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iOS 18.5 release candidate now available with release notes
Apple has released iOS 18.5 release candidate 1. The pre-release iPhone and iPad software update has been light on features, although there are some small changes. This version is the first to include release notes from Apple.What’s new in iOS 18.5?
Changes so far include tweaks to Apple Mail categories and profile pictures.iOS 18.5...
Apple announces new 2025 Apple Watch Pride band, watch face, and wallpaper
Apple has revealed the 2025 Pride Edition Sport Band, watch face, and iPhone and iPad wallpaper. The new band is available to order today. The watch face and wallpapers are coming in watchOS 11.5 and iOS 18.5.The watch band follows a tradition of making unique, limited edition bands—not just from...
Apple to shake up iPhone release calendar with base iPhone 18 launch in spring 2027, six months after Pro models
Corroborating The Information reporting from over the weekend, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has laid out his predictions for the next few years of iPhone launches in a post on Craft today. Most notably, Apple will move away from releasing all of its flagship phones at the same time in the fall, a rigid...
Apple CEO Tim Cook thanks Trump for focus on US chip manufacturing
Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared virtually at a gathering of business executives this week to celebrate President Trump’s first 100 days in office. “I wanna take a moment to recognize President Trump’s focus on domestic semiconductor manufacturing, and we will continue to work with the administration as we invest in these areas,”...
This reader says his Apple Watch saved his life—make sure yours is set up too
A 9to5Mac reader, Mike Taylor, recently shared a powerful account of how his Apple Watch may have saved his life—echoing a similar story we reported earlier this week.What started as mild shortness of breath turned into a life-threatening emergency. After leaving work one evening, Taylor collapsed in a nearly empty parking lot on the...
Want your Apple Watch to stop opening apps and just show the face? Here’s how
Wish your Apple Watch would always show your watch face when you glance at it? Be default, Apple Watch will launch certain apps or show the Smart Stack based on your activity. If you prefer to always see your watch face, however, there are a few things to tweak.
Live Activities
watchOS 10, the...
iPhone 17 Air is stunningly thin compared to iPhone 16 Pro in latest leak
We’re probably 132 days away from the iPhone 17 actually being announced, yet it’s starting to feel like the iPhone 17 has been out for that long.That’s probably because we’ve seen every design of iPhone 17 in various forms ranging from schematics to renderings for months. We’ve also seen cases, dummy units, dummy...
AirPods Pro 3’s best upgrade could be the gift that keeps giving
AirPods Pro 3 are coming later this year, and out of all the rumored new features, the single best upgrade may prove itself a gift that keeps giving: Apple’s H3 chip.
Apple’s history with new AirPods Pro features
By all appearances, AirPods Pro 2 have been very successful for Apple.Most of the time, when...
Will Apple launch an iPhone 17e next year?
Apple introduced the all-new iPhone 16e earlier this year, introducing a new tier to its iPhone lineup. While this device does fill the shoes of the former iPhone SE line, the fact that it embodies the same number as the rest of the iPhone lineup has left people to wonder: will Apple...
Apple Notes got a power user feature in iOS 18 that’s rare in other apps
Apple Notes used to be a fairly barebones tool, best known for being used by celebrities to apologize. But a few years back, Apple started investing heavily in making Notes a worthy competitor with third-party alternatives. And in iOS 18, Apple Notes gained a power user feature that’s especially hard to find...









