News & Reviews:   Apple

After some accidental publishing of web pages for Apple Pay support by the banks, Apple has finally officially announced that the payment service is now in Malaysia. The service will work with Visa and Mastercard cards from banks including AmBank, Maybank, and Standard Chartered Bank, while American Express will be added to the list later this year.

iPhone users rejoice! Apple has finally listened to its customers and brought back the battery percentage indicator icon on the iPhone after a 5-year long absence.

The bets on Apple launching the new iPad Pro before 2022 ends are high. Before that happens, someone tipped that the tablet might sport a new connector for the accessories, which could even cause incompatibility with the existing ones.

Yesterday, we reported that Shopee may be adding the option for consumers in Malaysia to make purchases via Apple Pay and now, it looks like the payment method is coming to other merchants too. The latest of which is the telco company Maxis, whereby a placard allegedly on display in one of its centres shows that Apple Pay is now accepted there.

After years of iterative improvements of its entry-level iPad, many are expecting Apple to refresh its popular tablet’s design this year. Well, according to an alleged leak of the 2022 iPad’s design, there are some design refresh, though it still retains the dated look. 

The upcoming iPadOS 16 update which was first announced by Apple during WWDC 2022 is expected to be delayed for about a month and will not be released at the same time with iOS 16. This is according to reliable tipster and insider Mark Gurman who got the info from ‘people with knowledge on the matter’.

The smartphone world is pretty much dominated by two operating systems, Apple’s ‘wall-gardened’ iOS on the iPhone and the other being Google’s open source Android on a slew of devices. While Android has always had more users thanks to its open source nature, it seems that iOS is catching up with 2022 seeing a record number of Android users switching to iPhone.

Currently, ads only appear on the Apple App Store's main "Search" tab and in the Search results, but it seems like they're spreading to even more places with this new report. According to 9to5Mac, the tech giant is adding a new ad slot to its "Today" homepage tab and on individual app pages.

Many users globally are reporting that the Apple Online Store are currently down in their region, though it doesn’t seem to affect Malaysia or other regions in Southeast Asia. Currently in certain regions such as the United States, the website is showing a silhouette of the company logo with the message ‘Be right back’ in bold.

The upcoming OS update for then Apple iPhone, iOS 16 will be rolling out to users some time this September with a slew of new features such as the ability to edit sent iMessages. However, it seems like Apple is still finding the right formula for that particular feature, with the latest beta further tweaking how it is implemented.