Apple Partners With Alibaba to Bring iPhone AI Features to China Apple will partner with Alibaba to offer AI features in China, the Chinese company’s chairman said on Thursday, resolving months of speculation around Apple’s strategy in the region (via Reuters). “They talked to a number of companies in China,” said Joe Tsai at the World Government Summit in Dubai. “In the end they chose to do business with us…

Apple Resumes Advertising on X Apple this month started advertising on X for the first time in more than a year. The company had stopped advertising on the social media platform in November 2023 following controversial remarks made by its owner Elon Musk. For example, the @Apple account is running an ad promoting Safari’s privacy features. The ad was spotted by MacRumors con…

Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 213 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser that was first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to allow users to test features that are planned for future release versions of the Safari browser. ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ 213 includes fixes and updates for CSS, Edit…

Apple Begins Selling Refurbished M4 Macs Apple today added MacBook Pro and Mac mini models with M4 series chips to its certified refurbished store in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland for the first time since the computers were introduced in October 2024. Some refurbished MacBook Pro models with M4 chips are also available in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands…

Testing the New ASUS ProArt 5K Display There aren’t too many 5K displays on the market that can compete with Apple’s Studio Display, but ASUS recently came out with the ASUS ProArt Display 5K, which is a solid competitor. The ProArt Display 5K features a 27-inch 5K screen with 218 pixels per inch, aka retina quality. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. ASUS s…

Apple TV+ App Now Available on Android Apple today announced the release of an Apple TV app for Android smartphones and tablets. The app is now available on the Google Play store. With the Apple TV app, Android smartphone and tablet users have a more convenient way to access the Apple TV+ streaming service, instead of having to rely on tv.apple.com on the web. Apple TV+ includes a v…

Here’s When Apple’s First Robots Are Expected to Enter Mass Production Apple is exploring both humanoid and non-humanoid robots as future smart home products, according to Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. However, he does not expect the robots to launch for several more years, if ever. Kuo today said Apple’s robot projects remain in the proof-of-concept stage within the company. In the event that Apple dec…

Amazon Has All-Time Low Prices on Apple Pencil Pro ($99) and AirTag 4-Pack ($69.99) Today we’re tracking a handful of Apple accessory discounts on Amazon, including all-time low prices for both the Apple Pencil Pro and AirTag 4-Pack. Neither deal requires a coupon code this time around, as both have been applied automatically by Amazon. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link an…

iPhone Upgrade Cycles Are Getting Shorter Again iPhone users are upgrading their devices at a slightly faster rate, reversing a long-term trend of increasingly long upgrade cycles, Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) reports. According to data from the quarter ending in December 2024, more ‌iPhone‌ buyers retired their devices at an earlier point compared to previous years. Specif…

Apple Releasing Apple TV+ App for Android Smartphones Soon Apple plans to release an Apple TV+ Android app as soon as today, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The app will allow Android smartphone and tablet users to watch ‌Apple TV‌+ content in a native app rather than having to rely on watching through a web browser. Apple has long offered an ‌Apple TV‌ app for iOS devices, and it also has dedica…

‘New’ iPhone SE Product Listing Appears on French Website As the wait continues for Apple’s long-rumored, fourth-generation iPhone SE, French electronics retailer Boulanger has prematurely published a product listing for a “new” model of the iPhone SE. The placeholder page says the device is “coming soon,” but it offers no further information, and the price shown is obviously not real. The listing was…

Woot’s New Sale Introduces Big Savings on Earbuds and Headphones From Beats, JBL, and More Woot today introduced a new sale on earbuds and headphones, including solid discounts on a few Beats products. Every accessory in this sale is in new condition, and all of the Beats headphones come with a one year Apple/Beats manufacturer limited warranty. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link …

Kuo: Apple Robots Likely to Enter Mass Production in 2028 or Later Apple is exploring both humanoid and non-humanoid robots as future smart home products, according to Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. However, he does not expect the robots to launch for several more years, if ever. Kuo today said Apple’s robot projects remain in the proof-of-concept stage within the company. In the event that Apple dec…

Apple Announces New Health Study Involving the iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods A new comprehensive Apple Health Study is launching today in the Apple Research app. Apple says U.S. residents can participate in the study if they meet the minimum age requirements, and complete the informed consent process. The new Apple Health Study aims to further understand how technology, including the iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods, ca…

Apple Taps Ultra-Thin Glass Suppliers for First Foldable Device Apple’s designs on its first foldable device appear to have ramped up a notch, with the company said to be tapping suppliers of ultra-thin glass (UTG). Chinese manufacturer Lens Technology is set to become Apple’s primary supplier of UTG for upcoming foldable devices, according to a new report from The Elec (via DigiTimes). The company is expec…

WhatsApp Will Soon Let Users Add Instagram Links to Profiles WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will allow users to link their social media accounts to their WhatsApp profile, according to findings in the latest iOS beta version of the app (via WABetaInfo). Based on the beta’s current state, the upcoming feature adds a dedicated section within WhatsApp’s Account settings where users can input links t…

Google’s Next Budget Phone Virtually Eliminates the Camera Bump Google appears to be tackling one of smartphones’ most persistent design quirks – the camera bump. According to leaked renders published by Android Headlines, the upcoming Pixel 9A will feature an almost flush camera housing, which would be a significant departure from the bumper-sized camera bumps common in modern smartphones. The mid-range de…

iPhone 16 Pro Max Beaten by Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra in App Loading Speed Test Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro Max has been comprehensively beaten by the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra in a real world app speed test conducted by PhoneBuff, with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip and 12GB of RAM winning out over the A18 Pro chip and 8GB of RAM in Apple’s smartphone. The performance test measured how long it took each phone to open and process t…

Gurman: iPhone SE 4 Coming ‘By Next Week,’ Other Announcements Starting Tomorrow Exact timing for the debut of the fourth-generation iPhone SE remains up in the air, with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reporting in a tweet tonight that the device “should be announced by next week.” Last week, Gurman indicated that it could arrive as early as this week and later claimed that it would be arriving this week, but there once again appea…

Apple Now Lets You Move Digital Purchases From One Apple Account to Another If you have two Apple Accounts with multiple digital purchases between them, Apple now has a way for you to consolidate the accounts by migrating content from one account to another. As noted by Stephen Hackett of 512 Pixels, Apple today published a support document that provides instructions for moving purchases from a secondary Apple Account …