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• Apple is looking for a cellular modem engineer to help shape its transition to 6G

  21-10-2026 03:18 via 9to5Mac
  
  Apple is looking for an experienced cellular modem systems engineer to help develop its next generation of cellular modems as the company transitions toward 6G. Here are the details.more…
  
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• iOS 27.2 Fixes Over 160 Security Vulnerabilities

  26-10-2026 22:55 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Apple's iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2 updates fix more than 160 security vulnerabilities, which means it's a good idea to install the software as soon as you can.
  An Apple Intelligence vulnerability that could let a remote attacker access sensitive data was fixed, as was a Hide My Email bug that could leak the user's real email address. There are more than 30 WebKit fixes, and approximately 15 kernel bugs have been addressed.Six CVEs credit Calif, the team that jailbroke the iPhone Duo on launch day
  
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• iPhone AI Images and Edits Now Have a Hidden Watermark

  26-10-2026 22:15 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Images generated with Image Playground and some photos edited with Apple Intelligence will now include a SynthID watermark. Apple announced plans to add SynthID support back in June, and the feature is live in iOS 27.2.
  SynthID is a Google-created tool that identifies AI-generated content. It watermarks images and videos at the pixel level instead of adding metadata. Google says it does not affect image quality and is meant to survive cropping, filters, and compression. SynthID is used by Google
  
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• iOS 27.2 Lets You Watch Four Live Sports Streams on iPhone

  26-10-2026 21:03 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  iOS 27.2 expands Multiview to the iPhone, so users can watch up to four live sports streams simultaneously.
  Multiview works for sports events included in an Apple TV subscription: Major League Soccer (MLS), Formula 1 (F1) in the U.S., and Friday Night Baseball doubleheaders during the Major League Baseball season.With Formula 1, users can select a preset team Multiview for live events, or build their own from multiple F1 feeds like onboard cameras and track maps.Multiview was previously availabl
  
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• iOS 27.2 Expands Dual Capture to Group FaceTime

  26-10-2026 20:59 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  The iOS 27.2 update Apple released today allows the FaceTime Dual Capture feature to be used in Group ‌FaceTime‌ calls.
  Dual Capture is a feature that lets you stream ‌FaceTime‌ video content from the front and rear cameras at the same time. On a compatible device running iOS 27, flipping the camera while on a ‌FaceTime‌ call automatically turns on Dual Capture.
  Dual Capture is available on the iPhone 17, ‌iPhone 17‌ Pro, ‌iPhone 17‌ Pro Max, iPhone Air, iPhone 18 Pro, ‌iPh
  
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• Apple Teases 'Exciting Week' Ahead After Announcing New iPad Mini

  26-10-2026 20:51 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Just minutes after Apple announced a new iPad mini with an OLED display, A20 Pro chip, and more, Apple's marketing chief Greg Joswiak teased an "exciting week" ahead.Apple is expected to unveiladditional products this week, including an iMac with an M6 chip, a 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M6 chip, and MacBook Pro models with touch-enabled OLED displays. Apple is then holding an experience on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Pacific Time in Los Angeles, where tech reporters and content creators should receive
  
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• Apple Releases visionOS 27.2

  26-10-2026 20:48 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Apple today released visionOS 27.2, the first big update for the visionOS 27 operating system that runs on the Apple Vision Pro.visionOS 27.2 can be downloaded by opening the Settings app, selecting the General section, and choosing Software Update. Installing the update requires the headset to be removed, and a progress bar appears on the EyeSight display.The visionOS 27.2 update provides bug fixes and security updates, per Apple's release notes.Related Roundup: Apple Vision ProBuyer's Guide: V
  
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• Apple Says Siri AI Will Support Even More Languages Later This Year

  26-10-2026 20:44 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Apple today announced that Siri AI will gain support for Chinese (Traditional), Norwegian, Turkish, and Vietnamese later this year. The feature initially supported English only when it launched in September, with support for French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish added in iOS 27.2 and corresponding updates.Related Roundups: iOS 27, iPadOS 27Tags: Siri, Siri AIRelated Forum: iOS 27
  This article, "Apple Says Siri AI Will Support Even More Languages Later This Year" first appeared on Mac
  
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• Here's Why Apple's Next Pre-Orders Begin on Wednesday at 10:10 AM

  26-10-2026 20:36 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Apple said the new iPad mini that it announced today will be available to pre-order starting at a quite specific time on Wednesday: 10:10 a.m. Pacific Time.
  Apple invited selected tech reporters and content creators to an experience in Los Angeles on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman believes Apple will kick off the experience by playing a short video unveiling the rumored MacBook Pro with a touchscreen, and then start taking pre-orders immediately afterward.In other wor
  
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• Apple Releases iOS 27.2 With New Siri AI Languages

  26-10-2026 19:32 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Apple today released iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, the first major updates to the iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 operating systems that came out in September. iOS 27.2 is available for all iPhones able to run ‌iOS 27‌, including the iPhone Duo, while iPadOS 27.2 is available for all iPads able to run ‌iPadOS 27‌, including the newly announced OLED iPad mini.
  The iOS 27.2 update expands Siri AI to new languages, including French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. It also adds profiles for the
  
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• Apple Releases watchOS 27.2 With Siri AI Enhancements

  26-10-2026 18:48 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Apple today released watchOS 27.2, the first major update to the watchOS 27 operating system.watchOS 27.2 can be downloaded through the Settings app on the watch or the Apple Watch app on a connected iPhone. Software can only be installed when the Apple Watch is on the charger and has over 50 percent battery.According to Apple's release notes, watchOS 27.2 introduces new Siri AI features and extends ‌Siri‌ AI to new languages.
  This update provides enhancements to Siri AI, including the abili
  
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• Apple Releases macOS Golden Gate 27.2

  26-10-2026 18:48 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Apple today released macOS Golden Gate 27.2, the first major update to the macOS 27 operating system that launched in September.
  Mac users can download ‌macOS Golden Gate‌ 27.2 by opening up the System Settings app and using the Software Update option.‌macOS Golden Gate‌ 27.2 overhauls the brightness and volume sliders, plus it expands Siri AI to new languages including French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. Apple's release notes for the update are below.This update provides
  
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• Apple Releases HomePod 27.2 Software With Sound Glow for Existing HomePods

  26-10-2026 18:47 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Apple today released new HomePod 27.2 software for the ‌HomePod‌ and ‌HomePod‌ mini.‌HomePod‌ Software 27.2 brings a new Sound Glow option to the ‌HomePod‌, ‌HomePod‌ mini, and upcoming HomePod mini 2. Sound Glow causes the top of a ‌HomePod‌ or ‌HomePod‌ mini to light up with color that pulses in sync with the music that's playing. The feature draws colors from album artwork, and it works with songs, podcasts, and Apple's ambient music feature.
  The update also adds s
  
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• Apple Releases tvOS 27.2 With HomePod Surround Sound Support

  26-10-2026 18:46 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Apple today released tvOS 27.2, the first major update to the tvOS 27 operating system that runs on the Apple TV 4K.
  tvOS 27.2 can be downloaded using the Settings app on the ‌‌‌Apple TV‌‌‌. Open up Settings and go to System > Software Update to get the new software. ‌‌‌Apple TV‌‌‌ owners who have automatic software updates activated will be upgraded to tvOS 27.2 automatically.Today's update adds support for four-speaker surround sound, a feature that works with the Ho
  
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• iPad Mini 2024 vs. 2026 Buyer's Guide: Should You Upgrade?

  26-10-2026 18:45 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Apple today announced the eighth-generation iPad mini, introducing a larger OLED display, a thinner and lighter design, the A20 Pro chip, and water and dust resistance, but how much does it differ from the previous model?
  The new ‌iPad mini‌ starts at $699 for the 128GB Wi-Fi model and $849 with cellular connectivity. With the prior generation now discontinued, buyers also face a choice between paying for the new features and finding a cheaper A17 Pro model. Both offer the same storage capac
  
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• Apple Responds to iPhone Duo Display Cracking Reports

  26-10-2026 18:20 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Shortly after the iPhone Duo launched, a few users reported hinge issues that were causing cracks in the inner display. Apple has now responded to the reports in a statement to MacRumors, saying a small number of units are affected.
  The response to iPhone Duo from early users has been incredibly positive, and we are seeing exciting things from developers who are rapidly updating their apps to take advantage of its unique form factor. We are aware of an issue impacting the inner display on a smal
  
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• iPhone Duo: Watch Video Above an App in Portrait Mode

  26-10-2026 18:05 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  The iPhone Duo's two-app multitasking feature works side by side in landscape, but rotating the inner display to portrait usually drops you back to a single app. However, there is a workaround to keep a video playing above an open app in portrait, and it involves Picture in Picture.
  Both the inner and outer displays on the iPhone Duo share the same 1:1.4 aspect ratio, and each half of the inner display works out to roughly the same size and shape as the outer screen. That even split gives each a
  
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• AirPods Pro Hearing Aid Feature Launching in These Canadian Provinces

  26-10-2026 17:55 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2 enable Apple's clinical-grade Hearing Aid feature on the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods Pro 3 in five Canadian provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Saskatchewan. The feature is still not available in any other provinces, but Ontario is reportedly set to hold a meeting to change a law that will pave the way for it to launch there, hopefully in the near future.
  iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2 were released today, a few hours after we published
  
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• Anker Launches Halloween Sale With Sitewide Discounts and Labubu Bundles

  26-10-2026 17:29 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Anker today kicked off its annual Halloween sale, with big savings on the brand's most popular wireless chargers, docks, portable batteries, and more. This year, there's also a Labubu collab, where you can get a bundle of Anker accessories plus a Labubu blind box.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 the site running.Anker has discounted a huge variety of accessories durin
  
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• New iPad Mini Announced Today Has More Than 12 New Features

  26-10-2026 17:18 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  The new eight-generation iPad mini unveiled today has a long list of new features and changes, as outlined in our all-in-one summary below.
  Here is what is new for the iPad mini:Larger, brighter, and more vivid 8.5-inch OLED display, up from 8.3-inch LCD display
  ↳ Up to 600 nits of SDR brightness, up from 500 nits
  ↳ Up to 1,200 nits of peak HDR brightness
  ↳ 60Hz still, no ProMotionAnti-glare nano-texture display option for 256GB and 512GB models (+$100 upgrade)Extended display mode support
  
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• Apple Raises iPad and Mac Trade-In Values

  26-10-2026 16:17 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Apple today updated its U.S. trade-in estimates, raising maximum values across the iPad lineup and for most Macs following today's announcement of the new iPad mini.
  Every ‌iPad‌ category has gained value, although the increases are relatively modest. The ‌iPad mini‌ and standard ‌iPad‌ both rise by $20, while the iPad Air gains $15 and the iPad Pro increases by $10. The revised maximum estimates are as follows:
  iPad Pro: $905 to $915
  iPad Air: $510 to $525
  iPad mini: $320 to $340
  iP
  
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• Watch the iPhone Duo run a Shortcuts automation when it is opened or closed [Video]

  26-10-2026 13:01 via 9to5Mac
  
  A new video demo shows that you can use the Shortcuts app to trigger automations on opening or closing the iPhone Duo.
  One potential use for this is to configure the iPhone Duo to automatically lock when you fold it …
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• Claude Code AI finds a cryptominer on a Mac; says it didn’t put it there

  26-10-2026 12:34 via 9to5Mac
  
  A Redditor used Claude Code AI to build a Mac temperature monitor app and found that the machine was running much hotter than expected. Claude reported that it found a crypto miner using more than 1,000% of the CPU cycles – then added an unprompted comment denying having installed it.Some Redditors were understandably suspicious of Claude’s spontaneous comment that it wasn’t responsible for installing the rogue app …more…
  
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• iPhone Duo tested to destruction, including removing nanotexture layer

  26-10-2026 12:12 via 9to5Mac
  
  It’s kind of wild that there’s an entire YouTube niche in which people buy the latest expensive gadgets and then find creative ways to destroy them. JerryRigEverything is one of the bigger names, and he didn’t hold back when it came to a destruction test of the iPhone Duo.In addition to subjecting the display to everything from a knife to chainmail armor, he removed the nanotexture layer and said that it kind of looks better …
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• Will Apple’s overhauled MacBook Pro finally offer 5G cellular support?

  26-10-2026 06:16 via 9to5Mac
  
  This week, Apple will be overhauling the MacBook Pro for the first time since 2021. OLED, touch support, and a significantly lighter design are expected. Another rumor for the new MacBook Pros has been cellular support, though it’s been unclear if that’s actually going to ship.more…
  
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• iFixit tears down iPhone Duo, finds possible causes of early screen failures

  25-10-2026 22:36 via 9to5Mac
  
  iFixit’s teardown of the iPhone Duo is up, revealing some interesting (and some worrisome) details about what it calls the most repairable foldable phone yet. Here are the details.more…
  
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• OLED iPad mini 8 debuting this week: Here’s what’s coming, and how much it’ll cost

  25-10-2026 17:06 via 9to5Mac
  
  For the first time since 2021, Apple will be overhauling the iPad mini with new display technology. It also marks the first chip refresh since 2024. Here’s what Apple has in store for this all-new iPad mini.more…
  
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• Apple Stores Reportedly Rolling Out New Anti-Theft System for iPhones

  25-10-2026 16:18 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today reported that Apple is facing a growing problem where some people will buy iPhones or other products and either remove accessories from the box, open up the device and remove components, and/or remove the entire device, and then attempt to return the box hoping that the employee will not notice.
  When a customer seeks to return an iPhone, he said that Apple's retail employees have ordinarily been instructed to open the box and verify the contents, but Apple has since
  
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• Touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro launches this week, here’s how the lineup will look

  25-10-2026 15:48 via 9to5Mac
  
  This week, Apple will be reversing a decades-long decision to exclude touchscreens from its laptop lineup, and we’ll be getting our first ever touchscreen MacBook in just a number of days. This MacBook Pro will fetch quite a premium, though. Here’s what we know so far.more…
  
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• AirTag 2 Drops to New Low Price of $23 on Amazon

  25-10-2026 15:31 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Apple's AirTag 2 has hit $23.00 this week on Amazon, down from $29.00. This deal is on the 1-Pack of the AirTag 2, and it's a new record low price for the accessory.Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.We're also tracking a deal on the AirTag 2 4-Pack, available for $89.00, down from $99.00. This one is a second-best price on the AirTag 2, and you'll find matching price
  
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