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Apple today released HomeView Software 27.2, which is the software that runs on the upcoming HomeView device set to launch on November 13. The HomeView was announced earlier in October, but the early software release gives us a look at features like wallpapers and reveals a few tidbits we didn't previously know. Wallpapers There are 20 default wallpapers to choose from on HomeView, with a range of colors. Users will also likely be able to set their own photo wallpaper. The HomeView uses faces, b

In a memo shared with Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers this week, and later obtained by MacRumors , Apple provided technicians with guidance on how to diagnose and address the iPhone Duo's inner display cracking issue. If a customer reports the issue, Apple advised technicians to inspect the iPhone Duo and repair or replace it in accordance with their standard procedures. While the instructions themselves are straightforward, the fact that Apple issued an internal memo suggest

Apple's website in China says iOS 27.3 will enable some Apple Intelligence features in China, such as Writing Tools, Genmoji, Clean Up, Notification Summaries, Priority Notifications, Visual Intelligence, and Live Translation with AirPods. Select features will not be available, including Siri AI and Image Playground. The features will be limited to the iPhone 15 Pro and newer until Apple receives approval to launch them on the iPad, Mac, and other devices in China. Apple said the first iOS 27.3

Apple today announced that the first iOS 27.3 developer beta will be released next week and enable some Apple Intelligence features in China . In a press release shared on the Apple Newsroom website in China, Apple said the beta will be released on Wednesday, November 4, but that likely means Tuesday, November 3 in the U.S. due to time zone differences. Apple said iOS 27.3 will then be released to the public in December, but it did not provide a specific date. iOS 27.3 will enable some of the ea

Apple released iOS 27.2 on October 26, bringing enhancements to Siri AI, adding Suggestions in Messages, and sneaking in a string of smaller additions across Photos, Podcasts, Games, Apple TV, and FaceTime. iOS 27.2 is available to download to your device now via Settings General Software Update. Note that some features may not be available in all regions or on all iPhone models. Apple maintains a feature availability list with all the details. Ask Siri About Past Conversations Siri AI can now

It's been a week since the iPhone Duo was released, and MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera wanted to revisit his review since he's been able to use the Duo for a longer stretch of time. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. You've probably seen images of iPhone Duos with a bright white line running across one side of the inner display. There is a defect affecting some users, but Apple says it's a problem limited to a small number of units. None of us at MacRumors have had a

Apple on Wednesday unveiled new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with touch-enabled OLED displays , and more details about them continue to be shared by tech reporters who were invited to Apple's hands-on experience in Los Angeles. Nicolas Lellouche of the French website Numerama shared 15 details about the new MacBook Pro models in an article and a social media post . Some of this information has already surfaced, but he provided a useful summary: Apple said the keyboard and trackpad rema

Samsung this week launched an advertising campaign mocking the display issues some people have had with the iPhone Duo . In an Instagram post on its Canadian account, Samsung shared several images showing a bright line through the spot where iPhone Duo models have been experiencing display problems. There are three images, each with different text: Folding is nothing new to us Folding. We know a thing or eight. Switch to Galaxy Z Fold8 A Samsung spokesperson said it's a playful new campaign that

On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show , we discuss Apple's newly announced OLED MacBook Pro , iPad mini with A20 Pro, and M6 versions of the iMac and entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos The MacBook Pro gains a tandem OLED display with touch support for the first time. Available in 14- and 16-inch sizes, the PROLED XDR display offers up to 2,000 nits of peak HDR and SDR brightness, a 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio, and Adobe RGB sup

Apple's AirTag 2 has hit $69.99 this week on Amazon and Best Buy , down from $99.00. This deal is on the 4-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 smaller deal on the AirTag 2 1-Pack, available for $23.00 , down from $29.00. This is another record low price on the AirTag 2. $6 O

Filmmaker Rian Johnson, best known for writing and directing Knives Out, Glass Onion, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has seen his new iPhone photography app Chromagraph Camera climb to the top of the paid App Store charts after attracting attention on social media this week. Johnson developed the app with his longtime cinematographer Steve Yedlin and programmer Eric Cameron, bringing image processing techniques from their films to iPhone still photography. Chromagraph currently ranks No. 1 in Pho

Apple allocated roughly 80% of its initial iPhone Duo inventory to its retail stores, with locations holding as few as 50 units each, according to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman. Speaking on the latest episode of his Power On podcast , Gurman, citing people very close to the device's logistics, said most customers who bought a Duo in store on day one got one by waiting in line . Flagship stores were said to have held up to around 250 units, and Fifth Avenue was stocked unusually heavily because Apple

Apple today released Xcode 27.2, and it reveals how much RAM is in the new fourth-generation Apple TV 4K and the new iPad mini with an OLED display . As expected, the new Apple TV 4K with the A19 chip is equipped with 8GB of RAM, while the new iPad mini with the A20 Pro chip has 12GB of RAM. For good measure, Xcode shows the iPhone Duo is equipped with 12GB of RAM. None of these RAM amounts are surprising, but Apple does not list this information in its tech specs for these devices, so they are

Apple's iPhone Duo launched on Friday, October 23 in markets around the world. Keep reading if you're the lucky owner of Apple's first foldable iPhone. Whether you're upgrading from an older iPhone or completely new to Apple, this guide will help you get the most out of your new device. With the first iPhone Duo units now in customers' hands, MacRumors has put together the following series of dedicated how-to articles explaining all the new features to be found on Apple's latest model. iPhone Du

Fourteen years ago today, Apple announced that iOS chief Scott Forstall would leave the company the following year, serving as an advisor to Tim Cook in the interim. Reports at the time said Forstall refused to sign Apple's public apology for the poor coverage of Apple Maps, dismissing the problems as exaggerated, leaving Cook's name on the letter instead. Forstall kept a low profile until 2015, when he resurfaced as a Broadway producer , winning a Tony for Fun Home . Elsewhere this month, Apple

Similar to the iPad mini 8 and M6 MacBook Pro, the just-announced MacBook Pro models with PROLED XDR displays have become available for pre-order at Best Buy with a bonus gift card offer. All configurations are eligible for a $100 Best Buy e-gift card with purchase, and membership in Best Buy Plus or Total is not required. 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 run

Rumors about Apple's work on a touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro started in 2023, when Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman said there would be a MacBook Pro with an OLED display and a touchscreen, but OLED rumors date back even further. We heard a lot about the new Mac over the last few years, and we thought we'd take a look back to see what was right and what was wrong. OLED 2016 - In 2016, ETNews said Apple was considering OLED displays for future MacBooks. 2019 - The Elec said Apple was in talks with Samsung

Apple at 10:10 a.m. Pacific Time today started accepting pre-orders for five new products that will all be released on Friday, November 6. Here are the pre-order pages: iPad mini with OLED display iMac with M6 chip 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip 14-inch MacBook Pro with OLED display 16-inch MacBook Pro with OLED display This is in addition to Apple still accepting pre-orders for the HomePod mini 2, which launches this Friday, October 30, and the Apple HomeView smart home hub and fourth-generat

South Korea has fined Apple 20.8 billion won ($15.5 million) and ordered it to let developers link to external payment options from their apps, The Associated Press reports. The Korea Media and Communications Commission found that Apple and Google effectively require developers to use their payment systems, violating a 2021 law intended to allow alternatives. Google was fined 42.9 billion won ($32 million). Both companies allowed third-party payment services within apps, but charged developers a

Apple has raised the MacBook Neo's starting price from $599 to $649 on its online education store in the U.S., meaning it now offers college students and other eligible groups only a $50 discount on the laptop, down from $100. The change was made within the past week, with equivalent increases in local currencies in other countries. When the MacBook Neo first launched in March, it started at just $499 on Apple's education store, but that rose to $599 in June and now to $649. Apple raised the Mac

Apple has added selfie-based age verification in iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, allowing users in supported regions to demonstrate that they are adults without submitting a credit card or government-issued ID. The feature estimates whether someone is an adult by analyzing their face, according to a new Apple support document . The capture process involves following onscreen prompts to turn and tilt the head, providing views of the face from four directions. Apple says the verification process combine

Today we're tracking a pair of notable headphone deals, including the first ever price drop on the new Beats 360 at Amazon, plus the return of an all-time low price on AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation at Woot. 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. You can get the Beats 360 in Black with Black Performance Knit Cushions for $329.00 this week on Amaz

A teaser video shared by Apple CEO John Ternus today hints at a potential name for the rumored MacBook models with touch-enabled OLED displays: MacBook Studio. The video shows an Apple logo being projected onto a wall against a city skyline, and perhaps that wall is a movie studio. Apple is expected to show off the new MacBooks to selected tech reporters and content creators at an experience in Los Angeles at 10 a.m. Pacific Time today , and that is the home of Hollywood movie studios after all.

In a post on X today , Apple CEO John Ternus shared a short video that shows an Apple logo being projected onto a dark wall against a nighttime city skyline. This teaser comes just a few hours before Apple is expected to announce new MacBook models with touch-enabled OLED displays, so it is very likely in reference to that. Apple invited selected tech reporters and content creators to a Pro and tell experience in Los Angeles at 10 a.m. Pacific Time today . There, guests will likely receive hands

MacPaw has launched Eney , a proactive AI assistant for Mac and iPhone that the company says understands what is happening across a user's apps, files, and system, prepares the next step, and asks before it acts. On Mac, Eney offers copy-triggered suggestions, bot-free meeting transcription with notes and follow-ups, and ready-made workflows such as Morning Brief and Plan My Day. An Eney Wand (Option-W) acts on whatever is dragged over to it, and can translate text, convert prices, turn dates in

Ahead of Apple's expected debut of new touchscreen MacBook Pro models, five system assets have been discovered in macOS 27 that bear a strong resemblance to information displayed in the iPhone's pill-shaped Dynamic Island. The new MacBook Pros are expected to feature a Dynamic Island-like cutout for the FaceTime camera, finally doing away with the notch that has been part of the machine's design since 2021. Pill-shaped renders showing discovered macOS 27 assets Uncovered by code explorer pdfu an

Some reports have suggested the new high-end MacBook Pro models that Apple is expected to announce today might not be called MacBook Pros at all. They could in fact be something altogether new and more exciting MacBook Ultra , perhaps marketed as the company's top-tier laptop offering. The machines are expected to sit above the current M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros, rather than replace them, suggesting the latter will remain in Apple's lineup. One thing to state up front is that Apple is exp

Apple is set to open pre-orders for five new products on Wednesday, including its first yet-to-be-announced touchscreen MacBook Pro models. Pre-orders will open for the following new products: iPad mini with OLED display and A20 Pro chip iMac with M6 chip 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip 14-inch MacBook Pro with OLED touchscreen 16-inch MacBook Pro with OLED touchscreen Pre-orders for the iPad mini, iMac, and M6 MacBook Pro open at 10:10 a.m. Pacific Time, with availability beginning Friday, Nov

Apple today continued with its True Apple Watch Story series, featuring two more people who credit the Apple Watch with saving their lives. In the first video, Morgan tells the story of how her Apple Watch woke her up with high heart rate alerts. She ended up having a kidney infection and was going into septic shock. The second video features a man named Josh, who used the Apple Watch to lose weight. He weighed 340 pounds until the Apple Watch motivated him to be more active. Apple previously sh

tvOS 27.2 was released on Monday for the Apple TV 4K (2nd generation) and newer, but the Apple TV does not show release notes for software updates in the Settings app. Instead, Apple periodically updates a support document outlining what is new in tvOS updates, and the release notes for tvOS 27.2 are now available. Note that Apple never released a tvOS 27.1 version, so tvOS 27.2 is the first Apple TV software update since tvOS 27 was released in September. Apple says tvOS 27.2 includes a few Fac

Apple's 14-inch OLED MacBook Pro with an M5 Pro chip could be $400 more expensive than the current model, reports Bloomberg . Apple has discussed charging $2,899 for the upcoming M5 Pro model. The current M5 Pro MacBook Pro starts at $2,499. The 16-inch OLED MacBook Pro could start at $3,399 if it gets the same $400 price increase, though Bloomberg suggests the larger version might be even more expensive. Apple is adding OLED touchscreens to the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro, but they will use

Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman today reported that Apple plans to release a second-generation MacBook Neo in the first half of 2027. He previously mentioned that the new model will feature an A19 Pro chip, 12GB of RAM, and new color options. Released in March 2026, the current MacBook Neo has an A18 Pro chip with 8GB of RAM, and it is available in Silver, Blush, Citrus, and Indigo. In the U.S., the laptop initially started at $599, but Apple raised the price to $699 in June. Related Roundup: MacBook N

Apple on Wednesday will announce 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models featuring touch-enabled OLED displays with thinner bezels, a Dynamic Island instead of a notch, M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, and a lighter and slightly thinner design, Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman reports . Apple is hosting a private Pro and tell experience in Los Angeles starting at 10 a.m. Pacific Time tomorrow. Related Roundup: MacBook Pro Tag: Mark Gurman Buyer's Guide: MacBook Pro (Coming Soon) Related Forum: MacBook Pro This a

Apple today announced a new update to its Creator Studio suite of apps, adding a number of additional features and tools across Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Amongst the new features, Final Cut Pro for Mac now includes built-in MotionVFX, which was previously a third-party content maker. The integration brings over thousands of effects, plug-ins, transitions, templates, titles and motion graphics tools, including rotoscoping, tracking, and color grading. Apple's curated Content Hub now also includes vi

Apple today announced a refreshed 14-inch MacBook Pro featuring the M6 chip, upgraded connectivity specifications, and more. The M6 chip in the MacBook Pro features a 12-core CPU with 2 super cores, 4 performance cores, and 6 efficiency cores, paired with a 12-core GPU. This is up from the M5 chip with a 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores, paired with a 10-core GPU. M6 features an advanced 12-core CPU with the world's fastest CPU core, so everything from productivity tasks to

Apple today announced a new 24-inch iMac with the M6 chip for faster performance, an N1 chip with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 support, faster SSD speeds, and more. The new iMac has the same design as the previous model with the M4 chip, and the color options remain the same: blue, green, pink, yellow, purple, orange, and silver. The all-in-one desktop computer still has a 24-inch 4.5K Retina display with up to 500 nits brightness, and a 12-megapixel Center Stage camera with Desk View support. All mo

Among the flurry of iOS 27.2 releases on Monday , Apple also pushed a wave of software updates for its older operating systems, including a fix for a CoreGraphics vulnerability that Apple says may have been exploited in targeted attacks. The releases include iOS 26.7.2, iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 18.7.11, iPadOS 18.7.11, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, and tvOS 26.6.1. iOS 18.7.11 and iPadOS 18.7.11 bring the CoreGraphics fix to the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, and seventh-generation i

After announcing a new iPad mini today, Apple is expected to introduce updated iMac and 14-inch MacBook Pro models on Tuesday, both with the M6 chip that debuted in the new Mac mini in August. No design changes have been rumored for these Macs. Finally, higher-end 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with touch-enabled OLED displays are expected to be announced on Wednesday . Related Roundups: iMac , MacBook Pro Tag: Mark Gurman Buyer's Guide: iMac (Don't Buy) , MacBook Pro (Caution) Related F

With iOS 27.2 and tvOS 27.2, second- and third-generation Siri Remotes can be tracked using the Find My app. There has been an option to locate a lost Siri Remote with an iPhone since iOS 17, but remotes did not previously show up in the Find My app. Locating a remote had to be done with the Apple TV Remote widget in the Control Center, which made the option hard to find. Supported Siri Remotes are now listed in the Find My app right alongside other devices, a more intuitive option for iOS and m

Apple released iOS 27.2, uniting the iPhone Duo and other iPhone models on the same version of iOS. iOS 27.2 is the first major iOS 27 update, and it adds several useful new features. Siri AI Improvements Siri AI can recall past conversations you had with it, so you can ask Siri about something it told you before, like a restaurant it previously recommended. It's also able to draw on more sources: Photos attached to Messages Calendar event attendees Voicemails Apple says you'll also get better r

Apple's iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2 updates fix more than 160 security vulnerabilities, which means it's a good idea to install the software as soon as you can. An Apple Intelligence vulnerability that could let a remote attacker access sensitive data was fixed, as was a Hide My Email bug that could leak the user's real email address. There are more than 30 WebKit fixes, and approximately 15 kernel bugs have been addressed. Six CVEs credit Calif, the team that jailbroke the iPhone Duo on launch day

Images generated with Image Playground and some photos edited with Apple Intelligence will now include a SynthID watermark. Apple announced plans to add SynthID support back in June, and the feature is live in iOS 27.2. SynthID is a Google-created tool that identifies AI-generated content. It watermarks images and videos at the pixel level instead of adding metadata. Google says it does not affect image quality and is meant to survive cropping, filters, and compression. SynthID is used by Google

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