Apple quietly opens up background photo backups to third-party apps with iOS 26.1

Apple's iOS 26.1 update introduces a new PhotoKit framework that lets third-party photo apps like Google Photos and Dropbox ...
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Apple exec: Background apps on iPhones don't gobble up battery

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 ...

iOS 26.1 will let third-party apps back up photos in the background

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

How to make your lock screen background holographic in iOS 26

Apple continues to refine the look and feel of the iPhone with each major iOS release, and iOS 26 places more emphasis than ever on personalization. The one big change is the introduction of Spatial ...
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Apple's Invites App Gets More Backgrounds

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 ...

Apple iOS 26.1 Release Date: This Will Be The Next Key iPhone Update — Here’s When

Apple has a new iPhone update in the wings, and it’s about to make its entrance. Although there had been plentiful reports ...

iOS 26.1 will enable third-party apps to back up photos automatically in the background

Apple is introducing a new PhotoKit framework in iOS 26.1 that allows third-party photo apps to perform seamless background ...