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- 12:35 pmThe new adaptive Apple Music design draws complaints from dark mode users
The new Apple Music album and playlist design introduced with iOS 26.4 has a lot of fans, but is drawing the ire of some hardcore dark mode users. Now that the colors of the interface adapt to match the album art, screens can be very bright at night if you tap on an album that features mostly white or other light-colored backgrounds. For users that rely on dark mode to keep the phone screen dark at night time, these interface ‘flash bangs’ are triggering frustrations. more…12:31 pmApple continues to roll out age verification around the world; more UK methods
Tech trends aren’t always easy to spot at an early stage, but there’s a very clear exception right now: the age verification requirement a growing number of countries and US states are introducing. Apple is impacted by at least some of this legislation as certain apps are rated as suitable only for adults, and the company has so far introduced age verification in three countries … more…12:30 pmMacs last nearly twice as long in the enterprise as Windows PCs
A new analysis of computers used in the enterprise finds that Macs and iPhones last much longer and have far fewer problems. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)12:28 pmiPhone 20 Rumored to Feature Radical Curved Design
Apple's 20th anniversary iPhone will feature a radical new curved design with slimmer bezels, according to a new report. The X user "@phonefuturist" shared the claims across two posts yesterday and today. The first suggested that the device, referred to as the "anniversary" iPhone, will feature a 1.1mm bezel around the display, along with a seamlessly curved design. The post included a mock-up image showing convex display glass curving down at the edges to meet a slim, iPhone X-like polished frame. The iPhone 17 Pro has a bezel size of approximately 1.44mm. In a follow-up post today, the same account today referred to the device as the iPhone "XX" for iPhone 20 and claimed Apple has been evaluating Samsung's under-panel camera (UPC) technology as an alternative to the under-display camera (UDC) approach more commonly discussed in rumors, but found the image quality insufficient. As a result, the post claims the iPhone 20 may ship with either a smaller Dynamic Island than the current iPhone 17 Pro or a punch-hole cutout, paired with Samsung's "Polar ID" face authentication system. The claims should be taken with a considerable pinch of salt given the source's unknown credibility. That said, the information is being widely circulated on social media, and parts of it broadly align with the direction more established leakers and analysts have been pointing toward for the 20th anniversary iPhone. In addition to this information, Apple tried using Samsung's UPC instead of UDC to achieve full screen but the camera quality is still not good better than UDC. So the XX might come with a smaller dynamic island than even the 18 Pro or a punch hole and Samsung's polar ID. https://t.co/tuEer5uieF— Schrödinger (@phonefuturist) March 31, 2026 Apple is reportedly still targeting an all-screen design for the iPhone 20, though as recently as January, reports suggested the all-screen ambition may be in doubt due to the technical difficulty of hiding a front-facing camera beneath the display without degrading photo quality. The under-display camera problem is well documented. Current UDC implementations, including those used by some Android manufacturers, have struggled to match the image quality of conventionally positioned sensors. With UPC, the camera sits behind the panel but uses a perforated pixel structure rather than a fully transparent region. This means it can theoretically reduce the visual footprint of a cutout, though it has its own quality trade-offs. If Apple cannot resolve the camera quality issue before the device launches, a smaller Dynamic Island or a conventional punch-hole may represent the fallback position. The iPhone 18 Pro is already expected to be the first iPhone with a smaller Dynamic Island, so the iPhone 20 could take that reduction further still. Apple's 20th anniversary iPhone is expected to arrive in the fall of 2027. Tag: 20th-Anniversary iPhoneThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums12:10 pmOllama is supercharged by MLX's unified memory use on Apple Silicon
Machine learning researchers using Ollama will enjoy a speed boost to LLM processing, as the open-source tool now uses MLX on Apple Silicon to fully take advantage of unified memory.Ollama has been boosted by MLX on Apple SiliconAnyone working with large language models (LLMs) wants results as quickly as possible. There are techniques to do this using multiple Macs, working in a cluster to increase the amount of processing at hand, but one method made by Apple also provides an extra bit of assistance.This has been undertaken by the developers working on the open-source model management and execution tool Ollama. In a March 30 update, it announced that it is previewing a version of the tool for Apple Silicon that takes advantage of MLX. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums12:01 pmAmazon Leo Satellite Internet Coming to Delta Flights in 2028
Amazon today announced that it is bringing more high-speed Wi-Fi to Delta Air Lines customers via its Amazon Leo technology, which is powered by a constellation of thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit – roughly 370 miles above the planet's surface. Under the multi-year agreement, Delta will begin rolling out Amazon Leo in 2028 with an initial installation on 500 aircraft, "providing customers with high-speed, low-latency Wi-Fi from gate-to-gate." Each Delta aircraft will be equipped with a single purpose-built phased array antenna that supports download speeds up to 1 Gbps and upload speeds up to 400 Mbps. "We've designed Leo to provide high-speed internet to the billions of people on Earth without reliable connectivity, and this agreement with Delta is a great example of the impact and scale of the technology – bringing even faster in-flight Wi-Fi to tens of millions of passengers who fly Delta every year," said Andy Jassy, President and CEO of Amazon. "People increasingly want to stay connected wherever they are in the world, and Leo's speed and reliability is going to have a big impact for businesses, governments, and consumers. It's going to make the in-flight experience so much better, and it's going to change what's possible while traveling."Like Delta's existing commitment to passengers, Leo-powered in-flight Wi-Fi will be free for all Delta SkyMiles members.Tag: Delta AirlinesThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums11:49 amLast Day: All of the best Big Spring Sale Apple deals – AirPods Pro 3, MacBook, iPad, accessories, more | 9 to 5 MacLast Day: All of the best Big Spring Sale Apple deals – AirPods Pro 3, MacBook, iPad, accessories, more
The final 24 hours of Amazon’s 2026 Big Spring Sale is now well underway. Alongside the ongoing holiday pricing AirPods Pro 3 at $50 off, we are also tracking gigantic lineup of discounts on M5 MacBook models at new Amazon all-time lows, M4 and M5 MacBook Air configs, the new AirPods Max 2, the new M4 iPad Air, official Apple accessories, and much more. Those deals join a massive collection of price drops on smartphone and Mac accessories, smart home gear, power stations, and much more. Scope it all out down below before the sale ends tonight. more…11:41 amApple Sets Privacy Rules for Third-Party Access to Live Activities and Notifications
As part of its interoperability compliance in the EU, Apple has been working on changes to iOS that allow AirPods-like pairing and notification forwarding for third-party wearables on iPhone. In the iOS 26.5 beta released on Monday, Apple added Live Activities forwarding, and the company has now revised its Developer Program License Agreement with new rules on how the forwarding features should be accessed. In a new section titled "3.3.3 (J), Accessory Notifications Framework and Accessory Live Activities Framework," Apple says that third parties "may not use Forwarding Information for advertising, profiling, training models, or monitoring location." It also states that they "may not disseminate the Forwarding Information to any other Application, or any other device besides Your Authorized Target Accessory." The new section goes on to state that developers can't store forwarded notification data on servers, in the cloud, or on any remote device, and the data can only be decrypted on the accessory itself, not on a server or anywhere else along the way. Besides formatting adjustments, the forwarded information can't be altered in any way that changes its meaning, while the accessory that receives the notification can't share that data or its encryption keys with any other device, including the user's own iPhone. In other words, the data must be locked to the device it was sent to. Even if a developer's app doesn't use these frameworks at all, Apple says it reserves the right to forward that app's notifications to a third-party accessory if the user enables it. Last September, Apple complained that its obligations under the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) would cause feature rollout delays in the bloc, but it also warned of new privacy and security threats. Apple based these threats on companies' submitted requests, which included the complete content of a user's notifications, as well as the full history of Wi-Fi networks a user has joined. Apple said it had explained the risks of such requests to the European Commission, but the concerns had not been accepted as valid reasons to turn them down. The new developer rules appear to be Apple's best effort to mitigate the risks regardless. Taken together, they make it clear that Apple wants no tracking, no profiling, no cloud copies, and no sharing between devices, with developers bearing full responsibility for their app's compliance with the new rules. Tag: European UnionThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums11:40 amHere’s how to backup your Apple devices on World Backup Day
There’s a saying that there are two types of people in the world: those who have experienced major data loss and those who will experience major data loss. World Backup Day is a good time to ensure that you’re protected against falling into the second category. Fortunately, Apple devices make it very simple to keep them automatically backed up, but it is still worrying how many people fail to do so … more…11:16 am6 months solo building a relationship engine for an AI companion – absolute bastard of a build that ended up being the most fun project I’ve ever worked on | Reddit on iOS Programming6 months solo building a relationship engine for an AI companion – absolute bastard of a build that ended up being the most fun project I’ve ever worked on
Been building heyEvie for about 6 months, wanted to share some of the architecture because honestly I haven't seen many AI apps go this deep on the personality/relationship side and I think it's interesting (also partly because I need to talk to someone about this who isn't an AI companion) The problem I was trying […]11:00 amThe top 50 people who built Apple, ranked
Macworld April 1 marks Apple’s 50th anniversary, a milestone it couldn’t reach without the help of some very talented people. So we decided to put together a list of the 50 people who made Apple the company it is today. Some worked there for just a year or two; others for almost the entire half-century, while others never actually worked for the company at all. But all influenced Apple’s journey in some profound way. This is all, of course, deeply subjective. It is very unlikely that every reader will agree with the author’s selections, far less with his rankings. Which is fine, we welcome the conversation. Our only rule is that if you complain about someone’s exclusion, tell us who you would cut to make room. The list is presented in reverse order and will be expanded with 10 new names each day across this week. Who do you think will make the top 10? Drop us a message on Bluesky or Threads. 50-41 50. Katie Cotton Apple PR legend Katie Cotton joined Apple in 1996, shortly before the return of Steve Jobs, and worked closely with him for the next 15 years. For better or worse, she was instrumental in shaping the company’s communications strategy and famous culture of secrecy, fiercely controlling Apple’s portrayal in the press. As we wrote upon her retirement in 2014, she “largely turned public relations on its head.” Cotton sadly passed away in 2023, but like Jobs himself, her legacy lives on in Apple Park.11:00 amBest Apple Watch chargers, stands, power banks & docks 2026
Macworld Apple ships a simple but effective charging cable with the Apple Watch that will fast-charge an Apple Watch Series 7 or later (Watch 8/9/10/11, Watch Ultra 1/2/3). You won’t find a faster charging accessory but you can also choose from a wide range of stylish and practical charging stands, docks and power banks for your Apple Watch—including some that can also charge other Apple devices such as your iPhone and AirPods. Here, we round up the best Apple Watch chargers, docks and charging stands—some of which can charge your other Apple devices at the same time. Most should be compatible with all generations of the Watch, but be sure to check compatibility before buying. See below the product chart for more on Apple Watch fast-charging, including the expected charging times of each Apple Watch. There are simple charging cables, multi-device chargers that can power up your Apple Watch plus your iPhone and AirPods, chargers that are built for portability and travel, designer models that look great at home or in the office, and handy Apple Watch power banks. While battery life has improved with the most recent Watch launches, particularly the Apple Watch 11 and Apple Watch Ultra 3, you will still find yourself in need of recharging between one and two days. We’ve tested a lot and selected our favorite Apple Watch chargers here. Best simple Apple Watch chargers Best 2-in-1 Apple Watch/iPhone chargers Best 3-in-1 Apple Watch/iPhone/AirPod chargers Best 3-in-1 Apple Watch travel chargers Best Apple Watch power banks Simple Apple Watch stands Best simple Apple Watch chargers Every Apple Watch comes with the company’s Watch Magnetic Fast Charger to USB-C Cable. At $29 / £29 it’s not overly expensive to buy a spare or replacement, but there are more able multifunction Watch chargers available, as well as much cheaper simple cables that we would steer clear of but which we have investigated to see if we can find one we can recommend. First we start our best Apple Watch charger roundup with these simple models, and then we test the more functional and better-designed alternatives. Apple Watch Magnetic Fast Charger to USB-C Cable – Best Apple Watch charging cable Pros Fast charge Watch Simple Price When Reviewed: $29 Best Prices Today: Retailer Price Check on Amazon Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide Product Price Price comparison from Backmarket Watch fast charge: Yes Size: 3.3ft (1m) cable Weight: 2.6oz (73g) Colors: White USB-C charger: Not included (20W charger required) Apple ships its Watch Magnetic Fast Charger to USB-C Cable with its Watch Series 7 and later models, including the Watch Series 8/9/10/11, SE 3 and Watch Ultra. (Earlier Apple Watch SE models and Series 6 and earlier Watches shipped with the Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Cable that lacks the fast-charging function.) Both charging cables are Apple white and a meter long. The latest version features an enhanced charging puck that also works with the case of the AirPods Pro 2 & 3 and AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation. The 7.5W Fast Charger Cable can charge 33% faster than the older 5W cable—charging a compatible Watch battery from 0-80% in just 45 minutes. An eight-minute charge will support eight hours of sleep tracking. Without fast charge, it takes about 1.5 hours to charge an Apple Watch to 80%, and about 2.5 hours to 100%. Fast charging requires at least a 20W USB-C charger, like you’d use to charge an iPhone; find our recommended best iPhone chargers for a wider choice that the plain Apple 20W charger. While you can still buy the older Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Cable, there’s little benefit as the newer Magnetic Fast Charger to USB-C Cable is backwards compatible with older Watch models, looks the same, and is the same price. You can use the old cable on a later Watch but obviously without fast charging.10:50 ammacOS Tahoe 26.4 breaks Time Machine network backups
macOS 26.4 appears to break Time Machine backups over NAS, leaving users unable to complete backups. A workaround exists, but it’s not a simple fix. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)10:45 amDear Apple, I have two wishes for World Backup Day
Macworld Happy World Backup Day! Wait, you didn’t know it’s World Backup Day? Well, it is! And you know how you can celebrate? By making a backup copy of your important files. That’s all you need to do! So easy! But don’t keep them on the same storage device as the original, because that’s defeating the purpose. Put it somewhere like an external drive or in cloud storage, such as your iCloud account. I’m sorry, what did you say? Your iCloud storage is full? Well, of course it is! Because Apple hands out a measly 5GB of iCloud storage free with each Apple account. 5GB was a lot in, say, 2011, when iCloud was introduced. It’s now 15 years later, and the free allocation is still at a 2011 level. I’m not the only one: We’ve been calling for Apple to raise the free allocation for too long now. Times have changed, and it’s extremely easy to fill 5GBs. How easy? Well, my own 60-minute 4K video track for the recent Macworld Podcast is 3GB–you can add another 10GB for the tracks of my podcast colleagues. I can’t store these tracks in a free iCloud account, so I need to pay for extra storage or find another way to move the files. That’s a hassle for just one project. Now, you’re probably thinking that a person working with 4K video is already going to shell out for more cloud storage, and that’s probably true. But think about the MacBook Neo user, someone who might not be working on long-form 4K videos, but is dabbling in high-resolution video production and learning the ropes with their iPhone 17. This is their first experience with a Mac, and it should all just work without being nickel-and-dimed. After all, these are the type of people Apple is targeting with the Neo–just look at the concerted effort in Apple’s newly populated TikTok channel. Video, as prevalent as it is now, is just one example of why 5GB in 2026 is too small. Photos are another. Lossless music files. Be a hero, Apple, and bump the free iCloud tier to 50GB. It only costs a buck a month anyway–Apple’s iCloud pricing is surprisingly affordable–so why not just give everyone a free boost. While you’re at it, how about granting the other Mac wish I’ve longed for: iCloud Mac backups. A lot of users would love to select iCloud as their Time Machine destination. Then I could even back up my laptop when I’m on the road in my hotel room, sleeping. That would be awesome. Make it happen, Apple. Announce it at WWDC26–the cheer from the audience might be the loudest you’ll ever hear (probably because I’ll be screaming at the top of my lungs in joy). If you’re ready to turn to a non-Apple solution for backups, check out the Macworld guide to best Mac backup software.10:31 amAutomate your App Store screenshot production with this open source CLI + Gemini AI | Reddit on iOS ProgrammingAutomate your App Store screenshot production with this open source CLI + Gemini AI
App Store screenshots are one of the highest-leverage ASO assets, but producing them is tedious — especially when you need multiple languages. I wrote a tool that does the whole pipeline: compose.py — lays out device frame + headline text on a brand-coloured canvas (outputs exact 1320×2868 for iPhone 6.9" and 2064×2752 for iPad Pro […]10:30 amSuccess has changed you, Apple
Macworld Happy birthday, Apple! You don’t look a day over 49. As with any big birthday, it’s time to take a look back and marvel at how far you’ve come. The Apple of today is not even the Apple of 15 years ago, let alone 50. If anyone still harbored any illusions about it, it is way past time to ditch two long-held ideas about Apple. First, the company is not beleaguered, doomed, or in danger of going out of business in any conceivable way. Mercifully, pundits seem to have finally accepted the fact that Apple is doing just fine, thank you, and is not going away anytime soon, so the Macalope no longer has to rail against this weird idea. It only took a decade. He’s not bitter about it. He’s just glad we’re all on the same page that Apple is and has for some time been doing better than almost any company in history. Second, and relatedly, Apple isn’t the scrappy underdog anymore. Sorry. Last week, you may have seen a video of Steve Jobs addressing Apple employees in the summer of 1999 making the rounds that shows the company’s attitude after his return. How does it compare to other things that aired in 1999, such as “Strange World,” “Harsh Realm,” “Seven Days,” or “The Magnificent Seven”, the TV show?! What the heck even are these shows? Was the Macalope off-world in 1999? Was he in a medically-induced coma? He has no recollection of these at all. Anyway, like these shows, the video of Jobs is not necessarily must-see TV, but it sure does present a different Apple than we see today. It’s about 13 minutes of Jobs being Jobs, talking about Apple’s great products, who the company’s customers are, and taking fun pot shots at Microsoft and the other companies Apple goes on to sprint past in the next 15 years. The nut graph of the talk is this: We’re the last people in this business who give a sh*t about making great computers. Jobs’ evidence of that was that Apple was the only one who made the whole computer, software and hardware. And, regardless of what you think about Apple’s software quality of late or its ability to come up with new designs that surprise and delight, what Jobs said is still true. Apple Silicon is one of the greatest innovations in hardware design of the last 10 years. Are they the most powerful chips out there? Not necessarily. But their performance per watt not only sets an industry standard, it enhances the user experience immeasurably. This is what Jobs was talking about. That said, it’s hard to look at some of Apple’s software and think the company is executing at the same level it used to. Sometimes it’s hard to look at Liquid Glass at all. It’s a cruel irony that as long-time Apple fans are approaching an age where they might have to start worrying about glaucoma, Apple has delivered Glaucoma, The Operating System. If you’d like to receive regular news and updates to your inbox, sign up for our newsletters, including The Macalope and Apple Breakfast, David Price’s weekly, bite-sized roundup of all the latest Apple news and rumors.Foundry It’s become a bit of a running joke to post an error in an Apple product and comment, “It just works.” The truth of the matter is it never just always worked. Maybe things worked a little better back when we were plugging iPods into Macs to sync things physically, but what really happened was that when it worked, it worked so magically that you were more willing to forgive the times when it didn’t. That seems less the case these days. (Some are also less willing to forgive the company when some of its corporate decisions seem so unforgivable.) Like an aging rocker who only wants to play his edgy new synth techno material at a concert, Apple also sometimes seems less attuned to what people want these days. The Vision Pro, for example, is a nice product that few could afford. And when was the last time you used Image Playground? The day after it came out? Same. The one thing people do want, a more conversational Siri, is the one thing the company hasn’t been able to deliver. The Macalope still believes the company’s big mistake was joining the chorus of people declaring AI the next big thing rather than working on more tangible products people actually want. Apple seems less like a company that is ready to murder its darlings than it used to be, too, unless you count murdering them by neglect. It’s matured (not said as a compliment), and Grandpa Tim would rather be on a fixed income generated by Services revenue. This is the company that can’t even bring itself to push apps that create non-consensual sexual material off the App Store. Apple is not the same company it used to be. That said, it still makes a better product than any of its competitors and just in the way Jobs described back in 1999. Some other company will have to answer the question of whether it’s possible to be fabulously successful and still a scrappy underdog.10:30 amApple’s trailblazing years without Steve Jobs: 1986 to 1995
Macworld With Apple turning 50 years old, there’s been plenty of reminiscing about all the great things people are doing with Apple products around the world. But the times haven’t always been so rosy at Apple. Just 10 years after the company’s founding, in fact, founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were out of the picture as the company struggled and nearly slipped into bankruptcy. Yet despite its troubles, Apple still launched some incredible products that had a lasting impact on the company and the PC landscape. Take a look at some of the innovative new products Apple launched between 1986 and 1995. January 1986: Macintosh Plus Apple The original Macintosh changed the face of computing when it touched down in 1984, and Apple knew it had its work cut out to follow it up. But before a true successor arrived, the company rolled out the Macintosh Plus in early 1986. It wasn’t as flashy as the original Macintosh, but the Macintosh Plus left a lasting legacy of innovation. It was the first Mac to come with wide range of features that later became mainstays among Apple’s computers: a SCSI port that paved the way for CD drives and hard disks; a double-sided 800KB 3.5-inch floppy drive and user-upgradeable SIMM memory; and an expanded keyboard with a number pad and directional arrows. It was such a consequential Mac that it stuck around unchanged until October 1990, a total of 1,734 days, one of the longest-running Macs ever. Combined with frequent discounts, it remained a favorite of Mac users for years. March 1987: Macintosh II Apple While the Macintosh Plus was something of a stopgap product, the Macintosh II was the true heir to 1984’s Macintosh. It marked a radical departure from its predecessor, both in form and function, and was intended to address key complaints with the first-gen model. While the original Macintosh was a compact all-in-one, the Macintosh II separated its computer and display into modular elements, the first Mac to do this, in fact. That modular design allowed users to supply their own screen, but to entice users to stick with Apple, the Macintosh II offered a color display, as well as internal slots for extra hard drives, a feature originally opposed by Jobs. But with him out of the picture, Apple was free to take new risks. January 1988: LaserWriter II Apple In the mid-1980s, printing documents at home was well out of reach of most people. Apple’s LaserWriter helped kickstart the desktop publishing revolution. The original LaserWriter launched in 1985 and was an immediate success. The LaserWriter II followed in 1988, and it was intended to expand upon its predecessor and cement Apple’s advantage in this area. It did just that by offering more models at a variety of price points, helping to expand desktop publishing to a wider audience. The LaserWriter IISC, for example, saved on costs by omitting PostScript compatibility, meaning Apple didn’t have to pay a license fee to Adobe. The premium LaserWriter IINTX, meanwhile, added a SCSI controller for users who wanted to store printer fonts. These products ensured Apple could continue to ride the printer wave and closely link itself to creative individuals and companies – an association that continues today. September 1989: Macintosh Portable RR Auctions These days, Apple excels at packing high-end power into thin and light laptops, but that wasn’t always the case. After all, back in the late 1980s, the technology simply didn’t exist to make desktop computers truly portable, but that didn’t mean Apple wasn’t willing to try. The result was the Macintosh Portable, and it proudly took its place as one of the industry’s first-ever laptops. Its name might have been a little misleading, though, at least by modern standards – this “portable” product tipped the scales at 16lbs, almost six times the weight of the latest M5 MacBook Air. As the first battery-powered Mac, Apple claimed it would last about 10 hours before needing to be charged, but it drew so much power, it needed the battery to start up even when plugged in. Still, it was an undeniably ambitious machine. The Macintosh Portable came with a built-in trackball for mouse usage on the go, a high-end active-matrix fold-down display, and a low-power hard drive in an attempt to save battery life. Yet its big, bulky, heavy battery – coupled with its eye-watering price tag that topped $7,000 – doomed it to poor sales and ignominy. October 1991: PowerBook 100 series Apple The failure of the Macintosh Portable only proved that there was a market for on-the-go Macs. Really, the company was just getting started, and it followed up with the PowerBook 100 series in October 1991. Comprising entry-level, mid-range and high-end models, the PowerBook 100 learned the lessons of the Macintosh Portable and got Apple’s laptop range on the right track. Indeed, the PowerBook range was everything the Macintosh Portable was not. The PowerBook came in a sleek new dark gray color scheme and clocked in at around a third of the weight of the Macintosh Portable. It also sweated the small stuff: one of its well-received innovations was the fact that it included a built-in palm rest below the keyboard, something that’s standard on almost every laptop today. The initial selection of PowerBooks was an incredible success for Apple and reportedly captured around 40 percent of the laptop market in its first year. The PowerBook 100 was innovative and groundbreaking, and is still hailed as one of its most influential PC laptops ever. May 1992: Newton MessagePad 100 RR Auctions The Newton MessagePad doesn’t have the greatest reputation. However, while Apple’s first PDA was far from perfect, it paved the road for many of Apple’s iconic products. For instance, it was considered one of the most exciting products on show at Apple’s August 1993 Macworld Expo and sold 50,000 units in its first three months of availability. In the burgeoning world of PDA devices, the Newton MessagePad 100 was a visionary product that introduced many of the tools we use today, including handwriting recognition, screen rotation, and adaptive virtual keyboards. Still, Newton’s initial handwriting system drew criticism for its inaccurate interpretations of users’ words (although later updates vastly improved its abilities), while the MessagePad 100’s use of AAA batteries was also sub-optimal. But it remains that it had a sizable impact on the tech landscape. February 1994: QuickTake 100 Apple During the 1980s and 1990s, Apple was more than just a Mac maker, as evidenced bt the LaserWriter II and Newton MessagePad 100. Another product to take Apple’s interests outside the Mac was the QuickTake 100, one of the first consumer-oriented digital cameras and a trailblazer in the field. As is still typical for Apple products today, the QuickTake 100 was focused on ease of use as a key selling point, and early reviewers commended its strides in this area. By today’s standards, though, the QuickTake 100 feels somewhat primitive. It could store up to eight photos at 640×480 resolution, had no focus or zoom controls, and didn’t even offer a way to preview or delete individual images after capture. Despite its early promise and positive reception, the QuickTake range was discontinued – along with other product lines such as the LaserWriter and Newton ranges – when Steve Jobs returned to the company in 1997. However, its brief outing showed what was possible when Apple ventured into the world of portable consumer gadgets. March 1994: Power Macintosh 6100 Apple Since its inception, Apple had long collaborated with Motorola as its main chip supplier for Apple’s computing lineup. But by the early 1990s, however, Apple was getting frustrated at Motorola’s inability to keep up with Intel. To address the situation, the Apple-Motorola pairing enlisted the help of IBM, with the resulting AIM partnership birthing the PowerPC processor and the first Mac to feature these chips: the Power Macintosh 6100. Named for its 60MHz PowerPC 601 CPU, it dramatically boosted performance over the Quadra. As Macworld wrote at the time: “Not only has Apple finally regained the performance lead it lost about eight years ago when PCs appeared using Intel’s 80386 CPU, but it has pushed far ahead.” A year after launching, the Power Macintosh line had almost completely replaced all other Mac offerings, while the market for add-in “accelerator” cards was made redundant due to the reasonable pricing of Apple’s own booster card. It was, in other words, a revelatory product. The Power Macintosh’s success underlined Apple’s confidence in its decision to shift to PowerPC processors. It was just the first of several major architecture shakeups to come, but the Power Macintosh and its PowerPC chips showed that change—and chip transitions—didn’t have to be painful.10:22 amOllama Now Runs Faster on Macs Thanks to Apple's MLX Framework
Ollama, the popular app for running AI models locally on a computer, has released an update that takes advantage of Apple's own machine learning framework, MLX. The result is a hefty speed boost on Macs with Apple silicon. According to Ollama, the new version processes prompts around 1.6 times faster (prefill speed) and nearly doubles the speed at which it generates responses (decode speed). Macs with M5-series chips are said to see the largest improvements, thanks to Apple's new GPU Neural Accelerators. The update also includes smarter memory management, which should make AI-powered coding tools and chat assistants feel noticeably more responsive during extended use. Ollama says the new performance boost should especially benefit macOS users who run personal assistants like OpenClaw or coding agents like Claude Code, OpenCode, or Codex. The preview release is available to download as Ollama 0.19 – just make sure you have a Mac with more than 32GB of unified memory to run it. Support is currently limited to Alibaba's Qwen3.5, but Ollama says support for more AI models is planned.This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums10:00 amApple @ Work Podcast: Meeting Owl Pro 5 is built for IT
Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with Apple. In this episode of Apple @ Work, Frank Weishaupt joins the show to talk all about the new Meeting Owl Pro 5 and its IT focused features. more…09:52 amSwiftUI is easy, where is the catch ?
Hi guys, To give you some context, I am a Flutter dev, and I have been using it for a couple of years. Recently, I tried SwiftUI, and it was really a nice experience. A lot of things I used to do manually are now automatically handled by the framework, not a lot of boilerplate, […]09:33 amSMS Delivery Failures from Twilio to Claro Chile
Mar 31, 02:33 PDTInvestigating - Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery failures from Twilio to Claro network subscribers in Chile. Our team is actively investigating this issue. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.08:13 amSMS Delivery Delays from Twilio to Globe Philippines
Mar 31, 01:13 PDTInvestigating - Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays from Twilio to Globe network subscribers in the Philippines. Our team is actively investigating this issue. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.08:10 amBest MagSafe and magnetic wireless chargers for iPhone
Macworld We’ve rounded up the best MagSafe, Qi2, Qi2.2 25W, and MagSafe-compatible magnetic chargers, from the plain pad to multi-functional stands (up to six devices charged), and even the most colorful—from snap-on chargers and modular stands to foldable power banks and full charging desk mats. Apple’s MagSafe technology, supported by all models of iPhone since the iPhone 12 (except the iPhone SE and 16e), presents a more efficient way of wirelessly charging compatible iPhones. MagSafe is the ring of magnets around the iPhone’s internal charging coil that senses compatible accessories and magnetically snaps securely into the most efficient charging position with the right accessories. With MagSafe, you’re less likely to wake up to find your phone wasn’t correctly placed on the wireless charger so didn’t charge at all! Testing the best for you We have tested a lot of magnetic chargers—MagSafe, Qi2 and Compatible—and here inform you which one will work best for you. There are simple magnetic wireless chargers, multi-device chargers for iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods, travel chargers, car chargers and more. Best simple MagSafe chargers Best 2-in-1 MagSafe chargers Best 3-in-1 MagSafe chargers Best 4-in-1 MagSafe Chargers Best travel MagSafe chargers Best MagSafe charging stands with power banks Best MagSafe car charger Best wireless charging desk mat Best wireless charging sleeve Offering up to 25W power output in the right configuration, MagSafe charging is much faster than basic 7.5W magnetic wireless charging. The similar magentic Qi2 standard, supported by the iPhone 13-17 families (and unofficially the iPhone 12 but strangely not the latest 16e) offers similar 15W speed charging. Qi 2.2, also known as Qi2 25W, meets MagSafe at 25W for iPhone 16/17 series. MagSafe or Qi2 certification Apple certifies MagSafe accessories to ensures that the output charging is 15W for most iPhones, and up to 25W for iPhone 16 and 17 (with Apple’s latest MagSafe charger or chargers certified for Qi2 25W). Non-certified magnetic but “MagSafe-compatible” chargers are usually just 7.5W with a ring of magnets to hold your phone in place. Certified MagSafe chargers also have a single-wire NFC antenna that allows the iPhone to identify the device and a built-in magnetometer to prevent compass interference while you are using your iPhone while it’s charging. In our tests, 15W MagSafe and Qi2 chargers are evenly matched for charging speeds. 7.5W MagSafe compatible chargers, as you might expect, take around twice as long—certainly in the early stages of charging. But don’t rule out 7.5W chargers as they are often high quality, nearly always noticeably cheaper and just take a while longer to fully charge an iPhone. The king of the hill is Apple’s new MagSafe charger and chargers based on the new Qi2 25W technology that are definitely faster at 25W, but only with iPhone 16 or later. Foundry Simple vs multi-device magnetic chargers The most basic form of MagSafe or magnetic charger is the simple pad that latches on to the compatible iPhone. Some pads feature a pop-out arm so the iPhone can be propped up while charging. There are also products that can simultaneously charge an iPhone plus other Apple devices, such as an Apple Watch or wireless AirPods charging case. Note that the AirPods case must be of the wireless variety, and the original AirPods case lacked this functionality. The base of a multi-charger could also be used to charge a second iPhone but mostly not magnetically and at 5W rather than 7.5W, 15W, or 25W. Also see our round up of the Best Apple Watch chargers and stands. Best simple MagSafe chargers A simple MagSafe charging pad is the cheapest route to wireless iPhone charging. If you are going to the bother of connecting this product to a wall charger, why not just use a Lightning (iPhone 14 or earlier) or USB-C (iPhone 15 and up) cable direct to the iPhone? You can fast-charge an iPhone to 50% battery in under 30 minutes using a cable and just over that using a 25W charger, while it takes around 50 minutes to wirelessly charge iPhone from 0 to 50% using even 15W MagSafe. That said, there are interesting options to choose from. After these we’ll look at more multi-functional MagSafe chargers. Apple MagSafe Charger – Best simple MagSafe charger for fastest wireless Pros Fast 25W for iPhone 16 and up 15W for Qi2 and most iPhones Cons Expensive, especially at 2m 25W only for iPhone 16 and 17 series Price When Reviewed: $39 Best Prices Today: Retailer Price $32.99 View Deal $32.99 View Deal $39 View Deal $39 View Deal $39.99 View Deal Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide View more prices Product Price Price comparison from Backmarket Output charging: 25W (MagSafe), 15W (Qi2) Cable: 1m (3.3ft), 2m (6.6ft) Wall charger: Not included Colors: White The most obvious MagSafe Charger to buy for your Apple iPhone is, of course, the Apple MagSafe Charger. It’s the charger that Apple would have shipped with the iPhone if it did such things anymore. It’s as minimalist a design as you’d expect from Apple–it looks a lot like a giant Apple Watch Charger. You can also use it to charge your AirPods. Apple’s latest version of this charger offers 15W Qi2 support and, more importantly, a faster 25W charging speed with iPhone 16 and later. It also added a 2-meter length option for $10/£10 more, which is very welcome. At least a 30W USB-C power adapter is required for 25W charging. In our tests using the Apple MagSafe Charger we wirelessly powered up an iPhone 16 Pro from 0% to 50% in just over 30 minutes. It can also charge your AirPods case (AirPods 2 or AirPods Pro), although not at the same time as the iPhone—for that, you’ll need at least a 2-in-1 wireless charger. The standard 1m cable is too short to comfortably charge and use your iPhone at the same time, or maybe stretch from a power socket to a nearby table, so we recommend the 2m upgrade. Don’t forget that this Apple charger still requires a USB-C power adapter—at least 20W if you want 15W charging and at least 30W to enable 25W charging.08:00 amYour iPhone storage is a mess—this $20 fix is a huge win
Macworld TL;DR: Cleaner Kit uses AI to clean up photos, videos, contacts, and more—grab lifetime access for $19.97 through April 12. iPhones don’t usually slow down overnight—it happens gradually. A few duplicate photos here, a handful of large videos there, and suddenly you’re staring at that dreaded “Storage Almost Full” notification. Cleaner Kit is designed to fix exactly that, without turning cleanup into a time-sucking job. Instead of manually scrolling through thousands of photos or digging through contacts, the app uses AI to identify what’s actually taking up space. Duplicate images, blurry shots, and oversized videos are flagged automatically, so you can clean things up in just a few taps. There’s even a swipe feature that makes the process feel more like organizing than deleting. It goes beyond photos, too. Cleaner Kit can merge duplicate contacts, tidy up your inbox, and even store sensitive files in a secure vault. Everything runs locally on your device, which also means your data stays private. Rather than doing one big cleanup every few months, you can keep your phone running smoothly all the time with minimal effort. Keep your iPhone organized, fast, and frustration-free. Get lifetime access to the iOS Cleaner Kit for just $19.97 (MSRP $104.97) through April 12. Cleaner Kit for iOS Premium Plan: Lifetime SubscriptionSee Deal StackSocial prices subject to change.08:00 amOpera Neon doubles down on agentic browsing with MCP support
Opera’s agentic browser now lets users connect AI tools directly to their live browsing session, enabling them to access tabs, interact with pages, and take actions in real time. Here are the details. more…07:19 amApple steps up crackdown on vibe coding apps, pulls ‘Anything’ from the App Store | Reddit on iOS ProgrammingApple steps up crackdown on vibe coding apps, pulls ‘Anything’ from the App Store
Good for us “real devs” Apple goes against these apps! submitted by /u/MarioWollbrink [link] [comments]06:52 amPlanned Maintenance for Flex Insights Historical Reporting
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Apr 11, 00:00 - 05:00 PDTMar 30, 23:50 PDTScheduled - The Flex Insights Historical Reporting dashboard visualization partner in the US will be conducting planned maintenance on Sat, Apr 11th, 2026, at 00:00 Pacific Daylight Time. The maintenance window is expected to last up to 5 hours. During this time, Flex Insights Historical Reporting Dashboards will be unavailable and scheduled ETLs will be affected.05:11 amiOS 26.5 beta 1: All the new features and changes
With Apple shifting its attention to iOS 27, iOS 26.5 beta 1 only brings a handful of minor changes to your iPhone. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)04:53 amIST (Istanbul) on 2026-03-31
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Mar 31, 23:00 UTC - Apr 1, 04:00 UTCMar 31, 04:28 UTCScheduled - We will be performing scheduled maintenance in IST (Istanbul) datacenter between 2026-03-31 23:00 and 2026-04-01 04:00 UTC.Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in latency during this maintenance window for end-users in the affected region. For PNI / CNI customers connecting with us in this location, please make sure you are expecting this traffic to fail over elsewhere during this maintenance window as network interfaces in this datacentre may become temporarily unavailable.You can now subscribe to these notifications via Cloudflare dashboard and receive these updates directly via email, PagerDuty and webhooks (based on your plan): https://developers.cloudflare.com/notifications/notification-available/#cloudflare-status.04:44 amKnock – Use your iPhone as a tap remote for your Mac
Hey all, I’ve been building an app called Knock that lets you trigger actions on your Mac using tap-based input, with an iPhone app as the primary controller the iPhone app works as a remote by using its accelerometer, so you can flip it over and tap the back to trigger actions on your Mac […]04:23 amAMS (Amsterdam) on 2026-04-01
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Apr 1, 00:30 - 06:30 UTCMar 31, 04:10 UTCScheduled - We will be performing scheduled maintenance in AMS (Amsterdam) datacenter on 2026-04-01 between 00:30 and 06:30 UTC.Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in latency during this maintenance window for end-users in the affected region. For PNI / CNI customers connecting with us in this location, please make sure you are expecting this traffic to fail over elsewhere during this maintenance window as network interfaces in this datacentre may become temporarily unavailable.You can now subscribe to these notifications via Cloudflare dashboard and receive these updates directly via email, PagerDuty and webhooks (based on your plan): https://developers.cloudflare.com/notifications/notification-available/#cloudflare-status.04:23 amLIS (Lisbon) on 2026-03-31
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Mar 31, 23:00 UTC - Apr 1, 06:00 UTCMar 31, 04:20 UTCScheduled - We will be performing scheduled maintenance in LIS (Lisbon) datacenter between 2026-03-31 23:00 and 2026-04-01 06:00 UTC.Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in latency during this maintenance window for end-users in the affected region. For PNI / CNI customers connecting with us in this location, please make sure you are expecting this traffic to fail over elsewhere during this maintenance window as network interfaces in this datacentre may become temporarily unavailable.You can now subscribe to these notifications via Cloudflare dashboard and receive these updates directly via email, PagerDuty and webhooks (based on your plan): https://developers.cloudflare.com/notifications/notification-available/#cloudflare-status.04:22 amFRA (Frankfurt) on 2026-03-31
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Mar 31, 23:00 UTC - Apr 1, 06:00 UTCMar 31, 04:22 UTCScheduled - We will be performing scheduled maintenance in FRA (Frankfurt) datacenter between 2026-03-31 23:00 and 2026-04-01 06:00 UTC.Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in latency during this maintenance window for end-users in the affected region. For PNI / CNI customers connecting with us in this location, please make sure you are expecting this traffic to fail over elsewhere during this maintenance window as network interfaces in this datacentre may become temporarily unavailable.You can now subscribe to these notifications via Cloudflare dashboard and receive these updates directly via email, PagerDuty and webhooks (based on your plan): https://developers.cloudflare.com/notifications/notification-available/#cloudflare-status.03:52 amHEL (Helsinki) on 2026-04-01
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Apr 1, 01:00 - 06:00 UTCMar 31, 03:48 UTCScheduled - We will be performing scheduled maintenance in HEL (Helsinki) datacenter on 2026-04-01 between 01:00 and 06:00 UTC.Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in latency during this maintenance window for end-users in the affected region. For PNI / CNI customers connecting with us in this location, please make sure you are expecting this traffic to fail over elsewhere during this maintenance window as network interfaces in this datacentre may become temporarily unavailable.You can now subscribe to these notifications via Cloudflare dashboard and receive these updates directly via email, PagerDuty and webhooks (based on your plan): https://developers.cloudflare.com/notifications/notification-available/#cloudflare-status.03:21 amApple introduces privacy rules for third-party access to notifications and Live Activities | 9 to 5 MacApple introduces privacy rules for third-party access to notifications and Live Activities
Apple has updated its Developer Program License Agreement with new rules on how third-party accessories must handle forwarded notifications and Live Activities. Here are the details. more…02:58 amHow to back up your iPhone & iPad to your Mac before something goes wrong
Backing up your iPhone or iPad to your Mac is the fastest and most reliable way to protect your data, and is especially useful before updates, repairs, or device replacement.How to back up your iPhone and iPad to MacBacking up your iPhone or iPad to your Mac remains the fastest and most complete way to protect your data before updates, repairs, or hardware changes. Apple built local backup support directly into macOS through Finder, allowing full-device backups without relying on an internet connection.Local backups are like full system snapshots, saving your device settings, messages, app data, and media stored on your device. Backing up to iCloud does save your data, but restoring from a Mac is also faster than from because the data transfers directly over USB. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums02:52 amHEL (Helsinki) on 2026-03-31
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Mar 31, 03:00 - 08:00 UTCMar 31, 02:50 UTCScheduled - We will be performing scheduled maintenance in HEL (Helsinki) datacenter on 2026-03-31 between 03:00 and 08:00 UTC.Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in latency during this maintenance window for end-users in the affected region. For PNI / CNI customers connecting with us in this location, please make sure you are expecting this traffic to fail over elsewhere during this maintenance window as network interfaces in this datacentre may become temporarily unavailable.You can now subscribe to these notifications via Cloudflare dashboard and receive these updates directly via email, PagerDuty and webhooks (based on your plan): https://developers.cloudflare.com/notifications/notification-available/#cloudflare-status.02:15 amUnited Kingdom Account Security Carrier Partner Maintenance – Vodafone
Mar 30, 19:15 PDTCompleted - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.Mar 30, 13:15 PDTIn progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.Mar 30, 07:03 PDTScheduled - Our carrier partner Vodafone United Kingdom is conducting a planned maintenance from 30 March 2026 at 13:15 PDT until 30 March 2026 at 19:15 PDT. During the maintenance window, there could be intermittent API request failures for Vodafone United Kingdom customers.Impacted Products: Lookup Identity Match, Lookup SIM Swap, Legacy Identity MatchAndAttributesWe are aware of the short notice and are working with our Carrier Partners to provide earlier notification where possible.02:14 amNinth Circuit unanimously denies Apple’s rehearing requests in Epic Games case
Apple suffered a significant setback in its case against Epic Games today, as the Ninth Circuit denied both of its rehearing petitions. Here are the details. more…01:31 amApple stopped selling 14 products in March, including 3 with no replacements
Apple introduced a ton of new hardware this month. New iPhones, iPads, Macs, and more made for a March to remember. Apple also discontinued a lot of products this month — and not just to make room for new hardware. more…01:22 amKBP (Kyiv) on 2026-03-31
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Mar 31, 01:30 - 06:00 UTCMar 31, 01:22 UTCScheduled - We will be performing scheduled maintenance in KBP (Kyiv) datacenter on 2026-03-31 between 01:30 and 06:00 UTC.Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in latency during this maintenance window for end-users in the affected region. For PNI / CNI customers connecting with us in this location, please make sure you are expecting this traffic to fail over elsewhere during this maintenance window as network interfaces in this datacentre may become temporarily unavailable.You can now subscribe to these notifications via Cloudflare dashboard and receive these updates directly via email, PagerDuty and webhooks (based on your plan): https://developers.cloudflare.com/notifications/notification-available/#cloudflare-status.01:19 amApple subsidiary fined in the UK for breaching Russia sanctions rules
The UK has fined an Apple subsidiary more than half a million dollars for breaching Russia sanctions, following the invasion of Ukraine. Here are the details. more…01:00 amUpdated Apple Developer Program License Agreement now available
The Apple Developer Program License Agreement has been revised to support new features, updated policies, and clarifications. Please review the changes and sign in to your account to accept the updated terms. Definitions, Section 3.3.3(B), Section 3.3.7(K): Specified requirements for use of the Foveated Streaming framework and clarified data privacy requirements. Definitions, Section 3.3.3(Q): Specified requirements for use of the Family Controls framework. Definitions, Section 3.3.7(J): Specified requirements for use of the Accessory Notifications framework and Accessory Live Activities framework. Translations of the updated agreement will be available on the Apple Developer website within one month.12:53 amLHR (London) on 2026-03-31
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Mar 31, 03:00 - 07:00 UTCMar 31, 00:32 UTCScheduled - We will be performing scheduled maintenance in LHR (London) datacenter on 2026-03-31 between 03:00 and 07:00 UTC.Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in latency during this maintenance window for end-users in the affected region. For PNI / CNI customers connecting with us in this location, please make sure you are expecting this traffic to fail over elsewhere during this maintenance window as network interfaces in this datacentre may become temporarily unavailable.You can now subscribe to these notifications via Cloudflare dashboard and receive these updates directly via email, PagerDuty and webhooks (based on your plan): https://developers.cloudflare.com/notifications/notification-available/#cloudflare-status.12:41 amMonetizing Reddit data
Reviewing Reddit TOS, it seems any sort of commercial development that relies on Reddit data is locked down. How do all these lead generation SaaS providers do it? Are most of them just violating terms? Is there a workaround with a 3rd party Reddit partner or something? submitted by /u/AlexRSasha [link] [comments]12:38 amiOS 26.5 beta 1: Here are all the new features
Apple released iOS 26.5 beta 1 for developers today. The update doesn’t include any of the highly-anticipated new Siri features, but there are a few changes worth noting. Head below for the full roundup of everything new in iOS 26.5 beta 1. more…12:27 amSaving agent conversation history in Xcode 26.3+
Hi everyone. Has anyone been able to properly set up conversation history for AI agent conversations in Xcode 26.3+? When I tap the clock symbol, I see this: "Conversation History: Create a git repository for this project to enable conversation history" along with a "Create Repository…" button. But the thing is: I *do* have a […]Monday March 3011:47 pmApple Leans Into Little Finder Guy With New TikTok Videos
When promoting the MacBook Neo, Apple found a surprise hit with a tiny anthropomorphized version of the Mac Finder icon, which people have taken to calling Little Finder Guy. Little Finder Guy starred in some of Apple's early March TikTok videos, and Apple is now targeting Finder fans with a trio of new videos. Three tutorials on Apple's TikTok account star Little Finder Guy. Videos feature Stacks on the Mac desktop, ring light for video apps, and dictation. The tutorials are all shown on the MacBook Neo, and each one includes Little Finder Guy. Most of the comments on the videos are about Apple's new Finder mascot. Stephen Hackett of 512 Pixels has created a .3mf file for 3D printing a Little Finder Guy for those that have a printer available. Android has long had a 3D mascot that's a hybrid between a bug and a droid, which Google calls The Bot, so now there is an Apple equivalent.Tags: Apple Ads, TikTokThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums11:33 pmWhatsApp is working on a dedicated CarPlay app, available now for beta testers
The latest WhatsApp beta build on TestFlight introduces a native CarPlay app, extending the app’s utility beyond the current voice-based interface. Here are the details. more…11:27 pmThe Epic vs. Apple case won't get a rehearing for App Store fees
Apple's request for a rehearing in its lawsuit with Epic Games over App Store fees has been denied, which means no changes will be made to how external purchases are handled for now.Apple's request for a rehearing has been denied.The battle between Apple and Epic continues, but at least one of Apple's paths to victory may finally be closed for good. Apple hoped to undo a December 2025 decision with an appeal, but that was denied.Apple's request for a rehearing was denied on Monday according to a court filing. It states: "The panel unanimously votes to deny the petition for panel rehearing." Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums11:22 pmSafari Technology Preview Turns 10: A Decade of Testing Apple's Web Technologies
Today marks the 10th anniversary of Safari Technology Preview, a version of Safari that's aimed at testing new web technologies. Apple first announced Safari Technology Preview for Mac on March 30, 2016, and rolled it out that same day. At the time, Apple said that it wanted to get feedback from developers on browser development using a method more easily accessible than WebKit. "Get a sneak peek at upcoming web technologies in macOS and iOS with Safari Technology Preview and experiment with these technologies in your websites and extensions," reads the description on Apple's developer website. Safari Technology Preview can be used side-by-side with the main Safari browser, and it can be set as the default if users prefer it. Though it is designed for developers, it does not require a developer account to download and use. Safari Technology Preview has a purple icon to distinguish it from the standard version of Safari. STP is compatible with macOS Sequoia and macOS Tahoe right now, and when macOS 27 launches, it will work with macOS 27 and macOS Tahoe. Apple regularly releases updates for Safari Technology Preview, and over the last decade, we've had 240 versions. Apple provides detailed release notes for each update, highlighting new additions and bug fixes in STP that will later come to the primary version of Safari. Safari Technology Preview can be downloaded from Apple's developer website.Tag: Safari Technology PreviewThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums11:01 pmStuck in App Review Hell for 40 days (Guidelines 4.7 & 2.5.2) over a minor bug fix update | Reddit on iOS ProgrammingStuck in App Review Hell for 40 days (Guidelines 4.7 & 2.5.2) over a minor bug fix update
Hi everyone. I’m fairly new to iOS development and App Store Connect (about 3 months in). I have a published app called Rpgplayer, which is an emulator/runtime environment for RPG Maker games (XP, VX, VX Ace, MV, MZ). I've previously pushed 5-10 updates without any major issues. Recently, I released v2.3 to fix an input […]11:01 pmMagSafe Monday: Is the ESR 5-card wallet better than Apple’s FineWoven wallet?
I have tried many MagSafe wallets over the years, and I have yet to find the perfect one. After spending a few weeks with the Apple FineWoven wallet, I decided to swap to ESR’s five-card MagSafe wallet (in black). While the ESR option supports five cards, compared to the three you get with the FineWoven version, it is definitely much thicker. Even with the extra bulk, it has quickly become my current daily carry thanks to its separate ID slots and the ability to hold multiple cards. more…10:59 pmHow many iOS developers are purely hobbyists?
I’ve had an interesting experience with iOS development. I went to school for it, (trade school certificate, not quite a boot camp), and actually was able to get an internship and then a job as an entry level iOS developer. I got laid off after about a year, and have not been able to find […]10:50 pmCoders gazing all day at screens are at risk for myopia, which is linked to prolonged near work. New research indicates violet light may have potent protective effects against myopia. But while violet light is abundant in sunlight, it is not found indoors. However, violet light bulbs are available. | Reddit on iOS ProgrammingCoders gazing all day at screens are at risk for myopia, which is linked to prolonged near work. New research indicates violet light may have potent protective effects against myopia. But while violet light is abundant in sunlight, it is not found indoors. However, violet light bulbs are available.
Staring at nearby computer screens all day is a recipe for progressing myopia, as such near work has been linked to myopia development. But several studies now have found that the violet light (wavelengths 360 to 400 nm) naturally present in sunlight powerfully slows myopia progression. Violet light is naturally found in abundance sunlight, but […]10:43 pmEverything New in iOS 26.5 Beta 1
iOS 26.5 is now available for developers, and while it doesn't include any new Siri capabilities, there are some major changes for the European Union, and smaller tweaks for features available worldwide. Suggested Places In the Maps app, there's a new "Suggested Places" feature that recommends locations to visit based on trending places nearby and recent searches. When Apple launches ads in Maps, it will also show ads. Ads in Maps iOS 26.5 lays the groundwork for ads in the Maps app. Apple plans to implement ads this summer, with businesses able to purchase ads that are shown in search results and Suggested Places. Code in iOS 26.5 says the following: "Maps may show local ads based on your approximate location, current search terms, or view of the map while you search." Ads will have a clear "ad" label. RCS End-to-End Encryption Apple re-enabled end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android users in iOS 26.5. Apple tested the feature in the iOS 26.4 beta, but not include E2EE in the final version. There is a toggle for End-to-End Encryption in the Messages section of the Settings app, and the feature is enabled by default. E2EE for RCS means that conversations between iPhone and Android users are encrypted and cannot be intercepted and read by a third party. European Union Third-Party Wearable Changes Apple is working on new interoperability features in the EU to comply with the requirements of the Digital Markets Act. Apple has tested these features in prior betas, but the Live Activity sharing feature is new. Proximity pairing - Devices like earbuds will be able to pair with an iOS device in an AirPods-like way by bringing the accessory close to an iPhone or iPad to initiate a simple, one-tap pairing process. Pairing third-party devices will no longer require multiple steps. Notifications - Third-party accessories like smart watches will be able to receive notifications from the iPhone. Users will be able to view and react to incoming notifications, which is a capability normally limited to the Apple Watch. Notifications can only be forwarded to one connected device at a time, and turning on notifications for a third-party device disables notifications to an Apple Watch. Notifications from select apps can be forwarded, or from all apps. Live Activities - Live Activities are able to sync to a third-party wearable, similar to other notifications. This is a feature that appears to be new to iOS 26.5. There's no word on when the EU third-party wearable features will launch, and Apple also tested them in the iOS 26.3 and iOS 26.4 betas before removing them when the software was released to the public. Magic Accessories When you connect an accessory like a Magic Keyboard to an iPhone over USB-C, the iPhone will automatically establish a Bluetooth connection with the accessory. iPhone to Android Transfer When switching from an iPhone to an Android device, there appears to be a new setting for selecting which message attachments to transfer over. There are options for All, 1 year, or 30 days. Apple Books There are mentions of new awards in the Apple Books app, which are likely for year-end wrap-ups. Keyboard Layout iOS 26.5 has an Inuktitut keyboard layout option.Related Roundups: iOS 26, iPadOS 26Related Forum: iOS 26This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums10:30 pmApple steps up crackdown on vibe coding apps, pulls ‘Anything’ from the App Store
As reported by The Information, Apple pulled vibe coding app ‘Anything’ from the App Store last week, citing a self-containment rule from its App Review Guidelines. Here are the details. more…10:09 pmIs it possible to create functioning buttons on the dynamic island (expanded view) w/out a ~2 second delay? | Reddit on iOS ProgrammingIs it possible to create functioning buttons on the dynamic island (expanded view) w/out a ~2 second delay?
Can't find out how to do so with near-zero latency, as seen with the pause/resume buttons in the native clock app's expanded view. Thanks in advance. submitted by /u/Past_Election_5005 [link] [comments]10:04 pmBusyCal 2026.1.3 and BusyContacts 2026.1.3
Adds support for AI-powered scheduling via the Claude Desktop Extension to BusyCal. ($49.99 new for each, free update, various sizes, macOS 11.5+)10:01 pmZoom Workplace 7.0
Updates the videoconferencing/communication app with a variety of additions and enhancements. (Free, 186.8 MB, macOS 10.15+)09:59 pmAffinity 3.1
Brings some long-requested improvements to the creative suite. (Free, 983 MB, macOS 10.15+)09:58 pmMellel 6.6.5
Introduces a new licensing system to the eponymous word processor. ($69.99 new, free update, 105.3 MB, macOS 10.13+)09:56 pmFirefox 149
Adds built-in VPN capabilities to the Web browser. (Free, 150.1 MB, macOS 10.15+)09:54 pmLaunchBar 6.23
Brings several overall enhancements and substantial improvements to VoiceOver support. ($35 new, free update, 15.4 MB, macOS 12+)09:53 pmApple testing automatic audio switching for third-party accessories in the EU
As it continues to make changes to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, Apple is testing a new framework that brings automatic audio switching to third-party audio accessories. Here are the details. more…09:52 pmDEVONagent Pro 3.11.11
Maintenance update for the research software. (Free/$4.95/$49.95, free updates, various sizes, macOS 11+)09:50 pmScreenFloat 2.3.6
Maintenance update for the screen capture tool with improvements and bug fixes. ($17.99 new, free update, 34 MB, macOS 12.3+)09:48 pmApple Discontinues the Mac Pro for Good
Apple has discontinued the Mac Pro with no replacement planned. The move ends a 20-year run for Apple’s most expandable desktop, though the Mac Studio and Thunderbolt 5 have made its PCIe-based expandability largely obsolete.09:33 pmApple Pulls Vibe Coding App 'Anything' From App Store, Escalating Enforcement
Apple has removed a "vibe coding" app from its App Store, reports The Information. AI app building app "Anything" was pulled from the App Store, and Anything co-founder Dhruv Amin was told that his app violated Guideline 2.5.2. "Vibe coding" is a term used for code generated using AI based on natural language with no coding experience necessary. Anything and other apps like it let users create apps, websites, and tools with text-based prompts. Apple started removing vibe coding apps from the App Store earlier in March, and the company said that certain features in the apps that were pulled violate code execution rules. In a statement to MacRumors, Apple said that there are no specific rules against vibe coding, but the apps have to adhere to longstanding guidelines. Apple specifically mentioned Guideline 2.5.2, which is the rule Anything apparently violated. Apps should be self-contained in their bundles, and may not read or write data outside the designated container area, nor may they download, install, or execute code which introduces or changes features or functionality of the app, including other apps. Educational apps designed to teach, develop, or allow students to test executable code may, in limited circumstances, download code provided that such code is not used for other purposes. Such apps must make the source code provided by the app completely viewable and editable by the user. "Anything" launched on iOS back in November with no issue, and Amin says the tool has been used to publish thousands of apps in the App Store. The app let users create and preview vibe code apps on the iPhone, and it raised $11 million at a valuation of $100 million back in September. While Anything was removed from the App Store on March 26, Apple has been blocking updates to the app since December. Amin submitted an update that would allow vibe coded apps to be previewed in a web browser instead of in the app to attempt to comply with the 2.5.2 rule, but Apple blocked the update and pulled the app. Apple previously blocked iOS updates to Vibecode and Replit, vibe coding apps used to generate other apps.Tag: App StoreThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums09:05 pmApple Lays Groundwork for Ads in Maps With iOS 26.5
Apple is planning to introduce ads to the Apple Maps app in the near future, and the iOS 26.5 beta lays the groundwork for the feature. Code in the update says the following: "Maps may show local ads based on your approximate location, current search terms, or view of the map while you search." Apple also says that a user's location and ads interacted with in Apple Maps are not linked to an Apple account to protect user privacy. Apple does not plan to collect or store Maps app data, or share it with third parties. Last week, Apple said that ads are coming to the Apple Maps app for iPhone and iPad in the U.S. and Canada "this summer." Businesses in the U.S. and Canada will be able to show ads in search results and at the top of a "Suggested Places" section in the app, which is new in iOS 26.5. Suggested Places displays recommendations for locations to visit based on trending places nearby, recent searches, and more. Ads in the Maps app will have a clear "Ad" label, much like the ads shown in the App Store search results.Related Roundups: iOS 26, iPadOS 26Tag: Apple MapsRelated Forum: iOS 26This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums09:05 pmHow to use Grok AI on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Grok, the maximally truthful and witty AI assistant built by xAI, has become one of the most popular AI tools for Apple users. Whether you… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.08:43 pmApple is more aggressively booting vibe coding apps from the App Store
Apple made vibe coding easier with Xcode integrations, which has allowed the App Store to grow faster than ever. However, it is cracking down on apps that use AI to generate unreviewable code inside the app.Apple remains judge, jury, and executioner of its App Store in the face of vibe coding floodVibe coding isn't a bad thing on its face. It can help seasoned coders navigate through niche problems that lack documentation, or help bring a novice coder's idea to life. Apple uses the technology itself.However, one vibe coding app, called Anything, was booted from the App Store entirely. According to a report from The Information, it isn't entirely clear why that app was kicked while others remained, but it appears related to section 2.5.2 of the developer guidelines that basically prevents apps from making other apps. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums08:42 pmApple Testing AirPods-Like Pairing, Live Activities and Notification Forwarding for Third-Party Wearables in EU With iOS 26.5 | MacRumorsApple Testing AirPods-Like Pairing, Live Activities and Notification Forwarding for Third-Party Wearables in EU With iOS 26.5
For the last several months, Apple has been working on interoperability changes that are set to be implemented in the European Union to comply with the Digital Markets Act. Apple is developing AirPods-like pairing and notification forwarding for third-party wearables. Testing on these features started back in iOS 26.3 and continued in iOS 26.4, but the options have not yet launched. Apple is still testing them in iOS 26.5, and both notification forwarding and proximity pairing for wearables are included in the iOS 26.5 beta. Today's update also appears to include a new feature forwarding Live Activities to a third-party wearable device, so Live Activities will be included under the notification forwarding umbrella. Third-party wearables like earbuds will be able to use proximity pairing, similar to AirPods. Bringing a set of earbuds close to an iPhone or iPad will initiate an AirPods-like one-tap pairing process, so pairing third-party earbuds and other wearables will no longer require multiple steps. Apple is also planning to allow third-party accessories like smartwatches to receive notifications from the iPhone. Users will be able to view and react to incoming notifications, which is a capability currently limited to the Apple Watch. Notifications are only able to be forwarded to one connected device at a time, and turning on notifications for a third-party device disables notifications on an Apple Watch. Apple has not provided details on when these features will launch in the European Union, but the European Commission said that Apple will roll them out in Europe in 2026. Developers can test third-party TVs, smartwatches, and headphones with the new options. The notification forwarding and proximity pairing features are only going to be available to device makers and users in the EU.Related Roundups: AirPods 4, iOS 26, iPadOS 26Tag: European UnionBuyer's Guide: AirPods (Neutral)Related Forums: AirPods, iOS 26This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums08:41 pmiOS 26.5 adds Live Activities support for third-party accessories in the EU
Apple is working on support for Live Activities in third-party accessories with iOS 26.5 in Europe, according to new code seen by 9to5Mac. Here are the details. more…08:31 pmiOS 26.5’s Messages app has RCS end-to-end encryption in beta
iOS 26.5 beta 1 is now available for developers, with a new Apple Maps feature, hints of a new in-app subscription option, but no signs of Siri upgrades. iOS 26.5 also gives Messages support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging. more…08:10 pmSave $200 on Apple's M5 Pro 16-inch MacBook Pro, lowest prices to date
Two 2026 16-inch MacBook Pro models with Apple's M5 Pro chip are discounted exclusively for AppleInsider readers, delivering the lowest prices on record.Grab the lowest prices ever on Apple's 16-inch MacBook Pro M5 Pro.Kicking off the sale is the standard 2026 16-inch MacBook Pro with Apple's M5 Pro chip. Featuring an 18-core CPU and 20-core GPU, this configuration in Space Black also has 24GB of unified memory and 1TB of storage, giving you additional breathing room to store files compared to the 512GB of storage that was standard in the M4 Pro line.Normally $2,699, AppleInsider readers can pick up the new model for $2,499* using this activation link from a laptop or desktop computer (the offer cannot be activated through B&H's mobile app at this time). Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums08:02 pmBig Tech stocks rout flashing clear turnaround signals as Nasdaq 100 enters correction | Mac Daily NewsBig Tech stocks rout flashing clear turnaround signals as Nasdaq 100 enters correction
Big Tech stocks just suffered a sharp sell-off that has pushed the Nasdaq 100 into correction territory, down 11% from its October peak… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.07:54 pmApple rolls out macOS Sonoma 14.8.6 and macOS Sequoia 15.7.6 Release Candidates
Less than a week after releasing macOS Sonoma 14.8.5 and macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, Apple has now seeded release candidates for their next updates. Here are the details. more…07:49 pmiOS 26.5 beta arrives with no Gemini-powered AI features as focus shifts to iOS 27
It’s safe to say that the Gemini-powered Siri and Apple Intelligence features won’t arrive in beta this month. iOS 26.5 beta 1 was released right on schedule. However, the upgraded AI features are not included. more…07:48 pmApple Intelligence Accidentally Goes Live in China Before Regulatory Approval
Apple accidentally started rolling out Apple Intelligence features in China before receiving regulatory approval, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Some Chinese users began seeing Apple Intelligence features listed as available and active in the Settings app on their iPhones, but Apple made no formal announcement. Gurman says that Apple is not planning to launch the feature imminently, and that its availability was a mistake. Apple has since removed the Apple Intelligence features. Gurman claims that Apple would not launch AI features in China without an announcement, nor would it launch AI in China in the middle of the night local time. The feature also currently uses Google reverse image search, and Google is banned in China. Apple has not been able to launch Apple Intelligence features in China because the country restricts foreign AI technology. Apple is partnering with Alibaba to power Apple Intelligence capabilities, but Apple needs regulatory approval from China's Cyberspace Administration (CAC). The CAC has to test and approve all AI models before AI services are able to launch in China, and there have been ongoing delays with that process. It is unclear when Apple Intelligence features will come to China, but Apple is eager to launch in the country. Chinese smartphone makers like Huawei and Xiaomi have a variety of AI features available to customers, which puts Apple far behind in the AI race.Related Roundups: iOS 26, iPadOS 26Tags: Apple Intelligence, ChinaRelated Forum: iOS 26This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums07:40 pmNew in iOS 26.5: Notification Forwarding, Apple Intelligence in China
The first beta of iOS 26.5 has arrived, with Apple Intelligence now making its way to users in China, and Notification Forwarding expanding beyond the EU.The first developer beta of iOS 26.5 can now be installed.On Monday, less than a week after iOS 26.4 received its full public release, Apple started the iOS 26.4 beta testing cycle. The iPhone software update has the build number 23F5043g, up from 23E246 on the final version of iOS 26.4. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums07:40 pmiOS 26.5 might add new in-app options for subscriptions
iOS 26.5 beta 1 arrived today for developer testing, and Apple’s release notes indicate that the update will offer new App Store options for in-app subscriptions. more…07:40 pmThose with live apps, is a seperate device for iOS betas a good idea?
Looking at picking up a secondary iOS device to run iOS betas on for testing my app – something like an iPhone SE 3. Not entirely sure it’s common practice or a good idea though. I have a 17 Pro Max as my daily phone which I use for most app testing, but obviously not […]07:27 pmiPhone 18 Pro & Pro Max: All the biggest rumours so far
Macworld The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are expected to launch in September 2026 featuring several cutting-edge hardware advancements, including the debut of Apple’s first in-house 5G modem, the C2, and a shift to a 2nm manufacturing process for the A20 Pro chip. Other key rumored upgrades include a smaller Dynamic Island with under-display Face ID components and camera improvements that may include variable aperture on the Pro Max and enhanced sensors. Overall, the update looks like a performance and feature refinement rather than a major redesign, but the iPhone 18 Pro is still expected to be a significant release for Apple. Alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max Apple is said to be planning to launch the ultra-premium folding iPhone. However, in a change to the usual schedule, the company is expected to shift the launch of the iPhone 18 spring 2027 to keep the spotlight on the Pro series during its traditional September debut. Here’s a quick summary of what all the rumors and leaks say to expect from the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max in 2026. What are the biggest upgrades for iPhone 18 Pro & Pro Max Pro models launching first in September 2026, base models delayed to spring 2027 Smaller Dynamic Island likely, with some Face ID components under the display Possible variable aperture camera (Pro Max only) New A20 chip (2nm) for performance and efficiency gains Apple’s own C2 modem expected across the lineup Potential satellite internet support, not just emergency use How is iPhone 18 Pro/Max different from iPhone 17 Pro/Max? Split release schedule (Pro first, base later) Smaller or modified Dynamic Island Possible under-display Face ID components New modem (shift away from Qualcomm) Camera experimentation (variable aperture on Pro Max)07:06 pmNew Siri Features Absent From iOS 26.5 Beta, Likely Pushed to iOS 27 in September
The iOS 26.5 beta that Apple released today includes no new Apple Intelligence Siri functionality, which suggests we're going to be waiting until iOS 27 to see any of the promised Siri features. Apple was initially targeting iOS 26.4 for new Siri capabilities, but in February, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that the company wasn't going to make that goal due to ongoing accuracy issues. He said that Apple could postpone some or all of the new Siri features until iOS 26.5 and iOS 27. At the time, Apple engineers were apparently using iOS 26.5 for internal Siri testing, and the employees said the update included all of the Apple Intelligence Siri features that Apple promised back at WWDC 2024, but there are no signs of those additions to Siri now that the beta is available to developers. It's possible that Siri features could come in a later beta of iOS 26.5, but that's looking less and less likely as we get closer to June and the iOS 27 WWDC debut. Last week, Gurman said that iOS 27 would include a standalone Siri chatbot app and all of the Apple Intelligence Siri features, indicating members of the public won't get a smarter Siri until iOS 27 launches in September 2026. When Apple introduced Apple Intelligence Siri in June 2024, it said the feature set would launch in an update to iOS 26 coming in 2025. When spring 2025 rolled around, Apple announced a delay and said that Siri was not ready and needed more time. After that setback, Apple made no promise other than saying the revamped version of Siri would launch in 2026. Behind-the-scenes rumors suggested Apple was targeting iOS 26.4 and development was further delayed, but Apple never publicly mentioned the iOS 26.4 update. As long as Apple launches the new Siri features before December 2026, it will be on track to deliver what it promised. The version of Siri that Apple has planned for iOS 27 will go above and beyond what was demonstrated at WWDC 2024. Siri is turning into a full chatbot, with a standalone Siri app and feature set that will put the personal assistant on par with Gemini, Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI chatbots.Related Roundups: iOS 26, iPadOS 26, iOS 27Tag: SiriRelated Forum: iOS 26This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums07:03 pmPaul McCartney may play Apple Park for Apple’s 50th anniversary finale
Apple’s global 50th anniversary celebrations are building toward a potentially historic finale — with strong indications that… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.07:01 pmiOS 26.5 adds new Apple Maps feature for trending places
iOS 26.5 beta 1 arrived today, and with it a new Apple Maps feature for discovering where to go next—dubbed simply ‘Suggested Places.’ more…06:58 pmApple’s new Finder Guy escapades chased away my Monday blues
Macworld Mondays suck. Especially if you just had a really good weekend like me (“Project Hail Mary,” “Amaze! Amaze! Amaze!”). But Monday just got better because Apple has released three new Finder Guy videos on TikTok. Now I have the biggest smile on my face, and I’m feeling like I can tackle my week. One video showcases a downtrodden Finder Guy (like me!) trying to overcome writer’s block (like me!). It ends with a bespectacled Finder Guy, who’s all smiles (like me!). @apple talking to yourself has never been better ♬ original sound – apple Another video shows how to use the Mac’s ringlight to make your FaceTime videos brighter. @apple glamour ♬ original sound – apple A third video is for “Type Bs,” but don’t let that stop you from watching how to use the Stacks feature in the Finder. @apple doesn’t matter how many screenshots you take, the desktop will keep it cute. ♬ original sound – apple The Finder Guy made his debut during the MacBook Neo release in a TikTok slideshow for the MacBook Neo’s specifications. Apple has since posted other videos to TikTok, but new Finder Guy clips didn’t show up until Monday. Clearly, Apple created the character to promote the Mac to TikTok’s audience, which is 78 percent comprised of millennials and Gen Z. We actually don’t know much about Apple’s new mascot. The internet has taken to calling it Finder Guy due to its resemblance to the Finder icon, but we don’t actually know if the character has a gender. It’s also not clear if the narrator in the videos is the voice of the character. Will the character make an appearance at Apple’s 50th anniversary celebration or start popping up outside Apple stores? We’ve sent Apple an email asking for more info (yes, we really did), and we’ll provide updates if we hear anything. In any case, Happy Monday!06:58 pmMeta testing paid Instagram service that lets users secretly view Stories
Meta revealed in January that it plans to test paid versions of Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook. Now, in select markets, the first of those premium services is available. more…06:46 pmApple Intelligence finally rolls out in China
Almost a year and a half after introduction in the U.S., it looks like Apple Intelligence is on the cusp of launching in China.Apple Intelligence is finally arriving on devices in ChinaApple Intelligence had a gradual rollout in Western countries, but it hasn't been available in China at all. According to social media posts, Apple Intelligence has gone live in China.Posts, such as from the prominent leaker account L0vetodream, are saying that the availability of Apple Intelligence in China appeared suddenly today. Screenshots shared by the accounts show the Settings app menu for Apple Intelligence & Siri, showing the same layout and general labels as in English-speaking countries. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums06:43 pmiOS 26.5 Beta Continues RCS End-to-End Encryption Testing for iPhone and Android Messages | MacRumorsiOS 26.5 Beta Continues RCS End-to-End Encryption Testing for iPhone and Android Messages
Apple tested end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users in the iOS 26.4 beta, but Apple made it clear the functionality was not going to launch in the iOS 26.4 update. E2EE for RCS was removed before iOS 26.4 was released, but the feature is back in the iOS 26.5 beta as Apple continues testing it. In the Messages section of the Settings app, the End-to-End Encryption toggle is back in the RCS options, and like before, it is turned on by default. End-to-end encryption ensures that messages sent between devices cannot be intercepted and read by a third party. Right now, RCS messages sent between Android and iPhone users do not have E2EE, but RCS messages between Android users do. iMessages exchanged between iPhone users have always had end-to-end encryption. E2EE is in beta and is not available to all devices or carriers in iOS 26.5. Conversations that are encrypted have a lock symbol.Related Roundups: iOS 26, iPadOS 26Tags: Android, RCSRelated Forum: iOS 26This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums06:40 pmiOS 26.5 beta 1 is available now
Macworld The 26.4 updates brought with them a number of improvements across the various operating systems and Apple’s included apps. But they didn’t bring the expected, long overdue improvements to Siri: A new foundation model, on-screen awareness, personal context, and actions across apps. Recent rumors rumors make it seem unlikely that all of those things will appear before the big OS 27 updates in the fall, for which Apple is targeting even bigger Apple Intelligence upgrades. But there is some hope that the iOS 26.5 update will bring at least some of the new Siri to our devices. The first developer beta for the 26.5 updates landed on March 30, and we expect a wide release sometime in late April or early May. What’s new in iOS 26.5 We don’t yet know what features to expect from the final release of iOS 26.5, but we’ll update this section as new features and significant changes are discovered throughout the beta process. iOS 26.5 beta: How to install If you want to test the iOS 26 beta releases but are not a registered developer, follow these steps: Click Sign Up on the Apple Beta page and register with your Apple ID. Log in to the Beta Software Program. Click Enroll your iOS device. Open the Settings app, tap General, then Software Update. In the Beta Updates section, select the iOS Public Beta. It may take a few moments after registering for the beta option to appear in Software Update. iOS 26.5: How to install the developer beta You’ll need to be registered as an Apple developer, but a free developer account will do. You can get one via Xcode or the Apple Developer app in iOS. Here’s how to do it via the Apple Developer app: Download the Apple Developer App from the App Store. Open the app. Tap on Account. Sign in using your usual Apple ID. Find out everything you need to know about iOS 26 in our iOS 26 superguide.06:30 pmIncrease in 5xx Errors in Fortaleza, Brazil datacenter (FOR)
Mar 30, 18:30 UTCResolved - Cloudflare identified an increase in 5xx errors with our CDN service in the Fortaleza, Brazil datacenter (FOR). Users may have experienced an increase in errors between 18:44 UTC and 19:12 UTC on March 30, 2026. The issue has been resolved06:21 pmNeed Insight either we need to built iOS APP from scracth again or it’s enough to convert current no-code version using capacitor | Reddit on iOS ProgrammingNeed Insight either we need to built iOS APP from scracth again or it’s enough to convert current no-code version using capacitor
I run a small software agency and we’ve been building PWAs using tools like Loveable and Replit. It’s been great for quick development, but we’re starting to hit limitations, especially around launching iOS App to the App Store and managing a scalable, long-term codebase. Experimented with Capacitor as a workaround, but it feels more like […]06:14 pmAmazon Big Spring Sale Last Chance Deals: AirPods Pro 3, MacBook Pro, and More Best-Ever Prices | MacRumorsAmazon Big Spring Sale Last Chance Deals: AirPods Pro 3, MacBook Pro, and More Best-Ever Prices
Amazon's Big Spring Sale is set to end tomorrow, March 31, so you still have a little while to shop some of the best prices of the year so far on AirPods, MacBooks, and much more. In this article we're recapping all of the best deals you can still get before the event ends, including a few accessory sales. 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. AirPods The best current AirPods deal during the Big Spring Sale is the AirPods Pro 3 for $199.00, down from $249.00. You can also get a pre-order discount on the brand new AirPods Max 2. $50 OFFAirPods Pro 3 for $199.00 $19 OFFAirPods Max 2 for $529.99 Apple Watch Series 11 Amazon this week has all-time low prices on the Apple Watch Series 11, with $100 discounts across numerous models of the smartwatch. We first started tracking the return of these deals last month, but this sale has now expanded with many more options on both 42mm and 46mm GPS models. $100 OFFApple Watch Series 11 (42mm GPS) for $299.00 $100 OFFApple Watch Series 11 (46mm GPS) for $329.00 You can get the 42mm GPS Apple Watch Series 11 for $299.00, down from $399.00, and the 46mm GPS model for $329.00, down from $429.00. On Amazon, you'll find four of the 42mm GPS models on sale at this all-time low price, and four of the 46mm GPS models on sale as well. $100 OFFApple Watch Series 11 (42mm Cell) for $399.00 $100 OFFApple Watch Series 11 (46mm Cell) for $429.00 M4 iPad Air Amazon is taking up to $100 off the brand new M4 iPad Air during its Big Spring Sale this week. Specifically, Amazon has up to $80 off the 11-inch M4 iPad Air and up to $100 off the 13-inch M4 iPad Air. All of these discounts have been automatically applied and do not require a coupon code or a Prime membership. $40 OFF11-inch M4 iPad Air for $559.00 $50 OFF13-inch M4 iPad Air for $749.00 The new iPad Air features the M4 chip, C1X modem, and N1 networking chip, which brings support for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. In terms of design, the 2026 models are identical to the 2025 iPad Air tablets, with an edge-to-edge display, slim bezels, and aluminum chassis. M5 Pro/M5 Max MacBook Pro Amazon is offering new all-time low prices on Apple's M5 Pro/M5 Max MacBook Pro, with up to $149 off select models without the need of a membership or clipping a coupon. $149 OFF14-inch M5 Pro MacBook Pro (24GB/1TB) for $2,049.99 $149 OFF14-inch M5 Pro MacBook Pro (24GB/2TB) for $2,449.99 We're also tracking similar steep discounts on the 16-inch models, including a few M5 Max options. These discounts reach up to $199 off original prices, and as of writing we're only tracking these deals on Amazon. $149 OFF16-inch M5 Pro MacBook Pro (24GB/1TB) for $2,549.99 $199 OFF16-inch M5 Pro MacBook Pro (48GB/1TB) for $2,899.99 Anker Anker's new Prime 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station has been marked down to $104.99 during the Big Spring Sale, down from $149.99, with no need for a coupon. This accessory just launched last month, and Amazon's sale today represents a new all-time low price. $45 OFFAnker Prime 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station for $104.99 The Prime 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station features Qi2.2 support, which lets a compatible MagSafe iPhone charge at up to 25W. It's the same speed as Apple's MagSafe charger, and it is 10W faster than the standard Qi2 MagSafe chargers. You can also simultaneously charge an Apple Watch and AirPods with the device. There are plenty of other Anker discounts happening on Amazon this week, including the Prime 14-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 Dock back at its all-time low price of $339.99, down from $399.99. Anker's popular 3-in-1 MagSafe-Compatible Charging Cube is also down to a new all-time low price of $79.03, down from $129.99. $60 OFFAnker Prime 14-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 Dock for $339.99 Wall Chargers Nano USB-C Wall Charger - $27.99, down from $39.99 6-in-1 USB-C Power Strip - $59.99, down from $109.99 140W 4-Port GaN USB-C Charger - $89.99, down from $99.99 14-in-1 Prime Thunderbolt 5 Dock - $339.99, down from $399.99 Wireless Chargers 3-in-1 MagSafe-Compatible UFO Charger - $69.99, down from $89.99 3-in-1 MagSafe-Compatible Foldable Charging Station - $79.99, down from $109.99 3-in-1 MagSafe-Compatible Charging Cube - $79.03, down from $129.99 3-in-1 Prime Wireless Charging Station - $104.99, down from $149.99 Prime MagSafe-Compatible 3-in-1 Charging Station - $149.99, down from $229.99 Portable Chargers SOLIX C300 Power Station with Lantern - $169.99, down from $249.00 Prime Power Bank 26,250 mAh - $199.99, down from $229.99 SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 Portable Power Station - $428.99, down from $799.00 SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 Portable Power Station - $749.00, down from $1,499.00 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 forums06:12 pmApple Intelligence rolling out now in China, per user reports
Apple Intelligence first launched in the US in October 2024, but now after a nearly 18-month wait, Apple’s AI features appear to be rolling out in China too. more…06:11 pmSave a sweet $20 on Apple’s super-slim Magic Keyboard
This Apple Magic Keyboard deal lets you say goodbye to cables and enjoy a 20% discount on a brilliant wireless keyboard. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)06:06 pmApple awards rare $200K–$400K bonuses to iPhone designers to stem exodus to OpenAI
Apple has awarded rare retention bonuses to its iPhone hardware designers in an effort to curb a growing wave of departures to AI startups… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.05:50 pmSave 19% in rare deal on Apple Magic Mouse
Do not miss a rare Apple Magic Mouse deal! Save on the sleek USB-C version for your Mac or iPad to give your setup a boost. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)05:46 pmFirst iOS 26.5, macOS 26.5 developer betas now available for testing
After the 26.4 releases, Apple is now testing iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and macOS Tahoe 26.4 with developers.Apple's hardware that works with the 26-generation operating systems - Image Credit: AppleApple released its 26.4 generation of updates on March 24, making way for new beta builds to be tested. Apple has now started that testing, by supplying developers with the initial betas for the 26.5 generation.The developer betas for iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and macOS Tahoe 26.5 replace the previous generation, which included four beta rounds and a release candidate round on March 18. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our ForumsFirehose II – Jobs, Deals, Apps
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