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visionOS 26 announced with spatial widgets, all-new Personas, more

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-17 22:20:51

visionOS 26 is official. Today during WWDC, Apple announced the next major software update for Vision Pro. Here’s a roundup of new features coming to Vision Pro in visionOS 26. New features visionOS 26 brings to Apple Vision Pro Over the past year since visionOS 2 was announced, Apple Vision Pro users have received several major software updates—gaining powerful Mac Virtual Display upgrades and the first Apple Intelligence support. visionOS 26 is Apple’s next big push to grow spatial computin

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Apple will let third-party developers use Apple Intelligence models to empower their apps

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-09-17 22:32:17

Apple today announced a new framework, called Foundation Models, that will allow developers to access the same models that power on-device Apple Intelligence. This will let third-party apps easily offer AI features. Because these models run locally using the Apple Silicon chips on your iPhone or iPad, they can be made available wholly offline, and with no associated cloud API costs. This is the first time Apple is giving developers direct access to the power of these on-device foundation model

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iOS 26: Here’s the list of iPhone models compatible with the update

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-17 22:39:02

Apple’s next major iPhone software update is iOS 26, but not every iPhone will be compatible with the new software. Here are the iPhone models that will (and won’t) be supported by iOS 26 when it launches this fall. Three iPhone models miss out on iOS 26 support Every year when Apple unveils new software releases, there’s always a chance that older hardware models won’t be supported. Most recently, iOS 18 was supported by all the same iPhones that could run iOS 17. But this year, there’s a ch

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Apple overhauls Vision Pro Personas feature, now with much higher-quality 3D avatars

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-09-17 23:56:51

As part of visionOS 26, Apple is overhauling the Personas feature for Apple Vision Pro users. Personas are the 3D avatars the system uses during FaceTime calls when the user is wearing the headset. When Vision Pro launched last year, Personas were widely criticized due to their uncanny valley appearance — and the whole feature was labelled as a ‘beta’ in the OS. Apple has been gradually improving the fidelity of the avatars with every release, and visionOS 26 takes the most dramatic step forwar

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iOS 26 might finally keep your iPhone from getting spam calls and texts

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-17 23:57:28

iOS 26 is the next major iPhone software update, and alongside its Liquid Glass redesign and various feature upgrades, there are also new tools coming to finally stop spam calls and texts. Apple has announced brand new features in iOS 26 built for a very important purpose. That purpose? To put an end to the spam calls and texts that so many of us get every day. Here are some of the new features coming to iOS 26’s Phone and Messages apps, per Apple’s website: Manage unwanted calls Call Scree

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iOS 26 developer beta 1 for iPhone now available

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-09-18 00:05:00

iOS 26 beta 1 for iPhone is now available for developers. Apple announced the next major software update for iPhone today as part of its WWDC 2025 keynote event. iOS 26 follows iOS 18 as each Apple operating system replaces the incremental version number with a reference to the year ahead. The update is available as an over-the-air software update in the Settings app on devices with the developer beta software option enabled. iOS 26 is defined by a major redesign, replacing the look introduced

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visionOS 26 developer beta 1 is now up

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-18 00:40:27

Apple just wrapped up its WWDC25 keynote, and visionOS 26 is now available as a developer beta, alongside the rest of its platforms. Here’s how to install it. visionOS developer beta 1 is now live Today, Apple announced visionOS 26, which joins Apple’s renamed operating system lineup alongside iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and so on. The new system brings PlayStation VR2 Sense compatibility, spatial widgets, Look to Scroll, and performance improvements under the hood. If you want to enroll in the develo

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Here’s everything new in the Messages app with iOS 26

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-18 00:55:40

iOS 26 was unveiled by Apple today, and it includes several new features for the Messages app. Here’s what’s coming to the iPhone later this year. iOS 26 upgrades Messages with new design, group chat features, and more Apple’s Messages app is getting a handful of solid upgrades in iOS 26. Messages gains the new ‘Liquid Glass’ redesign that impacts the app, of course. Buttons have been updated, UI elements have a fresh look, and overall the app reflects iOS 26’s aesthetic well—familiar, yet ne

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Apple Music just added my most wished for feature in iOS 26

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-18 01:28:39

iOS 26 is a packed update for iPhone users, and one feature I’m most excited about is a new Apple Music addition I’ve long wished for: pinned music. Pinned music is a key new iOS 26 feature in Apple Music Apple Music in iOS 26 offers the brand new Liquid Glass design found throughout Apple’s entire platform lineup. But the change that has me especially thrilled is a new pinning feature for your Library. You can now pin albums, playlists, and artists for quick, repeated access. Long-press on

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iOS 26’s Photos app re-adds the tab bar, a major design reversal

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-18 02:42:21

Apple’s Photos app underwent major changes last year in iOS 18. But this year in iOS 26, Photos has reversed course on the single biggest aspect of that overhaul: the tab bar is back. iOS 18 removed Photos’ tab bar, but iOS 26 brings it back iOS 26 brings redesigns to many Apple apps, such as the new, simplified Camera interface. For some users, major iPhone design changes are more scary than exciting. And the most recent evidence they might use is iOS 18’s Photos overhaul. Apple’s Photos ap

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Why you should delete your personal data from the internet, and how to keep it from resurfacing

9to5mac.com Sponsored Post 2025-09-18 03:15:12

Image: Incogni Try searching your full name online right now and see what surfaces. Within a few clicks, you’re likely seeing your home address, phone number, age, and even details about family members. If that’s what a simple search turns up, just imagine what malicious actors can find when their business relies on exploiting your personal data. If there was a big red delete button, you’d set a new record for how fast you could smash it! The problem is there isn’t one, unless you know where

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Download the new iOS 26 wallpapers now

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-18 04:12:26

Right after the WWDC 2025 keynote, Apple released the first developer beta for iOS 26. As usual, the new system comes with a fresh set of default wallpapers to match its updated design language, and you can download them right here. Be sure to click the images and save the full-resolution wallpaper, and then set it as your background image through the Photos app or Settings app if you’re using an iOS device. iOS 26 wallpapers Alongside the design overhaul, iOS 26 introduces updates to CarPlay

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Why is it called iOS 26? What happened to iOS 19 for iPhone

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-09-18 16:35:50

So, Apple just held its annual WWDC conference where it announces all the new software for the next year. And the company proudly announced the next version of iOS for the iPhone, iOS 26. If you have an iPhone model newer than the XS, you will be able to update to iOS 26 for free later this year. But the current version number of iOS is iOS 18. So what happened to iOS 19? Why did Apple jump to 26? The simple reason is that OS version numbers are based on marketing rather than hard science, and

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New Apple Music feature in iOS 26 will make singing K-pop lyrics a breeze

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-18 19:12:10

With iOS 26, Apple is making Apple Music a lot more fun to sing along with, especially for fans of international music. The update will introduce two features designed for listeners who enjoy songs in languages they don’t necessarily speak fluently. Here’s how it’ll work. Translation beyond Messages At WWDC25, Apple introduced several live translation tools, meant to make communication across languages easier in Messages, FaceTime, and Phone. But one of the more unexpected and delightful uses

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macOS 26: Spotlight gets actions, clipboard manager, custom shortcuts, more

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-18 21:31:58

After years of incremental tweaks, Spotlight is taking center stage in macOS Tahoe 26, in what Apple calls its biggest update ever. Here’s everything that’s new. With this release, Apple wants to evolve Spotlight from a simple file and app launcher into a fully-fledged productivity layer across macOS, much like Alfred and Raycast users have used for years. A faster, more relevant Spotlight Spotlight now aims to be the fastest way to browse and interact with content on your Mac. It uses on-dev

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Download the new iPadOS 26 light and dark wallpapers

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-19 00:13:50

If you’ve already refreshed your setup with the official iOS 26 and macOS Tahoe 26 wallpapers, here’s your chance to complete the set. You can now download the brand-new iPadOS 26 light and dark wallpapers. If you’ve seen the iOS 26 wallpapers, there is not much of a surprise here. The iPadOS 26 design is essentially an expanded, more spaced-out reinterpretation of the iOS 26 wallpaper, featuring the same translucent arcs and layered glass gradients as its iPhone counterpart. Be sure to click

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Apple leaks ‘AirPods Pro 3’ in the new iOS 26 beta

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-19 00:36:39

The first iOS 26 beta arrived yesterday, and already it’s been found to hold confirmation of a new product in the works: a reference to ‘AirPods Pro 3’ was discovered in Apple’s code, the second such recent leak. iOS 26 code explicitly references AirPods Pro 3 MacRumors contributor Steve Moser has discovered that iOS 26 code contains explicit mention of an unreleased Apple product. The name ’AirPods Pro 3’ was spotted by Moser in code for the first iOS 26 beta. There are no details on exactl

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iOS 26 gives boarding passes three new features for your next flight

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-19 01:26:09

Using boarding passes on your iPhone has become common practice. But after years with no changes to the feature, iOS 26 is about to upgrade your Apple Wallet boarding passes in several key ways. Apple Wallet offers more reasons to use a digital boarding pass in iOS 26 Yesterday Apple unveiled iOS 26 and the many new features it introduces. One area of focus is the Wallet app, which will soon gain new Car Key supported brands. Another big Wallet change involves travel. Many of us save our bo

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Xcode 26 beta includes new ‘Apple Vision Pro 4K’ simulator

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-09-19 02:11:50

Apple held its WWDC25 keynote yesterday, where it announced a new suite of software updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS – all under the new version numbering umbrella of ’26’. A new suite of OS releases comes with a new version of Xcode, which also falls under the new 26 naming umbrella. In the first beta of Xcode 26, the developer tool used to build apps for these new operating systems, Apple now includes a new ‘Vision Pro 4K’ simulator. In Xcode 26, the current genera

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This new iPad keyboard was purpose-built for versatility and portability – Logitech Flip Folio [Hands-on]

9to5mac.com Fernando Silva 2025-09-19 17:00:00

The iPad was built with versatility, modularity, and portability in mind. It is thin, lightweight, powerful enough to run intensive applications, and, with the right accessories, can be modified to fit any need. It can be a note-taking device with the Apple Pencil, it can be a consumption machine with a folio case, and it can be a powerhouse with the right keyboard case. Logitech just dropped the perfect keyboard case for people who are constantly on the move but still need the productivity of a

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iOS 26 release date: Here’s when the new iPhone update will launch

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-19 18:54:03

Apple has unveiled iOS 26 with its Liquid Glass redesign and tons of new iPhone features. Developers can try out iOS 26 now, but its release date for the public is still a ways off—here’s when to expect its launch. iOS 26 will launch this fall, likely in mid-September So far, Apple has only confirmed that iOS 26 will arrive for all users this fall. But looking at the history of software releases, we can get much more precise with our expectations. Here are release dates for the last three ma

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Apple TV+ gears up for Foundation Season 3 with first full trailer, watch it now

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-19 19:25:26

One of Apple TV+’s most-watched series is gearing up for its return. Foundation is set to premiere its third season in just a few weeks, and Apple has just released the first full trailer teasing what’s to come. You can watch the intense new preview right now. ‘Chaos has a name: The Mule’ If you’ve been following Foundation, you know the series is one of Apple’s most ambitious sci-fi project to date, based on the classic novels by Isaac Asimov. It’s earned praise for its intricate world-buildi

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Vision Pro’s first third-party Apple Immersive Video brings MotoGP racing via Blackmagic

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-09-19 21:00:00

Apple Vision Pro owners will soon get to experience the exhilarating world of motorcycle racing. CANAL+ announced an upcoming Apple Immersive Video film that will bring viewers directly into the world of MotoGP racing. The project marks the first third-party studio production in Apple’s Immersive Video format, filmed entirely with Blackmagic’s URSA Cine Immersive camera system designed specifically for Vision Pro content. Expanding Vision Pro’s immersive content library Set to debut in Septemb

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Here’s everything new coming to Apple Maps in iOS 26

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-19 21:13:03

iOS 26, the next major iPhone update, not only brings a Liquid Glass redesign, but also new features for popular apps like Apple Maps. The app got some big changes last year, but there’s more coming soon. Here are the new Apple Maps features arriving in iOS 26. Apple Maps in iOS 26 is smarter about your daily activity Apple Maps benefits from iOS 26’s new systemwide Liquid Glass design. This means buttons and other UI elements have been updated with a fresh look. But Apple’s bigger focus in M

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These iOS 26 features will only be available on newer iPhones

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-20 00:08:30

iOS 26 brings a lot of changes to the iPhone. While the biggest highlight—the Liquid Glass redesign—is available on all iPhones that can run iOS 26, there are several features in the new update that require newer iPhone models and Apple Intelligence. Here are the features and their device requirements. Visual intelligence with screenshots Requires: iPhone 15 Pro or newer Last year, visual intelligence debuted as a special camera feature for the iPhone 16 line. Now, the AI feature has expanded

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iOS 26 gives Wallet’s most neglected feature the fix it always needed

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-20 01:41:26

This is shaping up to be a big year for the Wallet app, with upgrades coming to car keys, boarding passes, and passports. But that’s not all: Apple Wallet’s most neglected feature, order tracking, is also getting the fix it’s always needed in iOS 26. Wallet’s order tracking gets AI upgrade in iOS 26 I suspect the Wallet app may elicit complicated feelings from the team responsible for its development inside Apple. Why? Because many new Wallet features have depended heavily on getting outside

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Eufy's 3-in-1 robot vacuum is 42 percent off right now

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-18 19:10:20

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . You can own it for just $380. Robot vacuums are undeniably a big convenience, saving you so much time while keeping your house clean. But sometimes there's a small mess you want to quickly remove or a little corner the robovac can't reach, requiring a traditional vacuum. While you cou

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WWDC 2025: Everything Apple announced including iOS 26, Liquid Glass design and more

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-18 19:55:14

Apple revealed a bunch of changes coming to iOS, iPadOS and macOS later this year; here's what you need to know. Apple's WWDC 2025 keynote this week gave fans a peek into the changes they can expect to see later this year on their iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and Mac computers. The star of the show this year was Liquid Glass, Apple's new design language coming to all of its devices in the forthcoming software updates. The UI changes focus on streamlining things and boosting productivity while

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Sonos Ace headphones get long-awaited TrueCinema sound and more in big update

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-18 21:30:12

Sonos has announced a major software update for its flagship Sonos Ace headphones that brings some new features to the premium wireless cans. Chief among them is the long-awaited TrueCinema feature, which was first promised as upcoming when the headphones launched in 2024. TrueCinema uses a compatible Sonos soundbar to measure the acoustic dynamics of the room you’re sitting in. It then uses that data to increase the accuracy of the spatial sound in your headphones, in the same fashion as Truepl

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Apple Wallet's iOS 26 update scans your emails for package delivery tracking

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-19 17:30:54

One of the upcoming changes to Apple Wallet is bound to become one of its most useful features if you frequently shop online and get deliveries. When you get iOS 26 on your iPhone, your Wallet app will start using Apple Intelligence's capabilities to automatically scan your emails and identify order tracking details sent by merchants or couriers. The app will then summarize and display those deliveries as cards. As MacRumors has noted, Wallet can already do that for purchases made using Apple Pa

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macOS 26: Spotlight gets actions, clipboard manager, custom shortcuts, more

Download the new iPadOS 26 light and dark wallpapers

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