Apple last year introduced its own Journal app as part of iOS 17.2. However, as I myself wrote here on 9to5Mac, the app is quite basic compared to other alternatives available on the App Store. But a new patent suggests that Apple Intelligence may change everything for the Journal app in the future.

Unlike the HomePod mini, both the original HomePod and the HomePod 2 don’t have a USB cable, which means there’s no easy way to connect them to a computer to fix software issues. And unfortunately, there are a lot of users who have had their HomePods bricked due to software errors. But someone has found a way to fix these HomePods.

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Apple Books is one of my favorite iPhone apps, but I know I’m in the minority. In the world of digital books, Kindle dominates. But there’s one acquisition Apple could make that would truly transform Apple Books’ future.

The 2024 iPad Pro with M4 chip takes performance to the next level. So what’s been upgraded from the previous iPad Pro? Read along for a detailed look at the M4 iPad Pro vs M2 iPad Pro.

Apple releases new updates for its software platforms every year, and the highlight of 2024 is Apple Intelligence. Apple’s suite of AI features is now available for beta users. But when will Apple Intelligence release for the public? Here’s when to expect AI to arrive on your iPhone.

In my first Oura Ring diary piece, I posed the question of whether Apple should make its own smart ring as an alternative health and fitness tool to the Apple Watch.

Three weeks later, I’m ready to answer that question with an unequivocal ‘yes.’ But quite possibly by buying the company …

We talk a lot about the new features coming to the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, such as larger screens and upgraded cameras. However, there are also some exciting upgrades coming to Apple’s non-Pro models this year, the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus.

Head below as we round up five of the most exciting changes coming to the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus this year.

Emulator apps have started filling the App Store this year. There’s no shortage of options for playing classic games on your iOS devices. However, the new VirtualFriend app has earned a special place in my heart. It’s a Vision Pro emulator that brings Nintendo’s Virtual Boy back to life.

Voice computing is still in its early days. One reason is that voice assistants often aren’t great at understanding our words unless they fit a pre-defined model. Siri with Apple Intelligence will hopefully be a lot better about this in time. But in case not, there’s another iOS 18 feature that should do the trick: Vocal Shortcuts.

A new regime of repeating macOS Sequoia permission prompts have been described as “a subscription you didn’t buy and can’t cancel.”

An Apple ad once made fun of the endless stream of permission requests in Windows Vista, but some are suggesting that Sequoia is now every bit as bad …

iPhone 16 production is now said to have ramped up to peak production, with Foxconn taking on an extra 50,000 workers in its largest assembly plant.

The company last month increased both base pay and bonuses to help it recruit enough new workers to meet what is expected to be increased demand this year …

ChatGPT was originally limited to text interactions, but paid subscribers last year gained the ability to use the chatbot to generate images with DALL-E 3.

That feature is now coming to free ChatGPT users too, though you’ll be limited to just two images per day …

The controversy over Apple’s fees for apps which are sold outside the App Store continues, with both Epic Games and Spotify objecting to the company’s latest attempt to comply with EU antitrust laws.

Spotify has described Apple’s latest fee structure as “confusing and unacceptable,” while Epic Games has called the fees “illegal” …

Matt Damon and Casey Affleck star in the newest Apple original film The Instigators, streaming now on Apple TV+.

The duo are reluctant partners in a heist to steal back the ill-gotten gains of a corrupt politician. Things get worse when the robbery disastrously goes wrong and they found themselves on the run from both the police and the city’s crime bosses.

We have seen more and more regulators around the world asking tech companies to implement features or change some aspects of how their hardware and software work. This time, a Brazilian regulator has asked Apple to add the option to lock the Mail app with Face ID or Touch ID. While the request has a good reason, iOS 18 already solves this problem.

Subjects is a class manager available for Apple devices, and we’ve written about it a few times before. With its latest update, Subjects is getting new class icons, as well as a feature that automatically suggests the best icon to users.

iOS 18 will bring a huge variety of new features when it arrives this fall, including for pre-installed system apps. One such feature that was never formally announced: the Home app will enable Adaptive Lighting for Matter lights.

Apple TV+ launched almost five years ago. In that time, the service has debuted a lot of great TV shows. Some have even become mainstream hits. But Apple’s relationship with movies has been more…complicated. The company has moved from one film strategy to another, with mixed success. And most recently, critical and box office failures have plagued Apple.

Here’s why the Apple TV+ movie strategy is more confusing than ever.

Apple today announced that the Apple Vision Pro ecosystem has crossed a new milestone, with the visionOS App Store now featuring more than 2,500 native spatial apps.

This is up from the 2,000 visionOS apps figure Apple previously reported in June. The 2,500 native apps join 1.5 million compatible iPhone and iPad apps, which also can run in their own floating windows on the device.

1Password has shared that its software for Mac has a vulnerability that exposes users to a potentially serious threat. Along with attackers being able to compromise credentials, the flaw can give bad actors access to your account unlock key.