macOS 15 No Longer Needs Twice the Free Space for App Store Installs Starting with macOS Sequoia, app downloads and installations from the Mac App Store will no longer require double the amount of local storage space available. Instead, the free space requirement now matches the final install size of the app, plus a small buffer, according to Apple. The new space requirement in macOS 15 should significantly bene…

Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 197 With macOS Sequoia Support Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed the ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari. ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ 197 includes fixes and updates for Canvas, CSS, Forms, JavaScri…

Apple Pauses Work on Planned North Carolina Campus Apple is delaying plans for a major new campus located in North Carolina, reports the Triangle Business Journal. Back in 2021, Apple said it would invest more than $1 billion in North Carolina, a project that included a new engineering and research center in the Research Triangle area of Raleigh and Durham. Assemblage of seven properties in Res…

Apple’s Efforts to Automate iPhone Assembly Detailed in New Report The Information today reported that shortly after COVID-19-related lockdowns and protests in China impacted iPhone assembler Foxconn in late 2022, Apple’s senior vice president of operations Sabih Khan instructed managers to reduce the number of workers on iPhone assembly lines by as much as 50% over the following few years. To achieve this goa…

Everything New in iOS 18 Beta 2 Apple today released the second betas of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 to developers, and the software adds support for new features that Apple is working on, plus it tweaks some of the interface changes that have been made in the updates. Apple will refine ‌iOS 18‌ over the course of the next few months, with multiple changes and refinements expected f…

macOS Sequoia Beta 2 Adds Support for iPhone Mirroring With the second developer beta of macOS Sequoia, Apple has added support for iPhone Mirroring, one of the main updates coming to the Mac. ‌iPhone‌ Mirroring is a Continuity feature that lets you control your ‌iPhone‌ from your Mac. When you’re signed in to the same Apple ID on a Mac and an ‌iPhone‌, you can use ‌iPhone‌ Mirroring to interact wi…

Apple Seeds Second Beta of tvOS 18 to Developers Apple today seeded the second beta of the upcoming tvOS 18 refresh to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming two weeks after the first beta came out following the WWDC 2024 keynote event. Registered developers are able to download the tvOS 18 update by opting in to the beta through the Settings app on the Apple TV. A registered d…

Apple Seeds Second Beta of watchOS 11 to Developers Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming watchOS 11 update to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming two weeks after the first beta was released following the WWDC 2024 keynote. To install the ‌‌watchOS 11‌ update, developers need to open the Apple Watch app, go to the Software Update section under “General” in Settings,…

Apple Seeds Second visionOS 2 Beta to Developers Apple today released the second beta of an upcoming visionOS 2 update to developers, with the second beta coming two weeks after the first beta. Registered developers are able to opt into the betas by opening up the Settings app on their device, going to the Software Update Section, tapping on the “Beta Updates” option, and toggling on the Deve…

Apple Seeds Second Beta of macOS Sequoia to Developers Apple today seeded the second 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 first beta after the WWDC 2024 keynote event. Registered developers can opt-in to the beta through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. Note that an…

Apple Seeds Second Betas of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 to Developers Apple today seeded the second betas of upcoming iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming two weeks after the release of the first betas after the WWDC 2024 keynote event. Registered developers are able to opt into the betas by opening up the Settings app, going to the Software Update section, tap…

iPadOS 18 Beta 2 Includes Alternative App Stores and Other EU Changes Apple today announced that the second beta of iPadOS 18 extends alternative app marketplaces and other app-related changes in the EU to the iPad. Apple first introduced these changes on the iPhone in the EU with iOS 17.4 earlier this year, to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act. The expansion of the changes to the iPad comes nearly two mon…

Amazon’s New Sale Has Big Savings on Popular Accessories From Anker, Eufy, and Jackery Amazon today has a large collection of discounts from Anker, Belkin, Eufy, and Jackery, including a wide array of wall chargers, Bluetooth trackers, and other USB-C accessories. Some of these deals will require you to clip an on-page coupon then head to the checkout screen before you see the final sale price, and some require a Prime membership….

Cheaper Apple Vision Headset Might Require a Tethered iPhone or Mac Apple could offer a cheaper version of its Apple Vision Pro headset by making the device reliant on a tethered iPhone or Mac, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Last week, a report claimed that Apple had suspended work on the second-generation Apple Vision Pro in order to focus on bringing a cheaper model to market. However, Gurman claims Ap…

EU Accuses Apple’s App Store Steering Rules of Violating DMA and Opens Investigation into Developer Fees The European Commission has formally announced its preliminary view that Apple’s App Store policies are in breach of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), specifically in relation to anti-steering rules. Under the DMA, developers distributing their apps via Apple’s ‌App Store‌ should be able, free of charge, to inform their customers of alternative ch…

iPadOS 18 Includes Support for Formatting External Drives Apple wants iPad users to be able to format external drives connected to their device, without the need for a Mac, based on the latest find in the iPadOS 18 developer beta (via MacStories). Writing in his ByteBits substack, Kaleb Cadle said he made the discovery of new file format options while tinkering with the Files app: Now in the Files app…

Amazon Introduces Record Low Prices on M3 iMacs, Starting at $1,149.99 Amazon today has a big sale on the 24-inch M3 iMac, including both 256GB and 512GB models. All of these deals require you to clip an on-page coupon in order to see the final deal price at the checkout screen, and in every case these are all-time low prices. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a pur…

Top Stories: Apple Watch X Rumors, New Final Cut App for iPhone, and More The avalanche of news coming out of WWDC earlier this month is finally starting to slow, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t still lots to talk about in Apple news and rumors this week. This week saw some additional rumors about the upcoming Apple Watch models, the release of major Final Cut Pro updates, the launch of Apple’s annual Back to Scho…

Spotify Launches Cheaper $10.99/Month Premium Plan Without Audiobooks Spotify today announced the launch of a new Basic paid plan that offers a small discount for dropping access to audiobooks. Priced at $10.99 per month, the Basic option includes all of the music benefits of Spotify like ad-free playback, but without added monthly audiobook listening time. The $11.99 standard Premium Individual plan that Spotify…

Amazon Could Charge Up to $10/Month for Alexa Apple competitor Amazon is working on a revamp of its Alexa assistant, and the new version could cost up $10 per month, according to a report from Reuters. The upcoming version of Alexa will support conversational generative AI, and Amazon is planning for two tiers of service. There will be a free tier and a second, premium tier that is priced …