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- 08:00 amYour iPhone is a mess — here’s the simple way to clean it up for good for only $20
Macworld TL;DR: AnyTrans® is an iOS manager that lets you transfer, back up, and organize everything — now just $19.97 with code LIFETIME10 for lifetime access. If you’ve ever upgraded your iPhone or tried to back up your data, you know the struggle — files scattered across iCloud, iTunes, and your device, with no clear way to manage them all. It’s messy, time-consuming, and honestly, way more complicated than it should be. Enter the AnyTrans® One-Stop Content Manager for iOS. Right now, a lifetime subscription is just $19.97 with code LIFETIME10 (MSRP $79.99) through April 30. This all-in-one tool lets you transfer, manage, and back up everything from photos and messages to music and call logs — all in one place. Whether you’re switching to a new iPhone, merging WhatsApp chats, or saving important memories, AnyTrans® handles it in a few clicks. You can move data between devices, back up files in multiple formats, and even transfer non-purchased music without jumping through hoops. It also brings together content from your iPhone, computer, iCloud, and iTunes into one clean interface so you’re doing less digging, and more doing. Take control of your iOS data with lifetime access to AnyTrans® One-Stop Content Manager for iOS for just $19.97 with code LIFETIME10 (MSRP $79.99) through April 30. AnyTrans® One-Stop Content Manager for iOS: Lifetime SubscriptionSee Deal StackSocial prices subject to change.08:00 amMake your TV time more interesting with this documentary streaming library for a flat $150 | MacworldMake your TV time more interesting with this documentary streaming library for a flat $150
Macworld TL;DR: Get lifetime access to MagellanTV’s documentary streaming library for $149.97 (MSRP $999) with no ads and new content added weekly. Between endless scrolling on social media and all the shows we binge-watch so we can scroll in the background, sometimes it’s nice to have something you really want to pay attention to on TV. If you’re looking for a way to dive into interesting real-life topics, this documentary streaming service might be a breath of fresh air. For a limited time, you can get a lifetime subscription to MagellanTV for a flat price of $149.97. It has a library of over 4,000 documentaries on ancient civilizations, true crime, space exploration, modern technology, and so much more that are designed to engage you. There are no ads breaking things up, and new documentaries are added weekly, so you’re not stuck rewatching the same titles. MagellanTV supports phones, tablets, Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast, Apple TV, and select smart TVs, delivering high-quality, uninterrupted streaming anytime, anywhere. Whether you’re a history buff, science nerd, or curious about culture and crime, MagellanTV gives you the ultimate library to feed your curiosity. Get lifetime access to MagellanTV for $149.97 and make your everyday watching a bit more worthwhile. MagellanTV Documentary Streaming Service: Lifetime SubscriptionSee Deal StackSocial prices subject to change.07:51 amQuipd – A daily word prompt app with zero hosting costs using CloudKit + GitHub Actions | Reddit on iOS ProgrammingQuipd – A daily word prompt app with zero hosting costs using CloudKit + GitHub Actions
I built a daily writing prompt app where one word appears each day, you write exactly six words using it, and the most-hearted response picks tomorrow's word. The chain grows forever. Tech Stack Used Frameworks & Languages: SwiftUI, Swift Backend/Database: CloudKit public database, GitHub Actions for cron jobs, Cloudflare Worker as redundancy SDKs & Tools: […]07:36 amStreaming ASR on Apple Silicon via CoreML — and the SwiftUI MenuBarExtra runloop gotcha | Reddit on iOS ProgrammingStreaming ASR on Apple Silicon via CoreML — and the SwiftUI MenuBarExtra runloop gotcha
Open-sourced a streaming speech recognition module in Swift this week. 120 MB INT8 RNN-T on the Neural Engine via CoreML. macOS today, iOS-ready (same models, same code). Repo: https://github.com/soniqo/speech-swift Writeup: https://soniqo.audio/guides/dictate Three things I had to figure out the hard way: 1. Chunked Conformer needs a mel cache loopback Naive chunking — slice audio, run […]07:05 am[iOS] [Itinerary, Trip Planner & Companion][Lifetime 1.99]
I built a travel planner that doesn’t spy on you. Free trial, then $1.99 to own forever. No subscription. No backend. No tracking. Your itinerary data never leaves your device. ITNRY organizes your trips in a clean chronological timeline with automatic timezone handling per event. Share itineraries privately via iCloud with travel companions. Taxi View […]06:35 amStreaming ASR on Apple Silicon via CoreML — and the SwiftUI MenuBarExtra runloop gotcha | Reddit on iOS ProgrammingStreaming ASR on Apple Silicon via CoreML — and the SwiftUI MenuBarExtra runloop gotcha
Open-sourced a streaming speech recognition module in Swift this week. 120 MB INT8 RNN-T on the Neural Engine via CoreML. macOS today, iOS-ready (same models, same code). Repo: https://github.com/soniqo/speech-swift Writeup: https://soniqo.audio/guides/dictate Three things I had to figure out the hard way: 1. Chunked Conformer needs a mel cache loopback Naive chunking — slice audio, run […]03:31 amAppPreviewCut – Make App Previews right on your iPhone or iPad
I made this app because I really wished iMovie for iOS can export these App Previews directly. I also wanted an easy way to convert finished videos from other apps like CapCut on the iPhone without having to go back through ffmpeg on desktop. AppPreviewCut Create, edit, and convert screen recordings into App Store App […]02:13 amApp Store fight continues as Apple and Epic clash over court-ordered stay
Apple and Epic have filed new requests over whether the court should keep or lift a recent stay in their ongoing App Store legal battle. Here are the details. more…02:11 amOpenAI says to update Mac apps including ChatGPT and Codex as security precaution
OpenAI is asking users of its Mac software to update to the latest releases from today “out of an abundance of caution.” This is due to a security issue with a third-party developer tool, Axios, that was used by OpenAI. more…Friday April 1010:55 pmReport: Apple tops global smartphone market for first time in Q1 as overall shipments drop | 9 to 5 MacReport: Apple tops global smartphone market for first time in Q1 as overall shipments drop
Counterpoint Research has published its latest report on global smartphone shipments for Q1 2026, showing that strong demand for the iPhone 17 helped Apple take the top spot in the market for the first time in a first quarter. Here are the details. more…10:42 pmPalabros: a thoughtfully designed dictionary app that keeps saved words in your home screen widgets until you learn them. And much more. | Reddit on iOS ProgrammingPalabros: a thoughtfully designed dictionary app that keeps saved words in your home screen widgets until you learn them. And much more.
I built Palabros because I kept looking up words, understanding them in the moment, and then having to search them again a few months later when they showed up in my life again. I wanted something that felt less like a one-off dictionary lookup and more like a lightweight way to revisit words until they […]09:57 pmThe Latest Foldable iPhone Rumors: What's Changed and What We Know Now
Rumors about Apple's first foldable iPhone are picking up now that the device has entered a new testing stage that precedes mass production. If you've been having trouble keeping up with what's new, we've recapped the latest iPhone Fold rumors that have come out over the last few weeks. Naming One rumor claims Apple will call its foldable iPhone the "iPhone Ultra," which doesn't seem out of the question. We've been referring to it as the iPhone Fold during the rumor cycle, but it's unlikely Apple will actually use that name. Samsung already has the Galaxy Fold, and that would be too similar for Apple's tastes. Apple already uses the Ultra naming for the Apple Watch and for the version of CarPlay that more deeply integrates with in-car systems. Given the $2,000+ pricing of the foldable iPhone, "Ultra" could make sense. Design We've heard plenty of rumors about the iPhone Fold's design, but the first alleged dummy models came out this week. We don't know if these are reflective of the iPhone Fold's actual design, but it has all of the design features that have been rumored, and the right sizing. The foldable iPhone will have a ~5.5-inch display when closed, making it Apple's smallest current-generation iPhone. When open, it will be around 7.8 inches, so about a half-inch smaller than the iPad mini. It will have a wider 4:3 aspect ratio like an iPad, which is a design that will set it apart from other foldable smartphones on the market. Most foldable smartphones are taller, but Apple is going in a different direction. There is a raised camera bump that does not span across the entire back of the device, which is expected. It has a two-lens camera system, and a thin chassis. Rumors suggest the iPhone Fold will be as thin as 4.5mm when open, which limits space for the camera. It's so thin that Apple won't be able to use the TrueDepth camera system, and it's going to have Touch ID instead of Face ID. Release Timing We've heard a lot of back and forth rumors on release timing over the last two weeks. Some rumors have suggested the iPhone Fold will be delayed past September because of late stage production issues, while others suggest it's on time for a September launch. In March, a Barclays analyst suggested the iPhone Fold could be introduced in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro, but launch later, perhaps as late as December. Japanese site Nikkei said this week that Apple is running into so many issues that the iPhone Fold might be pushed until 2027, but Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said the report is "off base." Gurman believes the iPhone Fold will be available for sale "around the same time" or "soon after" the iPhone 18 Pro models. If the iPhone Fold does launch in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models, it's likely it will be in short supply. Reports agree that the device is complex and manufacturing isn't smooth sailing. In December, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said production challenges could cause supply shortages into 2027. Pricing Apple's foldable iPhone will "cross the $2,000 threshold," according to Gurman. It is not clear if $2,000 will be the starting price point, or if it will come with a lower price tag but have some higher-end configurations that exceed $2,000. Most rumors have suggested that the iPhone Fold will start around $2,000, though there have been outliers that put the starting price upwards of $2,300. Read More There are plenty of other rumors about the foldable iPhone, including details about Apple's work on the hinge, the materials it'll be made of, what camera technology it will use, and more. We have a full iPhone Fold roundup with all of the rumors we've heard so far.Tag: Foldable iPhoneThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums09:49 pmHas anyone made exit out of new labyrinth of being bot flagged as “needs account” | Reddit on iOS ProgrammingHas anyone made exit out of new labyrinth of being bot flagged as “needs account”
This is quite bizarre at multiple levels. Previously you had to manually confirm that you don't need account to access your app in the App Store Connect, which was reasonable practice. Now Apple doesn't trust to your opt-out (!!!), but sends the bot to check if your app needs sign in. Even that could be […]09:44 pmApple previews AI, accessibility, and AirPods Pro 3 research for CHI 2026
Apple confirmed today that it will present three studies at the ACM Human-Computer Interaction Conference 2026 later this month, including work on AI-powered UI generation, accessibility, and the research behind the redesign of the AirPods Pro 3. Here are the details. more…09:35 pmCan’t Enroll in Apple Developer Program
Hi! I'm wondering if anyone has found a solution this problem. I am trying to launch my app, but I can't enroll in the Apple Developer Program. Every time I click, "Enroll." It give me the screen below. I have also tried contacting Apple support, but they haven't responded to any of my tickets I […]09:29 pmLet Us Learn to Show Our Friendship for a Man When He Is Alive and Not After He Is Dead | Daring FireballLet Us Learn to Show Our Friendship for a Man When He Is Alive and Not After He Is Dead
Regarding Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz’s epic profile of Sam Altman in The New Yorker.09:24 pmHow do you offer a “trial period” for a one-time purchase app (non-subscription)? | Reddit on iOS ProgrammingHow do you offer a “trial period” for a one-time purchase app (non-subscription)?
I'm getting ready to submit my app to App Review and hit a snag with my monetization model. Current setup: One-time lifetime purchase I want users to try the app before buying Currently giving 7 days free access, then hard paywall The problem: App Review rejected it saying "Pro features were automatically implemented without triggering […]09:17 pm9to5Mac Daily: April 10, 2026 – Apple Store closures, more
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: Backup you can rely on. Save 20% with code 9to5daily. more…09:02 pmApple is gaining market share in personal computers and smartphones
, thanks in part to its MacBook Neo notebook… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.08:49 pmVSCO report explores how photographers perceive, adopt, and actually use AI
VSCO has published a new report exploring how photographers are using AI, based on responses from both professionals and enthusiasts....08:31 pmXChat, X’s standalone messaging app, launching on iPhone and iPad next week
XChat, the standalone messaging app from X, now has a release date. more…08:23 pmdo u guys genuinely make money doing indie dev?
my app made nothing after 6 months of work. now i built another and why would people even pay? seems like theres always some mainstream app in every category thats practically free with millions of reviews. its a calorie tracking app with small differences, though differences. im exhausted to even put it on the app […]07:49 pmApple takes the crown as iPhone 17 surges ahead globally
Apple leads the world in smartphone shipments for Q1 2026 as iPhone performance beats out all competitors. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)07:19 pmApple’s iOS 26.4 lets users tone down Liquid Glass effect
iOS 26.4 introduces a new "Reduce Bright Effects" setting that lets you disable various flashing elements common in Liquid Glass… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.07:00 pmApple TV has three shows with finales this week, here’s what’s ending
Apple TV’s lineup of weekly releases will look a lot different after this week, as three shows all just aired their season finales. more…07:00 pmFBI Extracts Suspect's Deleted Signal Messages Saved In iPhone Notification Data
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: The FBI was able to forensically extract copies of incoming Signal messages from a defendant's iPhone, even after the app was deleted, because copies of the content were saved in the device's push notification database, multiple people present for FBI testimony in a recent trial told 404 Media. The case involved a group of people setting off fireworks and vandalizing property at the ICE Prairieland Detention Facility in Alvarado, Texas in July, and one shooting a police officer in the neck. The news shows how forensic extraction -- when someone has physical access to a device and is able to run specialized software on it -- can yield sensitive data derived from secure messaging apps in unexpected places. Signal already has a setting that blocks message content from displaying in push notifications; the case highlights why such a feature might be important for some users to turn on. "We learned that specifically on iPhones, if one's settings in the Signal app allow for message notifications and previews to show up on the lock screen, [then] the iPhone will internally store those notifications/message previews in the internal memory of the device," a supporter of the defendants who was taking notes during the trial told 404 Media. [...] During one day of the related trial, FBI Special Agent Clark Wiethorn testified about some of the collected evidence. A summary of Exhibit 158 published on a group of supporters' website says, "Messages were recovered from Sharp's phone through Apple's internal notification storage -- Signal had been removed, but incoming notifications were preserved in internal memory. Only incoming messages were captured (no outgoing)." 404 Media spoke to one of the supporters who was taking notes during the trial, and to Harmony Schuerman, an attorney representing defendant Elizabeth Soto. Schuerman shared notes she took on Exhibit 158. "They were able to capture these chats bc [because] of the way she had notifications set up on her phone -- anytime a notification pops up on the lock screen, Apple stores it in the internal memory of the device," those notes read. The supporter added, "I was in the courtroom on the last day of the state's case when they had FBI Special Agent Clark testifying about some Signal messages. One set came from Lynette Sharp's phone (one of the cooperating witnesses), but the interesting detailed messages shown in court were messages that had been set to disappear and had in fact disappeared in the Signal app." Further reading: Apple Gave Governments Data On Thousands of Push Notifications Read more of this story at Slashdot.06:55 pmGame development diary: TestFlight, trial by fire, and a trophy
The in-development word game "Character Limit" faced testers in the last two months, but as TestFlight got underway, an unexpected game convention opportunity went especially well.A tale of two tests: TestFlight and a gaming convention. Back in early February, Character Limit had reached a good stopping point to get some testing done with real players. A lot of the work had been done, so now it was time to get some bug fixing and polishing done, and to get some real feedback.This previously came in the form of visits to meet other game developers in Cardiff for brief sessions. But you can only go so far in terms of feedback from a kind audience. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums06:46 pmLOL the Warriors interrupted last night’s game viewing for an Apple TV update
Macworld The future of TV is streaming; there’s no way around it. Which is fine, mostly. But for sports fans like me, the streaming future is so, so bleak. Even though the broadcasts themselves are good (mostly; Apple’s MLS broadcasts are excellent), access to coverage and games has its problems. Take, for example, Thursday night’s Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers game in San Francisco, which was streamed on Amazon. The Warriors’ home arena, Chase Center, plays the home games on giant screens near the arena entrances. Usually, the games play without a hitch because it’s the local broadcast. But since it was on Amazon, Chase Center played the Amazon stream. And during the game, this happened, as documented by Markus Boucher of local sports talk radio station KNBR: Chase Center just got hit with an Apple TV update at Thrive City in the middle of the Warriors & Lakers game #DubNation pic.twitter.com/hdLHb9ky14— Markus Boucher (@MarkusBoucher) April 10, 2026 The game started sometime after 7 p.m. Pacific, and Boucher’s post was 38 minutes after the top of the hour, which means that the game was disrupted sometime during the first quarter or near the beginning of the second, assuming that the post was made soon after the installation was triggered. So it’s possible this took place during a commercial break. But still they probably should have waited until the game was over. However, as Apple TV owners know, the Apple TV itself won’t disrupt a show to automatically install an OS update. So this means that someone on the Chase Center staff decided to run the update in the middle of the game. The IT person who made this decision needs better awareness, but if this were a cable or satellite TV broadcast, there wouldn’t be an opportunity for this to happen in the first place. Turned out that the only thing Warriors fans were missing was a beatdown by their Southern Californian rivals. After a breakaway LeBron James dunk in the third quarter, I decided enough was enough and watched Japanese Salaryman YouTube videos instead. Had the game been on our local cable broadcast instead, I probably would’ve channel surfed and checked in on the game from time to time instead of abandoning it completely. But after seeing the final score, it’s just as well.06:41 pmiOS 26.4 adds setting to let you change new Liquid Glass effect
iOS 26.4 brings with it a new ’Reduce Bright Effects’ setting that lets you disable various flashing elements common in Liquid Glass. Here are the details. more…06:35 pmHalfbrick Launches Free 'Jetpack Joyride Racing' Game With Multiplayer Support For Up to Six Players | MacRumorsHalfbrick Launches Free 'Jetpack Joyride Racing' Game With Multiplayer Support For Up to Six Players
Mobile game developer Halfbrick today launched a new iOS game in its popular Jetpack Joyride series. Jetpack Joyride Racing is a multiplayer racing game that supports up to six players for real-time racing competitions. Players can take on the role of Barry Steakfries, Dan, Josie, Professor Brains, Robo Barry, and more, with four circuits and a zone system that changes gameplay on the fly. Purple zones slow you down, red zones cut your engine, and green zones speed you up. Races feature items to collect for boosts, drift mechanics, and different tactical designs to master in each level. In addition to the competitive racing mode with support for Discord voice chat, players can also team up with friends for collaborative gameplay in Party Mode. The game has easy-to-learn controls, but it will take some time to master drifting and boosting to win. Players can collect in-game cards for rewards, and the cards are part of the Halfbrick+ collectible card system. Cards unlock ships, characters, and cosmetic items, and will eventually integrate with other Halfbrick+ games similar to Nintendo's Amiibo. With Season Pass rewards, players can make their way through a progression system laden with prizes. Jetpack Joyride Racing is free to download and play, with no ads included. The optional Halfbrick+ subscription provides access to other Halfbrick games like Fruit Ninja, plus it includes exclusive rewards, premium cosmetics, faster progression, and subscriber-only content. Halfbrick+ starts at $2.99 per month, but there is no need to subscribe to play Jetpack Joyride Racing. Jetpack Joyride Racing can be downloaded from the App Store for free. [Direct Link]Tag: HalfbrickThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums06:24 pmiOS 26.4 adds new way to tone down Liquid Glass
Those who aren't fans of Apple's Liquid Glass have a new way to disable some of its distracting features: Reduce Bright Effects. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)06:07 pmApple boosts Logic Pro and Pixelmator Pro with new creative tools
New Logic Pro and Pixelmator Pro creative tools bring even more capability to musicians, producers, photo editors and designers alike. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)06:00 pmApple defies gravity: iPhone leads global smartphone shipments in q1 2026 for the first time ever | Mac Daily NewsApple defies gravity: iPhone leads global smartphone shipments in q1 2026 for the first time ever
In a challenging quarter marked by memory shortages and softening consumer demand, Apple has achieved a remarkable milestone. The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.05:50 pmMacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPhone 17 and Astropad Fresh Coat Anti-Reflective Screen Protector | MacRumorsMacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPhone 17 and Astropad Fresh Coat Anti-Reflective Screen Protector
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Astropad to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win one of Apple's iPhone 17 models and a Fresh Coat anti-reflective screen protector from Astropad to use with it. Fresh Coat is a screen protector with an optical-grade anti-reflective coating to minimize glare and provide a better iPhone viewing experience. The technology reduces reflections by 75 percent, while improving contrast and keeping colors vibrant. Unlike other anti-reflective screen protectors on the market, Fresh Coat adds no haze or distortion to the iPhone's display. Priced at $30, Fresh Coat is made from a scratch-proof tempered glass that provides protection for the iPhone's display in addition to cutting down on glare and reflections. It's slim and doesn't add bulk to the iPhone even though there are five layers of protective technology at work. From the top down, there's an anti-reflective coating, an oleophobic and hydrophobic coating, a layer of tempered glass, a dust barrier, and an impact-resistant "airbag" bonding. If you have an iPhone 17, it already has an anti-reflective coating from Apple. What you probably don't know is that you can't use just any screen protector with the iPhone 17. If you put a regular screen protector without an anti-reflective coating on, it nullifies the anti-reflective properties of that added coating. Since Fresh Coat has its own anti-reflective coating, it improves on Apple's included anti-reflective layer, cutting glare even further. With Fresh Coat, the iPhone's screen is easy to see in any lighting conditions, there's less eye strain, and if you use Dark Mode, it looks even darker. If you don't have an iPhone 17, Fresh Coat can provide an iPhone 17-style display upgrade, mirroring Apple's own reflection-reducing display coating. Fresh Coat is available for all iPhone 17 models, the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max, and the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. Astropad designed an installation process that's impossible to mess up, so you get perfect alignment on your iPhone without the hassle that comes with most screen protectors. We have an iPhone 17 and a Fresh Coat screen protector for one lucky MacRumors reader. To enter to win, use the widget below and enter an email address. Email addresses will be used solely for contact purposes to reach the winner(s) and send the prize(s). You can earn additional entries by subscribing to our weekly newsletter, subscribing to our YouTube channel, following us on Twitter, following us on Instagram, following us on Threads, or visiting the MacRumors Facebook page. Due to the complexities of international laws regarding giveaways, only U.S. residents who are 18 years or older, UK residents who are 18 years or older, and Canadian residents who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory are eligible to enter. All federal, state, provincial, and/or local taxes, fees, and surcharges are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. To offer feedback or get more information on the giveaway restrictions, please refer to our Site Feedback section, as that is where discussion of the rules will be redirected. Astropad GiveawayThe contest will run from today (April 10) at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time through 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time on April 17. The winner will be chosen randomly on or shortly after April 17 and will be contacted by email. The winner will have 48 hours to respond and provide a shipping address before a new winner is chosen.Related Roundup: iPhone 17Tag: GiveawayBuyer's Guide: iPhone 17 (Neutral)Related Forum: iPhoneThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums05:44 pmCentury City will be hosting an immersive fan experience for Apple TV shows
Apple is taking Apple TV off the screen and into the real world with a public fan event designed to showcase its growing slate of original series.Apple TV 4KThe company will host a free "Think Apple TV" activation at Westfield Century City in Los Angeles across two weekends, running April 23 through April 26 and April 30 through May 3.Interactive experiences tied to shows include Pluribus, Shrinking, Your Friends & Neighbors, The Morning Show, Slow Horses, Stick, and Margo's Got Money Troubles. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums05:40 pmiOS 26 adds fun way to customize your iPhone wallpaper, here’s how to use it
iOS 26 keeps adding a lot of new ways to customize your iPhone, but one of my favorites was there in the first 26.0 release: 3D spatial wallpapers. Here’s how to use the feature. more…05:35 pmHands-on: Satechi’s 3-in-1 Qi2 charger brings 25W of power with a clean Apple aesthetic [Video] | 9 to 5 MacHands-on: Satechi’s 3-in-1 Qi2 charger brings 25W of power with a clean Apple aesthetic [Video]
I have been a Satechi customer for years. I have used countless of their accessories, from iPad hubs to their computer peripherals to their chargers. They make some awesome, high-quality accessories that fit that Apple aesthetic. Most recently, they released their 3-in-1 Qi2 folding wireless charging stand, and it checks every box I would want from a charger like this. It has fast chargers, has a super clean design with great material choices, and can be used on a desk or on the go. Here is what you should know. more…05:30 pmIs there any way to remove the black corners in simulator recordings
? Trying to record some demos for my app and I can't figure out a way. Will I have to remove them myself? submitted by /u/LongjumpingTeam7069 [link] [comments]05:22 pmBuilding a mobile AdMob dashboard in Flutter: iOS shipping challenges and lessons | Reddit on iOS ProgrammingBuilding a mobile AdMob dashboard in Flutter: iOS shipping challenges and lessons
I've been building and shipping Revenue Pulse for the past few months — a mobile dashboard for Google AdMob publishers. Google discontinued their official AdMob mobile app, so anyone monetizing with AdMob is stuck with the web console on a phone (it's rough). I wanted to share the technical challenges I hit shipping this on […]05:13 pmWhy more Mac attacks now rely on social engineering
Recent security findings suggest a change in how Mac users are being targeted. Instead of searching for technical gaps in software, attackers are finding ways to ask users to run commands themselves. This pattern shows up across different reports, from fake apps that look legitimate to scam pages that guide users into pasting commands into […] The post appeared first on The Mac Security Blog.04:59 pmFolding iPhone unveiling & shipment date rumors are all over the place
It's been a wild week for folding iPhone rumors, with battles about what it will be called, release timing, when orders will ship, and more. On Friday, one prolific leaker jumped in and claims the device will ship in October at the latest.Apple's foldable iPhone is now closer to release than everThis comes following numerous back-and-forth reports that foldable iPhone buyers would have to wait until as late as December for their new devices. Writing in a post on the Weibo social network, leaker Instant Digital says that the most likely outcome is that Apple will be able to debut the foldable iPhone in September.However, if Apple does choose to split the releases, the leaker doesn't anticipate a long wait. They say the iPhone Fold will ship a month after the iPhone 18 Pro. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums04:37 pmApple TV in-person ‘experience’ coming later this month in LA
Apple is hosting an in-person ‘Think Apple TV’ experience over two weekends later this month in LA, here are the details. more…04:33 pmGrab Apple's M5 MacBook Air for $949 this weekend, record low price
Thanks to a $150 discount, shoppers can grab Apple's 2026 M5 MacBook Air 13-inch for a record low $949.Get the lowest 13-inch MacBook Air price this weekend at Amazon - Image credit: AppleThe 13-inch MacBook Air (2026) is now equipped with Apple's M5 chip that features a 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores. This allows a performance boost over the M4 model. In the standard spec, which is on sale for $949 at Amazon this weekend, you'll also get an 8-core GPU, 16GB of unified memory, and 512GB of storage.Get 13" MacBook Air M5 from $949 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums04:33 pmGrab Apple's M5 MacBook Air for $949 this weekend, record low price
Thanks to a $150 discount, shoppers can grab Apple's 2026 M5 MacBook Air 13-inch for a record low $949.Get the lowest 13-inch MacBook Air price this weekend at Amazon - Image credit: AppleThe 13-inch MacBook Air (2026) is now equipped with Apple's M5 chip that features a 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores. This allows a performance boost over the M4 model. In the standard spec, which is on sale for $949 at Amazon this weekend, you'll also get an 8-core GPU, 16GB of unified memory, and 512GB of storage.Get 13" MacBook Air M5 from $949 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums04:33 pmGrab Apple's M5 MacBook Air for $949 this weekend, record low price
Thanks to a $150 discount, shoppers can grab Apple's 2026 M5 MacBook Air 13-inch for a record low $949.Get the lowest 13-inch MacBook Air price this weekend at Amazon - Image credit: AppleThe 13-inch MacBook Air (2026) is now equipped with Apple's M5 chip that features a 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores. This allows a performance boost over the M4 model. In the standard spec, which is on sale for $949 at Amazon this weekend, you'll also get an 8-core GPU, 16GB of unified memory, and 512GB of storage.Get 13" MacBook Air M5 from $949 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums04:33 pmGrab Apple's M5 MacBook Air for $949 this weekend, record low price
Thanks to a $150 discount, shoppers can grab Apple's 2026 M5 MacBook Air 13-inch for a record low $949.Get the lowest 13-inch MacBook Air price this weekend at Amazon - Image credit: AppleThe 13-inch MacBook Air (2026) is now equipped with Apple's M5 chip that features a 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores. This allows a performance boost over the M4 model. In the standard spec, which is on sale for $949 at Amazon this weekend, you'll also get an 8-core GPU, 16GB of unified memory, and 512GB of storage.Get 13" MacBook Air M5 from $949 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums04:15 pmThe MacRumors Show: Apple's Foldable iPhone 'Ultra'
On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss all of the rumors surrounding Apple's upcoming foldable iPhone, now said to be called the "iPhone Ultra," which is shaping up to be a comprehensive redesign unlike anything the company has shipped before. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos The iPhone Ultra is expected to launch alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max this fall, though reports suggest it will ship after the Pro models, potentially as late as December. Pricing is expected to start at over $2,000, making it the most expensive iPhone Apple has ever sold. The device will have a book-style, passport-shaped design with a 4:3 aspect ratio, wider than it is tall and unlike any foldable currently on the market. When closed, it will have a 5.5-inch outer display; when open, a 7.8-inch inner OLED panel takes over, making it just slightly smaller than the 8.3-inch iPad mini. According to design leaks from Instant Digital, the device will measure just 4.5mm thick when unfolded, which would make it Apple's thinnest iPhone to date. The outer frame is said to be made of titanium for durability at that thinness, while the inner frame uses aluminum. The back features a glass finish with a shorter, iPhone Air-style camera plateau housing two horizontally arranged rear cameras. The same leak revealed that volume buttons are relocated to the top edge of the device, aligned to the right. The inner display features a single punch-hole cutout resulting in a smaller Dynamic Island, while a Touch ID power button and Camera Control remain on the right edge. Reports indicate the iPhone Ultra will support iPad-style multitasking and layouts for running apps side by side when unfolded, befitting its iPad mini-sized inner display. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has described it as the "most significant overhaul in the iPhone's history." Achieving that ultra-thin form factor comes with tradeoffs, and the iPhone Ultra will be missing several features that iPhone users have come to expect, in some ways echoing the compromises Apple made with the iPhone Air. The iPhone Air went without stereo speakers, a SIM card slot, and multiple rear cameras to achieve its 5.6mm frame; the iPhone Ultra faces similar constraints at an even more demanding 4.5mm. The ultra-thin chassis leaves no room for a triple-lens camera setup, so the telephoto lens found on iPhone Pro models is absent, leaving just a dual 48-megapixel rear system. More significantly, there is no space for the TrueDepth sensor array required for Face ID, meaning the iPhone Ultra will rely on a side-button Touch ID module instead. Under the hood, the iPhone Ultra is expected to feature Apple's A20 chip paired with 12GB of RAM. Storage options are said to include 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB, while color options could simply be black and white. Battery capacity is reportedly in the 5,400mAh to 5,800mAh range, which would put it among the largest ever in an iPhone despite its slim dimensions. The scale of Apple's production ambitions for the iPhone Ultra has already been tempered by manufacturing realities. Kuo initially indicated Apple placed orders for 15 to 20 million total foldable iPhones, though he noted demand would likely be limited due to the device's cost. By December, Kuo warned that early-stage yield and ramp-up challenges could mean smooth shipments may not occur until 2027, with potential shortages lasting through at least the end of 2026. The high asking price is expected to be a further constraint on volume: IDC projects the device will capture over 22% unit share of the foldables market in its first year, but that market remains a niche segment overall. The iPhone Air's underwhelming sales performance, with Kuo reporting suppliers cut production capacity by more than 80% after demand fell short of expectations, may serve as a cautionary tale for premium iPhone form-factor experiments. The MacRumors Show has its own YouTube channel, so make sure you're subscribed to keep up with new episodes and clips. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel! You can also listen to The MacRumors Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, or other podcast apps. You can also copy our RSS feed directly into your player. If you haven't already listened to the previous episode of The MacRumors Show, catch up to hear our discussion about everything the iPhone 18 Pro will feature, according to the latest rumors. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show for new episodes every week, where we discuss some of the topical news breaking here on MacRumors, often joined by interesting guests such as Kayci Lacob, Kevin Nether, John Gruber, Mark Gurman, Jon Prosser, Luke Miani, Matthew Cassinelli, Brian Tong, Quinn Nelson, Jared Nelson, Eli Hodapp, Mike Bell, Sara Dietschy, iJustine, Jon Rettinger, Andru Edwards, Arnold Kim, Ben Sullins, Marcus Kane, Christopher Lawley, Frank McShan, David Lewis, Tyler Stalman, Sam Kohl, Federico Viticci, Thomas Frank, Jonathan Morrison, Ross Young, Ian Zelbo, and Rene Ritchie. The MacRumors Show is on X @MacRumorsShow, so be sure to give us a follow to keep up with the podcast. You can also email us at podcast@macrumors.com or head over to The MacRumors Show forum thread. Remember to rate and review the podcast, and let us know what subjects and guests you would like to see in the future.Tags: Foldable iPhone, The MacRumors ShowThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums04:05 pmThis macOS bug is so rare, you’ll probably never experience it
Macworld Software developer Photon recently posted about a curious bug that they found in macOS involving TCP networking, which is widely used by computers for internet connectivity. Apparently, if a Mac that’s online is left on for exactly 49 days, 17 hours, 2 minutes, and 47 seconds, the Internet connection stops working. The issue does have a fix: restart the Mac. This resets the connections and gets them working again. However, the countdown also restarts, so if the Mac is left on for another 49 days, 17 hours, 2 minutes, and 47 seconds, the bug makes its appearance again, and the Mac needs to be restarted. Photon’s post provides details on the root of the problem, which involves a 32-bit integer overflow in the macOS XNU kernel. Photon says there’s a flaw in the way Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) timestamps are tracked, causing connections to stop working after 49 days. Most people, however, have never experienced this bug because they’ve restarted their Mac for some reason, usually to complete an installation of a macOS update. Apple just released macOS 26.4.1, which came two weeks after macOS 26.4, so those are two instances where a Mac had to restart recently. Photon is working on a fix for the bug, though its post does not say whether Apple has been notified. We expect Apple will issue a fix in a future macOS update. It’s also not clear what versions of macOS are affected. If you are running a Mac that needs to stay on all the time, such as a server, you should restart it at a convenient time, just in case. You can see how long a Mac has been left on by using the Terminal by typing uptime and then pressing Return. Utilities such as Particulars and iStatMenus allow provide uptime statistics.04:01 pmApple Mac shipments grow 9.1%, strongly outpacing PC market – IDC
Apple Mac shipments grew 9.1% as global PC shipments were only up 2.5% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.03:58 pmiOS 27 adding new ‘Siri’ app to Home Screen: Here are the rumored features
Third-party chatbot apps consistently dominate the App Store top charts, and in iOS 27, Apple reportedly has a first-party Siri app coming for your iPhone Home Screen to compete. Here are the rumored features. more…03:56 pmIncreased HTTP 5xx errors in Philadelphia colo
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Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by Apple’s most affordable 15-inch M5 MacBook Air at all-time lows, the 1TB model at $150 off, and more (all colors), alongside the up to $199 off 2026 MacBook Pro. While this Space Gray 46mm Apple Watch Series 11 is nearly $100 off, we also have some accessory deals including Nomad’s new Camino leather iPhone 17 Pro/Max cases with a FREE screen protector, alongside Apple Thunderbolt 5 and black USB-C cables. Head below for a closer look at the details. more…03:32 pmApple closes 3 US stores, including its first to unionize
The three shuttered US Apple stores include the first to unionize -- prompting backlash from the union. A court case could loom. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)03:26 pmYouTube Premium Receives a Price Increase
Google is raising prices for YouTube Premium. The increases take effect immediately for new subscribers and in June for existing subscribers. In the U.S., a YouTube Premium subscription now costs $15.99 per month or $159.99 per year, up from $13.99 per month or $139.99 per year previously. If you have a Family plan, the monthly price is increasing to $26.99, up from $22.99. The discounted student plan also increased to $8.99 per month, up from $7.99 per month. YouTube Premium offers ad-free videos, the ability to play videos in the background without having the YouTube app visible, the ability to download videos for offline playback, ad-free access to YouTube Music, and a few other benefits. YouTube Premium Lite also increased to $8.99 per month, up from $7.99 per month. With this plan, ads are still shown on music videos, YouTube Shorts, and when you search or browse, and ad-free access to YouTube Music is not included. The last YouTube Premium price increase was in 2023.Tags: YouTube, YouTube PremiumThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums03:22 pmNew iPhone Fold leaks cover ‘Ultra’ name, launch timing, more
It’s been a busy week for iPhone Fold-related rumors already. But today, new posts from notable leakers address the rumored ‘iPhone Ultra’ name, launch timing, and Apple’s supply plans. more…03:01 pmJust released a set of 150+ haptic patterns for iOS
Hi! You can try out the patterns as audio in the browser and/or use the app to feel them in your hands. Built on top of Apple Core Haptics. Open-source and completely free with source code available on GitHub. submitted by /u/kacperkapusciak [link] [comments]02:30 pmOdd power couples: Top 9 Mac-and-PC setups
Not everyone is a Mac or PC partisan. Behold the best Mac-and-PC setups making the most of both platforms in a variety of ways. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)02:28 pmApple’s acclaimed titles land nominations for the 86th Annual Peabody Awards
Apple TV was recognized with five nominations for the 86th Annual Peabody Awards, with category nods for “Pluribus,” “Mr. Scorsese,” “Vietnam… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.02:23 pmUnited Kingdom Account Security Carrier Partner Maintenance – Three
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Apr 16, 14:00 - 19:00 PDTApr 10, 07:03 PDTScheduled - Our carrier partner Three United Kingdom is conducting a planned maintenance from 16 April 2026 at 14:00 PDT until 16 April 2026 at 19:00 PDT. During the maintenance window, there could be intermittent API request failures for Three United Kingdom customers.Impacted Products: Verify Silent Network Auth, Lookup SIM Swap, Lookup Identity Match, Legacy Identity MatchAndAttributes02:20 pm∞ The Dalrymple Report: MacBook Neo dilemma, foldable iPhone, Apple Stores
Apple's MacBook Neo is selling much better than the company thought, which has caused a delimena it must now work through. IT would seem from the rumors that the foldable iPhone is a thing, but what should Apple name such a product? The Apple Stores are not the experience they used to be and Apple is closing a few of the retail stores. Follow this podcast Brought to you by: CleanMyMac: Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use my code DALRYMPLE for 20% off at clnmy.com/DALRYMPLE Show Notes: Future Sonics Ear Monitors Apple’s massive MacBook Neo dilemma New MacBook Neo With A19 Pro Chip and 12GB RAM Expected Next Year Mark Gurman on Apple’s foldable iPhone Three year Samsung agreement Is it iPhone Fold? Steve Jobs created the Apple Store. How Tim Cook changed it Mac Mini and Mac Studio Facing Extreme Shipping Delays Shows and movies we're watching Detective Hole, Netflix Untamed, Netflix02:15 pmSee all your streaming bills and other subscriptions in one simple dashboard
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Apple on Thursday announced that it will be permanently closing three of its retail stores in the U.S. in June, and one of them was unionized. Apple Towson Town Center in Maryland Apple Towson Town Center in Towson, Maryland is one of the three stores being shuttered, with no replacement store planned. The staff at this location became Apple's first retail employees in the U.S. to unionize in 2022. They belong to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers' Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE), and they signed a collective bargaining agreement with Apple in 2024. The other two locations that are permanently closing are Apple Trumbull in Trumbull, Connecticut and Apple North County in Escondido, California. Apple said employees at the Trumbull and North County stores will "continue their roles" at the company's nearby stores in each area, so transfer eligibility is guaranteed. Meanwhile, Apple said employees at the Towson store will be eligible to apply for open roles at Apple in accordance with their collective bargaining agreement, and it is unclear if everyone who applies will successfully secure a new position at the company. In a statement, Apple said it made the "difficult decision" to close all three stores due to "declining conditions" at the shopping malls in which they are located:At Apple, we are constantly striving to deliver exceptional service and great experiences for our customers. As we continue investing to expand and enhance our retail stores and offerings worldwide, we remain deliberate about evaluating our existing locations to ensure that we can meet our customers' needs in the best way. Following the departure of several retailers and declining conditions at Trumbull Mall, the Shops at North County, and Towson Town Center, we've made the difficult decision to close our stores at these locations. Our team members at Trumbull and North County will continue their roles at nearby Apple Retail stores. Towson employees will be eligible to apply for open roles at Apple in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement. We look forward to continuing to serve customers at nearby stores and on Apple.com, the Apple Store app, and at Apple Authorized Resellers and Service Providers throughout the states.Towson Town Center is indeed a struggling shopping mall that has lost many major retailers. Earlier this year, for example, Banana Republic, Madewell, and Tommy Bahama announced they were leaving the mall. In addition, local news outlets have reported that the area surrounding the mall is facing a rising crime rate in recent years. In a statement, the IAM Union said it is "outraged" by Apple's decision to close the Towson store and raised "serious concerns" of potential union busting:The IAM Union is outraged by Apple's decision to close its Towson, Md., store—the first unionized Apple retail location in the United States—and abandon both its workers and a community that relies on it for critical services and its unique access to public transit. Apple's claim that the collective bargaining agreement prevents relocation is simply false and raises serious concerns that this closure is a cynical attempt to bust the union. We are exploring all legal options and will work with elected officials and allies to hold Apple accountable. We stand with our IAM Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE) members and the community that depends on this store for essential access and support.IAM added that it is exploring all legal options and will work with elected officials and allies to hold Apple accountable for this decision. Apple has yet to respond to our follow-up questions regarding IAM's statement and the accusations of potential union busting. Apple Towson Town Center closes June 20, according to a source familiar with the matter.Tag: Apple StoreThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums02:11 pmA/B testing and building iOS onboarding without app updates – how are people solving this? | Reddit on iOS ProgrammingA/B testing and building iOS onboarding without app updates – how are people solving this?
We ran into this problem in our own apps: Every onboarding or paywall change meant: ship a new build wait for App Review limited ability to actually test anything So in practice, we weren’t really A/B testing, just guessing and iterating slowly. Curious how others are handling this: Are you using remote config / feature […]02:06 pmWorkers Assets increased upload failure
Apr 10, 14:06 UTCIdentified - Cloudflare has identified an issue impacting Workers Assets uploads. Customers may be seeing an increase in Workers Assets upload failures.This issues does not affect the serving of Workers Assets traffic. We are working to mitigate this problem. More updates to follow shortly.02:05 pmBest Apple Deals of the Week: M5 MacBook Air Hits New Record Low Prices at $150 Off, Plus MacBook Pro Deals | MacRumorsBest Apple Deals of the Week: M5 MacBook Air Hits New Record Low Prices at $150 Off, Plus MacBook Pro Deals
This week we began tracking one of the best deals of the year so far, with $150 off nearly every model of Apple's new M5 MacBook Air. You'll find these sales below, plus great discounts on the 2026 MacBook Pro, AirPods Max 2, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and a few Samsung markdowns to celebrate the launch of the new Frame Pro. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. M5 MacBook Air What's the deal? Take $150 off M5 MacBook Air Where can I get it? Amazon Where can I find the original deal? Right here $150 OFF13-inch M5 MacBook Air (512GB) for $949.00 $150 OFF15-inch M5 MacBook Air (512GB) for $1,149.00 Amazon has a few record low prices on the new M5 MacBook Air this week, with $150 off nearly every model of the brand new notebook. Prices start at $949.00 for the 512GB 13-inch M5 MacBook Air, down from $1,099.00. M5 Pro/M5 Max MacBook Pro What's the deal? Take up to $199 off M5 Pro/M5 Max MacBook Pro Where can I get it? Amazon Where can I find the original deal? Right here $149 OFF14-inch M5 Pro MacBook Pro (24GB/1TB) for $2,049.99 $149 OFF16-inch M5 Pro MacBook Pro (24GB/1TB) for $2,549.99 In addition to the M5 MacBook Air deals, Amazon this week introduced record low prices on Apple's M5 Pro/M5 Max MacBook Pro. You can get up to $199 off select models without the need of a membership or clipping a coupon, with prices starting at $2,049.99 for the 14-inch model. AirPods Max 2 What's the deal? Take $19 off AirPods Max 2 Where can I get it? Amazon Where can I find the original deal? Right here $19 OFFAirPods Max 2 for $529.99 Apple's new AirPods Max 2 launched last week, and Amazon is one of the only retailers offering a discount on the headphones. You can get the Midnight and Starlight color options for $529.99 on Amazon, down from $549.00. Apple Watch Ultra 3 What's the deal? Take $99 off Apple Watch Ultra 3 Where can I get it? Amazon Where can I find the original deal? Right here $99 OFFApple Watch Ultra 3 for $699.99 Amazon this week brought back deals on the Apple Watch Ultra 3, providing $99 discounts on select models. It's been months since we last tracked any discounts on the Ultra 3, and these are solid second-best prices on the 2025 smartwatch. Samsung What's the deal? Save on Samsung's new The Frame Pro TV and more Where can I get it? Samsung Where can I find the original deal? Right here UP TO $850 SAVINGSThe Frame Pro 'Picture Perfect Bundle' Samsung this week announced its newest lineup of The Frame TVs with the 2026 The Frame and The Frame Pro, and you can get a bundle deal of up to $850 in savings when purchasing the new models. If you're on the hunt for more discounts, be sure to visit our Apple Deals roundup where we recap the best Apple-related bargains of the past week. Deals Newsletter Interested in hearing more about the best deals you can find in 2026? Sign up for our Deals Newsletter and we'll keep you updated so you don't miss the biggest deals of the season! Related Roundup: Apple DealsThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums02:00 pmPluribus among 5 Apple TV titles up for prestigious Peabody Awards
No stranger to prestigious honors, Apple TV scores 5 Peabody Award nominations. They're like Pulitzers, but for TV, radio and online media. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)01:57 pmThe iOS Weekly Brief – Issue 55 (News, tools, upcoming conferences, job market overview, weekly poll, and must-read articles) | Reddit on iOS ProgrammingThe iOS Weekly Brief – Issue 55 (News, tools, upcoming conferences, job market overview, weekly poll, and must-read articles)
Vibe coding didn't kill your focus. It killed the natural filter that used to weed out bad ideas. News: – Hello Developer: April 2026 Must read: – why List isn't always the right call for scrollable screens – the iOS sandbox structure most developers don't have fully mapped – what AsyncImage can handle before you […]01:56 pmCar Keys in Apple Wallet coming soon to major new vehicle brand
Apple Wallet’s car key feature is building momentum, with several major vehicle brands recently launching support or about to. Now we can add another “coming soon” brand to that list: Lexus. more…01:40 pmToday in Apple history: Steve Jobs loses control of the Mac
On April 10, 1985, Steve Jobs was removed as general manager of the Macintosh division after a showdown with Apple CEO John Sculley. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)01:30 pmApp Attest testing with actual modded devices
Implemented the App Attest capability to protect few sensitive API endpoints (mostly to prevent replay attacks), only problem is that I cannot emulate an actual failure of Attestation, because all of my apple devices are genuine and aren't jailbroken. Androids are easier to test the PlayIntegrity API with both genuine and rooted devices, i just […]01:24 pmAmazon launches ‘Prime Video Ultra’ with new features, higher price
Last month Amazon announced that Prime Video Ultra would be launching soon in the US, and that day has officially arrived. Here are the details and how to sign up. more…01:00 pmApple to permanently close three U.S. retail stores in June amid declining mall conditions | Mac Daily NewsApple to permanently close three U.S. retail stores in June amid declining mall conditions
Apple has announced it will permanently shutter three of its U.S. retail locations this June, citing deteriorating conditions at the malls… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.01:00 pmDay 3: Null Safety [FREE]
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Love Siri or hate it, get used to the best CarPlay voice commands for the sake of safety -- not to mention convenience. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)01:00 pmHow the Mac changed the way I clear mental clutter
There’s a section on Apple’s macOS 26 Tahoe site that reads “Calm in the brainstorm.” The tagline introduces the revamped version of Spotlight, but there’s another Mac experience that it’s even more applicable to for me. more…12:49 pmYouTube Premium is getting a US price hike of up to $4/month
Google is implementing a price hike for YouTube Premium plans in the US, with prices going up by as much as $4 per month. more…12:45 pmGmail End-to-End Encryption Comes to iOS for Workspace Users
Google has expanded Gmail's end-to-end encryption for Workspace users to iOS and Android, allowing mobile users to compose and read encrypted messages natively within the Gmail app for the first time. The feature is part of Gmail's client-side encryption (CSE) offering, which until now was limited to desktop. According to Google's Workspace update, users no longer need to download additional apps or use separate mail portals to handle encrypted email on mobile, and the experience is now built directly into the existing Gmail app on both platforms. Google says encrypted messages can be sent to any recipient regardless of their email provider. If the recipient uses Gmail, the message arrives as a standard email thread. If they use a different provider, they can read and reply via a secure browser interface without needing to install anything. The feature is available now for both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains. Access requires an Enterprise Plus plan with either the Assured Controls or Assured Controls Plus add-on, which is Google's compliance-oriented tier aimed at enterprise and public sector customers. Admins must first enable Android and iOS clients through the CSE admin interface in the Admin Console before users can access the feature. To encrypt an individual message, users tap the lock icon within a compose window and select "additional encryption" before writing.Tag: GmailThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums12:33 pmiPhone Fold, MacBook Neo, and iPhones in Space, on the AppleInsider Podcast
There is a huge amount to say about the latest iPhone Fold rumors, and a lesson for Apple in how the MacBook Neo could even be too successful, on the AppleInsider Podcast.Even on Earth, iPhones are so light they feel as if they could floatAfter months or even really years of rumors and expectations over the iPhone Fold, it really does look as if one is coming. There's still the issue of when, as conflicting reports are arguing over a range of dates, but they all agree it's coming.Not all of them can agree on why, though. If only to save you unnecessarily buying the single most expensive iPhone ever conceived, we've got reasons why you should and shouldn't buy it. And we've got reasons why it will probably be worth waiting. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums12:21 pmApple Pay scams are rife, here's how to protect yourself and your money
Apple Pay is a quick and safe way to make purchases in person and online, but a new type of scam may use your faith in the system to steal thousands of dollars from you.Apple Pay is safe and secure, but scammers still target itThat's the warning from consumer advocacy outfit Consumer Affairs following a spate of Apple Pay-related scams. Fraudsters know that people trust Apple and the Apple Pay system, and they're using that trust as the basis for their scams.The goal, as ever, is to confuse people to such an extent that they can be convinced to hand over their money. How that happens can vary from scam to scam, but there's one constant: Apple Pay. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums12:14 pm14-inch MacBook Pro M5 vs Asus Zenbook A16: $2,000 shootout
The Asus Zenbook A16 is a thin and light Windows notebook aiming to take the portability crown from Apple. Here's how it compares against a similarly-priced MacBook Pro.M5 14-inch MacBook Pro vs Asus Zenbook A16For our spec-sheet brawl, we're going to put the $1,999 Asus Zenbook A16 against the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5. As much as we would compare the similarly-sized 16-inch MacBook Pro, the other upgrades to the base-spec version pushes it to $2,699, which is a bit too high.To make it a little bit closer in price, we will set the 14-inch MacBook Pro as having an enhanced memory allowance of 24GB or 32GB. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums11:54 amIs anyone available right now to help me test a multiplayer bug?
I need to test a multiplayer bug that I THINK I have fixed, is there anyone available right now that can assist? I want to test this for the next hour or so. IF you are able (Mac and iOS) and interested please DM me or reply here and I can DM you the TestFlight […]11:51 amI have 500k+ followers in the couples niche, would you build a native app or a PWA if you had this audience? | Reddit on iOS ProgrammingI have 500k+ followers in the couples niche, would you build a native app or a PWA if you had this audience?
I run @thecouplesbracelet_ (400k) and @shopluvenu (100k) on Instagram. I can push thousands of people a day to anything and almost all of them are on mobile coming from stories and reels. Right now it goes to a Shopify store but I’ve been thinking about building an actual app for this audience. Something like a […]11:50 amTribit StormBox Micro 3: My favorite travel speaker just got better and cheaper
Tech can move on pretty quickly, but the Bluetooth speaker that still accompanies me on my travels was, until last week, the same one I’ve been using for four years. My Tribit StormBox Micro 2 was finally replaced by … the Tribit StormBox Micro 3. Admittedly, the changes are relatively modest and most of those who own the original likely won’t need to upgrade, but they may be worthwhile if you’re trying to choose between the older and latest versions – especially with early-bird pricing … more…11:36 am'Pluribus,' 'Mr Scorsese,' and more Apple TV shows nominated for Peabody Awards
Apple TV has earned five nominations for the 86th Peabody Awards, honoring the streamer across entertainment, children's, and factual programming.Pluribus — image credit: AppleThe Peabody Awards exist to celebrate storytelling across different media, and across different forms from television to radio and podcasts. Apple TV won its first Peabody in 2021, getting it for "Ted Lasso" and specifically the show's radical optimism.For the 86th annual Peabody Awards, Apple TV has been nominated across three categories. The nominations announced by the Peabody Awards are: Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums11:10 amUgreen Maxidok 10-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 Dock review: Mini dock or super hub?
Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Thunderbolt 5 100W Power Delivery to MacBook Cons Upstream TB5 is a non-detachable cable Weak power options and supply DisplayPort less flexible than missing third Thunderbolt port No audio port Our Verdict While it may offer everything you need and is a decent and nicely compact docking station if it fits your requirements, we find the Maxidok 10’s numerous oddities perplexing and sometimes off-putting: the built-in cable rather than a more flexible upstream port, the weak power supply and ports, its insistence on DisplayPort, a lack of spare USB-C or audio port, and not-quite-as-fast-as-they-could be card readers. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated pricing text for product undefined Best Pricing Today Price When Reviewed£299.99 Best Prices Today: Ugreen Maxidok 10-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station Retailer Price $249.99 View Deal $299.99 View Deal Ugreen $299.99 View Deal Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide Product Price Price comparison from Backmarket Following the release of its flagship 17-port Maxidok Docking Station, Ugreen has a more entry-level Thunderbolt 5 dock with fewer ports at a more user-friendly price. The more standard-looking Ugreen Revodok Maxidok 10-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station lacks the 17-port dock’s built-in SSD slot and a bunch of ports but will fit the needs of most. Given its compact form and smaller number of ports, is the Maxidok 10 a mini dock or a super Thunderbolt 5 hub? Simon Jary Specs and features Ten ports is fewer than most Thunderbolt 5 docks—closer to the nine found on the CalDigit Thunderbolt 5 Element 5 Hub. One upstream Thunderbolt 5 port (80Gbps/120Gbps, 100W) Two downstream Thunderbolt 5 ports (80Gbps, 15W) Three USB-A ports (10Gbps, 4.5W) DisplayPort 2.1 Ethernet (1Gb) UHS-II SD card reader (170MBps) MicroSD card reader (170MBps) 140W power supply Next to the two spare downstream Thunderbolt 5 ports—and where we’d expect to find the upstream Thunderbolt port—is a non-detachable TB5 cable, Simon Jary The upstream Thunderbolt 5 connection for your Mac is not an open port but an integrated TB5 cable measuring 2.6 feet (0.8m). This is unusual as it means you can’t swap it out for a longer cable if that’s what you require. The average TB5 cable length is 3.3 feet (1m), which is not much longer but still might make a difference in your setup. The CalDigit Active Thunderbolt 5 Pro Cable is available at a length of 6.56 feet (2m), but you simply can’t use a longer cable with the Maxidok 10 as its upstream port is not open. That said, the near-meter-long cable will likely be long enough for most desktop setups—unless your power socket is far from your desk, in which case you could add a longer power cable. Like the Maxidok 17, for the Maxidok 10 Ugreen sacrifices one of the possible downstream Thunderbolt 5 ports for a dedicated DisplayPort (2.1) video port. The decision to include a video-only port is one taken on many high-end Thunderbolt docking stations, but we think it’s a mistake on a dock with no other type-C ports. It’s great if your designated monitor has a DisplayPort (DP) connection, but if you want to connect via HDMI or USB-C/Thunderbolt the DisplayPort might end up unused (or attached to an adapter cable). Apple’s Studio Display, for example, has no DisplayPort so you’d be forced to either use one of the two downstream TB5 ports and leave the DP redundant or buy yourself a DisplayPort to USB-C adapter cable. We rate BenQ’s 4K MA270U and 5K MA270S as two of the best displays for Mac, and both lack a DisplayPort but happily connect via USB-C/Thunderbolt. If you want a touchscreen display like the Alogic Clarity Fold Touch it demands a type-C connection. The Maxidok can handle these monitors via either of its TB5 ports but leaves its DisplayPort unused where a third downstream TB5 port could have sat ready for action. A more flexible approach would be to forget a dedicated video port and include a third Thunderbolt port, giving you the option to either connect using that or add the adapter your monitor demands. The Maxidok 10 includes three fast USB-A ports at the front for legacy connections but, aside from the two downstream Thunderbolt ports, has no more modern USB-C ports. With most new devices bearing USB-C as a connection, three USB-A and no USB-C seems another oddity for the Maxidok 10. Where the Maxidok 17 offered three audio ports—two at the back at one at the front—the Maxidok 10 oddly has none, which is rare for a docking station but quite common on Thunderbolt hubs. The wired network port is Gigabit Ethernet, which remains the standard for office networks, although many recent docks include at a least backward-compatible 2.5Gb Ethernet port. Again, this shouldn’t be a problem for most users but it should put you off if your LAN is a fast one. Any non-laptop connected devices that require power must reply on the two downstream 15W Thunderbolt 5 ports.Simon Jary Power issues The Maxidok 10’s power supply supports up to 140W, but the maximum power to a connected laptop is 100W, which doesn’t rule out but does disadvantage users of the 16-inch MacBook Pro that requires 140W (PD 3.1) for fast-charging. The downstream TB5 ports can each output power at 15W. That’s not enough power to fast-charge an iPhone, and the 4.5W USB-A ports offer little power to connected devices. One 30W USB-C port at the front would have been preferred and most Thunderbolt docks provide that or higher. The Maxidok’s 140W power supply couldn’t support all its ports at full pelt (100W+15W+15W+4.5W+4.5W+4.5W) so the wattage going into the laptop could potentially fluctuate to accommodate other hungry connected devices. Given the dock’s power weaknesses, it’s not a great choice of you have demanding devices to connect. The CalDigit Element 5 Thunderbolt 5 Hub and OWC Thunderbolt 5 Hub are no docks but both offer a more punchy 180W power supply. Ugreen Video options That leaves connecting multiple external displays as the Maxidok’s main function. These will most likely be self-powered so won’t trouble the dock’s 140W power supply. Depending on your Mac’s processor, the 10-port Maxidok can support a single 8K display at a 60Hz refresh rate or 4K at 240Hz. Multiple display configurations are also set on the limitations of the connected Mac than the docking station itself. Connected to a Mac with the latest M5 Max processor it can support two 8K displays at 60Hz. With the M5 Pro, two monitors are possible with one 8K/60Hz and one 5K/60Hz. Both M5 Pro and M5 Max support up to three 4K displays at 144Hz each. With the M5 Max you could daisy-chain a fourth display from the third. M2/M3/M4 Pro/Max support a single 8K/60Hz display, while the M1 Pro/Max is limited to a 6K/60Hz. Pro/Max models of the M1/M2/M3/M4 can handle dual 6K/60Hz. For a full matrix of Mac monitor configurations, see below. Windows users benefit from that operating system supporting Multi-Stream Transport (MST) for DisplayPort and Thunderbolt, and so more can connect to three displays using the Maxidok. The maximum resolution and refresh rate for a Windows triple-display setup is 4K at 144Hz. Ugreen Semi-fast storage The Maxidok 10 lacks M.2 NVme SSD found on the Ugreen Maxidok 17-in-1 Docking Station. At this price point we wouldn’t have expected such a feature. You could instead add an external SSD enclosure to one of the spare downstream TB5 ports. The dock does include both SD and microSD card readers at the front for you to add your own portable storage cards. These card readers have a possible 170MBps speed somewhere between the UHS-I (104MBps) and UHS-II (104MBps) card slots usually found on docking stations. That’s slower than the 250MBps SDXC card slot built into Apple’s current MacBook Pro. While 170MBps is better than 104MBps, it’s another—presumably cost-cutting—oddity that sets the Maxidok 10 apart from other Thunderbolt 5 docks. Simon Jary Compact design The Ugreen Maxidok 10 is a slim and quite compact horizontal dock, measuring 6.3 x 4.3 x 1.3 inches (160 x 110 x 32mm). Having fewer ports allows it to be around the same size as a Thunderbolt hub rather than a larger dock yet offer a wider range of ports. The CalDigit Element 5 Hub (pictured below) measures 4.5 x 2.8 x 1 inches (114 x 70 x 25mm) but lacks the Maxidok’s Ethernet port and card-reader slots. It does, however, boast one extra downstream TB5, two USB-C and the same number of USB-A ports (7.5W vs 4.5W) as the Maxidok 10. There is a power button on the front of the Maxidok 10, which we prefer to none (as found, or rather not found, on many docks) so it’s possible to manually stop power going to the laptop battery during periods of non-use. Ugreen Mini dock or super Thunderbolt 5 hub? With just ten ports could the Maxidok 10 be better classed as a Thunderbolt 5 hub, bearing in mind the CalDigit Element 5 Hub has nine? A dock usually has more different types of port than a hub, and no hub boasts the card readers and Ethernet port found on the Maxidok 10. If you want a card reader or wired network access on a hub, you’ll most likely need to add an adapter or two. With the Maxidok 10, there’s no need for such adapters, although you’ll have to use your Mac’s own headphone port as the Maxidok doesn’t have one. However, the Maxidok 10 has just two downstream type-C connections: its Thunderbolt 5 ports, one of which you’ll need to use if adding a second external display as it demands you connect to one monitor via its one-use DisplayPort. All the Thunderbolt 5 hubs we’ve tested have three downstream TB ports. Maybe you’d never use a headphone/mic jack—in which case it’s no loss. But that paucity of USB-C/Thunderbolt keeps getting to me. CalDigit If you don’t need the Ethernet or card readers, you should consider the $249 CalDigit Element Hub as previously described. It has five type-C connections and better type-A, boasts a 180W power supply and can match the Maxidok on its display configurations. See the Element 5’s ports above; if you need a card reader or Ethernet you can add an adapter to connect better options than those found on the Maxidok. If you desire more ports and/or faster network access, look to the Maxidok’s better endowed 17-in-1 sibling or one of the other best Thunderbolt 5 docks we’ve tested. There will be people for whom the Maxidok 10 is the perfect match, but we think there are alternative docks or hubs that might do the same with more power and more flexible connectivity options. Price Ugreen has clearly cut out some of the higher-end features found on other Thunderbolt 5 docking stations and has so kept the price of its Maxidok 10 lower at $299.99. At the time of writing this was generously discounted to $249.99. For the same list price, both the Plugable TBT-UDT3 dock and the Wavlink Thunderbolt 5 Dock have a generous collection of ports including three downstream Thunderbolt 5 ports, 2.5Gb Ethernet and fast 312MBps card readers, an audio port, and at least the same number of USB ports. If you see it at the lower price, $249 seems a fairer price for a mini dock with few ports. Should you buy an Ugreen Maxidok 10-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station? The Maxidok 10-in-1 is a decent and nicely compact docking station if it fits your requirements: your monitor uses DisplayPort, the planned connected devices require little power, and your wired network is basic. However, we find the Maxidok 10’s numerous oddities perplexing and sometimes off-putting: the built-in cable rather than a more flexible upstream port, the weak power supply and ports, lack of spare USB-C or audio port, and not-quite-as-fast-as-they-could be card readers. If it had the third downstream Thunderbolt 5 port instead of DisplayPort I’d like the Maxidok 10 much more. I think its demand that you connect to a DisplayLink monitor or just lose use of one port, is an indulgence on a dock with just 10 ports in the first place. At the right price, it could be a rival for the Thunderbolt 5 hubs but as a dock it looks weak compared to rivals.11:10 amBest Mac monitors 2026: The Mac compatible displays we recommend
Macworld The monitor might be the second-most important part of your Mac’s setup after the Mac, of course–after all, you can’t use any desktop computer without one and even the 16-inch screen on the MacBook Pro is going to feel cramped if you are having a particularly productive morning. Spread your work out by plugging in multiple monitors to your Mac and extending your desktop over a wider space. Because you’ll spend a lot of time looking at the display, you’ll want to invest wisely. Not only will you want a monitor that provides a pleasing experience, but the quality of the images on the screen can also affect your work. However, picking a new monitor can be daunting. Not only are there many manufacturers to choose from, but there are also lots of sizes, resolutions, and features to consider—and when we say lots, we mean lots. We’re here to help guide you while you shop, and we have some tips on what to look for in a monitor below Best Mac monitors 2026 These are the best desktop Mac monitors we have tested. We round up the best portable displays for Mac separately if you want to take a larger display out on the road or easily store one out of sight when you’re not using it. We’ve included Apple’s Pro Display XDR and the Apple Studio Display, not because they are necessarily the best choice, but for comparative purposes. BenQ MA270U or MA270UP – Best budget 4K display Pros Great image quality More affordable than Apple Studio Display Glossy option for more vivid image Matte Panel cuts down glare and reflections Height-adjustable stand Cons 60Hz refresh rate may discourage gamers No webcam Price When Reviewed: $549.99 Best Prices Today: Retailer Price Check on Amazon Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide Product Price Price comparison from Backmarket Size: 27-inchResolution: 4K (3840 x 2160 pixels)Connections: USB-C (90W PD), 5Gbps USB-C (15W), 2x HDMI 2.0, 2x 5Gbps USB-A, audio mini-jackWebcam: NoStand: Height, Tilt, RotationOrientation: Landscape and portrait There are two screen options with this affordable 4K display: matte (MA270U) and glossy (MA270UP). If you want the most vivid radiant picture with deeper blacks and brighter whites, go for the Nano Gloss screen. If you want to banish glare and reflections more so than with the pricey Nano texture glass on the Apple Studio Display, got for Nano Matte. Some displays sell the stand separately so there’s an additional cost consideration, but that’s not the case here as the stand is included. It offers a great range of adjustment: -5 to 20 degrees of tilt, swivels 15 degrees left or right, and 115 mm of height. The display can also pivot 90 degrees to Portrait mode, a far greater range of motion than the Studio Display. The MA270U/P can connect to a Mac through HDMI or USB-C. The USB-C connection offers 90 watts of power so it can charge your MacBook at the same time. If you want to use the display as a connection hub, you need to connect to the Mac via USB-C. Its built-in spare USB-C port offers 15W of power output and the USB-A 7.5W. There are two HDMI ports so you can connect to another device for multitasking. The one thing that’s immediately noticeable with the MA270U/P is its impressive image quality. Colors are full of life and the detail is excellent. One standout aspect of the image quality is how sharp text appears. This is great for production and design work, but it can even make it more enjoyable to read and write. It offers image quality that could satisfy users in a production environment–that’s one way of saying that its quality is better than what general users usually get. You might be able to find a 27-inch 4K display that’s a little cheaper, but it won’t look this good.–Roman Loyola Read the full BenQ MA270UP Monitor review. The 27-inch BenQ MA270U/P provides a very affordable alternative to Apple’s expensive 5K Studio Display. The BenQ 32-inch MA320U is slightly more expensive, but as well as providing a larger screen it produces a brighter display with bolder, crisper colors, although also at 4K. Read our review of the 32-inch Ben-Q MA320U.11:08 amHow to keep an older iPad safe, reliable & useful over time
Older iPad tablets often remain in daily use years after purchase, making long-term maintenance increasingly important as hardware ages. Here's how to restore their usefulness and keep them running safely.The iPad rehab guideMany iPads become obsolete before they cease functioning due to the evolution of demanding workflows. Consequently, they are often repurposed for lighter tasks such as smart home control, media playback, or casual browsing.Despite steady pressure to upgrade, most iPads can remain useful for years with basic maintenance and realistic expectations. This guide covers how to clean and protect aging hardware, manage safety risks, and find new roles once performance starts to taper. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums11:03 amApple Car Key Support Coming to Lexus Vehicles
Evidence suggests Apple is preparing to bring Car Key support to Lexus vehicles, MacRumors has discovered. Code references to Lexus were found in Apple's backend code, indicating the Toyota-owned luxury brand is being added to Apple's Car Key backend. The discovery mirrors how Toyota's own Car Key support was first uncovered, before the feature went live for the 2026 RAV4 in February. It is unclear when the feature will roll out to customers. Lexus already offers its own app-based Digital Key system, but unlike Apple Car Key, it requires an active connection to Toyota's servers to function and has not historically worked via Apple Wallet. Apple Car Key stores a digital key directly in the Wallet app and uses NFC for unlocking, with an Express Mode that allows access without authentication. On compatible devices, it continues to work for up to five hours after a phone's battery has died. Toyota confirmed to Carscoops in February that the 2026 Lexus ES will be the first Lexus model to receive the enhanced Digital Key functionality as part of a new-generation infotainment system, with the vehicle expected later this year. It is likely that the code references relate to that upcoming rollout. Car Key support has been expanding steadily across the industry. Vehicles from BMW, Genesis, Kia, Hyundai, Lotus, Mercedes, Volvo, and more already offer the feature, and a full list is available on MacRumors.Tags: iPhone Car Keys, LexusThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums10:30 amI switched from Apple Watch to a Whoop band. Here’s what I learned
Macworld Since taking over the Health and Fitness areas last year with the departure of Jeff Williams, services chief Eddy Cue has apparently decided that Apple needs to “move faster and be more competitive,” pointing to devices like the Oura ring and Whoop band as popular rivals that do more exciting and useful health tracking. Earlier this year, we wrote about a rumor that Apple’s upcoming health services overhaul, dubbed Health+, was being scaled back. But in this case, “scaled back” could mean more features, sooner. Apple has also been rumored to be working on an AI-powered health and fitness coach for a long time, but that was still a long way off. It, too, has been allegedly scaled back to move faster with individual features that can ship as soon as this year. I don’t know what Apple’s current plans are, but I’ve now used a Whoop 5.0 band all day, every day for two months, and there are some great ideas here that Apple should definitely steal—and a few terrible ones they should absolutely avoid. A band you never take off Whoop is a very different product from what Apple users are used to wearing. It’s a pure health and fitness band that doesn’t tell the time or show notifications. It doesn’t run apps. It has no microphone, speaker, buttons, dials, or display. Rather, it gathers data through a variety of sensors that it sends via Bluetooth to the Whoop app, where it is processed via a cloud service. The main advantage of Whoop’s limited functionality is its extremely long battery life. Despite being smaller and lighter than the Apple Watch (26 grams including band, vs 30 grams for a 42mm Apple Watch without a band), the Whoop battery lasts for a good 10 days or so. It’s charged with a little clip-on battery pack that slides over the top, as there is no display to block. It’s awkward to wear while charging, but only for an hour or so once every 10 days. You charge your Whoop without ever taking it off.Foundry In other words, Whoop is designed to be worn all the time, day and night, even while being charged. That’s a challenge for the current Apple Watch for a number of reasons. But any future Apple Watch should be engineered around a few fundamental requirements: multi-day battery life, the ability to charge without taking it off, and superior comfort in touchy situations like sleeping. Strain and recovery Whoop’s health tracking is built around two fundamental metrics: strain and recovery. Both are metrics of Whoop’s own design, and perhaps not fully defensible from a scientific perspective, but as a user, it’s a nice, easy way to think about day-to-day fitness and health. Strain is a logarithmic score that tries to measure how much you’re putting your body through. Higher cardio rates or heavier muscular load make you build up strain faster. Each activity you track is given a “Strain” value, and it all adds up to a “Day Strain” number. Foundry Is it a medically accurate way to measure how hard you push yourself? It’s hard to say. But the concept is sound: give users a simple number that lets them see how much they put their body through during the day. This is a lot more useful than Apple’s activity rings, and it’s the natural companion to recovery, the other big Whoop metric. Like the Apple Watch, the Whoop band auto-detects sleep (and naps) while using your movement, heart rate, temperature, and other metrics to determine when you are in different sleep phases. It then takes your sleep duration in various sleep phases to determine how well you slept, similar to Apple’s Sleep Score. That, combined with your resting heart rate and heart rate variability, produces a “Recovery Score.” It’s a simple 0-100 percent number computed each morning that lets you know how much your body has recovered from the strain you put on it. That’s the ebb and flow of Whoop: work and rest. It’s obviously more complicated behind the scenes, but for users, it’s a very simple and effective way to make health decisions. If you have a great recovery day, Whoop will suggest a higher “Day Strain” target—you can push yourself at the gym or go for a longer run. If you had a terrible recovery, you’ll know to take it easy today. Apple Watch has all the technology it needs to do something similar, but it needs to compute and present health data in a more intuitive way. How hard am I working? Did all that yard work mean I should skip the gym? Should I relax today since the dog woke me up three times last night to bark at ghosts? Apple’s activity rings don’t tell me this. Whoop’s simple metrics do. An insightful Journal Perhaps my favorite feature of Whoop is the Journal. Every day, you answer a series of yes/no questions about your behavior that day. Did you consume alcohol? (How much, and when?) Drink caffeine? Get a migraine? Eat breakfast? Consume dairy? Wear earplugs to bed? Take melatonin? Use tobacco? Take a vacation day? There are hundreds of behaviors on the list from which you select whichever ones you want to be a part of your daily journal. Every day, you spend 30 seconds or so tapping yes or no or dragging a slider or two to fill out your custom journal. Foundry The magic comes in the way Whoop looks at your health metrics and recovery in relation to your answers to these questions. Once it gets enough data to build strong correlations, it can tell you how your behaviors affect your recovery. When I have a drink at night, my recovery suffers. When I read in bed (not on a screen), my recovery is better. Maybe late workouts are bad for you and early workouts are better. Maybe you sleep badly when you have caffeine after 3 pm. Maybe you have a bad night when you forget to take your allergy medication. Whoop will tell you. By keeping a journal, the app lets you know how your behaviors affect your recovery.Foundry More than anything else, I really want Apple to provide a feature like this. I’d love to keep a simple daily habits journal, all encrypted on-device in my Health app, and let Apple Intelligence find associations between the things I do and the health outcomes this suite of sensors on my wrist measures. This is the kind of thing Apple Intelligence would be perfect for—processing complex data sets and distilling them down to simple insights. Keeping personal details private is what Apple is good at, and providing quantifiable insights into how our daily choices and habits affect our health is the missing link from most fitness services. A terrible assistant Speaking of AI, Whoop is proud of its AI health coach, but it’s nothing more than an awful LLM chatbot. The Whoop AI assistant, still somehow in “beta” at version 5.3, has a bad case of LLM fever. You know, the basic structure of just about every LLM chatbot: Compliment or agree with the user. Show your expertise with a data dump, usually using bullet points. Offer a fairly obvious suggestion or hallucinate a wrong result. Finish with a question that prompts to user to choose a new thing for the LLM to do, in order to maximize engagement. The Whoop chatbot can do things like make workouts or give you “insights” based on all the data in the Whoop app, but it’s all kind of suspect, as if you just asked ChatGPT to do the same thing instead of a real fitness coach. And it’s all stuck in the chatbot interface, instead of making real graphics, graphs, or using the rest of the app. Whoop puts its AI fitness chatbot front-and-center, and it’s just as bad as every chatbot.Foundry AI-generated workouts are about the only place the AI really meshes with the rest of the app, and there’s nothing particularly special about it. You could ask any popular chatbot to make a workout with the same input (timeframe and favorite or avoided exercises or muscle groups) and get something just like what Whoop does. It’s time for the rings to go If I learned anything from my two months with Whoop, it’s this: Apple Watch activity rings have got to go. “Close your rings” is not a meaningful measure of anything that people really need to change their fitness. “Close your rings” just isn’t a good way to manage your health.Foundry Useful metrics are not a linear number that always goes up. Standing for a few minutes eight times a day is not such an important fitness metric that it should be measured alongside active minutes. An exercise ring based on time rather than intensity isn’t all that useful either, and it doesn’t account for whether or not a particular day is an intense exercise day or a recovery day. Sleep, Recovery, and Strain are much more useful than Stand, Move, and Exercise minutes.Foundry As Apple rethinks its Fitness+ service and Apple Watch as a whole, it needs to start from a foundation similar to what Whoop does: using intelligence to combine the data from the device and the data supplied by the user to understand what actions you should take. Take a sea of variables and make it simple: Are you well-rested, or do you need to take a break? Should today be a heavy day at the gym, or should you just go for a walk? Do you need a nap? Which of your habits are helpful or harmful, and why? Whoop doesn’t fully deliver on this promise, but at least it is built around these concepts. As Apple Watch and the services it feeds evolve into the AI era, it needs to be built around these ideas as well. A new way to sell Apple Watch? Perhaps one of the most interesting features of the Whoop is the way it is sold. You can’t use Whoop without a subscription, as all of its data processing is in the cloud. There are three subscription tiers: One for $149 a year ($199 renewal), Peak for $239 a year, and Lifetime for $359. The trick is that the hardware is included. So you could see it as paying $250 or so for the tracker and getting the first year of service for free, or getting the tracker for free when you sign up for a year of service. Either way, it’s the kind of thing Apple should explore (though with a single subscription tier). There have been rumors of Apple expanding Fitness+ and new AI-powered Health features into a single service called Health+. Imagine if this service is $15.99 a month, but they give you two free years if you buy a new Apple Watch (or give you a free Apple Watch when you sign up for two years of service). This is just the kind of creative way to tie the hardware and software together so that it looks like you get hundreds of dollars of value, while getting users invested in the ecosystem for a long enough period of time that they won’t quit.10:23 amCommon security mistakes in production iOS apps — what I find during security audits | Reddit on iOS ProgrammingCommon security mistakes in production iOS apps — what I find during security audits
I've been doing iOS security assessments for about 15 years. I review production apps for vulnerabilities — the kind that could expose user data or API credentials to anyone who knows where to look. Sharing some of the most frequent issues I keep finding, because most of them are easy to fix once you know […]10:07 amUPDATE: **Summary** Admin Console customers are unable to sign into their accounts using security keys and hardware based passkeys. **Description** We are experiencing an issue with Admin Console beginning on Monday, 2026-04-06 22:38 PDT. Our engineering team continues to investigate the issue. We will provide an update by Friday, 2026-04-10 04:00 PDT with current details. We apologize to all who are affected by the disruption. **Customer Symptoms** Dasher users using Google as IDP with 2FA with security keys and hardware based passkeys are unable to sign in. **Workaround** Below steps should be performed by Admin as the workaround: – Admin should revoke the key. – Admin to create the verification code to sign-in. – The user should sign-in using the code and then re-enrolls the security key. | Google AppsUPDATE: **Summary** Admin Console customers are unable to sign into their accounts using security keys and hardware based passkeys. **Description** We are experiencing an issue with Admin Console beginning on Monday, 2026-04-06 22:38 PDT. Our engineering team continues to investigate the issue. We will provide an update by Friday, 2026-04-10 04:00 PDT with current details. We apologize to all who are affected by the disruption. **Customer Symptoms** Dasher users using Google as IDP with 2FA with security keys and hardware based passkeys are unable to sign in. **Workaround** Below steps should be performed by Admin as the workaround: – Admin should revoke the key. – Admin to create the verification code to sign-in. – The user should sign-in using the code and then re-enrolls the security key.
Incident began at 2026-04-07 05:38 (times are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)).Summary Admin Console customers are unable to sign into their accounts using security keys and hardware based passkeys. Description We are experiencing an issue with Admin Console beginning on Monday, 2026-04-06 22:38 PDT. Our engineering team continues to investigate the issue. We will provide an update by Friday, 2026-04-10 04:00 PDT with current details. We apologize to all who are affected by the disruption. Customer Symptoms Dasher users using Google as IDP with 2FA with security keys and hardware based passkeys are unable to sign in. Workaround Below steps should be performed by Admin as the workaround: Admin should revoke the key. Admin to create the verification code to sign-in. The user should sign-in using the code and then re-enrolls the security key. Affected products: Admin Console10:00 amThis official Apple refurbished M5 MacBook Pro is just $1,359
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If you own a MacBook and work from home, it's easy to have your laptop plugged in for hours on end without thinking about the long-term battery life implications. Fortunately, Apple recently added a setting that lets you cap how high your Mac's battery charges, and if you own an iPhone that was released in the last few years, you may already be familiar with it. Lithium-ion batteries generally degrade fastest when held at a high state of charge, which means keeping your iPhone or your Mac's battery at 100 percent accelerates the chemical wear that permanently reduces its actual capacity over time. To mitigate this on iPhone 15 and newer models, Apple lets you set a Charge Limit that prevents your device from charging beyond 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100 percent. And in macOS Tahoe 26.4, Apple has brought over the same Charge Limit feature to Macs for the first time. This option differs from Optimized Battery Charging, which learns your daily routine and delays charging past 80 percent until you're likely to need a full battery. Depending on your usage, however, your Mac may still regularly reach 100 percent. Setting a charge limit prevents that. Obviously a lower charge cap means less time you'll be able to work away from a power outlet. But if you mostly sit at a desk with your MacBook plugged in, the trade-off is worth the long-term battery gains. That said, if you regularly rely on your Mac away from power, then you may want to opt for a higher cap, which should hopefully still curb battery wear without leaving you completely stranded. Either way, here's how to set the feature: Set a MacBook Battery Charge Limit in macOS Click the Apple symbol () in your Mac's menu bar and open System Settings.... Click Battery in the sidebar. Click the i button next to Charging. Drag the Charge Limit slider to your preferred level: 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or 100%, then click Done. That's all there is to it. Your Mac will now stop charging once it hits the level you chose, and Optimized Battery Charging will continue to work in the background unless you switch it off in the same panel. Note that even with Optimized Battery Charging set to a limit below 100%, your Mac will occasionally charge to 100% so that macOS can maintain accurate battery level estimates, but for the most part it will stick to the specified maximum level.This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums09:15 amGot a Nintendo Wii? It can run Mac OS X
Macworld If you have an old Nintendo Wii gathering dust in storage, developer Bryan Keller has come up with a clever new use for it: running a classic version of Mac OS X. It’s not as simple as simply loading Mac OS X on the Wii and running it. Keller had to make several modifications to the version of Mac OS X that he used, including writing a bootloader, patching the Mac OS X kernel, and creating custom drivers. But in the end, he was able to get Mac OS X Cheetah (the very first version of Mac OS X, originally released 25 years ago) running on the Wii. In a blog post about his project, Keller covers the details involved, including the Wii’s hardware specifications, the obstacles he encountered, and how he overcame them. For example, when figuring out how to get the Wii to boot Mac OS X, Keller decided to write a bootloader rather than port two other methods. Another challenge involved writing drivers for the Wii’s Hollywood chip, which handles the GPU, USB, and more. Even if you’re not a developer or interested in making Mac OS X run on a Wii, Keller’s blog post is an intriguing look at how a project develops and how to find solutions to the problems that occur. Keller also has a site on GitHub with all the info you need if you’re feeling inspired and want to try it out for yourself.08:00 amWhy pay thousands for a new laptop? This MacBook Air refurb gets the job done for under $200 | MacworldWhy pay thousands for a new laptop? This MacBook Air refurb gets the job done for under $200
Macworld TL;DR: This refurbished 2017 MacBook Air delivers reliable everyday performance with 8GB RAM, a fast 128GB SSD, and up to 12 hours of battery life, all for just $199.97 (MSRP $999) through April 19. If your current laptop struggles to keep up with basic tasks — or sounds like it’s about to take off every time you open a browser — it might be time for an upgrade. The problem? New laptops can easily cost a small fortune. This refurbished 13.3″ MacBook Air from 2017 gives you a smarter option. It’s built for everyday tasks like browsing, streaming, and working on documents, without the premium price tag. Until April 19, you can grab it for just $199.97. Powered by a 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 processor and 8GB of RAM, it handles daily workloads smoothly. The 128GB SSD keeps things fast and responsive, while the 13.3-inch display delivers clear visuals for work or entertainment. Why this refurb is worth it: Up to 12 hours of battery life for all-day use Lightweight, portable design that’s easy to carry WiFi and Bluetooth for seamless connectivity Reliable performance for everyday apps and tasks It’s not trying to be the most powerful machine on the market — it’s designed to do the essentials well, and do them consistently. With an A/B refurbished grade, you can expect only minor cosmetic signs of use and full functionality. Upgrade your daily workflow with a refurbished 2017 Apple MacBook Air for just $199.97 (MSRP $999) through April 19. Apple MacBook Air (2017) 13″ i5 1.8GHz 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Silver (Refurbished)See Deal StackSocial prices subject to change.08:00 amThis app unlocks hundreds of Mac features you didn’t know existed — now 59% off
Macworld TL;DR: This lifetime MacPilot license unlocks 1,200+ hidden Mac features in a simple interface for a one-time price of $39.99. Your Mac is powerful, but most of that power is buried under layers of settings you might not even know about. If you’ve ever wanted to tweak how things look, speed things up, or just make your computer feel more like yours, you’ve probably hit a wall pretty quickly. There’s a way around that — without diving into complicated commands or risking breaking something important. MacPilot is designed to surface all those hidden features in one clean, familiar interface, and it’s currently available for $39.99 (MSRP $99). Instead of digging through system files, you can toggle animations, reveal hidden files, customize your Dock with spacers and smart stacks, or even change how screenshots are saved. It also goes beyond surface-level tweaks, giving you access to system info, maintenance tools, and performance optimizations that usually stay out of reach. Whether you want a cleaner setup, better performance, or just more control, MacPilot turns your Mac into something that actually works the way you want it to — not just how it came to you. Take control of your Mac with a lifetime license to MacPilot for $39.99 and unlock features you didn’t even know were there. MacPilot Lifetime LicenseSee Deal StackSocial prices subject to change.07:26 amAustralia Voice Carrier Partner Maintenance
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The app is not live, but for the past few weeks I've been building a sort of 2.5D Pattern creation app. After seeing some really cool line art, I was curious if I could building something, that could allow anyone with a creative eye to create them, but don't have the time to draw and […]Firehose II – Jobs, Deals, Apps
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