Categories
Apple Watch Developer Health News Software watchOS

Apple Watch Series 4 expected to be able to perform ECG, EKG tests upon release of watchOS 5.1.2

If you’ve been hankering to have your Apple Watch Series 4 unit perform ECG or EKG tests for your heart, the future looks good. This feature, which can be performed by putting your finger on the crown and waiting for 30 seconds, has perpetually been listed as “coming later this year,” and the year is […]

Categories
Apple TV News Software TvOS

Rumor: Charter Spectrum could be the first to utilize tvOS 12’s Zero Login feature, launch in early December

It looks like Charter Spectrum may be the first service to utilize iOS 12’s “Zero Sign On” feature and will launch before the end of the year. Zero Sign On functions as a simplified login process for streaming TV applications and it’s rumored that Charter Spectrum is currently in the process of training its employees […]

Categories
battery Hardware iPhone News

Apple Store locations bring in external contractors to help with backlog of iPhone battery replacement

Apple has struggled to keep up with the demand for iPhone battery replacements and it looks like the company has begun bringing in both AppleCare employees and external contractors to work in retail stores on iPhone battery replacements specifically. The deluge of repair requests follows Apple’s admitting to assorted battery-related iPhone slowdowns/unexpected and the reduction […]

Categories
retail Rumor

Rumor: Apple to end “One to One” training program, fold training into larger workshops

The beloved US$99 “One to One” tutoring sessions for Mac and iOS users at the Apple Store may be coming to an end. A recent rumor is currently stating that Apple is stopping the program to allow retail employees to focus on hosting a greater number of free workshops, which multiple people are able to […]

Categories
Apple iOS iPhone security Software Tips

iPhone Tips: Improving Touch ID accuracy

Since I was in a fingerprint scanning news mood, I thought it would be a good time to share this tip that I learned recently. Courtesy of iOS 7.1, you can now add additional training to your Touch ID settings in order to improve accuracy. In iOS 7.0.x, the only way to try and improve […]