much sooner and hopefully will better discourage their misuse....

Time to revamp your rig again. Apple released updates on Monday for its devices that patch flaws involving malicious web content. According to9to5Mac, the web flaws could have led to the exploitation of arbitrary code execution. Getty Images / Marko Gerber However,Apple saidthat this vulnerability was actively being exploited in the wild when it was spotted. We will update this story if and when we hear back. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management....

Double check to see if your Apple unit is on the list Apple is warning customers about how the magnetic tech in your Apple devices could interfere with medical devices. According to arecent support page, Apple said that the magnets and electromagnetic fields in some Apple products might interfere with some medical devices. The reasoning behind this is because some medical devicesApple names implanted pacemakers and defibrillators as two examplesmight contain sensors that respond to these magnets when they are in close contact....

Apple Both updates are available starting today. Users cancheck their macOS settingsor theiriPhones settingsto see if the download is currently available on their rig. AltumCode / Unsplash Apple

Instead, this update was for much older devices, including the iPhone 5s. Android Struggles The numbers bear out the claim that Apple benefits from a more close-knit ecosystem. Others have to make do with just four years. dem10 / Getty Images “iPhones have a stronger second-hand market compared to most Android smartphones,” added Manning Smith. Artur Debat / Getty Images Steve Prezant / Getty Images