By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) At least one model of the iPhone 17 could end up with a camera bar instead of the regular bump, according to a pair of new, overlapping rumors.An example of a supposed camera placement on the iPhone 17 Slim – Image Credit: Digital Chat Station/WeiboThe rumored iPhone 17 Slim will be a difficult device for Apple to produce due to the reduced amount of internal space. While design alterations are expected for the model, two leakers believe it could radically adjust how it treats the cameras.According to “Digital Chat Station” on Weibo supposedly based on supply chain materials, the iPhone 17’s design will reconfigure its rear camera bump away from the existing corner-based styles. Instead, it will use a “kind of strip runway” for the camera module. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple’s Bob Borchers is in Australia for the launch of Apple Intelligence where he says he expects the new features will become a natural part of users’ daily life.Apple’s Bob Borchers — image credit: EFTMAs Apple releases iOS 18.2, alongside the new update macOS Sequoia 15.2, Apple Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing, Bob Borchers, has been speaking to local YouTube channel EFTM about why the company thinks it’s so important.”So the great thing about Apple intelligence is you don’t have to go and find it… it’s right there when you need it and where it is,” said Borchers. “And so in that regard, it’s going to be incredibly easy for customers to engage and discover and make use of [and] we think it’s going to be just woven into your daily experience.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Apple provides parental controls in iOS and iPadOS to set content and behavior restrictions for children’s devices. Here’s how to get started.How to set parental controls on iOS 18 and iPadOS 18Most of the settings for content and privacy restrictions fall under Screen Time. Introduced in iOS 12, Screen Time records how much time a user spends on their device.It can be configured to monitor and limit the time spent on any apps, which is great for checking how much time a child spends gaming or hanging out on social media apps. Additionally, it tracks notifications received. Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) Pointed letters from Congress have been sent to tech executives like Apple’s Tim Cook, stating concerns over the prevalence of deepfake non-consensual intimate images.Non-consensual intimate images being made with apps on iPhoneThe letters stem from earlier reports about nude deepfakes being created using dual-use apps. Advertisements popped up all over social media promoting face swapping, and users were using them to place faces into nude or pornographic images.According to a new report from 404 Media, the US Congress is taking action based on these reports, asking tech companies how it plans to stop non-consensual intimate images from being generated on their platforms. Letters were sent to Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, ByteDance, Snap, and X. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) Apple’s latest ad shows off Genmoji, or at least the idea of generating whatever emoji you want with Apple Intelligence, but the creations shown are clearly not representative of the actual tool.These Genmoji aren’t quite as fun as the ones shown in Apple’s adThe playful ad seems to be overselling the potential results of Genmoji, which released with iOS 18.2. While some could be massaged into existence with trial and error, they never met the clean, animated results shown in the ad.The ad does a great job of selling the idea behind Genmoji, but it may leave viewers disappointed in the real thing. These colorful, sharp, animated creations made by human artists are miles ahead of anything that could be made by Apple’s early attempt at AI. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Packed with upgrades, Apple’s M3 15-inch MacBook Air is $200 off and eligible for free 2-day shipping for easy holiday gift-giving.Grab an exclusive discount on this M3 MacBook Air.This 2024 15-inch MacBook Air in the elegant Midnight colorway features an upgrade to 24GB of unified memory and 1TB of storage. Best of all, it’s discounted to $1,699 when you shop at B&H Photo using the exclusive pricing links in this post on a laptop or desktop.Get the MacBook Air deal Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Rumors of an M4 update to the MacBook Air in 2025 have been boosted, thanks to a leak buried inside Apple’s macOS Sequoia 15.2 update.MacBook AirTypically, rumors and leaks are spread online, sourced from third-party manufacturers, analyst predictions, and hearsay. However, there is sometimes the rare instance of Apple itself dropping the ball.In Wednesday’s public releases of its operating system updates, the download for macOS 15.2 has some accidental additions concerning the MacBook Air. Text strings, confirmed to AppleInsider, include references to the MacBook Air in 13-inch and 15-inch forms, seemingly equipped with the M4 chip, along with the year 2025. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Musicians can now easily create dual-layer tracks in Voice Memos and export the recording to Logic Pro later.Image Credit: AppleOn Wednesday, Apple released iOS 18.2, a new update that brings even more features to the iPhone. While the features are numerous, Apple has chosen to highlight one specific new one in a video.Apple has teamed up with Michael Buble, Carly Pearce, and Greg Wells to showcase the new layered Voice Memos feature used to record the vocal tracks for their new song “Maybe This Christmas.” In the behind-the-scenes video, the artists share their inspiration and how they utilized the iPhone 16 Pro and Voice Memos app to make their song a reality. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) As part of Apple’s operating system update releases, it has also brought out updates for older iPadOS and macOS generations for the public to install.An iMac running an older macOS versionWhile the main focus of software updates is on the latest generations, Apple does regularly release updates affecting older, less-used operating system releases. Along with the updates for macOS Sequoia 15.2 and iPadOS 18.2, Apple has brought out three other updates.Two of the updates are for older versions of macOS, with macOS Ventura being updated to version 13.7.2, build number 22H313. There’s also macOS Sonoma’s update to 14.7.2, build number 23H311. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple has publicly released visionOS 2.2 for the Apple Vision Pro, bringing small but significant changes including support for a wider Mac display.Mirroring a Mac’s display on an Apple Vision ProFollowing months of beta testing, visionOS 2.2, build number 22N842, is now the official current release and is rolling out worldwide. While not as marked a release for new features as visionOS 2 in September 2024, it brings more than the stability and bug fixes of visionOS 2.1.Specifically, users who connect a Mac to Apple Vision Pro can now opt to have the virtual display be wider than before. The Mac can now appear within Apple Vision Pro as a widescreen monitor, the equivalent of two 4K displays side by side. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
