AirTag 2 Expected to Launch Next Year With ‘Considerable’ Upgrade to Item Tracking Apple plans to release a second-generation AirTag next year with “considerably” longer range for item tracking, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said the new AirTag will use Apple’s second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, or equivalent technology. The chip debuted last year in the iPhone 15 and the A…

‘iPhone 17 Air’ With ‘Major’ Design Changes and 19-Inch MacBook Detailed in New Report Apple is planning a series of “major design” and “format changes” for iPhones over the next few years, according to The Wall Street Journal’s Aaron Tilley and Yang Jie. The paywalled report published today corroborated the widely-rumored “iPhone 17 Air” with an “ultrathin” design that is thinner than current iPhone models. The report did not me…

Apple ‘Working’ on Redesigned Magic Mouse With a Long-Awaited ‘Fix’ Apple is working on a redesigned Magic Mouse that will address some “longstanding complaints,” according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said Apple in recent months has been working on a “full overhaul” of the Magic Mouse with a design that “better fits the modern era.” However, he does not expect the new Ma…

UGREEN Takes Up to 40% Off Uno Chargers and More in Amazon Sale UGREEN has launched a big holiday sale on its Amazon storefront, with savings on USB-C wall chargers, portable batteries, MagSafe-compatible wireless chargers, and more. This sale includes discounts on UGREEN’s popular Uno line of robotic chargers, which make great holiday gifts. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you clic…

Top Stories: iOS 18.2 Out Now, iPhone and Mac Rumors, and More iOS 18.2 is finally here, delivering several new highly anticipated Apple Intelligence features and expanding availability to new countries. This week also saw a number of hardware rumors including Apple itself leaking the existence of upcoming M4 MacBook Air models, plus we heard details about the next iPhone SE, the so-called “iPhone 17 Air,”…

iMac Pro Launched Seven Years Ago Today Apple’s iMac Pro launched seven years ago today, offering a high-end all-in-one desktop machine to bridge the gap between new Mac Pro models. In April 2017, Apple uncharacteristically apologised for its approach to the Mac in recent years and pre-announced it was working on a “completely rethought” ‌Mac Pro‌ with a modular design, a new pro-lev…

iOS 18.2: What You Can Do With Visual Intelligence Visual Intelligence is an Apple Intelligence feature that’s exclusive to the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models because it relies on the Camera Control button. Visual Intelligence is available as of iOS 18.2, and this guide outlines what it can do. Activating and Using Visual Intelligence To use Visual Intelligence, you need to hold down on the…

What You Can and Can’t Make With iOS 18.2’s Genmoji Feature With iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, Apple introduced Genmoji, the feature that lets you create a custom emoji character if there’s not already an emoji that exists for what you want to depict. You can create ‌Genmoji‌ from the emoji keyboard in Messages, Notes, and more, and the characters work much like emoji. ‌Genmoji‌, like Image Playground, have…

iOS 18.2: Here’s How Mail Categories Work With iOS 18.2, Apple added a Categories view in the Mail app, which is designed to organize your incoming emails by type. Categories hasn’t been receiving the best response from iPhone users, so we thought we’d check it out. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Mail Categories organizes your email inbox into the following…

Report: Apple to Stop Selling iPhone 14 and iPhone SE in EU This Month Apple plans to stop selling the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and third-generation iPhone SE in European Union countries later this month, to comply with a regulation that will soon require newly-sold smartphones with wired charging to be equipped with a USB-C port in those countries, according to French blog iGeneration. All three of these iPhone …

Best Apple Deals of the Week: Steep Discounts Hit Apple Watches and Bands, Plus Sales on AirTag, Anker, and More This was a big week for Apple Watch and band accessory deals, and you can still find all-time low prices on both Series 10 and Ultra 2 models right now on Amazon, as well as Solo Loop and Braided Solo Loop at Woot. Otherwise, below we’re still tracking great deals on AirTag, Anker accessories, and more. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner wi…

Apple Begins Selling New Vision Pro Carry Sling and Exclusive Charging Accessories Apple’s online store is offering a range of new accessories this week, several of which are exclusive to Apple and can’t be purchased elsewhere. For charging up an iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods, Apple is offering the Nimble Podium 3-in-1 Charger. Priced at $140, the charger comes in black or a multicolor option with shades of blue and white,…

M2 iPad Air Holiday Deals Include $100 Off and All-Time Low Prices at Best Buy Earlier today we shared a collection of discounts on Apple’s M4 iPad Pro at Best Buy, and now we’re shifting focus to the M2 iPad Air. Best Buy has $100 off numerous models of this tablet, and you won’t need a My Best Buy Plus/Total membership to see the deals. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Best Buy. When you click a link and mak…

The MacRumors Show: Apple’s 2024 – Year in Review On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show, we take a look back at all of Apple’s biggest announcements this year. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos Apple’s year started out with the launch of the highly anticipated Vision Pro headset in February. This “spatial computer” marked Apple’s first brand new product li…

Best Buy Takes Up to $200 Off M4 iPad Pro, Available From $849 Best Buy is discounting a huge collection of M4 iPad Pro tablets this week, with multiple all-time low prices across both 11-inch and 13-inch models. The majority of these deals will require a My Best Buy Plus/Total membership, but there are some that are available to all shoppers. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Best Buy. When you …

Apple CEO Tim Cook Hosts King Charles III at UK Headquarters As part of his ongoing visit to the United Kingdom, Apple CEO Tim Cook yesterday hosted His Majesty King Charles III at its headquarters in Battersea Power Station. During the visit, Cook welcomed King Charles to Apple’s campus in the iconic Battersea Power Station, a recently restored historic building that became home to Apple’s UK operations…

AirPods to Be Made in India for the First Time Next Year Apple will begin making AirPods in India for the first time early next year, reports Bloomberg. Foxconn will make the wireless earphones at a factory near Hyderabad in Telangana state, beginning around Q1 2025. The factory has reportedly been making AirPods on a trial basis, with manufacturing set to ramp up quickly after production begins. It …

iPhone 17 Air Model Enters Product Introduction Phase at Foxconn Apple’s rumored new iPhone 17 Air model has entered the new product introduction phase (NPI) at Foxconn, according to supply chain sources (via DigiTimes). The NPI phase transitions a product from concept to mass production, beginning with design validation and prototype testing, followed by supplier qualification and manufacturing process dev…

WhatsApp Rolls Out Calling Updates for Desktop and Mobile WhatsApp has announced some improvements to its calling features across desktop and mobile platforms ahead of the holiday season, such as the ability to choose participants from group chats, use new effects on calls, and take advantage of higher resolution video. The ability to select specific participants when initiating a call from a group ch…

iOS 18.2 Includes New Find My Option for Sharing Lost Luggage Location With Airlines With iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, Apple added a new feature to the Find My app that’s designed to let you share a lost item’s location with a trusted person. The feature is meant to help you locate an item through a third-party, such as an airline’s customer service staff. The ‌Find My‌ app has an option to “Share Item Locatio…