Netflix to End Support for 2nd and 3rd Generation Apple TV Netflix will no longer support second-generation and third-generation Apple TV models from July 31, 2024, the company has announced in an email to some subscribers. Netflix said that the decision made to “maintain the best possible Netflix experience” by focusing on devices that can support the latest features and updates. The second-generati…

Aptoide Launching Alternative iOS Game Marketplace in EU Aptoide, a popular Google Play alternative for Android devices, will be launching an iOS game marketplace on Thursday, June 6, in the European Union. The Aptoide iOS store will launch with a limited selection of titles, but the company says that new games will arrive every day, and that 30 titles are currently being processed for inclusion. Exa…

Apple iPhone Trade-In Promotion Ends as Credit Values Lowered As expected, Apple has ended its limited-time promotion that increased the trade-in values for select iPhone models in the United States when customers buy a new iPhone. The two-week promotion officially came to a close on June 3, which means anyone trading in their existing iPhone 11 or newer today will get slightly less money knocked off the …

OpenAI Says ChatGPT Suffering Major Outage OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot is currently suffering a major outage that is making the generative AI service unavailable for “some users,” according to the company’s system status page. ChatGPT has been down for several hours, with the chatbot unable to respond to queries via the web and mobile apps due to an internal server error. The company says …

Spotify Raises Prices for Second Time in 12 Months, Now More Expensive Than Apple Music Spotify today announced that it is increasing Premium plan pricing in the United States in order to “bring users the best experience.” The Individual Premium plan is now priced at $11.99, up from $10.99. Duo is priced at $16.99 (up $2), Family is priced at $19.99 (up $3), and Student is priced at $5.99 (no change). This is actually the second …

Apple Says iPad Air Performance Details Are Accurate Despite 9-Core GPU Mistake Though Apple mistakenly listed the M2 chip in the iPad Air as having a 10-core GPU instead of a 9-core GPU, the performance claims that it shared during the MacBook Air launch and in marketing materials are accurate. In a statement provided to 9to5Mac, Apple said that the details it shared on the ‌iPad Air‌’s performance were always based on a …

Verizon Launches Rare Discounts on Apple TV 4K ($89.99) and 2nd Gen HomePod ($174.99) Verizon today has a few rare Apple deals, including record low prices on the 64GB Apple TV 4K and second generation HomePod. These deals are available to all shoppers and you don’t need to be a Verizon customer to get the discounts. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Verizon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a …

Apple Prepares for WWDC 2024 With Updated Developer App Apple today updated its Apple Developer app in preparation for WWDC 2024, which is set to begin next Monday with a keynote event at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The updated version of the Developer app will host 2024 session videos, 1-on-1 labs with Apple engineers and designers, and more. Apple plans to stream the WWDC keynote event in the Apple D…

Apple Releases Revised iPadOS 17.5.1 Update for iPad 10 Apple today released a new version of iPadOS 17.5.1, specifically for the 10th-generation low-cost iPad. The update is a second version of iPadOS 17.5.1, with a version number of 21F91, up from the original 21F90 version. The iPadOS 17.5.1 update can be downloaded through Finder or iTunes, and it does not appear to be over-the-air as of yet. ‌i…

Foldable iPhone Unlikely to Launch Before 2027 Apple is unlikely to release a foldable iPhone before 2027, but it could significantly disrupt the market when it launches, according to Taiwanese research firm TrendForce. The report highlights that foldable phones currently represent a mere 1.5% of the smartphone market, with projections suggesting an increase to 4.8% by 2028. Apple is appare…

Humorous Apple Ads Highlight MacBook’s Power and Battery Life Apple today shared two humorous Mac ads that focus on the battery life and the capabilities of the Apple silicon notebooks. The “Charged” ad shows a serious professor commenting on a student’s remaining battery life. “First class of the day and no charger? You’re playing a dangerous game…” he says, but the student says that she doesn’t have …

WWDC Stream Now Available on YouTube Ahead of Keynote Next Week WWDC 2024 will kick off with Apple’s keynote on June 10 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, and the page where the presentation will be live streamed is now available on YouTube. On the page, you can set a reminder to be notified before the keynote begins. Apple will announce major new software updates during the keynote, such as iOS 18, macOS 15, and vi…

Get 6% Cash Back at Ace Hardware With Latest Apple Card Promotion Apple Card holders can get extra Daily Cash back when making purchases at Ace Hardware during the month of June, according to a new email Apple started sending out today. From now until June 30, ‌Apple Card‌ users who make a purchase at Ace Hardware can earn six percent cash back instead of the standard three percent cash back. Getting the extr…

iOS 18 Rumored to Add These 6 New Features to iPhone’s Messages App Apple is expected to announce iOS 18 in one week from now, and the update is rumored to include many new features for the Messages app on the iPhone. iOS 18 is set to be unveiled during the WWDC keynote on June 10, and the first beta should be made available to members of the Apple Developer Program immediately after the presentation. The first…

Amazon Takes $100 Off Massive Collection of Apple Watch Series 9 Models, Available From $299 Amazon today has a large collection of Apple Watch Series 9 models on sale at all-time low prices, including both GPS and cellular devices. It’s been a few weeks since we last tracked any notable markdowns on the Series 9, so if you’ve been waiting for a deal now is definitely the time to buy the wearable. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner…

Apple Vision Pro Mindfulness App May Get ‘Respiration Tracking’ Feature Apple is working on a new “respiration tracking” feature for Apple Vision Pro that is likely to be functional during mindfulness sessions, based on backend code discovered by MacRumors. Contributor Aaron Perris found references to the previously unheard-of feature in lines of code related to the headset’s Mindfulness app, which offers users an …

Control Center on iOS 18 Rumored to Feature Upgraded Music Widget and HomeKit Improvements In a social media post last week, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said iOS 18 will include “updates” to Control Center, and he has now outlined a few specific changes. In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter on Sunday, Gurman said Control Center will feature an upgraded music widget and improved controls for HomeKit smart home accessories. How…

Sonos Ace Headphones vs. AirPods Max Sonos in May decided to get into the headphone market with the launch of the Sonos Ace headphones. The $449 Sonos Ace headphones have some enticing design elements and features you won’t see in Apple’s headphones, so we thought we’d compare them to the $549 AirPods Max to see which is ultimately better. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel…

Qualcomm Enlists ‘I’m a Mac’ Ad Star for Snapdragon PC Skit Justin Long, the face of Apple’s iconic “I’m a Mac” commercials, now stars in a short Qualcomm skit promoting Snapdragon-powered PCs. At the Computex 2024 keynote, Qualcomm unveiled the new skit featuring Long, who is well-known for his role in Apple’s “Get a Mac” commercials nearly two decades ago. Long is depicted as being overwhelmed by a b…

Apple Says M2 iPad Air Has 9 GPU Cores, Not 10 as Originally Stated Apple has seemingly updated its tech specs webpage for the latest M2 iPad Air models to indicate the ‌M2‌ chip has a 9-core GPU, rather than 10 cores as previously stated. The change was first reported by 9to5Mac. Based on available web snapshots, the change on Apple’s US website was made within the last 10 days. However, the equivalent webpage…