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Ways to claim back essential storage space ISSUE 185 PRINTED IN THE UK £6.99 Play games on Apple TV Welcome iCreate 185 “The new iPad is built to inspire in the classroom and beyond” There’s something magical about Apple events – the whirring rumour mill in the build-up, the expectation in the auditorium and ultimately the Keynote itself that is delivered with precision and panache As you know, Apple took an excursion to the Lane Tech College Prep High School in Chicago for its latest reveal – the 9.7-inch iPad This is the first non-Pro iPad to be compatible with the Apple Pencil, is powerful enough to multitask and showcase the very latest state-of-the-art AR apps, and is built to inspire in the classroom and beyond We put the device through its paces and bring you the full report on page 50 Also this issue we solve all of your macOS High Sierra problems in our drop-in tech clinic and bring you the usual array of creative tutorials to help you get the most out of your Mac, iOS device, Apple Watch, Apple TV and HomePod, including ways to clean your iCloud, how to make music in iOS 11 and the best methods of saving space on your iPhone and iPad – ideal for older models when storage is tight Enjoy the issue! Ryan Butt Editor Meet the experts David Crookes Shaun McGill George Cairns This issue, our iOS expert shows you how to make your HomePod more secure and connect it to your Apple TV, and finds out if Google Assistant is a valid alternative to Siri Our resident tech expert solves all of your macOS High Sierra problems this month From bad connections to unresponsive apps, Shaun will get you up and running in no time Our creative expert demonstrates how to make the most of your iPhone’s Burst mode and apply awesome spot colour effects to your Final Cut Pro X movie projects Facebook iCreateMagazine Twitter @iCreateMagazine Instagram icreate_mag Email icreate@futurenet.com 185 Contents Discover the creative treats in store this month Your macOS High Sierra Problems Solved r n st w c alll h g 14 50 ing you out h t y r e v E now ab k o t d e ne 7-inch s ’ e l p Ap t is built a h t t e l tab e the r i p s n i o t eration! n e g t x e n e s m Love iCreate? 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Here’s five killer reasons why you need to download iOS 11.3 right now… 185 1New AR experiences iOS 11 became the world’s biggest AR platform when it was released to hundreds of millions of iOS users last year Ever since, developers have been showcasing the platform’s amazing capabilities, building market-leading apps with Apple’s accompanying ARKit Now they’ve got even more experiences to play with With iOS 11.3, apps can now deliver AR experiences that use vertical surfaces like walls and doors, in addition to horizontal surfaces like tables and chairs, and more accurately map to irregularly shaped surfaces Using advanced vision techniques to recognise the position of 2D images such as signs, posters and artwork, ARKit can integrate these real-world images into AR experiences such as filling a museum with interactive exhibits or bringing a movie poster to life And what’s even better is the view through your device’s camera now has 50 per cent greater resolution and supports auto-focus Animoji That’s not a real word we hear you say Well, turns out it is An amalgamation of animation and emoji no less This new “The new feature shows you the overall health of your battery and alerts you if it needs to be serviced” Facebook iCreateMagazine Twitter @iCreateMagazine Instagram icreate_mag Email icreate@futurenet.com The Baattery menu in Settings now lets you see the overall performance of your battery Data and privacy Health Records is a new US feature that makes it easier to securely access your medical records feature is one for iPhone X users, but showcases exactly where Apple sees the world of emojis going These four new animoji bring to life your own facial expressions as either a lion, bear, dragon or skull The A11 Bionic chip and TrueDepth camera give users the ability to record and send Animoji messages (and even create Animoji karaoke videos) using their voice and more than 50 different facial muscle movements Impressive stuff Battery performance Apple’s relationship with its iOS batteries has been headline news in recent months, so it’s no surprise to see it add a new feature to your Settings app to boost transparency The new feature, found in Settings>Battery and available on iPhone handsets and later, shows you the overall health of your battery and alerts you if it needs to be serviced Don’t forget that Apple will replace any battery for a small fee if it fails a diagnostic test in 2018 Additionally, users can now see if the power management feature that dynamically manages maximum performance to prevent \UL_WLJ[LKZO\[KV^UZÄYZ[PU[YVK\JLKPU iOS 10.2.1, is on and can choose whether to turn it off Health Records This is one for our army of US readers The new Health Records feature in iOS 11.3 helps patients of more than 40 health systems, including Duke, NYU Langone, Stanford and Yale, view their medical records right from their iPhone With these inclusions, patients have greater access to their medical information including lab results, medications, conditions and more And fear not, Health Records data is encrypted and protected with a passcode Which leads on to new feature number 5… iOS 11.3 and macOS 10.13.4 introduce updated data and privacy information A new privacy icon and detailed privacy information will pop up whenever Apple asks for access to personal information to enable features, secure Apple services or personalise an iOS experience It’s a small thing, but it’s nice to know what’s going on in the background Additional features include Business Chat, a new Messages feature providing users with a way to communicate directly with businesses, reach a live person to ask a question or make a purchase using Apple Pay Apple Music now streams music videos uninterrupted by ads, News has a new video option in the For You section and the Apple TV app is going live in Brazil and Mexico Pretty impressive stuff, right? Well, Apple isn’t stopping there Initial developer betas for iOS 11.4 have been released already… 185 #Trending WWDC 2018 has been announced What we know so far… Things we learned this month Apple acquires digital magazine service Texture Apple news Texture, the US equivalent of Readly, has been bought by Apple from Next Issue Media for an undisclosed fee The service gives users unlimited access to their favourite titles for one monthly subscription fee “We’re excited Texture will join Apple, along with an impressive catalog of magazines from many of the world’s leading publishers,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services 10 185 The next generation of Apple’s operating systems will be unveiled at the company’s Worldwide Developer Conference, which will this year be held in San Jose the week beginning June 4, 2018 This year will be the 29th developer conference Apple has hosted It is traditionally the event when we get previews of the next versions of iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS, but is also where developers discover what’s new in Apple APIs like SiriKit, HomeKit, HealthKit, GymKit, MusicKit, ResearchKit, and CoreML Last year at WWDC Apple debuted ARKit, and since then, developers have embraced inventive ways to engage customers with virtual experiences overlaid in the real world Apple has debuted products at WWDC before we’re not expecting anything this year Apple snap up top Google AI employee Apple news In the face of reports that suggest Apple’s digital assistant Siri is falling behind market leaders Google and Microsoft, the Cupertino giant has swooped to hire Google’s head of search and artificial intelligent unit, John Giannandrea In an email sent out to Apple employees, Cook had high praise for Giannandrea “John shares our commitment to privacy and our thoughtful approach as we make computers even smarter and more personal,” he said Reviews Naim Uniti Atom £1,999/$2,995 Key features ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ Just look at it! Naim’s Uniti Atom is an all-in-one audio system that is designed to connect easily to your home Wi-Fi to enable you to enjoy a world of music from any source you could imagine You can stream music in high-resolution from your Mac via Bluetooth, browse and play millions of songs through the popular streaming services such as Spotify Connect, Deezer and TIDAL, AirPlay music from your iOS device and From the finned aluminium heatsinks to the mesmerising LCD panel, the Naim Uniti Atom is a hunk of unquestionable beauty… 86 185 ฀ ฀ ฀฀ Learn more Available from naimaudio.com https://audience.org.uk connect directly to thousands of Internet Radio stations It even has a built-in Chromecast! All you have to is add your own speakers of choice and the Atom will steer you out onto a formidable sonic highway Designed and engineered in Salisbury, the Uniti Atom is a weighty hunk of extreme beauty Crafted out of brushed black aluminium with extruded fins running down the side to extract heat, the unit somehow manages to be both inconspicuous and attention-grabbing at the same time This could also have something to with the swirling confetti five-inch LCD display and the illuminated oversized volume dial on the top (a signature feature of the range) that pulsates as if representing the beating heart of the system And it’s almost like the system IS alive because the screen boasts proximity sensors and wakes up whenever someone approaches When active, the screen displays images of album artwork, music metadata and audio input information A small vertical strip of buttons down the edge of the front panel lets you stop and play the music and select your favourites It is undoubtedly a true masterpiece of industrial design Input overload As you would expect from a high-end sound system, the Uniti Atom comes completely decked out with connection ports On the rear you will find two optical TOSLink (up to 24bit/96kHz) ports, a coaxial RCA (up to 24bit/192kHz, DoP 64Fs) port, an HDMI ARC port, RCA ports and two USB-A sockets (front and rear) There are also options to expand the system For example, you can add external power amplifiers like Naim’s own NAP 100, separate subwoofers and, if you have an extensive CD collection, the Uniti Core music server Internally, the Uniti Atom utilises the same powerful 40-watt A/B-class amplifier technology as Naim’s iconic NAIT integrated amps Additionally, the finest-quality SMD circuitry and premium Burr Brown DACs deliver Naim’s signature pace, rhythm and timing A free app provides quick and easy control over your multiroom Naim units and also your music, but any reason not to physically walk up to, touch, and admire the Uniti Atom is a negative as far as we’re concerned In terms of sound, this obviously depends very much on what speakers you connect to it (we used Q Acoustics Concept 20 speakers and QED cable) But as long as you provide the Uniti Atom with the finest tools to its job then you’ll not fail to be completely blown away by the quality of audio it produces From the moment you feed power into the Uniti Atom’s divine unit and the LCD panel kicks into life you know that your money has been well spent on a high-end product Also in the box is a chunky remote that replicates the build quality and sensory illumination of the main unit If you’re looking for an all-in-one sound system to connect all of your Mac and iOS devices to then this is probably the only one you will ever need Breathtaking The illuminated volume control dial has an ultra-pleasing action and provides a beautiful, pulsating aesthetic… ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ proximity sensors so that it is awake and alert whenever you approach… You can connect it to anything and it even provides local storage to house up to 20,000 songs ready for streaming Verdict The audio system of the gods, Naim’s Uniti Atom looks incredible, connects to anything and processes your sounds phenomenally well 185 87 Reviews BlinkXT Smart Home Security System £239/$249 Key features ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ This set, consisting of two Blink XT batterypowered cameras and a Sync Module is all you need to set up a basic home security system Oh, and your iPhone, of course To get set up and started, all you have to is plug in the Sync Module, download and install the free Blink Home Monitor app and use that to connect your iPhone to the Sync Module box and then that to your cameras The whole process takes about five minutes, after which you will be fully connected and good to go Quality control Through the app you can add further Blink XT cameras to your network and then give them individual names to cycle through the feeds at will and then see what they see on your iPhone ฀ Learn more Available from blinkforhome.co.uk amazon.co.uk screen The quality of the feed is very impressive, will a full-colour, 1080p HD display being relayed to your iPhone screen It also presents a 110-degree viewing angle and infrared night vision, so you never miss a thing This set also comes with a wall mounting bracket so that you can position one of the cameras exactly where you want – on the wall next to the front door, for example, so you can see exactly who is calling Each camera measures 71x71x34mm and each one requires two AA batteries that are inserted by removing the back of each camera (which is probably a lot harder to than it should be) The app is incredibly easy to use but be warned that your feed will be very stop/start if your Wi-Fi isn’t up to scratch You can also add to your system at any time Each camera captures full colour 1080p HD footage and you can add more into your set-up for full home coverage Each camera produces a 110-degree viewing angle and also provides an infrared night vision feed Verdict A quality security system that is easy to set up and use The detail captured by the cameras is stunning and their field of vision and night vision mode ensure that you’ll never miss a thing on your iPhone 88 185 The Sync Module plugs in to a power point via USB and syncs the Blink Home Monitor app with your camera(s) Denon Envaya Pocket DSB-50BT £89/$99 Key features ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ For the price, it would be hard to find a better portable speaker than Denon’s latest Envaya model This attractive unit is an extremely manageable size and, on a full charge (which takes an admittedly lengthy charging time of over two hours), boasts an impressive ten hours of uninterrupted listening The Bluetooth system is very simple to use – one touch of a button on your iPhone and you’re connected – and the range is an extremely impressive 30 metres, which is particularly handy as you can move the speaker around with you without having to bring your iOS device or Mac with it The sound quality of the Envaya Pocket is superb The speaker produces thick, bassy tones ฀ ฀ ฀ Learn more Available from denon.co.uk amazon.co.uk which provide the listener with a rich, powerful musical experience, and two units can also be paired together for true stereo sound Available in black or grey, the speaker is water and dust proof and small enough to be taken anywhere Wall of sound Featuring two 40mm full range drivers, a passive radiator and a high efficiency digital amplifier (2x6.5w), considering its size, you’d be hard pushed to find a wireless Bluetooth speaker that can produce sound much louder than this unit The sound also stays largely intact at the higher volumes, which is rare in speakers of similar proportions The robust polymer and hardwearing fabric construct means that you can take this anywhere, making it the perfect party piece A simple button set on the side of the speaker lets you power on, pair, adjust the volume and take calls Verdict Don’t let its unimposing size fool you – Denon’s pocket-rocket is capable of summoning sound that will blow you away A brilliant piece of tech A pull-away flap on the back of the unit conceals a 3.5mm AUX socket and the micro USB charge point 89 Reviews Edifier S880DB ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ £259/$279 ฀ Key features ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ Learn more ฀ ฀ These active bookshelf speakers from Edifier were an unexpected joy Compact, yet punchy, they would look and feel equally at home in your lounge as they straddling your iMac and come with RCA, AUX, USB, optical, coaxial and Bluetooth connection options for you to connect wirelessly or through a desired port (the USB, optical and coaxial inputs have a sample rate of up to 192KHz) ฀ ฀ ฀ Titanium tweets ฀ Each speaker contains a 19mm dome treble tweeter unit made from highly-polished titanium laminate, providing a bright, clean performance, and the addition of 3.75-inch metal diaphragm Available from ฀ mid-range bass units add a satisfying rumble to your sonic landscape The bass units are housed in an aluminium frame that allows for higher power and minimal vibration for crossover The result is exceptionally sharp sound that can be projected or retracted through the room thanks to the built-in amplifier As well as all of the connection cable options, the S880s also come with a remote control unit However, unlike other active speaker controls that are small, plastic and feel like an afterthought, this one is round, sturdy and made of metal Small, yet incredibly versatile, with four EQ modes, the S880DB active speakers are worthy of consideration for all of your audio needs Verdict ฀ ฀ Standing at a little over 23cm (9in) tall, these bookshelf speakers are far from imposing physically, but they kick out great, crisp sound that belies their size and price point ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ Marshall Mid A.N.C £239/$259 Key features ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ In March Marshall added to its everexpanding family of impressivelyengineered headphones with these, the Mid A.N.C active noise cancelling headphones They utilise four microphones to continuously measure and pinpoint ambient noise to block out everything that you don’t want to hear – and the results are stunning Fingertip control The design of the headphones is minimalistic and consists of a plush headband wrapped in soft microfibre, black anodised metal detailing and iconic, brass-plated Marshall logos The Learn more Available from marshallheadphones.com amazon.co.uk headphones can be connected wirelessly to your Mac or iOS device via Bluetooth (with a range of 10m) or with a supplied 3.5mm jack A small brass analogue button on the left can allows you to control the music and phone functionality and a switch on the right can lets you toggle the noise cancelling capabilities on or off Turning it off can heap an additional 10 hours of playtime onto the already impressive 20 hours that the headphones give you with ANC enabled The 40mm dynamic drivers provide a kneetrembling tsunami of sound that perfectly marries clarity with just the right amount of bass, making the Mid A.N.C.s an epic, all-round set of cans Verdict Expertly engineered to deliver superior wireless audio while dampening unwanted outside noise, Marshall’s Mid A.N.C headphones provide style, effortless control and exceptionally good sound The Mid A.N.C.s feature black anodised 3D hinges that rotate freely and adapt to your head for an ergonomic fit A switch lets you turn off the noise cancelling capabilities to get more playback time from the charge… The headphones come with a guitarinspired travel case lined in rich red velvet that is collapsible when not in use 185 91 Reviews Accessories Summary 15” Laptop Sleeve £29.99/$29.99 stmgoods.com Made from water-repellant fabric, STM Goods’ 15” Summary laptop sleeve is like a personal bodyguard for your MacBook – a lightweight, durable Kevin Costner hellbent on protecting your pride and joy whatever the cost (in this case a very reasonable £29.99) Available in four colours (black, granite grey, royal purple and dark navy – reviewed here), the sleeve looks good, is very well made and its asymmetrical zippered design provides easy access to your Mac when you need it Invizbox Go £105/$150 invizbox.com The Invizbox is a portable VPN router that allows users to secure all internet traffic and view blocked content while using Wi-Fi anywhere in the world Additionally, it also functions as an ad-blocker, Wi-Fi coverage extender and portable power bank, making it a very useful travelling companion Measuring 13x7cm, the unit is pocketsized and comes with a zip-up case for protection It is also very easy to set up and use and features light displays on the side to relay essential charge and Wi-Fi strength information A must-have 92 185 Brainwavz S0 Noise Isolating Earphones £35.99/$49.99 brainwavzaudio.com Brainwavz is committed to producing quality audio products at competitive prices and its S0 IEM noise isolating earphones are probably its greatest creation to date The 9mm dynamic drivers create a rich range of sound and the all-metal casing and flat, tangle-free cabling provide a sleek look and ensure you’ll never have to waste time unpicking knotted wires The headphones also come with a microphone and remote for incoming call and audio control Libratone Q Adapt In-Ear Headphones £159/$189 libratone.com Designed for all iPhone and iPad models with Lightning connector ports, these headphones feature adjustable noise cancelling that doesn’t require a cumbersome battery pack Users can control exactly how much of the outside world they let in and the headphones come with a selection of different sizes of buds to fit all ears They sound phenomenal and look the part in four different colours A real sound sensation! ROCCAT Khan AIMO Headset £119.99/$129.99 roccat.org Part of the AIMO Illumination series, ROCCAT’s Khan AIMO Headset boasts high-quality 50mm drivers that deliver Hi-Res audio and a microphone that covers the full vocal spectrum, and it is supremely comfortable It also comes with a built-in 7.1 sound card, features passive noise cancellation and lights up like an end of pier fairground to suit any mood or environment Perfect for Mac and iOS gaming, this headset will really take you to a different world! 185 93 Reviews Stay on T-RackS The package includes 39 individual high-end mixing and mastering processors from T-RackS Bomb the Bass Total Studio MAX also offers the largest and most authentic collection of guitar and bass gear available… Total Studio Max Total FX The inclusion of software such as SampleTank provide access to over 16,000 sounds and effects “The collection pools together resources from IK’s expansive collection of music-making apps” 94 185 £999.99/$999.99 Requirements ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ Learn more Available from ikmultimedia.com ikmultimedia.com Quite possibly the world’s most complete studio collection of software instruments and FX, Total Studio Max brings together 94 products in a single suite and provides music composers, producers, performers and sound engineers with all of the tools needed to take music making and processing to a whole new level Included in the package are over 16,000 sounds, 39 high-end mixing and mastering processors and over 350 of the most soughtafter guitar and bass models – considerably more than any other collection on the market The collection pools together resources from IK Multimedia’s expansive collection of music-making apps – including SampleTank, Syntronik, MODO Bass, T-RackS and Amplitube – giving the user a formidable arsenal of samplers, sequencers and virtual instruments with which to realise their musicmaking fantasies We know that these products are all of the highest quality because we have sampled and reviewed them individually before, but to have them in one box is a salivating prospect although, understandably, this collection doesn’t come cheap To buy the full version from scratch will cost around £999.99 However, if you own portions of the package then you can pay a significantlyreduced ‘upgrade’ cost to grab the bits that you don’t currently possess Of course, the one-off price also includes updates, so the whole package is future-proofed for indefinite musical bliss Verdict The ultimate compendium of digital music-making tools that draws together the cream of IK Multimedia’s esteemed collection Essential The home of technology techradar.com Reviews Pythonesque The look of the game, at times, comes from the Terry Gilliam school of Monty Python humour Flatpack joyride The game draws on many gaming styles, like Jetpack Joyride, Space Invaders, Pac-Man and Tetris Chuchel £9.99/$9.99 Funny oddities You will meet all manner of strange creatures on your quest for the cherry, all can be interacted with “It sails around a selection of gaming styles with anarchic abandon…” 96 185 Requirements ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ Learn more Available from amanita-design.net Mac App Store It’s hard to find a true original in the games market these days but that is one categorisation that is easy to apply to Chuchel Describing exactly what type of game it is, on the other hand, is headscratchingly hard as it sails around a selection of styles with anarchic abandon, though each one is perfectly realised Brought to us by the makers of Machinarium, Chuchel is an adventure game of sorts that flits between point-and-click puzzles and arcade-style action As the eponymous hero, the game plays out as one big superiority contest as you have to beat your rival, Kekel, to the precious cherry The way it transpires is a series of static screens in which you have to interact with certain items in a certain order to trigger key scenes and progress through the story These scenes then give way to more conventional arcadey sections with Jetpack Joyride-style spacebar-mashers to stylish parodies of Space Invaders, Pac-Man and Tetris before the action is slowed down again It is brilliantly paced and genuinely humorous with plenty of Pythonesque mimicry in attendance The downside with the game is that the puzzles aren’t taxing enough to keep you thinking for long and clues are on hand to help you out in the rare event that you get stuck As such, you often find yourself idly clicking at things on the screen until the right pieces fall into place And while we loved the variety in the gameplay, it’s all stuff you’ve played before, albeit dressed up in pastel colours It is pretty damn funny, though Verdict It’s really hard not to like this game – a mashup of gaming styles mixed with good humour However, there just isn’t enough here to keep you laughing for long 9@  0::