How to Switch from iOS 18 Public Beta to Developer Beta, or Vice Versa

Want to switch from the iOS 18 public beta to the iOS 18 developer beta? You can easily do that if you want to, on your iPhone or iPad. The main benefit to being on the iOS 18 developer beta track is that you typically get beta updates a little before the same build is ... Read M … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 6 months ago

iOS 18 Beta 4 & iPadOS 18 Beta 4 Available to Download

Apple has released iOS 18 beta 4 and iPadOS 18 beta 4 for iPhone and iPad users enrolled in the developer beta testing program. Typically a public beta version matching the same build is released soon after. While the developer beta program is intended for advanced users and deve … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

MacOS Sequoia 15 Beta 4 Available to Download

Apple has released the fourth beta version of MacOS Sequoia 15 to those who are actively running macOS Seqouia developer beta in the testing program. A matching build for public beta testers typically arrives soon after, which would be versioned macOS Sequoia public beta 2. MacOS … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

Release Candidate for iOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, iPadOS 17.6 Available for Testing

Apple has issued the Release Candidate builds for iOS 17.6 for iPhone, ipadOS 17.6 for iPad, and macOS Sonoma 14.6 for Mac. Release Candidate builds are typically the last finalized beta build, which, assuming there are no significant bugs or security issues found, often matches … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

How to Install iPadOS 18 Public Beta

With the public beta for iPadOS 18 available, any curious iPad user is now able to install the iPadOS 18 public beta onto an eligible device. Running iPadOS 18 public beta provides an opportunity to test out features and the new operating system before the system software is fina … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

How to Install watchOS 11 Public Beta on Apple Watch

If you’re an advanced Apple Watch user, you might be intrigued by the idea of running the watchOS 11 public beta on your Apple Watch, to accompany your paired iPhone running iOS 18 public beta. Sure, beta system software is buggier than final versions and may have issues with per … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

How to Install iOS 18 Public Beta on iPhone

Now that iOS 18 is in public beta, intrepid iPhone users who are not developers may be interested in testing out the new operating system on their own devices. The iOS 18 public beta offers early access to intriguing new features, including dark mode icons and widgets, Passwords … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

4th Beta of iOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, & iPadOS 17.6 Available for Testing

Apple has issued the fourth beta version of iOS 17.6, iPadOS 17.6, and MacOS Sonoma 14.6. These new beta builds are separate from the concurrent beta tracks of upcoming system software, which most beta testers have likely installed instead, with iOS 18 beta, iPadOS 18 beta, and M … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

How to Install MacOS Sequoia Public Beta

The MacOS Sequoia public beta program has just began, offering Mac users an opportunity to get early access and experience with the upcoming major MacOS system software release. Like all betas, the MacOS Sequoia public beta is not for everyone though, particularly since beta syst … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

MacOS Sequoia Public Beta Now Available to Download for Anyone

Apple has released the first public beta version of MacOS Sequoia 15, beginning the public beta testing program for any Mac user who is interested in running beta versions of the upcoming system software release. The first MacOS Sequoia beta arrives along with iOS 18 public beta … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

iOS 18 Public Beta & iPadOS 18 Public Beta Now Available

Apple has started the iOS 18 public beta program for iPhone, and iPadOS 18 public beta for iPad, allowing any interested user to beta test the upcoming system software version on their iPhone or iPad. iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 includes many new features, including new Apple Intelligen … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

Revised 3rd Betas of iOS 18, MacOS Sequoia, iPadOS 18 Released

Apple has released revised versions of iOS 18 beta 3, iPadOS 18 beta 3, and macOS Sequoia beta 3. The revised beta builds are as follows; iOS 18 beta 3 now is build 22A5307i, iPadOS 18 beta 3 is now 22A5307i, and macOS Sequoia 15 beta 3 is now 24A5289h. For registered developers, … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

Fun: Forget to Empty Your Mac Trash? Have Buzzing Flies to Remind You

A fun new Mac app offers a rather creative way to remind you to empty your Mac Trash can… buzzing flies! Yes indeed, after your Mac Trash can has accumulated a little too much clutter, BananaBin puts buzzing flies around the trash, offering an unmistakable visual reminder to empt … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

MacOS Sequoia 15 Beta 3 Available to Download

Apple has issued macOS Sequoia beta 3 for developers participating in the MacOS Sequoia beta testing program. MacOS Sequoia, versioned as MacOS 15, includes a variety of new features, including iPhone Mirroring that allows you to see and interact with your iPhone on your Mac scre … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

Why Are iPhone Videos Low Quality & Blurry When Sent to Android Users?

Many iPhone users have noticed that when they record a high definition video on their iPhone, and then send it to an Android user through text message, that the video arrives to the Android user very blurry and in impressively low resolution, with the quality of the video degrade … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

Fun: Forget to Empty Your Mac Trash? Have Buzzing Flies to Remind You

A fun new Mac app offers a rather creative way to remind you to empty your Mac Trash can… buzzing flies! Yes indeed, after your Mac Trash can has accumulated a little too much clutter, BananaBin puts buzzing flies around the trash, offering an unmistakable visual reminder to empt … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

Beta 3 of iOS 17.6, iPadOS 17.6, & macOS Sonoma 14.6 Available for Beta Testing

While the majority of the Apple beta testing world has moved into iOS 18 beta, iPadOS 18 beta, and MacOS Sequoia beta, Apple continues to release beta versions for upcoming current generation system software as well. In this case, iOS 17.6 beta 3, iPadOS 17.6 beta 3, and macOS So … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

iOS 18 Beta 3 Available to Download Now for iPhone & iPad

Apple has issued iOS 18 beta 3 for iPhone, along with iPadOS 18 beta 3 for iPad. iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 include a variety of new features for iPhone and iPad, from new Dark Mode icon and widget themes for the Home Screen, color hued icon customizations, the ability to customize Con … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

How to Run Ubuntu Linux on Apple Silicon Mac

Want to try running Ubuntu Linux on your Apple Silicon Mac? You can do that easily, running Ubuntu right alongside MacOS, and without having to deal with any partitioning, installation headaches, dual booting, or loss of the Mac operating system itself. This is possible with the … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

Fix brew Error “The arm64 architecture is required for this software” on Apple Silicon Mac

If you have used Homebrew to try and install a particular package onto an Apple Silicon Mac and you see an error message stating “The arm64 architecture is required for this software” that prevents the installation of the package, you might be surprised by this error message give … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

How to See Individual Core CPU Usage on Mac with powermetrics

There are various ways to monitor CPU usage on a Mac, with perhaps the two most common being with Activity Monitor on the graphical interface side of things, and htop or top on the command line side. While you can show an optional core graph in Activity Monitor, and htop will sho … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

2 of the Best Hex Editors for Mac: ImHex & Hex Fiend

Hex editors are software tools that are able to view and edit hex data and raw binary data of files, and can be frequently used by programmers, developers, and reverse engineers, to inspect, debug, and analyze files and software. Some advanced users even rely on hex editors for d … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

How to Update Node.js to Latest Version on Mac

If you use Node.js for web development, creation of web apps, and javascript based network applications, you undoubtedly may come across situations where you’d like to make sure that the latest version of Node.js is installed on your Mac. Upgrading to the latest version of Node.j … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

Beta 2 of iOS 17.6, iPadOS 17.6, & macOS Sonoma 14.6 Released for Testing

The second beta versions of iOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, and iPadOS 17.6 are available to users who are enrolled in beta testing programs for current generation system software of Apple devices. While many beta testers have likely proceeded ahead with installing the iOS 18 beta, … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

How to Summarize & Analyze PDF Documents with ChatGPT on Mac

One of the most useful features of the ChatGPT app for Mac is the ability to upload files to ChatGPT to have them summarized and analyzed. For example, you can upload a PDF file, and ask ChatGPT to give an analysis of the document, or to summarize it, and ask questions specifical … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

Enable Night Shift on Apple Watch with Siri

Night Shift is a nice feature from Apple that warms the color tones on screens during the evening and nighttime hours, with the idea being that it may help to reduce eyestrain and blue light exposure. Night Shift has been around on Mac, iPhone, and iPad, for quite some time, but … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

Fun: Get a Bouncy Ball to Play With on Your Mac Screen

Ball is a super fun project for Mac that is goofy, simple, and wildly creative. It’s, well, a virtual bouncy ball. Ball lives in your Mac Dock, and when you click on the Dock icon, the bouncy ball pops out and drops onto your screen. The big red bouncy ball has decent physics too … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

ChatGPT for Mac Now Available to All

ChatGPT for Mac is now broadly available to every Mac user as a free download, complete with the latest GPT capabilities. While some of you may have bypassed the waitlist to gain early access, the official ChatGPT Mac app is now is now available to anyone and everyone, all you ne … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

MacOS Sequoia 15 Beta 2 Available to Download

MacOS Sequoia beta 2 has been released for users participating in the MacOS Sequoia 15 beta program for Apple Developers. Technically speaking, anyone can enroll in the dev program and install MacOS Sequoia beta, but due to the nature of beta system software that is not advised f … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

MacOS Sequoia 15 Beta 2 Available to Download Now

MacOS Sequoia beta 2 has been released for users participating in the MacOS Sequoia 15 beta program for Apple Developers. Technically speaking, anyone can enroll in the dev program and install MacOS Sequoia beta, but due to the nature of beta system software that is not advised f … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

iOS 18 Beta 2 Download Available Now for iPhone & iPad

Apple has released the second beta version of iOS 18 for iPhone and iPadOS 18 for iPad. iOS 18 beta 2 and iPadOS 18 beta 2 are available to download now for those registered in the Apple Developer beta testing programs. Technically speaking, anyone can install iOS 18 beta on iPho … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 7 months ago

Fun: Emulate a Macintosh 128k on a Raspberry Pi Pico Microcontroller

There are no shortage of interesting projects and things to do with Rasbperry Pi devices, but this one will be particularly intriguing to fans of retro Macintosh and emulation; you can emulate a Macintosh 128k complete with VGA video and keyboard/mouse input, using nothing but a … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 8 months ago

Enjoy the Lovely Trillium Lake Reflected in Mt Hood Apple Vision Pro Wallpaper

Apple often picks really beautiful wallpapers and imagery to go with their products, and while the iPhone, iPad, and Mac have tended recently towards more abstract wallpapers and product imagery, the Apple Vision Pro has some really gorgeous landscapes in the “Environments” featu … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 8 months ago

How to Install tvOS 18 beta on Apple TV

tvOS 18 includes some intriguing new features that aim to improve your Apple TV experience, including Enhance Dialogue to make it easier to hear voices and dialog in shows and movies, Live Captions offers live transcripts of FaceTime calls on Apple TV, new screen savers, new Fitn … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 8 months ago

Fix “A software update is required to install macOS in a virtual machine” Error on Mac

Some Mac users who are attempting to install MacOS Sequoia beta into a virtual machine may run into an error message that states “A software update is required to install macOS in a virtual machine.” This error message then gives you three button options to “Learn More” (opens a … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 8 months ago

How to Install watchOS 11 Beta on Apple Watch

WatchOS 11 for Apple Watch was recently announced, and watchOS 11 beta is available to run and install right now on compatible Apple Watch models. WatchOS 11 has a variety of features like training load tracking, ability to add rest days to your workouts or pause your activity ri … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 8 months ago

How to Downgrade iOS 18 Beta to iOS 17

Many curious users have installed iOS 18 beta onto iPhone or iPadOS 18 beta onto iPad, but since beta system software is not always the smoothest ride, some of these people might be interested in removing the beta from their device and downgrade iOS 18 beta back to the iOS 17 sta … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 8 months ago

How to Install iPadOS 18 Beta on iPad

iPadOS 18 was announced with some compelling new features, including new customization options for the Home Screen like being able to place icons and widgets anywhere, Dark Mode icon color hue customizations, Messages scheduling, a revamped Photos app with new capabilities like b … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 8 months ago

Beta 1 of iOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, iPadOS 17.6 Released for Testing

Apple may be beta testing the next major system software releases with MacOS Sequoia beta and iOS 18 beta, but concurrently they’re also continuing to beta test upcoming system updates for existing iOS and macOS versions. Specifically, Apple has just released the first beta versi … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 8 months ago

Deals: M3 MacBook Air 15″ 16GB/512GB for $1489, Apple Watch 9 for $299, & More

Amazon is back with some great deals on select Apple hardware, so if you’re shopping for a new MacBook Air, Apple Watch, AirPods, or AirTags, don’t miss these deals. The new MacBook Air M3 model in particular is a great deal, because Amazon’s hefty discounts are available on the … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 8 months ago

How to Use Screen Distance on iPhone & iPad to Help Eye Health

Screen Distance is a little-known health feature for iPhone and iPad that is designed to help users keep their eyes at a healthy distance from their displays. Theoretically, Screen Distance could help to reduce myopia and eye strain, and even if the feature isn’t right for you an … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 8 months ago

Get the iPadOS 18 Default Wallpapers

iPadOS 18 includes an array of new wallpapers to adorn the backdrop of the iPad, with colorful interesting shapes that are pleasing to the eye. While they may be included in the iPadOS 18 beta, that doesn’t mean you have to brave the betas just to gain access to the new default w … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 8 months ago

How to Fix iPhone “Charging on Hold” Message

The iPhone has an interesting feature that will temporarily prevent the iPhone battery from charging if the iPhone temperature is not at an appropriate level to safely charge. When this happens, you will see a notification on the iPhone screen stating “Charging on Hold – Charging … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 8 months ago

How to Install iOS 18 Beta on iPhone

With iOS 18 announced, many iPhone users are interested in trying out iOS 18 beta so that they can have hands-on experience with the upcoming iPhone operating system and it’s host of new features. Whether you want to play around with the new customizable dark mode icons and theme … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 8 months ago

How to Install MacOS Sequoia Beta

MacOS Sequoia 15 brings a host of new features and enhancements to the Mac, such as iPhone Mirroring with drag and drop support between the Mac and iPhone, Apple Intelligence AI capabilities and ChatGPT integration, simplified window tiling for better window management, a dedicat … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 8 months ago

Can’t Upgrade a Sonoma VM to MacOS Sequoia Beta? Try This

If you already have a MacOS Sonoma virtual machine setup in UTM, Parallels, VMWare, VirtualBuddy, or otherwise, you may be interested in upgrading the MacOS Sonoma VM to a MacOS Sequoia Beta VM. One simple way to accomplish this, one might think, is to use a developer Apple ID wi … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 8 months ago

MacOS Sequoia 15 Beta 1 Available to Download Now

Apple has rolled out the first beta version of MacOS Sequoia 15 to users enrolled in the developer beta testing program for Macintosh system software. MacOS Sequoia 15 introduces a variety of new features and capabilities for the Mac, including iPhone Mirroring, Apple Intelligenc … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 8 months ago

iOS 18 Beta 1 Download Available Now for iPhone & iPad

Apple just announced iOS 18 at the WWDC 2024 keynote, and it’s already available to download and install onto eligible iPhone models right now. Specifically, iOS 18 beta 1 is available to download for registered Apple Developers. You can also find iPadOS 18 beta 1 available to do … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 8 months ago