iOS 17 has proven to be a pretty iterative update for iPhone users, with nice-to-have headline features rather than anything truly game-changing. One such feature is NameDrop (which lets users share ...

While it's the new iPhones themselves that launch to the most fanfare every Autumn, there's another important September date in every fan's calendar – the release date of the latest iOS update.

Apple made a big fuss at the introduction of iOS 7 about how most of the skeuomorphism had been removed, ranging from the green felt of Game Center to the stitched leather of Calendar (see “Apple ...

One of the things that makes iOS special is its SpringBoard animations. The animations help orient the user around iOS using 3D space. But not everyone is a fan of iOS’ animations — some for purely ...

Creating animations on your iPhone is incredibly easy with the right app, and a few of them stand out for their features and interesting things you can make. Jason Parker has been at CNET for nearly ...

Since Apple acquired Shazam, the company has been adding multiple new features to take advantage of what iOS and its other operating systems can do. With iOS 16, Apple has even created a fancy new ...

Facebook today open-sourced Pop, the engine behind Paper’s smooth animations and transitions, over on GitHub. Pop uses dynamic instead of traditional static animations to control the scrolling, ...

The iOS 7 beta's user interface overhaul is a striking departure from past aesthetics, and one that has garnered a fair share of press, but a complete rebuilding of system animations is equally ...

The first version of iOS created a very direct relationship between the iPhone and its user. When you tapped on a link, it opened, and when you pinched your fingers on a photo, it got bigger. But with ...