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Apple Notes in iOS 27 adds a variety of new features, including one that power users are sure to appreciate: section links. more…
Apple’s all-new M6 Mac mini, M5 Pro mini, and Mac Studio officially release tomorrow and, alongside the early pre-order deals on most of them, we are taking a look at some of our favorite Mac accessories here today. more…
Counterpoint Research says global AI glasses shipments surged 263% during the first half of 2026, with Meta comfortably leading the display-less segment amid growing privacy concerns. Here are the details. more…
Apple released iOS 27 to everyone last week, including a ton of new Siri and Apple Intelligence features. One of the biggest changes here is the addition of an all-new Siri app. This marks the first time that Siri has been pre-installed as a standalone app for iPhone users … more…
iOS 27.2 beta 2 arrived today, and so far seems to have minimal user-facing changes. But code for iOS 27.2’s beta releases points to new features in the works for Apple Music, CarPlay Ultra, and more. more…
The weather is turning cooler, and it’s time for camping and football tailgates. BLAVOR’s 20000mAh Solar Power Bank is built for this time of year. It has four built-in cables so you can leave your bag at home, a solar panel for recharging, and a wireless pad on top for your iPhone and Apple Watch. Let’s take a look at it. more…
Less than a week after releasing macOS 26.7.1 and macOS 15.8.1 RC 1, Apple is now rolling out the second release candidates ahead of their official release. Here are the details. more…
Last week Apple kicked off a new beta wave for its 27.2 software releases, and today beta 2 is rolling out just five days later for iPadOS 27.2 and more. more…
Developers can now install macOS 27.2 Golden Gate beta 2, ahead of the upcoming official release in a few weeks. Here’s what’s coming. more…
Apple has released the second iOS 27.2 developer beta for iPhone. The update follows the release of iOS 27 to everyone. It also leaps over iOS 27.1, which Apple has shown as an iPhone Duo-focused release. more…
It’s not every day that a new Apple TV app arrives for tvOS. Shopify just released Shopcast, bringing a dashboard for businesses to the big screen. more…
Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 include a new Health Sensing System that dramatically improves heart rate data. The new system also includes a new Theater Mode setting that you may want to enable. more…
In a lengthy new interview with Clique TV, Apple CEO John Ternus answered a range of questions covering what excites him about the future, how technology is used in his family, the offer to become CEO, his views on Vision Pro, and more. more…
I’ve covered CardPointers before at 9to5Mac, highlighting how helpful it is for maximizing credit card rewards and offers. Now, CardPointers 8 has been released with Siri AI integration, new widgets, and much more. more…
Apple’s new CEO John Ternus recently sat down for a lengthy, in-depth interview with French outlet Clique TV, and in it he gave the best defense yet for Apple Vision Pro. more…
Alongside the early fall Prime Day deals at Amazon and the ongoing $50 price drop on AirPods Pro 3, we have another selection of early launch week deals on Apple Watch Ultra 4 to scope out. Those offers also join the Apple refurb store with the most affordable 2026 Studio Display at $240 off, some early deals on M6 Mac mini and $50 off the 2026 Mac Studio ahead of release tomorrow. Head below for a closer look, some exclusive deals on Satechi’s charger lineup, and more. more…
The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max introduces a new smaller Face ID system, with the Infrared camera now hidden behind the screen, near where the time is shown in the status bar. It appears there may be a software glitch with that component in the shipping release of iOS 27. A number of reports from 18 Pro owners indicate that their device freezes and reboots after a failed Face ID attempt. more…
9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art Apple-specific security solutions for fully automated Hardening & Compliance, Next Generation EDR, AI-powered Zero Trust, and exclusive Privilege Management with the most powerful and modern Apple MDM on the market. The result is a totally automated Apple Unified Platform currently trusted by over 45,000 organizations to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with Apple. Last week, Apple officially released iOS 27 to everyone. The update comes with many new security features, which is nice given how lackluster iOS 26 was in that area. However, there’s one new anti-scam feature in particular that targets an area Apple has never explored before and could eventually be massively beneficial to users. The feature is called Impersonation Risk Detection. All in all, it’s meant to catch users in the middle of a scam. Impersonation Risk Detection in iOS 27 Settings. 9to5Mac There are many different scenarios in which this feature could be triggered, but one of the more likely ones is a threat actor posing as a bank’s fraud department and walking a user through moving money into a “safe account” or resetting their password. Types of situations where security features like Face ID and two-factor authentication aren’t much help. When in a supported app (it’s unclear which apps offer support yet, but I doubt it’s many), and you do something like send a payment or change your account password, the app can now ask your iPhone for a read on the situation. iOS 27 will then look at previous interaction patterns, timing, context, and even basic sensor data to determine whether the actions taken are legitimate. According to Apple, Impersonation Risk Detection doesn’t look at content in Photos, Messages, or Mail for context. The feature doesn’t look at the point of intrusion. And the only thing an app receives is a single word: “Unknown,” “Medium,” or “High.” Unknown means nothing was tripped, which Apple is careful to note is not confirming you’re safe. Now, it’s important to note that if there is a Medium or High flag, iOS doesn’t freeze the money transfer or block the password change. It doesn’t even throw up a system alert. Apple hands the app the risk level and leaves it to the app developer to determine what to do next. This could be making the user verify their identity again or adding some kind of delay before a user is able to change critical settings. Apple also says it doesn’t control or determine what an app does with the flag, so one app might treat a Medium risk level differently than another. Users can also keep tabs on this feature in settings under recent activity. It shows which apps have requested a risk assessment and what action triggered it. Users can revoke access per app from there as well. Now, here’s a major shortcoming, and something that Apple could easily fix. If you’re reading this, you probably should enable it, but probably don’t need to. My gripe is that Apple shipped the feature off by default, about four taps deep in Privacy and Security within iOS 27 Settings, behind a toggle labeled “Share with App Developers,” which sounds like something you would want to avoid. Put simply, anyone who finds this toggle probably didn’t need it. The people who do need it will never go looking for it. It needs to be enabled by default. That said, props to Apple for implementing a 24-hour delay before the feature turns off. If a threat actor is walking a victim through turning off Impersonation Risk Detection mid-phone call, they’ll have to wait at least a day. It’s sort of the same logic behind Stolen Device Protection’s security delay. You can go turn it on within Settings > Privacy & Security > Impersonation Risk Detection > Share with App Developers. What do you think about this new iOS 27 security feature? Will this actually be as useful as I think it will be in the future? Let me know in the comments. Security Bite is 9to5Mac’s weekly deep dive into the world of Apple security. Each week, Arin Waichulis unpacks new threats, privacy concerns, vulnerabilities, and more, shaping an ecosystem of over 2 billion devices. Every other week on the Security Bite Podcast, he sits down with experts in the field to break down the most pressing topics. Follow Arin: Twitter/X,LinkedIn, Threads
Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 include a new fitness-tracking feature: live step tracking on the watch face. Alongside live heart rate data, it’s a surprisingly welcome and motivating change to the new hardware that I’m loving so far. more…
Apple’s long-awaited home hub device, often called ‘HomePad,’ is now expected to launch in October. Here’s what’s coming per the latest Bloomberg report. more…
iOS 27 has arrived, and with it a handful of improvements for CarPlay. Here’s everything new for CarPlay in iOS 27. more…
In addition to the new M6 Mac mini (9to5Mac review), early impressions of the most powerful Mac Studio are out ahead of tomorrow’s release as well. Here’s what reviewers are saying about the upgraded M5 Ultra Mac Studio so far. more…
Apple’s major 20th-anniversary iPhone refresh is in the works for next year. A new rumor today reiterates expectations that the iPhone 20 Pro and iPhone 20 Pro Max will have even bigger screens than the current models. more…
Over the last several years, the Mac mini has become one of the most compelling Macs in Apple’s lineup. It combines impressive performance with a compact footprint, making it versatile enough for all kinds of workflows. I’ve spent the last week using the M6 Mac mini, and it pushes that formula even further. Here’s everything you need to know. Buy the M6 Mac mini: from $879.99 (Reg. $899) Buy the M5 Pro Mac mini: from $1,669.99 (Reg. $1,699) more…
Apple is assessing the future of Apple Fitness+, according to a new Bloomberg report. The company has reportedly laid off a “handful of employees” working on the service, a move viewed as just the beginning of bigger changes still to come. more…
The major class action lawsuit against Apple over Siri and Apple Intelligence delays continues to progress. Apple is expected to pay $250 million to settle the lawsuit, and you can now submit your claim to get a chunk of that payout. Here’s how. more…
If you cast your mind back to almost a year ago from today, Apple TV was about to launch a new series called The Savant starring Jessica Chastain … until it was pulled from the schedule at the last moment, in the wake of the assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk. Apple never gave an exact reason for cancelling the release, but promised it would release the series at a later date … more…
Apple just released a new Mac mini late last month, equipped with the new M6 and M5 Pro chips. If you’re looking for a perfect Thunderbolt 5 dock to pair with your new Mac mini (or your current M4/M4 Pro model) – Satechi has a great offering for you. more…
iFixit has published its traditional teardown of the iPhone 18 Pro, which shows the variable aperture mechanism up close and explores a potential issue involving display repairs. Watch it below. more…
The new version of Siri, Siri AI, launched to the masses this month as part of iOS 27. The new Siri is rolling out gradually to users via a waitlist, and is labelled as a ‘beta’ indicating that Apple still has some work to do in follow-up releases. The new Siri is much better at answering questions with access to rich knowledge, can search through your messages and notes for personal context queries, and can take action based on what is on your screen with onscreen awareness. However, the new Siri is not being welcomed with open arms by everyone … more…
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