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watchOS 11.1
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Juli Clover (release notes, security, developer): According to Apple’s release notes, watchOS 11.1 adds improvements and bug fixes, including a fix for an issue with writing breathing disturbances data to HealthKit for some users. Previously: watchOS 11.0.1
tvOS 18.1
Juli Clover (no release notes, security, developer): tvOS updates are often minor in scale, and tvOS 18.1 doesn’t seem to be an exception.Apple still hasn’t added the 21:9 aspect ratio for projectors or the new Snoopy screensavers that it promised at WWDC, but those features were not in tvOS 18.1 during the beta testing process, […]
visionOS 2.1
Juli Clover (release notes, developer, security, no enterprise): According to Apple’s release notes, visionOS 2.1 includes bug fixes and security updates, and the software is recommended for all users. Previously: visionOS 2.0.1
audioOS 18.1
My HomePod is reporting this update as available with the following amazing release notes: This update includes performance and stability improvements. It’s not yet listed on Apple’s page, and I haven’t seen any press coverage yet. Here’s a Reddit thread about the 18.1 release candidate. Previously: audioOS 18
Security Research on Private Cloud Compute
Apple (tweet, Hacker News, MacRumors): In the weeks after we announced Apple Intelligence and PCC, we provided third-party auditors and select security researchers early access to the resources we created to enable this inspection, including the PCC Virtual Research Environment (VRE). Today we’re making these resources publicly available to invite all security and privacy researchers […]
Testing EU iOS Features in iOS 18.2
Apple: As previewed earlier this year, changes to the browser choice screen, default apps, and app deletion for EU users, as well as support in Safari for exporting user data and for web browsers to import that data, are now available in the beta versions of iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2.[…]Following feedback from the European […]
Disney+ and Hulu Drop IAP
Juli Clover: The change was noted on Reddit over the weekend, and there are details on the Disney+ and Hulu websites. Both the Disney+ and Hulu websites say that new and returning subscribers cannot sign up for and pay through Apple, but existing Apple-billed subscribers are not affected. […] Eliminating the in-app purchase fees paid […]
Apple Intelligence in macOS 15.2 and iOS 18.2
Six Colors: On Wednesday, Apple rolled out developer betas of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS 15.2, which run Apple Intelligence features previously seen only in Apple’s own marketing materials and product announcements: Three different kinds of image generation, ChatGPT support, Visual Intelligence, expanded English language support, and Writing Tools prompts. […] It’s still English-only […]