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Earlier this month, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that Apple has been developing a new system that will allow its employees to install software updates on sealed iPhones without taking them out of the box. With the release of the first iOS 17.2 beta to developers on Thursday, 9to5Mac was able to confirm the existence of this system.

Similar to other streaming platforms, Apple Music lets users choose whether or not they want to share what they’re listening to with their friends on the platform. This history also influences your recommendations. While you can already disable this option, Apple will soon let users disable Apple Music’s Listening History only when a specific Focus Mode is turned on.

X (formerly known as Twitter) announced earlier this year its plans to introduce audio and video calls to its users in an ambitious plan to turn the platform into a “super app.” With the latest update to the X app, which is now available on the App Store, the social network is rolling out audio and video calls. And if you don’t want to use this feature, we’ll show you how to turn it off.

Apple Watch users have been facing an annoying bug since the release of watchOS 10, which has broken the Weather app’s complications for many people. Apple acknowledged the issue last month and shared some workarounds with users, but they weren’t a permanent solution. The company now says the bug has finally been fixed with watchOS 10.1.

Apple on Wednesday released a new version of its Apple Research app, which is aimed at letting users contribute to scientific health research using their Apple devices. With version 5.0, users can now share family health history with studies. Read on as we detail everything that’s new with the update.

After much speculation about a potential Apple announcement in the coming days, the company today confirmed that it will hold a special event on October 30 to unveil new Macs. Titled “Scary fast,” the event will be broadcast online on Monday – and Apple is already promoting it on X (formerly Twitter) with a special #AppleEvent hashmoji.

Apple didn’t release iOS 17.1 to the public on Tuesday as many were expecting, but the company has released an important update to TestFlight that fixes a problem affecting users who have already updated their devices to iOS 17.1 RC and iPadOS 17.1 RC.

Apple has just announced a special event for the press on October 30. Named “Scary fast,” the event seems rather atypical for the company, as it will be held on a Monday at 5 p.m. PT. There was a lot of speculation about Apple announcing new Macs next week, and a subtle easter egg on the company’s website confirms that the event is all about the Mac.

Similar to what other platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Telegram have been doing, Meta now allows users to pay to get verified and unlock some extra features on Facebook and Instagram. To convince more people to pay for the Meta Verified service, the company has reportedly been working on a new option that will let users choose to only see content from verified accounts.

Apple Watch has been certified waterproof to depths of up to 50 meters since Series 2. With Apple Watch Ultra, which has a more rugged design to withstand the most challenging scenarios you can imagine, water resistance has been increased to a depth of up to 100 meters. But what happens if you put your Apple Watch underwater for months? 9to5Mac reader Amir Noorani seems to have the answer.

Apple has been doing a great job with its Apple Silicon “M” chips for computers, as they deliver more performance without consuming too much power. On the other side, Qualcomm and Microsoft have been trying to develop a competitor to the Apple Silicon Macs. While the first attempts were unsuccessful, it seems that Qualcomm’s latest CPU has finally beaten Apple’s M1 and is catching up with M2 in terms of performance.

Apple this year introduced the second generation HomePod, two years after discontinuing the first generation of its full-size smart speaker. Since then, there have been rumors about Apple developing many HomePod prototypes, some of them with an LCD. Photos of one of these prototypes have now surfaced on the web, and we can confirm that these photos are from a real prototype.

Earlier this month, 9to5Mac reported that Apple has been working on new iPad models, including two versions of the iPad Air – one to be an update of the current model and the other with different hardware, potentially with a larger screen. As the news was corroborated by other sources, we now want to know if you would be willing to buy a larger iPad Air.

Apple partnered with Amazon in 2019 to bring Apple Podcasts support to Amazon Echo devices through the Alexa virtual assistant. This allowed users to ask the assistant to play any of the shows available on Apple’s platform. While this integration was only available in a few countries, today, Apple has made it available in more than 40 regions.

We’ve been hearing a lot about iPhone 15 demand in recent weeks, especially when it comes to China. Following a Bloomberg report about disappointing iPhone 15 sales in one of Apple’s biggest markets, analyst Jeff Pu from Haitong International Securities corroborated the news. He also shared more tidbits about what to expect for the iPhone 16 lineup.

The popular messaging platform WhatsApp has been introducing a lot of new features recently, and it seems there are more to come. After announcing support for passkeys, WhatsApp is now rolling out self-destructing audio messages to users who have the beta version of the app installed on their phones.

You may remember Apollo for Reddit, one of the most popular third-party clients for Reddit that was shut down after Reddit changed its business model regarding offering access to its API. Christian Selig, the developer behind Apollo, is now launching a Home Screen widget for iOS that helps users learn a new language – or at least a few words.

It’s been a while since X (formerly Twitter) introduced X Premium (formerly known as Twitter Blue) to let users unlock extra features through a paid subscription. However, it seems that Elon Musk wants to see how much users are willing to pay for X, as the platform will start charging users an annual subscription to let them access basic features such as creating new posts.

Apple on Tuesday released iOS 17.1 RC (Release Candidate) to both developers and beta testers. The update brings some new features, including AirDrop over the internet and new options for Apple Music users. But according to Apple, the update also makes the keyboard snappier and more responsive while fixing a bug that could cause image retention on the iPhone.

iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma are now available to the public, and they bring many new features to FaceTime – including 3D reactions that appear when users reproduce specific gestures with their hands. However, these effects have been embarrassing users in some situations, such as online therapy sessions – and you might want to turn them off.