iOS 26.2, macOS 26.2, and iPadOS 26.2 betas are here: How to download
mashable - Want to check out the next round of Apple software updates? You can do that right now.
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The iPhone 18 series may bring another major upgrade to make your selfies look sharper
digitaltrends - Apple reportedly has another significant upgrade planned for the selfie camera on next year's iPhone 18 series.
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Apple Announces Next Swift Student Challenge Ahead of WWDC 2026
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple today announced it will accept submissions for the 2026 Swift Student Challenge from Friday, February 6 through Saturday, February 28.The annual Swift Student Challenge gives eligible student developers around the world the opportunity to showcase t…
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Apple Releases First iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 Public Betas
Juli Clover / macrumors - Apple today provided public beta testers with the first releases of upcoming iOS 26.2, iPadOS 26.2, tvOS 26.2, and watchOS 26.2 updates for testing purposes. The public betas come two days after Apple provided the betas to developers.After signing up for …
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Apple Will Reportedly Rent Siri a New Brain from Google for $1 Billion Per Year
Mike Pearl / gizmodo - Google reportedly won Apple's confidence after many AI suitors were entertained.
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Apple And Google Circle $1 Billion Deal For Custom Gemini Model To Power Siri Overhaul
bgr - Rumors of Apple turning to Google's Gemini to power its conversational Siri appear to be true, as a $1 billion/year deal is currently in the works.
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Apple's New Siri Will Be Powered By Google Gemini
Juli Clover / macrumors - The smarter, more capable version of Siri that Apple is developing will be powered by Google Gemini, reports Bloomberg. Apple will pay Google approximately $1 billion per year for a 1.2 trillion parameter artificial intelligence model that was developed b…
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iOS 26.2 beta testers in Japan can install third party app stores
appleinsider - Japanese iPhone owners are able to start using alternative app storefronts on their devices, as the first iOS 26.2 developer beta grants permission for them to be installed.An Apple Store in Japan - Image credit: AppleThe Japan Fair Trade Commission will …
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Apple Brings Its App Store To the Web
BeauHD / slashdot - Apple has officially launched a web-based version of its App Store that lets users browse apps across all Apple devices through a redesigned interface. "There's no way to download apps from the App Store on the web, however," notes The Verge. "Apple just …
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Apple Releases 26.1 Updates to Its Operating Systems
John Gruber / macstories - John Voorhees, writing at MacStories: With iOS 26, Apple placed two big buttons onscreen when an alarmwent off. One was for stop and the other snooze. That wasn’t a bigdeal for many of the alarms you set throughout the day, but whenyou’re waking up in the…
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Apple's Live Translation feature is finally coming to AirPods in the EU
engadget - After a delay, Apple has announced that it's bringing its AI-powered Live Translation feature to the European Union in December. The expansion is notable, not only because Live Translation was a key selling point of the recently released AirPods Pro 3, bu…
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Apple Seeds First Betas of iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 to Developers
Juli Clover / macrumors - Apple today seeded the first betas of upcoming iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a day after Apple released iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1.Registered developers can download the betas from the Settings…
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Apple Prepares To Enter Low-Cost Laptop Market for First Time
msmash / slashdot - Apple is preparing to enter the low-cost laptop market for the first time, developing a budget Mac aimed at luring away customers from Chromebooks and entry-level Windows PCs. Bloomberg News: The new device -- designed for students, businesses and casual …
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WhatsApp Now Available on Apple Watch
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - The official WhatsApp app is now available on the Apple Watch for everyone, following a brief beta testing period via TestFlight last week.The app allows you to read and react to messages, send replies, and more, directly on your wrist. A connected iPhone…
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You Can Now Download iOS 26.1 for iPhone and More
John Quintet / iphoneincanada - Apple has released iOS 26.1 for download for iPhone and iPad. You can update your devices by going to Settings > General > Software Update. This update brings new languages for live translation for AirPods, new tinted option for Liquid Glass, bug fixes an…
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Next version of Apple's personal assistant Siri will be powered by Google Gemini
techspot - Bloomberg's Apple guru Mark Gurman notes that the new Siri will "lean on Google's Gemini model" for features such as AI-powered web search. Apple expects Gemini to make Siri more capable than ever, though some employees reportedly question whether iPhone …
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Apple TV+ to Apple TV Rebrand Now Official, Here's the New Intro
Juli Clover / macrumors - Apple's planned Apple TV+ rebrand is official as of today, with Apple updating the Apple TV+ page on its website to read just "Apple TV." Apple also shared a short YouTube video announcing the rebrand, featuring a rainbow-colored, animated Apple TV logo a…
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Apple Launches App Store for the Web
Juli Clover / macrumors - Apple launched a new App Store on the web today, allowing users to browse through and search for apps across all of its platforms.The updated apps.apple.com site provides a drop down for each platform, and it includes the Today section with app and game r…
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Apple Invites Users to Design Digital Christmas Trees for Battersea Power Station Display
Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple today announced a campaign inviting people across the United Kingdom to design digital Christmas trees on iPad, with the winning artworks to be projected onto the chimneys of London's Battersea Power Station in December.The "Your Tree on Battersea" …
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How to make your lock screen background holographic in iOS 26
Rob Webb / engadget - Apple continues to refine the look and feel of the iPhone with each major iOS release, and iOS 26 places more emphasis than ever on personalization. The one big change is the introduction of Spatial Scenes, a feature that allows you to create what Apple c…
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