Apple is shortly appearing on its promise to ship some helpful upgrades earlier than WWDC. The firm has launched iOS 15.5 and its iPadOS 15.5 counterpart with enhancements to each Apple Cash and (as talked about earlier) Podcasts. Cash customers can now ship and obtain cash from their card, whereas Podcasts customers can have the app robotically restrict episode storage primarily based on standards just like the variety of reveals or time since launch.
A corresponding macOS 12.4 replace provides the related Podcasts options. You can even seize a beforehand teased firmware repair for the Studio Display’s mediocre webcam high quality. Apple has additionally launched watchOS 8.6, tvOS 15.5 and HomePod 15.5 updates, though these give attention to bug fixes and efficiency relatively than any important options.
The iOS, iPadOS and macOS updates aren’t big, however that is not stunning. Apple has traditionally wound down important upgrades to its present working techniques round this time of yr. The focus now’s seemingly on iOS 16 and different huge revisions prone to arrive within the fall.