Retailers including Amazon and B&H have launched early Black Friday discounts on Apple products, with the M5 MacBook Air cut by up to $250, Apple Watch Ultra 4 nearly $100 off and Ultra 3 clearance models $250 off, and AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Max 2 discounted by $50-$100. Amazon has also reopened pre-orders for the new Apple TV 4K ahead of its release next week, alongside pre-order pricing on the new Apple HomeView and the 2026 Apple Polishing Cloth, while B&H is bundling a free $150 gift card with pre-orders of the touchscreen M5 Pro MacBook Pro.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-11-07
Apple has updated iOS so that second-generation Siri Remotes from 2021 onward now appear in the Find My app's Devices section, letting iPhone owners locate them using the same radar-style interface used for other Apple products. The feature was previously limited to the new Apple TV's remote, which also gains full Precision Finding, a built-in chime speaker, and voice-activated locating via microphones on the Apple TV box itself.
cnet.com
· 2026-11-02
Apple has released build 24K154 of tvOS 27.2 specifically for the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K, which launches November 13 and is currently available for preorder. This differs from build 24K122 that shipped last week to existing Apple TV models, though Apple has not published separate release notes explaining the differences.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-11-02
Apple's latest tvOS 27 update excludes the Apple TV HD and first-generation Apple TV 4K, but both devices continue to receive support from services like Netflix. Apple's new Siri AI beta will run on the second-generation Apple TV 4K and later models, provided the household's Apple ID is linked to an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad.
engadget.com
· 2026-11-02
Apple released tvOS 27.2, adding Find My app support for the Siri Remote on older Apple TV models, ASL and BSL captioning options for select Apple TV app titles, and synced profile support between iPhone/iPad and Apple TV. The update also introduces a new black-and-white Apple Music icon matching iOS 27.2's redesign, and is available free for second-generation Apple TV 4K units and later.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-30
Apple's iOS 27.2 update now lets users locate their Apple TV Siri Remote (2nd generation or later) directly from the Find My app's Devices tab. Previously, finding a lost remote required using the separate Remote app through Control Center, a feature many users were unaware of.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-30
Amazon is selling AirPods Pro 3 for $199.99, about $50 off list price, while Woot offers AirPods 4 with ANC for $99, a 45% cut from their original $179 price. Other deals include the 24GB M5 MacBook Air at $200 off, a record-low price on a single AirTag 2, and the first cash discount on Beats 360 headphones, alongside accessory deals on Apple's 40W Dynamic Power Adapter and Apple Pencil USB-C.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-28
Apple's newly announced M6-powered iMac and 14-inch MacBook Pro launch at the same starting prices as their predecessors, with the iMac also gaining extra CPU and GPU cores at no added cost. This breaks from a pattern of recent Apple launches that included price increases.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-28
A new batch of Apple-focused deals includes the lowest-ever Amazon price on a single AirTag 2, the USB-C Apple Pencil starting at $59, and Apple's 13-inch M5 MacBook Air in Midnight discounted $200. The sale also includes continuing pre-order discounts on the next-gen Apple TV 4K, $50 off AirPods Pro 3, a first-time discount on Apple's Desert Alpine Loop band, and an Anker Halloween sale offering up to 42% off.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-26
9to5Mac published a roundup of weekend deals on Apple products, including discounts on the Apple TV 4K, a MacBook Pro listed $900 off, the USB-C Apple Pencil, and AirPods Pro 3, among other items. The deals are being offered by third-party retailers rather than Apple directly.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-24
Apple's new Apple TV 4K 2026 has launched priced at $299, more than double the $129 starting price of the previous generation, matching the recently hiked Nvidia Shield TV Pro. Android Authority highlights five alternative streaming boxes, including the Google TV Streamer 4K, which despite its own price rise from $99 to $149 still costs about half as much while offering 4GB of RAM and strong performance.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-24
To mark iPhone Duo's shipping launch, retailers are discounting related Apple gear: AirPods Pro 3 are $50 off at $199, Apple Pencil (USB-C)—the only stylus iPhone Duo supports—is down to $69 (or $61 used-like-new), and the new Apple TV 4K remains available at a pre-order discount. Additional savings cover leather cases, power banks, and the new Mac Studio and M6 Mac mini.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-23
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