Juli Clover
Juli is the Managing Editor at MacRumors, and has been covering Apple news and rumors since 2010. She oversees MacRumors' guides, roundups, how tos, reviews, and giveaways in addition to covering daily news. Her work is regularly highlighted on Techmeme and cited by tech publications and news sites.
She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.
She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.
Juli Clover's Articles
Apple Gearing Up for Launch of Vision Pro Developer Kits
Apple is gearing up to provide developers with resources to create apps and experiences for the Apple Vision Pro headset, and yesterday, the company pushed out new backend assets for the Vision Pro.
Code for updating the battery pack that powers the Vision Pro has been introduced, along with other visionOS assets needed for test versions of the device. Apple appears to have three different...
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Stardew Valley+ Now Available on Apple Arcade
Popular farming adventure game Stardew Valley+ is now available on Apple Arcade, with Apple Arcade subscribers able to play the title for free. Stardew Valley+ features the same open-ended farming gameplay as the original, with more than 50 hours of content plus mobile features like autosave and touch controls.
Stardew Valley lets players improve upon an abandoned, overgrown plot of land,...
Hands-On With Google's Pixel Fold Smartphone
Google in May unveiled its first foldable smartphone, the Pixel Fold. We picked up a Pixel Fold and thought we'd check it out to see how it compares to Apple's latest iPhones.
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The Pixel Fold has a display size of 7.6 inches when it is unfolded, but when collapsed, the cover display measures in at 5.8 inches. Both displays feature a...
Apple Supplier TSMC Delays Production of 4nm Chips at Arizona Factory Due to Skilled Worker Shortage
Apple supplier TSMC has been working on building a chip manufacturing plant in Arizona where it plans to manufacture chips for Apple, but mass production is set to be delayed because of a worker shortage.
According to The Wall Street Journal, TSMC is finding it difficult to hire people with expertise in building semiconductor factories in the United States. TSMC may have to bring in...
iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max Supplies Could Be Constrained at Launch Due to Display Manufacturing Issues
Apple is running into difficulties with iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max display manufacturing, which could lead to a limited number of devices being available at launch in September.
Rumors have suggested that the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will have slimmer bezels than the iPhone 14 Pro models, and it is this decrease in bezel size that is creating issues.
According to The...
Nomad Introduces Revamped 'ChargeKey' With Lightning and USB-C Options
Popular accessory maker Nomad today announced the reintroduction of the ChargeKey, a classic Nomad product that has been updated with a new look and with 2023 performance standards.
The ChargeKey is a pocketable charger that attaches to a keychain. It features magnetic tips that connect to one another when the ChargeKey is not in use, and then when needed, the two halves fold out into a...
Netflix Gains Six Million Subscribers After Password Sharing Crackdown
Netflix earlier this year began cracking down on password sharing in the United States and other countries, and the effort has been successful, the company said today. Netflix gained 5.9 million new global subscribers in the second quarter of 2023, including more than one million in the U.S. and Canada, according to its most recent earnings report [PDF].
Based on these results, Netflix will...
Netflix Nixes Cheapest $9.99 Plan in U.S., Ad-Free Streaming Now Starts at $15.49 Per Month
Netflix today quietly eliminated its most affordable ad-free plan in the United States and the United Kingdom, raising the price of ad-free streaming options.
In the U.S., the Basic plan was priced at $9.99 per month, and with its removal, ad-free streaming now starts at $15.49 per month. Netflix subscribers can opt for the $6.99 per month "Standard with ads" plan, but that price point...
Apple Experimenting With 'Apple GPT' AI Tool, No Launch Planned Yet
Apple is working on "Apple GPT" artificial intelligence projects that could rival OpenAI's ChatGPT, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Work on AI has become a priority for Apple over the course of the last few months, as chatbot services and AI functions in apps have proliferated.
The Cupertino company has developed an "Ajax" framework for large language models like ChatGPT, Microsoft's...
Threads Social Network Gets First Major Update
The Threads social network from Meta today received its first significant update that introduces a range of new features that improve the functionality of the social network. Updates include a tab for seeing who follows you so you can follow them back, an option to subscribe to unfollowed users, improvements to activity feed loading times, and translation option to translate posts that are in a...
Apple Seeds macOS Ventura 13.5 Release Candidate to Developers
Apple today seeded the release candidate version of macOS Ventura 13.5 to developers for testing purposes, with the beta introduced a week after the release of the fifth beta.
Registered developers can download the beta through the Apple Developer Center and after the appropriate profile is installed, with the betas available through the Software Update mechanism in System Settings.
No...
Apple Seeds Release Candidate Versions of iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 to Developers
Apple today seeded the release candidates (RCs) of upcoming iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after the release of the fifth betas. RCs precede a public launch and mark the final version of the software that will be provided to iPhone and iPad users.
Registered developers can opt in to the betas by opening up the Settings...
Apple Seeds Release Candidate Version of watchOS 9.6 to Developers
Apple today seeded release candidate version of an upcoming watchOS 9.6 update to developers for testing purposes, with the software update coming a week after the release of the fifth beta. The RC marks the final version of the software that will be provided to the public.
To install the watchOS 9.6 update, developers will need to download the configuration profile from the Apple Developer...
Apple Seeds tvOS 16.6 Release Candidate to Developers
Apple today seeded the release candidate version of an upcoming tvOS 16.6 update to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming a week after the release of the fifth beta. The RC marks the final version of the software that will be provided to the public.
Registered developers are able to download the tvOS 16.6 update by downloading a profile on the Apple TV using Xcode.
tvOS...
Judge Lets Apple Further Delay Implementing App Store Rule Changes From Ongoing Epic Dispute
Apple does not yet have to implement changes to its "anti-steering" App Store rules that would allow developers to direct customers to purchase options outside the App Store.
As noted by The Verge, Apple was today granted a motion that prevents it from having to make App Store changes for 90 days, giving the company time to ask the Supreme Court to hear the case.
Apple and Epic Games have ...
Apple and Goldman Sachs Crediting Some Customers Who Had Long Waits for Savings Withdrawal Requests
Some customers who had a poor experience with their Apple Savings accounts handled by Goldman Sachs are receiving one-time credits, according to an email received from MacRumors reader Michael, who made a withdrawal in May.
"The experience we provided for a withdrawal request you made for your Savings account in May did not meet our standards," reads the email. As a thank you, Apple and...
Samsung Debuts New $1,599 ViewFinity S9 5K Display to Compete with Apple's Studio Display
Samsung today announced the upcoming U.S. launch of its ViewFinity S9 display, which is designed to compete with the Studio Display from Apple. The ViewFinity S9 previously launched in South Korea in June, but next month it will be expanding to the United States.
The 27-inch ViewFinity S9 features a 5K display with a resolution of 5120 x 2800 and 218 pixels per inch. It offers 600 nits...
iOS 17 Messages App Features: Check In, Stickers, and More
Apple made a number of changes to the Messages app in iOS 17, introducing a new look, updated stickers functionality, and important new safety features that help people traveling alone feel safer.
This guide highlights all of the features that Apple is adding to Messages in iOS 17.
Design Updates
Apple updated the design of the Messages to cut down on clutter. The "+" button on the left...
Is Apple's iOS 17 Live Voicemail Feature Too Confusing?
Apple in iOS 17 is introducing a new Live Voicemail feature that is designed to provide you with a transcript of the message that's being left as the person is speaking, so you can choose to pick up the phone if it's important.
Live Voicemail is functional in both the developer and public betas, and the way the feature is set up has some iPhone users wondering if it's too confusing.
With...
'Ridiculous Fishing EX' Now Available on Apple Arcade
Popular iOS game Ridiculous Fishing is now available on Apple Arcade, allowing Apple Arcade subscribers to re-experience Vlambeer's classic 2013 title.
Ridiculous Fishing tasks players with casting a line as deep as possible then using tilt-based gestures to grab as many fish as possible. Players take on the role of a fisherman named Billy, who has some unorthodox ideas about fishing....
