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How to Find & Search Safari Reading List on iPhone

Your Safari Reading List contains web articles you've saved to read at a later time. In this article, we'll cover how to find the Reading List on iPhone in Safari, how to search for a saved article, and how to save articles for offline reading. Let's get started!

Why You’ll Love This Tip

• Easily find saved articles by searching your Safari Reading List. 
• Sort saved articles to show only items you haven't read. 
• Download Reading List articles for offline reading.

How to View Safari Reading List & Manage Reading List Content

If you don't already know how to save articles to your Safari Reading List , it's best to learn that first and then come back to learn how to find the Reading List in Safari and manage its content. Since this process is a bit different in the new iOS 15 software, if you have an earlier version you will need to  update to iOS 15  before using this tip. For other helpful iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 how-to content, try signing up for our free Tip of the Day newsletter. 

Now, let's learn how to find the Reading List on iPhone and iPad, as well as how to manage your list of saved articles in Safari.

That's it!\ To better enhance your online reading experience, you can also learn how to use Safari Reader Mode  to read articles without ads.

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How to use Bookmarks and Reading List in Safari on iPhone and iPad

• How to add a bookmark
• How to search for a bookmark
• How to edit a bookmark
• How to remove a bookmark
• How to add an article to your Reading List
• How to view your Reading List
• How to delete articles from your Reading List

Your favorite iPhone can make browsing the web much easier by utilizing Bookmarks to get to your favorite webpages quicker, and using the Reading List to save articles you want to read later. In iOS 15, it's built right into Safari, allowing you to save articles and other web items for later perusal on your iPhone or iPad.

Both Reading List and Bookmarks sync via iCloud, so your links and stories are available no matter which device you have with you, whether you're taking a quick break from work on your Mac, relaxing with your iPad, or commuting with your best iPhone . Here's how to use Bookmarks and the Reading List in Safari in iOS 15 .

How to add a bookmark in Safari

• Launch Safari from your Home screen.
• Navigate to the website you want to bookmark.
• Long press the bookmark button . It's the icon that looks like a book.
• Tap Add Bookmark

• Tap the name to rename your bookmark.
• Tap the location you want the bookmark. The default is Favorites.

• Tap a new location if you want.

How to search for a bookmark in Safari

If you're having trouble finding a particular bookmark, you can always search for it.

• Launch Safari from your home screen.
• Tap the Bookmark button at the bottom of your screen.
• Swipe down on the Bookmark list to bring up the search bar.

• Tap the search bar
• Type in your search query .

How to edit a bookmark in Safari

If you ever want to change the name or location of a bookmark you've already created, you can do so by editing the bookmark right in Safari.

• Long press the bookmark you want to edit.
• Tap edit from the pop-up menu.

Here's where you can rename or change the location of a bookmark.

How to remove a bookmark in Safari

• Tap delete from the pop-up menu.

How to add an article to your Reading List in Safari

Not every website supports reading lists, but a lot do, so if you come across an article you want to read later, here's how.

• Long press the bookmark button when you're on the page or article you want to add.
• Tap Add to Reading List .

How to view your Reading List in Safari

Getting to all of those articles you've added to your Reading List is just a matter of a couple of taps.

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• Tap the bookmark button .
• Tap the Reading List . It's the icon that looks like glasses.

How to delete an article from your Reading List in Safari

After you've read an article, you can easily remove it from your Reading List.

• Swipe left on the article you want to delete.
• Tap delete .

You can do this on your Mac too!

Now that you've mastered Bookmarks and the Reading List on your iPhone and iPad, check out how to use Bookmarks and the Reading List on your Mac !

Updated February 2022: Added new steps for iOS 15.

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How to save articles for offline reading in Safari

Learn how to add web pages to Safari Reading List on iPhone, iPad, or Mac and read them later, even when you do not have an internet connection.

The Reading List feature in Safari is handy for saving web pages that you want to read later. You can save them in Safari on both iOS and Mac so that you can access them anywhere. What makes the Reading List feature even better is that you can read your items even when you have no Wi-Fi or cellular connection.

Add pages to your Safari Reading List

On iphone and ipad.

• Open Safari and visit the page you want to save.
• Tap the Share button from the bottom.
• Choose Add to Reading List in the pop-up window.

Open Safari and go to the page you want to save. Next, click Bookmarks > Add to Reading List from the menu bar. You’ll notice that you have the option to save all of your open tabs if you like with the Add X Open Tabs to Reading List or Add These X Tabs to Reading List feature.

Access your Safari Reading List and read the articles

• Open Safari and tap the Bookmarks button at the bottom.
• Tap the Reading List option from the top, which looks like a pair of glasses.
• With your Reading List open, just tap an article to open it in the current tab. To open it in a new tab, touch and hold the article and pick Open in New Tab .

Open Safari and click the Show sidebar button in your toolbar and the Reading List option, or click View > Show Reading List Sidebar from the menu bar. Select an article to read.

Mark items as read

Access your Reading List and swipe right on an article. Now, tap Mark Read .

The Safari Reading List will keep track of the articles you read. So you can easily tap Show Unread at the bottom of the Reading List screen to see those.

Access your Reading List in the Safari sidebar. Now, swipe right on the trackpad and select Mark Read . You can also right-click on the saved article and choose Mark Read .

Remove an article or clear your list

You can remove articles from your Reading List one at a time or several at once. For one, swipe left and tap Delete .

To remove several, tap Edit on the Reading List screen, mark the ones you want to remove, and then tap Delete at the bottom.

Swipe left or right-click over a Reading List article and choose Remove or Remove Item .

You can also right-click an article and choose to Clear All Items .

Clear Safari’s Reading List cache

Nowadays, webpages are optimized for high-resolution Retina graphics and include other rich media assets so Safari’s Reading List can eat up quite a lot storage space fairly quickly.

Deleting them all on your iPhone or iPad can free up substantial space.

• Open the Settings app and tap General > iPhone/iPad Storage .
• Select Safari from the list of apps.
• Swipe left on Offline Reading List and tap Delete .

This will remove all offline reading items. You will now need an active Wi-Fi or cellular connection to read these articles.

Enable the offline reading feature

• Open your Settings app and select Safari .
• Scroll down to Reading List and turn on the toggle for Automatically Save Offline .

• Open Safari and click Safari > Settings or Preferences from the menu bar.
• Choose the Advanced tab.
• Next to Reading List , check the box for Save articles for offline reading automatically .

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Troubleshooting, how to use reading list on iphone, ipad, & mac.

Are you the kind of person who reads a lot of written content on the web, like our wonderful articles , general news, long-form content, personal blogs, or whatever else? If so, you may be interested in taking advantage of the Reading List feature that Safari has to offer, which is useful when you want to save webpages for reading later.

Reading List works on Mac, iPhone, and iPad, so regardless fo what device you’re using you can access the feature with Safari.

Reading List gives you the option to save web content and come back to it later when you have the time to read it. You can keep adding as many web pages that you want to this list and even read the content when you’re not connected to the internet, provided you’ve saved it offline. Safari’s reading list even syncs with iCloud, so even if you switch between your Apple devices, you’ll have access to all the saved webpages.

Let’s check out using Reading List, first on iOS/iPadOS, and then on MacOS.

How to Use Safari Reading List on iPhone & iPad

The following steps are similar regardless of what iOS/iPadOS version your device is currently running. So, let’s check it out.

Now, you have an idea regarding how you can properly take advantage of Safari Reading List on your iOS/iPadOS device.

How to Use Safari Reading List on Mac

The macOS version of Safari handles the Reading List feature in a very similar way, but the steps to access this feature and add webpages to the list slightly vary.

There you go. At this point, you just need to add a bunch of webpages to your reading list and fill it up.

As long as iCloud is enabled for Safari, all the content stored in your reading list will be synced across all your other devices along with your bookmarks and browsing history. The webpages that you’ve saved offline from the reading list will be accessible even if you’re not connected to the internet.

By default, you’ll need to manually save each webpage for offline use. However, there’s a setting that automatically saves all the reading list items for offline reading. You can find this option by going to Settings -> Safari on your iOS/iPadOS device. Or, if you’re on Mac, you can find it under Safari Preferences.

We’re glad that we could help you get started with the Safari Reading List on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. How many articles or webpages have you added to the Reading List so far? Share your experiences and voice out your opinions in the comments section down below.

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How to use Safari's Reading List (and why you should)

How many times have you come across a webpage that you wanted to read but didn't have time to do so in the moment? When that happens, you probably either send an email to yourself with the link or maybe add the page as a bookmark.

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If your desktop web browser of choice is Safari, you're in luck. With the help of a handy feature called Reading List which is exactly what it sounds like…a reading list of webpages you've saved for later viewing. 

With the Reading List, you can keep a collection of pages you want to read later or even pages you frequently access but don't want to bother with boookmarking (which is so early 2000s). 

The Reading List is available for both mobile and desktop versions of Safari but I'm only going to demonstrate it on the desktop iteration (because I'm an Android user). I'm going to show you not only how to add webpages to your reading list but how to access it and purge any item.

Adding webpages to the Reading List

1: navigate to the webpage.

The first step is to navigate to the webpage in question. It doesn't matter how you reach the page, just that you open it in Safari.

2: Add the page to the Reading list

Once the page has loaded, hover your cursor over the address bar to reveal a small +. Click that + to add the page to the reading list.

Adding a page to the Reading List is handled from within the Safari address bar.

3: Open the Safari Sidebar

Near the top left corner of the Safari window, you'll a small icon (to the left of the Tab Group drop-down). Click that icon to reveal the Safari sidebar, which contains a handy link to the Reading List.

The Reading List is accessed from the Safari Sidebar.

4: View the Reading List

At the bottom of the Sidebar, you should see a list of four items, one of which is the Reading List. Click Reading List to reveal all entries you've added. You can then click any one of those entries to open a saved web page.

How to remove entries from the Reading List

At some point, you're probably going to find your Reading List has become overcrowded with entries. When that happens, the handy little feature becomes too bloated to be useful. And although there is a search option for the Reading List, if you wind up with too many entries, what was once helpful becomes a hindrance. 

Fortunately, deleting an item from the list is just a matter of right-clicking an entry and selecting Remove Item. Or, if you want to purge your Reading List, click Clear All Items and everything will be deleted.

Deleting entries from the Safari Reading List.

And that's all there is to the Safari Reading List. You really should start making use of this feature to help improve your daily workflow with Apple's native browser. I've been using the Reading List for years and have found it to be quite helpful.

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How to add to your reading list

Step 1: Launch Safari on your iPhone or iPad and go to the desired article.

Step 3: Select Add to Reading List form the resulting menu.

Third-party apps

One of the best third-party apps to take advantage of reading lists is an app called If This Then That, also known as IFTTT . If you’re not familiar with this app, please read our beginner’s guide to IFTTT .

How to find the reading list?

Accessing the reading list is very simple. You will also find anything you added to your Safari reading list from third-party apps here.

Step 1: Tap the Bookmarks icon at the bottom.

Step 2: Select the Reading List icon from the top menu. It looks like a pair of glasses.

Step 3: Tap the story you want to read, and Safari will take you back to that website.

What about offline reading?

Another advantage of the reading list is that you can save a lot of articles to read later offline. Maybe you will be on an airplane, or somewhere else you can’t get a data connection. It’s very simple to do.

Step 1: Go to Settings > Safari .

Step 2: Turn on Automatically Save Offline .

If you would like to save only some articles to read offline, you can tap Edit in the lower right-hand corner while you’re on the reading list, tap the articles you want to save for later, and select Save Offline at the bottom.

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An Introduction to Safari’s Reading List on the iPad

In this video, we’ll explore the ins and outs of Safari’s Reading List. With Safari’s Reading List, we can mark articles to read later. Once we mark them, we can easily find them in the Reading list, and as we read them, they will be removed automatically form the Reading List! I’ll also show you how to access them even when you don’t have an internet connection!

So, whether you’re a student, a professional, or just someone who loves to read, this tutorial is for you. I’ll walk you through everything you need to know to get started with Safari’s Reading List.

So sit back, relax, and let’s dive into this fantastic feature!

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• 00:35 – What Version of macOS I am Demonstrating this on
• 00:53 – Why Use a Reading List in Safari on the Mac?
• 02:38 – How to add an Article to Safari’s Reading List
• 03:55 – How to Access Articles in Safari’s Reading List
• 04:40 – Read Saved Articles by Scrolling in Safari
• 05:09 – How Safari Removes Articles from the Reading List
• 05:34 – How to Find Articles You’ve Read in Safari and Search Articles
• 06:14 – How to mark an Article as Unread in Safari
• 06:37 – How to Remove an Article from the Reading List
• 07:09 – How to Save Articles for Offline Reading in Safari
• 08:15 – How to have Safari save All Reading List Articles Offline
• 09:35 – Use iCloud to Sync your Reading List with your other Apple Devices
• 10:14 – Wrap Up

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Keep your Safari bookmarks, Reading List, and tabs up to date with iCloud

With iCloud, your Safari bookmarks, Reading List, and open browser tabs stay up to date on all your devices.

Access the same bookmarks, Reading List, and tabs on all your devices

When you set up iCloud for Safari , your Safari bookmarks, Reading List, Tab Groups, and open browser tabs are stored in the cloud, which frees up space on your device. You can access that information on any device that’s set up for iCloud and Safari, including your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac. You can access your bookmarks on a Windows computer.

Because your information is in the cloud, changes you make on one device—like bookmarking a new website, removing an item from your Reading List, or opening a new tab—automatically appear on all your devices. You see the most up-to-date version of your bookmarks, Reading List, Tab Groups, and open browser tabs, no matter where you access them.

Restore your bookmarks on all your devices

Your bookmarks are archived automatically. You can use iCloud.com to restore an archived version on all your devices if you ever need to.

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You can collaborate on Tab Groups with friends and family who use iCloud. When collaborators add or remove a tab from the group, everyone sees those changes in real time.

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What's the Difference Between Safari's Reading List and Bookmarks?

Wondering whether to save a link as a Bookmark or to the Reading List in Safari? We'll get into the differences between these features.

Safari has tons of features that make browsing the web easier, including options to keep important links within easy reach using Bookmarks and the Reading List. But what’s the difference between these two?

In this post we’ll look at these two features to explore the subtle differences between them, so you’ll know what to save to as a Bookmark and what to save to your Reading List.

Bookmarks vs. Reading List: Similarities

Bookmarks and the Reading List have very similar features. They both allow you to save webpages for easy and instant access down the line. Both are built-in Safari features that can be accessed on your Safari sidebar or Start Page. They also both sync over iCloud, allowing you to Bookmarks and the Reading List from your other Apple devices.

Bookmarks vs. Reading List: Differences

As the name implies, the Reading List is intended as a list of articles that you want to save for later reading. It serves as a dedicated list of webpages that you can go back to when you have the time to read them, at which point you can work your way through the list.

When you add a new link to your Reading List, it falls under the Unread category. Links remain on your Reading List even after you’ve read them. To remove a webpage from your list, simply Control-click or two-finger tap the list item and select Remove Item .

In contrast, Bookmarks act like a library of websites that you frequently visit. Because of their nature, Bookmarks are often kept indefinitely and link to a site home page, rather than a specific post.

Related: How to Manage Bookmarks and Favorites in Safari on Mac: A Complete Guide

Unlike Bookmarks, your Reading List links are also available for offline reading. Head to your Reading List, Control-click the page you want to save for offline reading, then click Save Offline to download it.

You can also make Safari automatically save articles for offline reading, instead of saving them manually. To do so:

• Go to Safari > Preferences .
• Click Advanced , then tick Save articles for offline reading automatically .

While Reading Lists are useful for saving articles for offline reading, you can do more with Bookmarks because Safari lets you group websites together in folders and even bookmark all your tabs at once .

Choosing Where to Save a Link Boils Down to Your Needs

Bookmarks and the Reading List offer such similar features that you can actually interchange them if you want to. However, since the subtle differences give them different strengths, it’s best to use the Reading List for individual artists you plan to read once and to use Bookmarks for sites you plan to revisit again and again.

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What happened to the search bar for the Safari Reading List on my IPad?

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Nov 7, 2022 3:44 AM in response to 4Inquiringmind

The Safari Reading list Search dialogue was “reported missing” in iOS 15.7.x - although the precise version that the ability to Search the Safari Reading List has not been confirmed.

The Search function was restored in iOS/iPadOS 16.1. If your iPad is capable of update, you’ll need to updated to this version or later. The tags appended to your post suggest that you have an iPad Air2 - for which the iPadOS 16.1 update is not available.

For information, here is a list of the highest versions of iOS supported by older models of iPad (for simplicity - “generations” are shortened to a number) that are restricted in their ability to be updated:

32-bit devices

iPad1 - iOS 5.1.1

iPad2, iPad3 and iPad mini1 - iOS 9.3.5 (WiFi Only models), iOS 9.3.6 (WiFi & Cellular)

iPad4 - iOS 10.3.3 (WiFi Only), iOS 10.3.4 (WiFi & Cellular)

64-bit devices

iPad Air1, iPad mini2 and iPad mini3 - iOS 12.5.6

iPad Air2, iPad mini4 - iPadOS 15.7.1

Newer models are all able to be updated to the current version, iPadOS 16.1

• iPad Pro (all models)
• iPad Air (3rd generation and later)
• iPad (5th generation and later)
• iPad mini (5th generation and later)

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Nov 7, 2022 2:37 AM in response to 4Inquiringmind

I haven’t yet confirmed it, but I read that the search bar for the reading list is back on iPadOD 16.1 released October 24.

Nov 7, 2022 2:37 AM in response to vvirga

Correction: iPad OS 16.1

Safari Reading List: How to Add and Delete Items

You can view the Reading List as a temporary and quick storage folder for web content. Essentially, it aids your memory and allows you to remember longer articles for which you don’t have the time upon discovering them. In addition, the Safari Reading List keeps your bookmarks organized and uncluttered.

How to view the Safari Reading List

Open up your Safari browser on your iPhone or iPad to begin.  Tap the Bookmark Icon at the bottom of the screen, which is the second last icon in the row and looks vaguely like an opened book. On the next screen, tap the icon that looks like a pair of reading glasses in the center of the row.

Glasses Icon in Safari

The Safari glasses icon will show you your Safari Reading List as opposed to your history or bookmarks. All articles that you save via your iPhone, iPad or Mac connected to the same iCloud account will appear in this list and can be read from here. Simply tap one of the items to open it.

How to add items to your Safari Reading List

Adding items to Safari’s Reading List can be accomplished by accessing the sharing menu. Firstly, pull up the article or webpage you would like to remember for later.  Open the sharing menu by tapping the corresponding icon in the center of the toolbar, at the very bottom of your screen. Now select “Add to Reading List”  from the sharing options to add the article or webpage that is currently opened  to your list.

How to remove items from your Safari Reading List

Tap the Bookmark icon in your Safari browser, then tap the Glasses icon that signifies your Reading List to get to the overview. In here, we can delete items fromthe reading list by swiping left on their title and selecting “Delete” to confirm our choice to remove an item from the Safari Reading list.

Did you know you can export bookmarks from iPhone to Mac? Learn how to transfer bookmarks here .

You may also toggle between viewing read and unread items by tapping “Show Unread” or “Show All” at the bottom right.

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Extra! Extra! Read all about it later: How to save web articles for reading at a later time

Even in an always-connected world, we may not be always ready to read something interesting that comes its way. The FOMORS (fear of missing out reading something) once led to a profusion of “read it later” services. These let you easily store an article for later review at your leisure. An article might be a formal piece of journalism, a blog entry, a recipe, or anything page oriented, no matter how long or short.

Many services have come and gone, but the two earliest, Pocket and Instapaper , have remained under development and are up to date. Evernote is an alternative, although it’s more of a “junk drawer” service in letting you collect all kinds of things, including clipping web articles, and then offers robust options to search later.

Apple added Reading List to Safari across mobile and desktop operating systems several releases ago and has continued to improve it. While minimally featured, it may scratch your itch well enough you don’t need to install additional software.

The strategy with any of these services is that you want to mark something easily for later perusal, access it typically through an app even when you’re offline, render the text searchable for finding again later, and managing read and unread items if you don’t simply archive or delete them when you’re done.

The services also focus on or offer a way to few the core part of an article without fuss, shedding sidebars and ads, boosting text to legible sizes, and offering controls for picking a typeface, tweaking sizes, and adjusting a background color.

Each service has at least a robust free tier; Reading List is the only one without premium option that typically adds better searching, sync, and offline options.

Let’s look at the options, premium cost, tradeoffs, and how to configure each service.

Originally known as Read It Later, Pocket is arguably the oldest of these services. In 2015, it became a default feature in Mozilla Firefox, and was purchased in 2017 by Mozilla Corporation, the for-profit arm of the non-profit organization that develops Firefox.

Pocket is available now in the form of apps it develops for macOS, Android, and iOS/iPadOS, as well as via a web app. While Firefox offers direct integration, Pocket also provides plug-ins for Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera, and Safari for clipping articles. You can also opt for a browser bookmarklet—a fancy way to run a script as a bookmark. A large array of apps use Pocket’s developer interface to let their users save articles from the app directly to your linked Pocket account sometimes with a single click.

Pocket’s Safari clipper lets you set tags before saving the article.

The free tier of Pocket lets you add an unlimited number of items, including pages containing audio files and videos. A local copy of whatever you clip is made for offline reading and viewing. Pocket also offers text-to-speech to allow apps to read items aloud. Some ads may appear.

Pocket relies primarily on tags to organize your stored items. You can search against or view tags to find items marked with them.

Premium option: For $4.99 per month or $44.99 per year, Pocket retains and lets you search the full text of everything you’ve ever saved to it. Articles and other items you mark are saved permanently and centrally, instead of just cached to individual apps at the time of clipping. This tier provides suggested tags for categorizing articles. Pocket requires the premium tier if you want to mark up articles with highlighting. It also adds custom font options for viewing in its apps. It removes sponsored content.

Pocket’s iOS app offers text-to-speech audio even with its free tier.

Save an article in Safari for macOS: Install the Pocket extension. On a page you want to save, click the icon. A small dropdown dialog box appears in the windows upper-right corner that lets you add tags to categorize the entry. With the premium tier, Pocket suggests tags. After a few seconds of inactivity, the dialog disappears and the page is saved to your account. (You can opt to use a bookmarklet instead of the extension, but it has fewer features.)

Save an article in mobile Safari: With the Pocket app installed, a Share extension becomes available. In Safari—or any app that offers a page-like output—tap Share and tap the Pocket icon. You can optionally add tags or tap to dimiss the sheet that explains the page was saved.

Reading articles: You can use the macOS app, iOS app, or the Pocket web app to read saved articles. The view is much the same across apps. You can browse articles or search against text with a premium subscription. Click or tap an article, and it appears in simplified form that you can adjust for font, size, and background contrast.

Bonus: The mobile app uses text-to-speech to read articles aloud at the free tier.

Bottom line: Solid, reliable, and easy to add items to. Synchronization is fast and seamless.

Pocket for macOS provides a compact, somewhat graphical list.

Instapaper dates back to around Pocket’s time, originally developed by Marco Arment while he was also employee number 1 at Tumblr, and before he created his popular Overcast podcasting app. (Marco was also once my boss at The Magazine , a born-digital publication he created for the iOS Newsstand that I later ran.) Arment exited active development in 2013, and the app passed to BetaWorks and then Pinterest, which spun it off in 2018 to the aptly named independent firm Instant Paper, Inc.

You can set a variety of text display options for simplified reading, here showing Instapaper’s sophisticated controls.

Free apps are available for iOS, iPadOS, and Android, and the website is fully featured, too. The free tier allows adding unlimited articles, videos, and other pages. Instapaper uses folders, available at the free tier, as a way for you to organize what you’ve saved. Some ads may appear.

Instapaper lacks a Mac app, and packs most of its power into its iOS one.

Premium option: Instapaper Premium, $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year adds full-text search, lets you add unlimited notes to articles, and includes text-to-speech reading in its mobile apps. You can also set up a direct Kindle conduit to send items to your Kindle’s unique email address. Ads are removed.

Save an article in Safari for macOS: Instapaper lacks a reader app for macOS. Instead, it has a Mac App Store extension that includes a stub of an app used just to log into your Instapaper account so the extension works correctly. You can also use a bookmarklet in Safari and other browsers. Clicking the Instapaper button or bookmarklet saves the item and gives you a few seconds to optionally click a folder icon to choose where to file the item. In Safari 13 the bookmarklet may require an extra page load to complete the clipping operation.

Save an article in mobile Safari: With the Instapaper app installed, you can tap Share in Safari or any app that produces text or a page and select Instapaper. Here, too, you can tap the folder icon within a few seconds to choose a folder destination.

Reading articles: On a Mac, use the Instapaper website; in iOS and iPadOS, the Instapaper app. Click articles to read, and Instapaper displays them in simplified form with a display adjustment lets you pick among fonts, background color, size, and vertical line spacing. Instapaper for iOS has featured since nearly its earlier days a “tilt” mode, too. With this enabled, articles scroll at a speed that varies by the angle your iPhone or iPad is held away from the horizontal—the closer to horizontal, the faster it goes.

Bonus: With a premium subscription, you can use a fascinating speed-reading mode that displays a single word at a time, hundreds of words a minute, called rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP). Unfortunately, studies appear to show RSVP doesn’t allow for good comprehension .

Instapaper supports RSVP for speed reading—although the efficacy of that isn’t proven.

Bottom line: Instapaper has fallen behind Pocket in accessibility and apps, and requires a premium subscription for text-to-speech. The focus on folders instead of tags seems outdated, too.

Evernote’s reason to exist is to provide a place to dump everything you need to store. This can includes saving as a PDF from any print dialog in macOS, capturing and squaring up documents via an iPhone camera, adding audio annotation, and creating notes with rich text styling and to-do items—among other things. While I called it a junk drawer earlier, it’s a very nice one and I’ve relied on it for years.

Among its many and disparate features is the Web Clipper, a fairly sophisticated browser extension that can capture a web page in a whole host of ways, from just grabbing the bookmark to extracting and storing the full HTML. For iOS and iPadOS, you can use it via the Share menu.

Evernote’s powerful Web Clipper lets you capture a Web page in a variety of ways.

Evernote is available as a native app for macOS, Windows, Android, and iOS/iPadOS, as well as available by logging into its website. Its Web Clipper plug-in comes in versions for Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari.

Nearly all useful features are available at the free tier, though you’re limited to 60MB of uploads per month and can’t search the text of Microsoft Office documents or PDFs, which requires the Premium tier.

Premium option: For $7.99 per month or $69.99 a year, you can use the Premium tier for bumping your monthly uploads to 10GB, adding the PDF and Office searching, and improving offline storage. A number of other features are worthwhile outside the read-it-later arena.

Save an article in Safari for macOS: Use the Web Clipper, which lets you capture just the main chunk of text on a page as Evernote has identified it, a simplified reader view, the entire page as HTML, a bookmark, or a screen capture. You can then tag it and figure out into which collection (or “notebook”) to stash it—and then share it or view it in the web version of Evernote.

Save an article in mobile Safari: With the app installed, tap the Share button anywhere you can share articles or similar items, and tap Evernote. In Safari, Evernote always saves a full web page, but you can tag it and mark which notebook you want it dropped into.

Reading articles: You can use a native app or the company’s web app. All let you view items chronologically, open and examine items stored in notebooks, or search globally or within the text of any page you capture. The desktop and web apps don’t let you convert a web page or article to simplified formatting, but in the mobile app, you can tap the More button and select Simplify Formatting. You can then opt to switch to a version with reduced text styling, more like a reader view, or just plain text, which strips images, attachments, styling, and links.

Evernote is not the best way to assemble a reading list, despite its other strengths.

Bonus: Any image you add in a page or as a screen capture from the Web Clipper is automatically processed to extract the text. This text is then searchable. (This is true of all images added to Evernote. The text can’t be exported.)

Bottom line: Evernote is a slightly overwhelming tool, because of its extensive grab-bag of features. However, it’s one of the best ways to capture pages you want to retain for future reference—but not necessarily a good one for assembling an ongoing reading list.

Safari Reading List

Reading List is a simple feature in Safari, but it works well for a single short list.

Apple’s Reading List is built into Safari in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. You capture articles and read them in the browser. Items are synced via iCloud and available on all devices that are logged into the same Apple ID for iCloud sync.

The Reading List is more like an enhanced set of bookmarks and doesn’t automatically display items with a simplified text view. Apple instead relies on its Reader view , which is separately invoked and controlled.

Save an article in Safari for macOS: Hover over the Address and Search bar. Click the + sign when it appears to the left of the site’s address. A little animation shows the page added to the Reading List.

Save an article in mobile Safari: While viewing a page in Safari, tap the Share button and swipe up to find Add to Read List. Tap it.

Reading articles: In Safari for macOS, select View > Show Reading List Sidebar . At the left side of Safari, you can scroll through saved pages. Click a page and it loads. Right-click items and you can delete them or save them for offline reading. You can also mark them as read or unread, but there’s no option in macOS Safari to sort that way.

In mobile Safari, tap the bookmarks icon and tap the eyeglasses icon to show the Reading List. Tap an item to open and view it. Swipe left to save it offline or remove it. You can also long-press to get the swipe options plus an option to mark as read or unread, and open in a new tab.

If you want all your items saved offline when added to the Reading List, in Safari for macOS, choose Safari > Preferences > Advanced and check the automatically saved offline box. In mobile Safari, go to Settings > Safari and enable Automatically Save Offline.

Bottom line: It’s extremely stripped down, but Reading List provides a simple way to identify articles to read later that’s synced across all your copies of Safari.

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Safari Bookmarks and Reading List synchronization problems on macOS Sonoma

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• Wednesday at 7:50 AM

Hi, I thought that I solved this issue, but it seems that I didin’t. Anyone knows which preferences files could affect the synchronization of Safari bookmarks and reading list on macOS Sonoma? The synchronization is too slow (sometimes days). I already reported to Apple and they say that there is any problem with my Apple ID in the server side and recommended to do a fresh install the OS. I already made a reinstallation of the OS and I want to avoid a fresh install. Thank you.  

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• Wednesday at 8:09 AM

Over the years I've been using this, the reliability comes and goes, so it's no surprise to me when the synchronisation stops working again. Usually I add a brand new bookmark on both devices and that coaxes synchronisation into working again within say an hour. Deleting files in ~/Library and/or signing out of iCloud is the nuclear option and best avoided if possible.  

• Wednesday at 8:17 AM

frou said: Over the years I've been using this, the reliability comes and goes, so it's no surprise to me when the synchronisation stops working again. Usually I add a brand new bookmark on both devices and that coaxes synchronisation into working again within say an hour. Deleting files in ~/Library and/or signing out of iCloud is the nuclear option and best avoided if possible. Click to expand...

• Wednesday at 10:08 AM

I deleted bookmarks, made the iCloud sign out (on mac and iPhone), but when I make iCloud sign in on both devices, on iPhone and on Mac appears bookmarks completely disorganized and some of them already deleted in the past. Strange behavior.  

• Wednesday at 1:53 PM

Description of what I did so far: - I kept the synchronization with iCloud on the MacBook Pro and on the iPhone - Deleted all Safari bookmarks on MacBook Pro and iPhone - Deleted all files in the ~/Library/Preferences folder related to Safari - I deleted the Safari folder in the ~/Library folder - I went to iCloud.com and deleted all the bookmarks related to data recovery - I waited half an hour - Exported the Librewolf bookmarks - Imported the Librewolf bookmarks into Safari So far the synchronization has been done between the MacBook Pro and the iPhone. I added a link to the MacBook Pro's Reading List and after 10 minutes it still hadn't synced with the iPhone. In short, I don't know what else to do. If anyone has any ideas I'd appreciate it, otherwise I'll wait for an update to see if it resolves this issue.  

• Friday at 11:52 AM

Finally, I found the problem. The problem is on iOS 17.5.1. Due to iOS 17.5.1 old calls records reappear on Recents and Bookmarks reappear out of the folders on Bookmarks Menu. What’s going on with iOS 17.5.1 Apple? I already turn off iCloud on my iPhone 15!  

• Yesterday at 4:08 PM

Issue solved!  

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Press Ctrl+Shift+Delete to clear your browsing history on a Windows PC, or press Command+Shift+Delete on a Mac. Check your browser's settings to find this option on a mobile device.

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On a Mac, the backspace key is labeled "Delete." Pressing the Delete key beside the Home and Edit keys doesn't work.

To delete your entire browsing history, select from "the beginning of time" in the drop-down box at the top of the screen and check the "Browsing history" option. You can also choose to clear other private data from here, including your download history, cookies, and browser cache.

To clear your browsing history in Google Chrome on Android tap the three-dot menu icon, then select "Clear Browsing History."

The default settings will clear your browsing history, cookies and site data, and your cached images and files from the last 15 minutes once you tap "Clear Data."

If you want to customize what information is removed, tap "More Options." You'll need to choose a time range that you want to delete from the drop-down list at the top of the screen. Select "from the beginning of time" to clear everything.

Ensure the "Browsing history" option is checked here and tap the "Clear Data" button. You can also choose to clear other types of personal data from here, including cookies and cached files.

To clear Chrome's history on your iPhone , or iPad , tap the three-dot menu icon, then select "Clear Browsing History." Choose what information you'd like to delete and a time range, then tap 'Clear Browsing Data.'

To clear your browsing history on Safari on an iPhone or iPad , open the Settings app and then navigate to Safari > Clear History and Website Data. Tap the "Clear History and Data" option to confirm your choice.

This button will clear all sensitive browsing data, including your cookies and cache.

To clear your browsing history in Firefox on the desktop, click the three-line menu icon in the top-right corner of the browser and then navigate to History > Clear Recent History. You can also press Ctrl+Shift+Delete to open this tool on Windows or press Command+Shift+Delete on a Mac.

To delete your entire browsing history, select "Everything" at the top of the window and check "Browsing & Download History" in the detailed list of items to clear. You can also choose to clear other types of private data from here, including your cookies, browser cache, offline website data, and website-specific preferences.

To clear your browsing history in Microsoft Edge , click the Three-Dot Menu > History, then select the trash can icon. You can also press Ctrl+Shift+Delete to open these options on Windows or Command+Shift+Delete on Mac.

Ensure the "Browsing History" box is checked and click "Clear." You can also choose to clear other types of private data from here, including your download history, cached data, cookies, and tabs you've set aside . Just check the type of data you want to delete and click the "Clear Now" button.

To clear your browsing history in Safari on a Mac, click History > Clear History from the menu bar at the top of your screen. Select the time period you want to clear history from and click "Clear History." To clear everything, select "all history".

Safari will delete your browsing history as well as your cookies, cached files, and other browsing-related data.

If you're using another browser, you should be able to easily find a "clear browsing history" option somewhere in its menus or on its settings screen.

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Apple WWDC recap: Tim Cook reveals 'Apple Intelligence' AI system, iOS 18, OpenAI partnership, and the all-new Siri

• Apple's WWDC 2024 keynote outlined the new iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, iPadOS, watchOS, and Vision Pro software.
• But the big news was Tim Cook unveiling a new generative AI system, Apple Intelligence, and a new Siri.
• The Apple-OpenAI partnership was also made official, with ChatGPT integrated into Apple's software.

Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference keynote was a busy one.

It's Apple's state of the union for the software that underpins its various device families, such as iPhone, Mac, iPad, and the recently launched Vision Pro.

But Tim Cook also made room for a very big announcement, the news that was on everyone's mind : Apple's generative AI strategy, which is officially called "Apple Intelligence."

The generative AI system will be deeply integrated into iOS 18, the upcoming iPhone software, along with the latest Mac and iPad operating systems.

Apple's 13-year-old virtual assistant, Siri, is also getting a much-needed AI makeover. Executives showed various examples of how the new Siri powered by Apple Intelligence can help you complete daily tasks by accessing more granular actions within apps.

Apple also made its partnership with OpenAI official, bringing an optional ChatGPT integration to its software. This will allow users to tap into OpenAI's popular chatbot via Siri, or when completing tasks within apps, such as writing a story. Sam Altman was in attendance, though he didn't take the stage.

You can expect to see Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT integration arrive in the fall when the next iPhone launches.

But that was far from it — Apple announced a host of other features and software updates.

Luckily, we live-blogged the full WWDC keynote, so if you missed it, don't worry: Just scroll to the bottom of the page for the full recap.

Tim Cook closes things out.

Apple Intelligence, the flagship feature revealed today, is coming to iPhone 15 Pro and iPads and Macs with M1 chips or later.

Tim Cook returns to wrap up the keynote, giving a brief overview of the announcements.

That's it for this year's WWDC — see you next year!

Apple details OpenAI partnership, which brings ChatGPT to Siri and other features.

This is the result of Apple's deal with OpenAI, which Apple called a "pioneer" just now.

Apple says it's integrated ChatGPT into Mac and iOS, allowing Siri to tap into ChatGPT.

Apple says "You're in control" if you want to send anything to ChatGPT. But as a result of the partnership:

• Siri will work with ChatGPT to provide better answers to questions
• A Compose feature will use ChatGPT to create stories and text with a prompt
• You can access this without a ChatGPT account and paying users will have more paid features
• Siri will ask for permission before sharing your question with ChatGPT

Sam Altman reacted to the news on X, saying he was "very happy to be partnering with apple to integrate chatgpt into their devices later this year!"

Apple's clean-up tool uses AI to remove unwanted background details from photos.

Think of it like AI meets Photoshop. Apple says the clean-up tool uses Apple Intelligence to clean up the background of an image, removing an undesired detail.

Apple's 'Image Playground' is its spin on AI images.

Image Playground will let you create images using already available characteristics — no need to write your own prompts but you can write them if you want, Apple says.

You'll get suggestions in Messages for original images generated based on your conversations. Image Playground will also be available in Apple's apps like Keynote, Pages, and Freeform.

But there will be a dedicated Image Playground app.

Generate your own emoji with 'Genmoji'

Don't love the default emojis? Just use Apple Intelligence to generate your own "Genmoji" (see what they did there?)

Apple says Genmoji will help you "match any moment perfectly."

You can type a prompt in and get a custom emoji created instantly.

Bring on the Apple Intelligence demos!

Apple is detailing a host of examples of how Apple Intelligence will help you "save time in so many ways."

Writing Tools:

• Rewrite will suggest different versions of what you've written (improve tone to be friendlier, more professional, or more concise)
• Summarize will help you add TL;DRs to your written messages
• Smart Reply is coming to Mail: it can identify any questions you were asked over email
• In the Mail app, you can see summaries of emails instead of short previews

Notifications are getting prioritized and summarized (the example shown off is when the group chat is blowing up, it'll sum up the conversation so you're all caught up).

We're seeing some demos of what the new Siri is capable of.

Apple says this is the "start of a new era for Siri," and shows off some more examples of the new virtual assistant powered by Apple Intelligence.

• Personal context: Siri can find the things you don't remember (like finding a photo of your license, extracting your ID number, and adding it to the digital form you're filling out)
• Siri can track flights at your request and keep track of the casual plans you made over text. No need to add it to your calendar
• We also saw an example of figuring out how long it would take to arrive somewhere, based on some plans made in a text message. Siri answers the question and brings up a map without you having to tab between multiple apps.

We're getting our first look at the new Siri.

Siri, which was first introduced 13 years ago, is long overdue for an overhaul, and Apple is finally showing it off — powered with Apple Intelligence.

Apple says Siri is getting more natural, relevant, and personal. It's now more than a glowing circle, it'll be a glowing light bordering the screen instead. It'll be more conversational and understand context — no need to speak succinctly.

It can also have onscreen awareness. For example: Updating a friend's contact card with their address. Siri can act on your behalf in apps like finding a specific photo in your library or making changes in the Notes App.

You can also type to Siri for requests and switch between text and voice.

The new Siri can offer Apple support if you need help with a feature on your iPad, iPhone or Mac.

With App Intents, third-party developers will be able to define what they want to allow Siri and Apple Intelligence to access — basically, this will help Siri and Apple Intelligence plug into apps and carry out more tasks.

Apple says 'on-device' AI processing helps keep things more private.

Apple Intelligence will take action when prompted like "pull these files" "play the podcast my wife sent me." So how does it do it?

Apple is really emphasizing that Apple Intelligence can run on-device, meaning it's not outsourced to cloud servers. It's more private that way, Apple says.

But there are some tasks that will require a more complex AI model than what's possible to run on the chips within your device, in which case Apple will use some cloud processing. To do this the Apple way, Apple announces "Private Cloud Compute," which can draw on larger server-based AI models while also protecting your privacy. The cloud servers use Apple Silicon.

When you ask Apple Intelligence to do a task, the software will determine if the request can be processed on-device or if it will work with Apple's "Private Cloud Compute" servers.

If so, it will send only relevant data. Apple says this system is a "brand new standard" in AI privacy.

Craig is back to detail the new AI features.

We're seeing some examples of how Apple Intelligence will be woven into Apple's apps.

Some examples of where you'll see the new AI features:

• It can understand and create language and images
• Language: Apple Intelligence will make day-to-day tasks easier, such as in your Mail app when emailing.
• Apple Intelligence has writing tools that can rewrite and summarize text across Mail, Notes, and more apps
• Images: Create "totally original images." Apple says. Create custom animated images of  people in your Photos (three styles sketch illustration, and animations)

Tim Cook returns and announces 'Apple Intelligence,' its generative AI system.

Apple has been using "artificial intelligence and machine learning for years," Cook says. Apple's AI has to be powerful, intuitive, integrated, personal, and private, he adds.

It should be "Personal intelligence" instead of "artificial intelligence," Cook says, before a video plays to reveal the branding for Apple's AI: "Apple Intelligence."

Some new games are coming to Mac.

Apple talks about gaming updates for Mac.

Apple isn't traditionally known for gaming, so it's always looking to remind people that yes, you can play modern games on Macs.

For example, "Assassin's Creed: Mirage" and "Assassin's Creed: Shadows" are coming to Mac.

The Game Porting Toolkit 2 will allow developers to create more games that are compatible with Mac.

Apple announces new 'Passwords' app and Safari updates.

The new Passwords app lets you store and easily access your various passwords. It'll be available on iOS, Mac, iPad, and Vision Pro.

Apple didn't say as much, but this will compete directly against other password-storage apps, like LastPass and 1Password.

For Apple's internet browser, Safari, new updates include:

• Backgrounds are coming to FaceTime for when you want to hide your environment
• Safari Highlights feature makes it easier to check out new music, shows, and find important info on websites without having to search for it

Say hello to macOS Sequoia.

Sequoia is the name of Apple's new software for your MacBook and Mac. A big theme is "iPhone Mirroring," which Apple says lets you control your iPhone by "barely lifting a finger" with a virtual version of your iPhone displayed on your Mac screen.

You can use your mouse to swipe on apps and your keyboard to type in text on your iPhone. Your iPhone notifications will be sent to your Mac too.

While using "iPhone Mirroring," your real-life iPhone remains locked.

Craig is back to talk about new iPad software.

A lot of what we're seeing here echoes what we see in iOS 18. There's a more customizable home screen and Control Center.

But there are some specific iPadOS changes.

• Floating tab bar (that can morph into a sidebar) that will make it easier to navigate within apps.
• Shareplay: Screen sharing will now let you tap and draw on your screen. You'll be able to control someone else's device over shareplay (with permission).
• There's (finally) an iPad Calculator app that isn't just the scaled-up iPhone version.
• With Math Notes within the Calculator app or the Notes app, you can use the Apple Pencil to write out math problems for the calculator to help you solve, and easily add together sums and solve more complex equations with variables. Writing the equal sign will trigger the Calculator to give a solution to a math problem.
• Smart Script is meant to supercharge your handwritten notes: the feature will use on-device machine learning to recognize your handwriting and clean it up. You can copy/paste and spellcheck notes in your own handwriting.

Next up, Apple Watch's new software features!

There's a big emphasis on fitness/health here with the latest version of Apple's Watch's software, watchOS 11.

In watchOS 11, there's a new Training Load calculation.

You can rate your workouts and adjust your effort rating. This will then be used to help calculate your Training Load. The goal is to give you more insights to make adjustments to your training.

You can also adjust your goals on the day to day to make it easier or more challenging to close your rings — or take a day off without losing your streak.

The Vitals app is also here to track your vitals and "gain better context when it comes to your health."

The Health app will help users stay on top of their pregnancy with a period tracker and more info about how your body changes with pregnancy.

The Smart Stack is getting smarter. Translate languages quickly and use the "Check In" feature to let friends know you're safe, such as when you're out on a late-night workout with only your watch.

WatchOS 11 will also use machine learning to curate the best photos for your watch face.

tvOS is also getting some new features.

With InSight, you can see the actors and song names while watching content on Apple TV+ — Prime Video users may recognize this.

Smart subtitles on Apple TV will also be available when you rewind back.

AirPods are getting some new gesture controls.

AirPods will be able to respond to nonverbal gestures like nodding or shaking your head, so if you're in an elevator or somewhere you'd rather not respond to Siri verbally, you can shake your head or nod to respond without talking.

Voice Isolation is coming to AirPods Pro, removing the background noise around you to deliver "the best call quality," Apple says.

We see a quick demo of a conversation where an AirPods Pro wearer has a quiet phone call even while at a construction site.

iOS 18 brings 'biggest redesign ever to the Photos app'

Finally! In iOS 18, there's a new Photos app designed to have a more effective way to organize your photos.

• You can now filter your library to help find specific types of photos
• Scroll up in Photo Library to see collections like "Recent days"
• The new version includes groups of people when you search the "People and Pets" folder
• A new carousel to easily find favorites and featured photos by swiping

'Tap to Cash' and new features to Mail and Maps.

There are new ways to organize the Mail email app with categories like "transactions" and "sales and promotions."

You can also get all your flight information in one place with categorization.

Hiking trails are alos coming to Maps with custom hike capabilities.

Apple also announces "Tap to Cash," allowing iPhone users to exchange money phone-to-phone by tapping, like the Airdrop feature.

Messages is getting 'Tapbacks' and scheduling.

Say hello to Tapbacks, which let you quickly react to a text message with more emojis than the old default "love, like, laugh, thumbs" reactions.

"People love" tapbacks, Apple says.

Messages are also getting text formatting and the ability to schedule texts.

There are also some new effects: In iOS 18, you can add effects like "shake or "bloom" to specific words in a text.

Messages sent via satellite for when you're in a remote area without service for iPhone 14 and later.

You can now "hide" the apps you don't want others to know you've downloaded.

If you hide an app, you can lock it behind FaceID or passcode and have it not show up on the iPhone home screen — it'll be accessible in a hidden apps folder that's locked instead.

Next, it's time to hear about iOS 18.

Craig is back to announce iOS 18, calling it a "big release."

There's new iPhone home screen customization that offers "exciting new ways to personalize your iPhone further," Craig says.

There are new ways to arrange apps so you can see your home screen and wallpaper background better.

App icons in dark mode are also getting a new look.

By holding down on the home screen you can now tint your app icons thanks to a new customization menu. iOS 18 will suggest a tint color but you can also dial things to your preference.

Control Center is also getting an overhaul — it's more powerful to let you add more controls and scroll to find them and lay them out how you'd like. You can now swap your camera or flashlight controls on the lockscreen for new ones, like the Notes app.

First up: Software updates to Apple's Vision Pro.

The software that powers Apple's $3500 Vision Pro, visionOS, is getting a follow-up.

VisionOS 2 has some "big updates," Apple says.

In the Photos app, you can now turn old photos into spatial photos thanks to machine learning.

iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max owners will also be able to capture spatial videos for Vision Pro. And Canon will make a lens for the same use. There are also some new gesture controls for quickly accessing the menu. Amtrak riders, good news: Train support is coming to travel mode.

When connecting to your Mac, higher display resolution and overall size of the Mac display in the headset — think an ultrawide display wrapped around you — are on the way.

Tim Cook joins us from the top of the solar panel on Apple HQ.

Cook welcomes everyone and talks about providing new tools for developers.

He mentions "profound new intelligence capabilities" that he hopes everyone will enjoy.

That sure sounds a lot like AI. But before we get there, Cook highlights Apple TV+ and some upcoming seasons, such as season 2 of "Severance," and a new movie "Wolfs," starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney. "We have so much to talk about today," Cook says. "We'll start with our OS announcements, and then we'll dive deeper into intelligence."

Here we go! The keynote is starting.

We're seeing a video playing with Apple exec Craig Federighi leading a team of employees skydiving into the event.

"It's showtime," he says, before dropping out of the plane.

You can watch the livestream right here too.

We're 10 minutes away from kickoff, and Apple will also be livestreaming the event if you want to tune in that way.

For those of you who can't listen or watch while at work, we'll also be liveblogging the entire event right here.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is here ... will he take the stage?

Sam Altman est bien présent sur place ! OpenAI devrait être au coeur d’iOS 18 :-) Le live sur Mac4Ever: https://t.co/YBP0c3mTbJ Bravo à notre cher @clementsauvage pour le selfie :) Poke @samax @OpenAI pic.twitter.com/x0UHl4S9d6 — Mac4Ever (@Mac4ever) June 10, 2024

The OpenAI CEO was photographed by X user @Mac4Ever . He was also spotted by another X user at a table with Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak.

Apple has reportedly made a deal with OpenAI to bring some of its AI features to iPhones.

Now, the big question is whether Altman will take the stage himself at WWDC to talk about it, or if he's just there to watch with the rest of us.

Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak is in the house!

Steve "Woz" Wozniak was just spotted rocking some sunglasses at Apple HQ by software developer Marco Eidinger.

Woz is early for #WWDC24 pic.twitter.com/4z9ROST0RZ — Marco Eidinger @WWDC24🧑🏻‍💻 (@MarcoEidinger) June 10, 2024

Woz has attended a bunch of Apple events in the past, including WWDC. Back in 2013, he was photographed at WWDC on a segway.

Tim Cook teased this WWDC will be a 'big one.'

The Apple CEO met with student developers who won its Swift Student Challenge over the weekend and said as much.

Referencing WWDC, Cook reportedly said "it's a big one."

With less than 2 hours to go until he's expected to take the stage and kick things off in full, consider us hyped up, Mr. Cook.

Tim Cook is up early and ready to roll

The CEO started the big day by sharing a photo of the sunrise with an optimistic message attached.

"Can't wait for you to join us at #WWDC24 this morning," Cook wrote on X.

Can’t wait for you to join us at #WWDC24 this morning! pic.twitter.com/3bHzspURPH — Tim Cook (@tim_cook) June 10, 2024

'Pent-up demand'

No matter what Apple does actually announce at WWDC, it will be up to consumers to decide whether AI-based services are something they really want or need on their iPhones.

There's also a risk of annoying some iPhone owners who won't be able to use the new features because their devices aren't powerful enough.

However, getting people to buy a new iPhone is of course part of Apple's game plan. Wedbush analysts think " pent-up demand around an upgrade cycle could exceed 270 million iPhones heading into iPhone 16."

Words and pictures

One rumor we're really hoping is on the money is automatic transcription for voice notes courtesy of AI. That's a feature available on the Google Pixel phone and other apps for some time now.

Apple is also going to let users create emojis on the fly using AI, according to Bloomberg.

'Which battles to fight'

Apple's partnerships, like the rumored deal with OpenAI, are a way to pass on some of the costs and risks related to AI models, according to David Wagner of Apple shareholder Aptus Capital Advisors.

"Apple is passing off the liabilities of AI to a partner like OpenAI," he told The Wall Street Journal. "Apple knows which battles to fight and which ones not to fight. This isn't one they're fighting."

‘Apple Intelligence’

The new AI operating system that will power iPhones, iPads and Macs is expected to be called "Apple Intelligence," Bloomberg reported .

The new features will also be optional for users, per the outlet.

'Out of the ditch'

Apple is hoping to stimulate iPhone sales by adding AI features to its key product.

Trip Miller, managing partner at Apple investor Gullane Capital Partners, told The Wall Street Journal : " AI is the thing that can get Apple out of the ditch. They're this big behemoth. It takes a new story to get them moving in a new direction. AI is that opportunity for them."

Tim Cook’s keynote

Tim Cook's keynote address at WWDC starts at 1 p.m. ET and will be between 90 minutes and two hours long. You can also watch it on the Apple TV app.

Apple shares are a touch higher in premarket trading and have added 6% this year.

However, that's a less impressive performance than Microsoft, which is up more than 14% and overtook Apple as the most valuable company back in January.

AI summarization tools on the cards

Matthew Bloxham, a Bloomberg Intelligence analyst, is expecting AI summarization tools to be announced by Tim Cook.

He told Bloomberg TV: "Safari, which is their web browser, will do more intelligent summarization of things you've searched for. There might even be a AI-prompted reply for emails and messages, so lots of different features in all of their familiar apps just kind of enhancing them and elevating it to the next level."

Vision Pro headset was last year’s WWDC reveal

CEO Tim Cook unveiled Apple's first mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro, at last year's WWDC . It was the first major product announcement since the Apple Watch in 2014.

'AI-driven accelerated growth cycle'

Wedbush Securities analysts including Dan Ives said in a note that the AI-infused products and services "will be the narrative of the Apple story for the coming years."

They predict a formal announcement of Apple's rumored partnership with OpenAI, which they think is a chatbot based on Apple LLMs and that an AI App Store will be unveiled.

They also think an AI-powered iPhone 16 launch could be on the cards this year too.

WWDC is Apple’s biggest conference

The Worldwide Developers Conference is held by Apple every year. It starts with a keynote speech from CEO Tim Cook that's available to watch on apple.com .

WWDC is being held at Apple Park , its headquarters in Cupertino, California. It's colloquially called "the ring" or "the spaceship" because its giant circular design resembles a flying saucer.

Developers will attend various sessions at the conference, which runs until Friday.

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