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What iPad mini & iPadOS 26 can teach us about the future of iOS

9to5mac.com Fernando Silva 2025-11-17 09:00:00

The moment Apple announced iPadOS 26 at WWDC, I rushed to install the developer beta on my M4 iPad Pro. And for the first time in years, it felt like Apple was finally putting iPad users first. We got features we’ve been asking for since iPadOS split from iOS: a fresh new look, Mac-like windowing, a smarter Files app, and more. But what surprised me wasn’t the iPad Pro experience. It was just how many iPads supported all of these features, including the iPad mini. After installing iPadOS 26 on

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Next year’s Apple Watch could add Touch ID, per leaked code

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-17 09:40:15

We’re just weeks away from the unveiling of Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Apple Watch Series 11. But leaked Apple code has now revealed a big new feature that could be coming to next year’s Apple Watch lineup: Touch ID support. Touch ID support might come to 2026 Apple Watch line Last week, Macworld published two articles based on leaked Apple code. One offered evidence of the M5 MacBook Pro being tested with a C1 modem for 5G connectivity. The other involved an M4 Ultra chip in development for a n

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Apple now fully supports DIY device repairs in Canada

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-11-17 09:55:12

If you prefer to do your own repairs of Apple devices or to use independent shops, then it’s now easier to do so in Canada. Apple has today brought its self-service repair and genuine parts distributor programs to the country … DIY Apple device repairs Apple spent many years fighting right-to-repair legislation, spending money to lobby against it at both state and federal levels, either trying to block it altogether or – if it couldn’t manage that – to weaken the legislation as much as possib

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iPhone 17 Pro case line may have new leather alternative after flawed FineWoven

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-17 14:12:43

It’s been a while since Apple dropped leather and replaced it with FineWoven — only to mostly drop FineWoven over customer feedback. Now leaker Majin Bu says Apple has yet another leather alternative ready to go for the iPhone 17 case lineup. To recap, Apple stopped selling all leather products, including iPhone cases and Apple Watch bands, in an effort to be more eco-friendly and achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. The direct replacement for iPhone cases, Apple Watch bands, and even AirTag hold

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Is the Camera Control button one of the biggest iPhone flops? [Poll]

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-11-17 14:17:55

A random report from an account with zero track-record for anything claims that the iPhone 18 will drop the Camera Control button as too few people are using it. The claim is entirely meaningless, but I strongly suspect that it’s right in one respect: that hardly anyone is using the feature … The Camera Control button was introduced in the two iPhone 16 Pro models a little under a year ago, and Apple made a pretty big deal of it at the time. A hardware control was something I’d wished for pri

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Pick up Apple's AirPods Pro 2 while they're down to $169

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-17 14:05:36

They might be nearly three years old at this point, but Apple’s second-generation AirPods Pro remain some of the most popular wireless earbuds around for a reason, and right now they’re down to $169 on Amazon. That’s a not-insignificant 32 percent off the usual $249 price of the noise-canceling in-ears. Apple’s flagship AirPods were $100 off — a record-low $149 — during Prime Day, so we have seen them even cheaper than this, but for a non-sale period, Amazon’s current deal is worth considering.

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Apple has not destroyed Steve Jobs' vision for iPad

news.ycombinator.com Victor Wynne 2025-11-17 14:18:50

There’s been a lot of discussion since iPadOS 26 was introduced in June about how Apple has finally moved the iPad away from Steve Jobs’ original vision, transforming it from a simple content consumption device into something more computer-like. Some celebrate this evolution, falsely pointing to features like windowed apps and sophisticated multitasking as some sort of weak proof that Apple has successfully abandoned the constraints Jobs imposed. Even wrongly proclaiming that the company swore i

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UK drops demand for backdoor into Apple encryption

news.ycombinator.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-11-17 12:58:34

The United Kingdom will no longer force Apple to provide backdoor access to secure user data protected by the company’s iCloud encryption service, according to US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. “Over the past few months, I’ve been working closely with our partners in the UK, alongside @POTUS and @VP, to ensure Americans’ private data remains private and our Constitutional rights and civil liberties are protected,” Gabbard posted to X on Monday. “As a result, the UK has agreed

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UK backs down in Apple privacy row, US says

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-11-17 22:05:13

UK backs down in Apple privacy row, US says 3 hours ago Share Save Zoe Kleinman • @zsk Technology editor Share Save Getty Images The US director of national intelligence says the UK has withdrawn its controversial demand to access global Apple users' data if required. Tulsi Gabbard said in a post on X the UK had agreed to drop its instruction for the tech giant to provide a "back door" which would have "enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens and encroached on our

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You might soon be able to use Gemini Live on top of other apps (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-17 23:38:14

Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing more upgrades to Gemini Live’s floating interface before its launch. The upgrade now enables support for contextual cards within the floating interface. This will allow you to seamlessly switch between an app and Gemini Live seamlessly, thanks to a collapsible interface. Google Gemini is destined to fully replace Google Assistant on Android phones by the end of this year. Preparing for that transition, Google is continually upgrading t

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Apple @ Work Podcast: Streamlining patch management for macOS

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2025-11-17 23:00:00

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Apple is finally hitting a long-held goal to reduce its dependence on China

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-11-17 23:57:42

A new report says that Apple will finally hit a long-held goal to reduce its dependence on China with the launch of the iPhone 17. Indian iPhone production has always lagged behind that of China, but all this is now changing – with import tariffs acting as an additional incentive … Apple’s long-term goal The vast majority of iPhones are still assembled in China, but Apple has for many years been working on boosting the number of phones made in other countries. India is the company’s secondary

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Substack lets you subscribe as an in-app purchase – but you shouldn’t

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-11-18 00:26:37

Indie content platform Substack now lets you subscribe to newsletters, podcasts, and video channels via an in-app purchase. However, while this removes friction from the subscription sign-up process, you definitely shouldn’t use it, for two reasons … The last few years have seen growth in subscriber-funded independent newsletters, with Ben Thompson’s Stratechery one of the earlier successful examples. Substack was created to handle the business aspects of this, leaving independent creators fr

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The UK will no longer require Apple to create backdoor access to users' data

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-18 00:00:14

UK officials will no longer compel Apple to create backdoor access to its users' data, according to US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. She wrote on X that she, President Trump and Vice President Vance worked closely with their "partners in the UK" over the past months. "As a result," she continued, "the UK has agreed to drop its mandate for Apple to provide a 'back door' that would have enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens and encroached on our civ

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What to Know About Mail Categories on Your iPhone and How to Turn Them Off

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-17 23:00:02

Apple announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June that it will release iOS 26 this fall. That update will bring a new Liquid Glass design, call screening and more to your iPhone. But when Apple released iOS 18.2 in December, it introduced a new feature in your Mail app that sorts your incoming emails into different categories for you that's called Categories. "The Mail app automatically sorts your email messages into categories to help you find and manage messages quicker," Apple w

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When Will You Get Your Hands on the iPhone 17? We're Tracking the Release Date

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-18 00:15:02

We could be a month away from new iPhone 17 models showing up in stores and in fleets of delivery trucks nationwide, but of course Apple is mum until the new phones are formally announced. But several rumors, plus the company's fairly consistent track record, point to when the iPhone 17 will be announced, when pre-orders will begin and when it will finally be ready for unboxing. Once the rumored iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, Pro and Pro Max are revealed, we'll be able to confirm speculation about c

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UK drops demand for backdoor into Apple encryption

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-11-17 22:11:23

The United Kingdom will no longer force Apple to provide backdoor access to secure user data protected by the company’s iCloud encryption service, according to US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. “Over the past few months, I’ve been working closely with our partners in the UK, alongside @POTUS and @VP, to ensure Americans’ private data remains private and our Constitutional rights and civil liberties are protected,” Gabbard posted to X on Monday. “As a result, the UK has agreed

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US says UK has withdrawn demand to access Apple users' encrypted data

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-11-18 02:45:24

US says UK has withdrawn demand to access Apple users' encrypted data The Home Office has been approached for comment. The BBC understands Apple has not yet received any formal communication from either the US or UK governments. Tulsi Gabbard said in a post on X the UK had agreed to drop its instruction for the tech giant to provide a "back door" which would have "enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens and encroached on our civil liberties". The US director of na

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PSA: One of the biggest Google Play Store alternatives is shutting down on Android tomorrow

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-17 22:51:09

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR Amazon is shutting down its Appstore on Android tomorrow, August 20, 2025. Today is the day to make any changes to your subscriptions via the Amazon Appstore. You can spend your remaining Amazon Coin balance, or it will be refunded to you once the store shuts down. Amazon will shut down its Appstore on Android tomorrow. The Google Play Store alternative will cease to operate on Android devices starting August 20, 2025, and all the apps that you may hav

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Fortnite’s return to iPhone and iPad delayed once again in Brazil

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-18 00:25:35

Epic Games has once again postponed the relaunch of Fortnite for iPhone and iPad users in Brazil, citing ongoing negotiations between Apple and the country’s competition authority, CADE. Here’s when it’s expected now. The game’s return was initially scheduled for July Back in March, Epic had announced that Fortnite would return to iOS in Brazil in July through its own Epic Games Store, following a decision by the country’s market regulator that deemed Apple’s anti-steering policy illegal. For

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Apple won’t have to build an iCloud backdoor for UK access to American data

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-18 03:47:42

The UK has retreated from a controversial order that would have forced Apple to provide a backdoor to American users’ data, according to a statement from US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Here are the details. In a post on X, Gabbard said the decision came after months of work with President Trump and Vice President Vance “to ensure Americans’ private data remains private.” She said that, as a result, the UK has agreed to drop the mandate. Over the past few months, I’ve been

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Severance season 3 is coming: Here’s everything we know right now

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-18 00:55:05

Severance’s season 2 finale left viewers reeling when it aired earlier this year, leading to a lot of questions about what’s coming for Mark S. and company in season 3. Here’s everything we know so far about Severance season 3 on Apple TV+. Severance season 3 officially greenlit by Apple Severance is the biggest hit Apple TV+ has ever had—even surpassing Ted Lasso in popularity. So it should come as no surprise that Apple has officially renewed the show for another season. Severance season 3

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This one 15-inch MacBook Air sale is really worth taking a look at, here’s why

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-11-18 04:47:54

With every new Apple product launch, deals slowly crop up over time – and the MacBook lineup is no exception. The best deals tend to come after a model is no longer the latest and greatest, and there’s currently an unbeatable M3 MacBook Air deal that’s hard to pass up on, and once it sells out, there likely won’t be any more to go around. Apple released the new M4 MacBook Air in March, and since then, retailers have been trying to move inventory of older M3 models. For the most part, they have

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Apple iPhone 17, Air and Pro launch date is rumored for September: Here's everything you need to know

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-18 03:23:57

August is more than half over, which means we're getting ever closer to the usual September timeframe of Apple's iPhone event. That means the expected official announcement of the iPhone 17 line. The latest iOS 26 features will come preinstalled on the new models, as well as any additional features Apple reveals at the launch event. But since we still have to wait a few weeks (presumably) until the iPhone event, we can at least speculate what the new phones will look like. As with most unrelease

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iOS 18.6.2 could be coming very soon to your iPhone

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-18 02:19:19

Last week, Apple released iOS 18.6.1 with support for the newly re-implemented blood oxygen Apple Watch feature. But per a reliable leaker, it seems iOS 18.6.2 could be here very soon. iOS 18.6.2 build number shared by leaker Today, an anonymous X user with a history of leaking Apple software build numbers posted about iOS 18.6.2. Per the known leaker, iOS 18.6.2 has the build number 22G100. Although the account didn’t provide details on features or release date, historically it has shared v

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macOS Tahoe 26 public beta 4 now available, install guide

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-18 06:21:58

That was quick. Just a few days after releasing the third public beta for macOS Tahoe 26, public 4 beta is already out. Here’s how to install it. First things first: should you install the beta? You probably know the drill: Betas can be unpredictably buggy. Even if something works on one release, it is not guaranteed to work on the next. Of course, your mileage may vary. But if you decide to install the beta, strongly consider Apple’s advice to “install it on a secondary system or device, or

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Apple preps native Claude integration on Xcode

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-18 09:19:28

Towards the end of this year’s WWDC keynote, Craig Federighi said that Apple had “expanded” their vision for Swift Assist, and would bring native integration with ChatGPT, alongside support for other LLMs via API, directly to Xcode. Now, 9to5Mac can confirm that Apple is set to support native integration with Anthropic’s Claude as well. Digging into today’s release of Xcode 26 beta 7, 9to5Mac found multiple references to built-in support for Anthropic accounts directly within the new “Intellige

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Nobody Likes Zuckerberg’s Glitchy AI App

gizmodo.com Riley Gutiérrez Mcdermid 2025-11-18 09:16:26

Clearly, throwing billions of dollars at a problem can’t solve everything. Nearly six months after its debut, Meta’s consumer-facing AI app still struggles with inconsistencies and persistent shortcomings, casting doubt on the company’s lofty ambitions for artificial intelligence. It has been a rough learning curve for Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to join the AI race after lagging behind an already-crowded field and spending tens of billions of dollars on catching up. So far, the most Meta has to

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9to5Mac Daily: August 18, 2025 – Apple Watch rumors, more

9to5mac.com Seth Kurkowski 2025-11-18 14:57:52

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Backblaze: Never lose a file again. Use code “9to5daily” at checkout for 10% off or try for free. New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes

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Apple releases public beta 4 for tvOS 26, HomePod 26, more

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-18 18:26:43

Apple has just released public beta 4 for tvOS 26, HomePod 26, and more. Here’s what to expect. Public beta 4 arrives as Apple’s summer testing cycle winds down Apple’s summer beta cycle is starting to wind to a close. September is right around the corner, and as a result, beta releases are coming faster than before. Earlier today, Apple released brand new developer beta 7 updates for iOS 26, watchOS 26, macOS Tahoe, and more. With the last couple releases, Apple’s public beta builds haven’t

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