From the MacRumors staff Despite officially unveiling the first set of M4 Macs last week, Apple still isn’t done with 2024 news, as some software news dropped this week with updates to Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro, as well as new betas for iOS 18.2 and related updates with ongoing improvements ahead of its …
By Tim Hardwick With Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.1, communicating with Siri is more flexible because you can easily type your requests instead of speaking them. It's a subtle but powerful change that's perfect for those moments when you need to be quiet or discreet. Enabling Type to Siri is easy. Go to Settings -> …
Joe Rossignol Today marks two years since Apple made Emergency SOS satellite available on all iPhone 14 models in the US and Canada. Since then, Apple has expanded the set of satellite features, all of which remain free to use. Here’s an update on Apple’s rollout of satellite features and what’s coming next. November 2022: …
Joe Rossignol Apple today added several older iPhone and Apple Watch models to its list of vintage and obsolete products on its website. Apple has now classified the iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone XS Max as “vintage” worldwide. Apple considers a device “vintage” if it has been five years since Apple stopped selling it. Apple …
By Tim Hardwick Have you ever wanted privacy without raising suspicion? If you’re secretly buying a holiday gift or planning a surprise party, you may want to temporarily hide your actual location in Apple’s Find My app on your iPhone without turning off full location sharing. Here’s a neat trick that lets you keep location …
By Tim Hardwick WeChat is introducing password support for its iOS app, allowing users outside of China to sign in to the country's dominant messaging platform using Face ID, Touch ID, or their device passcode instead of traditional passwords. Apple introduced passwords in iOS 16 to give users a more secure and convenient authentication method …
Joe Rossignol The Apple Vision Pro is now available in stores and starting shipping to customers in South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. Customers can also now sign up for a free 30-minute demo appointment at Apple Stores in both countries. Apple has localized the Vision Pro pages in South Korea and the United …
Joe Rossignol Apple TV+’s award-winning sci-fi series Shaft is finally back after nearly a year and a half of waiting. The first episode of Season 2 is now available on Apple’s streaming service, with a new episode dropping every Friday until January 17. Shaft follows the last 10,000 people on Earth, all of whom live …
Julie Clover According to display analyst Ross Young, the M4 MacBook Pro models feature quantum dot display technology. Apple used quantum dot film instead of KSF's red phosphor film, which produces brighter and more accurate color results. Young says Apple chose KSF for previous MacBook Pro models because it doesn't use the toxic element cadmium …
By Julie Clover In iOS 18, Apple introduced a feature that forces the iPhone to reboot every three days, security researchers have confirmed (via TechCrunch). In a demo video, security researcher Jiska Klassen showed that an iPhone left unattended for 72 hours will automatically reboot, and the manufacturer Graykey, as well as Magnet Forensics, wrote …
