Send and Receive RCS Messages on iPhone Rich Communication Services (RCS) is a messaging standard Apple adopted in iOS 18 that is significantly enhancing the messaging experience between iPhone and Android devices. Think of it as SMS 2.0 – a major upgrade to the traditional text messaging we’ve been using for years. Key Features of RCS Apple’s decision to embrace RCS came last year a…

6 Best Black Friday Mac Deals for 2024 Black Friday 2024 is just a few days away, and you can already find the year’s best prices on nearly every Mac at Amazon. Specifically, this includes the new M4 iMac, M4 MacBook Pro, and the M2 and M3 MacBook Air. We’ve also included a great deal on the Apple Studio Display. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a l…

Apple Has ‘No’ Plans Yet for AirPods Max 2 With ‘Meaningful’ Changes While this should come as no surprise given that Apple just updated the AirPods Max in September, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman today said that Apple currently has “no concrete plans” to update the headphones again “in a meaningful way.” “I expect the company to keep the Max headphones around for the foreseeable future in their current form,” he adde…

Here Are the Latest AirTag 2 Rumors, Including No Rechargeable Battery Apple released the AirTag in April 2021, so it is now three over and a half years old. While the AirTag has not received any hardware updates since then, a new version of the item tracking accessory is rumored to be in development. Below, we recap rumors about a second-generation AirTag. Timing Apple is aiming to release a new AirTag in mid-20…

iOS 19 Rumors: More ChatGPT-Like Siri, Some New Features ‘Postponed’ iOS 19 is not expected to be announced until June 2025, but the software update’s first major new feature has already leaked. In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reiterated his previous report that said iOS 19 will introduce a “more conversational Siri” powered by “more advanced large language models.” He said this upgrade…

‘Wolfs 2’ Nixed at Apple TV+ Because Director ‘No Longer Trusted’ Apple While the action comedy film “Wolfs” recently became the most-viewed movie in Apple TV+ history, plans for a sequel have been canceled. In an interview shared by Deadline today, Wolfs director Jon Watts said he canceled the sequel because he “no longer trusted” Apple as a creative partner. He told the publication that Apple made a last-minute d…

New MacBook Pro Speakers Are Most Affordable to Repair Since 2015 For the first time in nearly a decade, Apple is able to repair individual MacBook Pro speakers without replacing other components too. In a memo shared with Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers this week, Apple said it is offering speakers as standalone repair parts for the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with the M4, …

7 Best Black Friday iPad Deals for 2024 We’re less than one week away from Black Friday on November 29, and Best Buy and Amazon currently have all-time low prices across Apple’s entire iPad lineup. This includes Apple’s 9th and 10th generation iPad, iPad mini 7, iPad Air, and iPad Pro. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a…

Top Stories: AirTag 2 Rumors, Black Friday Deals, and More 2024 may be winding down, but things are still busy in the Apple universe as the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear with massive deals while we’re also tracking a number of rumors about upcoming Apple products. This week also saw several operating system updates from Apple to address some security issues, so read on below for all the …

Apple’s Smart Home Command Center: What We Know So Far Apple is working on a new Home accessory that is designed to serve as a central hub or “Command Center” for smart home management. The Apple TV and the HomePod are already home hubs and almost all Apple devices can control a HomeKit setup, but Apple is designing an all-in-one home management product to make control even easier. This guide aggre…

iFixit Shares M4 MacBook Pro Teardown Repair site iFixit today shared a teardown video of the M4 Pro MacBook Pro, giving us a look inside of the machine. Apple didn’t make any external design changes to the ‌MacBook Pro‌ models, but iFixit was hopeful for repairability improvements. Unfortunately, the M4 Pro ‌MacBook Pro‌ that iFixit took apart was almost identical to the M3 ‌MacB…

Tap to Pay on iPhone Now Available in New Zealand Apple this week expanded Tap to Pay on iPhone to New Zealand, which means independent sellers, small businesses, and other merchants in the country can use an ‌iPhone‌ as a contactless payment terminal. With Tap to Pay on ‌iPhone‌, an ‌iPhone‌ is able to accept payment using Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and other digital walle…

iPhone 17 and ‘iPhone 17 Air’ Expected to Lack 5x Optical Zoom Lens Next year’s iPhone 17 and all-new “iPhone 17 Air” will not have a 5x optical zoom lens, according to Korean publication The Elec (via 9to5Mac). The report said the tetraprism camera system that enables 5x optical zoom will remain exclusive to the Pro models in next year’s iPhone lineup, meaning that it would only be available on the iPhone 17 P…

Apple Begins Selling Refurbished iPad 10 From $299, But Amazon Has an Even Better Deal Apple today began selling certified refurbished iPad 10 models through its online store in the U.S. for the first time since the device was released in October 2022. Apple lowered the iPad 10’s starting price to $349 in the U.S. in May, and the refurbished models are discounted by an additional 15%, bringing the starting price down to $299. 256…

The MacRumors Show: Our November Tech Changes On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show, we talk through some of the biggest changes in our personal Apple ecosystems this month. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos We discuss alterations in behavior motivated by the likes of AirPods malfunctions, better library management in music streaming services, the iPhon…

Apple Preparing for MacBook Pro Models With OLED Displays Apple has encouraged its display panel suppliers to scale up their investments in laptop-sized OLED displays, Taiwanese research firm TrendForce said in a press release this week. This revelation comes as Apple prepares to launch its first MacBook Pro models with OLED displays, which are likely still a few years away. In line with previous repo…

Review: KUXIU’s iPad Magnetic Charging Stands Make Your Screen Float and Power Up As someone who regularly uses my M4 iPad Pro as an extended Mac display via Sidecar and often plays around with Apple’s Universal Control feature, finding the perfect iPad stand that will sit pretty on my constrained desk space has become something of a hobby. With this in mind, KUXIU’s Pro MAX line of magnetic charging stands promises to solve …

Apple TV+ Releasing Next Week’s ‘Silo’ Episode Early The next episode of Apple TV+’s award-winning sci-fi series “Silo” will be released early. Apple previously announced that new “Silo” episodes would be released on Fridays, but the third episode of the second season will instead be released on Wednesday, November 27. Apple has likely bumped up the date so that people can watch the episode durin…

EU Closes Antitrust Probe Into Apple’s Ebook App Store Rules The European Commission has ended its antitrust investigation into Apple’s App Store rules for ebook and audiobook apps, following the withdrawal of a complaint by an ebook distributor. Originally launched in June 2020, the investigation was sparked by a complaint from Rakuten’s Kobo subsidiary. Kobo had argued that Apple’s mandatory 30% commis…

Indonesia Wants Larger Apple Investment to Lift iPhone 16 Ban The Indonesian government is pushing Apple for a higher investment than its recently proposed $100 million before it will consider lifting its ban on iPhone 16 sales in the country, according to statements from government officials on Thursday. Industry minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita has held internal meetings to discuss Apple’s proposal, …