Apple Maps is now available on the web, just in case you’d like to use a web based interface for Apple Maps instead of the Maps app on iPhone, iPad, or Mac. The introduction of a web interface for Apple Maps also means that Android users and Windows users can access Apple Maps now, if they so choose.

It’s worth noting that Apple Maps on the web is currently in beta, and has a beta URL that will surely change by the time it is finalized, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use it right away.

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Some Mac users occasionally discover the ‘chronod’ process in MacOS is either consuming a large amount of system resources, or is requesting access to network connections. Sometimes chronod is flagged by overly zealous anti-virus apps as well. While there are plenty of people who ignore this kind of thing, another curious type of Mac user is actively curious about what specific resource heavy processes are, or what the intention is behind a process that wants or requires internet access.

So what is chronod on the Mac, why is it using high CPU and system resources, and why does it want network access? Let’s explore the chronod process a bit to better understand it’s fuction.

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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 issued as a public beta, depending on the beta releases and Apple’s internal schedule. Maybe you installed the public beta but now wish to get quicker access to new beta updates through the developer beta channel, in which case switching to the developer beta would allow for that.

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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 developers, anyone can install iOS 18 beta or install iPadOS 18 beta onto a compatible device if they’re comfortable with bugs and other hassles associated with beta system software. More casual beta testers should instead run the public beta releases.

iOS 18 for iPhone, and iPadOS 18 for iPad, include a variety of interesting new features, including new dark mode icons and widgets, icon color customization options, AI Apple Intelligence features including ChatGPT connections to Siri, customizable Control Center, a Calculator app for iPad, improvements to Safari, and some other changes that will take some time for users to adapt to like the newly redesigned confusing Photos app.

Beta testers will also find macOS Sequoia beta 4 available, along with tvOS 18 beta 4, watchOS 11 beta 4, and visionOS 2 beta 4.

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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 Sequoia 15 features some intriguing new features for the Mac, including new and improved window tiling capabilities, iPhone Mirroring to interact with iPhone from your Mac, Passwords app, AI Apple Intelligence features throughout various apps and MacOS, significant changes to Photos app, improvements to Safari, Notes, and other default apps, and more.

Aside from the MacOS Sequoia beta 4 release, iOS 18 beta 4 and iPadOS 18 beta 4 are also available.

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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 the final version of that software to be released to the general public. This suggests the final version of iOS 17.6, MacOS Sonoma 14.6, and iPadOS 17.6, will be released either later this week, or sometime next week.

The RC builds are available to download now for anyone running the current generations of beta system software. While most beta users are already running iOS 18 beta, iPadOS 18 beta, and MacOS Sequoia beta on their test devices, most developers also have devices running the current generation beta system software builds as well.

No new features are expected, suggesting the updates are focused on bug fixes and security patches.

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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 finalized, giving early access to features like the Calculator app, Passwords app, a completely redesigned Photos app, improvements to Notes including Apple Pencil math support, new Dark Mode theme options and icon color hue options, and Apple Intelligence AI features, and much more.

It’s important to remember that running beta system software, including iPadOS 18 public beta, is not for everyone, and is generally only appropriate for advanced users. Since beta system software is buggier than final releases, you’ll likely encounter bugs, crashes, freezes, performance issues, battery issues, and other nuisances that are typically not part of a final OS experience. If you’re comfortable with the risks associated with running betas, you’ll find that installing iPadOS 18 public beta onto an iPad is very easy.

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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 performance and battery life, but running watchOS 11 public beta can also offer an early look at the new features that are coming.

WatchOS 11 includes a variety of new compelling features, including functionality for adding rest days to your workouts, the ability to pause activity rings without losing streaks, workout load tracking, live language translation, tap-to-send-cash features, features for pregnant women, and more.

If you’re interested in installing watchOS 11 public beta on your Apple Watch, read on and you’ll be up and running shortly.

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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 app, a redesigned Photos app, iPhone Mirroring on Mac, a bunch of AI Apple Intelligence features, and more.

Assuming you are comfortable with the inherent risks associated with running beta system software, then installing the iOS 18 public beta is pretty simple.

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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 MacOS Sequoia 15 beta. If you are running any of those beta versions, you will not see beta updates to iOS 17.6, iPadOS 17.6, and MacOS Sonoma 14.6.

No major new features are expected in these releases, suggesting they’re likely to focus on security patches and bug fix updates.

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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 system software is much buggier and less stable than final versions.

If you’re an advanced Mac user who is comfortable with the risks associated with running beta MacOS versions, and if you’re interested in installing and running macOS Sequoia public beta, follow along and you’ll be running macOS Sequoia 15 beta in no time at all.

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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.

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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.

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Apple has released revised versions of iOS 18 beta 3, iPadOS 18 beta 3, and macOS Sequoia beta 3.

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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 empty your digital Trash bin.

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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 screen, a new Passwords app, Apple Intelligence AI features, a nifty new window tiling feature, improvements to default apps like Safari and Notes, and some notable changes to Photos app, as well as many other smaller features and changes.

While anyone can enroll their Apple ID to participate in the developer beta program, running beta system software is really only appropriate for advanced users. If you’re savvy and/or adventurous enough to be curious, you can learn how to install MacOS Sequoia beta here with the developer beta.

Aside from MacOS Sequoia beta 3, developers can also find iOS 18 beta 3 and iPadOS 18 beta 3, watchOS 11 beta 3, tvOS 18 beta 3, and visionOS 2 beta 3, for testing purposes as well.

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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 degraded considerably.

The fuzzy pixelated image at the top of this article is a thumbnail demonstrating one such video of a scene from a Japanese garden with little waterfalls and plant features, recorded at high resolution on an iPhone 14 Pro, but when it arrived on the Android users phone (a new Samsung Galaxy), the video appeared so pixelated, low quality, fuzzy, and blurry, that the entire scene was practically indecipherable!

If you’re an iPhone or Android user, you might be wondering why videos sent from iPhone to Android show up as low quality ultra pixelated messes, and what to do about it, and that’s what we’re helping you with here.

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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 Sonoma 14.6 beta 3, are all available for beta testers.

These are presumed to be primarily bug fix releases with security updates, and are unlikely to include any major new features, as Apple focuses feature development efforts on the upcoming iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia 15 system software that is in concurrent beta development.
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