WhatsApp for iOS Gets New Home Screen Widget for Chats, Camera Updates Popular messaging app WhatsApp was today updated to add a new Home Screen widget that’s specific to chats. The widget is available on the iPhone after updating to version 24.21.81, which came out this afternoon. After updating the widget can be added to the ‌Home Screen‌ using the Edit interface. Users can choose from Recents, Favorites, Pinned…

iPad Mini 7 Will Have Day One Update Apple is set to release the iPad mini 7 on Wednesday, and new iPad mini owners will have an update waiting right out of the box. Apple is shipping the ‌iPad mini 7‌ with a version of iOS 18.0, which is no longer the current version of iOS 18. ‌iPad mini‌ owners will need to install iOS 18.0.1, and Apple has a special version of the update ready…

Hulu and Disney+ No Longer Support Signups and Payment Using App Store Disney is no longer allowing its customers to sign up for and purchase subscriptions to Hulu or Disney+ through Apple’s App Store, cutting out any subscription fees that Disney would have needed to pay to Apple for using in-app purchase. The change was noted on Reddit over the weekend, and there are details on the Disney+ and Hulu websites. Bot…

Tim Cook Admits Truth About Vision Pro Following Lackluster Sales The Wall Street Journal’s Ben Cohen this summer interviewed Apple CEO Tim Cook about the Vision Pro, innovation, Apple Intelligence, and more. Image Credit: Vanity Fair Cook admitted that the Vision Pro headset is not a mass-market product due to its high price. “At $3,500, it’s not a mass-market product,” said Cook. “Right now, it’s an earl…

AirPods Pro vs. AirPods Max Buyer’s Guide: 30+ Differences Compared The AirPods Pro and AirPods Max are Apple’s highest-end headphone options, so which should you choose? Almost three years after the launch of the first-generation ‌AirPods Pro‌, Apple unveiled the second-generation model alongside the iPhone 14 lineup and several new Apple Watches in 2022, and swapped the Lightning port for USB-C a year later i…

Tesla Plans to Release Apple Watch App That Will Work as a Digital Key Tesla last week updated its iPhone app with new Control Center controls on iOS 18. In addition, the latest version of the app added hidden code references to an upcoming Apple Watch version of the app, according to MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris. The code indicates that it will be possible to use the Apple Watch as a digital key to remotely…

Apple Seeds visionOS 2.1 and tvOS 18.1 Release Candidates Apple today seeded release candidate versions of upcoming visionOS 2.1 and tvOS 18.1 updates to developers and public beta testers for testing purposes. The new software comes approximately week after Apple released the fourth betas. tvOS 18.1 can be downloaded and installed through the Apple TV Settings app, and visionOS 2.1 can be installed b…

Apple Seeds iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 Release Candidates With Apple Intelligence Apple today provided developers and public beta testers with the release candidate versions of iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 to continue testing Apple Intelligence features. The release candidate software comes a week after Apple seeded the seventh iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 betas. The updates can be downloaded from the Settings app on a compatible de…

Apple Seeds macOS Sequoia 15.1 Release Candidate Apple today provided developers and public beta testers with the release candidate version of an upcoming macOS Sequoia 15.1 update, with the new software coming one week after Apple released the seventh beta. Registered developers can opt-in to the ‌macOS Sequoia‌ beta through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. An Apple ID…

iOS 18.1 Fixes Bug Causing iPhone 16 to Randomly Restart Along with new Apple Intelligence features, iOS 18.1 includes several bug fixes, and it addresses a frustrating bug that was causing some new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models to randomly restart. As we reported last week, there have been reports about unexpected restarts since the new ‌iPhone 16‌ models launched. Affected users see the iPhone…

Apple Working on New Magic Mouse 2, Magic Trackpad 2 and Magic Keyboard Apple may soon release new versions of the Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad, according to code found in the iOS 18.1 release candidate by MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris. There are references to a new Magic Mouse 2, Magic Trackpad 2, and several Magic Keyboards, which would include versions with Touch ID and number pads, as we…

Spain Launches Investigation Into Apple’s App Store Spain’s competition authority has launched an investigation into Apple’s App Store over potential anti-competitive practices that could result in hefty fines (via Reuters). The National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC) this week announced a probe into the ‌App Store‌, citing concerns that the company might be imposing unfair trading…

Don’t Miss Out on OWC’s 14-Port Mac Thunderbolt Dock at $99.99 ($180 Off), Ending This Weekend Last week, OWC knocked the price of the popular 14-Port Thunderbolt 3 Dock down to $99.99, from its original price of $279.99, and this deal is still around this weekend. This is a match of the all-time low price on the accessory, and the sale is set to end Sunday night. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with OWC. When you click a link and…

Six New Features iOS 18 Brings to the AirPods Pro iOS 18 is an update designed for the iPhone, but it adds several new features to the AirPods Pro 2, Apple’s latest earbuds. The new capabilities require ‌iOS 18‌, iPadOS 18, or macOS Sequoia and a firmware update that will be released when Apple releases its new software this fall. This guide highlights all of the changes that are coming to the…

T-Mobile Sued for Breaking Lifetime Price Guarantees T-Mobile customers have filed a lawsuit against the carrier, alleging that it failed to honor a guarantee not to raise the prices of select cellular plans. The lawsuit, first spotted by Wired, claims that back in 2017, T-Mobile advertised several of its plans with a price lock, but then went on to increase prices starting in May 2024. “T…

X Training Grok AI On Tweets Without Notifying Users Social network X (formerly Twitter) recently activated a setting that gives it permission to train Grok AI on user tweets. All X users are opted in by default, with X failing to notify customers about the change. The hidden setting gives X permission to use all posts, interactions, inputs, and results for “training and fine-turning” Elon Musk’s…

Apple Seeds Updated Fourth Betas of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 to Developers Apple today seeded new fourth betas of upcoming iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a few days after Apple initially released the betas. It is not clear what is different with the original beta 4 software (build (22A5316j) and the new beta 4 software (build (22A5316k), but the update is avail…

Best Apple Deals of the Week: Low Prices Arrive for M3 iMacs, Plus Big Discounts on Samsung Monitors This week’s best deals include huge savings on Samsung’s popular monitors, 40 percent off Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps for new subscribers, and more. In terms of Apple devices, the best all-around deal this week is on the M3 iMac, which is seeing $150 discounts on multiple models. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendo…

The MacRumors Show: Talking Weird iPhone 17 ‘Slim’ Rumors On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss all of the latest rumors about the iPhone 17 “Slim” – a whole new kind of iPhone coming next year. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos The ‌iPhone 17‌ “Slim” is expected to sit above the ‌iPhone 17‌ Pro Max in 2025’s ‌iPhone‌ lineup with a starting price of app…

MacRumors Giveaway: Win a 13-Inch M3 MacBook Air From GRID Studio For this week’s giveaway, we’ve teamed up with GRID Studio to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a 256GB 13-inch M3 MacBook Air from Apple. For those unfamiliar with GRID Studio, it is a company that creates clever art for Apple fans by disassembling old iPhones and Apple products. GRID Studio’s pieces feature a deconstructed Apple product…