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Filipe Espósito is a Brazilian tech Journalist who started covering Apple news on iHelp BR with some exclusive scoops, including the reveal of the new Apple Watch Series 5 models in titanium and ceramic. He joined 9to5Mac in 2019 to share even more exclusive details about Apple’s plans.

You can contact Filipe at hi@filipeesposito.com or on Threads, @filipe.esposito.

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WhatsApp says it won’t show ads in chats, but the same can’t be said for the rest of the app

WhatsApp iPhone

Since Meta acquired WhatsApp, the app has become completely free. Despite offering some paid features, WhatsApp doesn’t require a purchase or subscription, nor does it offer paid features. It also has no ads – and although the company says it has no plans to place ads in chats, it has confirmed that users may see ads in some parts of the app in the future.

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Developer shows progress on QEMU-based iPhone OS emulator, now running version 2.1

Developer shows progress on QEMU-based iPhone OS emulator, now running version 2.1

We wrote last year about a developer who successfully emulated iPhone OS on a Mac using QEMU. At the time, the original firmware of the 1st generation iPod touch was used to demonstrate that emulating iPhone and iPod touch software is possible. Now Martijn de Vos, also known as devos50, has shown the progress he has made with this emulator, which now runs iPhone OS 2.1.

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Apple announces Final Cut Pro update with new features for Mac and iPad apps

Apple updates Final Cut Pro with new features for Mac and iPad apps

Following an update to Logic Pro, Apple’s audio engineering app, the company has now announced updates to Final Cut Pro for Mac and iPad. The new version of Apple’s professional video editor comes with new features, including an improved Object Tracker on macOS and voiceover recording on iPadOS. Read on as we detail everything new with the update.

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Macs can now inform Apple if any liquids have been detected in the USB-C ports

MacBook USB-C MagSafe ports

Apple’s limited warranty doesn’t cover damage caused by liquids, even for water-resistant products like the iPhone, Apple Watch, and some AirPods models. Because of this, Apple has different methods to detect if the device has been exposed to liquids. And on the latest Macs, Apple now has a way of knowing if liquids have been detected in the USB-C ports.

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Apple expects iPad revenue to decrease next quarter as no new products were launched in 2023

iPad line-up

Apple announced its fiscal Q4 2023 earnings results on Thursday, with revenue of $89.50 billion between July and September. Regarding the iPad, Apple reported revenue of $6.4 billion, down from $7.2 billion in the same period last year. Apple CEO Tim Cook estimated that iPad revenue will “decelerate significantly” in the next quarter as the company hasn’t introduced any new iPads this year.

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Report: Nearly 14% of iPhone units shipped in 2023 were assembled in India

AAPL growth in India | Apple BLK, Mumbai | Apple India iPhone

Apple has invested a lot of money in assembling some of its products in India to reduce its reliance on China. Although it still has a long way to go, a report today by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo revealed that nearly 14% of iPhone units shipped in 2023 were assembled in India, showing that Apple is progressing towards its goals.

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It’s not just you: Apple Weather widget is showing a file icon instead of snow

It's not just you: Apple Weather app widget is showing a file icon instead of snow

A few days ago, Apple released a watchOS update that fixed an annoying bug affecting the Weather app complication, which had been broken for months since the watchOS 10 beta. But it seems that Apple still has other bugs to fix in its Weather app, as some users have been seeing a random file icon in the Lock Screen widget instead of a representation of snow.

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Here’s how the new entry-level M3 MacBook Pro compares to more expensive models

New MacBook Pro | Mac 8GB RAM

Apple on Monday announced new MacBook Pro models, all of them powered by the M3 chip. In addition to the new high-end versions with the M3 Pro and M3 Max chips, Apple also introduced a redesigned entry-level model that is less expensive and has the base M3 chip inside. Read on as we detail how this version compares with the more expensive models.

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Samsung follows in Apple’s footsteps and will bring satellite features to the Galaxy S24

Apple satellite features | iPhone | Galaxy

Apple last year introduced Emergency SOS via Satellite with the iPhone 14 lineup, allowing users to call emergency services for help in places where there’s no cellular or Wi-Fi connectivity. Since then, other smartphone makers have been working with Google to bring a similar feature to Android – and Samsung has just confirmed that it will be adding satellite-based capabilities to the Galaxy S24.

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