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Get a sneak peek at iOS 18

Get a sneak peek at iOS 18

New Apple Sports app may contain clues.

Leander Kahney
February 22, 2024

Wanna get a sneak peek at iOS 18, which will most likely be previewed this summer at WWDC?

Download and install the Apple Sports app. It has a new, glassy floating window interface that looks a lot like the floating windows in visionOS.

Apple has long mixed and matched elements from its different operating systems, like the recently revamped macOS Control Center, which was borrowed from iPadOS.

There’s no guarantee that iOS 18 will look like visionOS, but it’s an intriguing possibility.

Here’s how to find, download and set up the new Apple Sports app.

Amusingly, most readers of this newsletter seem completely uninterested in the new Apple Sports app, according to the results of yesterday’s poll. (See below.) Who would have predicted?

Also in today’s newsletter:

Here are the new features and changes in the latest iOS 17.4 beta.
Solar power station manufacturer Bluetti makes some really nice stuff. Here’s a great chance to snag early bird pricing on what looks like two great products — a power station and portable fridge combo — on Indiegogo.
We just hands-on reviewed Belkin’s latest wall charger — which doubles as a portable battery — and find there’s a lot to like.
It’s hard to imagine today’s Apple coming out with hippie-inspired tie-dye computers.

— Leander Kahney, EIC.

How to download, set up and use the new Apple Sports app for iPhone

In the new app, you can see upcoming games for the teams you follow and get live updates from the scoreboard.

iOS 17.4 beta 4: All the new features and changes

It’s chock-a-block with new features. There are new emoji for everyone, major changes for the EU and more.

Chrome browser taps AI for new ‘Help me write’ tool

Google’s new tool uses generative AI to improve your online writing and communication.

^{A message from Bluetti}

Bluetti SwapSolar pairs power station with unique portable fridge for outdoor fun

The new Bluetti SwapSolar "ecosystem" combines a power station with a portable fridge/freezer that even makes ice. Get early bird perks now.

‘Earthsounds’ trailer: You've never heard nature like this

English actor Tom Hiddleston narrates upcoming Apple TV+ documentary series "Earthsounds,” which relies on new tech to listen hard.

Get up to $100 off connectivity-boosting Thunderbolt docks

Up to $100 off Thunderbolt docks with scads of ports and support for multiple external displays? Sign us up!

^{A message from the Cult of Mac Deals team}

Clock ticks on killer iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods refurb deals

Woot! refers to its refurbished Apple gear deals lineup as "basically an Apple soup." It's your chance to slurp up bargains!

This $28 smart scale gives you 11 ways to check your whole-body health

The Roomie Sophie checks 11 key health metrics and comes with a free health app. This smart scale offers body fat measurement and more.

Keep iPhone going with Belkin’s power bank/wall charger [Review] ★★★★☆

Stay powered up on the go with Belkin's wall charger and power bank. Charge your devices even when there's no socket in sight.

Today in Apple history: Hippie-themed iMacs fuel Cupertino flashback

On February 22, 2001, Apple introduced the iMac G3 Special Edition in wildly colorful Flower Power and Blue Dalmatian patterns.

Tweetz o’ the day

a good use case for the  vision pro and augmented reality in general is to use the technology as a virtual light table for artists. this allows artists to trace with adjustable layers and transparency.
h/t @stuckonaneyelnd
— jasmine roberts (@jasminezroberts)
8:44 PM • Feb 21, 2024

ALVR on Vision Pro is nearly perfect. Absolutely incredible work from the open source developers
Newer improvements have been: allowing HEVC/h264 switching, vastly improved latency, giving the application a Steam Link type “Enter VR” button UX, AND removing hand/arm occlusion
— Brad Lynch (@SadlyItsBradley)
4:31 AM • Feb 21, 2024

naww its actually embarrassing a decade old phone is destroying a mid range 2020 samsung phone
— Darsh Bhai (@DarshHere_)
4:59 PM • Feb 19, 2024

The line to try Vision Pro at the Apple Store
— Andrew Hart ᯅ (@AndrewHartAR)
8:38 PM • Feb 19, 2024

One more thing ...

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The biggest effect of the personal computer revolution has been to allow millions and millions of people to experience computers themselves, decades before they ever would have in the old paradigm.

— Steve Jobs, 1990.

Today’s poll

How do you feel about iOS 18 looking like visionOS?

Results from yesterday’s poll: Which excites you more, Apple Sports app or iMessage encryption?

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