CueFlip is a new iOS app that listens to a musician play and automatically flips sheet music pages at the right moment, after being trained on a live rehearsal or recording. It also includes a 20,000-term musical dictionary with translation in 13 languages, plus Face ID wink controls and Bluetooth pedal support for manual page turns. The app was built by 15-year-old classical guitarist Yuze Pan and is free on the App Store.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-11-07
After installing an iOS or Android update, phones run background processes such as Spotlight reindexing on iPhones, which can take hours or even days to complete. During this period, CPU and GPU usage spikes, leaving fewer resources for apps and animations, though performance typically returns to normal once indexing finishes.
engadget.com
· 2026-11-02
A free indie Mac app called Pumpkin Lights adds a ray-traced jack-o-lantern to the menu bar that can be clicked or pulled to switch between light and dark mode. The app offers customizable pumpkin designs and colors, realistic hanging physics, and alternate actions like opening apps, running shortcuts, muting sound, or keeping the Mac awake, with an optional hanging light bulb as an alternative design.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-31
Apple released iPadOS 27.2, adding a contextual Siri popup that appears when text is selected with a trackpad or mouse, offering quick options like 'Proofread' and 'Rewrite.' The update also brings user profiles to the Apple TV app on iPad, letting multiple people on a shared device get separate watch histories, queues, and content recommendations. Siri AI in this release can also recall past conversations and pull answers from Messages photos, Calendar, voicemail, and Safari history.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-30
A user running a security audit with Claude Code discovered that a hidden directory on their iPhone, PhotoData/Thumbnails, contained over 146,000 photos and videos they had deleted between 2021 and 2025, including some cleared multiple times from Recently Deleted. The files included sensitive images such as ID photos, bank screenshots and a crypto seed phrase, and were accessible to any of the 23 apps on the phone with file and folder permissions.
twitter.com
· 2026-10-28
Flipcorder is a new iOS app that mimics an old camcorder, saving all recorded footage to a single virtual tape capable of holding up to 30 minutes, captured in 20-second increments. It supports VHS and MiniDV-style filters as well as high-quality video, and is optimized for the iPhone Duo's dual displays. The app costs a one-time $4.99 on the App Store and requires iOS 26 or later.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-24
Baseus has released a new home security camera equipped with two 3K-resolution sensors and a built-in spotlight that tracks and illuminates people or objects detected in its field of view. The spotlight feature is designed to actively follow subjects rather than simply floodlighting a fixed area.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-21
Baseus has introduced the PrimeSentinel U2 Pro, a home security camera equipped with a motorized spotlight that tracks and follows people moving outside a property. The feature is designed to actively illuminate detected individuals rather than simply recording footage.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-10-20
In iOS 27, Siri can access and surface content from apps as long as developers allow Spotlight to index that data. Apple gives users a way to block this on an app-by-app basis through Settings > Apps > [App] > Search, by toggling off 'Show Content in Search.'
engadget.com
· 2026-10-05
QuillCue is a free App Store app that adds a custom keyboard allowing iPhone users to store and reuse written prompts for Siri AI, avoiding retyping repetitive queries. The app supports folders for organizing prompts and lets users import or export prompt libraries to share with others or move between devices. It requires iOS 27.0 or later and was highlighted in 9to5Mac's Indie App Spotlight series.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-26
GasPulse is a free iPhone app that uses Energy Information Administration data to display weekly gas price trends by state or region, along with up to five years of historical pricing. It also includes an Outlook feature predicting future price direction, state comparisons, price alerts for up to six areas, and home/lock screen widgets with Siri support.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-19
9to5Mac's Jeff Benjamin previewed macOS 27, showing Siri deeply integrated into Spotlight search rather than tucked away as a separate function. The beta lets users choose between traditional search and asking Siri directly from the same Command+Space interface, with responses drawing on personal context while Apple emphasizes on-device privacy.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-17
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