Setting timers in virtual reality The creator of a recipe app is developing a function for Apple Vision Pro that enables users to set timers and position them alongside their food in a virtual reality environment. For example, Steve Troughton Smith found that it’s possible to select a specific area within the headset’s visual range … Read more
Apple Vision Pro Exploring iOS 17‘s second beta release and the first SDK for visionOS, plus finding the right accessories when traveling the globe, all on the AppleInsider podcast. This week Apple released the software development kit for its Apple Vision Pro headset. It’s meant to give developers the tools they need — but it … Read more
Vision Pro can make any surface appear to be a control, or an app display Developers using Apple Vision Pro have learned they will be able to create controls and displays, and have them appear to be on any surface in the user’s room. Apple has been working on Vision Pro for a long time, … Read more
With Cinematic Mode, filmmakers can decide who to focus on after they’ve already shot the scene Previously reserved only for Apple’s own iMovie video app, Cinematic Mode in iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma will let third-party apps change focus after a video has been shot. Cinematic Mode is the tool that lets a filmmaker perform … Read more
Article Hero Image Apple has made it remarkably easy to use a widget in macOS Sonoma, even if you don’t have the matching Mac app. It’s easy, yet it’s not obvious and so far, the results are mixed. Here’s how to use them. Anything can change between the beta versions of macOS Sonoma or iOS … Read more
Article Hero Image Four years after it was launched in the US, Apple Card may finally be expanding internationally, starting with India. Even as Apple Card was first launched as a US exclusive in 2019, CEO Tim Cook said that it would expand to other countries. “We want to offer the cards everywhere,” he told … Read more
Article Hero Image Meta says it will cease providing news services on Facebook and Instagram before Canada’s new law requiring it to pay news publishers comes into effect. Canada’s Online News Act (Bill C-18) has cleared its final Senate hearing and now needs only royal assent to become law. By the time it does, Meta … Read more