Sometimes, Apple adds features to iOS and doesn't really make much of a fuss about them - usually because there's something else which is a more razzamatazz-y feature in the particular iOS release. Here are some of them, that you might (or might not) already know [...]
We're into Summer 2024 and there's been some more AI news, coming from the usual players in the AI field. At WWDC 2024, Apple announced their own AI - Apple Intelligence - which will bring lots of AI features to the Apple ecosystem, including devices and [...]
My iPhone 13 screen froze recently and wasn't accepting any touch inputs at all. The screen displays fine, but no input recognised. I tried the usual combo of buttons but that ends up with screen of options where you have to be able to touch/select the [...]
What is 2FA? 2FA is two-factor authentication and means you are using two of the three standard authentication methods (a password or similar, an authentication token or app, a fingerprint/face or other biometric factor) This provides a more secure access to your account. What is 2SV? [...]
#Apple keynote 2018: all the news from the event #iPhoneXSMax #iPhoneXS #iPhoneXR #iOS12 #macOS www.theverge.com/2018/9/12/17840950/apple-event-se…
Performance improvements, including on older devices back to iPhone 5s and iPad Air Siri Shortcuts and new Shortcuts app Group FaceTime with up to 32 people at once AR updated with ARKit 2 includes new AR iOS app called Measure Screen Time - keep track of [...]
I've recently started using the Kobiton device testing cloud, to enhance the range of iOS and Android devices that I can test apps and websites on. Over the last few years, I've looked into several other device testing cloud platforms from all sorts of companies and [...]
An interesting read on the pitfalls of switching to the iPhone X - "I'm beginning to think buying an iPhone X was a… twitter.com/i/web/status/983393614146531331
iPhone X review - from The Verge #iPhoneX #iOS www.theverge.com/2017/10/31/16579748/apple-iphone-… twitter.com/PatWalshLondon/status/9256508996446330…
Update - September 2019 - new iPhones added to the list. Update - August 2019 - lots of phones and tablets added to the list. Update - September 2018 - I've now added the latest devices to the list - iPhone XS Max, iPhone XS, iPhone [...]
The first ever event at the Steve Jobs Theatre was Apple's big set of announcements for the latest iPhones and other Apple gear. The main items were, as usual, saved until the end of the event, with the event starting off with info on Apple Stores [...]
Up close with the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus #Apple #iPhone8 #iOS www.theverge.com/2017/9/12/16287932/apple-iphone-8…
Apple reveals 'leap forward' iPhone X #Apple #iPhoneX www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41228126
iPhone X - surely the elephant in the room is that black gap at the top of the screen? #Apple #iPhoneX twitter.com/PatWalshLondon/status/9076784220376186…
#Apple suffers 'major iPhone X leak' #iPhoneX #iOS #iPhone8 #leaks www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41220517
There are now several different ways you can record your iPhone/iPad screen: Use QuickTime Player, with your device connected via a Lightning cable (works for both web browsing and app usage) Use a web browser recording app, such as Web Browser Recorder (works for web browsing [...]
How to Record An iPhone/iPad Screen Video - Apptamin - #iOS 8+, #OSX Yosemite+, Lightning cable & QuickTime player www.apptamin.com/blog/capture-iphone-ipad-screen-v…
In iOS 10 you can annotate your screenshots within the Photos app, using the Markup editor. I only found this by accident the other day, but it's a very useful tool if you're taking screenshots for iOS App Testing and/or Website Testing on iOS 10 devices. [...]
Firstly, well done to my network provider - O2 - for getting my new iPhone 7 to me on launch day, September 16th. Upgrading from an iPhone 6, there's not that much difference in the actual phone model - except for the lack of a headphone [...]
Apple iPhone 7 vs iPhone 6S vs iPhone 6: What's the difference? - Pocket-lint #Apple #iPhone7 #iPhoneComparison pocket-lint.com/news/138283-ap…
Update - the latest version of the Mobile Device Quick Comparison Chart will now always be at https://www.patwalsh.co.uk/mobile-device-quick-comparison-chart/ It can be difficult keeping track of all the different mobile devices - smartphones and tablets - and the differences between them. With each new version of the [...]
2016 has been busy so far, I’ve worked on lots of different testing projects, with a brief outline of some of them below: Property crowdfunding website testing: mobile device testing Coastal ecosystem website testing Cinema info and booking website testing Cinema iOS 9 app testing Cinema [...]
2015 was a busy year for me, with a wide range of projects worked on and also some excellent training and education completed, including the Rapid Software Testing Applied course run by James Bach, which I completed in July. And to give a flavour of the [...]
Today - 16 September - iOS 9 is going to be made available. Usually in the UK it's around the evening time when upgrades are possible. Below I've outlined the main features of iOS 9: looks more or less the same, except a new font 'San [...]
Last Friday, the 31st July 2015, I was out and about, doing some GPS / Geolocation App Testing, for both iOS and Android apps, for one of my clients. The general idea was to supply a list of locations to the developers, then test that the [...]
Monday 8 June 2015 saw the WWDC take place in San Francisco. Apple usually unleashes lots of announcements at this event and this year was no exception. Below I've briefly outlined the major announcements. iOS 9 The main features of iOS seem to be the enhancement [...]
Quick Intro to Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay All the major mobile manufacturer's are desperately trying to stake their claim for a slice of the potentially massive Mobile Payments market - with a slice of every transaction/payment their aim. As of June 2015, Apple Pay [...]
Apple Pay - Overview Apple bills Apple Pay as "Your wallet. Without the wallet." and it allows you to make payments both in stores and in apps. It uses a combination of Near Field Communication (NFC), Touch ID and the Passbook app to enable the payments [...]
This isn't a quick tip saying to install SwiftKey Keyboard app, as I've tried that and didn't see much improvement over the built-in iOS 8 keyboard. This tip improves the space you have to switch to and from the numeric keyboard - which you constantly need to [...]
Discovered the Workflow for iOS app today (via TNW) and I'm well pleased to have found it. I've only just started exploring the possibilities, but it allows you to do things like the following: - Select photo from Camera Roll/Photos and share it (ideal for getting [...]
