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
Google Stadia Cloud Gaming Platform Now Available on iPhone and iPad Through Safari
Google's Stadia cloud gaming service is now available on iOS through a dedicated web app, which means that it is playable on the iPhone and the iPad for the first time. For those unfamiliar with Stadia, it is a gaming platform that lets you play your favorite video games on any device.
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Google was not able to bring Stadia to iOS...
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Hands-On With the AirPods Max
Today is the official launch day for the AirPods Max, Apple's newest headphones in the AirPods family. AirPods Max are a little bit controversial because of the high price, so we picked up a pair to see what you're getting for that $549 price tag.
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AirPods Max have aluminum ear cups that are cool to the touch with mesh padded ear...
Apple TV+ Series 'Servant' Renewed for Season 3
Apple today announced that it has renewed Apple TV+ series "Servant" for a third season ahead of its second season premiere on January 15, 2021.
"Servant" was one of the first shows on Apple TV+, and it was popular with Apple TV+ subscribers. Apple renewed it for a second season not long after the first season debuted.
"Servant" is a horror thriller produced by M. Night Shyamalan, who has ...
Periscope App Shutting Down in March as Most Functionality Has Transitioned to Twitter
Twitter-owned app Periscope today announced that the dedicated app for the live video service will be shut down by March 2021 now that most of the Periscope functionality has transitioned into the Twitter app.
The Periscope app in its current state is in an "unsustainable maintenance-mode state" with declining usage and rising costs. The Periscope team says that leaving the app as is "isn't...
Halide Developer Explains How Apple's ProRAW Option Works on iPhone 12 Pro
Apple yesterday introduced a new ProRAW format that's available on the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max, allowing pro photographers to have more control over their images without losing the benefits of Apple's computational photography software.
An image with ProRAW and without, from Halide
Ben Sandofsky, one of the developers behind popular camera app Halide, did a deep dive into ProRAW...
Photographer Austin Mann Demos iPhone 12 Pro ProRAW Capabilities
Photographer Austin Mann, who is known for his camera-focused reviews of Apple's iPhones, today shared details on ProRAW, the new format that Apple enabled for the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max with the iOS 14.3 update yesterday.
ProRAW is a RAW format for iPhone that also takes advantage of all of the computational photography features that Apple builds into the iPhone. As Mann explains, it...
Apple Releases 14.3 Software for HomePod and HomePod Mini
Following yesterday's release of iOS 14.3, Apple today released new 14.3 software for the HomePod. The update comes a little over a month after the release of the 14.2 update that brought support for new Siri and Intercom features.
The HomePod 14.3 is available for the HomePod and the HomePod mini, and according to Apple's release notes, the update includes general performance and stability...
Microsoft's 365 Mac Apps Gain Native M1 Support
Microsoft today announced that it is releasing new updates for many of its Microsoft 365 for Mac apps to introduce native support for Apple's M1 MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini.
Core Office apps, including Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote are now able to run faster on M1 Macs. Microsoft has used the Universal app binary so the apps will also continue to run as normal on...
Apple Shares Trailer for Billie Eilish Documentary 'The World's A Little Blurry'
Apple today shared the trailer for upcoming Billie Eilish documentary "The World's A Little Blurry," which is set to launch on Apple TV+ and in theaters in February 2021.
Apple paid $25 million for the rights to the documentary, which follows the 18-year-old singer-songwriter's life after the launch of her debut album in March 2019.
The documentary is described as a "true coming of age...
AirPods Max Begin Arriving to Customers in New Zealand and Australia
It's December 15 in Australia and New Zealand, which is AirPods Max launch day. The first AirPods Max orders have begun arriving to customers in the two countries, as Apple fans in Australia and New Zealand are always the first to get their hands on new devices.
Those in New Zealand and Australia who were able to place an order for launch day delivery before the AirPods Max sold out are...
Countries Where Apple Fitness+ is Available
Apple's newest service, Apple Fitness+, launched on December 14, 2020. Apple Fitness+ is designed to provide at-home workout options for Apple Watch owners across a range of categories including yoga, cycling, treadmill, and more.
Apple Fitness+ is available in a limited number of countries, likely due to language restrictions. At the current time, it can be used in the United States,...
How to See Your Apple Fitness+ Workout Summaries
When you finish an Apple Fitness+ workout, Apple provides a summary that shows an overview of the workout time, active calories burned, total calories burned, and your average heart rate, but you may want to see these metrics in more detail at a later date.
Luckily, they're all saved in the Fitness app. Here's how to access them:
Open up the Fitness app on iPhone (this was previously...
How to Download the Fitness+ App on iPad
On the iPhone and the Apple TV, Fitness+ is installed automatically when upgrading to iOS 14.3 and tvOS 14.3, but that's not the case on the iPad.
If you want to use Fitness+ on an iPad, you need to manually download the app from the App Store.
It's not clear why Apple didn't just add the Fitness+ app to the iPad when updating to iPadOS 14.3, but it's as simple as any other app to...
How the Apple Fitness+ Burn Bar Works
In some workouts, you'll also see a Burn Bar that lets you compare your effort to others who have done the same workout. It is available for High Intensity Interval Training, Treadmill, Cycling, and Rowing workouts.
The Burn Bar is meant to be motivational, and it adjusts based on your weight to allow for an equal comparison when it comes to calories burned. To calculate your performance,...
How to Download an Apple Fitness+ Workout for Offline Viewing
One of the perks of Fitness+ is the option to download Fitness+ videos to your library for offline viewing, a handy option if you're planning to travel somewhere that doesn't have an internet connection but you don't want to miss a workout.
First, you need to save the video that you want to download to your favorites by following the instructions in our how to on saving videos to a list. After ...
iOS 14.3 Lets Siri Replicate Sounds Like Lion Roaring
Apple in iOS 14.3 quietly added a new Siri feature that's designed to allow the personal assistant to replicate all manner of sounds, from animals to alarms, musical instruments, and more.
According to CNBC, you can ask Siri questions like "what does a humpback whale sound like?" or "what does a lion sound like?" to have Siri play the sound of a whale or a lion.
Apple added hundreds of...
iOS 14.3 Features: Everything New in iOS 14.3
Apple today released iOS 14.3 and iPadOS 14.3 to the public, introducing some notable new features. We've highlighted the biggest changes so you can get a quick overview of what to expect after installing it.
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Apple Fitness+
Priced at $9.99 per month and included in the highest-tier Apple One bundle, Apple Fitness+ is Apple's latest...
How to Save an Apple Fitness+ Workout to Your Favorites
If you come across an Apple Fitness+ workout that you particularly enjoy, you might want to save it to your playlist so that you can repeat it again later.
Open the Fitness app. On iPhone, tap the Fitness+ tab.
Find the video that you want to save.
Tap on the "Add" button.
To get to your saved workouts, go to the main Fitness+ interface and then scroll down to the bottom where your ...
Apple Website Highlights Workout Equipment Used in Fitness+ Videos
With the launch of Apple Fitness+, Apple now has a section on its workout for Fitness+ equipment, which offers links to buy the workout items that are used in Fitness+ videos.
Many of the Fitness+ workouts are designed to work with no equipment at all, but some do require specific equipment. Cycling workouts, for example, require a cycling bike, while treadmill workouts require a treadmill.
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My Best Buy Members With Apple Watches Purchased Before September 15 Eligible for Extra Free Month of Fitness+
Best Buy has teamed up with Apple for several Fitness+ trial exclusives, which offer extended access to Apple Watch owners who are also Best Buy customers.
Customers who purchased an Apple Watch Series 3, Series 6, or SE from Best Buy after on or after September 15, 2020, are eligible for a total of six months of Fitness+ access for free. Best Buy is offering an additional three month trial...
