These iOS 17 Features Are Launching Later This Year Following over three months of beta testing, iOS 17 was released on Monday for the iPhone XS and newer. The free software update includes a wide range of new features, but not all of them are available right away. Below, we have listed features that Apple says are coming “later this year” in a future update, such as iOS 17.1 or iOS 17.2. Journa…

Deals: Multiple First-Gen Apple Watch Ultra Models Now Available for $699.99 ($100 Off) Amazon today has a few first-generation Apple Watch Ultra models available for as low as $698.99, down from $799.00. The last time we tracked this deal was about one month ago, and it is still the best price we’ve ever seen on the first-generation Apple Watch Ultra. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and m…

Deals: New AirPods Pro 2 With USB-C Already on Sale for $199.99 ($49 Off) Apple’s new AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C/MagSafe Charging Case haven’t even launched yet, and Amazon already has a $49 discount on the earbuds. You can get them for $199.99, down from $249.00 as a pre-order on Amazon. 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…

iPhone 15 vs. iPhone 15 Plus Buyer’s Guide: 7 Differences Compared Apple recently unveiled the iPhone 15 and ‌iPhone 15‌ Plus as the successors to the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, featuring the Dynamic Island, a 48-megapixel main camera, a USB-C port, and more. Following the discontinuation of its “mini” devices, this is the second time Apple has offered offering a standard model with a 6.7-inch display – a di…

‘Categorically Terrible,’ and Other Early Reactions to Apple’s New FineWoven Accessories Apple has stopped selling leather accessories, and the company claims its “FineWoven” range of iPhone cases and accessories are overall more environmentally friendly. But in the court of public opinion, early reactions to Apple’s alternative material choice appear to be trending towards the negative end of the spectrum. Image credit: Nilay Patel…

Apple Launches Tap to Pay on iPhone in Brazil Apple has announced the launch of Tap to Pay on iPhone in Brazil, allowing independent sellers, small merchants, and large retailers in the country to use ‌iPhones‌ as a payment terminal. Introduced in February 2022, the feature allows compatible iPhones to accept payments via Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and other digital wal…

WSJ: Apple’s 5G Modem Prototypes ‘Three Years Behind Qualcomm’s Best Chip’ In the last few years, Apple has spent billions of dollars attempting to develop its own modem chip to replace the Qualcomm modem chips that it uses in iPhones, but a new paywalled Wall Street Journal report suggests Apple’s approach to the project has been dogged by unrealistic goals, a poor understanding of the challenges involved, and complet…

New ‘Orion’ App Turns Your iPad Into an HDMI Display for a Console or Mac Lux, the developers behind popular camera app Halide, today announced the launch of Orion Video System, an app that is designed to turn the iPad into an external HDMI monitor that can be used with computers, gaming consoles, cameras, and other devices. Using the Orion app requires iOS 17, an ‌iPad‌ that has a USB-C port, and a USB-C Video Captu…

Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 179 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed the ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari. ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ 179 includes fixes and updates for CSS, HTML, HTTP, Media, SVG,…

What Else to Expect From Apple This Year Following the iPhone Event Now that Apple’s annual iPhone and Apple Watch event is in the rear-view mirror, attention shifts towards what the company has planned for the remainder of the year. And based on the latest rumors, there might not be a whole lot coming, if anything. At this point, the chances of an Apple event in October are looking quite unlikely, as supply ch…

Project Bongo: An In-Depth Overview of the iPhone 15 Pro’s Canceled Haptic Buttons With the introduction of the iPhone 15 Pro on September 12, Apple omitted one of the most innovative features and ambitious undertakings initially planned for the device – haptic volume and power buttons. As the iPhone has evolved, Apple has periodically improved vibration technology. In 2011 with the ‌iPhone‌ 4S, Apple began using linear reson…

PSA: An iPhone 15 Can Charge Another iPhone Apple’s iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models use a USB-C port instead of a Lightning port for charging and data transfer purposes, and the new port allows the iPhones to charge a wide range of USB-C devices, including another iPhone. As demonstrated by Marques Brownlee, plugging a Lightning based ‌iPhone‌ into a USB-C iPhone 15 with a USB-C to Li…

Apple Explains Why iPhone 15 Pro Max is Limited to 5x Optical Zoom In an interview with Numerama’s Nicolas Lellouche, Apple’s VP of camera software engineering Jon McCormack explained why the iPhone 15 Pro Max’s tetraprism lens system is limited to 5x optical zoom, instead of 10x like on Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra. The interview is in French, so quotes below are computer translated. Apple says the Telephoto le…

MacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPhone 15 Pro from iMazing To celebrate the launch of the iPhone 15 models, we’ve teamed up with iMazing to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win an iPhone 15 Pro and a copy of the iMazing iPhone backup software. iMazing is Mac and Windows software that provides tools for iOS device management, going above and beyond what’s possible with Apple’s Finder-based ‌iPhone‌ m…

Ordered an iPhone 15? Verizon Has 23% Off Cases and USB-C Accessories for Your New iPhone Following the launch of the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro pre-orders last week, we’re now tracking one of the first notable discounts on accessories for the new iPhone generation. Verizon has savings on Apple’s official iPhone 15 cases and USB-C chargers, as well as MagSafe accessories. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Verizon. When yo…

Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 Reviews: Small Steps Forward The new Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 will begin arriving to customers and launch in stores on Friday. Ahead of time, select media outlets and YouTube channels have shared the first reviews of the watches. Key new features for both Apple Watch models include brighter displays, up to a 30% faster S9 chip, a “Double Tap” gesture fo…

Apple and Goldman Sachs Planned to Launch iPhone Stock Trading Feature Last Year Apple and Goldman Sachs planned to launch a built-in stock trading feature for the iPhone last year, CNBC reports. According to three individuals familiar with the matter talking to CNBC, the feature would have served as a rival to trading apps like Robinhood, allowing users to buy and sell stocks directly from their ‌iPhone‌ in a convenient wa…

Philips Hue Bridge Matter Support Update Now Available Matter support is now being rolled out to Philips Hue Bridge owners via a software update, according to the company, enabling the smart home system’s interoperability with third-party lights. Matter is a connectivity standard that enables smart home accessories to work together seamlessly across multiple platforms, including Apple’s HomeKit, Am…

iPhone 15 Models Finally Show Battery’s Cycle Count iPhone 15 users will be able to check their battery’s cycle count for the first time, according to information shared on X (formerly Twitter). Previous methods to check an iPhone’s battery cycle count were unofficial and complicated, such as copying and pasting analytics into Notes and searching for “last_value_CycleCount.” According to a scree…

Latest WhatsApp Beta Features Native iPad Support WhatsApp for iPad finally appears to be nearing a release. In the latest version of WhatsApp Beta for TestFlight, Meta has introduced an option to use WhatsApp on an iPad independently of an iPhone, thanks to an update to its Link a Device feature. WhatsApp currently allows users of the encrypted messaging platform to link up to four devices to…