Apple Rolling Out Tap to Pay on iPhone in the Netherlands Apple is today rolling out Tap to Pay on iPhone in the Netherlands, according to iCulture.nl, 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 …

T-Mobile’s ‘Go5G Next’ Plan Lets Customers Upgrade Smartphones Every Year T-Mobile today announced a new Go5G Next plan that is designed to allow subscribers to upgrade their smartphones on a yearly basis. The plan is available alongside the existing Go5G and Go5G Plus options. Customers who opt for Go5G Next will be able to get a smartphone with a no-interest phone payment plan, and once half the phone has been paid…

Samsung’s ‘Try Galaxy’ Feature Uses Two iPhones to Demo Z Fold5 Experience Samsung today announced the launch of an updated “Try Galaxy” website that’s designed to allow iPhone users to experience what it’s like having a foldable smartphone. Try Galaxy uses two iPhones to “showcase the benefits” of the Galaxy Z Fold5’s large display. For those unfamiliar with the device, the latest Samsung Galaxy Fold has a 6.2-inch C…

Apple Support App Now Offers More Info on Nearby Locations Apple today updated its Apple Support app to be more useful to customers who are looking to get help from a nearby Apple retail location or authorized repair shop. When searching for a store using the “Locations” feature in the app, there’s now a Good to Know section and a Store Hours section, both of which are new. In Good to Know, Apple list…

Samsung’s ViewFinity S9 5K Display Launching August 28, Pre-Orders Available Now Back at CES in January, Samsung unveiled its upcoming ViewFinity S9 display, one of the closest competitors to Apple’s Studio Display, and last month Samsung revealed that it would finally be launching in the U.S. in August. It now appears we have a specific date for the launch, as Amazon has put the new display up for pre-order with a listed r…

Apple Podcasts Launches New Subscription Analytics Dashboard Starting today, Apple Podcasts creators have access to a new Subscription Analytics dashboard that provides an overview of how their podcast subscriptions are performing. The free tool is available via the Apple Podcasts Connect website. On the Overview tab, creators can view how many listeners started a free trial, how many listeners are paid …

Apple Pay to Support U.S. National Park Foundation This Week Apple today announced it will donate $10 to the National Park Foundation for every purchase made in the U.S. using Apple Pay on Apple.com, in the Apple Store app, or at an Apple Store, up to a maximum of $1 million. Apple has supported the National Park Foundation with this annual charitable initiative since 2017. This year, the program runs f…

Deals: Apple’s 13.6-Inch MacBook Air Returns to Record Low Price of $949 ($150 Off) B&H Photo today has discounts on a few of Apple’s Mac computers, this time focusing on the 13.6-inch M2 MacBook Air. As of writing, these all-time low prices are only available from B&H Photo. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with B&H Photo. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the…

‘iPhone 15 Ultra’ Could Still Replace ‘Pro Max’ Model This Year Apple’s upcoming high-end 6.7-inch iPhone 15 model may be called the “‌iPhone 15‌ Ultra” after all, replacing the “Pro Max” title, a new rumor claims. In a September 2022 edition of his weekly “Power On” newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said there was “potential” for an iPhone 15 Ultra to replace the iPhone 15 Pro Max this year. While the na…

‘A19’ and ‘M5’ Chips Discovered on Apple Backend Server References to what are believed to be the “A19” and “M5” Apple silicon chips have been discovered in official Apple code. The references, found by Twitter user “@_orangera1n,” indicate the existence of a large number of unreleased Apple chips. Following the trends of Apple’s chip identifiers, the latest discoveries are believed to correspond t…

Tesla App Update Adds Over 20 Apple Shortcuts Actions The Tesla app for iOS gains official support for Apple Shortcuts with its latest update, version 4.24. The update to the Tesla app brings support for over 20 Shortcuts actions, allowing users to get quick access to many of their vehicle’s functions, issue commands with Siri, create automations, and combine actions into complex workflows. For ex…

iPhone 15 Could Come With Color-Matched Braided USB-C Cable The iPhone 15 and ‌iPhone 15‌ Plus could come with color-matched braided USB-C to USB-C cables, according to a rumor coming out of Asia. Twitter user “Majin Bu” first shared the information over the weekend, but was unable to verify the source of the rumor circulating on Chinese social media. Now, Apple device prototype collector “Kosutami” has…

Apple Watch X: All the Rumors So Far The original Apple Watch was released in April 2015, and we are coming up on the 10th anniversary of Apple’s first wearable device. With such a landmark anniversary on the horizon, rumors are coalescing around a notable 10-year anniversary update that we could see in 2024 or 2025. Apple in 2017 unveiled the “iPhone X” to celebrate the 10th anni…

New Apple Watches Hinted at in Bluetooth Database as Launch Nears Apple this week filed a listing for a 2023 watchOS subsystem in the Bluetooth product database. While not surprising, the listing suggests that Apple is gearing up to launch new Apple Watch models in September, as it does every year. The listing does not reveal any specific details. The current Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch SE, and Apple Wa…

Video: How to Use an iPad as a Screen for Your Nintendo Switch If you’re on the go and want to play your Nintendo Switch on a larger display than the tiny 6-inch to 7-inch screen that is built into the console, you’re in luck if you have a USB-C iPad. With an app and a couple of accessories, you can use your ‌iPad‌ as your Switch display, as MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera demonstrates in his latest vide…

Elon Musk Plans to Remove Option to Block People on Twitter Twitter or “X” owner Elon Musk today said that the option to block people on Twitter is going to be “deleted as a feature” in the future, as it “makes no sense.” Musk made the comment in response to a tweet asking whether there was a reason to block someone instead of muting someone on the social network. Mute and block are two fundamentally di…

Best Apple Deals of the Week: Record Low Prices Hit iPad ($249.99) and M1 MacBook Air ($749.99) The best deals of the week include all-time low prices on the 9th generation iPad and M1 MacBook Air, as well as solid discounts on Samsung monitors and Anker accessories. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site run…

The MacRumors Show: Apple Watch X and iPhone SE 4 Rumors On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss two of the most significantly redesigned devices Apple is rumored to have in store: The “Apple Watch X” and the fourth-generation iPhone SE. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos Apple is reportedly planning a complete revamp of the Apple Watch for the device’s tenth …

WhatsApp Gets ‘HD Photos’ Option for Sending High-Res Images WhatsApp has released an update allowing iPhone and Android users to send photos over the messaging platform in high resolution, finally addressing the service’s low quality image sharing limitation. Previously, WhatsApp users sending photos would see the images automatically compressed and the resolution reduced to 920 x 1280 to save storage s…

Apple, Other US Tech Firms Sign Letter Protesting India’s PC Import Restrictions Apple has joined a coalition of U.S. businesses in protest at India’s sudden introduction of tech import restrictions last month, claiming the move will damage New Delhi’s ambitions to become a global manufacturing hub and harm consumers (via Bloomberg). In a letter sent to U.S. officials this week, eight American trade groups asked the governm…