By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple is now on its second round of developer betas for iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, alongside the first rounds of tvOS 18.2, watchOS 11.2, and visionOS 2.2.Examples of Apple Intelligence at work. The new round of developer betas follows after the first, which for iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, landed on October 23. This is the first beta release for this generation for tvOS 18.2, watchOS 11.2, and visionOS 2.2.The second builds of iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 share build number 22C5125e, replacing 22C5109p. The second macOS Sequoia 15.2 build is 24C5073e, up from 24C5057p. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (David Schloss) If you’re looking for the best deals for travel, you can unlock them with the best VPN for iPhone apps.Searching flights with a VPN can get your better deals.Many travel shoppers are unaware that booking sites like Expedia, airlines, hotels, and car rental agencies often use dynamic pricing. Dynamic pricing on these sites means that prices vary depending on your location, browsing history, and internet provider, but with your iPhone and a VPN you can appear to be located somewhere else.Using a VPN can unlock deals and perks that are unavailable otherwise. Here’s how to get the best prices on travel purchases with a VPN. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Apple’s brand-new M4 MacBook Pro 14-inch is already on sale, with preorder discounts knocking triple digits off the new release in addition to savings on three years of AppleCare.Snap up Apple’s new M4 MacBook Pro for just $1,499 – Image credit: AppleIn addition to getting the new M4 chip, buyers of the 2024 14-inch MacBook Pro get 16GB of unified memory with the standard configuration, double that of the 8GB found in the base M3 spec. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Antitrust regulators in the European Union are set to judge whether or not Apple has done enough to bring its iPad operating system under compliance with rules outlined in the Digital Markets Act.iPadOSIn March, Apple released iPadOS 17.4, with more than 600 new APIs, expanded app analytics, functionality for alternative browser engines, and more. The changes allowed third-party developers to distribute apps outside of Apple’s App Store in the EU, a change Apple begrudgingly made to comply with the Digital Markets App (DMA).Now, EU regulators are assessing whether or not Apple has gone far enough. The assessment will be based on the input of interested stakeholders. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew O’Hara) On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast we talk about Apple’s continued use of hidden Thread radios, Apple TV’s new watch list feature, and more new smart home products launching.HomeKit Insider PodcastRecently, Apple launched tvOS 18.1 which didn’t contain many user-facing feature. One seems to have flown under the radar though.With this update, the TV app has a new separate watch list for movies and TV shows that you have not started. This differs from the Up Next queue that shows all content — stuff you’ve started watching and stuff you have not. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Months after a debut on the iPad Pro, Apple has finally moved the M4 to the MacBook Pro. Here’s what’s different in the base 14-inch MacBook Pro between the M3 and M4 versions.M4 14-inch MacBook Pro [left], M3 14-inch MacBook Pro [right]Apple’s regularly scheduled update to the MacBook Pro lineup has happened again, but this time in somewhat unusual circumstances. This generation features the M4 chip, an Apple Silicon creation that oddly launched earlier in 2024 in the iPad Pro, not a Mac.With this being one of the first launches of M4 Mac models equipped with the newer chip, this is a launch that has been expected for quite some time already. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple’s macOS Sequoia now lets you install apps on external SSD drives instead of taking up space on your internal one — but it doesn’t tell you this, so here’s how to do it.A Samsung T9 external SSD attached to a MacBook Pro and with a Mac App Store logoEven with the latest Macs all starting at with at least 256GB of SSD storage, that space fills up fast — and you can’t upgrade it later. What you can do is add external storage, whether that’s for more space or to have an emergency external boot drive.Now Apple has added a new option to the Mac App Store that means you can use external drives for apps. Previously the Mac App Store app would always install the app to your boot drive, but now it’s up to you. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Oliver Haslam) My health is something that I haven’t always done a great job of protecting. That changes now thanks to an Apple Watch Series 10 and a swathe of supporting software and hardware.The Apple Watch Series 10 is a huge part of my fitness journey.Apple has long made a play that it’s as much a health company as it is a tech company, thanks in no small part to the popularity of the Apple Watch. It’s why the company has medical professionals on staff and it’s why Apple made such a big deal about the launch of sleep apnea detection alongside the Apple Watch Series 10’s unveiling. With that in mind, it’s probably no surprise to anyone that Apple will sit at the center of my new health focus.And Mike Wuerthele and I are going to going to bring you all along for the ride. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Daniel Eran Dilger) Every year, complaints come from the usual suspects demanding to know when Apple will innovate, and specifically when it will launch a new, even more popular form factor than iPhone. Does “innovation” require iPhone to fail as a product?Can Apple innovate?Based on criticism, it might seem that for Apple to “innovate,” it must get rid of smartphones and deliver some new, arbitrarily different product to take the place of iPhone. But Apple isn’t competing against iPhone.Apple is competing against the status quo that exists outside of Apple. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Charles Martin) Apple will update the current MacBook Pro again in 2025, but those waiting for a significant redesign may have to wait a little longer.The 2023 MacBook Pro was the first to offer a Space Black option.The company often tweaks the hardware of its MacBook Pro lineup from year to year. Major redesigns are more generational with roughly five years between enclosure refreshes.The lineup saw a few notable changes since its last major redesign in 2021. In a report on Sunday, Apple is said to be likely to launch an all-new look for the notebook in 2026 Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
