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Apple released iOS 27 beta 3 today, giving developers the second follow-up update since iOS 27 debuted at WWDC. Developers can download the new beta now, ahead of this month’s expected public beta release.

iOS 27 is a major iPhone update centered around Siri AI, Apple Intelligence, Liquid Glass refinements, and a long list of quality-of-life changes. Here’s what we’ve found so far in iOS 27 beta 3.

Apple has released the third iOS 27 beta for developer testing. iOS 27 beta 3 replaces the second iOS 27 beta and continues Apple’s summer beta cycle ahead of a public release this fall. We’ll update our devices and share what we discover.

Update: A day later, the public beta version is now available as well.

While iOS 27 is very much the new focus for pre-release software, Apple is still preparing iOS 26.6 as the next iPhone update. Apple has released the fourth iOS 26.6 developer beta. iOS 26.6 beta has been in testing since the end of May.

Every year, the iPhone Pro models share nearly every feature in common apart from screen size. But at times, Apple gives the Pro Max model a special advantage, and a new leak indicates that might happen with the iPhone 18 Pro line.

One of the big challenges for parents these days is that you may want to give your kids access to a phone for emergencies or tracking before you are willing to give them access to the internet, social media apps, and so on. There’s also a growing trend of people buying dumb phones in order to reduce their own phone addiction, like the Nokia shown above.

Apple is giving parental controls a major upgrade in iOS 27, but there’s a little-known way to turn an iPhone into a dumb phone without waiting for this …

According to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is likely to have very limited supply for iPhone Ultra at its time of announcement in September. This means it’s plausible that the company may delay shipping it for another month or two, similar to iPhone X.

According to Counterpoint Research, Apple’s entry into the foldable smartphone market will be one of the factors driving an 18% increase in average sale prices in the category in 2026. Here are the details.

In a video published today on its YouTube channel, iFixIt shows the surprisingly analog process of fully assembling and testing an iPhone battery. Watch it below.

A new report from Macworld based on social media leaks claims to know iPhone 18 Pro Max’s exact battery capacity, and it seems impressive.

Apple plans to manufacture and sell around 10 million foldable iPhone Ultra models, according to a new report. That’s roughly a third more than the average build targets previously expected.

According to Counterpoint Research, Apple’s entry into the foldable phone market will help drive a strong rebound in foldable smartphone panel shipments this year. Here are the details.

Yesterday Apple updated its ‘pro’ camera app, Final Cut Camera, with a new feature that’s exclusive to iPhone 17 Pro. Here are the details.

iPhone 18 Pro is just a couple months away from launching, and more details on the new product keep leaking—including colors. Here are the three new iPhone 18 Pro colors according to leaker Instant Digital.

The launch of the iPhone was one factor contributing to a historically low birth rate in the United States, according to a new scientific study.

Specifically, the study claims that the iPhone “played a sizeable role” in a decline in unintended pregnancies …

Almost a decade ago, Apple introduced the iPhone X with what became an iconic design trait: the notch cutout. And this fall with iPhone 18 Pro, what’s now called the Dynamic Island is rumored to take a big step toward being retired.

Three AirDrop vulnerabilities have been discovered by security researchers, affecting both iPhone and Mac, with similar ones found in Android’s Quick Share.

An attacker could easily exploit the vulnerabilities to cause AirDrop, AirPlay, Handoff, Universal Clipboard, and Continuity Camera to crash and remain unavailable for as long as the attack continues …

Apple is rumored to have more new iPhones launching in 2027 than ever before, and a new post from leaker Digital Chat Station corroborates that. Here’s what he says is coming.

We learned yesterday that Apple is trying to persuade the Trump administration to allow it to buy memory chips from two Chinese companies blacklisted by the Pentagon, CXMT and YMTC.

Apple previously sought permission from the Biden administration to do the same thing back in 2022, and that did not go well – despite promising to use the chips only for iPhones sold in China …

Apple’s highly anticipated foldable iPhone is launching this fall, but a new report today claims you might have to wait a little longer (and save up a ton of money) to actually buy it.

A new report from Counterpoint Research predicts that Apple will gain market share across four major product categories this year, setting new records in three of them. Here are the details.

Apple has a support page explaining what to do if your iPhone is stolen, and it has now updated this page with more detailed advice.

This includes a new section warning of potential scams and advising against entering contact details to display on the stolen device …