Apple TV+ had a strong first half of the year, and in July two popular returning series aim to continue that streak with new seasons. The biggest highlight is Foundation season 3, the latest chapter in Apple’s big-budget sci-fi epic. But new episodes of the crime thriller Smoke and heartfelt comedy Stick will continue rolling out too, alongside some other premieres like Acapulco. Here’s what’s new on Apple TV+ in July.

A couple of weeks ago, WABetaInfo spotted signs that Meta was gearing up to bring AI-generated summaries for WhatsApp messages. Today, the feature is officially live for users in the U.S. Here’s how to use it.

HomePod and HomePod mini may not have achieved the success Apple hoped for, but they nonetheless continue being actively developed, and iOS 26 will bring two new features to the smart speakers.

AirPods Max debuted nearly five years ago, and aside from a minor USB-C revision last year, there’s never been a proper AirPods Max 2. But Apple is preparing a true next generation model. Here’s what we know so far about AirPods Max 2.

As Apple rolls out its biggest movie yet, F1 The Movie, it is also really revving up promotion across its own ecosystem. The latest to join the campaign? Apple Fitness+. Here’s what’s new.

Today’s Apple deals are once kicking off with a notable deal on the latest M4 Mac mini, but this time we are highlighting a $100 price drop on the mid-range 512GB model down at $699. Next up, we are moving over to a new Amazon all-time low on the premium renewed Desert Titanium 256GB iPhone 16 Pro at $127 off and higher-end models at up to $349 off as well as deals on the satin black Apple Watch Ultra 2 and the all-new Mac mini-ready OLED Samsung Smart Monitors with $300 in FREE credits. Head below for more.  

A few days ago, CIRP published a study showing what leads people to upgrade their iPhones and how Apple Intelligence isn’t exactly it. Now, CIRP is back with a follow-up question: What happens to those old iPhones once users finally make the leap to a new model?

Apple’s next major software update for the Mac is macOS Tahoe, also known as macOS 26. Alongside the new Liquid Glass design and major Spotlight upgrades, macOS Tahoe will bring three new Apple apps to the Mac. Here’s what’s coming.

The folks at Nomad are out this week with a new Leather Mag Wallet for iPhone. The accessory utilizes MagSafe to attach to the back of your iPhone and features built-in support for Apple’s Find My network, thanks to an integrated tracking card.

It’s available to order now from Nomad’s website for $79.

iOS 26 is shaping up to be huge for Apple Music users, with the Music app getting its most feature-packed update in years. Here’s everything new coming to Apple Music in iOS 26.

The Apple Sports app for iPhone has just got a big new update. The home screen layout has been revamped, with upcoming games now separated by league. You can further personalize the list by re-ordering the sections to their preference, so you can make the sports you are most interested in appear first, and starred teams always show at the very top.

And, just in time for Wimbledon, the app has now added tennis scores. That means you will be able to follow along with live scores for Grand Slam tournaments, spanning men’s and women’s singles matches, starting with Wimbledon.

While the rush to AI–ify all the things gets exceedingly silly at times, adding intelligence to does at least have the potential to be a smart move.

The company has announced a beta version of Video Descriptions, which attempts to describe exactly what doorbell and other security cameras are seeing when notifying you …

As a long-time Chase Sapphire Reserve owner and a big fan of both the Chase ecosystem and Apple products, its fun when my worlds collide like this. Chase just refreshed all the perks and benefits of the Sapphire Reserve card, which includes a serious perk for Apple users. Here what you need to new about the refresh.

Apple is pulling out all the stops for the global release of F1 The Movie. In select Latin American countries, that includes a playful partnership with McDonald’s, where fans can grab a Formula 1-themed combo and take home exclusive miniature cars.

The new Finder icon in the first beta of macOS Tahoe 26 raised a lot of eyebrows when Apple did more than glassify it: the company also flipped the light and dark sides.

The internet wasn’t happy, and beta 2 saw the natural order of things restored – but many still think Apple has lost sight of an essential element, and one designer has put it right …

2025 iPad Pro production is reportedly already underway, as both Samsung and LG began making the displays earlier this month. The new models are expected to launch toward the end of the year, with October a likely bet.

However, the high pricing of the OLED iPad Pro models is said to have deterred many potential buyers last year, and the same is expected to be true this year …

Audi and Mercedes–Benz are among the car makers to reject CarPlay Ultra, despite Apple listing them as future partners, and they are not alone.

Aston–Martin was the first to adopt it, and Porsche has said that it will be doing so – but others previously named by Apple have either changed their minds, or are keeping suspiciously quiet …

As previewed in April, Google Fi Wireless is rolling out support for visual voicemail on the iPhone. With this update, voicemail will no longer be available in the Fi app.

After a couple of weeks of radio silence in the Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc. case, Apple’s lawyers are now back with a vengeance in the Ninth Circuit. And this time, they’re not just pushing back on the original outcome, but also asking the Ninth Circuit to assign the case to a different judge if it is sent back to the district court.

While a lot of the focus is on the all-new iPhone 17 Air, Apple is also planning some design changes to the iPhone 17 Pro coming later this year. New images posted to social media today provide us with what could be our best look yet at the redesigned camera bump on the iPhone 17 Pro…

Have you been working your way through Hades on mobile via Netflix? You’d better hurry up, before it’s too late. As first spotted by Engadget and confirmed by Netflix, 21 high-profile indie games are being removed from the service starting next month. See the full list below.

After a rocky stretch, Apple managed to bounce back last month with a 15% jump in iPhone sales, driven largely by renewed demand in the U.S. and China.

In China, especially, Apple had been losing ground to local brands benefiting from government subsidies on lower-cost phones. Now, it appears Apple is joining the subsidy program itself.

When leaker Kosutami claimed that Apple was planning a May or June launch of the next-generation AirTag, that broadly tracked with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman’s earlier report from November that Apple was aiming for a “around the middle” of 2025 release.

But now that we’re fast approaching the end of June and there are still no new AirTag, we have an update on Apple’s new release target for the long-awaited next generation of its tracker.

As previewed in April, Google Fi Wireless is rolling out support for visual voicemail on the iPhone. With this update, voicemail will no longer be available in the Fi app.

Apple last updated its Apple TV 4K set-top box in late 2022. So when is the next model coming? The wait won’t be long. Here’s when to expect the new Apple TV 4K to launch.

If you have fun shooting 360 video with a , but isn’t exactly a fan of the editing process after, here’s some good news: GoPro just rolled out two new tools for its Quik mobile app aimed at making 360 editing a bit less of a hassle.

iCloud is currently down for some Apple users, impacting key apps and services like Photos, Mail, iWork, and more. Here’s what we know so far about the outage.

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Apple Invites, the new app that debuted earlier this year for organizing events, has just been updated to add a lot more background options than before.

In the smart home world, Philips Hue already has some of the more expensive options, and now those prices are going even higher thanks to US tariffs.

In the smart home world, Philips Hue already has some of the more expensive options, and now those prices are going even higher thanks to US tariffs.

iOS 26 introduces several new AirPods features that are currently being beta tested by developers, and Apple just released a new firmware build for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 users.

Apple has a big-budget Hollywood blockbuster coming to theaters this weekend—F1 The Movie—and your iPhone’s Wallet app might have just told you about it. Here’s why this is causing backlash.

iOS 26 is a major software release not only for iPhone, but also adjacent platforms like CarPlay and AirPods. And there’s one AirPods feature in particular that could very well be Apple’s preparation for AirPods Pro 3 gaining cameras.

Today’s Apple deals are now ready to roll starting off with another shot at saving $150 off the sticker price on Apple’s latest 24GB M4 Mac mini with the 512GB SSD. Next we move over to some clearance pricing on the M3 MacBook Air lineup – M4 models are still $150 off, but you’ll now find 24GB M3 variants at $450 off the list. The same goes for iPad Air – current M3 configs are $100 off but we have up to $400 off M2 variants right now. All of that and more awaits below. 

watchOS 26 is the next major software update for Apple Watch, bringing Apple Notes to your wrist, updates to the Workout app, and more. Another big watchOS 26 highlight: upgrades to Control Center. Here’s what’s coming.

Yesterday evening, TechCrunch reported on a series of new legal filings made by OpenAI in the iyO trademark lawsuit that led to the scrubbing of the ‘io’ brand on OpenAI’s website.

The documents, filed by OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman as well as ex-Apple employees Evans Hankey, Tang Tan, and Marwan Rammah (now all at io Products), reveal as much about the company’s ambitions as they do about what it hopes to keep under wraps. Here are a few key takeaways.

When a serious emergency occurs, a picture can be worth a thousand words. It can be incredibly helpful to first responders to see ahead of time what they will be faced with when they arrive.

It is technically possible to send photos and video to 911 operators, but it’s a convoluted process. That’s set to change later this year …

Apple’s big iPhone 17 unveiling is just a few months away, with a launch event likely in early September. Here are four new camera features expected to arrive with the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max.

Update: Avelo Running is closer to arriving with an already funded Kickstarter campaign that doubled its goal within hours of launching. Learn much more about the project and pledge your support to join the race.

Avelo Running is a fitness-focused startup that recently came out of stealth to unveil their first product. What the company is building has the potential to be the perfect running companion for Apple Watch. Any runner with a smartphone can benefit, though, without bringing a phone or watch along for the run.

Apple TV+ has halted production for its upcoming untitled “brothers” comedy starring Matthew McConaughey (Interstellar, The Lost Bus) and Woody Harrelson (True Detective, Natural Born Killers). Here’s what happened.

One of the most common blind spots in small business security is access management for various company resources. Today’s IT teams are moving fast (and often understaffed), solving customer problems, and juggling shifting responsibilities as the business grows and evolves. Many SMBs also don’t have a dedicated IT team. They might be fixing things by committee or just trusting that vendors have these problems solved. Behind the scenes, there’s usually little visibility into who still has access to which tools, accounts, or SaaS apps.

When Jony Ive and Sam Altman teased their upcoming AI hardware device, we noted how mysterious they were being about its form factor.

While some were suggesting that it was a wearable, I said I felt pretty sure it wasn’t, and that’s now been confirmed by a court filing. A 9to5Mac reader last month made a plausible suggestion, and the latest development seems to me to add weight to the idea …

Congressional staffers working in the House of Representatives have been told that WhatsApp security risks means they must no longer use the app on government devices.

The ban was imposed by the Office of Cybersecurity, which has previously barred the use of TikTok and a number of AI apps …

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In this episode of Apple @ Work, Kagi founder and CEO Vlad Prelovac joins the show to talk about building a new search experience for home and work, the economic incentives behind search, LLMs, user-focused internet, and more.

As OpenAI fights a trademark lawsuit over its now-scrubbed “io” brand, new public court filings are giving us the most detailed glimpse yet into what Sam Altman and Jony Ive’s hardware team have been up to behind the scenes.

Visual Supply Co. is about to enter the increasingly competitive iPhone third-party camera app market. The company best known for VSCO: Photo Editor is launching a standalone camera app called Capture. Here’s what to expect.

Following a report last week about Apple holding internal talks over a potential Perplexity acquisition, Mark Gurman’s latest Power On newsletter revealed that Apple also explored a possible deal with another notable name in the AI space: Mira Murati. Here’s what went down.

Logitech recently provided me with its for review, and it’s a nifty little gadget for those who want more of a fixed desk setup while working on the go. If you’re more of a coffee shop person or always working outdoors – this could be a neat product for you.

An image shared by leaker Majin Bu offers what may be the clearest look yet at Apple’s rumored solution to a growing challenge in high-performance smartphones: heat dissipation. Here’s what it looks like.

This coming weekend is a big one at the box office for Apple, with F1 The Movie debuting. But there was a film release this past weekend that’s especially significant to Apple too. 28 Years Later, the top new premiere at the US box office, was shot primarily on iPhone.

The second iOS 26 beta, which just released today, contains a new asset featuring the iconic clownfish wallpaper that Apple included with the original iPhone, and last remastered back in 2022 with iOS 16. But what makes today’s appearance notable is that this new wallpaper comes in a resolution that no other device currently has, strongly hinting at an all new device, like the rumored iPhone 17 Air.

T-Mobile has been testing a beta version of its T-Satellite service with customers for several weeks now. Starting next month, the beta period will start to wind down as satellite connectivity officially launches as a paid service. Beyond the commercial launch, T-Mobile has also announced when the service will expand beyond text message support to include data.

Apple has added a new toggle to show the menu bar background in macOS Tahoe 26 beta 2. The option was added after beta 1 arrived with no menu bar background and no toggle to restore it.

I’ve tested more MagSafe battery packs than I can count over the past few years. Some are too bulky, while others have weak magnets. Some of the designs are also somewhat dull. manages to avoid all those issues while checking all the boxes for a great MagSafe battery.

Apple was quick to address what was by far one of the biggest complaints from the first iOS 26 developer beta: Control Center contrast. With beta 2, released earlier today, Apple seems to have tweaked it for better visibility.

Apple released iOS 26 beta 2 today, and the latest version of the forthcoming iPhone software update adds a brand new ringtone. Here’s what it sounds like.

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Apple just released iOS 26 beta 2, bringing additional refinements and changes to the forthcoming software update. Among various design enhancements and tweaks, beta 2 adds a new Apple Music widget for Live Radio, the third new widget so far in iOS 26.

Apple has restored decades of precedent and restored color balance to the Finder icon in macOS Tahoe 26 beta 2. A controversial change in beta 1 was met with a healthy dose of criticism.

iOS 26 beta 2 is out now for iPhones on the developer beta. Below we’re collecting everything that has changed between the original and latest beta.

Alongside the new macOS 26 developer beta 2, Apple has also pushed out the second developer beta of visionOS 26, and the rest of its operating systems.

watchOS 26 is the next big software update coming to Apple Watch, and Apple has just released developer beta 2 for testing.

Following the typical two-week gap after the release of the inaugural betas, Apple has just pushed out the second wave of post-WWDC betas, including macOS Tahoe 26 beta 2.

Apple has just released tvOS 26 developer beta 2, bringing the latest enhancements to the forthcoming Apple TV 4K software update. Here’s what to expect.

Apple has released iOS 26 beta 2. The update replaces iOS 26 beta 1 which arrived on June 9 (followed by an updated build for iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 on June 13).

The second version of the pre-release iPhone software update is available now for developer beta testers. Apple will expand iOS 26 beta testing in July when it adds the major new version to its public beta channel too.

iPadOS 26 beta 2 is rolling out now for developers, bringing the latest refinements to Apple’s forthcoming major iPad software update.

Today, most generative image models basically fall into two main categories: diffusion models, like Stable Diffusion, or autoregressive models, like OpenAI’s GPT-4o. But Apple just released two papers that show how there might be room for a third, forgotten technique: Normalizing Flows. And with a dash of Transformers on top, they might be more capable than previously thought.

AirTags have long been a go-to device for tracking luggage when traveling. But a recently added feature made that experience better than ever, and now JetBlue supports the change.

While we are still tracking a $150 price drop on the 24GB M4 Mac mini, today we are turning our attention to some big-time price drops on MacBook Air. The latest M4 models are $150 off in select colors and storage capacities, but we also spotted some select M3 models for folks who don’t need the latest and greatest at $400 off the list prices. We are then highlighting the most affordable current-generation iPad down at $299 in three colors alongside some accessories – the Apple 20W USB-C Power Adapters at up to 47% off and Hyper’s Next 15W Qi2 MagSafe charging stand back at the 2025 low. All of that and more awaits below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

We’re just a few months away from Apple’s launch of the iPhone 17 lineup. But an analyst with expertise in displays just shared a roadmap for three design changes coming with future iPhones, starting next year.

Over the last several years, CarPlay’s new features have been rare and few. But between CarPlay Ultra’s launch and everything new coming in iOS 26 for standard CarPlay, things have quickly changed. Here’s what’s coming this fall in iOS 26, CarPlay’s biggest update in years.

It’s been just a few weeks since Apple showed off what’s coming this fall with iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, visionOS 26, and tvOS 26. If you manage Apple devices at work, now’s the time to start testing your workflows, device onboarding, and more. For IT teams who manage Apple devices, Mosyle has announced the first wave of beta support for new management features as part of its Universal Early Access Beta Program.

Before we deep dive into this topic, I want to mention that I love iPadOS 26. Yes, it’s the first beta, so plenty of tweaking and optimization still needs to get done. But overall, it’s been what I have wanted on iPadOS for years. That being said, a few things still hold it back from being a true MacBook replacement for some people. So if you’re debating between an or a MacBook, here are five essential things iPadOS still can’t do.

In April, Apple was fined 500 million euros for violating the Digital Markets Act in the European Union. Since that penalty was announced, however, the company hasn’t detailed any further changes to its App Store Guidelines to avoid future fines.

A new report from the Financial Times today says that Apple is “locked in last-minute” negotiations with the European Commission about ways to ease its App Store anti-steering provisions.

If you recently looked up but couldn’t find OpenAI’s announcement video about its flashy partnership with Jony Ive, you are not alone. OpenAI has quietly pulled down the original blog post and the accompanying nine-minute video, just weeks after touting the $6.5 billion deal as a landmark step toward building new AI hardware. Here’s what happened.

Besides the new navigation drawer and 2.5 Pro going stable, the Gemini app is rolling out video upload and analysis. This lets you add a clip to your prompt.

If you’re a creator or podcaster, I’ll bet your ears perked up towards the end of the WWDC25 keynote, when Apple announced that built-in local audio and video capture during calls would be coming to iPadOS 26.

And while I have tried (and repeatedly failed) to fit the iPad in my podcasting workflow, I knew Jason Snell would be one of the first to take the feature for a spin. And he did just that.

With Apple’s latest MacBooks pushing performance further than ever, buyers are moving away from the old-school, pay-upfront model. And one company is quietly reshaping how Mac users get their next device.

For years, Apple fans had two options: pay thousands of dollars upfront or finance through a 12-month plan (often with limited availability). But now there’s a third option that’s gaining traction: Upgraded, a MacBook subscription service built to make getting a new MacBook as easy and affordable as humanly possible.

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact.

ClosetLog provides you with all of the information you need to know about your wardrobe, and helps you make better decisions on what you should wear. It’s a useful little tool, and helps you balance what you’re wearing on a day-to-day basis.