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Apple Changes Messages Editing & Unsend Feature in iOS 16 Beta 4

July 28, 2022 by Clinton

One of the great new features coming in iOS 16 is the ability to edit or unsend a Messages message from your iPhone. You can read about it in a bit more detail here on the site. However, with the new feature, advocates raised concerns that it could be abused by abusers in relationships and give them the ability to change or hide evidence. Apple, while not addressing these concerns publicly, seemingly have listened and …

Apple Stops Signing iOS 15.5 – Downgrades No Longer An Option

July 28, 2022 by Clinton

After the release of iOS 15.6 last week, Apple has stopped signing iOS 15.5 on its servers. What this means is that you can no longer downgrade your iPhone to 15.5 any longer. In practical terms, when Apple stops signing a version of iOS, it means that it is no longer available for consumers to revert back to after an upgrade. The move doesn’t impact your device if you are still running 15.5, but it …

Apple Releases Beta 4 of macOS Ventura to Developers

July 27, 2022 by Clinton

Earlier this morning, Apple released Beta 4 of macOS Ventura to the Apple Developer community. The latest beta build comes three weeks after the release of Beta 3 and carries the build number 22A5311f. At the time of this article, the new beta is only available to those with registered devices in the Apple Developer program. It has not been release to those in the public beta program but that could happen later today or …

Apple Seeds Beta 4 of iOS 16 to Developers

July 27, 2022 by Clinton

This morning, Apple released Beta 4 of iOS 16 to the Apple Developer community. The update comes three weeks after the release of Beta 3 of the next version of iOS for iPhones. The company also released Beta 4 of iPadOS 16 at the same time for testing on iPads. The update is available now for registered developers but it has not been released to those in Apple’s Public Beta Program. That release could happen …

iOS 15.6 Now Allows You To Hear Government Emergency Alert Testing

July 26, 2022 by Clinton

For those of us who are old enough to remember, or if you listen to local radio stations, the United States government periodically tests is emergency alert system. The test gives an audible series of tones to alert you to an important message or warning from your local, state or the federal government. To this point, testing was not heard on iPhones but with iOS 15.6, you can enable it if you are into that …