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- 02:21 pmApple TV+ Has Big Day With 'Severance' Return and 'Silo' Season Finale
With so much hype surrounding the return of Severance, it can be easy to forget that another Apple TV+ hit show, Silo, is wrapping up its second season. Silo follows the lives of 10,000 people living in an underground bunker to escape the seemingly toxic wasteland outside. The people are unaware of why the silo was built, and those who seek the truth face deadly consequences. Rebecca Ferguson stars as Juliette Nichols, an engineer who attempts to unravel the mysteries surrounding the silo following a loved one's murder. The show is based on Hugh Howey's best-selling book series. Apple says the season two finale of Silo is available to stream starting today, although eagle-eyed fans will know it was actually released at 9 p.m. Eastern Time last night. Severance's season two premiere was released at the exact same time. Apple recently announced that Silo will be a four-season show, allowing for the complete story from Howey's book series to be acted out. Severance, meanwhile, is a critically-acclaimed workplace thriller revolving around the mysterious company Lumon Industries. The company's employees cannot recall any memories about their personal lives while they are at work, and likewise they cannot remember anything about the workplace when they leave the office. The series has an ensemble cast that includes Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Zach Cherry, and others. In the second season, Apple says the employees "learn the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe." Severance was created by Dan Erickson, and Ben Stiller serves as an executive producer. Apple TV+ costs $9.99 per month or $99 per year in the U.S., and the streaming service is also included in all Apple One subscription bundles.Tags: Apple TV Plus, Apple TV ShowsThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums02:17 pmiPhone 17 rumored to get much more powerful cooling system
Apple could add vapor chamber heat sinks to the iPhone 17 to help it run cooler and faster for longer.iPhone 16 Pro doesn't have vapor chambers. iPhone 17 might. A limiting factor for mobile devices is thermal management, as cooling the heat-generating chips is difficult in such a small volume. It's now claimed that Apple will be doing something about it in the next iPhone generation, using a technology already in use by rivals.According to a Fast Technology industry rumor picked up by MyDrivers on January 16, Apple is going to be using vapor chamber cooling on its iPhone 17 series. This will apparently be for both non-Pro and Pro models. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums02:07 pmParallels Desktop for Mac review: Parallels Desktop 20 bring AI features
Macworld At a GlanceExpert's Rating Pros Frequent updates and new features Good performance on multi-core Apple chips Slick, easy-to-use interface Powerful new AI features and tools for developers Cons Most editions require a subscription AI features not available in all editions Virtual machines require a lot of memory and processor power Windows On ARM is expensive Our Verdict Parallels Desktop is one of the best options for Mac users who need to run Windows, Linux – and even macOS – as a virtual machine on their Mac. Parallels Desktop 20 is an impressive upgrade, and a strong focus on developers and AI means it is now a powerful tool for developers on all platforms. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated pricing text for product undefined Best Pricing Today Retailer Price Parallels (1 year) $99.99 View Deal Parallels (Perpetual License) $129.99 View Deal Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide Product Price Price comparison from Backmarket Price When ReviewedStandard – £89.99 annual subscription or £104.99 perpetual license; Pro – £99.99 annual subscription; Business – £119.99 annual subscription Best Prices Today: Parallels Desktop for Mac Retailer Price Parallels (1 year) $99.99 View Deal Parallels (Perpetual License) $129.99 View Deal Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide Product Price Price comparison from Backmarket The Mac is no longer dismissed as an insignificant niche market that struggles to compete with Microsoft Windows. But, even so, there are still times when many Mac users need to run apps and software that are only available for Windows PCs. Perhaps your employer uses particular business software that’s only available for Windows, or you may need to use a website that relies on some Windows-only technologies. Many developers need to test their apps and services on both Macs and PCs and, of course, there are all those A-List games that only run on Windows as well. It used to be easy to install Windows on Macs, thanks to Apple’s Boot Camp software and the fact that from 2006 to 2020 all Macs used the same Intel processors as Windows PCs. However, with the advent of M-series Macs, Boot Camp is no more, so if you want to run Windows on a Mac you need to consider one of the various virtualization options that we feature in our round-up of the Best Virtual Machine software for Mac. The advent of Apple’s own chips, aka Apple Silicon, also means that the standard version of Windows, designed for X-86 chips, won’t run on Arm-based chips like Apple’s M-series. If you want to run Windows on an M-series Mac you need the Arm version of Windows. Our top solution for running Windows on a Mac is Parallels Desktop. Read on to find out why. What is Parallels Desktop for Mac Parallels Desktop is referred to as a virtualization program, because it allows you to create a virtual machine on your Mac – sometimes known as a VM – which is essentially a piece of software that simulates the physical hardware of a Windows PC (process also known as emulation) and lets you run Windows on your Mac. One of the benefits of a solution like Parallels Desktop is it allows you to run Mac and Windows apps side by side, without having to reboot your Mac to switch between the macOS and Windows (which you had to do with Boot Camp). Screenshot Foundry Parallels gives you a lot of control over how you integrate Windows on your Mac. You could choose to keep Windows and macOS completely separate, with a full Windows desktop window floating on the Mac desktop, or the Windows VM can be expanded to full-screen size to hide the Mac desktop. But you can also use Coherence mode to run your Windows apps on your Mac so that they integrate fully with your Mac apps–you can even add them to your Dock. You can run more than Windows as a VM on your Mac with Parallels Desktop. You can create a VM that runs Linux, or even a VM that runs a different version of macOS itself. This can be useful for developers who need to test a website or an app on different versions of the macOS, although it’s currently only possible to create VMs that run Monterey (macOS 12.0) or later on Macs with Apple Silicon. However, Intel-based Macs can go right back to Mac OS X 10.7 Lion–we have the details of how to find old version of macOS here. Another useful feature of Parallels is Rollback mode, which lets you run Windows (or Linux, or macOS) like a kiosk. What this means is that nothing is saved and after you have finished working and restart the computer the VM will return return to it’s original state, this is perfect for developers who can experiment and then return to a clean slate. Parallels also makes installing Windows really easy. Since Parallels Desktop version 18 it has been possible to download and buy the ARM version of Windows 11 directly within Parallels. You do need to buy a license for the ARM version of Windows 11 Pro or Enterprise in order to create a Windows VM on Macs with Apple Silicon processors – unfortunately, the less expensive Home edition isn’t supported – although it’s also possible to use an existing license if you have one available. Microsoft doesn’t differentiate between Windows On Intel and Windows On Arm, so a Windows 11 license can be used for either version. This is a big deal because the Arm version of Windows isn’t normally licensed to individual users. Fortunately, Parallels has worked closely with Microsoft to simplify the process of creating VMs that use the ARM version of Windows. Just select the File/New command to create a new VM (or press the ‘+’ button in the program’s main Control Centre window) and it will present you with a big button labeled: Get Windows 11 From Microsoft. Windows 11 On ARM allows you to run most older software and apps that were originally written for the Intel version of Windows, so you shouldn’t have any compatibility problems when running virtual machines that use Windows On ARM. Older Intel-based Macs can still run Windows 10 via Parallels, although older versions of Windows are no longer supported. Read our guide to How to use Parallels Desktop to run Windows on a Mac for more information. Parallels Desktop system requirements Since your Mac is effectively running two operating systems at the same time–the macOS and Windows–so you’ll need a reasonably fast Mac with plenty of memory, disk space and – above all – processor power in order to run your virtual machines efficiently. Fortunately, modern multi-core processors like Apple’s M-series of chips can run routine apps such as the Windows versions of Microsoft Word or Excel using virtualization with no trouble at all, and faster Mac models can do a pretty good job running 3D games or high-end tools for design and graphics work. You do need plenty of memory to run the macOS and Windows alongside each other though. Parallels Desktop generally recommends a minimum of 1-2GB for each VM, but that really is the absolute minimum, and it’s in addition to the memory that your Mac needs just to run the macOS, so if you’ve got a Mac with just 8GB of memory then you’re not going to get the best possible performance when running Windows in a VM. Juggling memory and processor cores can be confusing for less experienced users, but Parallels Desktop can help by recommending settings that will be suitable for running different types of Windows apps and software. On high-end Macs, such as the Mac Studio, you can configure your virtual machines to use up to 62GB of memory and 18 CPU cores for improved performance. Unfortunately, Parallels informed us that the multiple GPU cores on Apple Silicon chips are controlled solely by the macOS itself, so Parallels doesn’t currently allow you to also specify the number of GPU cores used by your virtual machines. Parallels Desktop update: What’s in Parallels Desktop 20 for Mac? One other benefit is that Parallels Desktop has a regular update cycle of annual updates that generally coincide with Apple’s big updates to the macOS itself. Parallels also keeps up with the rapid development of Apple’s M-series processors. Speaking of regular updates, Parallels Desktop 20 arrived in September 2024, bringing support for macOS Sequoia and new features in that version of macOS. Parallels 20 includes a number of new features that are only available to Mac’s running Sequoia. With Sequoia as your Mac’s main operating system – rather than just a guest running in a virtual machine – you now have the ability to sign into a Mac virtual machine (VM) using your Apple ID, which will allow you to use your Apple email and other Apple services. And it will be possible to use the Apple Intelligence-powered Writing Tools feature within Windows apps once that arrives on Macs later in 2024. See: Apple Intelligence FAQ: What it is, what it does, and when you’ll get it. Screenshot Foundry There are performance improvements when using Parallels’ file-sharing features to exchange files between your main Mac and your virtual machines. Macs with Apple Silicon also gain the ability to quickly save and restore ‘snapshots’ of your VMs so that you can make or discard changes to your VMs for testing purposes (although the snapshots feature was already available when running Parallels on Macs with Intel processors in the past). Parallels Desktop 20 is also compatible with the latest Windows 11 On Arm update – known as 24H2 – which has an improved Prism emulator that provides as much as 80% performance improvement when running some older Windows apps that were written for Intel processors. Prism is similar to Apple’s Rosetta, which allows old Mac apps that were written for Intel processors to run on modern Macs with Apple Silicon – and, strictly speaking, this is an improvement provided by Microsoft within Windows 11 24H2, but it still benefits Parallels users by speeding up older Windows apps running within your virtual machines. Currently, Macs with Apple Silicon only have the ability to create virtual machines that run Windows 11 On Arm – a special version of Windows developed specifically for computers that use ARM processors (including Apple Silicon). However, Parallels informed us that it is working on an update for Parallels Desktop 20 that will also allow Macs with Apple Silicon to run the original Intel version of Windows. That will be useful for developers who want to work on both ARM and Intel platforms, and Parallels says that there will be a preview of this feature available for developers soon. Parallels Desktop version history Parallels Desktop 19 arrived in August 2023 and introduced a redesigned interface with windows and dialogue boxes that adopted the curved lines and candy colors of macOS. More serious eye candy also arrived with support for 3D graphics in Windows using OpenGL 4.1, improving compatibility and performance for some important graphics and design programs, such as ArcGIS Pro, VectorWorks and VariCAD. The 2023 update also brought Touch ID to Windows virtual machines, allowing users to sign in to a Windows VM using both Touch ID and a personal Microsoft account. Apple changed the printing system used in Sonoma, so Parallels Desktop 19 also introduced a new Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) to allow users to print documents from a virtual machine using their normal printer. Parallels Desktop 19.2 brought a faster option for cloning VMs. That’s useful for developers and professional users who may need to create multiple VMs based on an existing template. It also improved the ability to use Sign In With Apple to sign in to a Parallels account using hardware security keys that users may have created on their Mac. The introduction of Sonoma changed the way the macOS handles Windows disk formats, causing some VMs to become unstable when running from an external hard drive or SSD, so version 19.2 also fixed this problem to improve the stability of VMs on external drives. And, in March 2024, the program was updated to version 19.3. This fixed graphics problems that had affected a number of well-known Windows games, such as Dark Souls II and Genshin Impact. Gamers should be aware, though, that (at the time of writing) Parallels is still working on support for Microsoft’s DirectX 12 graphics software, and Parallels Desktop is still limited to games that use DirectX 11. Parallels Desktop Pro vs Standard, Business vs Enterprise Parallels Desktop has traditionally been available in three separate versions, with the Standard Edition designed for home users and education, the Pro Edition for developers, and the Business Edition for corporate users. However, 2024 sees the arrival of a new Enterprise Edition, which is due for release ‘later this fall’ (with pricing available on request). Features for developers Parallels states that it is seeing more and more Mac users running the macOS as a guest operating system on a VM, especially developers who need to test their apps with different versions of the macOS. Parallels therefore supplies configuration options when creating VMs that run the macOS, providing greater freedom to configure the number of processors and the amount of memory used. Developers get a command-line interface to speed up testing, advanced networking features, and the ability to share folders and volumes between different versions of the macOS. There’s even some TLC for Linux users, with improved handling of Mac trackpads, and faster installation for the popular Ubuntu version of Linux. The version 20 update to Parallels Desktop Pro brings an assortment of new features for developers including the Parallels AI Package (available in all editions, apart from Standard). This will allow developers to create a ready-made virtual machine that includes 14 different sets of AI tools, along with code samples and instructions. It’s even possible to use ordinary language commands – such as “Parallels, start my Windows 11 VM”. These tools are designed to help all developers, including students and smaller teams, so that they can start experimenting with AI quickly and easily. There is also improved support for Microsoft’s Visual Studio development tools, which now includes the use of Microsoft’s CoPilot AI features within Windows. (www.parallels.com/products/desktop/ai/) Version 19 brought several new features specifically aimed at developers including an extension for using Visual Studio code that makes it easier to organize and use multiple VMs, and improved support for creating VMs that run different versions of macOS. As we mentioned above, Parallels has confirmed it is working on a feature that will also allow Macs with Apple Silicon to run the original Intel version of Windows. This will be a breakthrough for developers who want to work on both ARM and Intel platforms. Features for businesses Foundry The Business Edition of Parallels Desktop includes several features to help IT departments in large organizations quickly roll out Parallels virtual machines to multiple users. There are improved security features, and, since version 19, those with the Business edition of Parallels Desktop can use their VMs with corporate management systems such as Hashicorp Packer and Microsoft’s InTune. The Enterprise Edition, coming later in 2024, will include a Management Portal that makes it easier to install and manage virtual machines for large numbers of users within an organisation. This Edition will also provide SOC Type 2 reports, which are used to maintain security standards within large organisations. Features for gamers Foundry Gamers who want to run Windows games on a Mac can do so via Parallels Desktop, and are able to use game controllers with those games. There has been support for DirectX 11 since Parallels Desktop 15. There is no DirectX 12 support yet. Version 4.1 of OpenGL is also supposed. Parallels Desktop for Mac pricing Parallels Desktop is available in three different editions: Standard, Pro and Business. The Standard edition is mainly aimed at home and educational users and costs $99.99/£89.99 per year, with additional discounts also available for students and education users. That annual subscription fee includes any new versions and updates that may be released in the future. It’s also possible to buy the standard edition with a perpetual license for a one-time fee of $129.99/£104.99 (although you’ll have to pay extra for future upgrades). The Pro edition, which is mainly aimed at developers, is only available as a subscription, costing $119.99/£99.99 (currently reduced to $/£74.99) annually, while the Business edition for larger organizations also requires a subscription and costs $149.99/£119.99 per year (currently reduced to $/£89.99). Pricing for the forthcoming Enterprise Edition is available from Parallels on request. It’s worth mentioning that there’s also a version of Parallels Desktop that is sold on the Mac App Store–however, Apple imposes some serious technical limitations on this version so it’s probably best to buy Parallels Desktop directly from Parallels itself. Parallels Desktop for Mac Read our review Price When Reviewed: Standard – £89.99 annual subscription or £104.99 perpetual license; Pro – £99.99 annual subscription; Business – £119.99 annual subscription Best Prices Today: $99.99 at Parallels (1 year) | $129.99 at Parallels (Perpetual License) Can you use Parallels for Mac for free? The Parallels website offers a 14-day free trial so that you can see how Parallels Desktop works before buying the full version. Just remember that you do still need to buy a license for Windows 11 Pro or Enterprise, which starts at a rather hefty $199.99/£219.99. Can you use Parallels Desktop on more than one Mac? To use Parallels desktop on two or more Macs you will need to buy additional licenses. If you are just moving to a new Mac you can uninstall the software on the first Mac and install it on the new Mac. Should You Buy Parallels Desktop? Parallels isn’t the only option available for running Windows on a Mac, but its constant cycle of regular updates has ensured that it continues to outpace rival virtualization programs, such as VMWare Fusion. It’s also more straightforward to use than alternative technologies, such as CrossOver from Codeweavers. Parallels keeps up with the latest developments on Macs with Apple Silicon to ensure that it remains one of the best options currently available for running Windows and Windows software on a Mac. Should you update to Parallels Desktop 20? The strong focus on developers in this version means that Parallels Desktop 20 may not be an essential upgrade for ordinary home users and small businesses. However, it remains the best virtualization option for any Mac user who needs to run Windows – or Linux – apps on their Mac.02:04 pmTSMC says Arizona plant unlikely to get latest chip tech before Taiwan due to red tape | Mac Daily NewsTSMC says Arizona plant unlikely to get latest chip tech before Taiwan due to red tape
The CEO of major Apple supplier TSMC says that complex compliance issues, local construction regulations, and extensive permitting red tape… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.02:00 pmEarFun OpenJump earbuds: Your budget-friendly fitness pal [Review] ★★★★☆
Our EarFun OpenJump earbuds review finds they aren't fancy, but they bring lasting comfort, solid sound and good value to your workouts. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)01:49 pmAmazon Discounts USB-C AirPods Max to $449.99 ($99 Off)
Amazon today has the USB-C AirPods Max on sale for $449.99 in every color, down from $549.00. This is a new all-time low price on the USB-C headphones, and the first time in 2025 that we've tracked any notable sale. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. Colors available on sale include Blue, Midnight, Orange, Starlight, and Purple. Some colors are still available to be delivered in January, but others have started slipping into a February delivery estimate, so be sure to place your order soon if you're interested. $99 OFFAirPods Max (USB-C) for $449.99 If you're on the hunt for more discounts, be sure to visit our Apple Deals roundup where we recap the best Apple-related bargains of the past week. Deals Newsletter Interested in hearing more about the best deals you can find in 2025? Sign up for our Deals Newsletter and we'll keep you updated so you don't miss the biggest deals of the season! Related Roundup: Apple DealsThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums01:42 pmApple Store App Launches in India
Apple has launched its dedicated Apple Store app in India, marking another increase in the company's presence in the country (via TechCrunch). The app builds upon Apple's existing retail infrastructure in India, which includes its online store, which launched in September 2020, and its first physical retail locations that opened in Mumbai and New Delhi in 2023. The Apple Store app is available in most major markets across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Latin America, but there are still some notable exceptions such as South Korea. Apple has confirmed plans to open four additional retail stores in Bengaluru, Pune, and other parts of Delhi and Mumbai by 2025. The company has also steadily increased its manufacturing footprint in India, starting with iPhone assembly in 2017 and expanding to include the production of "Pro" iPhone models in 2024.Tags: Apple Store, IndiaThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums01:37 pmVerizon price raises of up to $15 per month hit some plans
Some smartphone users are being welcomed into the new year with Verizon price raises of up to $15 per month on multi-line plans … more…01:30 pmApple Expected to Launch 20+ Products This Year: Here's the Full List
2025 promises to be quite a big year for Apple, with the company rumored to be planning more than 20 product announcements this year. Apple's rumored smart home hub will be its second all-new product to launch in as many years, following the Apple Vision Pro headset last year. And of course, we will get several new iPhone and Apple Watch models, like every year. Beyond that, Apple could update some products that have not received any hardware refreshes in at least a few years, including the iPhone SE, AirTag, Apple TV, HomePod mini, and Mac Pro. Below, we recap what to expect from Apple this year. First Half of 2025 The following products are rumored to launch before the end of June. MacBook Air models with M4 chip A new iPhone SE (or "iPhone 16E") A new AirTag A new iPad Air iPad 11 Powerbeats Pro 2 Mac Studio with M4 Max and M4 Ultra chips Second Half of 2025 The following products are rumored to launch from September through December. iPhone 17 "iPhone 17 Air" iPhone 17 Pro iPhone 17 Pro Max Apple Watch Series 11 Apple Watch Ultra 3 Apple Watch SE 3 A new Apple TV A new HomePod mini MacBook Pro models with M5 chips Timing Less Clear The following products are expected to launch at some point in 2025, but the exact timeframe has yet to be narrowed down for these. An all-new smart home hub Mac Pro with M4 Ultra chip iPad Pro with M5 chip (rumored for late 2025 or early 2026) Apple Vision Pro with M5 chip (rumored for late 2025 or 2026) For more details, read our Upcoming Apple Products Guide: What's Coming in 2025.This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums01:17 pmApple to stream FireAid Benefit Concert in support of LA wildfire relief
Later this month, a FireAid Benefit Concert is being held in support of the victims of the Los Angeles wildfires. Headlined by the likes of Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Dave Matthews, and Katy Perry, the concert aims to raise donations for wildfire relief efforts. Bloomberg now reports that the FireAid Benefit Concert will be streamed on all major streaming services, including Apple TV+. more…01:16 pmTim Cook vs Meta, 'Servant' vs a lawsuit, and Home Hub may be delayed, on the AppleInsider Podcast | AppleInsiderTim Cook vs Meta, 'Servant' vs a lawsuit, and Home Hub may be delayed, on the AppleInsider Podcast
Just as Meta's Mark Zuckerberg makes another criticism of Apple, Tim Cook gives a very rare candid interview, while Apple TV+ is promoting "Severance" but defending "Servant," and the Home Hub could be held up.Tim Cook — image credit: AppleWhile the shadow of an impending ban of TikTok took over the news cycle, this week also saw Apple CEO Tim Cook give actual answers about his personal life — and love of chocolate — to a food podcast. It was remarkable how much this topic of food drew the man out, and you definitely saw a new side of him.Whereas you saw exactly the same old side to Mark Zuckerberg as he slammed Apple for failing to do anything new in 20 years — otherwise known as just about the same time since he did either. Pot, meet kettle. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums01:04 pmApple Watch saves man after upside down car crash into pool
The Apple Watch has been credited with saving another life, with a man crediting the device for summoning help after his car crashed, leaving him submerged upside down in a pool.A car crashed into a pool - Image Credit: WesternMassNewsOn December 16, Brent Hill of Easthampton, MA was driving his car home but felt nauseous behind the wheel. While he doesn't remember what happened next due to blacking out, his Apple Watch stepped in to help in the following moments.Camera footage from a neighbor shows Hill's car accelerating into their garage and into the neighbor's swimming pool, landing upside down, reports WesternMassNews. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums01:03 pmiOS 18 superguide: iOS 18 features, latest update, and what’s new in iOS 18.2
Macworld Even if you’re not planning to buy one of the new iPhones, your existing iPhone (XR and later) can now get a bunch of new features following the release of iOS 18. Among the new features in iOS 18 are a redesigned Photos app, new ways to customize your Home screen and wallpaper, new Messages reactions, privacy-related features and dozens of other smaller changes. There are also be some AI features, dubbed Apple Intelligence available on some iPhones (find out if they’ll be on your iPhone below). This free software update brings interface tweaks, bug fixes, and new features. It is like getting a new iPhone without paying a penny. In this article, we discuss everything you need to know about iOS 18, including which iPhones will be able to run iOS 18, the new features – and the new features still to come because they weren’t ready in time for the launch of iOS 18. We’ll also discuss any problems and fixes, what’s new in the latest update, and what’s coming in the next update to iOS 18. We also have information about the beta program including the latest version of the public and developer betas. Update January 16: Apple issued the third beta of iOS 18.3. One of the new features will address complaints about incorrect news notifications being generated by Apple’s AI. More below. Latest version and what’s new… iOS 18: Latest version iOS 18.2.1: January 6, 2025 iOS 18.2: December 11, 2024 iOS 18 arrived on Monday, September 16. macOS Sequoia, watchOS and iPadOS 18 launched at the same time. The latest version is iOS 18.2.1 which is a small update that includes “important bug fixes,” according to Apple’s release notes. Apple doesn’t share any details of the bugs in question and there are no known widespread bugs in iOS 18.2. iOS 18.2 arrived on December 11 and includes a number of Apple Intelligence features but that’s not all. Read about Why iOS 18.2 is a must-have update even if your phone doesn’t support Apple Intelligence, and How to get Apple Intelligence on your iPhone. Prior to iOS 18.2, iOS 18.1.1 included fixes for two security vulnerabilities that have actually been used in attacks on Intel-based Macs. In notes accompanying the update, Apple writes: “Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited on Intel-based Mac systems.” The fixed issues include a flaw in JavaScriptCore framework and a flaw in WebKit. iOS 18.1 arrived on October 28, and brings the first set of Apple Intelligence features to iPhone 16 models and iPhone 15 Pro and Max. There will be more Apple Intelligence features released in iOS 18.2 and iOS 18.3. If you want to know more about the staggered release of Apple Intelligence features, read: Apple Intelligence is a gradual rollout—here’s what you’ll get, and when. What’s new in iOS 18.2? The main thrust of iOS 18.2 is new Apple Intelligence features, especially those centered around images. There are updates to Writing Tools, ChatGPT integration with Siri, Image Playground, Genmoji, and Visual Intelligence for iPhone 16 phones. You can expect the following: Writing Tools updates – more options. Genmoji – new emoji you can create. See: How to create your own custom emoji with Genmoji. Image Playground – ability to generate images based on text prompts. Image Wand – uses Apple’s image generation tools to create an image and add as context to a note. ChatGPT integration – use ChatGPT with Siri. See: How to use ChatGPT on the iPhone. Default Apps – new section in Settings. Visual Intelligence – get information using the Camera Control button. AE/AF Lock – new toggle to lock exposure and focus via the Camera Control button. Find My – share the location of something with a trusted person. Mail – New auto-categories (primary, transactions, updates and promotions) to help manage your Inbox. Volume limits – set volume limits for iPhone speaker. Camera Control – Improvements. News+ – Sudoku puzzles. AirTag – Item location sharing For more information about the Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18.2 read: How Apple Intelligence levels up with iOS 18.2 and macOS 15.2. What’s new in iOS 18.1? iOS 18.1 brings a selection of Apple Intelligence features to iPhones that are compatible with Apple Intelligence (that’s the iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Max, and the entire iPhone 16 range). New features include: Writing Tools – Rewrite, proofread, and summarize text. Siri – New look. Type to Siri so you don’t have to speak to your iPhone. Conversational context so Siri remembers what you had already asked and maintains the context. Photos – Improvements to search. Clean Up to remove things from photos. Memory movies. Notifications – Notification summaries. Reduce interruptions Focus. Mail – Smart reply. Priority messages. Phone – Record phone calls. Notes – Transcriptions of audio recordings or phone calls. Read: How to record and transcribe voice calls on your iPhone Camera – Camera Control button can be used to switch to TrueDepth camera. Spatial photo capture for 16 Pro and Max. AirPods – Hearing Test and Hearing Air features for AirPods Pro 2. There were also bug fixes and security updates in iOS 18.1. What’s coming… iOS 18.3: Release date and new features iOS 18.3 – expected late January/February Apple has started to beta test iOS 18.3. The first developer beta of iOS 18.3 arrived on December 16. The public beta followed on December 18. Support for robot vacuum cleaners: The Home app gains support robot vacuum cleaners in the iOS 18.3 beta. Battery intelligence: A new framework called “BatteryIntelligence” was discovered hidden in the 18.2 beta, suggesting it will be a feature in iOS 18.3. The feature will calculate the remaining charge time based on the amount of power the phone is receiving. See: Your iPhone may finally tell you how long it will take to charge. Repeating operations for Calculator: The calculator app will allow for repeating operations when you keep pressing the equals button, a feature lost with the arrival of iOS 18. AI Notification Summaries: After complaints about the inaccuracy of Apple Intelligence notification summaries’, Apple is making it more obvious if AI is generating the summaries. Other new features in iOS 18.3 are likely to include: Siri on-device context awareness: The ability for Siri to give sensible answers based on data found in Messages, Mail, Contacts, and other on-device information. Siri on-screen awareness: Siri will be able to see what is on your screen when you ask it to perform a task and take that information into account. Siri application control: A big expansion of App Intents, which lets Siri perform actions in your apps. Currently limited to things like playing music or getting directions, there will be hundreds of actions Siri can take in apps. This will start with Apple’s own apps and expand to third-party apps over time. iOS 18: Latest beta iOS 18.3 developer beta 1, December 16. iOS 18.3 public beta 1, December 18. Apple’s beta testing program for developers and public testers has been running since June/July and continues beyond the launch of iOS 18 to the general public. There is also a separate iOS 18 Sequoia 15.2 beta that includes some as yet unavailable Apple Intelligence features. If you want to run the developer beta, you need to be a registered Apple software developer, which has both free and paid ($99/£79) versions. We explain How to join Apple’s beta program separately. Developer betas can be risky though, so we recommend signing up for the Public Beta instead, which should be more stable. Beware though: whether a public beta or a developer beta, any beta software is not as stable as the final version and the iOS and your apps may not work properly. Read Should you install the iOS 18 beta? for advice. Once registered, when you go to Settings > General > Software Update on your Mac, you’ll see a new tab for Beta Updates, which will list the version of the beta you’re running: choose either iOS 18 Developer Beta or iOS 18 Public Beta. If you need help installing the developer or public betas read our How to get the iOS beta article. If you then want to uninstall it, we have a guide for that: How to remove the iOS beta. iOS 18 features still to launch The following promised features aren’t yet in beta: Advanced Siri features like on-screen awareness, personal context, and actions within apps Should you install iOS 18?… iOS 18: Should I install iOS 18 on my iPhone? As long as your iPhone can run it, we recommend updating to iOS 18. The new features–all of which we discuss below–look enticing enough, and, so far, the only problem (see above) will not affect many people. We address how How iOS 17 and iOS 18 compare separately. Also take a look at: All the little details and hidden features in iOS 18 you won’t want to miss. However, we do recommend you wait a week or more so that any issues with the early release can be addressed: despite the beta program, there are often issues once the software update gets installed on mass-market iPhones. It’s also wise not to be one of the first downloaders because the download will likely take a lot longer if you try soon after it becomes available. iOS 18: Problems and bugs Messages bug: A Messages bug that could cause crashes and may even result in the loss of valuable data was reported. It seemed to be connected to an Apple Watch feature that lets users share their watch face over Messages (or Mail). Obviously, those are quite a niche set of circumstances and the best way to avoid it appears to be to not reply to watch faces in a thread. We have more information here: Link-sharing bug in iOS 18 Messages can cause iPhone crashes, data loss. Apple fixed this bug in iOS 18.0.1. Unresponsive touch screen: iPhone 16 Pro owners have complained of display ‘dead spots’, with taps and swipes are being ignored. It is thought that this is related to the Camera Control button. Apple addressed this bug in iOS 18.0.1. Camera freezes in macro mode: This was addressed in iOS 18.0.1. Photos redesign: Probably the most hated feature of iOS 18 is the redesigned Photos app. So we’ve written this: How to fix the Photos app and make it less annoying. Inaccurate news notifications: There have been some fake news notifications generated by Apple’s AI. Read: Apple vows to ‘clarify’ AI summaries after spate of fake news alerts. There are concerns that macOS Sequoia’s iPhone mirroring feature could expose personal data at work. Servco Security has highlighted the problem to Apple who claims to be working on a fix. If you have any problems with iOS 18 you may be able to downgrade. Read: How to downgrade an iPhone from iOS 18 to iOS 17. iOS 18: How to install Installing iOS 18 and any subsequent updates is a breeze. Just open the Settings app on your iPhone and go to General > Software Update; iOS will check for any available updates and guide you through the process of installing them. You simply have to follow the instructions, which we explain in our iOS updating guide. And it’s easier still if you’ve turned on Automatic Updates, which you can do from the same screen. A little work preparing your iPhone before installing the update can help avoid problems. We advise you follow these steps: Back up your iPhone: Back up before installing the new version and you will always be able to recover your iPhone with the older version of iOS running on it should things go wrong. Read: How to downgrade an iPhone. Make space on your iPhone: If your iPhone doesn’t have a lot of available space internally we recommend having a bit of a tidy-up so you can reclaim some iPhone storage. Simple ways to do this could include deleting apps you don’t use, deleting old Notes, Messages, and duplicated photos. Update your iPhone to the latest version: Don’t skip an update and go straight to iOS 18. If you haven’t installed iOS 17.6.1 yet do so now. iOS 18 compatibility: Which iPhones get iOS 18? The following iPhones get support for iOS 18, the same lineup of supported devices as iOS 17. iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, Pro, Pro Max iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, Pro, Pro Max iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, Pro, Pro Max iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, Pro, Pro Max iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, Pro, Pro Max iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, Pro Max iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max iPhone XR iPhone SE (2nd gen or later) Read: iOS 18 compatibility: Which iPhones support iOS 18 and iOS compatibility checker Some of the new features will not be supported on the older phones, because they lack the hardware necessary (a powerful enough Neural Engine or GPU to run AI stuff, or enough RAM). This is typical of new iOS releases. In 2022, for example, the iPhone 8 and iPhone X missed out on a bunch of cool stuff due to their older processor. It is no surprise, therefore, that the hardware requirements are steep for the AI-related features aka ‘Apple Intelligence’—iPhone 15 Pro or later. Like iOS 17, iOS 18 does not support iPhone 8 or the iPhone X which came out in 2017, but since those phones are able to run iOS 16, they will continue to get support through security updates for at least another year. With the release of iOS 18 though, Apple will stop supporting iOS 15, which will mean that iPhone 7, 7 Plus, iPhone 6S, 6S Plus, and iPhone SE (1st generation) will no longer get support. Generally, Apple has provided software updates for the past two versions of iOS. See: How long does Apple support iPhones. iOS 18 guide iOS 18 features: What’s new in iOS 18 There were many new features in iOS 17 including a new app called Journal, Live Voicemail, and a new way to use Stickers, among dozens of other smaller changes. Rumors suggested that iOS 18 would be “one of the biggest iOS updates — if not the biggest — in the company’s history.” As expected, in iOS 28 Apple will include some major new AI features, dubbed Apple Intelligence, although these features will only be available on iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max and newer iPhones. Not all the new features were available at launch. The first Apple Intelligence AI features were introduced in iOS 18.1 and others are arriving with subsequent updates. Features, such as the new categories in Mail, will come “later this year”. Read: Features missing when iOS 18 launched. Customization There will be a more customizable Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Control Center in iOS 18. Several reports had claimed that Apple would allow greater personalization of the Home screen, including allowing users to place icons anywhere on the grid, allowing spaces between them. Prior to iOS 18 icons can be reordered or put into folders, but always fill the screen from left to right and top to bottom. In iOS 18 users are able to arrange apps and widgets anywhere on the Home Screen, including right above the dock or framing a wallpaper. It will even be possible to change the lock screen icons or remove them. In addition, App icons and widgets can have a dark or tinted effect to blend in. Read: iOS 18: How to change the color of the app icons on your home screen and How to put app icons, widgets, and folders anywhere you want as well as iOS 18: How to make your app icons large and label-free. This “put icons wherever you want” feature is something we’ve wanted from Apple for many years, and has been a staple of many Android phones seemingly forever. The Control Centre is getting a redesign to give easier access to a user’s most-utilized controls. Users will also be able to add controls from supported third-party apps into Control Center. Is it enough? Read: Apple is finally letting you have it your way–kinda and You can finally customize your iPhone like Android–here’s everything you can do. Apple Photos New features in Photos will help users find their photos and keep big libraries organized. It’s the biggest redesign of Photos ever and is intended to help users find photos fast. It will be simplified but still familiar, according to Apple and will include a new Unified View, new Collections, and customization features. Users will be able to filter out clutter to narrow down to specific types of content. It will be possible to browse by topics, time, people, memories, trips, Recent Days and People and Pets. A new carousel view will present highlights that update each day – featuring favorite people, pets, and places. Not everyone likes these changes. If you don’t look at: How to fix the Photos app and make it less annoying. Apple Messages Messages will gain new ways to express yourself. Expect improvements to text formatting and fun new text effects. Tapbacks are getting redesigned and will let you tap back with any emoji or sticker. You’ll also be able to amplify and animate letters, word, phrases, and emoji, and add formatting like bold, underline, italics, and strikethrough. You will also be able to schedule a message to send later. Messages will also support RCS for more reliable group messaging with those who do not have an Apple device. Read about how your conversations with Android users will look in iOS 18 and RCS on iPhone with iOS 18: Every question answered. Apple is also making it possible to send Messages via Satellite so you can text when off the grid from Messages app. iMessages sent over satellite are encrypted. Apple Mail Mail will help you manage incoming email better with new on-device categorization. As email arrives it will be sorted into Primary (personal and time-sensitive), Transactions (confirmations and receipts), Updates (news and social notifications), and Promotions (marketing and coupons). A new Digest will pull together all relevant emails from a business, so for example, it could bring all flight information together. The Mail Categorization features will be available later this year. Safari A new Highlights feature is designed to make it easier to discover information on the web. A redesigned Reader experience will use machine learning to surface key information on a webpage so that users can review a summary to get the gist of an article. A table of contents will be included for longer articles Apple says users will also be able to quickly see the location of a restaurant, hotel, or landmark; or listen to an artist’s track right from an article about the song or album. You will also be able to snap away annoying ads. Apple Wallet and Apple Pay There will be new ways to pay with Apple Pay. Users can send and receive Apple Cash by holding two iPhones together: Tap to Cash will let you share cash without exchanging email or number. Tickets in Apple Wallet including key event information like an event guide with info about the venue, and recommended Apple Music playlists Apple iPhone mirroring on the Mac iPhone Mirroring will grant users access to their iPhone via their Mac. It will be possible to see notifications from the iPhone on the Mac, and drag and drop files between the devices. Read: How iPhone Mirroring lets you access your iPhone on your Mac in macOS Sequoia. Other app updates: Journal – New features to help you keep track of goals, Insights view, calendar, writing streak, and actually search Maps – New topographic maps with trails (US national parks only) Game Mode – Will minimize background activity for the best frame rates Notes app – formulas and equations entered while typing will be solved Calendar – incorporates tasks from Reminders and a new monthly view Health app – Medical ID redesigned Emergency SOS Live Video Home app – guest access Accessibility – Eye Tracking iCloud – Apple is adding a “Keep Downloaded” option that prevents the file from being moved to iCloud and keeps the file on the device. Read about the new Keep Downloaded option. Apple didn’t discuss everything at WWDC. There were a number of features that didn’t make the WWDC keynote. Also see: Unannounced iOS 18 tweak lets you see the time even when your iPhone is dead. Privacy features iOS 18 will improve privacy. You will be able to control who can see your apps, which contacts you share with that app, and which accessories apps can connect to. You can also control whether others can view your apps on your iPhone by locking an app so it won’t open without Face ID or a passcode. A new locked hidden apps folder is also coming with iOS 18. Developers will have a way to seamlessly connect third-party accessories with iPhones without letting an app see all the other devices on a user’s network. Apple Apple Intelligence Apple’s new artificial intelligence system is coming in a series of updates to iPhone, Mac, and iPad with iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and iPadOS 18. Apple Intelligence will only be supported by iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, and the iPhone 16 range though. (Here’s why you’ll need to upgrade your iPhone to get Apple Intelligence, also read: Here’s why newer iPhones and Vision Pro can’t run Apple Intelligence). The hardware requirements are steep—iPhone 15 Pro or later. iPads will need at least an M1 chip or later as will Macs. Apple Intelligence features will mostly be processed on the device, which is different from other platforms where AI processing is done in the cloud. But Apple Intelligence will be able to determine if cloud processing is needed and will use it when appropriate. Apple Intelligence features include the following: Writing – Apple Intelligence will help users enhance their writing and communications. Writing Tools are built in systemwide that will offer to rewrite, proofread, and summarize text in writing focused apps such as Mail, Notes, Pages, and third-party apps. Images – New image capabilities will also come to M-series Macs. In Image Playground users will be able to create images in three styles: Animation, Illustration, or Sketch. Photos – A new Memories in Photos feature will create a video from photos and videos based on a description provided by the user. Apple Intelligence will pick out the photos and videos, develop a storyline based on the photos, and arrange them into a movie. In addition, a new Clean Up tool will identify and remove unwanted objects from the background of a photo. Read: Apple Intelligence FAQ: What it is, what it does, and when you’ll get it and Apple Intelligence is a gradual rollout—here’s what you’ll get, and when. Siri Siri is also getting some AI updates and ChatGPT is to be integrated into Siri (as of iOS 18.2). Because some queries will be handled off-device Apple is introducing Private Cloud Compute so that when data is sent to server-based models for processing it is not stored or made accessible to Apple. One of the simplest changes to Siri is that it will be easier to type to Siri rather than having to speak to the on-device assistant. Apple may have finally twigged that people don’t always want to talk to their phones. The new Siri is said to be more “conversational” and natural, with features that “help users in their day-to-day lives.” A new smart responses framework will help Siri take into account your own personal details in its replies: like people, companies, calendar events, locations, dates, and more. Later this year, Siri is said to get cross-device media control. So you can talk to Siri on one of your devices to control media playback on another. In an update scheduled for early 2025, Siri is said to gain the ability to control nearly any app, with hundreds of possible commands. This feature will start off with single commands for Apple’s own apps and grow to include third-party apps and commands with multiple steps. In addition, Siri will be able to react to and take actions based on what is on your screen. This is said to go into beta for developers in January, with a rollout to users in iOS 18.4 in the spring. New accessibility features Apple is planning several new accessibility features for iOS 18, including Adaptive Voice Shortcuts, which will let users turn on or off specific accessibility features using a custom phrase, and Live Speech, which lets users type what they want to say and have it read out loud on phone calls or video meetings, will get the ability to add saved phrases to categories. Features that arrived or are arriving later Some iOS 18 features won’t be a part of the initial release. Rather, they will be released later in 2024 or in 2025 as part of an iOS 18 point release (iOS 18.2 or iOS 18.4, for example). Here are some of the more significant features coming in later iOS 18 updates: Mail app features – Auto-categorizing of mail, mail digests, and summaries in your inbox. (Arrived in iOS 18.2) Home support for robot vacuums – The Home app won’t be able to start or stop your Roomba until 2025. (Coming in iOS 18.3). Drag and Drop between iPhone and Mac – You’ll be able to see and control your iPhone on your Mac when iOS 18 and macOS 15 are released, but drag-and-drop support between your Mac and iPhone will come in an update. ChatGPT integration – The ability to call upon ChatGPT when using Apple’s AI tools arrived in iOS 18.2. Advanced Siri features – Siri features like its ability to see and react to what is on your display, semantic indexing (where Siri knows and uses information from across Messages, Mail, Contacts, and more), and advanced control over apps is all coming in 2025. (Coming in 2025). Vehicle Motion Cues in iOS 18 will help reduce motion sickness. Third-party NFC transactions – Apple will allow third-party NFC transactions beginning with iOS 18.1–by request. In addition, all of the Apple Intelligence features will initially support only American English, and may be limited to only some regions. Additional languages and regions are coming later, the U.K., Australia and Canada gained supposed at the end of 2024, other regions will gain support through 2025 and beyond. Next version of iOS We know that the next version of iOS after Apple finishes development of iOS 18 will be iOS 19. But what next in terms of software? Expect even more Apple Intelligence features to come in the late 2025 update to iOS and expect that iOS, iPadOS and macOS will be closer than ever. Over the past several years, the release of the new version of iOS has been fairly consistent, usually falling on the Monday following Apple’s iPhone launch event: iOS 18: Monday, September 16, 2024 iOS 17: Monday, September 18, 2023 iOS 16: Monday, September 12, 2022 iOS 15: Monday, September 20, 2021 iOS 14: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 iOS 13: Thursday, September 19, 2019 iOS 12: Monday, September 17, 201801:03 pmApple denies App Store profit margin is 75% – claims to have no clue
Apple’s incoming CFO didn’t get much time to settle in before he found himself in court defending the company against a class action lawsuit. Kevan Parekh yesterday claimed that the company that it has no clue about its App Store profit margin. This is a stance the company has taken before. Indeed, Apple Fellow Phil Schiller even went as far as to claim he didn’t even know whether the App Store made a profit at all … more…12:54 pmSecurity Bite: Put these books and security resources on your 2025 reading list
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It's the start of a new year, and expectations are high for a rumored iPad and iPad Air refresh in Apple's first batch of product updates. Here's what has been rumored so far.iPad AirFollowing after the end of 2024, the attention on Apple turns to its next product launches. Strong candidates among the group due to be updated are the iPad and the iPad Air, representing the budget and mid-range tablets in Apple's catalog.Apple last updated the iPad to the current tenth-generation model in October 2022, making it over two years since it was most recently refreshed. That makes the model prime to be updated soon. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums12:38 pmQuestion regarding interview take home assignment
So I am doing this take home project for a entry level job position . The assignment is fairly simple to do for me. But I followed MVVM architecture for the first time and I feel like the project has gotten pretty complicated now with tons of file with very little lines of code . […]12:35 pmDisplay supplier for long-rumored HomePod with screen may have been selected
A report claims that a supplier has been picked for the display for a new HomePod with screen — perhaps fulfilling a prediction made almost two years ago.An artist's rendition of a HomePod with a displayHomePod with touch screen displays have been running for a long time, with a release date always seemingly six months or more away. However, if a report on Friday morning by DigiTimes is to be believed, Apple has picked a supplier for the screen.Tianma, a Chinese screen manufacturer, has reportedly been picked to supply the OLED screen for the long-rumored device. And, a company also said to be attached to the project, BYD, is said to be the only assembler of the product. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums12:33 pmiPhone 17 Rumored to Feature Major Thermal Design Upgrade
The iPhone 17 lineup will feature a vapor chamber heatsink to improve thermal performance, according to a new report. The news comes from Chinese tech news site MyDrivers, which claims that the entire iPhone 17 lineup, consisting of the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max, will adopt the improved thermal heat spreader. Vapor chamber technology is already used in many high-end Android devices. Vapor chambers work by spreading heat evenly across a larger surface area, preventing thermal throttling and maintaining consistent performance, which is particularly beneficial in slim devices. While the notorious thermal issues of the iPhone 15 Pro were seemingly resolved thanks to the iPhone 16 Pro's new aluminum thermal substructure, graphene sheet, and back glass, the report claims that the device still struggles under intense thermal load. A vapor chamber heatsink would apparently resolve this and allow for better sustained performance. Last year, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the iPhone 17 Pro Max will also have an exclusive cooling system that combines vapor chamber technology with graphene sheets. Contrary to the latest report, Kuo said that the other new iPhone models launching in 2025 will continue to rely solely on graphene sheets.Related Roundup: iPhone 17Tag: MyDriversThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums12:06 pmApple continues high-profile Severance promos with fun homepage panels
Apple is clearly really proud of Severance season 2, as the company continues its high-profile promos for the Apple TV+ show. After setting up a transparent Severance cube at Grand Central Terminal in New York City, complete with Lumon employees working at their desks, the company has now added some fun panels to its hompage … more…12:03 pmApp screenshots
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Yesterday Apple dropped iOS 18.3 beta 3, two days after similar betas for watchOS and tvOS were released. We now have a likely explanation for the delay. Apple has been working to refine the Notification Summary feature, on platforms like iOS, which support Apple Intelligence. This update comes after more than one high-profile botched AI-generated summaries, which resulted in what appeared to be false and/or misleading headlines from organizations like BBC News. In a testament to how egregious these notifications were, Apple has made some significant changes to the way that these summaries work and how they are presented to the user. Watch our full explainer video, and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more. more…11:59 amSupply Chain Forming for 2025 HomePod With LCD Display
The supply chain for Apple's upcoming HomePod or smart home "Command Center" with an LCD display is increasingly visible as launch approaches, DigiTimes reports. The paywalled report claims that the device's 7-inch LCD panel will be exclusively supplied by Tianma Microelectronics in China, corroborating other reports dating back to early 2023. The display panels are believed to cost just $10 each, undercutting other suppliers. Tianma doesn't currently make any displays for existing Apple products, with the company usually opting for the likes of Samsung Display, LG Display, and BOE. DigiTimes adds that Taiwan's Radiant Optoelectronics will handle backlight module production, while China's BYD will be the sole assembly partner. The device was originally rumored launch in early 2024, but faced repeated delays, initially to late 2024. Supply chain sources claim that Apple issued a shipment schedule targeting a launch in March 2025, but this timeline may have now slipped to the second half of 2025.Related Roundup: HomePodTags: Apple Command Center, DigiTimesBuyer's Guide: HomePod (Neutral)This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums11:13 amSMS delivery issues UAE
Jan 17, 06:13 ESTInvestigating - We are currently experiencing an issue with SMS Delivery in UAE. we are currently investigating the issue.10:30 amiOS 19: Everything you can expect from Apple’s big 2025 iPhone upgrade
Macworld Every year, we are introduced to a new version of iOS (alongside Apple’s other operating systems) at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June. It then marches through an extended beta-testing period before being released in September. But some of the key features of iOS are often planned to be introduced in subsequent updates. With iOS 18, the key Apple Intelligence feature didn’t arrive until iOS 18.1, with additional AI features in iOS 18.2, with even more coming in iOS 18.4—nearly half a year after the initial iOS 18 rollout. While Apple hasn’t yet announced iOS 19, it has been hard at work on the big iPhone upgrade for quite a while and some rumors have started to leak out, and it’s starting to look like iOS 18 is somewhat of a preview of how iOS 19 will go. Based on the most reliable leaks and rumors, here’s what you can expect when it arrives later this year. iOS 19: Release date Apple typically released the latest version of iOS to the public on the Monday following the iPhone launch event. Here are the release dates for the most recent versions of iOS: iOS 18: Monday, September 16, 2024 iOS 17: Monday, September 18, 2023 iOS 16: Monday, September 12, 2022 iOS 15: Monday, September 20, 2021 Based on recent history, we expect iOS 19 to release to the public on either Monday, September 15, or Monday, September 22. iOS 19: Beta Every year, the new iOS is announced at WWDC with a beta test for developers released immediately (or at most, a day later). It often takes 4-6 weeks for the first public beta to be released, coinciding with the second or third build for developers. Apple releases the developer beta immediately after the WWDC keynote, which is expected to be on Monday, June 9. iOS 18: Monday, June 10, 2024 iOS 17: Monday, June 5, 2023 iOS 16: Monday, June 6, 2022 iOS 15: Monday, June 7, 2021 What follows is a string of beta releases, typically eight or so in total, before the software releases in September. We expect the same schedule this year with iOS 19. You can get ready for the beta by signing up for the iOS beta program now. iOS 19: Compatibility We expect iOS 19 to be compatible with every iPhone that supports iOS 18. That includes: iPhone 16 iPhone 16 Plus iPhone 16 Pro iPhone 16 Pro Max iPhone 15 iPhone 15 Plus iPhone 15 Pro iPhone 15 Pro Max iPhone 14 iPhone 14 Plus iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 14 Pro Max iPhone 13 iPhone 13 mini iPhone 13 Pro iPhone 13 Pro Max iPhone 12 iPhone 12 mini iPhone 12 Pro iPhone 12 Pro Max iPhone 11 iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 Pro Max iPhone XS iPhone XS Max iPhone XR iPhone SE (2nd generation) Of course, it will also support the new iPhone 17 models that will launch around the same time, and the new iPhone SE 4 (which may be called the iPhone 16E). As always, some features won’t be available on older models, as they lack the hardware resources for it. We do think the Apple Intelligence and Siri improvements will be available for all iPhone 16 and later models, though. iOS 19: New features More Apple Intelligence with an LLM Siri The most significant rumored change in iOS 19 so far is what some are calling an LLM (large language model) update” to Siri. The idea is to make Siri truly conversational, much like the advanced voice mode on ChatGPT is today, but with the added advantage of having access to all the on-device data and history for your iPhone and Apple services. This would be combined with a further expansion of App Intents, which are hooks for developers to allow Siri to interact with and perform actions within their apps. These App Intents are getting a huge boost in iOS 18.4 to go along with Siri’s “personal context” update, and iOS 19 is said to expand the concept even further. One caveat: This next big evolution for Siri isn’t expected to land until 2026, as part of an update to iOS 19. In other words, just as iOS 18.4 is “the big Siri update” for iOS 18, we can expect iOS 19.4 (or something like it) to be “the big Siri update” for iOS 19. Home app upgrades While not specifically mentioned in any of the current leaks or rumors, we find it hard to believe that Apple won’t have some significant improvements to the Home app, HomeKit, and related services in iOS 19. Why? Well, Apple is expected to release a wave of new smart home products throughout 2025 and 2026. A new smart home hub is first: it’s an affordable 7-inch tablet that runs its own custom operating system (code-named Pebble) that has an interface similar to StandBy on iPhone. It will support Apple Intelligence, FaceTime, and tie in with other Apple services but isn’t expected to have an App Store. After that, likely in 2026, Apple is said to be working on a new indoor smart security camera and a smart doorbell that would use Face ID to unlock your door the way it unlocks your phone. 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Macworld Apple added support for the Google-supported RCS (Rich Communication Services) message standard with iOS 18. RCS was created by the cellular industry to add advanced media and other features to messaging that would work across operating systems. Google adopted RCS in Android about five years ago, and it’s available for most phones that can run Android 5 (Lollipop, 2014) or later. The standard requires carrier upgrades, and nearly all have made them. Turning on RCS for your iPhone lets Android users send and receive messaging information or formatting that previously was limited to Android-to-Android (via RCS) or Apple-to-Apple (via iMessage). This includes read receipts that show when the recipient has viewed a message (if they have that option enabled), emoji tapbacks, extremely long messages, and audio messages. (iMessages appear as blue bubbles in a Messages conversation and only work among people using Apple hardware. SMS, MMS, and RCS messages appear as green bubbles.) You can enable or disable RCS in iPhone 18 via Settings > Apps > Messages > RCS Messaging. Disabling RCS doesn’t prevent you from communicating with Android users; instead, your iPhone reverts to interactions with them via SMS or MMS. Opt in or out of RCS via Settings > Apps > Messages.Foundry Apple’s version of RCS doesn’t yet support group texting. It also lacks the end-to-end encryption available with supported Android-to-Android RCS and is mandatory for iMessage. Your iPhone to Android messages are sent as if they passed over a secure web connection: they are encrypted and decrypted by servers on either end instead of only on your devices and that of recipients. An industry effort is underway to create an encryption standard that Apple would be able to use. This Mac 911 article is in response to a question submitted by a Macworld reader. Ask Mac 911 We’ve compiled a list of the questions we get asked most frequently, along with answers and links to columns: read our super FAQ to see if your question is covered. If not, we’re always looking for new problems to solve! Email yours to mac911@macworld.com, including screen captures as appropriate and whether you want your full name used. Not every question will be answered; we don’t reply to emails, and we cannot provide direct troubleshooting advice.09:00 amApple was fined $2.1B last year, but could pay it all off in a week
Apple was fined a global total of more than $2.1B last year for antitrust violations, but the sum was only the equivalent of just over a week’s worth of free cash flow. Encrypted email company Proton put together its latest Tech Fines Tracker, in which Google was the most heavily-fined company, with Apple in second place … more…08:23 amOn Call Engineers are Investigating
Jan 17, 00:23 PSTInvestigating - We've become aware of a potential issue with Twilio Serverless. Our engineering team has been alerted and is actively investigating. We will update as soon as we have more information.08:00 amHere’s how you can impress everyone with a new skill in 2025: StackSkills
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Macworld Managing social media can feel like a full-time job, but with Post Breeze, it doesn’t have to. This all-in-one platform is designed to help creators, businesses, and social media gurus streamline their content strategy, boost engagement, and grow their audience effortlessly. With a lifetime Growth Plan for $49.99, you can manage up to 25 social accounts across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, LinkedIn, and Pinterest — all from one sleek dashboard. A unified calendar keeps your posting schedule on track, while cross-platform sharing ensures your content is optimized for every platform with just a click. Engagement? Covered. Automated replies for comments and direct messages save you time while keeping followers engaged. If you want to create scroll-stopping content, Post Breeze offers 500 AI credits monthly to produce viral videos, including grid layouts, faceless videos, and even fake text conversations — all tailored for social platforms. Collaboration is seamless, too, with support for up to three team members to manage content together. And with updates like advanced analytics and content suggestions on the horizon, your toolkit will only get better. For just $79.99, enjoy lifetime access to Post Breeze and take the stress out of social media management. Post Breeze Growth Plan: Lifetime Subscription – $49.99 See Deal StackSocial prices subject to change.06:57 amCopied SCNGeometry does not work immediately in current runloop
I observed a very strange behavior where a copied SCNGeometry doesn't work immediately. I had to wait one run-loop (DispatchQueue.main.async) in order to make it work. Is it a bug or am I doing something wrong? Here's my code: func helper_cloneGeo(geo: SCNGeometry) - > SCNGeometry { let copiedGeo = geo.copy() as! SCNGeometry copiedGeo.materials = geo.materials.map { $0.copy() as! SCNMaterial } return copiedGeo } override init() { super.init() let geo = readGeo(fn: "alcohol.usdz", texture: "texture.png").geometry! // HERE!!! // SCNGeometry is only clone-able after async!! // DispatchQueue.main.async { let copiedGeo = self.helper_cloneGeo(geo: geo) let newNode = SCNNode(geometry: copiedGeo) self.rootNode.addChildNode(newNode) // } } The readGeo is just a helper function that reads a 3d model file, which should be correct, because the original (not cloned) node works. You can download my sample project here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kYyqCAJXnXqpZc6vaaXORe_UVmLH6wHL/view?usp=sharing In this project, when you run it, it shows the model. Then if you comment out the DispatchQueue.main.async (like in the code above), the model won't be shown.05:54 amSmall business program – about to hit 1m 12 month trailing revenue
Does anyone know how the apple small business program works? 1) Is it once we hit 1m 12 month trailing revenue or is it calculated based on year (2024, 2025)? 2) If we dip below the 1m 12 month trailing revenue will we be able to re-enter the small business program? Right now we're just […]05:39 amiOS AR Glasses with Full-Screen Display and iPhone Controller—Swift or Cross-Platform? | Reddit on iOS ProgrammingiOS AR Glasses with Full-Screen Display and iPhone Controller—Swift or Cross-Platform?
I’m aiming to build an iOS app that displays a full-screen interface on external AR glasses while the iPhone serves as a controller. Is using pure Swift the best approach, or can I achieve the same functionality with Flutter or another cross-platform framework? submitted by /u/Quick_Diver5300 [link] [comments]05:15 amiOS 18.3 will nuke bogus notification summaries for news stories
iOS 18.3 beta 3 brings several changes to Notification Summaries, including turning it off altogether for NEws and Entertainment apps. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)04:05 amExclusive price drop: EDC keychain charging cable packs some secrets (and a low price) | Cult of MacExclusive price drop: EDC keychain charging cable packs some secrets (and a low price)
This 8-in-1 EDC gadget is designed for anyone who needs fast charging. Save on a keychain charging cable with USB-C and Lightning. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)04:00 amHow to use ChatGPT in Apple Notes for macOS
ChatGPT is OpenAI's extremely useful chatbot for answering questions. Here's how to use the generative AI tool in Apple's Notes app in macOS.Use ChatGPT with Apple's Notes.Apple Intelligence is now integrated with OpenAi's ChatGPT in macOS, ad well as iOS and iPadOS. Many features of ChatGPT are integrated with Apple apps starting in macOS Sequoia 15.1, and iOS and iPadOS 18.2.While Apple has stated support for Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT are evolving and still in progress, some features are working and included in Apple's operating systems. Expect a further phased rollout of Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT in the near future. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums03:20 amAWS S3 SDK compatibility inconsistencies with R2
Jan 17, 03:20 UTCIdentified - AWS recently updated their SDKs to enable CRC32 checksums on multiple object operations by default. R2 does not currently support CRC32 checksums, and the default configurations will return header related errors such as Header 'x-amz-checksum-algorithm' with value 'CRC32' not implemented. Impacted users can either pin AWS SDKs to a prior version or modify the configuration to restore the prior default behavior of not checking checksums on upload. For more details, see the examples section of the R2 Docs for the relevant SDK: https://developers.cloudflare.com/r2/examples/aws/02:52 amRomania Voice Carrier Partner Maintenance
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Jan 17, 14:00 - 14:30 PSTJan 16, 18:50 PSTScheduled - Our Voice carrier partner in Romania is conducting an emergency maintenance from 17 January 2025 at 14:00 PST until 17 January 2025 at 14:30 PST. During the maintenance window, there could be intermittent call disconnects or call failures from and to Twilio Romania phone numbers.We are aware of the short notice and are working with our Carrier Partners to provide earlier notification where possible.02:51 amMMS Delivery Delays to C-Spire Network in United States of America
Jan 16, 18:51 PSTInvestigating - We are experiencing SMS delivery delays when sending messages to C-Spire Network in United States of America. Our engineers are working with our carrier partner to resolve the issue. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.02:03 amApple Watch Crash Detection credited with saving 55-year-old man who passed out while driving | 9 to 5 MacApple Watch Crash Detection credited with saving 55-year-old man who passed out while driving
No, that voice you heard wasn’t a call from the other side. It was emergency services calling to help thanks to Crash Detection on Apple Watch. That’s exactly what happened to a 55-year-old Apple Watch customer in Massachusetts after passing out while driving and ending up in his upside down car in someone’s pool. more…02:00 amSonnet Echo 13 Thunderbolt 5 Dock first with integrated PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD Storage
Sonnet has a new Thunderbolt 5 dock with four TB5 ports and an internal PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD slot that'll work with your existing M-series Macs and ensure future compatibility with higher speeds.New Sonnet Echo 13 SSD Dock. Image source: SonnetThunderbolt 5 is fresh to the market, and Sonnet didn't waste any time getting the Echo 13 SSD Dock to the market. It adds plenty of ports and SSD storage up to 4TB to your Mac.Since the Echo 13 SSD Dock is Thunderbolt 5 and is equipped with four Thunderbolt 5 ports, it is future-proofed for when companies like Apple embrace the spec. The ultra-fast spec allows bi-directional data bandwidth of 80Gbps, so support for two 8K displays is enabled on products that allow it. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums01:58 amSMS Delivery Delays to Claro in Brazil
Jan 16, 17:58 PSTUpdate - We are investigating intermittent . We expect to provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.Jan 16, 17:53 PSTInvestigating - Our monitoring systems have detected a potential issue . Our engineering team has been alerted and is actively investigating. We will update as soon as we have more information.01:52 amUnited States Account Security Carrier Partner Maintenance – AT&T
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Jan 16, 22:00 PST - Jan 17, 04:00 PSTJan 16, 17:33 PSTScheduled - Our carrier partner AT&T United States is conducting an emergency maintenance from 16 January 2025 at 22:00 PST until 17 January 2025 at 04:00 PST. During the maintenance window, there could be intermittent API request failures for AT&T United States customers.Impacted Products: Verify Silent Network AuthWe are aware of the short notice and are working with our Carrier Partners to provide earlier notification where possible.01:49 amany regrets from using a 3rd party paywall?
Such as RevenueCat or SuperWall. My app is within the first few months of release and I chose to go with RC. However, I've got a git branch where I started Store Kit 2 implementation and I plan to ditch RC and use SK2 if I don't perceive RC as being worth it. For now, […]01:10 amCanadian and US numbers are not automatically being changed from testing to available after successful testing | TwilioCanadian and US numbers are not automatically being changed from testing to available after successful testing
Jan 16, 17:10 PSTInvestigating - Our monitoring systems have detected a potential issue with . Our engineering team has been alerted and is actively investigating. We will update as soon as we have more information.01:07 amHow to boost an under-performing conversion rate? Getting ok impressions but very few convert to downloads. | Reddit on iOS ProgrammingHow to boost an under-performing conversion rate? Getting ok impressions but very few convert to downloads.
submitted by /u/dakila5 [link] [comments]12:05 amtvOS 18.2.1 now available with bug fixes
Apple TV users can now download tvOS 18.2.1, which addresses an issue where data may not sync correctly across devices.tvOS 18. Image source: AppleApple releases periodic updates for all of its operating systems, and they're not always significant. The tvOS 18.2.1 update showed up in Apple's update tracker earlier Thursday but began rolling out around 6 p.m. Eastern.The original tvOS 18.2 launched the Snoopy screensavers that change periodically, similar to the Snoopy Apple Watch face. The point update addresses an issue where data may not sync correctly across devices. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums12:00 amIssue 695
We’re still at the very beginning of what we can do with visionOS. Will TabletopKit give us shared experiences? 🃏Thursday January 1611:47 pmiPhone SE 4 Dummies Feature iPhone 14-Style Design With No Action Button or Camera Control | MacRumorsiPhone SE 4 Dummies Feature iPhone 14-Style Design With No Action Button or Camera Control
Apple is planning to introduce a new version of the iPhone SE this year, and alleged dummy models are starting to leak out. Sonny Dickson today shared some images of an iPhone SE 4 dummy model, giving us insight into what it could look like. For those unfamiliar with dummy models, they are non-functional mockups of new devices that case makers create based on information that leaks out of Apple's partner factories. There is big money in being the first to have a case for a new device, and over the years, leaked dummy models have turned out to be accurate in most cases. Rumors have suggested the next iPhone SE will look like the iPhone 14, and that seems to be accurate based on the images. There's an iPhone-14 style chassis with an aluminum band, a glass back, and a single-lens rear camera. There have been suggestions that the iPhone SE 4 could get an Action Button or the Camera Control button that's available on iPhone 16 models, but neither of those features is depicted on these dummy models. That doesn't mean it won't happen, but it does make it less likely because case makers would need to accommodate these features. The upcoming iPhone SE has been largely referred to as the iPhone SE 4, but there was a recent rumor indicating that Apple might call it the iPhone 16E. Along with the visible features from the dummy model, the iPhone SE is expected to include a faster A17 Pro chip that supports Apple Intelligence, an Apple-designed modem chip, and 8GB RAM. While it will only have that single camera, the camera is the same 48-megapixel Wide camera in the current iPhone 16. We are expecting to see Apple debut the next iPhone SE sometime in March or April, and it will continue to be the company's lowest-cost device. It could go up in price a bit, but Apple is said to be aiming to keep it below $500.Related Roundup: iPhone SEBuyer's Guide: iPhone SE (Don't Buy)Related Forum: iPhoneThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums11:22 pmSMS Delivery Delays and Failures to Telefonica in Uruguay 748-07
Jan 16, 15:22 PSTIdentified - The issue causing intermittent were identified. We are actively working to resolve the issue. We expect to provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.Jan 16, 15:08 PSTInvestigating - Our monitoring systems have detected a potential issue with . Our engineering team has been alerted and is actively investigating. We will update as soon as we have more information.11:13 pmInbound SMS Delivery Failures in UK Twilio Numbers
Jan 16, 15:13 PSTIdentified - The issue causing intermittent . We are actively working to resolve the issue. We expect to provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.Jan 16, 14:58 PSTInvestigating - Our monitoring systems have detected a potential issue with . Our engineering team has been alerted and is actively investigating. We will update as soon as we have more information.11:10 pmApple Pulls AI-Generated Notifications For News After Generating Fake Headlines
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN: Apple is temporarily pulling its newly introduced artificial intelligence feature that summarizes news notifications after it repeatedly sent users error-filled headlines, sparking backlash from a news organization and press freedom groups. The rare reversal from the iPhone maker on its heavily marketed Apple Intelligence feature comes after the technology produced misleading or altogether false summaries of news headlines that appear almost identical to regular push notifications. On Thursday, Apple deployed a beta software update to developers that disabled the AI feature for news and entertainment headlines, which it plans to later roll out to all users while it works to improve the AI feature. The company plans to re-enable the feature in a future update. As part of the update, the company said the Apple Intelligence summaries, which users must opt into, will more explicitly emphasize that the information has been produced by AI, signaling that it may sometimes produce inaccurate results. Read more of this story at Slashdot.10:45 pmPrice drop: Get a barely used 2017 MacBook Air for less than $230
Need a laptop for less? This deal on a refurbished MacBook Air gets you or a family member into the Apple ecosystem for just $229.97. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)10:41 pmOur Engineers are Investigating an Issue with Content Editor Template Creation Functionality Broken | TwilioOur Engineers are Investigating an Issue with Content Editor Template Creation Functionality Broken
Jan 16, 14:27 PSTMonitoring - Our engineers are currently investigating the customer impact of a retroactive issue with Content Editor Template Creation Functionality Broken. We will follow up and provide customer impact details within 2 hours.10:40 pmApple Continues Promoting Severance Ahead of Season 2 Premiere
The second season of hit television show Severance is set to be available to stream starting tomorrow, and Apple is continuing to promote the show. The company's main Apple.com website now has a section dedicated to Lumon Industries, the fictional business that "innies" work for in Severance. On Tuesday, several key Severance actors attended a promotion at Grand Central Terminal in New York City. The team sat at workstations modeled after the workstations they use on the show, and sat in a glass cube for several hours as part of a live-action Severance event attended by the public and members of the press. Severance actors have also been attending talk shows. Adam Scott, one of the main characters of the show, visited The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Scott said that during the promotion at Grand Central Terminal, the actors were locked in the cube for several hours. "None of us peed at all, for three hours," he said. "Didn't leave a glass cube for three hours." Scott went on to say it was a lot of fun, though. Members of the media have already been able to watch the second season of Severance, and it is so far receiving rave reviews. The show is available on Apple TV+, Apple's streaming service that's priced at $9.99 per month.This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums10:40 pmI always had to google this when I was newer lol
submitted by /u/BlossomBuild [link] [comments]10:35 pmApple’s most affordable iPad has an AI problem
Apple’s 10th-gen iPad is (regular $349), especially when you consider that the next comparable display size in the lineup starts at $600. iPad 10 has a full-screen design, fun colors, Touch ID, USB-C, and impressive cameras. However, there’s one missing feature that should make customers carefully consider purchasing this model. more…10:22 pmLAS (Las Vegas) on 2025-01-21
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Jan 21, 17:00 - 21:30 UTCJan 16, 22:21 UTCScheduled - We will be performing scheduled maintenance in LAS (Las Vegas) datacenter on 2025-01-21 between 17:00 and 21:30 UTC.Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in latency during this maintenance window for end-users in the affected region. For PNI / CNI customers connecting with us in this location, please make sure you are expecting this traffic to fail over elsewhere during this maintenance window as network interfaces in this datacentre may become temporarily unavailable.You can now subscribe to these notifications via Cloudflare dashboard and receive these updates directly via email, PagerDuty and webhooks (based on your plan): https://developers.cloudflare.com/notifications/notification-available/#cloudflare-status.10:06 pmApple stock has worst day since August 2024
Following reports of weak iPhone sales in China, Apple's stock closed down 4% on Thursday, marking its steepest single-day decline since Aug… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.09:33 pmI built an AI-powered iOS app without any coding experience. Here’s how
Just six months ago, the idea of building an iOS app seemed out of reach. I had limited background in coding and no idea where to start for a iOS app. The tutorials on youtube and resources online seemed incredibly limited too, which was kind of demotivating. But then I discovered and harnessed the power […]09:18 pmChinese Innovations Spawn Wave of Toll Phishing Via SMS
Residents across the United States are being inundated with text messages purporting to come from toll road operators like E-ZPass, warning that recipients face fines if a delinquent toll fee remains unpaid. Researchers say the surge in SMS spam coincides with new features added to a popular commercial phishing kit sold in China that makes it simple to set up convincing lures spoofing toll road operators in multiple U.S. states.09:13 pmConnectivity issue in Chennai Datacenter
Jan 16, 21:13 UTCInvestigating - We are currently investigating an issue affecting connectivity in the Chennai data center. Traffic between Chennai and Dallas was also impacted from 18:34 UTC-20:05 UTC, however this has been mitigated. We will provide updates as they become available.09:10 pmApple tweaks AI notification summaries in iOS 18.3 following outcry
Macworld It’s fair to say that the Apple Intelligence features released so far have been met with mixed reviews. Among the more contentious features is AI-powered summaries of notifications on the lock screen and notification shade. It’s useful when you have a bunch of notifications from the same app or to quickly give you an idea of what updates to a Messages thread are all about. But like everything powered by Artificial Intelligence, it can get things wrong. Sometimes, very wrong. When summarizing news alerts, these poor summaries can completely misrepresent the real story, and Apple rightly received some real criticism over it. What’s more, the tiny little icon in the notification is not a clear enough indication that you’re looking at an AI-generated summary. With iOS 18.3 (starting in beta 3), Apple is introducing several key changes to Apple Intelligence notification summaries that should help address these issues: Notification Summaries for apps in the News & Entertainment category will be disabled for now, and re-enabled in a future update when Apple improves the accuracy of the AI summaries. When you enable Notification Summaries in settings, it more clearly states that the feature is a beta (as all Apple Intelligence features are) and that summaries “may contain errors.” Summarized text is italicized, in addition to the little AI summary icon next to the text. This will further separate them from regular notification text. You can disable Notification Summaries for an app right from the lock screen. Swipe left on the notification partway, choose “Options” then “Turn off Summaries.” These changes are active starting in iOS 18.3 beta 3 and should be present when iOS 18.3 is released widely, likely in late January or early February.09:04 pmRumor Replay: Apple’s big 2025 product release plans
This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: Apple’s big 2025 product release plans, including iPhone 17 Pro camera upgrades, 17 Air thinness, and more. Here are this week’s Apple rumors. more…09:02 pmWhy does the app store only show one language although the app supports two languages? Shouldn’t it say +1? | Reddit on iOS ProgrammingWhy does the app store only show one language although the app supports two languages? Shouldn’t it say +1?
https://preview.redd.it/f52l82ln6fde1.jpg?width=5236&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=26fadde4160edd4a1ed2129495d0caa773ca71c6 submitted by /u/oazey [link] [comments]09:00 pmiOS 18.3 beta temporarily removes Notification Summaries for News and Entertainment | Mac Daily NewsiOS 18.3 beta temporarily removes Notification Summaries for News and Entertainment
Following several high-profile errors, Apple in its latest iOPS 18.3 beta has temporarily disabled the Apple Intelligence Notification… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.09:00 pmApple 2025 hardware, Zuckerberg attacks Apple, iOS 18.3 beta
Benjamin and Chance react to Mark Zuckerberg’s recent comments about Apple having not done anything good recently … as we also look forward to everything Apple is set to announce this year. Apple gets in hot water about ‘Enhanced Visual Search’, and the iOS 18.3 beta cycle continues, if a little bare. And in Happy Hour Plus, as Apple ramps up its marketing effort for Severance, Benjamin tries to convince Chance to give the show another chance. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join. Sponsored by HelloFresh: America’s #1 meal kit! Get up to 10 FREE meals and a free high protein item for life at HelloFresh.com/happyhour10fm. Sponsored by Shopify: Grow your business no matter what stage you’re in. Sign up for a $1 per month trial at shopify.com/happyhour. more…08:54 pmThird-party iPad smart connector accessories working again with latest iPadOS 18.3 beta | AppleInsiderThird-party iPad smart connector accessories working again with latest iPadOS 18.3 beta
Magnetic charging stands that utilize iPad Smart Connectors are working again with the latest iPadOS 18.3 beta, proving it was just a beta bug and not a larger move from Apple.Kuxiu charging stands work again with latest iPadOS 18.3 betaApple doesn't officially offer the Smart Connector through the MFi program, but manufacturers have figured out ways to use it with unofficial workarounds. So far, Apple seems like it doesn't care about the use, but a beta bug caused some concern.After the third iPadOS 18.3 beta was released, users reported that the charging capability of their Kuxiu charging stands had returned. Kuxiu had previously confirmed that they believed it was a beta issue, and not a move from Apple, and this seems to be the case. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums08:47 pmReport: Apple TV+ cancels returning comedy series after losing its star actor
This week Apple TV+ is celebrating two big moments: the return of Severance plus Silo’s season 2 finale. But now some not-so-positive news has emerged: comedy Dick Turpin has been unexpectedly canceled. more…08:42 pmIs Swift dramatically better than React Native?
Howdy 🙂 I’m the main coder for a massive data project. It’s a 2+ million book archive with AI search and social interaction. We have been building the desktop version for 1+ year and are about to begin mobile development. It feels incredibly daunting to build 3 separate projects and manage all of the features […]08:39 pmEverything New in iOS 18.3 Beta 3
Apple provided the third beta of iOS 18.3 to developers today, and while the betas have so far been light on new features, the third beta makes some major changes to Notification Summaries and also tweaks a few other features. Notification Summary Changes Apple made multiple changes to Notification Summaries in response to complaints about inaccurate summaries of news headlines. For now, summaries for apps in the News and Entertainment category have been disabled. Apple Intelligence will no longer summarize news notifications, but this is temporary and will be reinstated in a future update when Apple has made some changes. In the Settings app, the Notifications Summaries section makes it clear that this is a beta feature and that errors are a possibility. During setup, Apple has added the following wording for Notification Summaries: "Summarization may change the meaning of the original headlines. Double check important information." Summarized notifications are now shown with the text italicized to distinguish them from standard notifications. Notification Summaries can be disabled on a per-app basis directly from the Lock Screen by swiping on a notification and tapping on the "Options" button to get to an interface for turning off summaries. All of the Notification Summary changes have been made in iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS Sequoia 15.3. Camera Control On iPhone 16 models, the Camera Control section in the Settings has a renamed toggle. The toggle for AE/AF lock has been renamed to "Lock Focus and Exposure," which would be clearer to non-photographers who do not know what AE/AF Lock is. Lock Focus and Exposure is an optional setting that lets you lock your settings with a light press and hold on the Camera Control button, and it is meant to work similarly to a DSLR camera. Messages In the Messages sidebar that's accessible by tapping on the "+" button in any conversation, there is now a Genmoji entry, and tapping it takes you to the Genmoji creation interface. This is simply another way to get to the Genmoji creation tools, which have previously been available by tapping on the emoji keyboard button. PDF Editing When editing a PDF through the screenshot interface, if you crop content out, Apple now provides a warning that cropped content is not removed from the PDF. "Content outside the cropped area won't be visible in most PDF viewers, but it can be made visible in some apps," reads the message. More Features Know of something new in the latest iOS 18.3 beta that we left out? Let us know in the comments below.Related Roundups: iOS 18, iPadOS 18Related Forums: iOS 18, iPadOS 18This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums08:28 pmSwift Student Challenge Using XCode and Hardware
My app uses RealityKit and Reality Composer Pro. I am a bit confused since some past winners said that the form says XCode projects will run in simulator. While the terms and conditions say “Your app playground must be built with and run on Swift Playgrounds 4.5 or Xcode 16, or later. You may incorporate […]08:20 pmApple TV+ streaming market share holds steady but no growth
The Apple TV+ marketshare in Q4 2024 stayed at the same level as a year ago, which is simultaneously a good and a bad sign. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)08:06 pmHomePod mini 2 release date: Here’s when to expect Apple’s next upgrade
This year Apple is planning to launch three new Home products as part of a renewed smart home push. Here’s when to expect one such product, the HomePod mini 2, to debut. more…08:06 pmTech groups sue U.S. CFPB to block rule on Apple Pay, Apple Wallet, and other payment apps, digital wallets | Mac Daily NewsTech groups sue U.S. CFPB to block rule on Apple Pay, Apple Wallet, and other payment apps, digital wallets
Two technology trade groups, NetChoice and TechNet, filed a lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. CFPB, seeking to block a new rule granting… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.08:05 pmApple's Website Lists Unreleased tvOS 18.2.1 Update
A minor software update for the Apple TV may be coming soon. Apple listed an unreleased tvOS 18.2.1 update on its website today, with a build number of 22K160. Based on the version number, this would be a minor update that fixes bugs and/or patches security vulnerabilities. Apple already released iOS 18.2.1 and iPadOS 18.2.1 with "important bug fixes" earlier this month, but no specific details were provided. Apple did not publish any security fixes for those updates, meaning there were likely none. tvOS 18.2 was released in December with a Snoopy screen saver option on the second-generation Apple TV 4K and newer, along with support for ultra-wide 21:9 content with a home theater projector on the third-generation Apple TV 4K. tvOS 18.3 is currently in beta, and it will likely be released in late January. The update might introduce robot vacuum support in the Home app by time it is released, but otherwise it is shaping up to be a very minor update. tvOS 18 is compatible with all Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K models. Apple reportedly plans to release the next Apple TV in the later months of 2025, with an Apple-designed Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip that could add Wi-Fi 6E support to the streaming device. The current Apple TV 4K was released in October 2022.Related Roundup: Apple TVBuyer's Guide: Apple TV (Don't Buy)Related Forum: Apple TV and Home TheaterThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums07:45 pmTrump's team promises to keep TikTok from being banned
The inbound Trump administration insists that TikTok will avoid a ban, but the long-term prospects of the social media app staying alive hinge on there being a deal for divestiture to a US company.TikTok app logoTikTok owner ByteDance has until January 19 to divest its ownership of the U.S. elements of the app, or otherwise face it being banned from the country. The situation is precarious and messy to observers, due partly to timing complications.While the ban technically comes into force on January 19, one day before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, it seems that the incoming administration wants TikTok to survive. This despite the law enforcing the ban applying just before the team can do anything about it preemptively. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums07:34 pmTrigger events for Slack app are experiencing delays
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Jan 16, 19:20 UTCIdentified - The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.Jan 16, 19:15 UTCInvestigating - Users may see increased latency or timeouts when using Workers Builds.07:18 pmApple pulls notification summaries for news & entertainment categories in latest betas | AppleInsiderApple pulls notification summaries for news & entertainment categories in latest betas
After a series of misfires caused by bad Apple Intelligence notification summaries, Apple has decided to limit the feature in specific situations.AI summaries don't always get the details rightApple Intelligence rolled out to the public in October 2024, and since its debut, it's been somewhat of a mixed bag. While many people enjoy features like AI writing tools, features like the notification summaries aren't as well received.Specifically, it seems Apple Intelligence doesn't quite get nuanced language. This has resulted in many summaries of news stories being factually incorrect. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums06:57 pmRevenueCat vs SuperWall
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Macworld Microsoft has released details on a security vulnerability that was fixed with the macOS Sequia 15.2 update, which was released in December. The flaw could have been exploited by an attacker to bypass macOS’s System Integrity Protection (SIP), which stops unauthorized code from running. Documented as CVE-2024-44243, the vulnerability involved macOS’s Storage Kit daemon and its entitlements. According to Microsoft, Storage Kit “has many SIP bypassing capabilities” that a hacker can exploit. The Sequoia 15.2 update security notes state that a configuration issue was the root of the flaw: StorageKit Available for: macOS Sequoia Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system Description: A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. CVE-2024-44243: Mickey Jin (@patch1t), Jonathan Bar Or (@yo_yo_yo_jbo) of Microsoft SIP became part of macOS over nine years ago, with the release of OS X El Capitan. When SIP is running, it is often said that the Mac is in “rootless” mode and a majority of users can use SIP without it ever being an issue–chances are, you don’t even know you’re running SIP. A few users do require root access to their Macs, and SIP can be turned off. How to protect yourself from malware Apple releases security patches through OS updates, so installing them as soon as possible is important. And as always, when downloading software, get it from trusted sources, such as the App Store (which makes security checks of its software) or directly from the developer. Macworld has several guides to help, including a guide on whether or not you need antivirus software, a list of Mac viruses, malware, and trojans, and a comparison of Mac security software06:51 pmFour reasons to make M4 iPad Pro your laptop replacement
I’ve used the iPad Pro as my primary computer for almost a decade. Here are four reasons you might enjoy making the your laptop replacement too. more…06:45 pmiOS 18.3 Temporarily Removes Notification Summaries for News
With the iOS 18.3 update, Apple made several changes to the Apple Intelligence Notification Summaries feature that aggregates incoming notifications into a single quick-access message. For now, Notification Summaries for the News and Entertainment category have been temporarily disabled, and Apple is working on improvements. Notification Summaries for news will return in a future software update. In the Settings app, when a user activates Notification Summaries, Apple has added a warning that this is a beta feature and that there could be errors. For summaries that are still available through Apple Intelligence, the text is now italicized as a way to distinguish them from traditional notifications. There is also now an option to manage whether notifications are summarized for an app right from the Lock Screen. To turn off summaries from the Lock Screen, swipe to the left on a Notification Summary and then tap on options to get to the menu to disable it on a per-app basis. Apple is making changes to Notification Summaries following complaints that the way Apple Intelligence aggregated news notifications could lead to false headlines and confused customers. Several BBC notifications, for example, were improperly summarized, providing false information to readers. After BBC News complained, Apple said that it would update Apple Intelligence to cut down on confusion caused by inaccurate summaries. Apple said that a future software update would clarify when notifications were summarized by Apple Intelligence. Available on compatible devices in iOS 18.1 and later, Apple Intelligence notification summaries are designed to group multiple notifications from the same app together, providing a one-sentence overview of the content. These short summaries can cause problems when AI pulls the wrong details from news stories. While summaries have been disabled for news for the time being, the feature is still available for other types of apps. Notification Summaries can be turned off entirely in the Notifications section of the Settings app. Tag: Apple IntelligenceThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums06:42 pmiOS 18.3 temporarily disables Apple Intelligence notification summaries for select apps, more | 9 to 5 MaciOS 18.3 temporarily disables Apple Intelligence notification summaries for select apps, more
Apple released iOS 18.3 beta 3 to developers this afternoon. The update includes a handful of changes to the notification summaries feature of Apple Intelligence. more…06:37 pmThis ultra-tiny 30W Anker charger is just $13 right now
Macworld The new year is always a good time to start upgrading your charging gear. Like maybe a new charger: The excellent Anker Nano 3 is now 43 percent off, which means you can get your hands on it for $13. This 30W charger is pretty much perfect for most of your gear, including your iPhone and iPad, and most definitely for your earbuds and Apple Watch. The Anker Nano 3 is also fairly small, and the prongs are foldable, making it ideal for traveling or throwing into your laptop bag. Given its shape, it will fit pretty much anywhere and won’t snag on your other tech or material of whatever you hold on your phone. This charger uses GaN technology, which means it’s not only smaller in size but also more efficient in charging your devices. There’s only one port on this Anker Nano 3 charger, and it’s a type-C charger, so you may need a new cable: Like this 6-foot Anker braided model for just $13, on sale for 30 percent off. Place your order sooner rather than later for the Anker Nano 3 before the price jumps back up. Buy now at Amazon06:31 pmConnectivity Issue – Mumbai
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Macworld Prominent phone leaker Sonny Dickson posted to X a pair of images that he says are the “first look at the iPhone SE 4 dummy.” While we don’t get a clear look at the front to know just how big the notch is, the two images reveal some key features of the next budget phone. The iPhone SE 4 dummy looks to be exactly what we expected: essentially an iPhone 14 with a single rear camera. In keeping with rumors, it shows flat edges, a mute switch, and no Touch ID button but rather a full edge-to-edge display, likely with larger bezels than the current iPhones. However, we don’t get a good enough look at the top of the front of the dummy to see what kind of cutout Apple will use for the camera. We expect an iPhone 14-era TrueDepth module for Face ID, with a relatively large notch rather than a Dynamic Island. Even with just one lens, the camera on the iPhone SE 4 is expected to be a huge upgrade over the current 12MP wide-angle one. Rumors say it will get a boost to 48MP with night mode. Dummy models, as they are called, are finished but non-functioning phones used for things like testing cases and such. They often feature accurate designs and even materials, but they don’t have working parts inside. Dickson has a strong history of accurate leaks involving iPhone and iPad dummy units. Apple is expected to launch the new iPhone SE at a spring event in March or April, and it will be a big update over the existing model. A key feature will be the upgrade to the A18 processor and 8GB of RAM, which will allow it to support Apple Intelligence. Some rumors have suggested Apple will even change the name, calling it the iPhone 16E. You can stay up to date with all of the latest rumors in our iPhone SE 4 guide.06:13 pmThird iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, macOS 15.3 developer betas finally arrive
Apple is rounding out its third batch of developer betas for the current generation, handing out new builds of iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, macOS 15.3, and visionOS 2.3 for testing.Examples of Apple Intelligence at work. The third round of betas for iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, macOS 15.3, and visionOS 2.2 follow after the second, which appeared on January 7. The first round arrived on December 16.The new beta batch follow after earlier releases of the third builds of watchOS 11.3 and tvOS 18.3, which landed on January 14. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums06:08 pmApple Seeds Third Beta of macOS Sequoia 15.3 to Developers
Apple today provided developers with the third beta of an upcoming macOS Sequoia 15.3 update, with the third beta coming a week after Apple released the second beta. Registered developers can opt-in to the macOS Sequoia beta through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. An Apple ID associated with an Apple Developer account is required to get the beta. macOS Sequoia 15.3 brings Genmoji to the Mac, a feature that was previously limited to the iPhone and iPad. With Genmoji, Mac users can create custom characters with a text-based prompt, similar to how Image Playground works. Genmoji characters behave just like emoji on devices running iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, macOS Sequoia 15.1 and later, but on earlier versions of iOS, macOS, iPadOS, and Android devices, Genmoji are sent as images. Genmoji can be added from the emoji interface, and image generation is done on-device. All macs with an Apple silicon chip support Genmoji and other Apple Intelligence features.Related Roundup: macOS SequoiaRelated Forum: macOS SequoiaThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forumsFirehose II – Jobs, Deals, Apps
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