Waltr Pro, Softorino's excellent file converter that helps you get around iOS file format issues, has become even more pro with several new features added in the latest update.
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djay Pro for iOS gains AI-generated DJ sets
German developer Algoriddim has updated its djay Pro app for the iPhone and iPad with new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered features, leveraging the Neural engine in Apple silicon.
Photoshop alternative Pixelmator Pro picks up support for LUT color adjustments
The excellent Pixelmator Pro image editor has received a major new feature in the latest update, the ability to work with industry-standard LUT preset files for color calibration.
Apple makes its official app for developers more aesthetically pleasing ahead of WWDC21
After announcing that WWDC21 has been scheduled to kick off online beginning June 7, 2021, Apple has refreshed its official app for developers with a new look and feel.
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The Apple Developer app gets a new look and feel. Available on the iPhone, iPad and Mac. It uses Apple's Catalyst framework. A revamped Discover tab“We've made improvements to the look and feel of the Developer app across iPhone, iPad, and Mac to help you enjoy articles, videos, news and announcements, as well as past WWDC content,” the company wrote in release notes accompany the app's version 9.0 update.
The Discover tab has been updated on macOS Big Sur with improved support for larger Mac displays to make better use of the available screen real estate. Additionally, the search feature has been improved across platforms to make it “easier to find the content you want to watch.”
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On iPads, the app now lets you navigate the content faster using the new sidebar feature for apps that was rolled out to developers with the release of iPadOS 14 last year.
Aside from those improvements, the new release extends login session duration, fixes bugs and adds various other enhancements. Available across the iOS, iPadOS, macOS and tvOS platforms, the software also includes a dedicated iMessage app.
A sign of Catalyst improvements?The Apple Developer app lets you read check out developer news, browse various features, read programming stories and watch WWDC sessions, keynotes and other videos, including those from past events. You can also download videos to watch offline.
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Catalyst is built using Apple's Catalyst software framework for porting existing iPadOS apps over to macOS without having to redesign the user interface from scratch. However, Catalyst still isn't perfect at converting all iPadOS user interface controls into their macOS counterparts.
Apple will likely advance Catalyst at this year's WWDC, which kicks off with a keynote on June 7 and will be hosted in an all-online format similar to last year's conference.
Note-taking app Notability relaunches on the Mac, gaining feature parity with the iOS version
Notability, one of the best note-taking productivity apps for the iPad, today released a new Mac version, rewritten from scratch, that brings the full iPad experience to macOS for the first time.
Telegram gains expiring invites, auto-delete in any chat, unlimited groups and more
The secure messaging software Telegram has been updated with a flurry of new features, including vanishing messages in any kind of chat, as the app continues to see a burst of new users following the confusion over WhatsApp’s upcoming privacy policy change.
Waze now lets you stream audiobooks and other content from Audible
If you have an Audible membership, you can now access more than 600,000 Audible originals, audiobooks, podcasts and other audio programs from within the Google-owned Waze.
Speedtest for iOS can now benchmark your network’s video-streaming quality
Speedtest by Ookla provides free analysis of various Internet access performance metrics, and now iPhone owners can also use this app for measuring their network's ability to stream video.
The popular Procreate art app brings the iPad experience to your iPhone
The versatile, award-winning drawing and illustration software Procreate Pocket for iPhone has been updated on the App Store with a bunch of new features, some of which used to be exclusive to the iPad edition of the app. The refreshed app also includes a totally new interface and the Valkyrie graphics engine that “moves as fast as you can sketch, paint or draw.”
Shazam now has a Home screen widget
Shazam, the Apple-owned music identification service, has picked up a handy Home screen widget on the iPhone and iPad in the latest refresh to the software on the App Store.
Excel updated with Split View multitasking, Word now supports trackpad and mouse
Microsoft has updated its Office for iPhone and iPad productivity suite with a few new nice-to-haves. For instance, you can now take advantage of side-by-side multitasking in Excel. Also, Word now supports richer mouse and trackpad interactions on your Magic Keyboard.
“Pascal’s Wager” is the first iOS game to add support for both mouse and keyboard controls
“Pascal's Wager”, an epic dark fantasy action RPG title for the iPhone and iPad, has been updated on the App Store with support for both mouse and keyboard controls. The game has become the very first iOS title to take full advantage of iPadOS 14's expanded framework that brings full support for keyboard, mouse and trackpad interactions on the iPad.