Apple Intelligence Upgrades for Siri Likely Pushed Back to iOS 18.5 Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman last month reported that Apple was considering delaying at least some of its promised Apple Intelligence enhancements for Siri until iOS 18.5, and that plan appears increasingly likely based on his latest information. Gurman said Apple was initially planning to launch the Apple Intelligence enhancements for Siri in iOS 1…

New iPads Expected Shortly After This Week’s Likely M4 MacBook Air Announcement Apple is expected to announce new MacBook Air models with the M4 chip as soon as this week, and new iPads should follow shortly after. iPad Air and iPad 10 inventory is running low at Apple Stores, and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman believes this is a sign that new iPads will be introduced soon. However, unlike the new MacBook Air, he said the new iP…

Apple’s Discontinued Line of AirPort Wi-Fi Routers Could Return in an Unexpected Way Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, Apple offered a line of Wi-Fi routers that it referred to as AirPort base stations. There was a standard AirPort Express, a higher-end AirPort Extreme with more advanced networking features, and an AirPort Time Capsule that doubled as an external storage drive for backing up a Mac with Time Machine. Apple discont…

iOS 19 Rumored to Include These New Features for Your iPhone iOS 19 is still around three months away from being unveiled, but there are plenty of rumors about the upcoming update. Below, we recap iOS 19 rumors so far. Redesigned Camera App A leak earlier this year allegedly revealed a redesigned Camera app coming with iOS 19. On his YouTube channel Front Page Tech in January, Jon Prosser shared a vide…

iPhone 17 Air’s Ultra-Thin Design Will Result in These 3 Missing Features The thin and light design of Apple’s rumored “iPhone 17 Air” will require some compromises. The device is rumored to lack three features found on many iPhone models, including a bottom speaker, an Ultra Wide camera, and a SIM card slot internationally. The Information last year reported that the ultra-thin iPhone 17 model will have only a single…

Top Stories: iPhone 16e Launch, iPhone 17 and Foldable Rumors, and More With Friday’s launch, the iPhone 16e has become the newest member of Apple’s iPhone 16 family and the company’s latest low-cost iPhone option, though it does come in at a significantly higher price point than the outgoing iPhone SE. Other major Apple news and rumor stories this week included new details on both the iPhone 17 lineup coming later…

Best Apple Deals of the Week: Save on AirTag, Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Watch Series 10, and Anker Accessories This week’s best Apple-related deals focus on the AirTag 4-Pack, Apple Pencil Pro, and Apple Watch Series 10. You’ll also find a few new deals on Anker charging accessories on Amazon below. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us…

These New Apple Intelligence Features Are Coming in iOS 18.4 iOS 18.4 was supposed to bring new Apple Intelligence Siri features, but Apple ended up needing to pull those capabilities from the update to continue testing. There are fewer new ‌Apple Intelligence‌ additions now, but there are still some new features that will make the update worth installing when it comes out in April. Priority Notifications…

MacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPhone 16 Pro From GRID Studio For this week’s giveaway, we’ve teamed up with GRID Studio to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a 128GB iPhone 16 Pro from Apple. For those unfamiliar with GRID Studio, it is a company that recycles discarded Apple products into art that celebrates Apple’s history. GRID Studio is having a special spring sale on some of its most popular pr…

The MacRumors Show: We Answer Your Questions! On this week’s special episode of The MacRumors Show, we answer your listener questions. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos Responding to your queries from over the past few weeks, we talk pocket cameras, our own devices, the Mail app, visionOS, foldables and our dream iPhones, TV shows, hobbies, and more. The MacRu…

iPhone 16e Stars in Apple’s Latest Ad Today is the iPhone 16e’s launch day, and Apple has shared a new ad promoting its most affordable iPhone. The short spot features an inflatable air dancer holding an ‌iPhone 16e‌. Designed for social media and other quick ad placements, the ad features the song “Talk” from Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco. It’s focused on showing off the design o…

How Fast is Apple’s First-Ever 5G Modem? The Results Are Surprising iPhone 16e reviews are now out, and Apple’s custom-designed C1 modem has been put to the test. The results so far are quite surprising, as the C1’s speeds are not as slow compared to Qualcomm modems as originally expected. While the C1 does not support ultra-fast mmWave 5G in the U.S., it appears to offer comparable 5G performance to Qualcomm’s…

Skype Is Finally Shutting Down on May 5 Microsoft today announced that it will officially retire Skype on May 5, 2025, concluding its 14-year tenure as the owner of the once-dominant internet calling and messaging service (via Bloomberg). Microsoft acquired Skype in 2011 for $8.5 billion in what was then its largest-ever acquisition. At its peak, Skype had more than 300 million month…

iPhone 16e Teardown Reveals Larger Battery, C1 Modem, and More YouTube channel REWA Technology today shared an iPhone 16e teardown video, providing a look inside Apple’s new entry-level smartphone. In its iPhone 16e announcement video, Apple said the device has a new internal design that allowed for a larger battery. The video shows that the iPhone 16e has a 4,005 mAh battery capacity, which is a 12% incre…

NHL Collaborating With Apple to Give Referees Apple Watches Apple is collaborating with the National Hockey League (NHL) to equip on-ice officials with Apple Watches featuring an app designed to help officiating during games (via The Verge). The NHL Watch Comms app allows referees to receive in-game updates by syncing with the NHL’s Oasis system. Officials can track the game clock and receive alerts for…

iPhone 16e Has an Action Button: Here’s Everything It Can Do Apple’s new entry-level iPhone 16e has inherited the Action button first seen on the iPhone 15 Pro and now found on all iPhone 16 models. The Action button replaces the traditional Ring/Silent switch – a staple of the iPhone since it launched in 2007. For users unfamiliar with the Action button, here’s a rundown of its functions – including one …

Apple Provides Reason for iPhone 16e’s Lack of MagSafe Apple has offered a reason why the iPhone 16e doesn’t include MagSafe, one of the more notable omissions from its latest entry-level smartphone. According to Apple representatives who spoke to Daring Fireball’s John Gruber, MagSafe is not included in the iPhone 16e because “most people in the iPhone 16e’s target audience exclusively charge thei…

Forgot to Pre-Order an iPhone 16e? Apple Store Pickup Available Today at Most Locations Apple’s new entry-level iPhone 16e is now being delivered to customers worldwide following the pre-order period that began on Friday, February 21. For those who didn’t pre-order or chose to wait, the devices are currently readily available, and select Apple Store locations globally are offering same-day or next-day pickup options. As of writing…

Latest iPhone 17 Series CAD Images in Line With Redesign Rumors Apple is expected to embrace a new camera system design for some models in its upcoming iPhone 17 series, and the latest purported CAD images don’t deviate from what we have been hearing lately about Apple’s new lineup. If you do not like the sound of an iPhone with a camera bar, look away now. Seasoned leaker Sonny Dickson shared the following…

Find My Network Exploit Turns Any Bluetooth Device Into a Tracker George Mason University researchers claim to have uncovered a serious vulnerability in Apple’s Find My network that allows hackers to track virtually any Bluetooth-enabled device without the owner’s knowledge. Called “nRootTag,” the exploit tricks the Find My network into treating ordinary Bluetooth devices as if they were AirTags, allowing hac…