Bea Beltran Tech 02.21.2023 00:Feb AM EST

Apple Store Apps Gets an Update for More Features

The Apple Store app has been used to purchase Apple products among others online, saving customers the hassle of heading to a physical retail store. Now, the app has an update that makes it easier to shop, share, and check availability.

The New Update

The update applies to iOS and iPadOS, bringing in many improvements. For one, you can now share a list of saved items with friends and family. You can do so if you want to inform them of a new item in the store or hint that a certain product is what you want as a gift.

As mentioned in MacRumors, the app also holds more information regarding the items you can find in retail stores. Aside from store hours and shopping options, you can now get more details about the location itself and its surroundings.

Even our saved items can now be accessed from more places within the app. You can now download the app or install the update through the App Store, although since it has only rolled out, you might have to wait for the update to reach your area.

Gift Ideas

Since you can now share a list of items from the Apple Store with your friends and family, here are a couple of suggestions and their specs that your loved ones might be inclined to give you. How you'll manage that is up to you, of course.

HomePod

It has a high-excursion woofer for a deep and rich bass
It features five beamforming tweeters around the base to optimize high frequencies and produce audio with great and clear quality
It has a built-in sensor that can detect the temperature and humidity of the room, so you can set automatons based on that data like shuttings the blinds at a certain temperature
It has sound recognition that listens for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and sends you a notification on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch
You can use the HomePod to set automatons for controlling smart home accessories like lights, wherein you can set them to turn off at a certain time
You can use the device to control your smart home remotely through the Home app

Apple Watch Series 8

It has a Retina display that's always on, so you won't have to tap on the watch to see the time
The exterior is designed to be tougher to be more resistant to cracking
It features WR50 water resistance when you need to use it for workouts
It has an IP6X certification for dust resistance
It can take an ECG at any time using its single0lead electrocardiogram
The Watch has a sensor that can measure your blood oxygen as well as background readings
It comes with Fall Detection, connecting you to emergency services when it detects that you've taken a hard fall
The Emergency SOS feature can be triggered by holding the side button, which sends your location to emergency services