Apple adds social media questions to App Store Connect age rating questionnaire
Apple announced today that App Store Connect now includes new age rating questions for apps with social media features. Here are the details.
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Benjamin and Chance talk about all the changes in iOS 27 beta 3, and Mayo’s first experience with Siri AI on Apple Watch. Also, we dive in to the details of what’s new in macOS Golden Gate, Apple tries to lobby to use Chinese memory components, signs a new deal with Broadcom, and likely supply constraints for the iPhone Fold. And in Happy Hour Plus, with Apple TV scoring a record number of Emmy nominations, we talk about what we’ve been watching recently across TV and film. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join. Sponsored by Copilot Money: Get two months free with code 9TO5MAC at copilot.money/9to5mac. Sponsored by Shopify: All you need is the idea. Shopify handles the rest. Start your free trial at shopify.com/happyhour. Sponsored by Framer: The only free design tool that brings your ideas to the web. Visit framer.com/happyhour for 30% off a Framer Pro annual plan.
I have used plenty of docking stations over the years, and it seems the desktop dock market is as crowded as ever. I have tested smaller portable docks, to larger stationary docks that give you all the ports you would ever need. But the new iVANKY FusionDock takes a different approach. Instead of just adding more ports, this Thunderbolt 5 dock is built around sustained reliability even while under heavy professional workloads. It can support multiple high-resolution displays, fast SSDs, NAS transfers, and full MacBook Pro performance all running simultaneously. If you are a power user and you need a powerful dock to match your workflow, the FusionDock Ultra is worth considering. Here’s why.
Update July 9, 3:28 p.m. ET: As Aaron Perris noted on X, Apple has resumed signing the iOS versions listed in this article. As a result, owners of the affected legacy iPhone and iPad models can once again restore to those software versions, most of which are the latest releases compatible with their respective devices. The original story follows below. iPhone and iPad users hanging on to older devices will no longer be able to restore or downgrade to several older iOS versions starting today. Here are the details.
OpenAI is holding its second livestream this week today at 10 am PT. The video teases that the company is “introducing the next chapter for ChatGPT” today. OpenAI has openly discussed bringing Codex workflows into the main ChatGPT app for some time now.
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Alongside an ongoing deal on AirPods 4 and the rare discount on the black Apple Magic Mouse, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by this Apple Watch Ultra 3 model dropping to one of its best prices to date at nearly $140 off (stock is running low). We also have iPhone 17 Pro/Max units at up to $449 off, a chance to score Apple TV 4K 128GB with Wi‑Fi + Ethernet as low as $139 (now sells for $249 at Apple), and a series of notable accessory discounts: Apple Magic Keyboard full-size with Touch ID, Anker’s 3-port 160W Smart Display charger, Satechi’s Apple Magic Keyboard alternatives from just $40, and more. Head below for a closer look.
Overuse of smartphones is now a widely recognised problem, but we’re also starting to see people perhaps get overly dependent on chatbots like Claude AI and ChatGPT. Claude creator Anthropic is currently testing a beta feature intended to allow users to reflect on how they are using the AI and be prompted to perhaps use it less …
The Information reports that Apple may be interested in PrismML’s technology. The firm is focused on shrinking AI models that generally require servers to function, offering on-device functionality with comparable intelligence.
Luxshare is one of the ultimate rags-to-riches stories, founded by a woman who started out as a Foxconn assembly-line worker and growing into a multi-billion dollar company and key Apple supplier. It’s been a publicly traded company in China since 2010, but has now added a second listing in Hong Kong, making it more accessible to overseas investors. Its latest listing set a new record before sliding back …
Meta this week launched its own AI image model integrated into the Instagram app. While this might sound useful, it comes with rather a big privacy issue: by default, anyone can use your profile photo and posts as prompts for generative images. You can fix this by flipping two toggles, but they’re pretty well hidden …
Apple recently increased the prices of most of its products, from the Apple TV and HomePods through iPads and Macs to the Vision Pro. iPhones have so far escaped the increases, but that will likely change in September. You’d think that would be bad news for the company, reducing demand – but ironically, increasing memory costs might actually end up boosting iPhone sales …
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