Ryan got his start in journalism as an Editor at MacStories, where he worked for four years covering Apple news, writing app reviews, and more. For two years he co-hosted the Adapt podcast on Relay FM, which focused entirely on the iPad. As a result, it should come as no surprise that his favorite Apple device is the iPad Pro.
Meta just announced a big change coming to its privacy policy in a couple months. It’s going to start using data from your chats with AI products to sell ads hyper-targeted to you. And there’s no way to opt out.
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Apple TV+ kicked off its best-ever fall lineup with major returning TV shows in September, but October brings a greater focus on brand new original series. Here’s everything new coming to Apple TV+ in October.
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The iPhone’s default ringtone is highly recognizable, but with iOS 26 Apple added a lot of alternate options. There are seven brand new ringtones total, most of which are remixed versions of the familiar default. Listen to all of the new iPhone ringtones below.
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Today, Apple’s as-yet-unannounced M5 iPad Pro was seemingly leaked by the same YouTuber who last year leaked the M4 MacBook Pro. Thanks to the surprise reveal, we now have benchmarks for Apple’s forthcoming M5 chip, and they point to big gains coming in a key area.
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OpenAI has just launched its second iPhone app, Sora, alongside the very popular ChatGPT. Sora is a brand new standalone app for AI video creation. Here are the details.
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Out of all the shows Apple TV+ has ever canceled, Schmigadoon! likely ranks near the top in loyal fan following. The series was canceled after two seasons (both of which I highly recommend), but now it’s coming back soon as a Broadway musical.
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watchOS 26 is the Apple Watch’s latest major software update, and I’ve been using it in beta for a few months now. Here are the new watchOS 26 features I’ve been loving most throughout that time.
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Millions of people wake up to their iPhone’s alarm every day, and have learned to live with the built-in 9-minute snooze duration. But as of iOS 26, you can now finally choose exactly how long you want to snooze alarms for.
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After many years of using ‘Pro’ iPhones, this year I bought an iPhone Air instead. My first impressions were very positive, but I knew there might come a time I missed the Pro’s battery life and cameras. But a recent trip to Disney World with the iPhone Air brought surprising results.
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Apple Vision Pro launched in early 2024, and now rumors indicate Apple’s follow-up model is almost ready to ship. Here are three upgrades expected with the new Vision Pro 2.
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Apple is expected to have a major Siri revamp coming early next year, but a new report says that some other Siri improvements are in the works for release as early as iOS 26.1. Here are the details.
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AirPods are always getting better, and iOS 26 recently added a bunch of new features. But a new game on the App Store, RidePods, takes AirPods in a unique and clever new direction as game controllers.
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Today Apple released new software updates across its variety of platforms, including iOS 26.0.1, macOS Tahoe 26.0.1, iOS 18.7.1, and more. Most of the new updates offer security fixes, but it turns out there’s one specific vulnerability Apple has addressed, and it has to do with FontParser.
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Apple has released iOS 18.7.1 for iPhone, the latest update for users who have not yet upgraded to iOS 26. Here’s what’s new.
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Today alongside iOS 26.0.1 for iPhone, Apple has released macOS Tahoe 26.0.1 with a variety of bug fixes and security updates, including a fix for Mac Studio owners.
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Apple has released a new software update for iPhone: iOS 26.0.1 is now available for download. Here’s what’s new.
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Apple News+ is regularly updated to support new features and add new publications, and the latest is a big one: The Washington Post is now included at no additional cost.
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Apple TV+ is currently airing season 5 of its beloved Slow Horses series, but soon the streamer has another crime thriller debuting from the same author: Down Cemetery Road. And the newly released trailer for the detective series makes it look like another winner.
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Ford’s CEO Jim Farley was interviewed on Decoder’s latest podcast episode, and guest host Joanna Stern asked about plans for CarPlay Ultra support. Here’s the update Farley gave about where Ford currently stands with CarPlay Ultra.
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iOS 26 is a major release for the Wallet app, with several new features available now and upgrades on the way for car keys and passports. Among the new improvements, Apple Wallet’s most neglected feature—order tracking—has gotten the fix it always needed with iOS 26.
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Reviews continue rolling out for Apple’s latest iPhone lineup, including from noted photographers like Austin Mann and Tyler Stalman. Now Lux, the creators of pro camera app Halide, has published their own iPhone 17 Pro camera review.
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Will spatial computing via glasses or a headset one day replace the iPhone? Unlikely. And visionOS 26 offers two new iPhone-related features that seem to prove Apple already knows that.
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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: fresh details on Apple’s biggest new iPhone models coming in the next two years, the ‘iPhone 20’ and iPhone Fold. Here are the latest Apple rumors.
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Apple’s new iPhone Air is the thinnest iPhone ever. But rumors indicate it won’t hold that title for long. Here’s what’s expected with next year’s even thinner iPhone Fold.
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