‘iPhone 17 Air’ Rumored to Surpass iPhone 6 as Thinnest iPhone Ever In a research note with Hong Kong-based investment bank Haitong today, obtained by MacRumors, Apple analyst Jeff Pu said he agrees with a recent rumor claiming that the so-called “iPhone 17 Air” will be around 6mm thick. “We agreed with the recent chatter of an 6mm thickness ultra-slim design of the iPhone 17 Slim model,” he wrote. If that mea…

Install Mac Apps on External Storage in macOS Sequoia If you’re running out of space on your Mac’s internal drive, macOS Sequoia 15.1 includes a handy new feature that lets you install large apps directly to external storage. Here’s how to use it to preserve space on your boot drive. Apple is known for charging customers a very high markup for additional storage when buying a new Mac. Given that …

M4 iMac Black Friday Deals Arrive With $149 Off on Amazon Black Friday is next week, and today Amazon has numerous all-time low prices across the 2024 24-inch M4 iMac lineup ahead of the shopping holiday. You’ll find as much as $149 off select computers during this sale, and all of them require you to clip an on-page coupon to see the discounts. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When…

M4 Macs Unable to Run macOS VMs Earlier Than Ventura 13.4 New M4-based Macs are reportedly unable to run virtual machines of older macOS versions prior to macOS Ventura 13.4, according to user reports and developer findings. According to an in-depth write-up by the Eclectic Light Company’s Howard Oakley, security researcher Csaba Fitzl highlighted the issue, which has been documented in Apple Feedback…

No, Apple CEO Tim Cook Didn’t Say He Prefers Logitech’s MX Master 3 Over the Magic Mouse While the Logitech MX Master 3 is a terrific mouse for the Mac, reports claiming that Apple CEO Tim Cook prefers that mouse over the Magic Mouse are false. The Wall Street Journal last month published an interview with Cook, in which he said he uses every Apple product every day. Soon after, The Verge’s Wes Davis attempted to replicate using eve…

Apple Seemingly Discontinuing Lightning to Headphone Jack Adapter Introduced Alongside iPhone 7 It appears that Apple is discontinuing the Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter that it released alongside the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in 2016. The adapter was recently listed as “sold out” on Apple’s online store in the U.S. and most other countries, according to MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris. The adapter remains available from Ap…

New AirTag Rumored to Launch in Mid-2025 With These Features 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…

It’s 2009 Again: Apple is Apparently Considering Making a TV Around the years 2009 and 2010, it was repeatedly rumored that Apple would be releasing a TV, but that obviously never happened. Now, a decade-and-a-half later, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the idea is back on the table. In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman briefly mentioned that Apple is “evaluating” the “idea of making an Apple-branded T…

‘Croissant’ App for Cross-Posting on Threads, Bluesky, and Mastodon Coming to Mac and iPad Over the past few weeks, millions of people have signed up for Threads and Bluesky. With those platforms and Mastodon, there are now three prominent alternatives to X, but this means there are now more social media communities to be part of than ever. Posting across all three platforms can be tedious, but thankfully there is an app for that. Cro…

Apple Acknowledges iCloud Notes Disappearing and Explains How to Fix Earlier this month, we reported about some iPhone users temporarily losing all of their notes in the Notes app after accepting Apple’s updated iCloud terms and conditions. Apple has now indirectly acknowledged this issue in a new support document that outlines steps to follow if your iCloud notes are not appearing on your iPhone, iPad, or Vision…

Adobe Offering Up to 70% Off Creative Cloud All Apps for Black Friday Adobe has started a few of its Black Friday offers early this year, including up to 70 percent off Creative Cloud All Apps. These deals can only be found on Adobe’s website and are aimed at new customers signing up for their first year of the subscription platform. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Adobe. When you click a link and mak…

Top Stories: Apple’s Smart Home Command Center, iOS 18.2 Details, and More With the first set of M4 Macs having officially launched last week, Apple still wasn’t quite done with news for 2024 as this week saw some software news with updates for Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro as well as new betas for iOS 18.2 and related updates with continued refinements ahead of an expected early December release. Looking ahead to 2025,…

iOS 18.1: How to Type to Siri With the introduction of Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.1, communicating with Siri has become more flexible since you can easily type your requests instead of speaking them. It’s a subtle but powerful change that’s perfect for those moments when you need to be quiet or discrete. Enabling Type to Siri is straightforward. Head to Settings -> Apple …

Apple Intelligence Image Wand: All the New Features in iOS 18.2 With iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, Apple is adding support for three Apple Intelligence image generation features, including Image Playground, Genmoji, and Image Wand. Image Wand lets you create visual aids for your notes on iPhone and iPad. This guide goes over all of the available Image Wand features and how to use it. Image Wand Explained Image…

Hands-On With Apple’s New Final Cut Pro 11 Update Earlier this week, Apple released Final Cut Pro 11, a major update to the company’s professional video editing software. There are quite a few new features in Final Cut Pro 11, so we thought we’d go over them for those who are considering picking up the software. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Apple didn’t bring App…

Apple Highlights Apple Pay in New ‘Plates’ Ad Apple today shared a new Apple Pay ad ahead of the holidays, promoting the service’s ease of use for online shopping. With ‌Apple Pay‌, a stored card can be used for a purchase with just Face ID or Touch ID authentication, allowing for quick purchases. In the spot, a woman with a plate collection has an empty spot, and she uses ‌Apple Pay‌ to …

The MacRumors Show: Major Updates for Apple’s Pro Apps YouTuber Kevin Nether joins us on this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show to discuss Apple’s latest updates to its array of Pro apps and the acquisition of Pixelmator. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos Apple this week released a series of updates for its Pro apps, including Logic Pro 11.1, Logic Pro for iPad 2.1,…

Best Apple Deals of the Week: Early Black Friday Prices Arrive for Apple Watch Series 10, MacBook Air, and More This week’s best deals include new record low prices on Apple Watch Series 10 at $50 off, as well as great deals on AirPods 4, M2 MacBook Air, and Magic Keyboard for the M4 iPad Pro. 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 keep t…

Best Buy Introduces Early Black Friday Discounts on M4 iPad Pro, Get Up to $150 Off Today we’re tracking big discounts across the entire M4 iPad Pro lineup as part of Best Buy’s early Black Friday sale. In this sale, My Best Buy Plus/Total members can get $150 off select M4 iPad Pro models, with many hitting all-time low prices because of this member exclusive discount. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these…

iPhone’s Satellite Feature Launched Two Years Ago Today, Remains Free Today marks two years since Apple made its Emergency SOS via satellite feature available on all iPhone 14 models in the U.S. and Canada. Apple has since expanded its suite of satellite-based features, and they all remain free to use for now. Below, we recap the rollout of Apple’s satellite features and what’s next. November 2022: Apple launch…