Macworld Every June at WWDC, Apple announces and demonstrates the next version of iOS for your iPhone, but the final version doesn’t actually launch until the fall (usually around September). What if you don’t want to wait that long to try out the new features? You need to install the beta! During the months between June and September Apple works on the upcoming version (which in 2023 is iOS 17) with help from developers and public testers. If you want to try out the new operating system it’s easy to get onboard. In this article, we walk you through the steps required to get the latest iOS beta. We explain how to join Apple’s beta programs, and how to install…

iOS 17 and watchOS 10 introduce a new way to easily swap contact information between iPhones, Apple Watches, or both. NameDrop, the new feature in beta now and debuting for everyone this fall, lets you control what information you share over AirDrop without having to create a separate contact card. NameDrop isn’t the only update to the contact card experience in iOS 17, however. more… The post Apple adds pronoun fields with privacy focus to Contacts app on iOS 17 appeared first on 9to5Mac.

Macworld Apple has a rich, if checkered, history of releasing new Macs for hardcore computing professionals. Now that the Mac Pro has had a long-awaited revamp to Apple Silicon, let’s remember the days when pro Macs were towering beasts using more metal than the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and more plastic than a nursery full of Lego bricks. Today some pro Mac users are happy with a flimsy bit of aluminum like the Mac mini. Wimps. We demand something that looks like it contains a nuclear reactor. It needs to be bigger than a suitcase with warning stickers all over it, hotter than a barbeque and noisier than a drag car. Yes, something like the old Power Mac G5. Here’s…

Macworld It seems like we’ve been waiting forever, but the first Apple keynote of 2023 is finally here—and it’s a big one. We’re expecting a ton of announcements at WWDC 2023, from the unveiling of iOS 17 and macOS 14 to the launch of Apple’s first mixed-reality headset. Follow along with us live right here! WWDC 2023: The annoucements Apple launched numerous updates and new products during the WWDC keynote, including: iOS 17: The best new features iPadOS 17: The best new features macOS 14 Sonoma: The best new features watchOS 10: The best new features 15-inch MacBook Air M2 Ultra, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computing headset WWDC 2023: Watch the keynote The WWDC…

Apple is enhancing the security of Safari in iOS 17, and private browsing now requires Face ID authentication or a passcode to access. If you open up a private browsing window in Safari, you will need to authenticate with ‌Face ID‌. That means someone who has access to your unlocked phone and opens your Safari browser won't be able to get to your private browsing history without secondary authentication. ‌Face ID‌ or a passcode can be used to access the Safari private tabs. Private browsing also completely blocks known trackers from loading on pages and removes tracking added to URLs as you browse, improving privacy. Websites are prevented from tracking or identifying your device with these new additions, plus Apple…

Photo by Nilay Patel / The Verge Apple’s just-announced Mac Pro with an M2 Ultra chip isn’t a cheap computer — it’s designed for extreme workloads, after all — but you might be surprised to hear that the most expensive version of the machine is more than $40,000 cheaper than the maxed-out version of its Intel-powered predecessor. If you get the new $6,999 Mac Pro tower and add the following upgrades: $1,000 for the M2 Ultra chip with a 24-core CPU, 76-core GPU, and 32-core Neural Engine $1,600 for 192GB of unified memory $2,200 for 8TB of SSD storage $400 for the wheels $149 for the Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad You get a total computer cost of $12,348. If…