Macworld UK May 2022

A fter about a month of beta testing Apple has released macOS 12.3. Alongside the massive iOS 15.4 release (see page 6), it has a bunch of new features for your Mac. NEW FEATURES Universal Control The premier feature of macOS 12.3 is Universal Control (for details, see page 62), which was supposed to arrive in the initial iOS 12 release in the autumn. The feature lets you wirelessly connect your Mac to an iPad or another Mac and control them both using the same keyboard and mouse. It’s similar to Sidecar, but you’re not extending your Mac’s display with Universal Control; rather you’re able to use the same input devices on both machines and drag files freely between them. Spatial Audio Apple was slow to bring Spatial Audio to…

A fter iOS 15.3 was mainly bug fixes and security updates, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 is Apple’s biggest iOS 15 update so far, with a slew of new features and updates for your iPhone and iPad. Here’s everything that’s in the update and how to install it on your device. NEW FEATURES Universal Control The only feature specific to iPadOS 15.4, you can finally try out Universal Control. It was supposed to release last autumn, but was delayed until spring 2022. The feature, which lets you drag and drop files between an iPad and Mac running macOS 12.3, as well as share keyboard and mouse wirelessly between them, can be found in the AirPlay & Handoff tab in the General Settings. There, you’ll see a new Cursor and Keyboard…

If you subscribe to Apple One or Apple TV+, Apple may soon have a new iPhone to sell you. According to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, Apple has been working on a new subscription service for the iPhone and other hardware products that will let customers subscribe to Apple hardware with a monthly recurring payment. According to Gurman’s sources, Apple has been working on the subscription programme for several months and is expected to launch it at the end of 2022. Unfortunately, that’s all the detail we have right now. We don’t know anything about pricing, bundles, which Apple hardware would be offered (other than the iPhone), or terms for trade-ins and upgrades. Apple already offers the iPhone Upgrade Programme in the UK, US and China, which lets users pay for…

Negotiators in the European Union have agreed to sweeping new rules that could change the very fabric of Apple’s iMessage service. In a recent press release (fave.co/3qMkm37), the European Parliament announced that there is a provisional agreement between Parliament and Council negotiators on the Digital Markets Act that seeks to “ensure fair competition and more choice for users”. During a close to eight-hour long trilogue (three-way talks between Parliament, Council and Commission), EU lawmakers agreed that the largest messaging services (such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger or iMessage) will have to open up and interoperate with smaller messaging platforms, if they so request. Users of small or big platforms would then be able to exchange messages, send files or make video calls across messaging apps, thus giving them more choice. As…

With the tag line ‘Peek Performance’, Apple’s first event of 2022 contained a surprisingly robust array of new stuff. The third-generation iPhone SE was expected, but we also were introduced to an allnew desktop Mac with that has a new M1 Ultra processor and the Mac Studio display which has a camera, speakers, and USB ports. Here’s a brief look at everything Apple announced at its spring event. APPLE TV+ FILMS AND FRIDAY NIGHT BASEBALL Apple began the event by highlighting the critical success it has had with Apple TV+, particularly its original acclaimed movies CODA and The Tragedy of MacBeth. Then it previewed some new films such as Spirited and Lucky. We maintain a list of all the upcoming shows, series and movies on Apple TV+. But the big…

A pple’s ‘Peek Performance’ event was loaded with new stuff – a new iPhone SE and iPad Air, the Mac Studio and Studio Display, even a new iPhone 13 colour – but not everything can fit into a condensed keynote. As always, there were a few little things that we noticed while digging around after the event. Here are 10 details that caught our eye. 1. THE INTEL MAC MINI IS STILL FOR SALE Apple might have announced the Mac Studio with an insane 20-core CPU to replace the high-end Mac mini, but it can’t quit the Intel model just yet. Despite declaring the Mac Pro is the last model left to transition to Apple silicon, you can still buy a Space Gray 3GHz Intel Core i5 Mac mini for…