Ios 6 Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Apple reportedly to remove emoji apps from App Store

by Mike Wehner (Nov 2nd, 2012)

Now that iOS has provided default support for emoji icons for over a year, the company finally appears to be taking action to remove the seemingly endless number of third-party emoji apps on the App Store. TechCrunch obtained an email sent by Apple to one particular app store developer, ...

iOS 6.1, Xcode 4.6 betas arrive in Dev Center

by Randy Nelson (Nov 1st, 2012)

In addition to rolling out iOS 6.0.1 today, Apple has released a beta build of iOS 6.1 to developers. The update supports legacy devices dating back to the iPhone 3GS and newer products including the iPhone 5 and fourth-generation iPad. A build is not yet available for the iPad mini. Apple has ...

iOS 6.0.1 now available, iPhone 5 users need to download installer (Updated)

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Nov 1st, 2012)

iOS 6.0.1 was just pushed to iPhones and iPads running 6.0. The update is 34.7 MB and contains various improvements and bug fixes, including: Fixes a bug that prevents the iPhone 5 from installing software via over-the-air updates. Fixes a bug where horizontal lines might be displayed ...

Using the iOS 6 panorama photo feature

by Steven Sande (Oct 30th, 2012)

iOS 6 surprised many iPhoneographers with the inclusion of an unexpected panorama photo feature. Panorama photography using the built-in Camera app on iOS 6 devices has quickly become one of the favorite features of Apple's newest mobile operating system. TechHive's Derrick Story has provided a ...

The challenges of jailbreaking iOS 6

by Steven Sande (Oct 15th, 2012)

Since iOS 6 arrived on September 19, the jailbreak community has been hard at work trying to achieve the ultimate goal -- an automated, untethered jailbreak that works on all devices that can run the newest version of iOS. Yet according to a new article by Mathew Schwartz of InformationWeek, a ...

Apple to use Passbook at retail stores

by Mike Wehner (Oct 15th, 2012)

With Passbook popping up on every iPhone running iOS 6, Apple will soon let you use the feature at its retail stores. The company will begin rolling out an update to its EasyPay point-of-sale software later this month that allows store employees to scan Passbook-based Apple Store cards for ...

Apple agrees to licensing terms over Swiss clock design

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 12th, 2012)

The Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and Apple have reached a licensing agreement that'll let Apple use the SBB's iconic clock design in iOS 6. Last month, the Swiss national railway criticized Apple for copying the look of the classic clock face without permission in the clock app on the ...

iOS's Notification Center cares more about my contacts' birthdays than I do

by Michael Grothaus (Oct 8th, 2012)

I love Notification Center, but there's one thing that's bugged me about it since its introduction in iOS 5 and that thing is even worse in iOS 6: Notification Center always shows your contacts' birthdays no matter what. In iOS 5 this wasn't too annoying, because most people probably didn't ...

Apple's vector maps save memory, go further when you're offline

by Steven Sande (Oct 5th, 2012)

One of the unsung features of Apple's iOS 6 Maps app is that it uses vector-based -- rather than raster-based -- maps that chew up less bandwidth and can be stored in a much smaller amount of memory. Many iOS 6 users are now finding that they can actually use the Maps app without a data ...

Exchange calendar oddity in iOS 6 may trigger meeting cancellations [Updated]

by Michael Rose (Oct 3rd, 2012)

The iPhone's support for Microsoft's dominant email and calendaring Exchange platform is an essential part of iOS's appeal to business users. Integrating MS's ActiveSync mobile device connectivity into Apple's gear, which started back with iPhone OS 2.0 in 2008, helped make the upstart ...

Apple retail employees encouraged to report Maps issues

by Michael Rose (Oct 3rd, 2012)

With many thousands of staffers in the US alone, Apple's retail team has numbers on its side. It also has geographic diversity, with stores in 45 of the 50 states. Lots of people in lots of places who presumably carry lots of iOS devices -- just what you need if, perchance, you're looking to ...

Consumer Reports compares Apple Maps, Google Android navigation

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 2nd, 2012)

Consumer Reports took a close look at Apple's Maps application and compared it to Google Maps on Android 4.0.4. The reviewers used both mapping solutions to navigate from point A to point B in the greater NYC area. Despite all the negative press on Apple's Maps, Consumer Reports had some good ...

So, your beta just expired. Now what?

by Erica Sadun (Oct 1st, 2012)

You're an iOS developer. Your beta just expired. Now what? Here's a simple cheat sheet for anyone feeling lost at sea. Download a gm copy of iOS 6 for your device. You'll find it at developer.apple.com/ios. Connect your device to iTunes. Locate it in the sources list, the blue-gray list ...

Tim Cook's apology shows that Apple cares, but still needs to fix problem

by Michael Grothaus (Sep 29th, 2012)

Last week I wrote an article criticizing Apple's new Maps capability explaining why it was a deal-breaker for me and why I was leaving the iPhone. That article generated hundreds of comments (in agreement and disagreement), tweets, and emails to me and TUAW, some going so far as calling for me ...

Apple's recent apologies

by Dave Caolo (Sep 28th, 2012)

Apple CEO Tim Cook's apologetic letter to iOS 6 customers is the third large-scale apology the company has issued in so many months. Now the web is wondering: is this evidence of a more "human" Apple, or a company with a problem? On July 13, Apple posted a letter from then senior vice president ...