12 days ago | By 9to5Mac

Apple recently made available new AirPods beta firmware alongside the first builds of iOS 16 and the other upcoming operating systems introduced during the WWDC 2022 keynote.
Now, a developer was able to confirm that the AirPods Max beta can support a higher quality Bluetooth codec, which will, at least, improve Apple's premium headphones' voice calls quality and could preview the nicest features coming to AirPods Pro 2.
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IOS 16 beta 2 arrives with more improvements for Messages and backups

12 days ago | By Tech Radar

Apple released updates to the developer betas of iOS 16 , iPadOS 16 , macOS Ventura , and watchOS 9 this week , where there's been some bug fixes and refinements for the new features it announced at WWDC. While Stage Manager in iPadOS 16 has seen some improvements, by way of making it easier to resize windows, and being able to hide the dock, the Messages app is taking older software versions into account when editing messages. There'll be two messages sent - one being the original, and the other the newly edited message. There's also the ability to create backups over iCloud using your...
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New Siri Remote for Apple TV Seemingly Referenced in iOS 16 Beta

12 days ago | By Mac Rumors

IOS 16 includes code-level references to what appears to be a new and unreleased version of the Siri Remote for the Apple TV.
The first two betas of iOS 16 include strings for "SiriRemote4" and "WirelessRemoteFirmware.4" that do not correspond with any existing Siri Remote, according to Aaronp613 , a contributor at AppleDB , an online database of Apple software and devices.
Aaron said the original Siri Remote is identified as "SiriRemote," while a revised version of that remote with a white circle around the "Menu" button is "SiriRemote2," and the silver Siri Remote released last year is...
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IOS 16 code includes new Apple TV Siri remote reference

12 days ago | By iMore

"The first two betas of iOS 16 include strings for "SiriRemote4" and "WirelessRemoteFirmware.4" that do not correspond with any existing Siri Remote"
What you need to know
A new Apple TV remote with Siri has been spotted in the iOS 16 beta code.
According to reports iOS 16 features references to 'SiriRemote4', which appears to be an unreleased device.
Rumors indicate Apple could announce a new TV later this year, but its remote was refreshed quite recently.
A new report claims that code referring to an unreleased new Apple TV remote has been found in iOS 16, suggesting a new replacement...
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