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
Hands-On With Microsoft's $1,400 'Surface Duo' Dual Display Smartphone
As Apple prepares to unveil its new iPhone 12 lineup next month, Microsoft has launched the $1,400 Surface Duo, a foldable smartphone that offers two displays and is quite different from anything Apple has to offer.
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We've checked out a few foldable smartphones like Samsung's Galaxy Fold and Galaxy Z Flip, so we thought we'd also take ...
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New AirPods Pro Firmware Introduces Spatial Audio Support and Automatic Switching
The new 3A283 firmware that Apple released for the AirPods Pro today appears to introduce support for Spatial Audio, a new feature coming to the higher-end AirPods with iOS 14.
Multiple reports on Twitter and the MacRumors forums indicate that the firmware update adds a "Spatial Audio" option to the Control Center, which can be activated to enable the feature. Note that using Spatial Audio...
Apple Updates AirPods 2 and AirPods Pro Firmware to Version 3A283
Apple today released new 3A283 firmware updates for the second-generation AirPods and the AirPods Pro. The second-generation AirPods are being updated from the 2D15 firmware they were previously running, while the AirPods Pros are being updated from the 2D27 firmware they had installed previously.
Apple does not provide details on what's included in refreshed firmware so we don't know what's ...
What to Expect at the Apple Event: New Apple Watch Series 6, iPad Air, No iPhone 12
Last Minute Updates
Some last minute leaks have come in ahead of Tuesday's event, confirming which devices we can expect to see Apple unveil, and which features those devices might offer.
AirPods and iOS 14
Apple introduced a new version of the AirPods Pro firmware that supports spatial audio for the first time. Spatial audio is an iOS 14 feature that enables a stereo surround-style...
Alleged iPhone 12 Pro Chassis Shown Off in Video
Apple's iPhone 12 lineup is set to launch at some point in October, and ahead of the debut of the new iPhones, leaks have been picking up. We've seen a few components such as a display unit and a logic board, but a new video today allegedly features the chassis of the 6.1-inch iPhone 12 Pro.
Shared by EverythingApplePro, the iPhone shell appears similar to dummy iPhone units that have been...
Apple Donating Additional Funds to Firefighting Efforts on the West Coast
As wildfires continue to rage across California and Oregon, Apple CEO Tim Cook today announced on Twitter that Apple plans to donate additional money to firefighting and recovery efforts across the West Coast.
Image Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press. Creek Fire near Fresno, California
Cook previously announced fire relief donations on August 19, when a lightning storm in Northern...
MacRumors Giveaway: Win a 2400Wh Bluetti EB240 Power Station From MAXOAK
For this week's giveaway we've teamed up with MAXOAK to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a Bluetti EB240 Power Station, a high-capacity portable battery that's ideal for emergency power, power outages, off-grid living, camping, and other similar purposes.
The EB240 Power Station features a 2400Wh battery that supports a maximum of 1000W continuous power draw, though it can support up...
Apple Updates App Store Review Guidelines to Allow Streaming Game Services That Submit Each Game to the App Store [Updated]
Apple today announced updates to its App Store Review Guidelines to take into account some new features that are coming in iOS 14, such as App Clips, while also introducing new rules surrounding streaming game services and in-app purchases.
According to Apple's updated guidelines, streaming game services like Microsoft's xCloud are allowed, but all of the games included in a streaming game...
Apple Seeds Fifth Public Beta of watchOS 7 to Public Beta Testers
Apple today seeded the fifth public beta of an upcoming watchOS 7 update to public beta testers, one week after seeding the fourth public beta and just a few days after seeding a new beta to developers.
The watchOS 7 update can be downloaded after installing the proper profile from Apple's Public Beta website. watchOS 7 should not be installed on a primary device as it is still an early...
Apple Music Android Code Confirms 'Apple One' Subscription Bundle
Apple is rumored to be working on a subscription services bundle called "Apple One," which could see a launch in the near future, according to code found in the Android version of Apple Music by 9to5Google.
Signs of an "Apple One" bundle were found in the 3.4.0 beta of Apple Music for Android, confirming that Apple Music will be one component of the services bundle. From the Android app...
Apple Shares Trailer for Upcoming Docuseries 'Tiny World' Narrated by Paul Rudd
Apple today shared the trailer for its upcoming nature docuseries "Tiny World," which is set to launch on Friday, October 2. Narrated by Paul Rudd, Tiny World looks at the world "through the eyes of the tiniest creatures."
Narrated by Paul Rudd, this docuseries showcases nature's lesser-known tiny heroes. Spotlighting small creatures and the extraordinary things they do to survive, each...
Google Maps for Apple Watch Now Live With Latest Update
Google in August announced the launch of a new Google Maps app that's designed for the Apple Watch, and at the time, Google said that it would be rolling out "in the coming weeks."
The Apple Watch app has gone live based on reports from Reddit users who downloaded the latest iPhone update and were able to install the Google Maps app on the Apple Watch.
The Google Maps app for Apple Watch...
Apple Designs Custom Face Mask for Corporate and Retail Employees [Updated with Unboxing]
Apple's design team has created a new kind of protective mask that's being distributed to retail and corporate employees, reports Bloomberg.
The mask is called the Apple Face Mask and it was developed in-house in Cupertino by the Engineering and Industrial Design teams at Apple. Last week, an Apple employee sent MacRumors an image of the mask design, which can be seen up above.
The Apple ...
Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 113 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements
Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced four years ago in March 2016. Apple designed the Safari Technology Preview to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari.
Safari Technology Preview release 113 includes bug fixes and performance improvements for Web Inspector, Web Audio, WebRTC,...
Tile Launches New Premium Protect Plan That Offers $1000 in Lost Item Reimbursement
As rumors about Apple's AirTags ramp up, AirTag competitor Tile is planning to launch a new "Premium Protect" service that will provide up to $1,000 to reimburse customers who subscribe for their lost items.
Tile already has a premium plan that provides Smart Alerts when an item is left behind, free replacement batteries each year, and 30-day location history, but the $30 subscription...
Apple Releases Eighth Betas of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]
Apple today seeded the eighth betas of upcoming iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 updates to developers for testing purposes, one week after seeding the seventh betas and over two months after unveiling the new software at the WWDC keynote.
Registered developers can download the betas over the air after installing the proper profile from the Apple Developer Center.
iOS 14 introduces a redesigned Home...
Apple Seeds Eighth Beta of watchOS 7 to Developers
Apple today seeded the eighth beta of an upcoming watchOS 7 beta to developers, one week after releasing the seventh beta and more than two months after unveiling watchOS 7 at the Worldwide Developers Conference.
To install the watchOS 7 beta, developers need to download the proper configuration profile from the Apple Developer Center. Once the profile is in place, the watchOS 7 beta...
Apple Seeds Eighth Beta of tvOS 14 to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]
Apple today seeded the eighth beta of an upcoming tvOS 14 update to developers for testing purposes. Designed for the fourth and fifth-generation Apple TV models, the new tvOS 14 beta comes one week after the release of the seventh beta.
Registered developers can download the new tvOS 14 beta onto the Apple TV through a profile that's installed using Apple's Xcode software.
tvOS 14...
Apple Disabling 'Sign in with Apple' for Epic Games on September 11 [Updated]
Now that Epic Games' developer account has been terminated, Apple is also ending access to other services, such as Sign in with Apple. According to Epic Games, Apple will no longer let users sign in to Epic Games using Sign in with Apple as of September 11, which is in two days.
Epic says that customers who use Sign in with Apple to access their Epic Games accounts should make sure their...
Satechi Launches Quatro Wireless Power Bank For Charging iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch
Satechi today announced the launch of its Quatro Wireless Power Bank, which offers wireless and portable charging options for the iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch.
There's a small wireless charging pad to accommodate the iPhone, AirPods, or AirPods Pro, along with a built-in Apple Watch charging puck for charging the Apple Watch. The charging pad offers up to 5W of charging power for...
