What’s this year’s best iPhone app? (iPhone News #48)
Apple has revealed the best iPhone and Mac apps of 2021. It also seems that the popular iPhone SE will receive a successor next year. In this overview we summarize the most important iPhpne news from last week for you.
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These are the best iPhone and Mac apps (according to Apple)
The time of year-end lists has arrived and Apple is also making a contribution. Last week, the company put the spotlight on what it believes to be the best iPhone, iPad and Mac apps of 2021.
The applications are praised by Apple for their innovation, user experience and design. Last week, the company also announced the most popular iPhone and iPad apps of 2021.
→ This is the best iPhone app of 2021
Your iPhone has a secret rainfall radar – this is how you activate it
With a rain radar you can see if you need an umbrella when you go outside. And did you know that the iPhone’s Weather app has a secret rainfall radar that shows you when and where it’s going to rain?
If you say rain map, you say Buienradar. But since iOS 15, it is not necessarily necessary to install this shower forecaster. The Weather app has something similar, although the option is quite hidden.
→ This is how you activate your iPhone’s secret shower radar
Apple will launch brand new iPhone SE in early 2022
Apple will release a new version of the wildly popular iPhone SE in a few months. That reports the Taiwanese TrendForce, a well-known and reliable source.
The current SE is Apple’s cheapest iPhone and also the only iPhone that still has a home button and Touch ID on board. The successor of the device will probably have a similar design. On the inside, the new iPhone SE gets a few hefty upgrades.
→ Will there be a new iPhone SE in 2022?
This is how you watch ‘Spotify Wrapped’, but for Apple Music
Every year with Spotify Wrapped you get an overview of all your favorite music from the past year, but unfortunately Apple Music does not have a ‘Wrapped’ function.
Or is it? There is a way to request similar lists in Apple’s music service. We’ll show you how to view this ‘Apple Music Wrapped’ overview!
→ Check your Apple Music Replay
The best widgets for your iPhone and iPad: make your home screen really beautiful
Widgets are small apps with different functions that you put on the home screen of your iPhone. The default widgets are nice, but there are some limitations.
That’s why we listed some handy tips last week to really get the most out of your iPhone widgets. An app like Color Widgets, for example, gives you many more options.
→ Get the most out of your iPhone widgets
Apple still working on three-in-one wireless charger
Apple seems to be working again on a charging mat that is able to charge your iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch at the same time. It should also be possible in the future to charge devices by placing them on the back of the iPhone.
This reports the reliable Mark Gurman of Bloomberg in its weekly newsletter. The Apple insider thinks Apple is still working on a multi-device charger. He does not provide more details, but we expect it to be a charging mat with which you can charge the iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch.
→ Read more about Apple’s wireless charger
Video of the week: This is how Live Text works in iOS 15
