Apple collected user location data without consent, says Korea; company fined
A South Korean regulator has said that Apple collected user location data without consent, and fined the company 210 million won (around $153k) for a privacy violation. Apple was one of 188 companies found to have violated the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information … more…

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Vision Pro pre-orders open on June 14 and June 28 in eight countries
Apple’s spatial computer is about to go on sale in eight more countries, and Vision Pro pre-orders will open tomorrow for three of them, and on June 28 for the rest. Sales are being slightly staggered, with China, Japan, and Singapore first in line – and Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the UK following close behind … more…

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macOS Sequoia: Why you don’t want to ditch your tiling window manager just yet
Macworld With macOS Sequoia, Apple is introducing a new feature that lets you arrange windows in side-by-side tiles. It’s a new—and somewhat overdue— organizational feature to help users sort open windows and quickly find the one that’s needed. Not only is the new window tiling feature welcomed but it should’ve been in macOS long ago. Having multiple windows open is core to the Mac experience–as I write this, I have five different app windows open at the same time (it’s usually more than that) in a disorganized mess. I use Command+Tab to switch between them, but a lot of users have already installed a third-party utility to fill the tiling void that Apple didn’t bother to fill until now. If you currently use a third-party window tiling tool such as BetterSnapTool, Lasso, Magnet, Moom, Rectangle, or something else (there are many of them!), don’t think that Sequoia will render it useless. In fact, with the way that Apple implements tiling–what was shown during the WWDC24 keynote is pretty much what you get–you’ll likely find that you’ll continue to use the third-party tool of your choice. Also, for a lot of users, Sequoia’s windows tiling will be an introduction to tiling management. After spending some time with it, you may like tiling but not the way Sequoia does it, or you want it to do more. That’s where a third-party app can step in. WIndow tiling in macOS Sequoia is a much-needed feature, but it won’t be as robust as a third-party utility. WIndow tiling in macOS Sequoia is a much-needed feature, but it won’t be as robust as a third-party utility.Apple WIndow tiling in macOS Sequoia is a much-needed feature, but it won’t be as robust as a third-party utility.Apple Apple There are a few reasons why you might still want to opt for a third-party window-tiling utility, all of which bring features you won’t find with macOS Sequoia’s method. Most of the apps are available for $10 or less (some are even free), and some have free trial versions available. Layout variations Like macOS Sequoia, third-party tiling apps all offer standard two-, three- and four-windows layouts. But with some third-party tools, you get the ability to customize layouts and use non-standard layouts, such as three windows that each take up a third of the screen instead of the usual one window in half and the other two each in a quarter. That’s useful if you have a main window where you’re doing most of your work and supplemental windows with supporting apps. With Lasso, you can define how you want the window to be placed by selecting sections of a grid. With Lasso, you can define how you want the window to be placed by selecting sections of a grid.Foundry With Lasso, you can define how you want the window to be placed by selecting sections of a grid.Foundry Foundry Placement tools To use macOS Sequoia window tiling, you can click and drag a window to the edge of the screen, which will position the window. You can also hover over the green window control button in the upper left corner to see the tiling options. It appears easy enough to use, but third-party apps offer more versatility. For example, some let you drag a window into an area and it snaps into place. Others work with a keyboard combination that brings up a little grid window of your desktop where you can select the area where you want the window to be placed. There’s a lot more placement flexibility with a third-party app. Saved layouts Some third-party apps allow you to create a layout and save it. This can be useful if, for example, you have an external display that you use as a “control board” that has apps you always want open, such as email, Messages, Slack, Calendar, Weather, etc. This isn’t available in macOS Sequoia at the moment but could be added sometime during the beta-testing process. Keyboard commands During the keynote, Craig Federighi said that tiling will support keyboard shortcuts. But don’t expect those shortcuts to offer more than the most basic of tools. Many third-party tools offer keyboard shortcuts, too, but they offer more functionality or the ability to create custom commands. Rectangle offers more functionality than macOS Sequoia’s window tiling–offering keyboard shortcuts for most of these functions. Rectangle offers more functionality than macOS Sequoia’s window tiling–offering keyboard shortcuts for most of these functions.Ryan Hanson Rectangle offers more functionality than macOS Sequoia’s window tiling–offering keyboard shortcuts for most of these functions.Ryan Hanson Ryan Hanson Beyond the basics that macOS Sequoia offers macOS Sequoia’s window tiling is a welcome addition to multitasking on the Mac, but it’s not going to blow you away with features. If you want a little more from tiling, you’ll need to turn to a third-party app. Fortunately, there are a lot of good ones and they’re all affordable–most offer a one-time purchase fee with the need for a subscription. Learn more about the next Mac operating system in our macOS Sequoia superguide. MacOS

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These features won’t be part of iOS 18 when it launches this fall
Macworld There are big, big things coming to iOS 18. You’ll be able to customize your iPhone like never before, every app gets good quality-of-life updates, and of course, Apple Intelligence permeates the entire system (if you have one of the newest iPhones capable of running it). Given all the hype out of WWDC for all the new features, you might be a little disappointed with September rolls around and iOS 18 is released. That’s because some of the best features won’t be in it–by design. Apple has announced that some of the features are “coming later this year,” which is usually Apple-speak for “we’ll add these in iOS 18.1, 18.2, or 18.3.” Here’s a quick list of the iOS 18 features that Apple has said not to expect in the launch, but will come in an iOS 18 update at a later date. Mail categories and digests The ability for Mail to automatically sort your emails into categories, show summaries of them, and group related emails into scannable “digests” is all coming in an update after the initial iOS 18 launch. While iOS 18 will launch with some Apple Intelligence features in “beta,” some of them will roll out in the months after launch and it looks like this great new Mail stuff is part of that. Apple Apple Apple Home support for robot vacuums and electricity reports Controlling your robot vacuum with the Home app is coming later, and so is the new electricity usage report in the Energy tab. That second one is going to be limited to Pacific Gas & Electric customers at first, anyway, so for anyone outside of those parts of California, you probably won’t see that feature until 2025. Siri’s most advanced features Siri is getting a big boost right at iOS 18’s release–the new glowing edge interface, conversational understanding, contextual awareness, and deep product knowledge are all going to be available as soon as Apple Intelligence is. But there are more advanced Siri features that Apple says are coming “over the course of the next year,” which means maybe not until sometime in 2025. The first is on-screen awareness, where Siri will be able to “see” what’s on screen when you invoke it so it can take proper contextual actions. The other is greatly expanded App Intents where Siri can take hundreds of different actions in and across apps. For example, I have a big note in the Notes app with the bread recipes I experiment with. I could have Siri proofread that text, summarize it, and then attach that summary to an email to my sister. Siri’s personal contextual awareness is another big boost coming after iOS 18’s launch. The idea is that it will build a profile of you (all on your device, private and secure) using the data on your iPhone–calls, texts, locations, images, emails, PDFs, and so on. Then it can use that to provide uniquely tailored help. One example would be if you’re on the web in Safari and have to fill out a form with your driver’s license. Siri could see that you have a photo of your driver’s license in Photos, recognize that it’s you, and fill out the form for you with the license number and other data lifted from the photo. Siri’s ability to build a detailed profile of you to proactively offer help is coming in 2025. Siri’s ability to build a detailed profile of you to proactively offer help is coming in 2025.Apple Siri’s ability to build a detailed profile of you to proactively offer help is coming in 2025.Apple Apple New emojis Apple’s got an AI-assisted “Genmoji” feature in iOS 18, but the new emojis that have been added to Unicode’s official emojis list aren’t coming until sometime in 2025. Typically, new emojis arrive in the iOS x.4 release which arrives around March or so. You can see a list of the new emojis here. Drag-and-drop between iPhone and Mac This is sort of a macOS feature, and sort of an iOS feature–you’ll have the ability to mirror your iPhone screen to your Mac right when iOS 18 and macOS 15 are introduced in the fall. The feature should be there at launch, but in a later update, Apple will add the ability to drag and drop files and photos between your iPhone and Mac. iOS

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Bento breakdown: what Apple wants you to know about watchOS 11
Apple's watchOS 11 didn't get a huge amount of screen time during the WWDC keynote, but there was still the features summary at the end of the segment. Here's what Apple Watch users are getting in the fall.watchOS 11 bento graphicApple usually sums up its operating system updates via a single graphic called the "bento." This graphic is named after the food container because of its compartments, and it lists many key features that users can expect when the OS officially launches.Here's what Apple showcased in its watchOS 11 bento during the WWDC 2024 keynote. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Apple is the most valuable company in the US — again
Apple's AI announcements at WWDC have sent its stock rising and it has once more become the most valuable company in America, knocking Microsoft off the top spot.Apple CEO Tim Cook and an aerial view of Apple ParkWhile Nvidia has become a third player in this game, it's been chiefly Microsoft and Apple that have vied for the title of most valuable company. Both firms have a market cap of $3 trillion, and at times during the last year have been within $100 billion of each other.Microsoft actually edged out Apple to get the top spot on January 11, 2024, only to lose that title two hours later. And then to regain it the next day. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Macworld Podcast: Apple Intelligence, iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and more from WWDC24
Macworld On this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we dive deep into the highlights from Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. What will it be like to use Apple Intelligence, what stood out with iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and a whole lot more! This show is a big one, so don’t miss out!  This is episode 888 with Jason Cross, Michael Simon, and Roman Loyola.  Click the button below to listen to episode 888 on Apple Podcasts Listen to the Macworld Podcast Episode 888 on Apple Podcasts Listen to episode 888 on Spotify Get info  For more information about the topics discussed on the show, click on the links below.  Apple Intelligence FAQ: What it is, what it does, and when you’ll get it  iOS 18: The biggest new features coming to your iPhone this fall  The iPad’s new Calculator actually might have been worth the 14-year wait  macOS Sequoia introduces iPhone Mirroring, Tiled interface, and AI features  visionOS 2: The top new features  watchOS 11 brings a raft of new apps and features to the Apple Watch  These three features will make your AirPods better this fall  Small but welcomed Apple TV and Home updates coming this fall Subscribe to the Macworld Podcast You can subscribe to the Macworld Podcast—or leave us a review!—right here in the Podcasts app. The Macworld Podcast is also available on Spotify. Or you can point your favorite podcast-savvy RSS reader at: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/macworld To find previous episodes, visit Macworld’s podcast page or our home on MegaPhone. Apple Apple Apple Apple Inc, Apple TV, Apple Watch, iOS, iPad, MacOS, Virtual Reality

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iOS 18 allows iPhone to display the time even with dead battery
Thanks to an iOS 18 enhancement, your iPhone can the time when the Side key is pressed even when there's no battery power. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

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Rosetta Stone language learning can be a career game-changer
Macworld If you’re bilingual in the U.S., you can expect an average salary of 5 to 20% more than those who only speak one language, according to an MIT economist.  Whether you think Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin or any of 22 other languages could be your key to professional mobility, a lifetime subscription to Rosetta Stone’s renowned language learning system could be the step you need to put you in that higher income bracket. As a PC Magazine Editors’ Choice Award winner for Best Language-Learning Software 5 years running, Rosetta Stone is a proven winner. They offer an immersive learning method that mimics the natural process of language acquisition, focused on listening, speaking, reading, and writing so a learner’s language skills develop much as they would in real-life situations.   Rosetta Stone focuses on exactly what new students need. Instead of emphasizing dry vocabulary or conjugation drills, Rosetta Stone’s immersive approach offers easily digestible bite-sized lessons so learners draw natural connections between words, phrases, and sentences.  Powered by award-winning interactive software, Rosetta Stone’s proprietary speech recognition technology then monitors a learner’s words and pronunciation at a rate of 100 times per second. It then gives feedback on what a learner is doing well as well as highlighting areas where they  could use a little extra work so skills are always improving. Right now, a lifetime of access to Rosetta Stone’s entire language training archives is available at well over half off the retail price. Regularly $399, it’s now just $151.99 if you make your purchase before June 16. Just use the codeword ROSETTA during checkout to lock in your limited time price.   Rosetta Stone: Lifetime Subscription (All Languages) – $151.99 Learn a language for $151.99 StackSocial prices subject to change. Entertainment

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WWDC: Tim Cook discusses Apple Intelligence in post-keynote speech
The forthcoming Apple Intelligence feature is getting a monumental amount of attention, and following the WWDC keynote speech on Monday, Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed the forthcoming artificial intelligence technology. Cook touched on how Apple Intelligence features are designed to improve customers’ lives, with strong privacy safeguards in place. Upon its release, Apple Intelligence will […] Source

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WWDC: iOS 18 code strings point to Apple Intelligence waitlist for developers outside the U.S.
If you were eager to get your hands on Apple Intelligence during its beta and are a developer outside of the United States, you may have to wait a while. Per code found inside the iOS 18 developer beta, there will be a waitlist for access, and international developers may have to put up with […] Source

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Apple not paying OpenAI for iOS 18’s ChatGPT integration
A new report details that Apple is not paying or getting any money from OpenAI for integrating ChatGPT into iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

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Apple To 'Pay' OpenAI for ChatGPT Through Distribution, Not Cash
Mark Gurman, reporting for Bloomberg: When Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook and his top deputies this week unveiled a landmark arrangement with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into the iPhone, iPad and Mac, they were mum on the financial terms. Left unanswered on Monday: which company is paying the other as part of a tight collaboration that has potentially lasting monetary benefits for both. But, according to people briefed on the matter, the partnership isn't expected to generate meaningful revenue for either party -- at least at the outset. The arrangement includes weaving ChatGPT, a digital assistant that responds in plain terms to information requests, into Apple's Siri and new writing tools. Apple isn't paying OpenAI as part of the partnership, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the deal terms are private. Instead, Apple believes pushing OpenAI's brand and technology to hundreds of millions of its devices is of equal or greater value than monetary payments, these people said. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Save 50% on PDF Expert Premium for Mac with coupon
Save 50% on PDF Expert Premium for Mac with an instant rebate plus a bonus coupon. Edit PDF text, sign documents and more on your MacBook Air or MacBook Pro with this lifetime license.PDF Expert for Mac lets you edit PDFs at a discount.The PDF Expert Premium Plan for Mac normally sells for $139.99, but the lifetime license is currently discounted to $72.99 thanks to a 43% instant discount stacked with 10% off promo code ENJOYNOW.Use code ENJOYNOW Continue Reading on AppleInsider

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Apple not paying OpenAI to use ChatGPT in iOS 18: report
At WWDC on Monday, Apple announced its highly-anticipated partnership with OpenAI to bring ChatGPT to iOS 18. While Apple and OpenAI have been silent on the details of the agreement, a new report from Bloomberg gives us a glimpse behind the scenes. According to the report, Apple isn’t paying OpenAI as part of this agreement. more…

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Apple paying OpenAI with exposure, not money
Apple and OpenAI are working together to bring optional ChatGPT functionality to Apple's ecosystem, but neither party is paying the other — for now.Apple and OpenAI have a mutual partnershipIt is well known that Google pays Apple billions for the premium seat as iPhone's default search engine. It seems that arrangement isn't necessary in either direction for the Apple and OpenAI partnership.According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple isn't paying OpenAI nor is OpenAI paying Apple. The current arrangement relies on Apple providing exposure to OpenAI's ChatGPT to millions of users who want access to the tool — a mutually beneficial arrangement. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Japan Enacts Law Forcing Third-Party App Stores On Apple and Google
Following in the European Union's footsteps, Japan's parliament has enacted a law on Wednesday that will prohibit big tech from blocking third-party app stores. AppleInsider reports: The intention of the bill is that it will facilitate competition and reduce app prices. Japan's government reportedly believes that Apple and Google are a duopoly, and that they charge developers high fees that are then passed on to users. Big tech companies with App Stores will also prohibit companies from prioritizing their own services. Google is likely to be hit hardest by this. Violators will initially be fined up to 20% of the domestic revenue of the specific service that broke the law. The fee can increase to 30%, if the behavior continues. The Japanese government's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) will choose which firms to apply it to. Companies that will be regulated will be required to submit compliance reports annually. While it hasn't been explicitly said that Apple and Google must comply, It seems certain that the announcement that they'll be held to the provisions is imminent. The Japan FTC isn't expected to add any Japanese firms to the list. The law likely won't take effect until the end of 2025. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Remove objects in Photos with Clean Up in iOS 18
The new Clean Up tool in Photos on iOS 18 lets users select objects within an image, and remove them through Apple's on-device AI software.The new Clean Up tool will enable the removal of unwanted or distracting objects through generative AIIn the Photos app, users can select an image and circle an object or person they want to remove from it. Apple's on-device generative AI will then remove the unwanted or distracting object from the photo, making it as though it was never even there.AppleInsider broke the news on Apple's new Clean Up tool in our exclusive report, published more than a month ahead of WWDC, and before Apple's iPad event in early May. In our original report, we provided a basic overview of the feature and compared it to similar products currently on the market. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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As iPhone users can now send SMS via satellite, will Apple charge for such features?
Apple has added satellite capabilities to the in 2022 to enable a new feature called Emergency SOS via Satellite, which lets users contact emergency services in areas with no cellular service. At the time, the company said that customers could try the service for free for two years – but the trial period was later extended to 2025. Now with iOS 18, iPhone users can even send SMS via satellite. But will Apple keep this service free forever? more…

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iMazing 3 is a redesigned and feature-packed upgrade to the best iPhone data utility for Mac and PC
iMazing has long been the best solution for controlling your iPhone data from your Mac or PC. Now DigiDNA is back with the feature-packed, redesigned, and reengineered iMazing 3. If you’re anything like us, you’re probably already planning to install iOS 18 beta 1 and try out the new bits as soon as possible. Before taking the leap, give iMazing 3 a spin to ensure you have the best experience. Here’s what’s new in the latest and greatest edition of iMazing. more…

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