The third beta version of macOS Ventura 13 has bene released by Apple to Mac users participating in the developer beta program.

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Apple has released iOS 16 beta 3 and iPadOS 16 beta 3 to uses participating in the developer beta testing programs for Apple system software.

The new builds are available now for anyone who has installed iOS 16 beta or iPadOS 16 beta onto their iPhone or iPad, respectively.

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Apple has released the fifth beta builds of macOS Monterey 12.5, iOS 15.6, and iPadOS 15.6.

No specific features or changes are expected in the releases, suggesting that iOS 15.6, iPadOS 15.6, and macOS Monterey 12.5 will all be bug fix releases with security improvements.

These betas are being worked on alongside the separate betas of iOS 16, macOS Ventura 13, and iPadOS 16, which are set to be released to the general public this fall.

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If you read a lot of content on your iPhone, especially our vast array of helpful articles, you may have sometimes noticed that your screen dims, turns off, and locks automatically. However, this can be avoided by changing how long your iPhone screen takes to lock or turn off due to inactivity.

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Planning on watching an exciting fireworks show and want to preserve a memory of the experience, or perhaps share the firework show with someone else? Consider using the excellent Time-Lapse feature of the iPhone camera!

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Installed macOS using VirtualBox on your Windows PC only to find out that it’s not running in full screen? Well, this is something that a lot of new VirtualBox users run into, but it’s not really an issue. This can be resolved with a simple command line.

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Did you manage to set up a macOS virtual machine on your Windows PC only to realize that your USB devices aren’t showing up in it? While running macOS in a guest environment with a tool like VirtualBox is one thing, configuring it and making proper use of all the available features is another.

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Did you know you can mirror your iPhone or iPad to many modern LG TV’s? Similar to how you mirror the iPhone screen to an Apple TV device, many modern smart TV’s also directly support the ability to mirror a device screen directly to them.

If you’ve been thinking about purchasing an Apple TV to mirror your iPhone’s screen or watch Apple TV+ shows and movies on your TV, then hold your horses, because your TV model may already support these features, and if you’re in the market for a new TV anyway you could pick a smart TV that supports AirPlay mirroring as well.

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Rarely, you may encounter a Mac that boots to a screen that shows a circle with a line through it, or a circle with a slash through it.

If you encounter a Mac booting into a circle with a line through it, read along to understand what is happening, and how to resolve the problem.

The Mac circle with a slash through it symbol looks kind of like this emoji, except it’s grayscale: 🚫

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Many Mac users who wish to download and install macOS Ventura beta have discovered the Ventura beta update installs automatically over the current system software version, like a standard software update, rather than downloading a typical “Install macOS Ventura beta.app” application installer. But what if you want the full installer?

If you want to download a complete installer for macOS Ventura beta, you can do so directly from the Apple CDN servers, without having to use Software Update, and without needing a beta profile.

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Apple has released the fourth beta versions of iOS 15.6, iPadOS 15.6, and macOS Monterey 12.5.

The new beta builds for iOS 15 and macOS Monterey are concurrent and separate from the ongoing beta versions of the next generation operating systems, versioned as iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura 13, which are due out this fall.

No new features or major changes are expected in iOS 15.6, iPadOS 15.6, and macOS Monterey 12.5, and instead it’s likely the versions will focus on bug fixes and security enhancements.

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One practical way to customize your iPad experience is to customize the cursor size and color, assuming you use the iPad with a mouse or trackpad.

The cursor, or mouse pointer, is available to any iPad using a Magic Keyboard with trackpad, mouse, or external trackpad, and you’ll find the range of appearance adjustments may help you to use the device, or add to your enjoyment of the cursor anyway.

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Firefox Focus is a great web browser for iPhone and iPad that basically defaults to being in private browsing mode, meaning there are no cookies, browsing history, or other browser data kept or maintained.

But despite being a privacy centric browser, Firefox Focus defaults to sending browser usage data to Mozilla, along with a studies feature that may share browser data as well. If you’re expecting to use Firefox Focus with privacy in mind, you’d probably want to disable those two settings on iOS or iPadOS.

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You may have visited somewhere in the past where in order to access the local internet hotspot, you connect to the router, and then a captive network portal page comes up where you typically agree to have access, or enter a room number, or something similar. But what if you want to join a local wi-fi network but the captive portal page is not showing up?

We’ll walk through some tips so that you can force open a captive portal wi-fi login page again, so that you can sign in and get access to the internet on your computer or device.

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Do you own a newer model LG TV from 2018 or later? If so, you’ll probably be excited to know that you can get started with Apple HomeKit, even if you haven’t purchased any HomeKit accessories. That’s right, you can control much of your TV’s functioning with HomeKit on your iPhone or iPad.

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You may be familiar with the iPhone feature that allows you to filter your Messages inbox to Known and Unknown senders, which is handy if you find yourself getting a lot of messages you do not want from people you do not know. But what if you find someone you do know that has been stuffed into the “Unknown Sender” message inbox on your iPhone?

We’ll show you how you can move someone from the Unknown Sender list, to the Known Sender list on iPhone Messages.

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If you installed MacOS Ventura beta onto a Mac and now wish to revert back to a stable macOS Monterey build, you can do so, assuming you meet a few basic requirements.

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Apple has released the second beta version of macOS Ventura to Mac users enrolled in the developer beta testing program.

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