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Top Stories: iOS 27 rumors, Apple Glasses design, more

Avatar for Chance Miller  | Apr 18 2026 - 4:00 am PT
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Welcome to 9to5Mac’s top stories of the week, where we recap the biggest news in the Apple world every Saturday. This week, we have iOS 26.4.1, more iOS 27 leaks, Apple Glasses rumors, and more Apple news. Plus, our usual slate of new podcast episodes, opinion pieces, and much more. Read on for all of this week’s top stories.

This week’s top stories

AAPL

Apple Watch, AirPods, smart home, and health marketing lead announces retirement

Apple announces events and activities ahead of the TCS London Marathon

An iCloud backup helped uncover a $320M crime ring in Brazil

iPhone brand loyalty at record high level, with Android users switching

Apple achieves 100% recycled materials in three categories, offers 10% discount

Safety concerns were reported to Apple before pilot killed during Vision Pro filming

Report: Apple to send Siri engineers to multi-week AI coding bootcamp

Apple says Jon Prosser has only partially complied with subpoenas in iOS 26 leak case [U]

Apple will launch 15+ new products later this year, here’s what’s coming

Smartphone market down and worsening, but Apple’s tactic pays off – IDC

Apple reportedly threatened to remove Grok from the App Store over sexualized deepfakes

iCloud backups targeted in hack-for-hire operation using fake Apple pages

Former AI boss John Giannandrea officially leaving Apple this week after ‘resting and vesting’

App Store fight continues as Apple and Epic clash over court-ordered stay

Report: Apple tops global smartphone market for first time in Q1 as overall shipments drop

iOS

Apple leaks four iOS 27 features, including overdue Wallet upgrade

iPhone users no longer able to downgrade to iOS 26.4

AirPods Pro 3: Better today than at launch [Video]

Apple releases iOS 26.5 public beta 2

Biggest US airline adds support for iOS 26 boarding passes in Wallet

Apple releases iOS 26.5 beta 2 for iPhone

‘Apple Frames’ shortcut gets massive overhaul, new CLI for the Terminal

iOS 26

iOS 26.4 revamps Apple Account pages inside apps with new design

Reddit’s iOS app is adding Liquid Glass soon, here’s how it looks

iOS 26.2 expanded one of iPhone’s most important safety features

iOS 26.4 adds brand new widgets for your iPhone’s Home Screen

iOS 26.4 moves App Store updates, here’s how to open them fast

iOS 26 has new Home Screen setting for app icons, here’s how to use it

iOS 26.5 beta 2 gives Apple Maps a new ads popup

iOS 27

iOS 27 rumored to bring new design changes in two key areas

macOS 26

Apple releases macOS 26.5 beta 2, here’s what to expect

iPhone

Is Apple discontinuing the cosmic orange iPhone color this year?

These are the four new iPhone 18 Pro colors, per rumor

Netflix launching redesigned iPhone app with vertical video feed

Apple to drive OLED notebook growth in 2026 amid smartphone slowdown, per report

Video shows how to steal $10,000 from locked iPhone in controlled setting

Fold, Ultra, or something else? What should Apple call the foldable display iPhone?

iPhone Ultra is coming: Six new features in Apple’s high-end model

This fall’s iPhone 18 launch lineup has one big wildcard remaining

Pioneer bringing a premium CarPlay feature to existing cars [U]

It might be really hard to get an iPhone Fold at launch

Five refurbished iPhones under $500 that still hold up well in 2026

Hands-on: SkyDex turns your daily weather check into a Pokémon adventure

iPhone 18

Leaker adds support for red iPhone 18 color rumor, in a slightly weird way

iPhone 18 Pro

Manufacturing started for all-new iPhone 18 Pro camera feature

iPhone Fold

Trendforce says hi-tech glue could be key to an invisible crease in the iPhone Ultra

Mac

Anthropic launches Claude Design following Opus 4.7 model upgrade

Four new Macs are launching later this year, here’s what’s coming

MacBook Neo sells out for April as demand for Apple’s $599 laptop outpaces supply

OpenAI’s Codex Mac app adds three key features that go beyond agentic coding

Perplexity’s Personal Computer AI assistant feature launches on Mac for subscribers

Google launches Gemini AI Mac app, here’s what it offers

The next MacBook Neo already sounds like a big upgrade for one reason

MacBook Air

These are the best new MacBook deals right now: April 2026 Buyer’s Guide

iMac

This accessory lets you play Switch 2 games on your iPad or iMac display at 4K resolution

iPad

Spotify’s latest update is a redesign for iPads with four features

iPad Air

OLED iPad Air reportedly set for launch early next year

Apple Watch

Apple Watch getting two new Activity challenges later this month

Vision Pro

Vision Pro could ramp up live Immersive Video soon as new camera arrives

Apple TV

Apple TV just revealed two new movies coming soon

Your Friends & Neighbors has already confirmed a new star for season 3

Apple TV has two new sci-fi series coming as spinoffs to beloved hits

Apple TV’s gripping London thriller returns next week: first reviews here

Pluribus season 2 just got an exciting release timing update

Apple TV has three unique crime thrillers premiering soon, here’s what’s coming

Netflix ruined its Apple TV app by switching to a custom video player

Margo’s Got Money Troubles, starring Elle Fanning, premieres on Apple TV

Apple TV users get $2/month Peacock, as bundle expands to new places

Dope Thief’s Brian Tyree Henry joins upcoming Apple Original Films feature

Apple TV is about to have three top-tier shows airing all at once

Apps

Indie App Spotlight: ‘PackGoat’ intelligently helps you pack for trips in an easy manner

Podcast

Apple Glasses design, iOS 27 features, Creator Studio updates

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