Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Touch ID for iPads revealed in iOS 8.1 beta


Alleged iPad Air with TouchID sensor On Monday, Apple released iOS 8.1 beta to developers. On the outside, the update brings some minor cosmetic changes to some various internal screens. However, one developer has found some more information hidden inside. Hamza Sood, while posting information about Apple Pay in iOS 8.1, also uncovered a text string...


Monday, September 29, 2014

App Store highlights ‘Apps for Health’ following iOS 8.0.2 enabling HealthKit integration


Apple has updated its App Store with a new section dedicated to apps with HealthKit integration. 'Apps for Health' features a selection of apps that are each capable of plugging in to Apple's Health app for collecting, aggregating and presenting health and fitness-related data. Apps utilising the HealthKit APIs were set to launch with iOS 8 on September...


Friday, September 26, 2014

iOS 8.0.2 available now, fixes Touch ID and cellular issues


Following the release of iOS 8.0.1 just yesterday, Apple have now released iOS 8.0.2 to the public. For those who missed it, iOS 8.0.1 was released as a bug fixing update, but created even larger bugs by completely disabling cellular connectivity and Touch ID on the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Apple quickly pulled the update to fix the issues. iOS...


Thursday, September 25, 2014

Bent iPhones will undergo visual inspections for replacement


By now you've likely seen YouTuber Unbox Therapy's video in which he attempted to bend the new iPhone 6 Plus with his bare hands. As you can see from the image above, the iPhone underwent some significant damage. Since the video went live earlier this week, it has gone viral and has been viewed nearly 25 million times. With it, the term "bendgate" was...


Apple says iOS 8.0.2 update coming in “next few days,” posts support article to downgrade from iOS 8.0.1


Apple yesterday pushed out the first update to iOS 8 and, well, I bet it wished it hadn't. Instead of fixing a number of bugs found in iOS 8.0, it instead brought with a number of glaringly obvious problems including the loss of Touch ID functionality and lack of cellular service for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users. While the number of people affected was...


Wednesday, September 24, 2014

iOS 8.0.1 causing cellular service and Touch ID issues on iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, iTunes restore recommended


Apple just released iOS 8.0.1 which fixes a number of bugs present in 8.0. However, it seems that the release has cause more problems than it has solved with users reporting issues with their cellular service and Touch ID sensor. A large number of users are receiving 'No Service' or 'Searching...' messages atop their iPhone screen, as seen above,...


iOS 8.0.1 available now


Just one week following the public release of iOS 8, Apple has now released the first minor update, iOS 8.0.1. The update is said to include "improvements and bug fixes." You can update your device by heading to Settings-> General-> Software Update or by updating via iTunes. This update brings with it some minor fixes and improvements. You can...