Apple on Wednesday released the second beta of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 for developers to test. As with all new betas for major point updates, the software includes a number of small tweaks and changes as Apple refines the operating systems ahead of their launch. iOS 17 upgrades the communications experience with Contact Posters, a new stickers experience, Live Voicemail, and much more. Some of the changes in the second beta include: • A new Live Activities feature that allows users to stay on top of things happening in real time, right from their Lock Screen. • A new motion effect for Live Photo wallpaper that makes the Lock Screen feel more dynamic than ever. • The ability to add widgets to…

Apple yesterday released the first ever beta of visionOS and the SDK that will allow developers to create apps for the Apple Vision Pro headset. visionOS can only be explored through Xcode right now, but we thought we'd take a hands-on look to see what we can glean about the headset experience from the operating system. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Testing out ‌visionOS‌ is as simple as getting the latest Xcode 15 beta and the ‌visionOS‌ 1.0 simulator, but to be honest, there's not a whole lot to see that Apple didn't already tell us about. You can only see the operating system on the screen of your Mac, so it's not what the headset…

The forthcoming Apple Vision Pro spatial computer will offer wearers “Travel Mode” which is aimed at enhancing the user experience while on airplane flights. Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computer Steve Moser for MacRumors: Within the first developer beta for ‌visionOS‌, we’ve discovered several text strings which shed light on the functionality of this new feature. The key prompts include: • Are you on an airplane? • If you’re on an airplane, you’ll need to keep Travel Mode on to continue using your ‌Apple Vision Pro‌. • Remain stationary in Travel Mode. • Remain stationary while this mode turns off. • Some awareness features will be off. • The current fit may reduce gaze accuracy. • Turn on Travel Mode when you’re on an airplane to…

Apple has an intriguing hidden feature for its Apple Vision Pro spatial computer in the first developer beta of visionOS. The feature, termed "Travel Mode," is specifically aimed at enhancing the user experience while on board an airplane. Given that the cabin of an airplane with its enclosed space and unique environmental factors can be challenging for VR devices, Travel Mode seems to be Apple's solution for ensuring a smoother experience. Travel Mode: The Breakdown Within the first developer beta for ‌visionOS‌, we've discovered several text strings which shed light on the functionality of this new feature. The key prompts include: Are you on an airplane? If you're on an airplane, you'll need to keep Travel Mode on to continue…

What’s the best AI stock? Artificial intelligence hype is off the charts, but who will win in this market in the long term? The simple answer may be Apple, as it builds AI models into devices and make on-device AI accessible to developers. In this video, Travis Hoium discusses how to think about Apple and AI. Travis Hoium via YouTube: It may not get the attention that an Nvidia does, that a Microsoft does, but, I think in the future, more people are going to be using Apple devices and Apple software to interact with artificial intelligence than you would think today. And that puts the company in a great position. MacDailyNews Take: As we wrote earlier this week, Apple…

We noted last week that Vision Pro supply will be constrained by the advanced OLEDoS displays used in this device. So far, Sony is Apple’s sole supplier, but Chinese company SeeYa is hoping to change that. SeeYa has just spent $24M on kit designed to boost its own production of OLED on Silicon (OLEDoS) displays, and the company is reportedly targeting Apple orders … more… The post Vision Pro OLEDoS displays: Chinese company SeeYa targets Apple orders appeared first on 9to5Mac.