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  • As part of its broader manufacturing push in India, Apple is expanding supplier training to include Swift coding, robotics, automation technology, and smart manufacturing. Here are the details. more…
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  • After the FBI raided a Washington Post reporter’s home and seized multiple devices, Lockdown Mode prevented them from accessing her iPhone. Here are the details. more…
  • Tim Cook recently called out one specific AI feature—visual intelligence—as being among the most popular Apple Intelligence capabilities so far. And rumors indicate that later this year, it could get a lot more powerful. more…
  • In celebration of Super Bowl LX this weekend, Apple is counting down to the Apple Music Halftime Show with Bad Bunny. The company has shared exclusive content featuring Bad Bunny on Shazam, Apple Music, and more. Plus, Apple Invites has added an “exclusive visual” featuring Bad Bunny. more…
  • Update, 4:22 p.m. ET: Apple says the issue has now been resolved. The original post follows below. Apple Developer’s System Status page reports that Xcode Cloud has been experiencing issues since yesterday. Here are the details. more…
  • Apple has just shipped the RC (release candidate) versions of its forthcoming 26.3 software updates, including tvOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3, and more. more…
  • After three beta releases, Apple is moving macOS Tahoe 26.3 to the Release Candidate stage, ahead of the upcoming official release in the coming days. Here’s what to expect from the update. more…
  • Apple has released the iOS 26.3 Release Candidate for iPhone. iOS 26.3 introduces an easier way to switch between Android and iPhone, tweaks to the Astronomy and Weather wallpaper gallery, and more. more…
  • Apple’s beta cycle for its 26.3 updates is officially wrapping up, as the iPadOS 26.3 RC (release candidate) is now available for testing. Here’s what that means. more…
  • About a month ahead of first Grand Prix of the season, Formula 1 fans can now link their Apple TV account with F1.TV, in order to start enjoying the F1.TV platform at the Premium tier at no extra charge; Premium used to cost $129 per year. This rollout is part of Apple’s exclusive streaming partnership deal with Formula 1 in the United States. To get started, sign up to Apple TV here and then go here to link it to your F1.TV account. more…
  • Apple is expected to release a new version of the Studio Display sometime in the first half of the year. This will mark its first update since originally debuting alongside the Mac Studio in 2022. However, a new rumor suggests the Studio Display 2 might not have a most-wanted feature after all… more…
  • Alongside the ongoing $100 price drops on Apple Watch Series 11 models from $299, as well as the$300 discounts on M5 MacBook Pro configurations configs, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is featuring a series of notable Apple accessory deals. We have Apple Pencil Pro from $70 (up o 45% off), the Terra Cotta orange Alpine Loop with the Black Titanium finish at 44% off, and a new all-time low on the black Apple Crossbody Strap. Those offers also join a chance to land Apple Watch Ultra 3 at as much as $104 off and the Apple 240W USB-C Woven Charge Cable back at $18. Head below for a closer look.  more…
  • Apple has updated its online refurbished products store with some big additions: iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max are now available refurbished with discounts. Here are the details. more…
  • Apple launched its first product of the year last week: AirTag 2, which arrived five years after the original model. Here are three more new Apple products coming soon that have years-old prior models. more…
  • While Tesla may be the last automaker anyone expected to consider CarPlay, there’s an even more unlikely vehicle maker that could adopt Apple’s infotainment feature in the future. more…
  • Storage on Apple devices has always been a sensitive subject. Whether it’s for an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, you always pay the highest premium when upgrading the internal storage. An iPhone 17 Pro Max can go from $1199 for its 256GB entry-level model to $2000 for the 2TB model. That’s an additional $800 just for storage on your iPhone. So, for anyone shooting photos, working with large files, or recording Apple ProRes video on iPhone, those storage limits show up fast. I always recommend people get external storage rather than internal storage, since you can get 16TB for $800 these days! But external storage, specifically with iPhones, poses other challenges, like cables, mounts, and setups that can make things feel clunky. So when I saw the new Planck SSD and how tiny, compact, and purpose-built it was for iPhone, I had to check it out. more…
  • Spotify has announced three big updates rolling out to its lyrics feature. The company says that lyric translations are now available worldwide. It’s also rolling out support for offline lyrics, plus an updated design for previewing lyrics right on the Now Playing view in the Spotify app. more…
  • Alexa+ is Amazon’s new AI-infused version of its popular assistant. Following a slow initial rollout, Amazon has just made Alexa+ available to all users in the US. Here’s how to upgrade to Alexa+, or skip it for now. more…
  • Battery life tests carried out by CNET reveal that the iPhone 17 Pro Max has the best battery life of any of the smartphones tested, and that Apple heads the brand rankings across its models. Apple’s flagship model took first place, ahead of several models with substantially higher battery capacity, with the base model iPhone 17 in equal second place … more…
  • OpenAI recently revealed that we will soon see ads in ChatGPT conversations, and Anthropic is having some fun with this. It will reportedly run an ad during Sunday’s Super Bowl (below) in which ChatGPT isn’t named but is very clearly the target … more…
  • Apple is rolling out another update to its Apple Sports app for iPhone. This update adds support for Men’s and Women’s golf, as well as expanded support for soccer and tennis matches. more…
  • iOS 26.2.1 was released last week, adding support for AirTag 2, alongside bug fixes. However, a small minority of users are reporting that it has introduced bugs rather than removed them. Among the problems being reported are apps crashing, freezing, or lagging; connectivity failures; and severe battery drain … more…
  • It’s well over three years since the launch of a new Apple Home architecture to make HomeKit more reliable and to support the Matter standard. Still, not everyone has yet updated, and if you’re among them, you now have less than a week to do so before your smart home stops working … more…
  • Last year, a federal judge ruled that Google had illegally maintained a search monopoly, but allowed the company to keep paying to be the default search engine on Apple devices (with very few caveats). Now, the Department of Justice and a group of states are appealing the overall decision. Here are the details. more…
  • As OpenAI accused xAI of systematically destroying internal communications, the court also shut down xAI’s bid to add a high-ranking former OpenAI researcher to discovery. Here’s the latest on this increasingly messy lawsuit. more…
  • It’s not just you: ChatGPT is down for many users right now. Here’s the latest on OpenAI’s outage. Update: the problem was resolved with all elements of the service back online by February 4. more…
  • Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Stuff: Stuff helps you get everything out of your head and into a simple, elegant system—closing open loops and reducing mental stress. Use code 9TO5 at checkout for 50% off your first year. more…
  • Apple TV is hosting a major media event today, and it just unveiled the highly-anticipated series Lucky, which stars Anya Taylor-Joy in her first big show since The Queen’s Gambit. more…
  • Anyone looking to launch an online shop runs into the same questions: Do I need to code? How do I choose the right products? And what about inventory, suppliers, and customer support? Even with traditional online shop platforms and site-building tools, you still need to do most, if not all, of the heavy lifting. That’s where Genstore.ai comes in. more…
  • Apple hosted a special media event on Tuesday called the ‘2026 Apple TV Press Day.’ Here’s everything that was announced at the event. more…
  • Apple informed developers today of an upcoming update to the minimum Software Development Kit (SDK) requirements for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS apps. Here are the details. more…
  • Apple TV’s biggest premiere in February is the return of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, a sci-fi epic featuring monsters like Godzilla and Kong. Here’s the new trailer. more…
  • Apple TV is holding a major press event today, offering a sneak peek at what’s coming next to the streamer. After unveiling a highly-anticipated series earlier today, Apple TV has just announced a new dark comedy—Outcome—that’s premiering soon with star Keanu Reeves. more…
  • Apple has announced a major upgrade for Xcode: support for agentic coding. Apple says that developers can now build apps with coding agents such as Anthropic’s Claude Agent and OpenAI’s Codex directly inside Xcode. more…
  • Apple TV has announced a release date for Cape Fear, a new psychological thriller series coming from the producing powerhouse duo of Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese. more…
  • Apple Music Replay 2026 is now available, breaking down your top songs and artists of the year so far. Here’s how to find it and what data it includes. more…
  • Tuesday’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break awaits below starting with a chance to land AirPods Pro 3 at the lowest price we have tracked to date. We also spotted some particularly notable deals on M5 MacBook Pro configurations with 24GB and 32GB models sitting down at the lowest prices we have tracked at $300 off the list prices. Best Buy is serving up a chance to land a 512GB M5 iPad Pro at $340 off the list and you’ll find a new Amazon low waiting on Apple’s Natural Milanese Loop at 35% off. All of that and everything else awaits after the fold.  more…
  • Apple’s Passwords app has become my full-time password manager thanks to several iOS 26 changes. And there’s one welcome new feature I recently discovered that can prevent the headache of a forgotten password loop. more…
  • Apple just released a video highlighting the “Humans of Apple TV.” It features a series of behind-the-scenes stills from a variety of beloved Apple TV shows and movies. more…
  • Moltbot, a personal AI assistant being run on batches of Mac minis, got a lot of attention when creator Matt Schlicht effectively partnered with his own assistant to develop a social media platform for the bots. Known as Moltbook, it’s been colloquially referred to as Reddit for AI bots. Schlicht says he didn’t write a single line of the code himself, and it wasn’t long before it was being suggested that Moltbot agents were using the social network to plot an AI uprising … more…
  • Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman today announced the launch of Luffu (“loo-foo”), a new health app for families that will eventually expand to hardware devices too. Here are the details. more…
  • iOS 26.2 is the latest major iPhone update, and among its many new features, AirPods Live Translation expanded to a lot more users. Here’s how to use AirPods’ powerful recent addition. more…
  • We’re expecting to see two MacBook Pro launches this year. The first, expected sometime this month, is an M5 Pro and M5 Max version of the current design. But the far more exciting prospect is an all-new MacBook Pro design later in the year. A new supply chain report says that Samsung is gearing up for production of the OLED panels for the new machine and that it will launch in the final three months of this year … more…
  • Yesterday saw a couple of claimed leaks about the iPhone Fold, one of them unremarkable, the other somewhat more surprising. The first of them is almost certainly true, coming from a leaker with a good track record and in line with existing expectations. The second is a bit more of a wild card, but it does make sense to me … more…
  • Both the founders of WhatsApp and current owner Meta state that the app uses end-to-end encryption, meaning that nobody outside the chat can access the content. A lawsuit claims that this isn’t true and that anyone inside Meta can get full access to all of the messages sent or received by any WhatsApp user. Johns Hopkins University professor and cryptographer Matthew Green has weighed in with a blog post analyzing the claims and likely reality … more…
  • Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with Apple. In this episode of Apple @ Work, Jaron Bradley from Jamf joins the show to talk about macOS malware and what IT teams need to know in 2026. more…
  • Following last week’s release of iOS 26.2.1, Apple has now stopped signing iOS 26.2. Here’s what that means. more…
  • To help promote the second season of Apple TV’s Drops of God, the company has released an Apple Maps guide with some of actor Tomohisa Yamashita’s favorite wineries in Europe and the US. Here are the details. more…
  • A group of Apple and Tel-Aviv University researchers figured out a way to speed up AI-based text-to-speech generation without sacrificing intelligibility. Here’s how they did it. more…
  • One of the most significant limitations of MagSafe charging is heat management. As induction coils transfer energy, they generate waste heat, which causes your iPhone to throttle its charging speeds if it gets too hot to protect the battery. You especially see this in the outdoors during the summer. LISEN is attempting to fix the normal thermal bottleneck with its new 3-in-1 MagSafe station. By adding an active cooling fan and the Qi2.2, LISEN claims it can sustain 25-watt charging speeds that really does wired charging. This is my current daily driver on my desk, and I really like it thus far. more…
  • Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Stuff: Stuff helps you get everything out of your head and into a simple, elegant system—closing open loops and reducing mental stress. Use code 9TO5 at checkout for 50% off your first year. more…
  • The Indian government approved a measure on Sunday that allows Apple to directly finance iPhone manufacturing equipment in India without risking additional taxes. Here are the details. more…
  • The RetroVa Vintage Image Kit features a slide-on camera grip with real buttons, modular telephoto optics, film filter presets, and support for external storage. Here are the details. more…
  • iTunes is an ancient relic of an old music era, right? Not so fast, says a new report highlighting iTunes’ resilience despite stiff streaming competition, as evidenced by new statistics from Apple. more…
  • Apple TV walked away with one win out of four Grammy nominations at last night’s ceremony. Here are the details. more…
  • Apple has just released a variety of new software updates for its devices, but they’re all for older versions of iOS, macOS, watchOS, and iPadOS. Here are the details. more…
  • 9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art Apple-specific security solutions for fully automated Hardening & Compliance, Next Generation EDR, AI-powered Zero Trust, and exclusive Privilege Management with the most powerful and modern Apple MDM on the market. The result is a totally automated Apple Unified Platform currently trusted by over 45,000 organizations to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with Apple. In this episode, I sit down with Kseniia (@osint_barbie) and Mykhailo (@xor3r) from Moonlock Lab, the cybersecurity research arm of MacPaw. We dive into the meteoric rise of infostealers, which have secured their spot as one of the most prolific threats facing Mac users in 2026. We break down why the tide has turned for macOS, how these threats actually land on your machine, and how they have evolved into something far more concerning than just a simple smash-and-grab. The second part of this conversation will release on February 15th. more…
  • At CES 2026 last month, Anker unveiled a few interesting new accessories for Apple users, including its Nano Desktop dock and new 45W Nano charger with smart display. It also unveiled a new 25W MagSafe 3-in-1 with a couple of highly appealing features, and it’s now available for purchase. more…
  • OpenAI has just launched a brand new Mac app: Codex, which it says is “the best way to build with agents.” Here are the details. more…
  • Update 2, February 2, 2026 10:10am PT: Apple has released iOS 16.7.14. Update 1, January 28, 3pm PT: As noted by Aaron Perris, Apple has started signing iOS 12.5.8, iOS 15.8.6, and iOS 18.7.4 again. iOS 16.7.13, however, remains unavailable. Original story (published January 28, 4:19am PT below): Apple this week released an array of iOS updates, including iOS 26.2.1, iOS 18.7.4, and more. Now, however, it appears that Apple has pulled some of these new updates due to problems with network connectivity in Australia. more…
  • Your first 9to5Toys Lunch Break of the month is jam packed with new Apple deals. Alongside up to 33% off AirPods 4, we are also now tracking $100 price drops across the Apple Watch Series 11 lineup with prices starting from $299 Amazon lows. Those offers join the best price yet on Apple’s Light Blue Alpine Loop as well as a host of iPad discounts – iPad mini is nearly $100 off and M3 iPad Air models are $120 off. Just be sure to scope out his M5 MacBook Pro deal as the most affordable 24GB model is $300 off the list price. Everything awaits below.  more…
  • Last November, Bloomberg broke the news that Tesla was working on CarPlay support, a dramatic shift in policy for Elon Musk’s company. Here’s the latest on what we know about Tesla’s plans to support CarPlay. more…
  • Your Friends & Neighbors season 2 is coming soon, and Apple TV has just released the first trailer for the returning series—plus confirmed that season 3 is in the works. more…
  • It’s been a busy day for iPhone Fold leaks. After one reputable leaker reported that Apple’s foldable will have the biggest battery yet in an iPhone, new details have been shared by another leaker on several aspects of the iPhone Fold’s design, cameras, and more. more…
  • This fall’s most popular new iPhones will likely be the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, but if you want the absolute biggest battery, it sounds like the iPhone Fold will easily be the winner there. more…
  • The list of Apple subscription services keeps growing. iCloud, Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple Arcade, Apple Fitness+, Apple News+, MLS Season Pass, Apple One … The company of course also takes a cut of subscriptions sold through the App Store, Apple Books, and Apple Podcasts. Then there are the hardware-related subscriptions, AppleCare+ and the iPhone Upgrade Program. Most recently, we’ve had the launch of Apple Creator Studio, and a new report says that we can expect to see even more subscriptions to come … more…
  • The early theme of Apple TV’s 2026 is new seasons of existing shows. January was packed with five such series, and now a couple more are coming in February—including a big-budget sci-fi epic. Here’s everything new coming to Apple TV in February. more…
  • Adobe is removing generation limits from Firefly, giving subscribers unlimited image and video generations across both its own models and supported third-party AI models, but you have to act quick. Here are the details. more…
  • Update, 2:09 p.m. ET: Speechify also launched a ChatGPT integration today. See new details below. Speechify’s AI Voice Assistant can now sound like celebrities, including Snoop Dogg, Gwyneth Paltrow, and MrBeast. Here are the details. more…
  • A Steve Jobs memorabilia auction included the first check the two Steves ever signed, and it sold for a mind-boggling $2,409,886. The auction also included Steve’s desk and a set of bow ties he wore at school, as well as a wide range of general Apple memorabilia … more…
  • Apple CEO Tim Cook declined to comment on repeated questions during Thursday’s earnings call about how the company would respond to rising memory costs. The decision on whether to absorb rising costs or pass them on to customers in the form of higher prices is not going to be an easy one, and a look at the numbers makes it clear why Cook was unwilling to rule out the latter possibility … more…
  • Apple last week changed the way you buy a Mac online, removing the previous lineup of customizable pre-configured options and instead putting you straight into configuring your spec from scratch. While at first glance this seems a somewhat strange thing to do, arguably making it a little more complicated for a non-tech buyer to choose their Mac, the change could provide support for a theory that Apple will allow you to separate CPU and GPU options when buying an M5 Pro or Max Mac … more…
  • In the future, Apple users should expect more paid upgrades and subscription bundles just like what the company launched with Apple Creator Studio last month. As said by Mark Gurman in this week’s Power On newsletter, “I believe Apple is looking at all areas of its software and services” for further services monetization opportunities. Obviously, the appeal of more subscription bundles depends on the particulars. For instance, Apple One has been very popular and seems relatively consumer friendly. But, while Creator Studio is a reasonable deal for hardcore users of Final Cut and Logic Pro, it also introduced exclusive paid features and upsell banners into Apple’s previously free-with-no-asterisks iWork suite of Pages, Keynote and Numbers. more…
  • Apple’s long-awaited Studio Display refresh might be happening soon. As noted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, shipping times for Apple’s Studio Display are slipping to late February and early March in some configurations… more…
  • In today’s Power On newsletter from Mark Gurman, an interesting new possibility was shared for the iPhone lineup: a smaller, clamshell foldable iPhone. This model is far from fruition, though Apple is currently considering it. more…
  • Apple officially launched CarPlay Ultra last year, but only for Aston Martin vehicles. It’s the next-generation version of CarPlay that the company first teased at WWDC 2022 with a revamped design and deeper integration with the car itself. Today, a new report from Bloomberg reveals that CarPlay Ultra will come to at least one major new car later this year … more…
  • In his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman provided an updated release timeline for the new MacBook Pros with M5 Pro and M5 Max. Previously, these models have been expected to launch before the spring. more…
  • 9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art Apple-specific security solutions for fully automated Hardening & Compliance, Next Generation EDR, AI-powered Zero Trust, and exclusive Privilege Management with the most powerful and modern Apple MDM on the market. The result is a totally automated Apple Unified Platform currently trusted by over 45,000 organizations to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with Apple. Amid the heap of an EU fine levied on X earlier this month, Elon Musk announced that the platform’s entire recommendation algorithm would go open source. Seemingly to help cool the regulatory waters by providing greater transparency into how the social media giant organizes users’ timelines. Usually, IT professionals would see news around something going open source, smile, and move on with their lives. But last week, I came across an interesting thread on none other than X that explains how this move can actually expose anonymous alt accounts through “behavioral fingerprints”…for better or worse. more…
  • Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. Obesity remains a rampant concern in America, with 2 in 5 adults struggling with obesity. GLP-1 medications have become popular in recent years to help people manage their weight – and Within Reach is a companion app to help you track everything related to the journey. more…
  • Apple has updated its website with changes to the checkout flow when buying a new Mac. Previously, the Apple Online Store would show you a range of preconfigured options with specific processors, RAM, and storage configurations, before letting you dive into the granular configurator. With this week’s revamp, however, this process has been overhauled… more…
  • Apple Watch certainly feels like a rather mature platform at this point. Software wise, there isn’t usually a ton I’d like to see – though there probably is a lot of potential for the Apple Watch to serve as an AI wearable. Nonetheless, there is one nifty software upgrade I’d really like to see them add to the Apple Watch. more…
  • This is about the time of year when most people’s enthusiasm for their New Year’s resolutions starts to wear off. Gym visits decline, diets get less strict, and those screen time goals we set with much determination have likely already been broken. But if you are one of those who decided 2026 will be the year you take control of your online privacy, then keeping a resolution has never been simpler … more…
  • Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with Apple. For the last decade, the technology industry has been obsessed with the cloud. The assumption was that the future of AI will also rely on massive data centers, infinite GPUs, and an always-on internet connection. Apple, however, took a different path. With Apple Silicon, they bet that the most important processing would happen locally on the Neural Engine. I believe Apple made an incredibly important decision. more…
  • Welcome to 9to5Mac’s top stories of the week, where we recap the biggest news in the Apple world every Saturday. This week, we have AirTag 2, a blockbuster Apple acquisition, and iOS 26.3 beta testing continues. Plus, our usual slate of new podcast episodes, opinion pieces, and much more. Read on for all of this week’s top stories. more…
  • A new website takes Apple’s most persistent software bugs and reframes them as a hilarious scoreboard, using intentionally over-the-top math to estimate how many collective human hours they’ve supposedly wasted over the years. more…
  • From time to time, OpenAI removes older models from ChatGPT’s model picker, as users become accustomed to newer ones. Here are the models being retired on February 13. more…
  • Apple is apparently pushing to turn its newly launched creative bundle into a brand of its own. Here are the details. more…
  • Over the last few days, UpScrolled went from a relatively unknown app to the top of the App Store, as users flocked away from TikTok. Here are the details. more…
  • We’re getting close to the launch of iOS 26.3, but one of my favorite Apple features of late is a new Reminders addition in iOS 26.2 that has proven exactly what I’ve wanted for years. more…
  • Just days after setting a $315 price target for Apple’s stock, JP Morgan is out with a revised outlook following the company’s Q1 2026 earnings. Here are the details. more…
  • Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Stuff: Stuff helps you get everything out of your head and into a simple, elegant system—closing open loops and reducing mental stress. Use code 9TO5 at checkout for 50% off your first year. more…
  • The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is out with a new campaign that presses tech companies to move faster to protect user data through end-to-end encryption, and stronger defaults and privacy settings. Here are the details. more…
  • Apple’s Wallet app received a variety of great features in iOS 26, but one of my favorites is a convenient new way to manage and access credit cards. Here’s how to use it. more…
  • I love the smell of candles, but I hate the anxiety that comes with an open flame. There have been multiple times I’ve had to turn around after leaving to double-check that I’ve blown out a candle. That is why the SwitchBot Candle Warmer Lamp caught my eye. It promises all the ambiance and smells of a candle with zero risk of burning the house down. Best of all, it supports Matter right out of the box, making it a native citizen in your HomeKit/Apple Home environment. more…
  • A new report from Bloomberg today highlights the ongoing exodus from Apple’s artificial intelligence and Siri teams. Mark Gurman reports that Apple has lost “least four more of its artificial intelligence researchers in recent weeks in addition to a top Siri executive.” more…
  • This fall Apple has three flagship iPhones rumored to launch: iPhone 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max, and iPhone Fold. Per the latest reporting, there are two rumored camera advantages Apple’s Pro line will have over the foldable. more…
  • Music lovers with Apple kit have long been forced to choose between the sound quality available from the established audio players and the slickness of the AirPods approach to connectivity – but the Technics EAH-AZ100 in-ear headphones have mostly resolved this dilemma. They not only deliver the best sound quality I’ve ever experienced with in-ear headphones, but also an Apple-like Just Works experience when switching between devices … more…
  • Alongside the ongoing Amazon low on AirPods Pro 3 and deep deal on AirPods 4 with ANC, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is kicking off a near unheard of 52% price drop on Apple’s latest Trail Loop in blue with the black finish. Those offers also join a new low on the latest black model Trail Loop as well as a chance to save $100 on the most affordable M4 Mac mini with 24GB of RAM again and this giant Elevation Lab AirTag 2 mount/case sale from $8. You’ll also find some notable deals on MacBook Air, up to $620 off iPhone 16 Pro, and even more waiting below.  more…
  • Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is well known for having numerous sources inside of Apple, and in a new interview he shared some interesting comments about the company’s reliance on Anthropic. more…