By Julie Clover iCloud backup now requires iOS 9 or later, meaning iPhones and iPads running iOS 8 or earlier will no longer be able to back up using iCloud. Apple announced the change in November, and it went into effect this week. Support for iCloud backups on devices running iOS 8 or earlier has …
Mitchell Broussard Amazon is bringing back its all-time low Black Friday price on Apple's 10th-gen iPad (64GB Wi-Fi), available for $249.99 in silver, down from $349.00. You'll need to clip the $29.01 coupon on the page to see the final deal price at checkout. Note: MacRumors is an Amazon Associate. When you click a link …
Joe Rossignol Apple plans to release its next-generation Vision headsets as early as 2026, and they will likely be more affordable, according to TrendForce. Consistent with previous rumors, a Taiwanese research firm today said Apple plans to introduce both a next-generation Vision Pro headset and a regular headset, which will likely be called the “Apple …
By Tim Hardwick Apple has stopped signing iOS 18.1.1, preventing iPhone users who updated to iOS 18.2 from downgrading to that version of iOS. Apple released iOS 18.2 a week ago, on December 11. Apple often stops signing older versions of iOS, usually within a week or two of a new version being released. When …
By Tim Hardwick Apple is facing calls to remove an AI-powered notification feature after it generated false headlines about a high-profile murder case, drawing criticism from a major journalism organisation. Updated to iOS 18.2? You may have received this notification (image courtesy of BBC News) Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Apple to disable …
Tim Hardwick Apple is reportedly in talks with China's ByteDance and Tencent to integrate their AI models into iPhones sold in China, as the company adapts its AI strategy for the Chinese market. Apple began integrating OpenAI's ChatGPT into its devices globally earlier this month with the release of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS …
Tim Hardwick Apple is close to reaching an agreement with Indonesia to lift a ban on iPhone 16 sales in the country after receiving preliminary approval for a $1 billion investment proposal, Bloomberg reports. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto reportedly backed the government's adoption of Apple's investment plan after a briefing over the weekend. The proposal …
Tim Hardwick Apple has published a report highlighting its concerns about how some companies could “exploit” the EU’s Digital Market Act (DMA) interoperability requirements to access sensitive user data. The report comes on the same day the European Commission launched a consultation on proposed measures to request interoperability with Apple’s iOS and iPadOS operating systems. …
Julie Clover Apple said today that Meta has made 15 compliance requests under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Union, more than any other company. In a statement provided to Reuters, Apple said Meta is requesting changes that could compromise user security and privacy. In many cases, Meta is attempting to change functionality …
Julie Clover Apple today released a new update to Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser first announced in March 2016. Apple developed Safari Technology Preview to let users test features planned for future versions of the Safari browser. Safari Technology Preview 210 includes fixes and updates to CSS, DOM, JavaScript, rendering, web animations, web APIs, …
