'League of Legends: Wild Rift' to come to iOS, take advantage of new iPhone 12

There is no official release date yet for League of Legends: Wild Rift. But Riot Games came on during Apple's iPhone 12 event to talk about the title coming to iOS later this year, specifically how it'll take advantage of the new phones. This mobile adaptation of the popular MOBA title arrives when Fortnite is no longer available on iOS due to legal issues between Apple and its developer Epic Games. Perhaps Riot Games and Apple are taking a chance to boost their profiles a bit (whether they need to or not is another conversation).

We don't know yet if Wild Rift will be playable on other iOS devices, but we understand it'll take advantage of the new A14 Bionic chip on the iPhone 12 as well as 5G connectivity for promised "fast speeds." The closed beta of the game is now available for Android, and it's now possible to sign up for the iOS beta.

Source: GameSpot

Spotify on mobile now lets you look for songs using lyrics

Spotify is catching up with Apple Music with this new feature. It now lets Android and iOS users search for songs using lyrics. It's useful when you can't remember a track's title, but know a line from it. Now, you no longer need to look for the song online. Instead, you can do your search within the streaming app. It's a small yet essential update that we're happy Spotify finally offers.

Source: 9to5Mac

Microsoft Xbox remote play is coming to iOS

Source: Microsoft

After bringing the feature to Android, we get confirmation that Microsoft is testing Xbox remote play on iOS, too. As you expect, the app connects to your Xbox One (or one of the upcoming consoles) and lets you play the games already available on your system. It isn't like Microsoft's xCloud service, which will run games from the cloud. Sony has something similar with its Remote Play app.

According to The Verge's Tom Warren, the beta app looks stable, and it should arrive on the App Store soon. But Microsoft isn't saying when it'll be available.

Integrated Shazam control comes to new iOS 14.2 beta

It's been two years since Apple acquired Shazam, and now it's putting its technology to use. The latest version of iOS 14.2 beta adds Shazam's Music Recognition in the Control Center panel. When the feature is enabled, it can recognize the audio playing on internal or external audio sources. For example, it can identify a song playing through your AirPods—a feature the Android version got last year.

If you're running the beta, you should see the Shazam button in the Control Center already. All you need to do is press on the button. It isn't clear why it took Apple this long to integrate the feature better late than never, we guess.

Source: Engadget