Apple Plans to Stop Providing Customer Support on Twitter and YouTube Apple is planning to eliminate social media support advisor roles across Twitter, YouTube, and the Apple Support Community website starting later this year, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. When this change takes effect, customers will no longer be able to receive support from an Apple employee on these platforms. Startin…

Apple Invites Researchers to Apply for Special iPhone Designed for Finding Vulnerabilities Apple today announced that it is accepting applications for its 2024 iPhone Security Research Device Program, allowing security researchers to get specialized Apple devices that make it easier to find critical iOS vulnerabilities. The ‌iPhone‌ Security Research Device Program (SRDP) has been around since 2019, and researchers have used it to lo…

Apple Seeds Seventh Beta of macOS 14 Sonoma to Developers Apple today seeded the seventh beta of the upcoming macOS 14 Sonoma update to developers for testing purposes. The beta comes a week after the launch of the sixth beta. Registered developers can download the beta through the Apple Developer Center and after the appropriate profile is installed, with the betas available through the Software Upda…

Apple Releases Sixth Studio Display 17 Firmware Beta Apple today released a sixth Studio Display 17 firmware beta, with the update coming a few weeks after the release of the fifth beta. All Studio Display models are able to receive over-the-air firmware updates, but this firmware update is limited to Macs that are running the new macOS Sonoma operating system at the current time. ‌macOS Sonoma‌ …

Apple Experimenting With 3D Printing to Create Devices Apple is using 3D printers to make the chassis for some of the upcoming Apple Watch Series 9 models, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The new manufacturing process that Apple is testing would use less material than the large slabs of metal that are needed for traditional CNC manufacturing, plus it would cut down on the time that it takes to…

iPhone 15 Dummy Models Showcase New Design and Color Options Leaker Sonny Dickson today shared images displaying a selection of iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro dummy models, providing a closer look at the design of the upcoming devices. The pictures showcase the design of the ‌iPhone 15‌ in five different color options, corroborating a range of other reports from over the past year. As rumored, the device’s …

Kuo on iPhone 15: New Colors, Production Issues Resolved, and More A day after Apple announced it will be holding an event on September 12, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has shared more predictions for the iPhone 15 lineup. The higher-end iPhone 15 Pro models are widely expected to be equipped with a titanium frame instead of a stainless steel frame, and Kuo said this change should contribute to the devices weighing le…

iOS 17: How to Make Haptic Touch Faster on iPhone In iOS 17, still in beta, Apple has added an accessibility setting that makes the haptic feedback feature activate faster than in previous versions of its mobile operating system. If you fondly hearken back for the days of 3D Touch, you might just prefer it. As many iPhone users might remember, ‌‌3D Touch‌‌ was an interactive haptic feature tha…

Google Photos for iOS Gets ‘Locked Folder’ for Sensitive Snaps Google Photos users on iPhone can now lock their most sensitive images and videos in a special passcode-protected folder, thanks to a new feature rolling out to the iOS app. Previously only available on Android phones, the privacy-oriented Locked Folder feature allows users to save photos and videos in the app within a separate space that requi…

Apple’s Official iPhone 15 Pro Wallpapers Allegedly Revealed Images purporting to reveal Apple’s official wallpapers for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max have been doing the rounds on China’s Weibo platform, following the S-curved packaging leak that we reported on yesterday. Concept render allegedly showing iPhone 15 Pro wallpapers The wallpaper is a concept render transposed onto Apple’s marketi…

Apple’s September iPhone 15 Event Hashmoji Now Live on Twitter Apple has started preparations for its upcoming September 12 iPhone-centric event, and the official hashmoji for the event has now launched. The #AppleEvent hashmoji on Twitter (or “X”) now includes a custom-designed Apple logo that matches the design that Apple is using for the September event. Hashmoji, or hashflags as they used to be called,…

Apple Reportedly Plans to Announce New AirPods With USB-C Charging Case at iPhone 15 Event All four iPhone 15 models launching next month are widely expected to be equipped with a USB-C port instead of a Lightning port. Alongside this change, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman today reported that Apple plans to announce updated AirPods with a USB-C charging case during its event on Tuesday, September 12 at Steve Jobs Theater. “To match the new …

Apple’s iPhone 15 Event Page Goes Live, Features Animation Instead of AR Easter Egg Following the announcement of an upcoming September 12 iPhone-centric event, Apple has made its Events page live with details on timing, how to watch, and more. The Apple Event page is updated ahead of every event, and typically features an interactive augmented reality easter egg viewable on iOS devices, but Apple did not create one this time a…

Apple Seeds Eighth Beta of tvOS 17 to Developers Apple today seeded the eighth beta of an upcoming tvOS 17 beta to developers for testing purposes, with the update coming a week Apple debuted the seventh beta. Registered developers are able to download the tvOS 17 update by opting in to the beta through the Settings app on the Apple TV. A registered developer account is required. tvOS update…

Apple Seeds Eighth Beta of watchOS 10 to Developers Apple today seeded the eighth beta of an upcoming watchOS 10 update to developers for testing purposes, with the software update coming a week after the seventh beta. To install the ‌watchOS 10‌ update, developers will need to open the Apple Watch app, go to the Software Update section under “General” in Settings, and toggle on the ‌watchOS 10‌…

Apple Seeds Eighth Betas of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 to Developers Apple today seeded the eighth betas of upcoming iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after the release of the seventh betas. Registered developers are able to opt into the betas by opening up the Settings app, going to the Software Update section, tapping on the “Beta Updates” option, …

Apple Releases Third visionOS Beta for Developers Apple today seeded a third beta of visionOS, the software that is designed to run on the Vision Pro headset. The second beta came out in July, so it has been over a month since Apple released a ‌visionOS‌ update. A select number of developers have access to Vision Pro headsets at this time, with the headsets used for app testing purposes. Most …

Apple Announces ‘Wonderlust’ Event Expected to Feature iPhone 15, Apple Watch Series 9 and More Apple today announced plans to hold a special event on Tuesday, September 12 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Like last year, the event will take place at the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. While the event is expected to be prerecorded, Apple is inviti…

WhatsApp Releases Redesigned Mac App With Support for Group Calls Meta today released its overhauled WhatsApp app for macOS, introducing support for group calls, dragging and dropping files, and more. The new native Mac app is optimized for large displays and desktop-class experiences like dragging and dropping files into chats and viewing more messages in chat histories. It also touts better performance and …

What to Expect From the Next iPad Mini, iPad Air, and Entry-Level iPad While it is widely expected that Apple will release new iPad Pro models with OLED displays and an M3 chip in 2024, rumors about the next iPad mini, iPad Air, and entry-level iPad models have been fewer and farther in between. Below, we recap all rumors about the next iPad mini, iPad Air, and entry-level iPad, and speculate about potential launc…