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Weekend good reads for Apple developers #2023/12

Weekend is here, so is another list of great reads.

And that is it for today. See you next week!

Apple publishes RC for iOS 16.4, other platforms and iOS 15.7.4 too

Apple soon to release iOS 16.4 and other platforms. Today Release Candidate is published. Xcode 14.3 RC is also available.

In addition to new platforms, Apple also publishes RC for iOS 15.7.4 including security fixes (no releases notes are available).

This update includes the following enhancements and bug fixes: 

– 21 new emoji including animals, hand gestures, and objects are now available in emoji keyboard 
– Notifications for web apps added to the Home Screen 
– Voice Isolation for cellular calls prioritizes your voice and blocks out ambient noise around you 
– Duplicates album in Photos expands support to detect duplicate photos and videos in an iCloud Shared Photo Library 
– VoiceOver support for maps in the Weather app 
– Accessibility setting to automatically dim video when flashes of light or strobe effects are detected 
– Fixes an issue where Ask to Buy requests from children may fail to appear on the parent’s device 
– Addresses issues where Matter-compatible thermostats could become unresponsive when paired to Apple Home 
– Crash Detection optimizations on iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models

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Also, corresponding RC firmware for Apple Studio Display is available.

Beta download: Operating Systems

Release notes:

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Apple Pay launches in South Korea

After couple of months of rumors and reports, Apple now appears to launch Apple Pay in South Korea reported by Twitter user @aaronp613.

https://twitter.com/aaronp613/status/1637914101765603330?s=61&t=m4KRVBmCmwdpL9xh6r6dPQ

As of now several cards are reported to working.

Currently, you can add Apple Pay-enabled Visa, MasterCard, and domestic-only credit and debit cards issued by the following card issuers in South Korea: Domestic-only cards can only be added in the card issuer’s app.

– Hyundai Card

Some card issuers do not support some card types. This list will also be updated when a card issuer is added. Please contact your card issuer for support for your card.

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