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iOS 27.2 expands Multiview to the iPhone, so users can watch up to four live sports streams simultaneously. Multiview works for sports events included in an Apple TV subscription: Major League Soccer (MLS), Formula 1 (F1) in the U.S., and Friday Night Baseball doubleheaders during the Major League Baseball season. With Formula 1, users can select a preset team Multiview for live events, or build their own from multiple F1 feeds like onboard cameras and track maps. Multiview was previously availa

The iOS 27.2 update Apple released today allows the FaceTime Dual Capture feature to be used in Group FaceTime calls. Dual Capture is a feature that lets you stream FaceTime video content from the front and rear cameras at the same time. On a compatible device running iOS 27 , flipping the camera while on a FaceTime call automatically turns on Dual Capture. Dual Capture is available on the iPhone 17 , iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone Air , iPhone 18 Pro , iPhone 18 Pro Max, and iPhone Du

Apple today released visionOS 27.2, the first big update for the visionOS 27 operating system that runs on the Apple Vision Pro . visionOS 27.2 can be downloaded by opening the Settings app, selecting the General section, and choosing Software Update. Installing the update requires the headset to be removed, and a progress bar appears on the EyeSight display. The visionOS 27.2 update provides bug fixes and security updates, per Apple's release notes. Related Roundup: Apple Vision Pro Buyer's Gui

Apple today announced that Siri AI will gain support for Chinese (Traditional), Norwegian, Turkish, and Vietnamese later this year. The feature initially supported English only when it launched in September, with support for French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish added in iOS 27.2 and corresponding updates. Related Roundups: iOS 27 , iPadOS 27 Tags: Siri , Siri AI Related Forum: iOS 27 This article, Apple Says Siri AI Will Support Even More Languages Later This Year first appeared o

Apple today released iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, the first major updates to the iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 operating systems that came out in September. iOS 27.2 is available for all iPhones able to run iOS 27, including the iPhone Duo , while iPadOS 27.2 is available for all iPads able to run iPadOS 27, including the newly announced OLED iPad mini . The iOS 27.2 update expands Siri AI to new languages, including French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. It also adds profiles for the Apple TV a

Apple today released macOS Golden Gate 27.2, the first major update to the macOS 27 operating system that launched in September. Mac users can download macOS Golden Gate 27.2 by opening up the System Settings app and using the Software Update option. macOS Golden Gate 27.2 overhauls the brightness and volume sliders , plus it expands Siri AI to new languages including French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. Apple's release notes for the update are below. This update provides enhanceme

Apple today released watchOS 27.2, the first major update to the watchOS 27 operating system. watchOS 27.2 can be downloaded through the Settings app on the watch or the Apple Watch app on a connected iPhone. Software can only be installed when the Apple Watch is on the charger and has over 50 percent battery. According to Apple's release notes, watchOS 27.2 introduces new Siri AI features and extends Siri AI to new languages. This update provides enhancements to Siri AI, including the ability t

Apple today released new HomePod 27.2 software for the HomePod and HomePod mini. HomePod Software 27.2 brings a new Sound Glow option to the HomePod, HomePod mini, and upcoming HomePod mini 2 . Sound Glow causes the top of a HomePod or HomePod mini to light up with color that pulses in sync with the music that's playing. The feature draws colors from album artwork, and it works with songs, podcasts, and Apple's ambient music feature. The update also adds support for using HomePods as the default

Apple today released tvOS 27.2, the first major update to the tvOS 27 operating system that runs on the Apple TV 4K. tvOS 27.2 can be downloaded using the Settings app on the Apple TV. Open up Settings and go to System > Software Update to get the new software. Apple TV owners who have automatic software updates activated will be upgraded to tvOS 27.2 automatically. Today's update adds support for four-speaker surround sound, a feature that works with the HomePod , HomePod mini 2 , and the upcom

Apple today announced the eighth-generation iPad mini , introducing a larger OLED display, a thinner and lighter design, the A20 Pro chip, and water and dust resistance, but how much does it differ from the previous model? The new iPad mini starts at $699 for the 128GB Wi-Fi model and $849 with cellular connectivity. With the prior generation now discontinued, buyers also face a choice between paying for the new features and finding a cheaper A17 Pro model. Both offer the same storage capacities

Shortly after the iPhone Duo launched, a few users reported hinge issues that were causing cracks in the inner display . Apple has now responded to the reports in a statement to MacRumors , saying a small number of units are affected. The response to iPhone Duo from early users has been incredibly positive, and we are seeing exciting things from developers who are rapidly updating their apps to take advantage of its unique form factor. We are aware of an issue impacting the inner display on a sm

The iPhone Duo's two-app multitasking feature works side by side in landscape, but rotating the inner display to portrait usually drops you back to a single app. However, there is a workaround to keep a video playing above an open app in portrait, and it involves Picture in Picture. Both the inner and outer displays on the iPhone Duo share the same 1:1.4 aspect ratio, and each half of the inner display works out to roughly the same size and shape as the outer screen. That even split gives each a

Anker today kicked off its annual Halloween sale , with big savings on the brand's most popular wireless chargers, docks, portable batteries, and more. This year, there's also a Labubu collab, where you can get a bundle of Anker accessories plus a Labubu blind box. 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. Anker has discounted a huge variety of accessories du

The incoming iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2 updates enable Apple's Hearing Aid and Hearing Test features on the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods Pro 3 in five Canadian provinces : Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Saskatchewan. The features are still not available in any other provinces, but Ontario is reportedly about to change a law that will pave the way for the features to launch there. The Hearing Test and Hearing Aid features are supported in select provinces in Canada

The new eight-generation iPad mini unveiled today has a long list of new features and changes, as outlined in our all-in-one summary below. Here is what is new for the iPad mini: Larger, brighter, and more vivid 8.5-inch OLED display , up from 8.3-inch LCD display Up to 600 nits of SDR brightness, up from 500 nits Up to 1,200 nits of peak HDR brightness 60Hz still, no ProMotion Anti-glare nano-texture display option for 256GB and 512GB models (+$100 upgrade) Extended display mode support on e

Apple today updated its U.S. trade-in estimates , raising maximum values across the iPad lineup and for most Macs following today's announcement of the new iPad mini . Every iPad category has gained value, although the increases are relatively modest. The iPad mini and standard iPad both rise by $20, while the iPad Air gains $15 and the iPad Pro increases by $10. The revised maximum estimates are as follows: iPad Pro : $905 to $915 iPad Air : $510 to $525 iPad mini : $320 to $340 iPad : $280 to

Apple's new iPad mini features an Adaptive True Tone flash, bringing an iPad Pro feature to Apple's smallest tablet for the first time. Unlike the iPad Air , the previous-generation iPad mini already featured a True Tone flash. Apple says the new Adaptive True Tone flash on the iPad mini improves photography and document scanning. It sits alongside a 12-megapixel Wide rear camera with Smart HDR 4 and support for recording 4K video at up to 60 frames per second. The Adaptive True Tone flash debut

The new iPhone Duo drops both the classic Ring/Silent switch as well as the newer Action button, so there is no physical mute control on the device, and no way to assign the Silent Mode control to another button. That said, you can still silence the device pretty quickly you just do it on-screen instead using a new way to invoke Control Center. With your device unlocked, open Control Center by tapping the circular status bar icon, then tap the Silent Mode button (the bell icon). That's all ther

Apple's new iPad mini is fast-charge capable, but not with the adapter in the box. Apple's specifications say the device can reach up to a 50% charge in around 30 minutes when used with a USB-C power adapter capable of providing 35W or higher, but they are sold separately ($59) the iPad mini comes with a 20W USB-C power adapter. The new OLED-equipped iPad mini features an 18.9-watt-hour battery rated for up to 10 hours of web browsing or video. The new iPad mini starts at $699 for the Wi-Fi mod

Apple today announced a TechWoven Smart Folio for the new iPad mini bringing its woven fabric to an iPad cover for the first time and replacing the previous, long-standing polyurethane design. With no polyurethane alternative announced, the new iPad mini looks set to become the first iPad since the original model in 2010 to launch without an Apple polyurethane cover option. Apple introduced the material with the iPad 2's Smart Cover in 2011, continuing through subsequent iPad Smart Covers and Sm

With the introduction of the new iPad mini , every model in Apple's current iPad lineup now features a landscape front-facing camera. The transition began with the 10th-generation iPad in 2022, followed by the M2 iPad Air and M4 iPad Pro in 2024. The iPad mini was the last remaining model with its front camera on the portrait edge. Situating the new 12-megapixel Center Stage camera along the landscape edge provides a more natural perspective for video calls when holding the device horizontally.

Apple today announced the first OLED iPad mini, and it carries a pretty hefty price increase compared to just a few years ago. The new model starts at $699, up $100 (or 17%) from the $599 starting price of the previous generation model. It's hard to believe now, but the previous-generation iPad mini kept its $499 price in 2024 even when Apple doubled base storage to 128GB. But then earlier this year, Apple increased the starting price to $599 as part of sweeping price increases across its produc

Apple's new iPad mini comes in just Midnight and Starlight, cutting the number of available finishes in half compared with the previous two generations. The outgoing A17 Pro model, introduced in 2024, offered Blue, Purple, Starlight, and Space Gray. The new model drops both Blue and Purple, while Midnight replaces Space Gray as the darker option. Starlight is the only finish carried over. This marks the smallest selection of iPad mini color options since the second generation. The change also ma

Apple's tech specs for the new iPad mini reveal that the 512GB model ships with a different version of the A20 Pro: a 6-core CPU with two super cores and four efficiency cores, plus a Dual 16-core Neural Engine. The 128GB and 256GB models meanwhile get a 5-core CPU (two super, three efficiency) and a 16-core Neural Engine. All three models share a 7-core GPU, Neural Accelerators, and hardware-accelerated ray tracing. The nano-texture display glass option is also limited to the 256GB and 512GB mo

Apple's new iPad mini offers an optional nano-texture display for reduced glare, but the finish is limited to models with 256GB or 512GB of storage. The nano-texture glass option costs an additional $100 in the U.S., bringing the starting price to $899 for the 256GB Wi-Fi model. The entry-level 128GB model is excluded from the option. Configurations with nano-texture glass also include an Apple polishing cloth in the box. Apple says the finish is intended to improve visibility in bright environm

The new iPad mini is Apple's first water-resistant iPad , featuring an IP67 rating for water and dust resistance. Apple tested the device for immersion in water up to one meter deep for up to 30 minutes under controlled laboratory conditions. The company highlights reading by the pool and working outdoors on a rainy day as situations where the protection could be particularly useful. The new iPad mini 's Acoustic Display audio system apparently helps make the protection possible. It uses special

Apple today announced the biggest iPad mini update yet, bringing OLED to its smallest tablet for the first time. The new model features an 8.5-inch OLED display, an A20 Pro chip, and IP67 water and dust resistance housed in a 5.4mm thin design. Pre-orders open Wednesday, October 28, at 10:10 a.m. Pacific Time on apple.com and in the Apple Store app, with availability starting Friday, November 6. Pricing starts at $699 for the Wi-Fi model and $849 for Wi-Fi + Cellular, with 128GB, 256GB, and 512G

The new iPad mini features Apple's first Acoustic Display audio system , using the screen to help produce sound. The system pairs specially designed woofers through the display to deliver what Apple describes as punchier bass and higher volume. Separate tweeters, which handle higher frequencies, are concealed between the display glass and aluminum enclosure. Together, the components are designed to improve audio. The Acoustic Display's sealed enclosure also helps the new iPad mini achieve its IP

Apple's new iPad mini gains an 8.5-inch OLED display, but still lacks ProMotion, with the technology noticeably absent from Apple's announcement and technical specifications . The iPad Pro has an OLED display and supports adaptive refresh rates from 10Hz to 120Hz for smoother scrolling and animations. The new iPad mini 's display upgrades instead include deeper blacks, up to 1,200 nits of peak HDR brightness, and an optional nano-texture finish. Related Roundup: iPad mini Tags: OLED , ProMotion

Apple today announced a new iPad mini with a larger 8.5-inch OLED display, a nano-texture display option, a thinner and lighter design, an A20 Pro chip, a new Acoustic Display audio system that eliminates speaker holes, IP67-rated water and dust resistance, a landscape front camera, Apple's N1 chip with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 support, and more. Altogether, Apple says this amounts to the iPad mini's iggest update ever. With an OLED display, Apple said the new iPad mini delivers higher contrast

Some Apple Watch users running watchOS 27 are reporting a daylight saving glitch after clocks went back in the UK and Europe on Sunday. In a MacRumors forums thread , five users several in the UK and central Europe say their watch shows the correct time when activated, but the Always-On display keeps showing summer time, leaving it an hour fast. The problem has also been reported in standby mode. Restarting the watch resolved the issue for three users, while a sixth poster says switching watch

Getting someone to relax in front of a camera is a lot easier when they can see how they look. Apple acknowledges this on its new foldable iPhone Duo with a feature called Duo Preview, which shows a live preview on the outer display. This way, whoever you're photographing can adjust their pose, fix their hair, or straighten their costume before you take the shot. It works for both photos and videos. With Duo Preview enabled, the outer display mirrors what's captured by the main camera, so it fee

Owners of Apple's 2019 Mac Pro could repurpose its enclosure for a custom PC using a conversion kit being crowdfunded by Practical Prototyping (via Hackster ). The project comes after Apple discontinued the Mac Pro in March, confirming that it has no plans for future models. For owners of the 2019 Intel-based tower, the conversion offers a potential way to keep using its distinctive enclosure with newer PC components. Mechanical engineer Stefan Bond developed the kit to accommodate a conventiona

Two executives who have spent roughly three decades each at Apple are handing over responsibility for its displays, as part of a broader series of engineering leadership changes reported by Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman . Victor Yin now oversees much of Apple's display development following years of preparation under Wei Chen and John Zhong. Chen and Zhong, each with approximately 30 years at the company, are taking on more limited responsibilities as advisers. Gurman describes their eventual departu

Apple is testing OLED displays for future MacBook Air and iMac models, though both upgrades remain some way off, according to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman in his latest Power On newsletter . The next refreshes of the devices are expected to retain LCD displays. Gurman anticipates a new iMac to arrive this week and a MacBook Air refresh in early 2027, but offered no time frame for either model's transition to OLED. Related Roundups: iMac , MacBook Air Tags: Bloomberg , Mark Gurman , OLED Buyer's Guid

Earlier this month, a security researcher discovered that private cryptographic keys associated with eight of Indian company eMudhra's intermediate certificate authority (CA) certificates were weak. The compromised keys could have allowed attackers to impersonate legitimate websites, potentially putting users' sensitive information at risk. However, there is currently no evidence that the keys were exploited maliciously. eMudhra's certificates were widely trusted by all major web browsers, inclu

The iPhone Duo includes a new Shortcuts automation trigger that runs actions when the device is opened or closed. YouTuber Stephen Robles highlighted the trigger, which is called Opened or Closed and can be found under the Display automations category. It was first spotted in September by code sleuth pdfu in the iPhone Duo simulator. One possible use case is making the Duo switch to a different wallpaper when the device is opened and back when it's closed. MacStories ' Federico Viticci has said

On iPhone Duo, Apple includes a display setting for cases or frames that partially cover the left edge of the outer display. It's called Shift Left Edge, and it insets the display edge so that on-screen content isn't hidden beneath the case. We first covered the setting in September, and Apple has since documented it, revealing that when you fit Apple's official iPhone Duo Case , a prompt automatically appears on the display to direct you to the setting. However, you can also turn it on manually

Teardown site iFixit took apart the iPhone Duo to see what's inside, how it holds up to dust, and how repairable it is. There's a video walking through the teardown, as well as a blog post summing it up . Before opening up the Duo, iFixit inundated it with fluorescent dust. The iPhone Duo has an IP68 dust and water resistance rating, which means it's sealed against dust. iFixit found dust in the USB-C port, speaker mesh, and bezel, but few particles reached the internals of the device. Particles

Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman today reported that Apple is facing a growing problem where some people will buy iPhones or other products and either remove accessories from the box, open up the device and remove components, and/or remove the entire device, and then attempt to return the box hoping that the employee will not notice. When a customer seeks to return an iPhone, he said that Apple's retail employees have ordinarily been instructed to open the box and verify the contents, but Apple has sinc

Apple's AirTag 2 has hit $23.00 this week on Amazon, down from $29.00. This deal is on the 1-Pack of the AirTag 2, and it's a new record low price for the accessory. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. We're also tracking a deal on the AirTag 2 4-Pack, available for $89.00 , down from $99.00. This one is a second-best price on the AirTag 2, and you'll find matching pr

Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman today reiterated that Apple plans to announce new iMac and the 14-inch MacBook Pro models on Wednesday. Apple is holding a Pro and tell experience in Los Angeles that day. The key upgrade for both Macs is expected to be the M6 chip that debuted in the new Mac mini in August. No design changes have been rumored for these Macs, so these should be a simple chip-and-ship upgrades alongside the touchscreen MacBook Pros . Related Roundups: iMac , MacBook Pro Tag: Mark Gurman B

Apple plans to unveil 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with touch-enabled OLED displays on Wednesday, October 28, according to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman. Those invited to Apple's Pro and tell experience in Los Angeles at 10 a.m. Pacific Time on that day will likely receive hands-on time with the laptops after they are announced in a press release. In his Power On newsletter today , Gurman reiterated that these MacBook Pro models will look similar to the current models, but weigh less and fe

Apple is considering changes to Safari on the iPhone Duo that would give websites access to more of the outer display, although the company has yet to settle on an approach. The challenge is allowing pages to occupy the area beneath Safari's side-mounted controls without making parts of a website inaccessible. In an Friday, October 23 WebKit post , Apple's Jen Simmons explained that an existing web setting could enable this, but Apple's research suggests many sites would not handle it correctly.

Instagram is now available on the Apple TV , bringing Reels, longer videos, and live shows via the platform to Apple's streaming device for the first time. The Instagram app for Apple TV lets users watch content from their favorite creators, discover videos, and resume watching across devices. Instagram describes the app as a way to watch together with friends and family, extending its video experience to the television. The app appears to have launched on October 23. Apple's TV-specific release

Verizon has apologized to customers who pre-ordered the iPhone Duo through the carrier but have since been informed that their delivery is delayed. In an email sent to affected customers, Verizon said an unexpected shipping delay means that iPhone Duo deliveries to some customers will ake a little longer. To make up for the inconvenience, Verizon is offering affected customers a $100 Verizon gift card that can be used online or in-store toward bill payments or merchandise. We owe you an apology

iPhone Duo uses a Touch ID sensor built into the side button for authentication. Some may feel this is a step backwards after almost a decade of Face ID on iPhones, but if you wear an Apple Watch, you can use it to unlock your iPhone Duo instead. This way, you don't need to touch the side button at all. It's the closest thing we have to a seamless Face ID experience on iPhone Duo ( at least for now ). The feature is called Unlock with Apple Watch. It's not new to iPhone, but it works reliably. N

Apple's iPhone Duo has failed JerryRigEverything's latest durability test . Despite its IP68 dust-resistance rating, dust entered the hinge through several ingress points, overwhelming the magnets that hold the phone shut. The bend test then left a permanent green line across the inner display, before the screen became unresponsive. The outer screen with Ceramic Shield 2 scratched at level 7 on the Mohs scale, but the inner screen only managed level 2, although credit was given for its matte nan

Because of the iPhone Duo's foldable design, you tend to switch the orientation of the device more often than you would a regular iPhone. This makes the volume buttons shift positions a lot relative to your fingers, which can cause you to press volume up when you meant to press down, or vice versa. To prevent this, the iPhone Duo has an option in Settings which can dynamically remap the buttons as you rotate the device, so that the button on the top or right always turns the volume up, while the

The first iPhone Duo teardown videos have been shared by YouTube channels REWA Technology and Phone Repair Guru , providing us with a look inside the device. iPhone Duo has two battery cells that can be removed with electrically-activated adhesive. There is a larger battery with a 2,962 mAh (11.56 Wh) capacity and a smaller one that is rated at 1,921 mAh (7.5 Wh). Total battery capacity is 4,883 mAh . REWA Technology's video includes a labeled breakdown of the logic board, which contains Apple's