iPhone 16 Still Banned in Indonesia Despite $1B Apple Investment Deal Apple is still barred from selling iPhone 16 models in Indonesia despite agreeing to build a local production facility there, as it has not met domestic content rules, the country’s industry minister said on Wednesday (via Reuters). Indonesia’s minister of industry, Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, reportedly met with Apple’s VP of global government…

New Apple TV and HomePod Mini Launching This Year With One Thing in Common It was recently reported that new Apple TV and new HomePod mini models will launch this year, and the devices are expected to have one thing in common. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman last month reported that the new Apple TV and the new HomePod mini will be equipped with Apple’s own combined Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip. Gurman said the chip supports Wi-Fi…

Apple Watch Chips Now Being Made in the U.S. for the First Time Apple has expanded its production footprint in the United States, with its S9 chip for the Apple Watch now reportedly being manufactured at TSMC’s facility in Arizona. According to technology columnist Tim Culpan, TSMC has now started producing Apple’s S9 System-in-Package (SiP) chip near Phoenix, Arizona at its Fab 21 plant. The company commen…

Apple Aiming to Launch iPhone SE 4 and iPad 11 ‘By April’ Earlier today, we reported on a proven leaker’s claim that a new iPhone SE and iPad 11 would be released alongside iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3. Just minutes later, however, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman put the kibosh on that rumor. In a follow-up social media post, Gurman said an iPhone SE replacement and new iPads are “being developed on the iOS 18.3 …

CES 2025 Day 2: Power Banks, Chargers, Hubs and Other Cool Apple Acessories CES 2025 is in full swing, and MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera is back with another video showcasing new and upcoming tech products. Today’s video highlights a range of Apple accessories, including power banks, hubs, Qi2 chargers, Find My devices, and more. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Anker had a 25,000mAh pow…

Apple Seeds Second Betas of watchOS 11.3, tvOS 18.3 and visionOS 2.3 to Developers Apple today provided developers with the second betas of upcoming watchOS 11.3, tvOS 18.3, and visionOS 2.3 updates for testing purposes. The betas are available to registered developers, and can be downloaded from the settings app on each device. There were no notable new features found in the updates, but code suggests that Apple will add su…

Apple Releases Second Betas of iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 Apple today seeded the second betas of upcoming iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming three weeks after Apple released the first betas. iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 can be downloaded from the Settings app on a compatible device by going to General > Software update. There are no new Apple Int…

Apple Seeds Second Beta of macOS Sequoia 15.3 to Developers Apple today provided developers with the second beta of an upcoming macOS Sequoia 15.3 update, with the second beta coming three weeks after Apple released the first beta. Registered developers can opt-in to the ‌macOS Sequoia‌ beta through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. An Apple ID associated with an Apple Developer ac…

Apple Vision Pro to Support NVIDIA’s ‘GeForce NOW’ Cloud Gaming Service via Safari The Apple Vision Pro headset will soon support NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW cloud gaming platform, the company today announced. NVIDIA announced at CES 2025 that it is collaborating with Apple to bring GeForce NOW to the Vision Pro using Safari, with updates to the platform expected to roll out later this month. This will enable users to access AAA tit…

Apple Begins Selling Refurbished iPhone 15 Lineup in Europe Apple this week began selling refurbished iPhone 15 models for the first time in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, offering the prior-generation iPhones at a discount for the first time since their 2023 launch. The iPhone 15 is available in the above countries with a 15% discount compared to the equivalent brand new models. Currently only 128G…

Apple Stepping Up Plans to Expand News App to More Countries Apple plans to scale up its News app by adding new countries to the platform beyond the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia, according to the Financial Times. The plans reportedly include building its locally focused news coverage in the UK, as well as bringing its puzzles section to the country which is currently limited to the US and Canada. …

Apple says it will ‘clarify’ AI summaries after botching BBC headlines Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThe BBC reports Apple will change how iPhones and other devices display Apple Intelligence-summarized notifications to make it clearer to users when its AI tech has adjusted the words. Not long after the still-in-beta feature launched in the UK in December, the news organization complained about how it rewr…

Apple Intelligence Update Will Add Clarification to Prevent Fake Headline Confusion Apple is working on an update for Apple Intelligence that will cut down on confusion caused by inaccurate summaries of news headlines, Apple told BBC News. In a statement, Apple said software coming soon will clarify when notifications have been summarized by ‌Apple Intelligence‌. Apple Intelligence features are in beta and we are continuously m…

Apple Releases iOS 18.2.1 With Bug Fixes Apple today released iOS 18.2.1 and iPadOS 18.2.1, minor updates to the iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 operating systems. iOS 18.2.1 and iPadOS 18.2.1 come almost a month after Apple released iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2. The new software can be downloaded on eligible iPhones and iPads over-the-air by going to Settings > General > Software Update. According…

Apple Says Siri Data Has Never Been Sold or Used for Marketing No Siri data has ever been used for marketing purposes or sold to a third-party company for any reason, Apple said today in response to accusations that conversations ‌Siri‌ has captured were used for advertising. A lawsuit that Apple has agreed to settle alleged that Apple provided information obtained from accidental ‌Siri‌ recordings to thir…

For any folks know infuse on Apple Store, I released an alternative on PlayStore. For the geeks in this community, if you watch movies with your own hosted service, local disk, or service like Emby, Jellyfin, Plex, or webdav, samba. I guess you already know infuse, and it only support apple devices. In the last two years, I built an app VidHub which is kind of an alternative to infuse, and I keep got the messages from users,…

Apple Using Shazam to Predict 50 Breakthrough Music Artists This Year Apple today launched a new Shazam Fast Forward 2025 website that will spotlight 50 music artists who are poised to have a breakthrough year. The list of artists will be revealed on a genre-by-genre basis over the next five days, starting with dance/electronic artists today. Rising artists in the Latin, Country/Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop, and R&B genres…

Apple, Google, and Samsung will accept Matter certification of smart home products Illustration: The VergeBuying a smart home product today means checking which ecosystems it works with by looking for the little “Works with Apple Home” or “Works with Google” badge on the package. Matter was supposed to get rid of those because if a product works with Matter, it should work with all the big smart home platforms. That hasn’t hap…

Apple Fitness+ Progressive Strength Training Program Now Available Apple Fitness+ introduced new workout programs today. The previously announced lineup of content includes a new progressive strength training program designed to take the guesswork out of putting together the perfect routine, along with a conditioning program for pickleball. Apple describes the new strength training course in its press release …

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