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Apple to add Nearby feature to watchOS 2.2

Apple’s watchOS 2.2 is en route and the current beta features an upcoming Nearby search features in Apple Maps as well as quick navigation buttons for travel directions to home and work addresses. The current shipping watchOS version has the Maps application launch to a view of your current location, then pressing the display firmly […]

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Apple releases iOS 9.2, watchOS 2.1 and tvOS 9.1 updates

Today was the day in which pretty much everything Apple got an update. Everything. Leading the pack, Apple releases iOS 9.2 for its iOS devices. The update, a 272 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Apple Music improvements. – A new Top Stories section in the News app. – Mail Drop in […]

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Apple releases watchOS 2.0.1 update, offers multiple fixes, access to new emoji symbols

It’s not a huge update, but it could offer a few handy fixes. On Wednesday, Apple released watchOS 2.0.1, the latest update for its Apple Watch operating system. The update includes the following fixes and new features: – Improvements for poor battery life. – Fixes for stalling software updates.

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Apple fixes app slicing issue with iOS 9.0.2 update, allows for device-specific resources to be downloaded as needed

Well, there’s good news if you’re developing iOS apps. Apple has just announced that its app slicing issue has been fixed. This will allow for device-specific versions of apps to be delivered when downloaded by users running iOS 9.0.2 or later. For those of you unfamiliar with app slicing, this is a delivery method that […]

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Apple discovers watchOS 2 bug, delays operating system release

If you were hankering for watchOS 2 today, you might have to wait a bit. “We have discovered a bug in development of watchOS 2 that is taking a bit longer to fix than we expected,” an Apple spokesperson was quoted as saying. “We will not release watchOS 2 today but will shortly.” Not the […]