Today’s best iOS + Mac app deals: Severed, popCalendar, Fliptastic, more - 9to5Toys

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We are now ready to collect all of today’s best Mac and iOS app deals via Apple’s digital storefronts. Deals on the stellar Journey, as well as Kingdom New Lands and Kingdom Two Crowns are still alive and well, but it’s now time to dive into today’s fresh price drops. Highlights from our lineup include titles like Severed, Fliptastic Pro, Sentinels of the Multiverse, popCalendar, One Deck Dungeon, and more. Head below for a complete look at today’s best Mac and iOS app deals.

Best iOS App Deals:

iOS Universal: Fliptastic Pro: FREE (Reg. $2)

iOS Universal: Magnifying Glass & Flash Light: FREE (Reg. $1)

iOS Universal: Severed: $2 (Reg. $7)

iOS Universal: One Deck Dungeon: $4 (Reg. $7)

iOS Universal: Sentinels of the Multiverse: $2 (Reg. $7)

iOS Universal: Critico! | Smart Sheet for D&D: $1 (Reg. $2)

iOS Universal: MicSwap Pro Microphone Modeler: $15 (Reg. $20)

Mac: popCalendar: FREE (Reg. $1)

Mac: AppGraphics – App Icon: FREE (Reg. $5)

Mac: Color Wheel: FREE (Reg. $3)

Today’s best game deals: The Outer Worlds Switch $45, Psychonauts FREE, more

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More iOS Apps Still Alive:

***Act fast on these deals from our previous roundup as they are jumping back up in price at any time.

iOS Universal: Lighthouse Adventure: FREE (Reg. $2)

iOS Universal: Videdit – Handy Video Editor: FREE (Reg. $1)

iOS Universal: System Activity Monitors: FREE (Reg. $1)

iOS Universal: Digital Barometer S10: FREE (Reg. $1)

iOS Universal: Simply Yoga: $14 (Reg. $20)

iOS Universal: Geofency Time Tracking: $3 (Reg. $4)

iOS Universal: Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind: $7 (Reg. $10)

iOS Universal: Finder For Fitbit – Find Fast!: $4 (Reg. $6)

Mac: RAW Power: $36 (Reg. $40)

More on Severed:

Take control of a one-armed warrior named Sasha, wielding a living sword on her journey through a nightmare world in search of her family. Dungeon Combat: Master offensive and defensive touch combat techniques to survive intense battles against a menagerie of enemies. Severing: Best enemies in combat for a chance at severing their body parts — then wear them to gain new powers or consume them to upgrade your equipment and abilities. Exploration: Follow branching routes through the unknown, using your wits to avoid hazards and solve puzzles.

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These 3 iOS 14 features are going to be more exciting than Apple seems to think - CNET

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iOS 14 has so many new features and improvements that Apple can't mention them all in its WWDC keynote.

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Apple hosted an online keynote for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference last month during which it announced iOS 14. The new iPhone operating system includes a major redesign of the iPhone's home screen, picture-in-picture video, better widgets, a new way to automatically organize your apps called App Library and a new Siri interface. These features come alongside a new translation app and the ability to unlock your car with your iPhone.

But it was what Apple didn't mention that caught my attention. As with previous WWDC keynotes, there were significant iOS features that Apple didn't share for whatever reason. For example, in the Health app there's a feature called Sleep that allows you to track and set goals for sleeping. So here are three iOS 14 sleeper features that I'm excited to try.

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1. Set third-party apps as your default internet browser and email app

With iOS 14, you can set a third‑party app as the default email or browser app for your iPhone. This means you could make Firefox your default browser and Gmail your default email app. This is definitely something many of us have wanted from Apple for years.

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The way it works is that a developer has to flag if their app is a browser or email app. This new feature will work on both iOS 14 and iPadOS, but it's limited to email and browser. So there's no way to set Google Maps as your default map app at this time.

2. iOS 14 lets you take photos faster on your iPhone

Apple's website states that iOS 14 brings improvements to the Camera app for faster first shot and shot-to-shot performance. One feature that's particularly exciting allows you to lock in your exposure separately from the focus. This means you can fine-tune your photo even before you capture it.

3. Voice Memos get enhanced audio

iOS 14 brings new tools for organizing audio recordings in the Voice Memo app. There is also an all‑new Enhance Recording feature that lets you improve the sound quality of your recordings, too.

I'm excited to try out all three of these features. For more WWDC, check out our first look for iOS 14 to learn about all the improvements and new features.

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My favorite new automations in Shortcuts in iOS 14 - iMore

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iOS 14 has some substantial updates in store for Shortcuts when it launches later this year. There are new actions, folders, Apple Watch support, and so much more. But my favorite changes primarily focus on automation.

When building the automations, not only do you have additional triggers, but you can now set time-based automations that run automatically. Currently, in iOS 13, you need to tap on a notification and then tap Run when your automation is configured to execute. But in iOS 14, the automation will run on its own at the appointed time, assuming, of course, that you turn off Ask Before Running.

With so many new capabilities, here are my favorite automations that I've built so far in iOS 14.

The Low Power Mode set

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These are actually two automations, and they're built around automatically managing Low Power Mode on the iPhone. For years, I've wanted Apple to allow us to set battery level thresholds for automatically turning Low Power Mode on or off. It hasn't implemented that feature, but thanks to Shortcuts on iOS 14, I've built it myself.

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These automations are built on the new Battery Level automation trigger. When you choose this trigger, you're given a slider that lets you set the exact battery percentage for triggering your automation. You then choose how the battery level starts your automation: when your battery hits that threshold, falls below it, or rises above it.

In the case of my Low Power Mode activation automation, I decided that the automation should trigger when my phone falls below 20%. I then added the Set Low Power Mode action and set that to On. For the Low Power Mode deactivation automation, I used the same components, only this automation triggers when my iPhone's battery rises above 50%, and Low Power Mode is set to Off.

It's a very handy automation to have, especially during the beta season, when battery drain can prove to be a real issue in a way it might not have been otherwise. And because the battery level trigger allows you to turn off Ask Before Running, this one is truly automatic.

Watch faces, back and forth

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One of the more interesting additions to Shortcuts in iOS 14 are actions centered around the Apple Watch. Not just actions on the watch, but actions that interact with it from the iPhone. This pair of automations concerns the new Set Watch Face action.

I go running most mornings, and I like to have a watch face centered around that activity. But the face I use isn't one I want to use all day. Hence these automations. Both take advantage of the fact that time-based automations can now actually run automatically. The first automation fires at 7:15 a.m., just before my run, and sets a version of the Modular Compact watch face, which is great for both starting my run and viewing my progress afterward. The second fires at 8:45 a.m. and sets my configuration of the Infograph watch face, which I use for most of the rest of my day.

The Set Watch Face action allows you to choose from your available watch faces and is perfect for this sort of automation.

The custom AirPlay alarm

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Here is another automation based on the time of day that wasn't possible before iOS 14. I use this one to nudge myself awake in the morning. At 6:15 a.m., my iPhone connects to an AirPlay speaker in my room and plays some soft piano music.

One of the actions that I've put in this automation is the Wait action. After my iPhone starts connecting to the speaker, it's supposed to wait 10 seconds before it starts playing. This is because I've found that this particular speaker has an inconsistent relationship with AirPlay, where sometimes it's available, and sometimes it's not, or at least it takes a second to become available. The wait time just gives some time for the connection to be established.

Pre-show distraction removal

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This last automation uses the new Message automation trigger, which, I should warn you, doesn't give you the option to turn off Ask Before Running. You will need to interact with a notification for automations that use this trigger.

The great thing about the Message trigger is that it's not only for who you get a message from or send one to but also for the content of that message. So I can set an automation to fire every time I get a message from Lory Gil with a particular phrase in it. In fact, that's exactly what I did.

As hosts of The iMore Show, Lory, Georgia, and I, alongside our editor, Jim Metzendorf, do a lot of coordination inside iMessage. This includes the weekly link to our live streaming setup for the show, which is at a service called Streamyard. Lory sends the group this link, which we then open to set up the live show.

What I've done with this automation is set it so that every time I receive a message from Lory that contains the phrase 'streamyard.com,' I can tap the automation's notification to run it, which activates Do Not Disturb on my iPhone and Apple Watch. What's cool about this is that she never sends the phrase 'streamyard.com' in a message, it's always a part of the web link that she sends us. So the automation recognizes the term from the link and runs with that.

Of course, this automation also uses the Set Do Not Disturb action to turn DND on, which I have set to turn off again about an hour after we start recording.

Closing thoughts

These are my favorite automations in iOS 14 so far. I'm still experimenting, tinkering with what works, and what's less useful. I'm exploring if any new actions can become part of my existing automations, or what's worth doing from scratch.

Have you built any automations using iOS 14's new tools? Is there anything you've enhanced using the new available actions? Let us know in the comments.

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Microsoft launches new Family Safety app for iOS and Android - The Verge

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Microsoft is launching a new Family Safety app for iOS and Android today. The software giant has been testing the app in recent months, and it’s designed to allow families to manage screentime and app usage. Parents can use the Family Safety app to receive reports on app usage and overall screentime and even set app time limits with the ability for children to request extensions.

Microsoft Family Safety also syncs across Windows, Xbox, and Android, so time limits for games and apps will be synced across multiple devices. This prevents kids from swapping devices to get some extra hours to play Minecraft or Fortnite. Specific apps can also be fully blocked.

Content filters in Microsoft’s Family Safety app.

Microsoft has also added web and search filters to limit browsing to kid-friendly sites. These filters work across Microsoft’s Edge browser on Windows, Xbox, and Android. Most of these screentime and content filters are limited to Android on the mobile side, but Microsoft says it’s working on bringing them to iPhones, too. There’s even the ability to lock down surprise spending on accounts with purchase request emails, helping prevent credit card bills for thousands of V-bucks.

Family Safety can also be used for location sharing between family members. Microsoft has added a new location-clustering feature during the beta phase, which lets people see when multiple family members are at the same location. Microsoft is also planning to add notifications for when family members arrive or leave a location, but this will be a premium feature for Microsoft 365 subscribers.

Location sharing in Microsoft’s Family Safety app.

A new drive safety feature is also on the way for Microsoft 365 subscribers. It’s designed to help people build better driving habits and provide “insights on driving behavior.” Microsoft isn’t saying exactly when it will arrive, but this drive safety feature will launch in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada.

If you’re interested in trying out the Microsoft Family Safety app, it’s now available on the Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store.

Update, July 28th 5:50PM ET: Article updated with App Store link.

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Today’s best iOS + Mac app deals: Digital Barometer S10, Simply Yoga, more - 9to5Toys

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It’s Tuesday morning and that means it’s time for today’s best Mac and iOS app deals. While we are still tracking some very rare deals on Journey for iOS, we are now ready to expand the list of discounted titles with today’s price drops. Highlights from today’s collection include titles like Digital Barometer S10, Lighthouse Adventure, System Activity Monitor, Simply Yoga, RAW Power, and more. Jump below the fold for a closer at all of today’s best Mac and iOS app deals.

Best iOS App Deals:

iOS Universal: Lighthouse Adventure: FREE (Reg. $2)

iOS Universal: Videdit – Handy Video Editor: FREE (Reg. $1)

iOS Universal: System Activity Monitors: FREE (Reg. $1)

iOS Universal: Digital Barometer S10: FREE (Reg. $1)

iOS Universal: Simply Yoga: $14 (Reg. $20)

iOS Universal: Geofency Time Tracking: $3 (Reg. $4)

iOS Universal: Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind: $7 (Reg. $10)

iOS Universal: Finder For Fitbit – Find Fast!: $4 (Reg. $6)

Mac: RAW Power: $36 (Reg. $40)

Today’s best game deals: Borderlands 3 + all DLC $30, Resident Evil 2 $20, more

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More iOS Apps Still Alive:

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iOS Universal: Fraⅹ: FREE (Reg. $1)

iOS Universal: Neo Monsters: FREE (Reg. $1)

iOS Universal: IQ Test – What’s my IQ?: FREE (Reg. $3)

iOS Universal: Skulls of the Shogun: FREE (Reg. $5)

iOS Universal: YoWindow Weather: FREE (Reg. $3)

iOS Universal: ContactsXL: FREE (Reg. $1)

iOS Universal: Earth 3D – World Atlas: $1 (Reg. $3)

iOS Universal: 911 Operator: $2 (Reg. $5)

iOS Universal: Mars Power Industries: $1 (Reg. $2)

iOS Universal: Panmorphia: $1 (Reg. $2)

iOS Universal: Telling Lies: $4 (Reg. $7)

iOS Universal: Flower: $3 (Reg. $5)

iOS Universal: Gorogoa: $3 (Reg. $5)

iOS Universal: Journey: $3 (Reg. $5)

iOS Universal: Donut County: $3 (Reg. $5)

iOS Universal: Daily Workouts: $14 (Reg. $20)

iOS Universal: Gone Home: $3 (Reg. $5)

iOS Universal: Florence: $2 (Reg. $3)

Mac: Planets — Live Wallpaper: $1 (Reg. $2)

More on Digital Barometer S10:

Turn your device into a portable barometer.

Key Features

– Easy To Use

– Sea Level Adjusted Pressure

– Charts

– Barometer Units: hPa, mBar, inHg, atm, kPa, cmHg, mmHg, psi, torr

– 20 Background Colors

– Support iPhone 6, 6S, 7, 8, X, XS, XR, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPad Air 2, iPad Air 3, iPad (2019), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 5, iPad Pro and later

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iOS 14 Includes Redesigned Field Test Mode - MacRumors

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Apple's upcoming iOS 14 update introduces multiple design changes, including a new look for the hidden Field Test Mode feature on the iPhone.

As noted on the MacRumors forums, Apple has overhauled Field Test Mode to provide more useful information at a glance.

Field Test Mode in ‌iOS 14‌
There's now a Home section with LTE Cell Serving Info, along with a menu section that has other details like device info and breakdowns of LTE, UMTS, and GSM functionality.

Much of the info available in iOS 13 and ‌iOS 14‌ is the same when it comes to Field Test Mode, so the change is primarily related to design and making it easier to navigate through the hidden app.

Field Test Mode is designed to allow ‌iPhone‌ users to access in-depth information about cellular signal and cellular connection. Field Test Mode is designed for engineers and cellular operators and most people will not need to use it on a regular basis.

Field Test Mode in ‌iOS 14‌
You can access Field Test Mode on an ‌iPhone‌ by opening up the Phone app, inputting *3001#12345#* and pressing the phone button. It won't make a call, but will instead open the Field Test app.

Field Test Mode was formerly useful because it could turn the cellular signal bars into a numerical measurement, but that is not something that works on modern iPhones with recent versions of iOS.

Field Test Mode in ‌iOS 13‌
It can still sometimes be useful to see cellular signal represented as a number, and that's still possible on ‌iOS 13‌ and 14. After entering the Field Test app, tap on LTE (from the main menu on ‌iOS 13‌ or the menu list on ‌iOS 14‌) then tap on "Serving Cell Meas."

The measurements that read "rsrp0" and "rspr1" are your cellular signal strength in decibel-milliwatts. These numbers are always negative, and a lower negative number is better than a higher negative number and represents a stronger connection. Numbers range from about -50 to -130. Closer to -50 is a strong signal strength, and when you get to around -100, that's a poor connection that's spotty with slow data speeds if a connection can be made at all.

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My favorite new iOS 14 feature so far is a hidden iPhone trick you’ll use all the time - BGR

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• Apple’s new iOS 14 beta software is packed full of great new iPhone features, but there’s one in particular that is my favorite new iPhone trick that Apple added to its next-generation mobile platform.
• It’s a new accessibility feature called Back Tap and it makes the iPhone so much easier to use with one hand.
• It’s a versatile feature that can be used in a bunch of different ways, and I’ll explain how I use Back Tap in this post.

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I couldn’t be happier that Apple completely overhauled the iPhone’s design back in 2017. I love the new design that’s almost all-screen — yes, I even like the notch — and Apple’s gesture-based navigation is a far more intuitive way to use a smartphone than the old home button method. That said, there are still a few iPhone gestures that I’m not a fan of at all.

For one thing, Reachability is beyond awkward to trigger. Bending your thumb so that you can swipe off the bottom of the screen with one hand borders on being painful. It’s much easier with two hands, but if you’re using two hands then you obviously don’t need Reachability. Even more annoying are the gestures you need to use in order to access the Control Center and Notification Center. Having an iPhone like the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max with a great big display is terrific. But there’s no way to comfortably swipe down from the top-left or top-right corners unless you have giant hands like an NBA player. Thankfully, a nifty new accessibility feature Apple introduced in iOS 14 solves the problem and makes it easy to access the Control Center and Notification Center, or to perform a laundry list of other actions with ease.

The new feature in question is called Back Tap, and I covered it recently in my post about 5 hidden iPhone features in iOS 14. I wanted to focus on this feature one more time though, because it’s so simple and I find myself using it all the time.

In a nutshell, Back Tap lets you create two customizable shortcuts that are triggered by — you guessed it — tapping on the back of the phone. It’s an extremely flexible feature and there are countless ways to use it. Back Tap even works with iOS shortcuts, so you can do practically anything you can imagine with simple tap gestures. What to shut off all the lights in your home and arm your alarm system with two quick taps on the back of your iPhone? Done.

I use Back Tap for something far simpler. As you might’ve already guessed from the image above, I use it to access the Control Center and Notification Center. That way when I’m using my phone with one hand, I can access either screen easily without having to contort my hand and risk dropping my phone. Instead, I can simply tap the back of the phone twice to open the Control Center or three times to open the Notification Center.

To configure this nifty new feature, simply open the iPhone’s Settings app and go to Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap.

Zach Epstein has worked in and around ICT for more than 15 years, first in marketing and business development with two private telcos, then as a writer and editor covering business news, consumer electronics and telecommunications. Zach’s work has been quoted by countless top news publications in the US and around the world. He was also recently named one of the world's top-10 “power mobile influencers” by Forbes, as well as one of Inc. Magazine's top-30 Internet of Things experts.

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