Aqara, a leading company in the smart home sector, has just unveiled its top deals for Black Friday this season. With these deals, you can save big on smart locks, doorbell cameras, and other essential smart home gear – all at a steep discount for the holiday season. These products are excellent for Apple fans who utilize HomeKit and Siri, though they also work with the Google Home and Amazon Alexa ecosystems.

Downloading content from YouTube for your own personal usage can be a challenge at times. 4K Video Downloader Plus is a simple Mac app that makes it much easier to do so, and it offers a fairly generous free version to get started.

There’s still time to enter our giveaway for the new iPhone 17 (Pro or Air) courtesy of our friends at iMazing, one of the most advanced and comprehensive iPhone management platforms available on both macOS and Windows. With just over 24 hours left before we draw a winner, you can enter the giveaway below and get the new iMazing 3.4 for 20% off.

It’s a universal experience. Every once in a while, you’ll get a random call from your iPhone – and they’ll often be from scammers. It’s not fun, and wastes everybody’s time.

Apple does offer features to fight against this, like the ability to silence all unknown numbers, but that can have unintended side effects. With Incogni, you can fight against the root of the problem.

Just as the iPhone 17 lineup hit stores last month, iMazing 3.4 rolled out with full support for iOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, and the new devices.

The update features multiple enhancements to the tools that give superpowers to iPhone users of any level, and 9to5Mac readers can get a limited-time 20% discount on all licenses with the code 9to5mac-20off. Here’s what’s new.

We’re giving away the new iPhone 17 (Pro or Air) to one lucky reader this month courtesy of iMazing, one of the most advanced and comprehensive iPhone management platforms available on both macOS and Windows. Enter the giveaway below and, for a limited time, get the new iMazing 3.4 for 20% off.

We’ve teamed up with iMazing– one of the most advanced and comprehensive iPhone management platforms available on both macOS and Windows– to give away the new iPhone 17 (Pro or Air). Head below to enter the giveaway and get the new iMazing 3.4 for 20% off for a limited time.

Together with our friends at iMazing– one of the most advanced and comprehensive iPhone management platforms available on both macOS and Windows– we’re giving away Apple’s new iPhone 17 (Pro or Air) to one lucky reader. You can enter the giveaway now using the form below and get a closer look at the new iMazing 3.4 available now.

To celebrate Amazon Prime Day and the debut of the new Elite 30 V2 portable power station, BLUETTI is offering some of its biggest discounts ever. On top of that, 9to5Mac readers get a special code for additional savings on all BLUETTI Prime Day deals.

Have you ever searched your own name online? You can find anything from your home address and phone number to your relatives, job history, and even financial data. It’s often all exposed and available to strangers. Below we explore how to remove your details from the web and prevent scams using Incogni.

It’s iPhone season once again – and no matter which of the four new iPhone models you’re buying, dbrand has something for you. Their ghost cases, grip cases, and prism screen protectors are a best-in-class way to protect your new iPhone – and they’re all available to order right now.

Totallee is now shipping its minimalist cases for all the new iPhones. Totallee has been making high-quality, ultra thin iPhone cases since 2013. They are known for making cases that are designed to offer everyday protection without adding bulk. 

iMazing started life as a more powerful and flexible alternative to iTunes, but has since grown into a comprehensive desktop solution for managing Apple mobile devices across personal, educational, and professional contexts. Just in time for the iPhone 17, iMazing is offering readers a limited 20% discount on all licenses with the code: 9to5mac-20off.

While the app was originally designed for consumers, the addition of new features in recent versions has attracted business and enterprise users — from casual to expert SysAdmins, IT and fleet managers — for tasks as diverse as photo exports, WhatsApp backups, Time Machine-style backup snapshots, and much more.

In today’s world, everyone needs to have dozens, if not hundreds of different online accounts to keep up with their everyday life. That’s a lot of potentially sensitive data in the hands of tons of different companies – and it’s easy to not think about that. You and your family’s data is incredibly valuable to data brokers, but it isn’t too difficult to put a stop to it – and protect the online privacy of your family.

Recently there have been over 1.7 million mobile power banks recalled. The reason? Most power banks still use lithium-ion cells filled with flammable liquid electrolytes that present a real risk. Drop it, leave it in heat, or overcharge it, puncture it – and it can swell, and even ignite causing fire.

How do powebank makers address this problem? BMX is launching its SolidSafe mobile power bank on Kickstarter with a solid core that significantly reduces the amount of flammable liquid inside the battery. This reduces the risk of fire and catastrophic failure. It’s so effective that it can even withstand damage from a hammer and a nail. Watch the full video for an in-depth demonstration.

For some reason, it’s 2025 and PDFs are still the most complicated file type to work with. Whether it’s trying to edit text, reduce file size, deal with compatibility issues, or just trying to collaborate on a file with a co-worker, most PDF experiences are just frustrating. Then there is the cost issue from some of the major PDF editor providers.

That is where UPDF 2.0 comes in to save the day. I have used it for over 3 years as my PDF editor, and its been great. UPDF is a powerful, modern PDF editor that is packed with every feature you need and version 2.0 made it even better. Let me tell you about it.

Long considered the standard for local device backups and data transfer between Apple’s mobile device ecosystem and a Mac or Windows PC, iMazing continues to provide innovative solutions for managing Apple mobile devices individually or at scale.

Try searching your full name online right now and see what surfaces. Within a few clicks, you’re likely seeing your home address, phone number, age, and even details about family members.

If that’s what a simple search turns up, just imagine what malicious actors can find when their business relies on exploiting your personal data. If there was a big red delete button, you’d set a new record for how fast you could smash it!

The problem is there isn’t one, unless you know where to look…

BlueStacks Air makes the best mobile games playable on your Mac. Now out of beta, the new platform brings hundreds of popular mobile games across varying genres directly to your Mac, vastly expanding the number of playable games on macOS. It’s built natively for Apple Silicon and supports Vulkan, making your gameplay stunning and highly performant.

On top of that, BlueStacks Air offers a number of exclusive in-game offers for players using their platform, making it a worthwhile way to play some of your favorite games that traditionally are unavailable on macOS, including the newly released Pokémon TCG Pocket. It also offers premapped controls, making it a breeze to use.

With data brokers making big money by selling your personal details, it’s never been easier for spammers and scanners to get access to your phone number, email address, physical address, and even sensitive data like your social security number.

Apple’s privacy protections help, of course, but if you want to get proactive about removing your existing personal data from the internet, it’s never been easier to do so …

Dreame is holding one of its best sales yet through March 31st. With this spring cleaning sale, you can pick up many of Dreame’s home cleaning products, including robot vacuums, stick vacuums, wet-and-dry vacuums, and its hair dryer – all for up to 50% off.

Spring is peak season for home improvement, and Dreame’s smart home cleaning products are a cutting-edge and efficient way to get all of your cleaning taken care of. Plus, save an additional 5% on select products using our exclusive promo code DREAME9to5. Remember, this sale only runs through March 31st.

BLUETTI has long been an innovator in portable energy storage, and has long been committed to clean and sustainable energy. Its focus on compact, durable, and affordable power solutions has made BLUETTI a market leader. With BLUETTI’s spring sale, you can get up to 54% off of products across their lineup, including an all time low on its Elite 200 V2 portable power station.

You can also use our exclusive discount code, 9TO5MAC5OFF, to save an additional 5% on all purchases made through the official BLUETTI store and Amazon. These products are great for van life, road trips, camping, and more.

Dreame Technology is kicking off the spring cleaning season with substantial discounts on their advanced smart cleaning solutions. From March 25-31, you can save up to 50% on Dreame’s cutting-edge vacuum lineup and more with an additional 5% discount available on select products using the exclusive promo code “dreame9to5” for 9to5 readers.

There’s still one week left to enter our giveaway to win Apple’s latest MacBook Pro courtesy of Chargeasapto help celebrate the launch of the company’s new Flash Pro Ultra, the world’s first dual OLED 275W powerbank. Head below to learn more about the new Flash Pro Ultra by Chargeasap and enter the giveaway.