macOS Sequoia Supports HDMI Passthrough for Dolby Atmos Content In macOS Sequoia, several Apple apps have gained a new HDMI Passthrough feature that enables a Mac to send an unaltered Dolby Atmos audio signal to a connected AV receiver or soundbar. The new functionality appears in various places in macOS 15, including Apple’s TV, Music, and QuickTime Player apps. Apple says turning on the option lets users …

iOS 18: 10 New Home Screen and Lock Screen Features With iOS 18, Apple overhauled the Home Screen, introducing design changes that allow for more customization and personalization. You can put icons where you want, change their size, and give them new colors, plus you can hide apps and swap out your Lock Screen buttons. This guide highlights everything new coming to the ‌iOS 18‌ ‌Home Screen‌ an…

Former Apple Lawyer Fined $1.15 Million After Insider Trading Conviction Former Apple director of corporate law Gene Levoff has been ordered to pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission $1.15 million for insider trading, reports Reuters. Late last year, Levoff was sentenced to four years of probation and a fine, avoiding a possible two-year jail sentence. At the time, the fine had not been determined, but the …

Apple Releases Second Public Beta of iOS 17.6 Apple today seeded the second betas of upcoming iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 updates to public beta testers, with the betas coming two weeks after the initial iOS and iPadOS 17.6 developer betas. Public beta testers can get the beta by opening up the Settings app, going to the Software Update section, tapping on the “Beta Updates” option, and toggl…

Apple Releases Second macOS Sonoma 14.6 Public Beta Apple today seeded the second 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 two weeks after Apple released the first public beta. Beta testers can opt-in through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. Under Beta updates, …

Apple Leak Confirms Four iPhone 16 Models With Same A18 Chip Code discovered in Apple’s backend by Nicolás Alvarez and shared with MacRumors confirms Apple’s plans to release four iPhone 16 models this year, and it indicates that the devices will all have the same A-series chip. There are mentions of new model numbers that are not associated with existing iPhones, and that have the numbering scheme Apple …

iPhone 16 Could Feature Advanced Camera Sensor From Samsung Apple is testing advanced CMOS image sensors (CIS) from Samsung that could debut in the iPhone 16 later this year, The Elec reports. Apple is currently conducting a final quality assessment on CMOS image sensors provided by Samsung System LSI, the logic business unit of Samsung, according to the report. These sensors are slated for use in the m…

Resident Evil 7 Debuts on iPhone 15 Pro, iPad, and Mac As part of its effort to embrace Apple’s latest chips, Capcom today released Resident Evil 7 biohazard for iPhone 15 Pro, ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ Max, and all iPads and Macs with M-series Apple silicon chips. The game runs natively on Apple silicon with support for cross-progression and universal purchase, letting Apple users play the game…

Apple Watch Ultra 3: Everything We Know So Far The Apple Watch Ultra 3, likely to be released in September 2024 alongside the iPhone 16, is expected to offer fewer upgrades compared to its predecessor, the Apple Watch Ultra 2. Keep reading to learn what the rumored changes are. When Apple Watch Ultra 2 debuted last year, key new features included a 50% brighter display, a faster S9 chip, a …

Here Are the macOS Sequoia Features Intel Macs Won’t Support When Apple released macOS Monterey in 2021, some key features required a Mac with Apple silicon. The same scenario played out with macOS Ventura in 2022, and then again the following year with the release of macOS Sonoma. With macOS Sequoia set to arrive in the fall, which new features can Intel Mac owners expect to be unavailable to them this t…

Apple Boosts A18 Chip Orders in Anticipation of High iPhone 16 Demand Apple is said to have upped its order of next-generation chips from TSMC to between 90 million and 100 million units, following heightened demand expectations for its iPhone 16 series. Last year’s initial chip order volume for the iPhone 15 series launch is believed to have been in the region of 80-90 million units, suggesting Apple is anticip…

MacBook Owners With Faulty Butterfly Keyboards to Get Payouts Soon Two years after Apple paid $50 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over faulty MacBook butterfly keyboards, funds from the settlement will be going out to affected customers. An update on the MacBook Keyboard Litigation Settlement website says that the court issued a payment order on June 27, 2024, with payments set to be issued for approv…

Apple Seeds Second Beta of tvOS 17.6 to Developers Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming tvOS 17.6 to developers for testing purposes, with the second beta coming two weeks after the release of the first beta. Registered developers are able to download the tvOS 17.6 update by opting in to the beta through the Settings app on the Apple TV. A registered developer account is required. …

Apple Seeds Second Beta of watchOS 10.6 to Developers Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming watchOS 10.6 update to developers for testing purposes, with the second beta coming two weeks after the release of the first beta. To install the ‌watchOS 10.6 update, developers need to open the Apple Watch app, go to the Software Update section under “General” in Settings, and toggle on the wa…

Apple Releases Second Beta of visionOS 1.3 to Developers Apple today released the second beta of an upcoming visionOS 1.3 update to developers, allowing them to test new features ahead of the software seeing a public launch. The second ‌visionOS‌ 1.3 beta comes over two weeks after the release of the first beta. The ‌visionOS‌ beta can be downloaded by going to the Settings app on the device and togg…

Apple Seeds Second Betas of iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 to Developers Apple today seeded the second betas of upcoming iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the second betas coming two weeks after the first iOS and iPadOS 17.6 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 Upd…

Apple Seeds Second Beta of macOS Sonoma 14.6 to Developers Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming macOS Sonoma 14.6 update to developers, with the second software coming two weeks after Apple released the first beta. Registered developers can opt-in to the beta through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. Note that an Apple ID associated with an Apple Developer account is …

iPhone and Apple Watch Likely to Support NFC Multi-Purpose Tap in the Future iPhones and Apple Watches could support multiple actions via NFC simultaneously in the future, the NFC Forum today suggested. The NFC Forum, the leading standards body for Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today published its first overview of NFC Multi-Purpose Tap. The technology, which supports multiple actions with one tap, is desig…

Apple Reclassifies iPhone X, HomePod, and Original AirPods as ‘Vintage’ Apple today reclassified the iPhone X, first-generation HomePod, and first-generation AirPods as “vintage” products. The products appeared on Apple’s vintage and obsolete products list earlier today. Products are considered vintage when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than five and less than seven years ago. Apple Stores and Apple…

Fortnite and Epic Games Store Submitted to Apple for iOS Launch in EU Epic Games says it has submitted the Epic Games Store to Apple for notarization under Apple’s alternative app marketplace policy in the European Union. The ‌Epic Games‌ Store will include popular game Fortnite, which means ‌iPhone‌ users in the EU will be able to install and play the title without having to use a cloud gaming service. Epic said…