The Best Early Amazon Prime Day Deals on Apple Watch Amazon Prime Day is just a few days away, but you can already get all-time low prices on multiple Apple Watch models right now. As with all early deals, there is a chance that these Apple Watch discounts get even steeper when Prime Day officially kicks off on July 16, but for right now they’re still great discounts on each model. Note: MacRumors…

Apple Vision Pro Unlikely to Hit 500,000 Sales This Year, Says IDC Apple’s Vision Pro spatial computing headset has yet to sell 100,000 units in the quarter since it launched in the U.S. in February, according to market tracker IDC (via Bloomberg). The device is projected to see a 75% drop in domestic sales in the current quarter, but the launch of Vision Pro internationally this month is expected to offset th…

Apple Reduces Trade-In Values for Select iPhones, Macs, and More Apple today adjusted its trade-in values for select devices in the United States, with several reductions in value going into effect across the iPhone 14 series, Apple Watch models, select Macs and iPads, and some Android smartphones. Most Apple smartphone reductions were slight: iPhone 14 trade-in values decreased by up to $20, but there were …

EU Regulators Accept Apple Commitments to Open NFC Access to Rivals The European Union has accepted commitments from Apple to open its mobile payments system and give competitors access to the iPhone’s NFC technology, bringing an end to a lengthy investigation by EU regulators into the technology. According to the announcement, Apple has agreed to open up its payments system to other providers free of charge fo…

iPhone 17 Pro Max Will Be First to Feature Three 48MP Camera Lenses Next year’s iPhone 17 Pro Max will feature an upgraded 48-megapixel Tetraprism camera for enhanced photo quality and zoom functionality, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In his latest investor note published to Medium, Kuo said the key specification change would be a 1/2.6″ 48MP CIS sensor, up from the 1/3.1″ 12MP sensor expected to be …

Astropad Studio Gains Support for Apple Pencil Pro Controls Astropad today announced a major update for the Astropad Studio app, introducing new features that work with the Apple Pencil Pro that Apple launched earlier this year. Astropad Studio is designed to turn the iPad into a drawing tablet that can be used with PC and Mac creative apps. The 5.4 version of Astropad Studio supports Squeeze Gesture Sh…

10+ Changes to Control Center in iOS 18 Apple redid the Control Center in iOS 18, and it’s one of the biggest changes to the iPhone and the iPad outside of Apple Intelligence. The interface is much more customizable, there are more Control Center options, and controls can be accessed from new places. This guide highlights all of the new Control Center changes that Apple added in ‌iOS…

Easily Switch From Google Photos to iCloud Photos With This New Tool Google today released a tool that allows you to transfer photos and videos from Google Photos to iCloud Photos, complete with albums and descriptions. Apple released an equivalent tool for moving from iCloud Photos to Google Photos three years ago, so this was a reciprocal move by Google. The companies released the tools as part of the Data Tra…

Apple Releases Third Public Beta of iOS 17.6 Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 updates to public beta testers, with the betas coming a week after the second iOS and iPadOS 17.6 public betas. Apple seeded the third betas of iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 to developers earlier this week. Public beta testers can get the beta by opening up the Settings app, go…

Apple Releases Third macOS Sonoma 14.6 Public Beta Apple today seeded the third beta of an upcoming macOS 14.6 update to public beta testers, allowing non-developers to test the software ahead of its launch. Today’s public beta comes a week after Apple released the second public beta. Beta testers can opt-in through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. Under Beta updates, sim…

Apple Seeds Third Beta of macOS Sequoia to Developers Apple today seeded the third beta of upcoming an upcoming macOS 15 Sequoia update to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming two weeks after the release of the second beta, which added iPhone Mirroring support. Registered developers can opt-in to the beta through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. Note th…

Apple Users Are Keeping Their Devices for Longer as Upgrades Slow Apple users are holding onto their devices for increasingly long periods of time as upgrade cycles slow, data from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) suggests. In recent years, a shift has occurred in the behavior of Apple customers, who are increasingly opting to retain their iPhones, iPads, and Macs for extended periods before upg…

Apple Intelligence Settings Visible in iOS 18 Beta 3 Simulator, But Features Still Not Available The latest beta of Apple’s app development tool Xcode allows developers to simulate an iPhone running the third beta of iOS 18, and this has led to the discovery of some Apple Intelligence settings that are not yet available. Aaron Perris and Matthew Rodarmel are among those who spotted the settings, which can be seen in the screenshots above. H…

Apple’s Cutesy New Website Pushes Apple Watch for Kids Apple is encouraging parents to purchase a cellular Apple Watch for their children with a new “Apple Watch For Your Kids” campaign, which appears to be a more informative rebranding of the Apple Watch Family Setup feature that’s been around since 2020. The Apple Watch For Your Kids website walks through how the feature works and the perks. An A…

iOS 18 Includes Two New Background Sounds to Help You Focus or Rest The upcoming iOS 18 update for the iPhone includes two new Background Sounds: Night and Fire. Introduced on iOS 15, the Background Sounds feature allows you to play ambient background sounds on your iPhone to help you focus or rest. Other available sounds include Balanced Noise, Bright Noise, Dark Noise, Ocean, Rain, and Stream. Background Sou…

Early Prime Day Discounts Hit M2 iPad Air Models at Up to $90 Off Apple’s M2 iPad Air models are just a few months old, and Amazon has up to $90 off select models this week. We’re tracking all-time low prices across the entire Wi-Fi M2 iPad Air lineup, although the steepest discounts will be found on 13-inch models. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase,…

MacStadium Releases Free Orka Desktop macOS Virtualization Software Mac cloud services provider MacStadium today unveiled Orka Desktop, a free virtualization tool that allows Mac users to create and manage macOS virtual machines locally via an easy-to-use admin panel. Orka users can create or download custom macOS images locally for their own personal use, or to collaborate with team members using a familiar wo…

Apple Leads Global PC Growth With 21% Shipment Increase Apple is believed to have seen a significant 21% increase in Mac shipments for the second quarter of 2024, the largest growth among global PC manufacturers during this period, as part of an industry-wide recovery. According to a report by IDC, an industry research firm, worldwide shipments of desktops and laptops increased by 3% year-over-year …

Apple TV+ Reveals Severance Season 2 Premiere Date in Teaser Video The critically-acclaimed workplace thriller “Severance” returns to Apple TV+ early next year, according to a teaser video released today. Apple said the 10-episode season will premiere on Friday, January 17, and then one episode will follow every Friday through March 21. The sci-fi series revolves around the mysterious company Lumon Industries…

Samsung Launches New Galaxy Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 Smartphones, Earbuds, and More Samsung today announced the launch of its latest flagship foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Fold6 and the Galaxy Z Flip6, plus it introduced new Galaxy earbuds, new smart watches, and more. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. The Galaxy Z Fold6 is Samsung’s larger foldable device, featuring a 6.3-inch cover display when…