visionOS 2.2 Beta Adds Wide and Ultrawide Modes to Mac Virtual Display Apple today seeded the first beta of visionOS 2.2 to developers, and it adds the promised “Wide” and “Ultrawide” modes to the Mac Virtual Display feature. Mac Virtual Display allows Apple’s Vision Pro headset to be used as an external display for a Mac. The feature has been available since visionOS was first released earlier this year, but the …

Find My Gains Option to Share Lost Item Location With an ‘Airline or Trusted Person’ in iOS 18.2 Apple in iOS 18.2 beta 2 added a new feature to the Find My app, which is designed to allow you to share a lost item’s location with a trusted person. Apple says that the feature is meant to help you locate an item through a third-party, like an airline employee. In the ‌Find My‌ app, there’s now an option to “Share Item Location” and “Show Co…

Apple Releases Second Betas of iOS 18.2 and More With Genmoji, Image Playground and ChatGPT Integration Apple today seeded the second betas of upcoming iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 updates to developers for testing purposes. The betas come two weeks after Apple released the first 18.2 and 15.2 betas. Alongside the second betas of the iPhone, iPad, and Mac operating system updates, Apple has also seeded the first betas of watchOS 1…

Apple’s 13-Inch M2 MacBook Air With 16GB RAM Gets $200 Discount at Amazon Amazon today introduced a price drop on the upgraded M2 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM, specifically for the 13-inch model with 256GB of storage. You can get this computer for $799.00 in two colors, down from $999.00. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, whi…

Apple Suggests iOS 18.4 Will Allow iPhone Users in EU to Set Default Maps and Translation Apps In a recent document outlining the steps it has taken to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Apple revealed that it will allow iPhone and iPad users in the EU to set default navigation and translation apps starting in “spring 2025.” That timeframe suggests these options will be added in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, which should be released in…

Apple Accidentally Lets Pirated Movies and TV Shows App Into App Store Apple has accidentally allowed an iPhone and iPad app that allows you to stream pirated movies and TV shows for free into the App Store, according to a post from Kevin Aubin on Threads. The post was earlier reported by The Verge. While the so-called “Univer Note” app’s description says that it “can easily help you record every day’s events and …

Apple’s M3 MacBook Pro Gets Massive $600-$700 Discounts in Early Black Friday Sale Today we’re tracking notable discounts on the previous generation M3 MacBook Pro at Amazon and Best Buy, with as much as $700 off select computers. Regarding the Best Buy discounts, you won’t need to have a My Best Buy membership in order to see the discounts for these sales. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. Wh…

iPad Accessory Integration Becomes the EU’s Next Regulatory Feud With Apple iPadOS is now under formal scrutiny by the European Commission to determine whether it complies with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The announcement by the European Commission marks the next step in its regulatory oversight of Apple, following the iPadOS designation as a “gatekeeper” platform in April 2024. The classification was part of a…

Apple Intelligence’s Writing Tools Feature Highlighted in Humorous Ads Apple last week released iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 with the first set of Apple Intelligence features on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, including Writing Tools. Within the Writing Tools suite, there is an option to change the tone of text you write to be friendly, professional, or concise, along with the ability to have text summa…

iOS 18.1: Take a Hearing Test With AirPods Pro 2 If you’re concerned about hearing loss and own AirPods Pro 2, Apple in iOS 18.1 offers a convenient new clinical-grade hearing test that’s easy to use. Here’s everything you need to know about checking your hearing health with this new feature. Note that Apple’s Hearing Test feature is not available in all regions, likely due to differing regul…

When to Expect New M4 MacBook Air, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro Models Apple’s fall 2024 Mac announcements have included new iMac, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro models, all of which debuted with variants of Apple’s M4 chip. Apple intends to update the rest of its Mac lineup with M4 series processors over the next 12 months, which will make it the first time that Apple has used the same chip generation across all of its…

Canon Now Accepting Orders for Spatial Video Lens Previewed at WWDC Canon’s new stereoscopic RF-S7.8mm F4 STM DUAL camera lens for spatial video recording recently became available for pre-order. In the U.S., pricing is set at $449.99, and orders are estimated to be delivered in mid-November. Apple and Canon announced the lens at WWDC in June. The lens attaches to Canon’s EOS R7, enabling the mirrorless camera …

What to Expect From Apple’s M4 Ultra Chip Next Year Apple last week debuted its latest M4 Pro and M4 Max chips in the Mac mini and MacBook Pro, and the highest-end M4 Ultra chip should follow next year. In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said the M4 Ultra chip in the next Mac Pro will “probably” have up to a 32-core CPU and up to an 80-core GPU, which would be double the M…

MacBook Pro With OLED Display and Thinner Design Likely to Launch in 2026 While the new MacBook Pro lineup features faster M4 chip options, Thunderbolt 5 support for higher-end configurations, a nano-texture display option, and more, most of the previous MacBook Pro models with Apple silicon chips still offer the latest overall design, and fast performance, which might lead you to avoid upgrading this year. If you ar…

Vision Pro With M5 Chip Rumored for 2025, Apple Also ‘Considering’ iPhone-Connected Glasses Apple plans to release an updated Vision Pro headset with its as-yet-unannounced M5 chip in 2025, according to Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The current Vision Pro is equipped with the M2 chip, which debuted in 2022. Kuo did not say if the updated Vision Pro will have any other new features or changes compared to the current model th…

iOS 18.2 With Genmoji, ChatGPT for Siri, and More Expected to be Released in First Week of December Apple is aiming to release iOS 18.2 during the first week of December, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said today, in the latest edition of his Power On newsletter. The software update includes additional Apple Intelligence features for iPhone 15 Pro models and all iPhone 16 models, including Genmoji for generating custom emoji, Image Playground for ge…

Apple to Sell Belkin Head Strap for Use With Vision Pro’s Solo Knit Band Apple plans to sell a Belkin head strap that can be attached to the Vision Pro’s Solo Knit Band, for added comfort and stability while wearing the headset, according to a product listing spotted by Brad Lynch of EOZ VR (reposted by @M1Astra). The adjustable strap features a “secure locking mechanism for additional stabilization,” and it offers …

(Podcast) Clockwise 578: Sadly, No Taste for Blood Our use of tech in Halloween celebrations; the smallest tech we regularly use and the small gadget that wowed us; which Apple Intelligence features we’re using and looking forward to next; and the one item we’d give up this week, tech or non-tech.…

Taking the AirPods Pro hearing test The hearing test first checks your fit and environmental noise (left). During the test, you tap the screen when you hear a tone, as the screen image throbs (center).…

Apple’s Q424 results: $95B revenue–with a twist Apple reported its financial results on Thursday for its fourth fiscal quarter, which ended on September 28. Revenue was $94.9 billion, up six percent versus the year-ago quarter and an all-time fourth quarter record.…