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This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: the iPhone Air 2 lives, iPhone 18 Pro rumors, and the latest updates on 2026 Macs. Here are this week’s Apple rumors. iPhone Air 2 isn’t dead, it just...

Apple continues to test the next iPhone software update with iOS 26.2 beta 2 released today. The pre-release iPhone software update includes a surprising amount of changes and refinements. Here’s everything new so far: Games app navigation Games app adds sorting and filtering to library, controller navigation, and score updates in real time during playback. Measure redesign Level...

macOS Tahoe 26.2 is adding a a fun and useful new feature for video conferencing. The update introduces a feature Apple is calling Edge Light, which aims to improve your video quality in low lighting conditions by adding a virtual ring light around the edge of your Mac’s display. Here’s how...

Apple has launched a limited edition accessory for the iPhone, called the iPhone Pocket. It evokes a modern day iPod sock, using a single 3D-knitted cloth to create a wearable pocket. The accessory was designed in collaboration with renowned designer Issey Miyake. The Pocket is kind of like a high-end...

In today’s edition of the Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman of Bloomberg reported a new key detail for the launch of the redesigned MacBook Pro model, slated to launch between late 2026 and early 2027. Apple is largely expected to redesign the MacBook Pro for the first time since 2021 quite soon. Said redesign will feature...

Apple Fitness+ is set to undergo a reorganization to incentivize growth, according to today’s Power On from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Since the launch of Apple Fitness+ in 2020, the service hasn’t changed much. It is one of Apple’s few subscriptions that has not changed price, with it still being $9.99/mo or $79.99/year. In terms of new features, Apple Fitness+ has...

This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: iPhone 18 Pro color rumors, iOS 27, iPhone Air 2 camera upgrade, M5 Macs, and more. Here are this week’s Apple rumors. iPhone 18 Pro colors Colors are one of...

Bloomberg is reporting new details on the partnership between Apple and Google to have Gemini power the revamped Siri next year. Here are the details. 1.2 trillion paramenters for $1 billion A few days ago, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that Google had won the AI bake-off against Anthropic to become Apple’s AI provider for the revamped, AI-powered...

The wait is over. Our annual best new iPhone pro-model pictures roundup has concluded. After combing through the thousands of iPhone 17 Pro images submitted by the 9to5Mac community across a variety of social platforms, here were the standouts and arguably best we’ve seen yet. Cameras were a big focus for this year’s iPhone 17 Pro models. The...

Apple has released new APIs and sandbox tools to help developers comply with the new requirements for apps available in Texas. Here are the details. A bit of context Following the release the first developer beta for iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, Apple has published a new article on the Apple Developer site with details on...