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
Report Details How Apple and Google Developed Contact Tracing API
Apple and Google developed their upcoming COVID-19 contact tracing tool in record time, according to a new report from CNBC that details how the two companies came together to create the API. It took Apple under a month to flesh out the project, and in the beginning stages, it was the work of a handful of employees who had started brainstorming a solution to help prevent the spread of...
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Apple Maps Now Displaying COVID-19 Testing Locations in the U.S.
Apple Maps is now displaying COVID-19 testing locations across the United States, a feature that Apple began implementing earlier in April. When opening up the search interface in Maps, COVID-19 testing is now the first option in the list, and tapping it brings up all of the testing sites in your local area. Tapping on one of the testing site entries provides a link to the hospital or...
Apple Support App Gains Dark Mode and Streamlined Interface
Apple today updated its Apple Support app for the iPhone and the iPad, introducing a revamped layout with Dark Mode support and improved navigation. According to Apple, the app features an all new customized user interface and smarter solutions for more topics using step-by-step troubleshooting, along with Dark Mode. The app also now features an easier way to find support for not only...
Apple Expecting to Reopen 'Many More' Stores in May
Deirdre O'Brien, Apple's vice president of retail and people, today told Apple employees that "many more" Apple Stores are set to start reopening in May. O'Brien made the comments during a weekly video update shared with staff, according to Bloomberg. "We are continuing to analyze this health situation in every location, and I do expect we will reopen up many more stores in May," O'Brien...
Halide Does Deep Dive Into iPhone SE's Software-Based Portrait Mode
Though it is a budget device with a single-lens camera, the iPhone SE features support for Portrait Mode, enabled through the powerful A13 chip in the smartphone. It is the first of Apple's smartphones to offer Portrait Mode photos created entirely with software techniques rather than hardware, which prompted the developers behind popular iOS camera app Halide to take a deep dive into how it ...
PSA: iPhone SE's Haptic Touch Doesn't Work With Notifications and It's Not a Bug
Customers who have purchased the new 2020 iPhone SE have found a surprising missing feature - Haptic Touch does not work with notifications. On the 2020 iPhone SE, long pressing on a notification in the Notification Center or on the Lock screen does not appear to bring up rich notification options to allow iPhone SE users to interact with incoming content. Rich notifications accessed with ...
Verizon Keeping Customers Connected and Waiving Late Fees Through June 30
Verizon today announced that it will not disconnect individual customers and small businesses unable to pay their bills through June 30. Service will not be terminated, and no late fees will be collected, a policy that applies to postpaid wireless, residential, and small business customers that notify Verizon of an inability to pay their bills. Those who are experiencing financial trouble...
HBO Subscribers Who Pay Through App Store to Get Free HBO Max Upgrade
When HBO Max launches on May 27, it will be available on the Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad, and it will be integrated into the TV app, according to Variety. HBO Max content will be listed in the "Watch Now" feature in the Apple TV app and there will be an HBO Max menu. Universal search and Siri features will work with HBO Max as well. Apple has also established a deal with WarnerMedia that...
UK Pursues Centralized Coronavirus Contact Tracing App, Rejects Apple-Google Solution
The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is moving forward with plans to create an app for tracking coronavirus exposure that does not rely on APIs created by Apple and Google, reports the BBC. Apple and Google's Exposure Notification System Apple and Google's coronavirus tracking solution is decentralized for privacy purposes, while the UK wants a centralized solution. In the UK's version, the ...
iPhone 6, 6s, & 7 vs. iPhone SE: Should You Upgrade?
Apple in April 2020 unveiled the iPhone SE, a new low-cost iPhone that marries the design of the iPhone 8 with the super fast A13 chip in the iPhone 11, all for a super low $399 price tag. If you have an older iPhone, like an iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, or an even earlier iPhone, you may be wondering whether it's worth the upgrade to a newer device. In a nutshell, the answer is yes, but we'll walk...
Hands-On With the New Low-Cost 2020 iPhone SE
The iPhone SE had its official launch day today, with the first orders arriving to customers this morning. We picked up one of the new (PRODUCT)RED iPhone SE models and checked out the design and features in our latest YouTube video, which is worth watching if you're thinking of making an upgrade from an older iPhone. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Despite the...
Apple Watch Designer Shares Development Tidbits on Device's Fifth Anniversary
Today is the fifth anniversary of the original Apple Watch, which has soared in popularity since its 2015 launch. To celebrate the device's anniversary, designer Imran Chaudhri, who worked on the original Apple Watch team, shared some interesting tidbits about its development on Twitter (via TechCrunch). Chaudri shared a reproduction of his original sketch for the Apple Watch's Home screen,...
MacRumors Giveaway: Win a 7-in-1 USB-C Hub for Apple's Macs From Choetech
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Choetech to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win one of Choetech's 7-in-1 USB-C Hubs designed to work with Apple's USB-C MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models. Priced at under $30, Choetech's USB-C hub plugs into two of the ports on a MacBook Air or a MacBook Pro, adding port options that are no longer available on Apple's notebooks. The...
'Defending Jacob' and 'Beastie Boys Story' Now Available on Apple TV+
The first three episodes of Apple TV+'s latest series, "Defending Jacob," are available as of today in the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and select smart TVs. The show, which is based on the William Landay novel of the same name, follows a district attorney investigating the murder of his son's classmate when his son becomes implicated in the crime. "Defending Jacob" stars...
Teardown Video Compares New iPhone SE to iPhone 8
When it comes to design, the iPhone SE is identical to the iPhone 8, featuring a 4.7-inch LCD display, thick top and bottom bezels, a single-lens rear camera, and a Touch ID Home button. Unsurprisingly, the iPhone 8 also looks a lot like the iPhone SE inside, as detailed in a teardown video by a Chinese YouTuber who has one of the devices on hand. The video, which has subtitles, was shared...
Apple Now Has an Official TikTok Account, But No Videos Posted Yet
Apple appears to have created an official account on popular social networking app TikTok, which is a platform designed to allow users to share short videos. Apple's account can be accessed through the username @apple on the TikTok website and within the TikTok app. As of now, Apple has posted no videos to the account. Over the course of the last several years, Apple has become more...
Apple CEO Tim Cook Appears on 'Big Night In' Fundraiser in UK
Apple CEO Tim Cook today made a surprise appearance on the BBC's "Big Night In" fundraiser in the UK, where he announced Apple's plans to make a significant donation to the event. Cook also said that Apple would be waiving royalties on a "Times Like These" single that was performed on the show, and would allow UK Apple users to make Big Night In donations from their devices. On the UK...
Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 105 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 105 includes bug fixes and performance improvements for CSS, JavaScript, Media, Web...
PSA: New Character Bug in Messages Causing iOS Devices to Crash [Updated]
There appears to be a new character-linked bug in Messages, Mail, and other apps that can cause the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch to crash when receiving a specific string of characters. Image from Twitter In this particular case, the character string involves the Italian flag emoji along with characters in the Sindhi language, and it appears the system crash happens when an incoming...
Demo: Using Apple Music on a Samsung TV
Samsung and Apple have partnered to bring the Apple Music app to Samsung TVs, and as of today, the Apple Music service and dedicated app can be accessed on Samsung TV sets manufactured in 2018 and later. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. We have a Samsung TV so we thought we'd check out how Apple Music works, as this is the first time that Apple has brought the Apple ...
