Siri for Mac Icon, iOS 9.3.2 and iTunes 12.4, Touch ID Mystery Solved, New San Francisco Store - MacRumors

Siri for Mac’s Colorful Waveform Dock Icon Revealed Ahead of OS X 10.12 Unveiling With OS X 10.12 all but certain to make its first public appearance at WWDC next month, we're starting to hear a few tidbits about what we might expect with the next version of Apple's Mac operating system. Perhaps most interestingly, we've gotten a glimpse at the colorful waveform Dock icon that will allow users to access Siri on the Mac for the first time. We've also seen a more generic "Siri" icon for the menu bar, but this is likely to be a placeholder for the time being. Separately, we've heard Apple is working on a feature to unlock your Mac using Touch ID on your iPhone. The feature would use Bluetooth LE to communicate wirelessly over short range between your iPhone and your Mac to allow for unlocking. Similar technology could be behind rumored Apple Pay support on Macs via an iPhone.   Read Full Article Popular Stories May 20, 2016 Apple Releases iOS 9.3.2 With Support for Simultaneous Night Shift/Low Power Mode Usage Apple this week released iOS 9.3.2 to the public, bringing a number of fixes and improvements including support for simultaneous use of Night Shift and Low Power Mode, as well as fixes for Bluetooth audio issues on the iPhone SE. The update itself is causing some problems, however, with Apple pulling the update for the new 9.7-inch iPad Pro amid complaints it is bricking some devices.  In addition to iOS 9.3.2, Apple's other operating systems all received updates this week, with OS X 10.11.5, tvOS 9.2.1, and watchOS 2.2.1 all being released to the public. Changes are minor with these updates, however, primarily focusing on security and bug fixes.   Read Full Article Apple Releases iTunes 12.4 With Design Tweaks and Protection Against Music Deletion Issue Earlier this month, we detailed some design tweaks coming in iTunes 12.4 intended to improve usability across various types of content, and this week Apple released the update to the public. It includes a persistent sidebar, back/forward navigation buttons, and a dropdown menu to select between media types. The update also provides some safeguards against a highly publicized bug that was resulting in some users' owned music libraries being deleted after merging with Apple Music. Apple did confirm a bug is present, but has had a hard time replicating it. The company sent two engineers across the country to meet with the user who first reported the problem, and has been working to find the root cause.   Read Full Article Apple Quietly Added New Passcode Requirement for Touch ID in iOS 9 Apple has finally documented a new Touch ID and passcode requirement it put into place with iOS 9 last year, a change that has been frustrating users who haven't been able to figure out why their devices are requesting passcodes instead of Touch ID in certain circumstances. While Apple has traditionally required a passcode instead of Touch ID any time an iOS device has been restarted or when the device has been idle for at least 48 hours, the change with iOS 9 adds a new restriction: If a device has not been unlocked via passcode within the past six days and is then left idle for eight hours or more, a passcode will be required instead of Touch ID.   Read Full Article Apple Previews New Flagship Union Square Store in San Francisco as Apple's Retail Stores Turn 15 Years Old This week marked the 15th anniversary of the opening of the first two Apple retail stores in Tysons Corner, Virginia and Glendale, California, and Apple honored the occasion by offering a press preview of the new flagship store in San Francisco, which opens to the public on Saturday, May 21. The store includes a number of new features, including massive glass doors at the front and rear that open the store to the outdoors, a new "Genius Grove" to tone down the hustle and bustle of the Genius Bar, and a new "Avenue" where various types of accessories and other products will be showcased by Apple store staff.   Read Full Article Apple to Hire 4,000 Employees in Hyderabad, India to Work on Maps Development Tim Cook and several other Apple executives including Jeff Williams and Lisa Jackson are touring China and India this week, making a number of significant announcements. The one receiving the most attention has been the launch of a new development center in Hyderabad, India that will see Apple partnering with RMSI to hire up to 4,000 employees focused on Maps development. Apple also announced the early 2017 debut of an iOS app development accelerator in Bangalore, intended to help Indian app developers get up to speed with Apple's new Swift programming language and to consult on app design and review. Finally, while Apple has not officially announced anything on the retail front, sources have indicated Apple is moving to open its first retail stores in India within the next 18 months.   Read Full Article

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