Submitted by Fred Straker on
Apple's Automatic Verification feature makes it possible to skip website CAPTCHA verifications in Safari. Anyone using an iOS device encounters CAPTCHA challenges, which are small tests that websites or apps require to prove they are human and not bots. These tests can be repetitive and waste time, but Automatic Verification helps to skip them automatically.
Submitted by Frank Macey on
Apple has released an update to its music identification app Shazam that allows it to integrate with the Apple Music Classical app on the iPhone. The new feature means that users can now identify a piece of classical music using Shazam and open it directly in the Apple Music Classical app. The classical music app was launched in March and offers over five million classical songs, including popular recordings and rare tracks.
Apple has released Rapid Security Responses for iOS 16.4.1 and later to quickly fix urgent security problems without going through a full operating system update. This is the first time these rapid response patches have been released.
Some iPad models are cut off when a new software version arrives, due to hardware limitations or other performance considerations. Apple typically supports older devices for years before an update cannot be installed. With the launch of iOS and iPadOS 17, there are several iPad models that will remain stuck on iPadOS 16.
