The first iOS 18.5 beta arrives, here’s what to expect
Two days after the release of iOS 18.4, Apple has begun the iOS 18.5 beta testing cycle. The first developer release landed on April 2, and we expect a wide release in May (or possibly…
Jason Cross
Jason Cross
Can we expect any new products from Apple in April?
We expect April and May to be pretty slow months for Apple releases. There is no new hardware expected in either month, according to the latest rumors, and the major updates to the iOS 18…
iOS 18.4 has arrived: Here are more than a dozen reasons to upgrade now
If there’s a marquee feature for iOS 18.4, it’s the expansion of Apple Intelligence into the EU, along with Vision Pro compatibility and new language support for French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and…
WhatsApp can now be your default iPhone messaging and calling app
With iOS 18.2, Apple added a number of new options in the Default Apps section of Settings, likely in response to antitrust scrutiny around the globe. Among them are the ability to designate default calling…
These 4 visionOS 3 features will turn Vision Pro into an everyday device
Vision Pro has been a flop, plain and simple. By most accounts, it is not even close to meeting Apple’s own meager internal sales expectations. And worse, it is out of the public consciousness entirely,…
Apple News+ Food should be the best way to cook. Here’s why it’s not
I enjoy cooking, when I have the time (cleaning up, not so much). So when I heard about this new Food section coming to Apple News+ in iOS and iPadOS 18.4, I couldn’t wait to…
iPhone 16e C1 Speedtest results show how impressive Apple’s new modem is
A few weeks ago, we ran all over town comparing upload and download speeds of the iPhone 16e with Apple’s new C1 modem against the iPhone 16 with Qualcomm’s X71M. The results were clear: Qualcomm…
EU orders Apple to open up iOS connectivity features
With the Digital Markets Act adopted in 2022, the European Union has identified Apple’s iOS (as well as other companies’ products) as “Gatekeepers” that have such a stranglehold on the market that they should be…
Everything the iPhone Action button can do
Since the very first iPhone, Apple has featured an on/off mute switch above the volume buttons. That all changed with the iPhone 15 Pro, and every iPhone since—the mute switch was replaced by something called…
Report: Apple internally acknowledges ‘ugly and embarrassing’ Siri delays
According to a report from Bloomberg, Senior Director of Siri and Information Intelligence Robby Walker held an all-hands meeting to discuss the recent delay of new Siri features. He called the delay of these key…