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Worried face tracking in ARKit will give developers access to your Face ID biometric data? Well, it can't and here's why.
With iPhone X and the TrueDepth camera, Apple is introducing two very different systems: Face ID, which handles biometric authentication, and face tracking for ARKit, which lets augmented reality apps mimic your facial expressions. The two are, internally, completely separate But since the TrueDepth camera powers both, there's been some confusion and concern over how Apple's handling biometric face data and what, if any, access to it developers might have. Let's clear that up.
Face ID is similar to Touch ID. Both are biometric identity systems that let you more quickly and conveniently unlock your iPhone and authenticate transactions. Where Touch ID uses your fingerprint as captured by the sensor in the Home button, Face ID uses your face data as captured by the TrueDepth camera on iPhone X.
From my Face ID explainer:
Once you've registered [your face] with Face ID, and you go to unlock, here's what happens:
- Attention detection makes sure your eyes are open and you're actively and deliberately looking at your device. This is to help avoid unintentional unlock. (It can be disabled for accessibility if desired.)
- The flood illuminator makes sure there's enough infrared light to "see" your face, even in the dark.
- The dot projector creates a contrasting matrix of over 30,000 points.
- To counter both digital and physical spoofing attacks, a device-specific pattern is also projected.
- The True Depth camera reads the data and captures a randomized sequence of 2D images and depth maps which are then digitally signed and send to the Secure Enclave for comparison. (Randomized to again counter spoofing attacks.)
- The portion of the Neural Engine inside the Secure Enclave converts the captured data into math and the secure Face ID neural networks compare it with the math from the registered face.
- If the math matches, a "yes" token is released and you're on your way. If it doesn't, you need to try again, fall back to passcode, or stay locked out of the device.
For developers, it works like Touch ID:
Just like apps never got access to your fingerprints with Touch ID, they never get access to your face data with Face ID. Once the app asks for authentication, it hands off to the system, and all it ever gets back is that authentication (or rejection).
What developers can get isn't face data but face tracking — through ARKit.
ARKit is Apple's framework for augmented reality. It handles everything from plane detection to lighting and scaling. Developers have already gotten ARKit apps to do things like lipstick and makeup previewing, but with the TrueDepth camera on iPhone X, much more specific support is possible.
Here's how it works:
At no point does the app (or developers) communicate at all with the Secure Enclave or get any of the Face ID biometric data stored therein.
In other words, the app knows there's a face and what it's doing but it has no idea whose face it is and gets none of the precise details Face ID matches against.
What ARKit gets that Face ID doesn't is anchor points in 3D space. So, apps can attach funny eyebrows and keep them attached as you move around. That's it.
Just like an app can tell where, when, and how you're touching the display, but can't identify your fingerprints, ARKit can tell how you're looking at the TrueDepth camera, but only so far as to map your movements and expressions to a poop emoji.
One thing I would like to see in future versions of iOS is separate privacy settings for face matching. Asking for camera access if fine for an app that only wants camera access for ARKit face tracking, since you can grant or revoke it at any time to precisely control the tracking.
For apps that might want camera access for more than just ARKit face tracking, though, it's an all-or-nothing equation. Either you get all the features or none. You can't pick or choose just the ones you're comfortable with.
A discreet setting for Face tracking would be both more transparent and more flexible for everyone.
New technology is always confusing and it's good to be cautious. Some people still tape over the selfie cams on their phones and laptops as a matter of course. In the end, it's up to each individual to learn as much as possible and then make the best decision between security and convenience for them.
I'm rather paranoid by nature but, based on everything I've seen to date, I'm confident there's no way for developers or anyone else to get at my biometric face data with Touch ID or ARKit, just like they haven't been able to get to my biometric fingerprint data with Touch ID or multitouch.
But the more tests and the more questions, the better. So keep 'em coming!
*Originally published September 27, 2017. Updated November 30, 2017, with a proposal for separate ARKit privacy settings.
Been thinking about cutting the cable cord? Well, here’s a good way to do it in one fell swoop: Snag a sweet deal on a super-sharp Apple TV 4K with four months of DirecTV Now. You’ll also find great buys on iPads, iMacs and MacBooks in this week’s roundup of the best Apple deals. Apple […]
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Microsoft today has officially released its Edge browser on iOS. The company first made the app available in beta last month, but it’s now available for everyone who fancies installing a Microsoft browser on their iPhone – but don’t expect iPhone X or iPad optimization.
The battle between Apple and Qualcomm and Apple is turning downright nasty. Hot on the heels of Apple’s counter-lawsuit, Qualcomm has filed three new patent infringement claims against the iPhone-maker. It is also seeking a ban on the import of all AT&T and T-Mobile iPhone X and iPhone 8 units in the US which could […]
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Apple and Qualcomm’s legal battle continues to escalate. Qualcomm today announced that it is seeking an import ban on select variants of the iPhone 8 and iPhone X – Apple’s latest releases. The company has also filed three additional patent infringement lawsuits against Apple and says the company infringes on 16 patents…
Vine, the viral six-second video sharing app may be making a return, at least in some fashion. Don Hofmann, Vine cofounder and former CEO, announced in a series of tweets this afternoon that he is beginning work on a “follow-up” to the popular service, which Twitter acquired in 2012 and shut down last summer.
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What are the hottest new apps on the App Store right now? These!
There are over a million and a half apps for iPhone and iPad and the number just keeps growing. Every day new and newly updated apps hit the App Store, and it's impossible to keep up with all of them. Luckily, you don't have to. All you have to do is bookmark this page and come back every day. When you do, we'll have the best of the best new apps waiting for you!
And don't forget to check out our list of this week's best games for your iPhone.
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This week, Apple is featuring apps you can use to spend time with family, whether you're movie buffs or like to spend time outdoors.
Google has finally started updating its most important apps with support for the new iPhone X display resolution, starting with Google Maps, arguably its most widely-used mobile software.... Read the rest of this post here
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Sebastiaan de With, the designer behind Halide has dropped some knowledge today on just how RAW photography works with the iPhone. de With goes into explaining the advantages, and disadvantages, that come with RAW photography and why they matter.
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The full console experience: GRID Autosport is the best damn racing game on iOS!
Wow. That's the best way I can describe the iOS port of GRID Autosport that just hit the App Store this week — and racing games aren't usually my thing.
I knew there was hype around the announcement that was made a few weeks ago, but I never expected such a polished experience to translate to the mobile platform so well. I was glad to be proven wrong, and even though the game costs a decent chunk of change, I wholeheartedly believe it's worth every penny.
There's no beating around the bush, GRID Autosport has some of the best graphics I have seen on an iOS title, and I would argue the best graphics out of all the other racing games out there.
Obviously, the graphics aren't nearly as good as its PC or console counterparts, but the textures and fine details of both the cars and the surroundings are astounding. It's easy to forget you're even playing a mobile game just based on the pure beauty of it all.
Cars get damaged, and glass goes flying; go off-roading, and you're kicking up dirt and grass like nobody's business. GRID Autosport goes above and beyond to put attention into small details that make the game come alive. My favorite element that GRID Autosport decided to put in was the use of the haptic engine when you crash go off-road or spin out. It's that extra little something that gives you a feeling of being right in the action that had me smiling from ear to ear.
Graphics aside, the gameplay is dynamite! It's important to keep in mind that unless you're already an expert at racing games, GRID Autosport will be difficult and comes with a steep learning curve. In fact, the game even reminds you that it considers itself a racing simulator and the game mechanics will be very hard to master. Normally, this would discourage me, and I would feel compelled to warn everybody about being frustrated; however, the gameplay is so damn fun that even when you suck you don't really notice. I have been playing GRID Autosport since it launched on Monday and I haven't even gotten close to winning a race, but I have been having a blast the whole time.
On top of gameplay that is rewarding, challenging, and deep, GRID Autosport has so many different game modes — kind of an insane amount. Just from the main menu of the game, you can access five different modes, career, extra championship, custom cup, time trial, and quick race, but if you go into any one of those modes, you'll find even more options for different races, cars, and other treats. There are even quite a few different control settings (all of which are implemented really well), so you will definitely find a driving style you're comfortable with. Plus, it also is compatible with MFi Controllers meaning you can take that console experience even one step further.
Hands down I think GRID Autosport is worth it's $9.99 price tag. The graphics are absolutely incredible, the gameplay is incredibly fun, and the game packs in more modes and features than you can shake a stick at!
This is a must download for any fan of racing games or anyone looking for a robust and challenging mobile experience.
Game Dev Tycoon: Every wonder what it's like to be a game developer? Play as a game developer who gets his start in the 80s and takes a stroll through gaming history as you try to build up your own gaming company. $4.99 in the App Store.
Neverending Nightmares: Inspired by the developer own experiences with mental illness, Neverending Nightmares is a physiological thriller with beautifully hand-drawn art. 3.99 on the App Store.
Less than 24 hours following Apple’s lawsuit against Qualcomm claiming the latter’s Snapdragon processors infringe upon its patents, the chip maker has now retaliated by lodging another patent lawsuit against the iPhone maker in California.... Read the rest of this post here
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Less reading, more buying. Seriously.
We all know how it goes, you need a cable to charge your iPhone or iPad, and you can't find one. Stop stressing yourself out, and buy this 10-pack of Lightning cables for just $20 at Amazon with coupon code ZELCN29B. That makes them each just $2, which is way less than you are buying any single cable for these days. They are available in both black and white.
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Whether you need more cables for yourself and your family, or want some stocking stuffer type gifts for your friends, be sure to grab these at this discount, so you can use the extra money towards something else, like a nice car charger.
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Way back at the dawn of home gaming Nintendo created the very first region-locked system. If you wanted to play some Japanese games on your Nintendo Entertainment System back in the late 20th century, you were completely out of luck. However, we live in a brave new world, friends. The Nintendo Switch is a region-free system. That means you can buy and play Switch games from any market in the world. Sure there will be other inherent barriers like the ones that language presents but you can buy and play those games none the less.
So let's say that you would like to have access to the Japanese Switch store. Here is how one might go about doing that. It's as simple as can be and no warranty voiding hacks are needed.
Go to http://bit.ly/2AJzIgl and create an all new account with a totally separate email address from your normal account. Fill in all the requested data.
This is the most important step. When you are asked for your "Country/region of residence" make sure to select "Japan" from the drop down menu.
Back on your switch, create a new user account that is separate from your main user account.
Now all you have to do is link your new user to the Nintendo account that you made earlier.
Now that you have a user account with it's region set to Japan, every time you view the Switch store with that account you will be able to see the Japanese store. If you want to go back to your home country all you have to do is view the store with your original account. With this access you can now view and purchase loads of games that simply are not available on the American store.
That includes some games that are decidedly not kid-friendly. Just keep in mind that there are going to be some games that will not offer any English dialog what so ever but maybe that will be helpful as you learn Japanese.
Let us know in the comments below!
Our friends at Thrifter post some great deals every day, and here are the best ones available right now!
From mobile phones to general tech, home goods and much more, the team at Thrifter is scouring the web every single day to find the best deals. Whether something hits a new all-time low, gets discounted for just a limited time, or has a new coupon code available for it, you won't want to miss out any of them. If you want to know about the deals as soon as they are happening, you'll want to follow Thrifter on Twitter, and sign up for the newsletter, because missing out on a great deal stinks!
So, what are the best deals that you should be looking at right now? Well, let's take a look at them so you can see which ones are best for you!
With this deal, all you're spending is $5 on a single Amazon Dash button. You'll get two extra dash buttons for free, and all Dash buttons give you a $4.99 credit the first time you use them. That's $25 total coming back to you with $10 in free Dash buttons and $15 in credit after you use each one.
All you have to do to get the Buy 1, Get 2 discount is add three Dash buttons to your cart. You'll see $10 taken off the price automatically during checkout.
Amazon currently has an Echo Dot bundle that you may not expect, but it's one you should definitely look at buying. Right now you can combine an Echo Dot with the Light Rhapsody Holiday String Lights for just $49.99, which is a savings of around $25.
These lights normally sell for $44.99 on their own, and the Echo Dot is down to $29.99 (from $49.99), so it's basically like adding an Echo Dot to the lights for just $5, which is awesome. Amazon has certified these lights as "Works with Amazon Alexa", meaning the integration was tested and works as it should.
Amazon is offering the RAVPower Car Charger for $6.99. Use coupon code OKAYP031 and bring the final price down to $4.99. This is the lowest price we have seen this item by a dollar.
This tiny car charger outputs a powerful 4.8A which is packed inside a thumb-sized body. This is suitable for your 12-volt/ 24-volt car. It features a dual USB output which can power large, power-demanding devices such as an iPad and a Bluetooth adapter at the same time.
The Sonos Play:1 wireless speaker is down to $149 on Amazon, and the Play:3 is down to $249. Both of those prices are $50 lower than they were before Black Friday.
All the other systems Sonos was selling during Black Friday are back to their normal prices. So we don't know how much longer the Play:1 and Play:3 will be discounted. These prices could be gone before the end of the day.
Anker is dropping prices on... well, everything. This includes deals on chargers, cables, speakers, and a whole bunch of other things. Whatever gear you need, pretty sure you can get a nice chunk off the price today.
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ecobee4 is the best Wi-Fi thermostat you can buy today. It not only works with additional room sensors, but it supports Apple's HomeKit home automation system and comes with Amazon Alexa built in!
ecobee4 one-ups other smart Wi-Fi-equipped thermostats by including remote sensors. They allow you to not only measure the temperature of the room or hallway where the thermostat is installed but also any other room as well. As such, you get more granular control and better comfort and energy efficiency in your house. With the new Alexa-enabled ecobee4, you get all the magic of the HomeKit-enabled ecobee3 and built-in Alexa voice control. Even better, thanks to the built-in speaker and microphone setup, Alexa is just as powerful on the ecobee4 as it is on Amazon's Echo products. With HomeKit compatibility, you also get full support for Siri control, including the ability to change temperature with your voice and trigger more complex actions with scenes, using your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch.
Bottom line: With extra temperature and occupancy sensors you can place throughout your home, built-in Alexa voice control, and HomeKit compatibility, the ecobee4 is hands-down the most integrated, powerful, and doggone fun Wi-Fi smart thermostat you can buy.
One more thing: ecobee is an independent company, not part of a search engine giant. So, if you want to avoid even the slightest chance of your data being harvested or shared, you want ecobee.
Remote sensors, Amazon Alexa, and easy remote control make ecobee4 the complete package.
I love the idea of controlling my home with my iPhone, iPad, and especially my Apple Watch. When I needed to replace my thermostat, I first looked at Nest. I'll be honest — their being owned by Google was a concern of mine. I'm incredibly concerned about online privacy and I just don't like the idea of a data company having a sensor in my house. So, I went with ecobee – first the original and then the HomeKit version as soon as it was available.
Given some of the stumbles Nest has made since then, the continued lack of HomeKit support, and the general neglect that seems to have plagued their products, I'm more convinced than ever that I made the right choice. You don't really appreciate the convenience of a connected thermostat until you have one. It was relatively easy to set up, and since then it's been incredibly easy to control on my iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
The original version required its own app, but the current version works with HomeKit, which is Apple's home automation framework. That means that once you're set up with the app, you can use Apple's virtual assistant, Siri to control your ecobee4. You can also integrate it into scenes with your other HomeKit enabled accessories.
With iOS 10, you can use Apple's new Home app to do all the setup and management as well, and with tvOS 10 and the current generation Apple TV, you can control ecobee4 with the Siri Remote and also access it remotely from anywhere in the world. That's one of the big advantages of HomeKit.
While the ecobee4 comes with one additional sensor, you can get dozens of others to place around even the biggest house. That way, even if the temperature fluctuates from room to room, you can make sure everything is set just the way you like it.
The ecobee4 is a full-featured, Alexa-enabled device. It comes with embedded microphones that feature far-field voice recognition (the same technology that makes the Amazon Echo hear you from across the room) and a speaker that makes Alexa sound loud and clear, despite coming from a thermostat fastened to your wall. That means, on top of having all the same great features as the ecobee3 (HomeKit-enabled, satellite room sensors, energy-saving benefits), you can use the ecobee4 in the same way you'd use an Echo, Echo Dot, or Tap. Ask Alexa to set a timer, adjust the lighting, give you the steps to a recipe, play some jazz — you can do it all right from your smart thermostat. You can also — of course — use Alexa to adjust the temperature in your home but that's just one tiny detail. 😉
Those four factors — not being tied to Google, integration with HomeKit and Amazon's Alexa, and the extra sensors — combine to make ecobee4 the best Wi-Fi thermostat for anyone in the Apple's ecosystem.
ecobee3 lite is more or less the ecobee3 thermostat without the extra sensors. It has all the same great features, including HomeKit compatibility and Siri control; it's just constrained to the area where you install the main unit.
If you have a small apartment, condo, or home, or just don't feel the need for extra sensors in other rooms, it's a great way to get started with ecobee3 and save a little money while doing it.
Bottom line: If you want ecobee3 but you don't want to pay for the full starter kit, you can get the essentials with lite.
One more thing: You can still add extra sensors at any time to expand your ecobee3 setup.
Alphabet's Nest may not be the newest smart thermostat on the block any longer, but it was the one that sparked a generational shift. The HAL-like dial is futuristic, largely easy to operate (albeit sometimes clunky to type with), and Nest comes with a great iPhone and iPad app for controlling your house's temperature. It also supports the Works with Nest program, which provides integrations with dozens of other smart home products.
Ultimately, what separates it from our top pick is its age and lack of HomeKit support — though ultra-modern when released, Nest is showing signs of not being quite as technologically advanced as its competitors. It doesn't offer room sensors, like the ecobee, nor does it let you connect to Apple's HomeKit framework.
That said, if you have other Works with Nest products in your home and few HomeKit options, Nest might be the better of the two picks.
There's also the question of privacy: Nest is owned by Alphabet (A.K.A. Google), and the thermostat's operating ability centers around web access.
Bottom line: If you're inside the Works with Nest ecosystem and don't mind Google's ownership, Nest is a great non-HomeKit alternative to Ecobee.
One more thing: Works with Nest is really the best bit of the Nest thermostat. You can use it to tell items in your home to go on or off at a certain temperature or clue Nest in to when you're home or away.
Smart, Wi-Fi-enabled thermostats are maturing rapidly, but they're still very new — a lot is still changing and fast. But if you're all-in on Apple, and you want a smart thermostat now, ecobee4 is your best bet.
We have to ask: What's your choice for best smart thermostat? Give us a shout in the comments!
Updated November 2017: Despite a couple new thermostats hitting the market, the ecobee4 remains our pick for the best smart thermostat.
Looking for a perfect Apple Watch app? Carrot Weather just made one.
Apple Watch apps are not great advocates for their product. In fact, most of them aren't even good citizens on their product — while doing research for my annual "Best Apple Watch apps" list (coming to an iMore near you next week!), I stopped mid-writing to pen a second article about all the not-so-great apps showcased on the platform. It's a surprising amount, and many of them are from fairly respected developers on the iPhone.
I'm telling you now: Those developers should take a good, hard look at Carrot Weather. Brian Mueller and his evil snarky AI genius CARROT have created a masterpiece in the app's new Apple Watch component. It's an easily-readable weather app with all the snark of its iPhone companion, and it does so while still offering tons of data to interested users without being slow, buggy, or constantly crashing.
Even before its redesign, Carrot Weather's Apple Watch app was decent — along with Just Press Record, it was one of the few third-party watch apps I actively recommended to friends picking up a new Apple Watch.
But this update has made a few crucial changes that elevate the app from good to great. It's faster, taking advantage of all the API goodies and CPU power the Series 3 Apple Watch can provide. That means faster load times for weather along with secondary screens like forecast data and radar — though the latter still suffers a bit on initial load due to actively downloading imagery from the internet.
As a result of building a fully-compatible watchOS 4 app, Carrot also incorporates the operating system's latest features — like the speaker. Yes, Carrot's snarky weather flavor-text can now be read aloud to you if you so choose; it's already brought me a slew of delighted public reactions (something we've been at a loss for as of late with all of the drama happening in the world).
And it's beautiful. The design is a hyper-minimalist version of Carrot's iPhone app, with smart font choices to make at-a-glance weather readings fast and simple (like thicker numbers for hotter weather, and thinner numbers for colder weather). Colors are bright and used effectively. There aren't any impossibly-tiny buttons to mash your finger into on a 38mm watch.
Carrot is also one of the only watch applications I've seen that offers both customizable complications and app display inside its parent iPhone app: There are four completely empty slots you can customize for the watch app, which can display things like the temperature in Celsius, highs and lows, wind speed, precipitation, barometrics, and more. You can also choose to customize your weather flavortext (from Snark to far more practical options) as well as the length of your extended forecast (though Carrot does note that the longer the extended forecast, the longer the app's load time).
It's a smart way to ensure everyone gets what they need out of their watch's weather app without having to hide too much data under menus and tapping and Force Touch gestures. I applaud Mueller for the move — it's one I hope to see many more watch app developers embracing.
One of the few features hidden under a Force Press is the optional radar feature, available only with an Ultrapremium subscription ($9.99/year); the cost is primarily data-based, as the feature pulls information from Weather Underground rather than Dark Sky, and the former service is quite a bit pricier to include in an app.
As I mention above, radar does take a bit longer to load than anything else on the Apple Watch app, but it's worth it to view an easy-to-read 30-minute map on your wrist. I've tried quite a number of weather apps on my watch, and none attempt radar so gracefully as Carrot Weather (and, quite frankly, none of them really work).
Carrot Weather is $4.99 on the App Store. If you care at all about good weather data on your Apple Watch, this is the app to get. If you care about app development on your Apple Watch, doubly so. And if you care about snarky assistants telling you that clouds look like baby sloths, well… I think you two are going to be very happy together.
Bye-bye, notch!
When the iPhone X was released, there was more talk about the notch than there was Face ID, Animoji, and the lack 'o homebutton.
Lots of people either really didn't mind the look of it, while others were nit-picking the notch from the minute Apple unveiled it at their September event.
All criticism aside, the iPhone X is a top notch phone.
— L3viathan (@L3viathan2142) September 13, 2017
Designing for iPhone X means black status bar all the time. Not embracing that notch, sorry.
— Ben Cline (@yocline) September 13, 2017
I just want to be loved http://bit.ly/2njFgby
— iPhone X Notch (@iPhoneXNotch) September 14, 2017
If you're someone who isn't #teamnotch, there are actually a few different ways you can hide it with the help of a third-party app — so here's how to hide the notch on your iPhone X!
Get a li'l bit notchy up in here and say goodbye to your iPhone X's notch with the help of the app, Notchy (did I say notch too many times? Notch notch notch-ity notchnotchnotch).
This free app gives you a full selection of custom-made iPhone X wallpapers that cleverly hide and mask your iPhone's notch. The high-quality images range from stunning nature photography, to experimental long-exposure shots, to black and white images, to even an option that allows you to create your own wallpapers using the app:
All you need to do is apply the specific fade effect to your specific photos, tweak the image so it masks the notch completely, and you're good to go!
It's worth it to note that your notch will be seen when you're using apps, but while you're in home screen/lock screen mode, your notch will be invisible.
Free, simple to use, and dedicated to hiding your iPhone X's notch, Notcho is an app that helps your notch disappear.
Notcho alls you to import any photos or images and then automatically turn them into notch camouflage. The app even offers up dozens of wallpapers that you can choose from if you don't want to import any of your own images!
While the app itself is free to download, it is worth noting that there are watermarks on the images, and in order to get rid of 'em, you do have to make a $1.99 in-app purchase, which isn't ideal, especially when you can easily get the same thing for free.
Are you someone who's been super bothered by the look of the notch? Or do you not really care about it at the end of the day?
Let us know what your thoughts are in the comments down below!
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Carrot Weather, Brian Mueller’s popular weather app for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac, today released a thoroughly revamped watch app featuring a bunch of powerful capabilities not found in any other watchOS weather app.... Read the rest of this post here
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