Screenshots from iOS 10 beta 1 surfacing online are reportedly showing traces of the much-expected dark mode in beta 1 code, but it appears incomplete.
Apple's announcement of an all-new version of the iPhone and iPad's operating system, iOS 10, brought with it a fundamental change to how we unlock our iOS devices, and one that comes after years of doing it the same way, day-in, day-out. As any iPhone or iPad user will attest, swiping or sliding to unlock is something that we do without even thinking. It's second nature, and we don't even realize we are doing it. Well, not anymore.
A number of new photos have started appearing online claiming to give additional insight into the design choices that Apple has made with the upcoming iPhone 7. A set of new photos purportedly show an actual iPhone 7 model with a white exterior and a flush, touch-sensitive Home/Touch ID button.
It's always extremely interesting and entertaining watching Apple's executive team take to the WWDC stage to present all of the notable changes in the company's major software platforms. Those announcements give us an insight into what's about to imminently arrive on our devices. However, what can actually be sometimes more interesting, is finding the things that Apple doesn't announce by digging into the codebase and accompanying release notes. As is always the case, that level of investigation has once again revealed some interesting potential insights in the future of the MacBook range.
If you were sat watching Apple's iOS 10 section of opening WWDC keynote, then you probably felt your heart sink a little bit when the majority of the rich notifications demo was focused on using 3D Touch to interact with the content. Apple would obviously like as many people as possible to upgrade to the latest devices with the latest technology embedded within, but understands that that isn't always possible for everyone, and as such, likes to ensure that any new features are as universally accessible as possible for all iOS device owners even though that is not the case right now in beta 1.
As expected, Apple used the opening keynote of WWDC 2016 to officially announce that Apple Pay is expanding into three more regions. As part of a partnership with new banks, Apple's contactless mobile payment platform is now confirmed to be launching in Switzerland, France and Hong Kong, meaning that not only will Apple Pay be soon available in 9 countries in total, but this announcement makes Switzerland and France only the second and third European countries to fly the flag for Apple Pay alongside the United Kingdom.
Apple's WWDC 2016 was as jam-packed as the earlier speculation suggested, and was full of the expected platform announcements with the official unveiling of iOS 10, macOS Sierra, watchOS 3 and tvOS 10. The opening keynote was also full of Apple's trademark videos that showcased the good that the company is doing in the world and the positive change that it is trying to enact, which this year includes trying to promote the benefits of coding with the Swift programming language through the new Swift Playgrounds iPad app.
In the midst of all of the Apple WWDC madness and excitement you can be forgiven for getting caught up in all of the major announcements and missing some of the smaller changes that Tim Cook and team didn't touch on for one reason or another. As the keynote was happening, and as a slew of Apple's executive team were introducing and demoing key new features within iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS, the company engineers were secretly uploading a number of apps to the App Store against Apple's own developer account. Curiously, all of those apps are ones that generally come pre-installed as stock apps on iOS out of the box.
And the wait is finally over. Apple's macOS Sierra version 10.12 beta 1 is now live and available to download and install for developers. Those of you who are enrolled and registered on Apple Developer Program can instantly grab the latest beta version of desktop OS from Apple right now. As for those registered on the free Apple Public Beta Program, the company has confirmed that Sierra will be available to public testers in July.
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