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Apple’s incoming CEO John Ternus built his career in hardware, and had little involvement in the company’s services business. However, remarks Ternus reportedly made to Apple employees last week indicate services are set to continue growing at Apple.

OpenAI’s hardware ambitions have been no secret, but the company has long indicated it’s not making a phone. But a new report says that’s no longer the case, and an iPhone competitor from OpenAI is now in the works.

SmartGym is rolling out a major update today, adding new ways to compare workouts over time, custom heart rate zones, new exercises, and more. Here are the details.

A few days ago, Adobe announced Firefly AI Assistant, a cross-app AI agent that coordinates actions and workflows across its Creative Cloud suite from a single conversational interface. Now, the company is making it available in public beta. Here are the details.

Starting today, Spotify users will have access to guided workouts for activities such as yoga, running, dancing, and high-intensity interval training, in addition to Peloton content in certain markets. Here are the details.

Last night, my iPhone Air battery went to zero about 11 PM. I plugged in the USB-C charging cable within seconds of it shutting down, assuming it would immediately boot up again, like you expect. But it didn’t. Minutes passed and nothing happened. There was no low battery indicator visible on the screen; the display was just black. It was like the phone was dead.

It turns out this is a thing. There are several threads online with posts from other iPhone owners describing the exact same issue, seemingly across all iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air models …

On September 1st, 2026, John Ternus will officially become Apple’s CEO. Here’s why that timing maters for both Ternus and Apple.

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact.

Mood tracking apps can be really important and useful, whether you want to be more mindful – or if you need to track it for your therapist. That said, lots of apps either charge a subscription, are lacking in depth, or don’t have everything you might need. InnerPulse aims to solve that, while keeping privacy at the center.

Apple Vision Pro has been one of the most perplexing Apple product launches in recent history. It’s meant to serve as the beginning of an all new product category for Apple – and more importantly – the next generation of computing. And yet, it feels like a complete afterthought to the company.

Under John Ternus, I’m slightly hopeful that we can start to see the product live up to its full potential – though there’s also reason to be skeptical.

It’s been well over a year since Apple debuted its last entry-level iPad, powered by the A16 chipset. The company will likely release a new version with an A18 chip in the coming months, but there’s a bigger question to be answered – what will they call it?

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Over the last few weeks, I have talked a lot about shadow IT and how it is evolving. I recently did a webinar on AI as the new shadow IT, but there is another area Apple IT administrators need to consider: the web browser. A new report from Omdia, commissioned by Parallels, surveyed 400 IT and cybersecurity professionals and found that 68% of organizations are seeing an increase in browser-based security incidents. Since most enterprise SaaS apps are browser-based, it’s worth considering.

Friday Night Baseball is back on Apple TV tonight for a big doubleheader: Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves, and Chicago Cubs at LA Dodgers. Here’s how to watch tonight’s MLB games on Apple TV.

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California has granted iyO’s preliminary injunction request, preventing OpenAI and Jony Ive’s new hardware venture from using the io branding. Here are the details.

Apple TV has a strong lineup of top-tier shows currently airing, but May will bring several more brand new series, plus the first film directed by John Travolta, and more. Here’s everything new coming to Apple TV in May.

Last fall, Apple launched a new Digital ID feature in the Wallet app. Now, that feature can officially be used as an age verification method in several cases on iPhone. Here’s what that means.

XChat, the standalone messaging app from X, is now available. X’s new iPhone and iPad app has officially arrived on the App Store.

When Aqara announced the Doorbell Camera G400 supported Power over Ethernet, it immediately caught my attention. PoE isn’t for everyone, but if you want it, you’ll likely ignore any option that doesn’t include it. Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 is great as a fallback, but absolutely nothing beats the 24/7 stability of wired cable. The Aqara Doorbell Camera G400 delivers that stability, along with local AI detection and a tall aspect ratio designed to spot packages. Let’s break down exactly what this doorbell brings to Apple Home users.

This week, Spotify released new AI features that work inside Anthropic’s Claude app. Spotify isn’t the only service with newly launched Claude integration, though.

Meanwhile, Anthropic has upgraded two existing features this week, including a recently introduced Claude Code tool.

Kuxiu has made some of my favorite Magsafe battery packs over the years. They were the first to give us a taste of the semi-solid state battery pack, which was ultra-efficient and kept safety in mind. They also brought one of the best features I’ve seen on any MagSafe battery pack: dual-sided MagSafe magnets, which let you add even more MagSafe accessories on top of the battery. Absolute genius. Now they are bringing us their brand new S4 Semi-Solid Safe MagSafe battery pack, and this might be their best one yet. Here is what you need to know.

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The Mac’s built-in green LED privacy indicator—paired with those displayed on-screen in macOS—do a solid job of alerting users in real time when the webcam or microphone is active. When you’re actively working on your Mac, they’re hard to miss. But that protection assumes you’re actually there to see the privacy indicators light up.

But what happens when you’re away from your Mac and malware triggers the camera or microphone to quietly record or eavesdrop? How would you know without being there to see it happen?

Well, there’s an app for that.

The all-new $599 MacBook Neo has been a hit for Apple since the delightful introductory video in March. Now Apple has shared a behind-the-scenes look at how it made the magic.

iOS 26.5 is coming very soon with a variety of brand new features for users. Here are the new iOS 26.5 features being added to three popular iPhone apps.