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Everyone is struggling (except Apple)
Macworld Last week, the Wall Street Journal ran a piece describing how memory and flash chip manufacturers were finally getting their revenge on Apple. The demand spike from AI-driven data centers has made it so Apple can no longer negotiate extremely low prices. Provocative language aside, its worth noting that while Apple may indeed be paying a lot more for components, it isnt exactly hurting here. The company just posted its biggest September quarter of all time. Yes, you would expect revenue to be up with price increases, but Apples profit broke records for both the 4th quarter ($30.7 billion) and full year ($132.2 billion) while prices on Macs and iPhones rose to fresh highs. In other words, everything is more expensive, but Apple is raking it in while you pay more. Fleecing you on RAM and storage upgrades The most interesting part of the WSJ story was the data on just how badly we have all been overpaying for Apples flash storage upgrades all these years. Weve noted for a long time that Apples prices for upgraded storage on all its products, and RAM on new Macs, are excessive. The WSJs research points out just how bad it has been. Its shocking how high the margins used to be for storage upgrades, but theyre still really high today. Wall Street Journal Last year, Apple charged users between 8 and 12 times more for storage upgrades on the iPhone than its own costs. Sure, the company has margins to protect, but over a thousand percent? This year, with the chip scarcity and higher prices, Apple is only charging you triple what it pays. A bargain! The article doesnt break down Apples costs and margins on RAM upgrades for Macs over the years, but its not much different than flash storage. Apple has charged $400 to increase a MacBook from 16GB to 32GB. Today that may cost Apple as much as $200, but a year ago it was as little as $40. The chip crunch has moved Apples margins from astronomical to merely high. Passing on the costs This quarter, Apples margins dropped from 50.1 percent last quarter to 47.9 percent (actually closer to 48 and 47, respectively, after adjusting for tariff refunds). Dont be fooled, Apples not really feeling the pinch of these higher component prices. Apples margins are actually up a tiny bit (from 47.2 percent) compared to the same quarter last year, and are way up over time. A decade ago, Apples margins were hovering around 38 percent. Theyve dipped down several times in the last few years, too, usually in the fourth quarter, just like this year. For a company that largely sells consumer hardware, Apples margins are very high and climbing. Dont let one quarter fool you. Six Colors In other words, Apple is making a higher profit on more revenue than ever before. While you pay more for every Apple product, the company is protecting its margins, not its profitability. Lower costs were rarely passed on, but higher costs almost always are. Its like Exxon making billions when the price of oil rises. To put it in perspective, other huge tech companies with even higher margins are all primarily software and service companies (Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon all enjoy higher margins than Apple). Selling consumer goods carries with it higher costs, so margins are tighter. Apple enjoys much higher margins than consumer tech hardware companies like Samsung (39 percent), Dell (20 percent), Lenovo (15 percent), or Sony (31 percent). Services revenue helps bring the number up (look at how the gross margin rose after Apple TV launched in 2019), but Apple also enjoys higher hardware margins than those other companies. Looking ahead, Apple expects a gross margin of 45-46 percent for the holiday quarter (Apples first quarter of fiscal 2027) and total company revenue to grow between 7 percent and 10 percent year-over-year despite constrained supply. That would give Apple revenue of around $154 billion, an all-time record. Granted, its not the 16 percent growth or the 48.2 percent gross margin it saw last year, but its hardly a hardship. The truth is, Apple is looking out for its real customersthe investors. It repurchased $86 billion in stock this fiscal year, including $24 billion last quarter, a practice that started in 2024 under Tim Cook and will almost certainly continue under Ternus. When Apple pays more for components, it raises your prices instead of cutting back on stock buybacks or lowering margins. The share price is king. So enjoy your $2,499 2TB iPhone.
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iPhone Duo review: The best and worst iPhone in ages
Macworld At a glance Expert's Rating Pros Duo-optimized apps change how you use your iPhone The nano-texture display is great No real compromise on performance Cons Unoptimized apps are worse than on previous iPhones Battery life varies widely based on inner/outer display use Cameras are a step behind recent flagship iPhones Touch ID can be annoying Our Verdict Folding phones come with some inherent tradeoffs, but even so, the iPhone Duo is hard to recommend right now. It simply requires optimized apps to provide a good experience, and there arent nearly enough of those. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated pricing text for product undefined Best Pricing Today Price When Reviewed $1999 Best Prices Today: Apple iPhone Duo Retailer Price $1999 View Deal Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide The iPhone Duo is very appropriately named, and not just because it has two screens, two rear cameras, two front cameras, and is shaped sort of like a capital D. This is a phone of dichotomies, where each facet of the experience delivers something wonderful and exciting while also delivering something frustrating and backwards. For every aspect of the iPhone Duo that you can say something good about, theres an on the other hand that cuts the other way. I find the iPhone Duo almost impossible to recommend to a casual buyer, and yet its the most fun Ive had exploring a new iPhone in over a decade. It is simultaneously delightful and frustrating, big and small, useful and hindering, inviting and off-putting. iPhone Duo: Performance and battery life This might be an off place to start, but the iPhone Duo is so unique and has so many interesting facets that its performance and battery life are almost boring by comparison. So lets get that out of the way first. Foundry The Duo has the same A20 Pro chip as the iPhone 18 Pro , which as I noted in that review, is crazy fast . This is far and away the fastest folding phone you can buy. Foundry You can generally look at any benchmark result for the iPhone 18 Pro and just consider that the iPhone Duo will perform the same, with a two small caveats. First, 3D graphics benchmarks tend to run just a little slower on the Duo. Its still faster than any prior iPhone and blows the doors off any other foldable, but the small difference was consistent in my testing. Foundry Second, heat is a little bit more of an issue than with the iPhone 18 Pro. Yes, the Duo gets pretty hot during extended video-taking, gaming, or other intensive applications, but not hot enough to cause serious issues. Its noticeable, though, and impacts performance a little bit more than when running the same tasks on an iPhone 18 Pro. Foundry Our standard battery benchmark relies on an old app that crashed on launch on the Duo, so I cant deliver strict comparison numbers. In a week of use, however, I can tell you that battery life is highly dependent on how often you use the big inner screen. Play games or edit video with the big inner screen a lot, and youll be looking for the charger by mid-afternoon. Spend a lot more time with the device folded, and youll wrap up the day with plenty of battery to spare. Its either one of the longest-lasting iPhones around, or a $2,000 phone that cant even make it to sunset on a charge, depending on how you use it. Theres that Duo thing. iPhone Duo: Cameras youll tolerate The most expensive and ostensibly best iPhone in the world does not have the best cameras. For a start, its missing the telephoto camera you get on the Pro iPhones, but the camera issues go deeper than that. The main rear camera is good, but not as good as Apples latest on the iPhone 18 Proits about on par with an iPhone 17. The Ultra-wide camera is the same 48MP camera Apple has used since the iPhone 16 Pro, which is fine. The selfie camera on the outside display is a 12MP camera that resembles the one on the iPhone 17e or earlier, but it has Center Stage and can zoom and rotate without rotating the iPhone, features that were previously only available on the superior 18MP selfie camera that was introduced with the iPhone 17. The camera software experience isnt what you get on Pro iPhones either. You cant shoot ProRAW images or ProRes video, theres no Log 2 gamma, no shutter speed or histogram. That seems like a ripoff in a $2,000 iPhone. But you do get the new Photographic Styles that give you control over grain and texture, and focus peaking, and white balance. The Duo cameras are serviceable, but missing Pro features youd expect at this price. Britta OBoyle Then theres the inside FaceTime camera, which sits under the display behind a small circle you can easily spot because it doesnt have the antireflective nano-texture over it. I quickly ignored this anomaly and soon hardly even noticed its there, but the atrocious quality of that camera is impossible to ignore. Its got poor resolution, terrible clarity, and awful dynamic range, takes paltry 4MP images, and is saddled with all sorts of over-processing artifacts. Its meant for video calling apps such as FameTime or Zoom, where it does an okay job since your streaming video is low-res and highly compressed anyway. But that does little to make me feel better about it. The main camera (left) takes decent selfies, while the under-display inside camera (right) is a mess. Thankfully, the outside display has a much better camera. Its position in the corner is a fine solution, and the Dynamic Islands move to a vertical orientation there is actually quite delightful. Ive dont know what engineering challenge prevented Apple from simply using a similar cutout camera with Dynamic Island on the inside display, but it would have provided for much better quality and would exactly mirror the outer display. The camera can do some neat tricks with the outside display. Britta OBoyle Because its a folding phone, there are a few neat tricks up the Duos sleeve. A mode called Smart Take will watch the viewfinder for you and take a photo whenever the people in view are holding still and facing the camera, so you can easily take multiple shots where everyone is ready. Its a good idea that should come to every iPhone. You can also flip the viewfinder around to the outside screen even when the Duo is open, which will let you take a selfie with the 48MP main or ultra-wide camera. This gives you better selfie quality than any iPhone ever before, and when taking photos with the phone opened up, you can mirror the viewfinder to the outside screen so your subject can see themselves and strike a pose theyre happy with. If youre trying to get a kid to look at the camera, Kid Cue plays a Snoopy animation on that screen to attract your childs attention. These are all impressive and delightful features that show off how special this phone is. Theres that Duo thing again. The camera hardware is frustratingly backward in some cases, and Pro features are missing, but there are some unique new capabilities you cant get on any other iPhone that are genuinely useful. Im okay with the cameras on the iPhone Duo, but Im just okay with them, and thats not what I want from a $2,000+ phone. iPhone Duo: Two very unequal iPhones I hear all the time from users who really wish Apple would make an iPhone mini again . Its not so much that they were in love with the tiny screen, but rather that they were in love with the tiny phone , and were willing to deal with a small screen and lesser battery life for something so light, pocketable, and easy to use with one hand. Thats why the Duo is so frustrating to use when its closed. The area of the outside screen occupied by apps is tiny, but the phone itself is thick, wide, fat, and heavy. Its all the drawbacks of the iPhone mini and none of the benefits. Open it up and youre in a whole new world. The phones weight seems more appropriate for its size, and its nice and thin. The expansive screen looks wonderful. Apples nano-texture screen layer saps away a bit of contrast and pop, as with any matte display, but its still a beautiful screen. Plus that matte finish makes it much nicer to use outside where reflections are distracting. The crease is visible in the right light, but when the screen is on, the matte texture really hides it remarkably well. Jason Cross / Foundry The the main purpose of a n inside matte display may have been to hide the crease, which it does very well, but it also hides any minor smudges, scrapes, or other imperfections. Yes, a flexible screen with a nano-texture covering is not nearly as scratch-proof as a typical iPhone display, but its folded away and protected when the phone is in your pocket or bag. The speakers are surprisingly good, with decent stereo separation and clarity. The bass is as poor as it is on any other iPhone, but this is a surprisingly good device to watch a TV show on. One of the tradeoffs Apple had to make with the Duo is the removal of Face ID in favor of Touch ID, which is located in the side power button like non-Pro iPads. I still miss Face ID every day. Touch ID on old iPhones was always in the same place, so you built a muscle memory around tapping on the sensor. The same is true of Touch ID on a MacBook. However, since the iPhone Duo is meant to be used in four or five different postures, the side buttons location moves as you change the phones orientation. You can unlock your iPhone automatically if youre wearing an Apple Watch, but that doesnt help with the many times you authenticate with Touch ID to input a password or approve a purchase or download. I can live with Touch ID on this thing, but I dont like it. For $2,000, the iPhone Duo gives you two iPhones. One is a thick, heavy, wide, uncomfortable iPhone with a tiny glossy display. The other is a big, expansive, thin, beautiful iPhone with a nano-texture display. Its that Duo thing all over again. Your enjoyment of the Duo is in direct proportion to how often you use it in the unfolded state, and to do that, you need the right apps. iPhone Duo: The apps that make the phone Developers are having a blast with the Duo, making fun little apps that dont serve much purpose other than to make use of the unique capabilities of the hardware, just as they did in the early days of iPhone. Back then it was apps that make it look like you were drinking a beer or holding a flickering lighter , today its a faux-Walkman or digital panini press . These are silly gimmick apps that will be forgotten in time, but they recapture the fun of the first few years of iPhone, when developers were just making cool little toys and experiments for a buck just because they could. Of course, apps that arent just gimmicks or toys can make great use of the larger inside screen, but they have to be updated for the Duo to do so. These Duo-optimized apps look and function differently. They show two views at once, or a persistent sidebar, an expansive map with an info overlay, or other wouldnt fit on a normal iPhone layouts that truly make them better. They gracefully lsupport landscape or portrait views, and some even change layouts if the Duo is folded slightly like a book or folded over like a tent to show the outside screen proppep up on your desk. From Slack to Netflix to Yelp and more, these apps built with the iOS 27.1 SDK or later, and optimized for the Duo, are so nice to use, with interface elements along the right edge when you use the outside screen and thoughtful use of the expansive inside screen no matter how you hold your phone. Of course, nearly all of Apples apps have been Duo-optimized like this, though the Apple Store is curiously unoptimized, and Safari could use some interface tweaks to make it a little easier to use on the inside screen. Apps like Outlook make great use of the expansive inside display and are so much more productive than on a regular iPhone. Foundry Unfortunately, he majority of popular apps are not yet updated for the Duo, even more than a week after launch. Some, such as Gmail, TikTok, Reddit, or Google Maps, are built using the iOS 27.0 SDK and can therefore resize to mostly fill the inside display. But they dont understand the size of the device theyre on so they dont make practical use of the Duo. For example, my Gmail inbox is just stretched across the whole screen instead of showing folders and a reading panel, for example. Its better than an app that doesnt use the space at all, but next to other apps that treat the Duo properly, its still not great. Worse, there are just scores of everyday apps that havent updated to the iOS 27 SDK yet, and just appear in an iPhone-shaped window in the middle of the screen with huge black bars around it. Turn the Duo to portrait orientation and itll float in the middle with black bars all around and a return of the old iPad expand button to double-size the app to fill the screen. But this is actually worse, because the interfaces are designed around a smaller-size device and become really cumbersome and hard to reach on an open iPhone Duo. Its an awful experience, and it stings all the more because you paid over $2,000 for it. And there are so many popular and oft-used apps in this category: Google Home, Ring, Uber, Teams, Snapchat, Hulu, nearly every popular mobile game, Venmo, Google Docs, Audible, almost all the credit card and banking apps the list of black-bar apps goes on and on and includes scores of the top names. Using the Ring app as a tiny strip surrounded by black bars is a miserable experience. Foundry You can always run two apps side by side, wether theyre optimized for the Duo or not, and you can drag and drop content between them. Its a simple and intuitive multitasking experience that requires absolutely no learning curve; its just like running two iPhones side by side. It makes me wish Apple would actually pare back the iPad multitasking experience to match. Sometimes less is more. Running two apps side-by-side on the Duo is intuitive and useful. Foundry The situation is changing rapidly, and apps are being updated all the time. Works on Duo is my favorite crowdsourced database to keep informed. The sites readiness report currently shows just 34 percent of the top 100 apps are either optimized specifically for the Duo or at least run full screen on the inside display. That could double and you would still run into black bars every day! The gaming situation is even worse at only 14 percent of the top 100 games properly running full screen. The Duo principle strikes again: Optimized apps gives you exciting new ways to work and play but every other app is actually worse on the Duo than on any other iPhone. iPhone Duo: Durability and reliability Durability is a top concern for buyers of Apples first folding phone, especially considering the price. At this point, you should not be surprised to hear its another good news/bad news situation. The good news is that the iPhone Duo is IP68 rated for dust and water ingress, while nearly all other folding phones are IP48 and more sensitive to dust and dirt. Apples matte nano-texture coating on the inside display also hides micro scratches an imperfections really well. Obviously any phone with a mechanical hinge and folding glass is going to be more sensitive to rough handling and strenuous environments than a standard iPhone. Clear any dirt away before you work the hinge, because you can absolutely ruin it if enough grit gets in there. Its far too soon to see if there are long-term problems, but early tests using machines to open and close the hinge tens of thousands of times show that it holds up just fine and the crease does not get meaningfully worse. Its impressive engineering. In many ways, the iPhone Duo is more durable than most other folding phones, though clearly must be handled more carefully than a typical modern iPhone. Thats just one of the tradeoffs inherent to folding phones. A disturbing number of Duo owners are reporting that their screens break, in the same place, under normal operation. Midnight_Slump / Reddit Then theres the other side. Users are reporting defects that cause the inner display to break thanks to a potential defect in the hinge design or manufacture, and its widespread enough to get comment from Apple. And no matter how good that inner display is, it definitely does scratch more easily than the outer display so youll want to keep it away from keys, coins, and the like. Apple will repair or replace iPhone Duos with the screen/hinge defect as you would expect, but in general, repair of the Duo is very expensive. For example, repairing the inner display will cost you $999, half the price of the whole phone. So I definitely recommend AppleCare+ ($20/month or $200/year) if youre spending all that money on a Duo, which will bring the cost of an inner display repair down to $99. The iPhone is new again Folding phones intrinsically carry with them some tradeoffs that some users would rather not make, and on top of those, Apple has made some design decisions that not everyone will be happy with. Add on a constantly changing app optimization situation and you have an iPhone that takes a certain amount of tolerance to enjoy. At the same time, its refreshingly new; perhaps the first truly new iPhone since the original. This is the first time since those very early days where apps truly behave differently; not just slightly taller or higher-res, but functionally different. My time with the iPhone Duo has been filled with discovery. Apps I hadnt considered before are worth a look simply because of how they have been Duo-fied, and some of my old mainstays feel fresh and new. On the other hand, this is the first iPhone Ive ever used where a great many of the apps I rely on every day just arent as good as they are on my old phone. Small and awkward on the outside screen, and centered (or stretched) on the inside screen with black bars and interface elements that are hard to reach. I cant imagine paying $2,000 or more for an iPhone that is worse than my old one, but there are times when that is definitely true. Even for those who are accepting of folding phone compromises, it feels like the iPhone Duo is not ready yet. Apple has a little bit of work to do on its own apps and OS, but more importantly, there are thousands of popular apps that need to be updated to provide a decent experience. And theres nothing they can do that will make that inside selifie camera good. The iPhone Duo is not for everyone, and not just because its price puts it out of reach. It just imposes a set of compromises around durability, cameras, and usability that some people wont want to make. Some people are just not folding phone people. It remains to be seen how quickly most of these issues will be worked out, and one cant review a device based on its unrealized potential and promise. Thats why, even though Im having more fun exploring the iPhone Duo than I have any new iPhone in over a decade, I cant really recommend anyone buy one. Yet.
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The Realme 17T 5G has surfaced in leaked images. The images show a punch-hole display with slim bezels and a square rear camera module with two horizontal pill-shaped sections. The phone appears to have a narrower bottom bezel than the Realme 16T. It is expected to sit below the Realme 17 Pro and Pro+ in the company's lineup. Realme has yet to share details about its hardware, pricing or India launch plans.
Vivo X500 FE Reportedly Spotted on IMDA Database, Launch Could Be Near
Vivo X500 FE is reportedly listed in the IMDA database under model number V2653 and certificate number SER/26/0337. The certification identifies the device as a 5G mobile phone. It is listed with WLAN, Bluetooth and NFC connectivity. It is rumoured to come with a 6.31-inch LTPO AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It could run on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset. It could pack a 6,500mAh battery with support for 90W wired and 40W wireless charging.
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ASUS ProArt P14 And P16 With NVIDIA RTX Spark Launch In India: Price Starts At Rs 3,29,990
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ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 With Nvidia RTX 5060 GPU Gets Rs 1,78,000 Discount On Amazon
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iPhone 18 Key Specifications Leaked by Tipster Ahead of 2027 Launch; May Get a Price Hike
Following the launch of the iPhone 18 Pro series and the iPhone Duo in September, Apples focus is now expected to shift to the vanilla iPhone 18. The standard model is rumoured to debut early next year as part of the Cupertino-based tech giants staggered launch strategy. While Apple has yet to confirm any details, a tipster has hinted at key specifications of the purported handset. The iPhone 18 is tipped to sport a 120Hz OLED display and pack a new-generation chipset under the hood.
Starting November 16, Apples new App Store rule bars minors from certain apps
Apple is set to implement more stringent rules for the App Store on November 16, 2026, particularly for dating applications and AI companions. All such applications will require an 18+ age rating, and developers must submit content descriptors by January 12, 2027. This rollout is part of an initiative to bolster child safety and mitigate privacy issues linked to location-sharing features, impacting many well-known AI companion applications worldwide.
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Everything New in the iOS 27.3 Beta
Apple today started testing iOS 27.3, the biggest update to iOS 27 since it launched in September. iOS 27.3 includes some features Apple showed off earlier this year, and it adds all-new capabilities. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Safari Safari has a Vertical Tabs layout option that can be activated in Safari settings, along with an Adaptive Dark Mode for websites that don't have a dark mode design option. Siri AI Siri AI can do more in and across apps, with Apple adding a long list of new actions. In Mail, Siri can unsubscribe you from mailing lists and undo recently sent messages. In Weather, Siri can add locations to your weather list, or control weather notifications. In Safari, Siri can clear browsing history, manage tabs and windows, save articles to a Reading List, and close duplicate tabs. In Files, Siri can organize content, delete files you haven't accessed for a set period of time, and more. There are new Siri actions across Calendar, Files, Journal, Mail, Maps, Messages, Music, Notes, Photos , Preview, Reminders, Safari, Shortcuts, and Weather. You can find out what's new by asking Siri what it can do in each app. Apple is also expanding Siri AI to Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Turkish, and Norwegian, and adding a Developer Preview that lets any developer integrate their app with Siri AI. Any app can now bring its content and actions directly into Siri AI using App Intents. Siri AI can complete any custom actions developers implement, and there are skills available for teaching Siri AI to combine several actions into a single experience. New Health App The redesigned Health app is back in iOS 27.3. It has new Insights and Longevity tabs that show more information about your health and fitness metrics. The Insights tab includes your most recent health data, like Activity Rings, heart rate, sleep score, and vitals. Apple Intelligence will use that information to offer Personal Guidance. The Health app will be able to make suggestions based on your goals and what kinds of activities you do. The Health app's Longevity tab looks at health data over time. It assesses you across seven categories: heart health, sleep, mental wellbeing, movement health, metabolic health, hearing, and nutrition. It also has a Health Age feature that uses info like resting heart rate, VO2 max, HRV, sleep, and biomarkers from blood work to calculate how your health metrics compare to your actual age. Health Age relies on health data collected from the Apple Watch, plus it incorporates fitness assessments you can take at home with tracking via the iPhone's camera. iPhone Duo Reachability Reachability is now available on the iPhone Duo . You can swipe left from the left edge or right from the right edge of the device's outer display to bring content closer to where your thumb is for one-handed use. Reachability can be turned on in the Settings app by going to Accessibility, selecting Touch, and toggling on the option. iPhone Duo Keyboard The keyboard on the iPhone Duo's front display has been tweaked. The emoji and number keys have been swapped, as have the microphone and return keys. Keys are slightly taller and thinner, the space bar is wider, and the letters on each key are smaller and not as bold. StandBy Apple is making the StandBy features introduced with the iPhone Duo available on all iPhone models that can run iOS 27. There are updated versions of the Analog and Digital Clock faces with more customization options for color and complications, an updated Photos face, new Calendar and Weather faces, and the option to create multiple versions of each face type and swipe between them. Live Rewind and Siri Recap Live Rewind and Siri Recap are available in watchOS 27.3, but iOS 27.3 is also required. The features can be enabled in the Watch app on the iPhone. Apple Intelligence for China Apple Intelligence is now live in China . It includes initial Apple Intelligence features like Live Translation, Writing Tools, Visual Intelligence , email and notification summaries, Photos Clean Up, and Genmoji . Siri AI is not available, nor are the Apple Intelligence features added in iOS 27. China Earthquake Alerts iOS 27.3 appears to add support for safety alerts. Apple has been working with the China Earthquake Networks Center to add early warning earthquake alerts for users in China. Selfie Sing Apple Music has a new Selfie Sing option that lets users capture a video of themselves singing karaoke. The feature can be found by searching for the Apple Music Sing playlist in Apple Music, selecting a song, and then tapping on the camera icon to start a recording. Karaoke videos can be adjusted wit voice modification options and shared with friends or on social media. Freeform In the Freeform app, there are new tools for generating custom shapes and adding images. Apple says users can create custom, editable shapes with text descriptions. It's a feature limited to Apple Creator Studio subscribers. There are also new styles for formatting text, and an option to choose a color for the background of a board. Control Center The VPN toggle in Control Center now lets you quickly switch between VPNs. Before now, the toggle just turned the last used VPN on or off. App Library The Cancel button in the App Library search interface is now an X button. Apple Fitness+ iOS 27.3 includes a new Gym Strength workout in Apple Fitness+. Gym Strength is a custom fitness option that generates a four-week plan based on a user's goals, experience, schedule, and equipment. Safari Settings In the Advanced section of Safari settings, there's an option to Use Global Privacy Control. Weather The tiny slider that lets you swap between Condition views in the Weather app now uses Liquid Glass. Apple has also updated how next-hour precipitation looks. Australia RCS support is available for Australian carrier Telstra in iOS 27.3. Related Roundups: iOS 27 , iPadOS 27 Related Forum: iOS 27 This article, Everything New in the iOS 27.3 Beta first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
Your phone's apps could have more permissions than they need here's how to check
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iPhone Jailbreak Gets Past Lockdown Mode and Survives an Update
Just over a week after jailbreaking an iPhone Duo on launch day, hacker team Calif is back with another jailbreak demonstration. This time, the group has jailbroken an iPhone in Lockdown Mode, and the jailbreak appears to persist across an iOS update. Calif shared a video of a jailbroken iPhone 18 Pro with Lockdown Mode on. From there, iOS 27.2 is installed, and the jailbreak remains in place after the update. It isn't clear whether the jailbreak could be installed on a device already running iOS 27.2. Apple describes Lockdown Mode as extreme protection for individuals who might be targeted by sophisticated mercenary spyware. Lockdown Mode disables a long list of features, blocking most message attachment types, limiting web technologies, blocking FaceTime calls from unfamiliar callers, disabling invites for Apple services, and removing location information from photos. Lockdown Mode helps, until it doesn't. https://t.co/1UyxPHQUAe Calif (@calif_io) November 3, 2026 The video shows a malicious PDF sent to the target iPhone using AirDrop to initiate the jailbreak, with the file accepted by the user. Calif hasn't shared additional information, and the exact jailbreak steps are unknown. Earlier this year, Apple told TechCrunch that it was not aware of any successful mercenary spyware attacks against an iPhone in Lockdown Mode. Calif previously said it was disclosing vulnerabilities to Apple and did not plan to release a jailbreak tool for end users. This article, iPhone Jailbreak Gets Past Lockdown Mode and Survives an Update first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
Apple Watch Activity badges: Veteran
Macworld Achievement badges are a funny thing. You know theyre just a simple little bit of visual flair, they dont even do anything, and yet for some reason you just have to collect them. Gamification can be a great motivator, and the achievement badges for the activity tracking on the Apple Watch have inspired many users to get more exercise. If you want to maximize your badge count, youre going to want to chase down as many activity achievements as you can. Most are available year-round, but there are also some time-limited special events to grab, too. Heres a list of all the activity achievements for the Apple Watch and how to unlock them. Updated November 3, 2026: Apples yearly Veterans Day challenge is coming up on November 11, 2026. Apple Watch Series 11 Price When Reviewed: From $399 Best Prices Today: $379 at Walmart | $429.99 at Best Buy US Standard achievements Most of the achievements can be earned year-round. If you open the Activity app on your iPhone, then head over to the Achievements tab, youll see some of them listed even before you earn them (in which case they will be represented by a grey outline). However, there are some achievements that are not shown until you earn them. Past and future monthly challenges, for example, wont show up, nor do all the various individual exercise workouts. Here is a list of all the standard badges you can get. First [exercise] Workout The first time you perform a new exercise for at least 5 minutes, youll get a achievement badge. Every workout type that does not fall under the Other category is eligible for this badge: from walking to yoga to HIIT to hiking and more. Activities with both indoor and outdoor variants, like Cycling and Walking, are bundled together; you can do either activity to get the badge, and can only get it once. [exercise] Workout Record Every time you beat your previous best record for calories burned in any of the exercises listed above, you get this badge. There is one caveat: You must complete five workouts of that type first. If you want to game the system, make sure your first four workouts of each type are short and easy, so it wont take much effort to beat them. You get a badge the first time you do each major exercise type, and when you break a record. 7-Workout Week Simply complete any workout of at least 15 minutes every day of the week. Note that the week is Monday-Sunday, and you have to do a workout on each of those days (you cant simply do any seven days in a row). If you start a walking workout whenever you walk outside, you can achieve this easily. New Move Record Any day that your Move ring goes further than ever before (meaning you burned more calories in a day), youll earn this award. Theres one catch: you have to use your Apple Watch for 10 days before you can complete this. New Exercise Record This is just like the Move Record achievement, only for the green ring. This one is based on minutes of exercise, not calories burned, so its really easy to get. Just like the Move Record achievement, you have to use your Apple Watch for 10 days first. Move Goal 200%, 300%, 400% You earn this when you exceed your calorie target (the red Move ring) by 2x, 3x, or 4x, respectively. In other words, its given for making the red activity ring go around two, three, or four times in a day. Its easy to get if you just set your Move goal very low. Double, triple, and quadruple your Move ring goal. Reduce your goal if youre having trouble. New Move Goal Every time you change your daily Move goal, and then exceed that new goal, you get this achievement. You can change your Move goal by opening the Activity app on your Apple Watch and force-pressing the screen. Longest Move Streak When you hit your Move goal (close the red ring) several days in a row, thats a streak. You get this award when your streak finally ends, if its longer than your previous best streak. Perfect Week This is given out for four categories: Move, Exercise, Stand, and All Activity. For the first three, simply close the rings (red, green, or blue) every day of the week. To get the Perfect Week (All Activity) badge, close all three rings every day for an entire week. You can earn this multiple times, though it only shows one badge. Remember, one week in the Activity app is from Monday-Sunday! Close those rings every day from Monday to Sunday to earn a handful of badges. Perfect Month Unlike Perfect Week, there are not multiple different Perfect Month badges for the different color rings. The lone Perfect Month achievement is for closing the red Move ring every day of the month. Theres a separate Perfect Month badge for every month and every year, though. So you can earn this in February and again in March, and again in February in the next year. Monthly Challenge Each month has its own unique fitness challenge. If you have notifications set for the Activity app on our Apple Watch, youll see the goal presented at the beginning of the month, but youll also see the current months challenge in the Achievements tab of the Activity app on your iPhone. It will be a grey outline before its completed, but you can tap on it to see what the challenge entails. The monthly challenge may task you with burning a specific number of calories, working out a number of times, or traveling a certain distance. Theres no telling what each new month will bring, you just have to look! Theres a different challenge every month, so check your Activity app. 100, 365, 500, 1,000 Move Goals When you hit your daily Move goal (close the red ring) 100 times, you get an achievement badge. You get another for hitting it 365 times, 500 times, and 1,000 times. These do not need to be in a row; its just the total number of times youve ever hit the goal. Close the Move ring often to unlock a series of badges. Set the Move goal low if you want to make it easier. Apple Watch Ultra 2 Read our review Price When Reviewed: $799 (base) Best Prices Today: $471.49 at Walmart | $549.95 at Best Buy US | $761.11 at Amazon Limited Achievements Apple offers multiple one-off challenges per year that are only available for a limited time. Often, theyre only around for one day or one weekend. Some are limited to the U.S. because theyre based on U.S. holidays. Youll get a notification on your Apple Watch when one of them is coming up (make sure you have notifications enabled for the Activity app, using the Watch app on your iPhone). Veterans Day Challenge (November 11, 2026) Foundry Earn this award on November 11 by doing any workout for 11 minutes or more. Record your time with the Workout app or any app that adds workouts to Health. World Mental Health Day Challenge (October 10, 2026) Foundry National Parks Challenge (August 23, 2026) Apple The anniversary of the founding of the U.S. National Park Service is on August 25. Every year, Apple celebrates this with a global National Parks badge (on the 23th this year). Earning this award is a walk in the park. Or a run. Or a hike. Or a wheelchair push. Just record one of these workouts for 20 minutes or more on August 23. Global Running Day (June 3, 2026) Foundry On June 3, the world runs as one. This Global Running Day, record a running workout of at least 5K (3.1 mi) to earn this award. Use the Workout app or any app that records workouts to Health. International Dance Day (April 29, 2026) Apple Show off your dance moves for International Dance Day. Earn this award by recording a Dance workout of 20 minutes or more on April 29. Record it with the Workout app or any app that adds workouts to Health. Earth Day (April 22, 2026) Apple This Earth Day, April 22, record any 30 minute workout with the Workout app or any app that records workouts to Health to earn this award. The earth will think the world of you. Heart Month challenge (February 14, 2026) Foundry Close your exercise ring on Valentines Day, February 14, to earn this award. Your heart will love you for it. New Year 2026 (January 2026) Foundry Start the year strong and stay active! Earn this award by closing all three Activity rings for seven days in a row in January. World Meditation Day (December 21, 2025) Foundry Time to celebrate World Meditation Day! On December 21, record five mindful minutes or more with the Mindfulness app or any app that adds mindful minutes to Health to earn this special badge. Record 10 minutes of mindfulness or meditation with any app that adds mindful minutes to Health to get this award.
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iOS 27.3 Adding New StandBy Mode Features to iPhone 11 and Newer
iOS 27.3 will expand new StandBy features first introduced on the iPhone Duo to all iPhone models compatible with the update, according to Apple. StandBy mode makes it easier to view information at a glance while your iPhone is placed on a charger and in a landscape position. It effectively turns an iPhone into a bedside clock with some extra details. On the iPhone Duo, StandBy also works when the device is folded like a book or a tent, even when it is not charging. The new StandBy features coming to the iPhone 11 and newer: Updated versions of the Analog and Digital Clock faces with more options to customize the color and complications on them An updated Photos face that lets users pick Shared Albums New faces, including Calendar and Weather The ability to create multiple versions of each type of face and swipe between them iOS 27.3 also introduces vertical tabs in Safari , reintroduces Apple's redesigned Health app , enables some Apple Intelligence features in China , and more. The first iOS 27.3 developer beta was released earlier today, and Apple said the update will be released to the public in December. Related Roundups: iOS 27 , iPadOS 27 Tag: StandBy Mode Related Forum: iOS 27 This article, iOS 27.3 Adding New StandBy Mode Features to iPhone 11 and Newer first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
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Veterans Day Apple Watch Activity Challenge Launches November 11
Apple is planning an Apple Watch Activity Challenge for Veterans Day, which takes place next Wednesday in the United States. Apple Watch owners are tasked with doing any workout for 11 minutes or more on November 11. Apple Watch owners who complete the challenge will win an Apple Watch activity award in the Fitness app. Earn this award on November 11 by doing any workout for 11 minutes or more. Record your time with the Workout app or any app that adds workouts to Health. Like all of Apple's Activity Challenges, the Veterans Day challenge will reward users with animated stickers that can be used in the Messages app. Apple does a Veterans Day Activity Challenge each year, and also often offers Veterans Day-themed content in the App Store , Apple TV app, Books app, and more. Related Roundup: Apple Watch 12 Tag: Activity Challenge Buyer's Guide: Apple Watch (Buy Now) Related Forum: Apple Watch This article, Veterans Day Apple Watch Activity Challenge Launches November 11 first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
Amazon Hanes sale, score up to 67% off men
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Best Early Black Friday Mac Deals: Save Hundreds on MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and More
We're getting closer to Black Friday , which lands on Friday, November 27 this year. In the lead-up to the shopping holiday, we're tracking a few lowest-ever prices on Apple's most popular Macs, including the M5 MacBook Air, MacBook Neo, and the new Mac mini and Mac Studio. 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. If you're looking for something other than Macs, be sure to visit our Black Friday Roundup for all of the best deals and discounts happening this season. For more Apple-specific devices currently on sale, our main post on the best current Apple Black Friday deals is the best place to look. MacBook Air Amazon is taking $199 off nearly every model of the M5 MacBook Air this week, with matches of the best post-hike prices we've ever seen on the computer. Prices now start at $1,099.99 for the 512GB 13-inch model and $1,299.99 for the 512GB 15-inch model. $200 OFF 13-inch M5 MacBook Air (16GB/512GB) for $1,099.00 $199 OFF 13-inch M5 MacBook Air (16GB/1TB) for $1,399.99 $199 OFF 13-inch M5 MacBook Air (24GB/1TB) for $1,599.99 For the 15-inch M5 MacBook Air models, prices start with the 16GB/512GB model for $1,299.99, down from $1,499.00. You can also get the 16GB/1TB model for $1,599.00, down from $1,799.00, all $199 off and the best prices we've seen in months. $199 OFF 15-inch M5 MacBook Air (16GB/512GB) for $1,299.99 $199 OFF 15-inch M5 MacBook Air (16GB/1TB) for $1,599.99 Mac Mini Apple's new Mac mini has had one of the most consistent discounts over the past few weeks, and these $120-$150 markdowns have continued into Black Friday season. Prices start at $779.00 for the entry-level model, and currently include every M6 model, plus the M5 Pro model. $120 OFF M6 Mac mini 16GB/256GB for $779.00 $150 OFF M6 Mac mini 16GB/512GB for $949.00 $150 OFF M6 Mac mini 24GB/512GB for $1,149.00 $149 OFF M5 Pro Mac mini 24GB/512GB for $1,549.99 Mac Studio Additionally, one of the best early Black Friday deals is on the M5 Max Mac Studio with 36GB RAM and a 512GB SSD, on sale for $2,299.00, down from $2,499.00. $200 OFF M5 Max Mac Studio 36GB/512GB for $2,299.00 MacBook Neo Amazon has introduced a rare discount on the MacBook Neo, discounting three of the entry-level 256GB models down to $669.22, from $699.00. This sale is available in Silver, Citrus, and Blush, with an estimated delivery date of November 6 for most models. $30 OFF MacBook Neo for $669.22 This is nearly a $30 discount on the MacBook Neo, and it's now the best price we've seen on the computer since Apple's price increases over the summer. As of writing, we're only tracking discounts on the 256GB model, but if markdowns arrive for the 512GB model with Touch ID we'll update this article. 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 during the holidays? You can sign up for our Deals Newsletter and we'll keep you updated so you don't miss the biggest deals of the season! Related Roundups: Apple Black Friday , Apple Deals Related Forum: Community Discussion This article, Best Early Black Friday Mac Deals: Save Hundreds on MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and More first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
Apple Fitness+ Gets Gym Strength Plans in iOS 27.3
With iOS 27.3, Apple is adding a new Gym Strength workout to Apple Fitness+. It's a custom fitness option that generates a four-week plan based on a user's goals, experience, schedule, and equipment. People of all experience levels can use the feature, selecting workout days, areas of the body to focus on, and session length. Workouts have recommendations for exercises, reps, sets, and load, plus short video demonstrations from Apple Fitness+ trainers. Workouts each week are adapted based on progress from the prior week. Gym Strength is available on iPhone and iPad , and Apple Watch wearers will be able to see and log exercises, reps, and load, plus track workout metrics. Gym Strength is currently available in the iOS 27.3, iPadOS 27.3, and watchOS 27.3 updates for Apple Fitness+ subscribers. Related Roundups: iOS 27 , iPadOS 27 Tag: Apple Fitness Plus Related Forum: iOS 27 This article, Apple Fitness+ Gets Gym Strength Plans in iOS 27.3 first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
Apple Releases New AirPods Beta Firmware
Apple today released new beta firmware for the AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3 , AirPods 4, AirPods 5 , and AirPods Max 2 . The firmware has a build number of 9B5045a and is rolling out for developers and public beta testers. There's no word on what's included in the firmware update because Apple doesn't offer notes for AirPods beta releases. When the AirPods are connected to an iPhone, iPad , or Mac running iOS 26 , iPadOS 26 , or macOS 26 or later, there is a beta firmware option that can be accessed in the AirPods settings interface. Toggling on beta updates allows users to install the beta firmware. Firmware updates can then be downloaded by connecting the AirPods to an Apple device and connecting them to power. It can take a few hours for new firmware to be installed because there is no software update option like there is for other Apple devices. Related Roundup: AirPods 5 Buyer's Guide: AirPods (Buy Now) Related Forum: AirPods This article, Apple Releases New AirPods Beta Firmware first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
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iOS 27.3 Beta Brings Apple Intelligence to China
Select Apple Intelligence features are now available in China , with Apple testing the functionality in the iOS 27.3 beta. Developers in China can turn on Apple Intelligence after updating to the new software. Apple Intelligence first launched in the United States with iOS 18.1, but Apple was not able to bring it to China until it partnered with Alibaba and won approval from Chinese regulators. Apple Intelligence features like Siri , Writing Tools, and Visual Intelligence integrate Alibaba's Qwen model. Here's what's live: Live Translation for Messages, FaceTime , and the Phone app. Live Translation also works with AirPods 4 with ANC, AirPods Pro 2, and later models. Writing Tools for rewriting, proofreading, and summarizing text. With Qwen integration, users can also generate text. Visual Intelligence for identifying objects, places, and more. Clean Up in Photos for removing unwanted objects from images. Genmoji for creating custom emoji. Natural language search and memory movie creation in Photos. Email summaries, suggested smart replies, and priority emails in the Mail app. Notification summaries, urgent notifications, and the Reduce Interruptions Focus mode. Summaries for audio recordings in the Notes app. Call transcripts in the Phone app, which are saved to the Notes app. Type to Siri and more natural Siri responses. Siri can relay requests to Qwen to give more in-depth answers. Apple Intelligence in China does not include Siri AI, the Siri app, or the newer Apple Intelligence features in iOS 27 . Apple will likely release a public beta soon, allowing users in China with a compatible device to try the new features. We're expecting iOS 27.3 to launch in December. Related Roundups: iOS 27 , iPadOS 27 Tags: Apple Intelligence , China Related Forum: iOS 27 This article, iOS 27.3 Beta Brings Apple Intelligence to China first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
watchOS 27.3 Brings Live Rewind and Siri Recap to Apple Watch
With the first beta of watchOS 27.3, Apple is introducing new Audio Intelligence features it previewed for the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 earlier this year. Powered by the S11 chip, Audio Intelligence includes Live Rewind, Siri Recap, Sound Recognition, and Shazam Music Recognition. Sound Recognition and Shazam are already on the watch, but Live Rewind and Siri Recap are now available in the beta. Live Rewind can show you a transcript of the last 15 seconds of a conversation. If you miss something like a waiter giving you the daily specials at a restaurant, you can press twice on the Digital Crown to see what was said without having to ask the person to repeat themselves. Unlike Live Rewind, Siri Recap works in the background. The Apple Watch listens to conversations throughout the day and generates a high-level summary that includes a title and key points. Apple says you can use Siri Recap to jog your memory later, allowing you to stay present in the moment. If Siri Recap is turned on, summaries are created automatically and auto-deleted after seven days unless they're saved. It does not include a full transcript of conversations. Audio Intelligence features are all opt-in. Apple says Live Rewind only activates when the Digital Crown is pressed. Transcription doesn't continue beyond the 15-second snippet, and text is not saved unless you ask Siri about it or save it to the Siri app. Siri Recap can be scheduled to run based on time, location, or both. You can set it to listen just while you're at work, or add a rule to keep it from activating at night. It can also be turned on and off manually through Control Center, and Siri Recap summaries can be viewed and deleted in the Siri app. Apple has a long privacy explainer for Audio Intelligence. Audio recordings aren't created or stored, and no audio can be accessed by apps, the operating system, or Apple. Raw audio is never available because it goes into the Secure Exclave on the S11 chip. Apple describes the Secure Exclave as a hardware-isolated compartment that processes sensor data separately from the rest of the system. No Audio Intelligence features identify or attribute speakers, so text won't say Eric said... or label speakers as Speaker A and Speaker B. Siri Recaps filter potentially harmful content and sensitive information. When using Live Rewind, there is an audible chime that plays from the Apple Watch speaker, even if it's in silent mode. A full-display animation plays on the watch when Live Rewind is used, and a microphone indicator alerts those nearby that it's been turned on. Live Rewind and Sound Recognition are processed on-device unless a Live Rewind snippet is sent to Siri for a request or saved. Siri Recap summaries are created through Private Cloud Compute. Along with an Apple Watch Series 12 or Ultra 4, Siri Recap and Live Rewind require an iPhone 16 or later with Apple Intelligence and Siri AI. The new features are in English only to begin with, and they're not available to users under 13. Parental approval is required for Child Accounts under 18. We're expecting watchOS 27.3 to launch in December alongside iOS 27.3. Related Roundups: Apple Watch 12 , Apple Watch Ultra 4 , watchOS 26 , watchOS 27 Tag: Siri Buyer's Guide: Apple Watch (Buy Now) , Apple Watch Ultra (Buy Now) Related Forum: Apple Watch This article, watchOS 27.3 Brings Live Rewind and Siri Recap to Apple Watch first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
iPhone Duo Gets Reachability in iOS 27.3 Beta
With today's iOS 27.3 beta, Apple expanded Reachability to the iPhone Duo . Reachability lets iPhone Duo users shift the content on the left or right side of the outer screen to make it easier to reach with a thumb. Reachability can be turned on or off by going to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Reachability. It is on by default after updating to the new software. When the iPhone Duo is closed, a short swipe left on the left edge or a short swipe right on the right edge will shift the outer display's content left or right. Related Roundups: iOS 27 , iPadOS 27 , iPhone Duo Buyer's Guide: iPhone Duo (Buy Now) Related Forums: iOS 27 , iPhone This article, iPhone Duo Gets Reachability in iOS 27.3 Beta first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
Florida voting results: Heavy flooding and rain have disrupted Election Day voting in Florida, forcing polling locations to change across seven counties. The Florida Department of State has published an updated list of relocated polling places on its Emergency and Disaster Election Resources page. Voters can also contact their local county Supervisor of Elections office for confirmation.
iOS 27.3 Beta Brings Back Apple
iOS 27.3 reintroduces the redesigned Health app previewed in September. Apple tested the new Health app in the iOS 27.2 beta, but it was removed before the update launched. The Health app has been updated, and there are new Insights and Longevity tabs that show more information about your health and fitness metrics. The Insights tab includes your most recent health data, like Activity Rings, heart rate, sleep score, and vitals. Apple Intelligence will use that information to offer Personal Guidance. The Health app will be able to make suggestions based on your goals and what kinds of activities you do. Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 wearers will see their readiness score in the Insights tab as well as on the watch. The readiness score is meant to help you decide whether to push yourself harder, take a recovery day, or work out as usual. A redesigned Vitals section has overnight and daytime views, and HRV has been added as a metric. There are readings for both overall HRV and recovery HRV. The Health app's Longevity tab looks at health data over time. It assesses you across seven categories: heart health, sleep, mental wellbeing, movement health, metabolic health, hearing, and nutrition. It also has a Health Age feature that uses info like resting heart rate, VO2 max, HRV, sleep, and biomarkers from blood work to calculate how your health metrics compare to your actual age. Health Age relies on health data collected from the Apple Watch, plus it incorporates fitness assessments you can take at home with tracking via the iPhone's camera. Eventually, Apple will offer a $119 laboratory panel from Quest Diagnostics, and that information will contribute to Health Age. You can also upload recent lab results or sync medical records. The Health app will expand language support to global English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, and Vietnamese. Apple said the new Health app would come in late 2026, which lines up with the expected December release of iOS 27.3. The redesigned app requires an Apple Intelligence-capable iPhone. Related Roundups: iOS 27 , iPadOS 27 Related Forum: iOS 27 This article, iOS 27.3 Beta Brings Back Apple's Redesigned Health App first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
Apple finally brings vertical tabs to Safari in surprise 27.3 feature drop
Macworld While we expected the OS 27.3 betas to bring our first look at the new Apple Watch Audio Intelligence and the redesigned Health app, Apple has delivered a couple of features in todays betas that we didnt expect. Available now in the developer beta and coming soon to public beta testers, Apple has announced several new Safari features coming in the next iPhone and Mac update, including a couple popular ones inspired by Chrome and other browsers. Here is a quick summary of the new features. Vertical tabs . Instead of the usual tab bar across the top of the browser window, open tabs can now run down the left side of the window in version 27.3. Vertical tabs appear as icons by default, but the tab bar can be resized so titles are visible. This feature is available for macOS 27.3 and iPadOS 27.3, and is also available on the iPhone Duo. Adaptive Dark Mode . Some websites dont provide a native dark mode, so you end up with the site in light mode and the browser borders in dark mode. This new feature will fix that by forcing non-native sites into dark mode. When Safari senses such a site, it notifies the user and asks if they want to try Adaptive Dark Mode. Users also have the choice to have it turn on automatically or on a site-by-site basis. Siri AI implementation . You can now tell Siri to perform browser tasks, such as emptying the cache and organizing tabs. Apple also has plans to extend Siris awareness of webpage content beyond what is currently in view. These features require a device compatible with Siri AI. Safari 27.3 is part of OS 27.3, which is expected to arrive for non-beta testers in early December.
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iPad Mini 8 Reviewer Dissatisfied With Apple
The new iPad mini has an OLED display, but the device does not support ProMotion, meaning the display's refresh rate is limited to 60Hz instead of 120Hz. Apple said OLED displays still have significantly faster pixel response times compared to LCDs, resulting in reduced motion blur, but The Verge 's David Pierce is not entirely satisfied . From his iPad mini 8 review: Apple's answer, to Chris Lawley and others, has been something to the effect of 120Hz is irrelevant, OLED's faster pixel response solves the problems. I don't agree. I don't think the lack of ProMotion is an immediate and total dealbreaker, but refresh rates matter! To games and high-touch creative apps, of course, but you notice the difference even with basic swiping and zooming. The Apple Pencil feels more juddery moving across my screen. On a 120Hz screen, I can scroll a browser page and still clearly read the text as it's moving. With 60Hz, it gets blurry. In all these cases, even if you don't explicitly see the difference, you really do feel it. Of course, an OLED display is still a big upgrade overall. OLED technology allows for higher contrast and more vivid colors, as there is no backlight and individual pixels turn off completely to display true black. Apple also says the new iPad mini can achieve a maximum brightness of 600 nits for standard content, up from 500 nits for the previous model, and up to 1,200 nits for HDR content. Apple's tech specs indicate the new iPad mini has a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio. The new iPad mini is available to pre-order now, with U.S. pricing starting at $699 for a model with 128GB of storage. The device launches Friday. Related Roundup: iPad mini Buyer's Guide: iPad Mini (Buy Now) Related Forum: iPad This article, iPad Mini 8 Reviewer Dissatisfied With Apple's Excuse for Lack of 120Hz Display first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
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iPad Mini 8 Review Claims Battery Life is Way Better Than Apple Says
Tom's Guide ran the new iPad mini through its standard battery test, which involves continuous web browsing over Wi-Fi with the display set to 150 nits of brightness, and the device achieved much better battery life than Apple advertises. According to the review, the iPad mini 8 lasted for 14 hours and 24 minutes in this test, up from 10 hours and 36 minutes for the iPad mini 7. Tom's Guide said it typically performs the battery test three times to get an average time, but it only had time for a single run for this review. However, their review said they suspect the final results will be similar to the first run. This is an interesting finding, as Apple does not advertise longer battery life for the new iPad mini, with its tech specs showing up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi for both the iPad mini 7 and iPad mini 8. The new model does have Apple's more power efficient C2 modem for cellular connectivity, but Tom's Guide 's test used Wi-Fi. We will have to see if further tests support this finding, but longer battery life may be an unadvertised benefit of the new iPad mini. The new model actually has a slightly smaller battery compared to the previous model, but power efficiency gains could come from the A20 Pro chip and the OLED display when showing darker content. The new iPad mini launches on Friday, with U.S. pricing starting at $699. Earlier today, we shared our own hands-on look at the device . Related Roundup: iPad mini Buyer's Guide: iPad Mini (Buy Now) Related Forum: iPad This article, iPad Mini 8 Review Claims Battery Life is Way Better Than Apple Says first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
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iOS 27.3 beta is out now with a new Health app, Siri AI expansion, and more
Macworld Apple has begun beta testing for iOS and iPadOS 27.3, along with the 27.3 versions of all its other operating systems. This release should bring early Apple Intelligence features to China, as well as the Audio Intelligence features of Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, the redesigned Health app, and new Siri AI features within apps. We expect the final public release will take place sometime near the end of November or early December. Whats new in the iOS 27.3 beta Here are some of the new features and changes discovered in the iOS 27.3 beta so far: New Health app: The newly-designed Health app is back, after a brief appearance in the 27.2 betas. Audio Intelligence: Together with an Apple Watch Series 12 or Ultra 4, the Live Rewind and Siri Recap features are now available. Read more about privacy with these features here . Safari features: Safari gets vertical tabs, Siri AI actions, and adaptive dark mode. Read more about these feautres here . Siri AI languages: Siri AI expands to Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Turkish, and Norwegian. iPhone Duo Reachability: An accessibility feature made to shift content to the side on the iPhone Duo, so its easier to reach on the extra-wide phone. Apple Intelligence in China: China gets some basic Apple Intelligence features like Writing Tools, Visual Intelligence, Clean Up, Genmoji, and more. Siri AI is not available. Fitness+ Gym Strength: New features in Fitness+ to build a gym strength training plan including the ability to track reps and weight. StandBy updates: On regular iPhones, StandBy mode has more of the options and configurability found on iPhone Duo. It still only works when your iPhone is charging, unlike iPhone Duo. Siri actions in Apple apps: Siri gets a lot of new capabilites across Apple apps like Calendar, Music, Messages, Reminders, Weather, and more. You can ask Siri what it can do in each app. Siri actions in third-party apps: The 27.3 developer previews add App Intents for developers that allow them to integrate their content and actions into Siri. So data from third-party apps can be part of your personal context and you can use natural language to have Siri perform actions in those apps (once they are updated to do so). iOS 27.3: How to install If you want to test the iOS 27 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 27.3: How to install the developer beta Youll 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. Heres 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 27 in our iOS 27 superguide .
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