iOS 18: All the little details and hidden features you won’t want to miss

Apple has released iOS 18, and it’s full of big new features like new Home Screen customization options, an all-new Control Center, RCS support and other Messages features, and a brand new Photos app. Apple Intelligence is coming piece-by-piece starting with iOS 18.1, but there’s still a lot of great new stuff in this first…

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iPadOS 18 arrives with Smart Script and Calculator

iPadOS 18 is here with Smart Script and Calculator Everyone will have to wait a little longer for Apple Intelligence on iPad, but for now, iPadOS 18 has launched with the long-awaited calculator app and new Smart Script handwriting feature. Apple didn't have much to say about iPadOS 18 during WWDC because a significant portion…

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iPadOS 18 review: making iPad better for everyone but the pros

Depending on who you ask, iPadOS 18 is an excellent update that maintains parity with iOS 18, or it's a tragedy that doesn't address pro users' needs. The truth is complicated. Apple introduced the iPad Pro with M4 weeks ahead of WWDC, leaving users wondering if that signaled big changes were coming in iPadOS 18.…

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macOS Sequoia arrives with iPhone Mirroring, Passwords, and the promise of Apple Intelligence

Apple has released macOS Sequoia After being unveiled at WWDC 2024 and then working its way through rounds of beta versions, macOS Sequoia has now been officially released. It is the new current version and all Macs sold from today onwards will have it preinstalled. That's the same as happens every year, but macOS Sequoia…

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macOS 13 Ventura superguide: Everything you need to know

macOS 14, a.k.a. Ventura was released in October 2022. It brought new features to Macs including iCloud Shared Photo Library, Continuity Camera (which allows an iPhone running iOS 16 to be used as a webcam), unsend for emails, ability to edit sent Messages and more. Ventura was replaced by Sonoma in September 2023, and has…

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macOS Sequoia review: the first macOS with more potential than new features

Apple's macOS Sequoia is chiefly a tale of two halves, with all of the better improvements coming later. But what's here now is good, sometimes even very good, but it definitely doesn't feel like the full picture. Every year Apple brings out a new macOS and it tends to follow a similar pattern. At first…

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Apple ships tvOS 18 with Apple Intelligence enhancement, new screen savers, and more

2022 Apple TV 4K hardware Apple's new tvOS 18 has exited beta, and arrived for all users. Here are many of the new features contained within. While it's typically true that tvOS doesn't get the same robust yearly updates as iOS or macOS, Apple has brought big changes to its set-top box for the second…

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Apple releases updates for iOS 17.7, iPadOS 17.7, macOS Ventura, and Sonoma

At the same time as releasing updates for its major operating system releases, Apple is also issuing updates for its previous versions, including iOS and iPadOS 17.7, macOS Ventura 13.7, and macOS Sonoma 14.7. While the main focus will be on the releases of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, as well as macOS Sequoia, Apple…

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