Apple iPadOS might launch later due to issues with Stage Manager

Source: Apple

While we're expecting new Apple products in October, iPadOS might roll out a bit later. Bloomberg reports that Apple might delay the release by a month. It will go against Apple's typical style of releasing a new version of its operating system alongside the latest products.

The delay is supposedly due to the Stage Manager feature, which expands the multitasking capabilities of the iPad. It will let you group several windows into "piles" and keeps all the windows open in a tab on the left. It's already available in beta versions of iPadOS and macOS, but the iPadOS version is too buggy and confusing that Apple needs to rework it.

Spotify Friends Mix makes you a playlist based on what your friends are listening to

If your friends have excellent taste in music and you want to get in on that, Spotify has another automated playlist that brings you the latest tracks your friends are listening to. You will need to use Spotify's Blend feature for Friends Mix to work. According to Spotify, Your Friends Mix will create an ever-updating playlist based on what you and your friends are listening to.

The Friends Mix relies on your old Spotify Blends, so if you haven't made those yet. You need to first. When you've created three Blends, the Friends Mix should automatically generate. You'll have access to it on your Made For You hub. This playlist updates daily. It's currently available on iOS and the desktop.

Source | Via

Share photos easily with your loved ones with iCloud Shared Photo Library

Source: Apple

It's now much easier to share photos you've taken at family reunions or those catchup brunches with your loved ones. Apple announced at WWDC 2022 a new iCloud Shared Photo Library that syncs edits, additions, and deletions across devices and those you share this library with. So any cool changes your creative sibling has done, you can now share, too.

There will be a new toggle in the Camera app that lets you automatically share an image to the album in case you might forget to do it later. You'll even get suggestions when someone in your Shared Photo Library appears in a photo you've taken. Any user with access to the Shared Photo Library can add, delete, edit, or favourite the shared photos or videos. It will also appear in everyone's Memories and Featured Photos, so you can relive those family moments together.

Source

Netflix, Spotify can now link to their sites for payments on iOS

Photo by cottonbro

Apple is now giving "reader" apps on its platform the option to link to their website for payment and account management. The company defines reader apps as applications that "provide previously purchased content or content subscriptions for digital magazines, newspapers, books, audio, music, and video." 

Click to read more ...