Apple's iOS 26.1 update introduces a new PhotoKit framework that lets third-party photo apps like Google Photos and Dropbox ...

Apple is working on a new framework that will allow photo apps to back up images more reliably. Here are the details.

Apps running in the background don't eat up your battery charge or other system resources, so you can leave them alone, says Apple. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a ...

The limitation of one third-party app running at a time has been a major criticism of Apple's iPhone OS, though Apple has contended that the limitation is necessary for adequate battery life. However, ...

A persistent background connection will automatically relay information from a developer's servers to Apple, and in turn to the iPhone or iPod touch application itself, allowing any program to ...

Apple today updated its Invites app, adding a new event background options for customizing the look of event invitations that are sent out. Apple says that the added background options are ideal for ...

Future "Apple Glass," or other such Apple headsets, may be able to replace a background with any image chosen by the wearer. Apple has been investigating how to make an "Apple Glass" style headset ...