iOS Updates

iOS 13.4 Beta 3 Reveals Over-the-Air OS Recovery Might Come to iPhones

iOS 13.4 Beta 3 Reveals Over-the-Air OS Recovery Might Come to iPhones
Posted by Asif Shaik on Feb 26, 2020

Apple released the third beta version of iOS 13.4 for developers, and it looks like the company is testing an important feature for not just iPhones, but also other products such as iPads, iPods, Apple Watches, and HomePods.

iOS 9 adoption reaches 70% just ten weeks after launch

iOS 9 adoption reaches 70% just ten weeks after launch
Posted by Killian Bell on Dec 02, 2015

iOS 9 is now running on 70 percent of compatible devices just over two months after making its public debut. The update has increased its share by 4 percent over the last month alone, while iOS 8 and earlier versions of Apple’s platform have seen their share fall.

Google’s iOS app gets always-on ‘Ok Google’ and more

Google’s iOS app gets always-on ‘Ok Google’ and more
Posted by Killian Bell on Aug 13, 2015

Google has updated its official Search app for iOS to enable always-on “Ok Google,” and to make other welcome improvements. Users can now perform searches using their voice without having to tap the microphone button.

iOS 7 adoption hits 32% a few days after launch, beats out iOS 6 rate

iOS 7 adoption hits 32% a few days after launch, beats out iOS 6 rate
Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on Sep 21, 2013

iPhone, iPad and iPod touch owners are adopting iOS 7 at an amazingly fast rate, says a report by Chitika. The report claims that after 48 hours almost 32% of its measured iOS web traffic is now coming from devices running iOS 7. This skyrocketing jump beats out iOS 6, which only climbed to 24.7% in its first two days of availability and took three days to cross the 30% threshold.

Bluetooth Keyboard Support Coming to Apple TV in Next OS Update

Bluetooth Keyboard Support Coming to Apple TV in Next OS Update
Posted by Tris Hussey on Dec 08, 2012

9to5Mac is reporting that the latest betas of Apple TV iOS not only includes support for Bluetooth, but you can successfully pair a Bluetooth keyboard with an Apple TV for typing searches (and passwords).

Turns Out iOS 6 Did Fix iMessages New-Stolen iPhone Bug That Sent Messages to Old Phones

Turns Out iOS 6 Did Fix iMessages New-Stolen iPhone Bug That Sent Messages to Old Phones
Posted by Tris Hussey on Nov 20, 2012

We’re all pretty familiar with the iMessage bug that let iMessages get through on stolen (or new) handsets and how to fix the problem. We all suspected that this problem was fixed with iOS 6, but didn’t have confirmation until now.

Siri in Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish Coming Soon?

Siri in Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish Coming Soon?
Posted by Tris Hussey on Nov 20, 2012

A posting on Apple’s jobs page looking for interns who speak Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish to work on Siri points to new languages coming soon.

If You Subscribe to Podcasts, Make Sure You’ve Updated to iOS 6.0.1

If You Subscribe to Podcasts, Make Sure You’ve Updated to iOS 6.0.1
Posted by Tris Hussey on Nov 15, 2012

Odd that this didn’t come to light earlier, but seems that there was a pretty significant bug introduced in iOS 6.0, which is fixed in iOS 6.0.1, that causes podcast episodes to download over and over again while you’re listening to the episode. Essentially, although you might have finished downloading the whole file in the first couple minutes, iOS would go back and re-download it all over again. And again. And again.

Did iOS 6.0.1 Fix Your WiFi Issues?

Did iOS 6.0.1 Fix Your WiFi Issues?
Posted by Tris Hussey on Nov 14, 2012

Lots of folks had persistent (and annoying) issues with WiFi on their iPhone 5s and other iOS devices with iOS 6. I had to troubleshoot, oh, all the iOS devices in my house to get the WiFi back up to snuff. When iOS 6.0.1 was released, all the problems were supposed to be fixed, but were they?

iOS 6.0.1 Released. iPhone 5 Owners Need An Extra Step to Update

iOS 6.0.1 Released. iPhone 5 Owners Need An Extra Step to Update
Posted by Tris Hussey on Nov 01, 2012

Fire up your General Settings folks! Apple just pushed out iOS 6.0.1 that is supposed to fix a host of issues. iPhone 5 owners, you have one extra step to install the update.