Forget expensive microphones and recording software ??? iOS 18 just turned FaceTime into your personal podcast studio. Here's how to get started. Recording podcasts with FaceTime Starting a podcast can feel intimidating, especially if you don't have professional gear. FaceTime's built-in recording tools make it easy to capture high-quality audio and video conversations, even if you're new to podcasting. Before iPadOS 18, recording podcasts on an iPad was challenging due to the system's ..

Apple allows "Marvel Snap" to return to the App Store , presumably thanks to new publishing arrangements that gets the game away from the still-banned ByteDance. 'Marvel Snap' is now once again on the App Store. Just days after was initially removed from the iOS App Store, Marvel Snap is now back for good. The studio behind the game has seemingly made alternate publishing arrangements to facilitate the return, distancing themselves from ByteDance in the process. Apple first removed the game ..

Chinese AI app DeepSeek is on top of the App Store, challenging Apple Intelligence , and shaking Wall Street confidence in big tech. DeepSeek logo The market for generative AI is already dominated by a few major names in the West, with Apple Intelligence alongside Google Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT. While there are many smaller efforts to offer AI services, one has seemingly come out of nowhere in a surge of popularity. Called DeepSeek, it's an app that has leaped to the top of the U.S. App ..

Apple's iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 updates contain key security improvements and patch actively exploited vulnerabilities. Here's why you should update today. The iOS 18.3 update fixes an actively exploited vulnerability. On Monday, after a series of developer betas, Apple released iOS 18.3 to the general public. While the update contains a variety of noteworthy enhancements and features, including changes to Apple Intelligence notification summaries, the operating system also includes important ..

Apple's latest run of operating system updates doesn't offer many user-facing changes, but iPadOS 18.3 joins the rest in enabling Apple Intelligence by default. iPadOS 18.3 has minor changes to Apple Intelligence The point three updates all exist to set up future products and the next phase of Apple Intelligence , but there are still a few changes worth discussing. The iPad specifically doesn't have much going on beyond updates that affect every platform. Subscribe to AppleInsider on YouTube ..

The designer of the new title sequence for season two of Apple TV+ hit "Severance," has detailed the many clues and hints in the sequence ??? even though he doesn't know what they mean either. Still from the new "Severance" title sequence ??? image credit: Apple Somewhere around the middle of the 2000s, the television drama title sequence was dead. Just compare Aaron Sorkin's "The West Wing" with its 1999 soaring theme and sequence, to the stark title card of Sorkin's 2006 "Studio 60 on the ..

Get ready to update your Apple Watch, as Apple has just released watchOS 11.3 to the public. An Apple Watch Series 10 Like the two previous watchOS releases, there weren't any significant new features in the watchOS 11.3 beta builds. This suggests Apple is concentrating quality-of-life updates, such as fixing bugs and enhancing the system's underlying stability and performance. This kind of update is crucial for maintaining the smooth operation of the devices and ensuring that new features ..

Since Apple Intelligence still isn't available on Apple Vision Pro, the visionOS 2.3 update that's now available is focused on bug fixes and doesn't contain new features. Apple Vision Pro is Apple's latest platform Apple continues its slow pace of updating Apple Vision Pro with few, if any, changes. It's not just immersive video and native apps that arrive at a glacial pace, it's new operating system features too. visionOS 2.3 is a bug fix update that doesn't change anything of significance for ..

Apple has rolled out tvOS 18.3 , and as expected, it's another standard minor update focused on quality-of-life upgrades. Apple TV 4K Unlike Apple's other operating systems, tvOS doesn't tend to get many feature updates between major releases. Most of the updates to tvOS focus on improving stability and addressing any bugs that have popped up. However, tvOS 18.2 did see the introduction of new Snoopy-themed screensavers. Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

Apple has publicly released macOS Sequoia 15.3 , which brings with it new features and improvements, but also temporarily takes away certain notification summaries. Apple has publicly released the new macOS Sequoia 15.3 update Following the release of macOS Sequoia 15.2 in December 2024 and several subsequent betas of its followup, version 15.3 is now the official macOS and will be preinstalled on new Macs. Among the changes are bug fixes for Genmoji, and a more behind-the-scenes fix for how ..

Apple has released iOS 18.3 , with the newest update few updates focusing on a few Apple Intelligence features, including how notification summaries are handled. An iPhone running iOS 18 The beta testing cycle for iOS 18.3 has concluded with the formal release of the operating system update to iPhones around the world. The third major update for iOS 18, it helps push forward Apple Intelligence 's features, but not to the same extent as previous releases. The first Apple Intelligence wave ..

Apple has rolled out a few new features to its Apple Sports app, making navigation easier and providing information on where to watch games. Apple Sports Sports fans can now find out where and when to watch their favorite national games, thanks to a new update that includes broadcast information on each individual game page. The app has also had a few improvements made to its navigation features. Now fans can easily browse leagues and teams they follow by swiping left or right. Continue Reading ..

Apple's latest iPad mini 7, released in Oct. 2024, is back on sale for $399, reflecting a $100 discount at Amazon and Best Buy. Save $100 on Apple's iPad mini 7 - Image credit: Apple Numerous models are $100 off today at Amazon and Best Buy , with iPad mini 7 prices starting at $399 after the discounts. Buy from $399 Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

Apple has launched its 2025 edition of the Black Unity Sport Loop for Apple Watch and device wallpapers, as the company once again honors Black History Month. The Black Unity collection for 2025 Apple marks Black History Month every year with an Apple Watch band made for the occasion. While 2024 involved a flower motif and a mosaic pattern was used for 2023 , the 2025 effort employs a line and handwriting-based design. Subscribe to AppleInsider on YouTube Continue Reading on AppleInsider ..

To celebrate the arrival of 2025, I decided to compile a series of Apple's top ten major areas of innovation occurring over the past 25 years. Some of these revolutions are overlooked when looking back at the company's dramatic turnaround and decades of introducing world-changing products. 2025 - 25 years of Apple Innovations Following the Year 2000 release of Mac OS X Public Beta and its legacy of updates up to and including today's macOS 15 Sequoia (and its successor to arrive later this ..

On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast, we step through the week's news, revisit the question whether to upgrade to Matter, and go hands-on with a kids smart speaker. HomeKit Insider Podcast It was a busy week in the world of smart home, with a lot of news to catch up on. We started by revisiting the Schlage Sense Pro that has since confirmed it will support Aliro later this year. Another report has emerged on the timeline for Apple's smart home display. Bloomberg is saying it will be ..

The Apple Watch helped save the lives of injured skiers in Washington after falling approximately 1,000 feet down a mountain, thanks to an SOS alert. A helicopter's view of a mountain rescue - Image Credit: King County Sheriff Air Support On Wednesday, the Chelan County Sheriff's Office in Washington were informed of an Apple Watch SOS alert. The notification from Apple's wearable came from a skier located near Steven's Pass, a popular ski resort. Rescuers didn't have much information to go on, ..

Director M. Night Shyamalan and writer/creator Tony Basgallop have defeated a lawsuit alleging that their "Servant" series on Apple TV+ stole ideas from a previous film. Apple TV+ show 'Servant.' Image source: Apple The lawsuit was brought by filmmaker Francesca Gregorini in January 2020 , although the case was initially dismissed . On appeal, it was allowed to proceed with its accusation that "Servant" stole the plot and aped certain creative choices in the 2013 movie "The Truth About ..

Announced on January 27, 2010, the iPad wasn't really an iPhone and not quite a Mac. The latest iPads blend the best of both worlds ??? and that's now been an evolution a decade and a half in the making. Apple's iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard With trackpad support, revamped file systems, and no shortage of computing power, the latest iPad Pro lineup consists of serious competitors in usability for nearly every task to any hybrid or touchscreen notebooks out there. It hasn't always been that way, ..

A new video claiming to show a dummy iPhone SE 4 unit contradicts recent rumors saying that it will have a Dynamic Island rather than the older-style notch. The video isn't clear, but the top of this dummy unit does seem to show a notch-style position for the front camera It's regularly been claimed that the forthcoming iPhone SE 4 will be based on the iPhone 14 , which featured a notch. The most recent rumor, however, was that the iPhone SE 4 would instead feature a Dynamic Island. Leaker ..

Month-end price cuts are in effect on Apple's latest MacBook Pro with an M4 chip, as Amazon's on-page coupon drops it to $1,399.99. Grab Apple's M4 MacBook Pro for $1,399 - Image credit: Apple The $1,399.99 price at Amazon is thanks to a $150 instant rebate stacked with a $49.01 on-page coupon, bringing the total savings to $200 off MSRP. With the standard M4 model now including 16GB of unified memory compared to the M3's 8GB of RAM, the Late 2024 14-inch MacBook Pro offers additional value for ..

Apple's AirPods could offer more than just sound, with the personal audio accessories still anticipated to gain cameras at some point in the future, and there's patent filings to prove it. AirPods Pro 2 Apple's work to increase the utility of its wearable devices could lead in a slightly offbeat direction for one product. The AirPods, typically an audio-based item, could one day house cameras to capture images of the local environment. In a Bloomberg newsletter on Sunday, a discussion of smart ..

A leaker with an excellent track record says that Apple is still on track to release its first dedicated smart home controller with an iPad -like screen in the second half of 2025. Here's what to expect from the home hub. A mockup of what an Apple home hub device could look like. Mark Gurman's Power On newsletter on Sunday is the latest to chime in on a timeline for Apple's Home Hub. According to the newsletter, the new device, still expected in 2025, will be "the first step toward a bigger ..

The long-rumored Apple Glass may eventually become Apple's wearable future, with development of the smart glasses hitting hurdles that even Apple's rivals are having to deal with. Renders of what Apple Glass could look like The Apple Vision Pro is Apple's first attempt at a head-mounted display, as a project that sucked a considerable amount of resources to produce. That device is far from the end goal for Apple, with the ultimate aim being the introduction of smart glasses. It's been a long ..

Apple's board of directors is set for some significant changes over the course of the next year, with two members reaching or exceeding the recommended retirement age of 75. Apple board member Arthur Levinson. Image credit: Apple Apple's Board of Directors chair, Art Levinson, is turning 75 in March of 2025, and this would normally signal a move towards retirement sometime this year. His eventual departure from Apple's board could be announced as early as February, when Apple usually holds its ..

Apple has the finances to buy just about anything, but with TikTok there are more reasons than money that mean it won't buy the social media platform. TikTok on a smartphone For a company that has so much success, Apple is far from immune to failure ??? and sometimes repeated failures . For whatever reason, Apple seems incapable of launching a social media platform, despite trying, so buying one should be a possibility. Right now TikTok isn't exactly up for sale to the highest bidder, but it's ..

After a series of 13 robberies at different Apple Stores in the London area, police made several arrests. Meanwhile, a Pennsylvania man has been jailed for an Apple gift card "draining scam." Manchester Arndale Apple Store The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, looking at the world of Apple-related crime. Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

Apple TV+ will invest more in developing European and French audio and video content in France under a new deal it has signed with the French government.

Apple's 2025 iPhone lineup could add a new dimension with the iPhone 17 Slim. Here's what the rumor mill believes is on the way. A render of what the iPhone 17 Slim could look like The iPhone 17 generation is expected this September, as usual for Apple's flagship device releases. However, the 2025 collection could make a big change to the lineup, with the replacement of one of the models. According to multiple rumors, the iPhone 17 Plus could be removed from the lineup, due to a lack of ..

CarPlay has come a long way since its release, and four years after install, the Boss BE10ACP remains an affordable gateway to integrating Apple technologies into your car. The Boss BE10ACP CarPlay Receiver head unit and the display. If you need to replace your car stereo, there are options on the market that provide support for Apple's CarPlay system. The problem in many cases is that you could end up needing to use a single-DIN head unit, a compact size that doesn't necessarily offer space ..

Apple's latest M4 Pro MacBook Pro 14-inch has fallen to $1,749 thanks to a bonus on-page coupon at Amazon. Get an M4 Pro MacBook Pro for $1,749 this weekend. Amazon's $250 price cut on the standard M4 Pro MacBook Pro 14-inch delivers the lowest online price available, according to our 14-inch MacBook Pro M4 Pro Price Guide . Buy for $1,749 Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

When Apple released not one but two different versions of its new AirPods 4 in September of 2024 it changed the landscape of the company's lineup. And it might just have been a stroke of genius. The AirPods 4 come in a new, smaller case that you can take anywhere. While the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods Max still sit at the very top of Apple's audio accessory pyramid, they're known quantities and simply too expensive for a whole lot of people. The arrival of a new AirPods pairing is undoubtedly the ..

Apple is facing a class-action lawsuit that claims the company deliberately conceals the use of potentially harmful chemicals in certain Apple Watch bands. However, Apple asserts that the bands are safe to wear. The Nike Sport Band is one of the PFAS-containing bands Apple offers On Tuesday, a class action lawsuit filed by the Northern District of California, first spotted by The Register was levied against Apple. The lawsuit claimed that some Apple Watch bands the company manufactures contain ..

Apple's iOS 18 is improving the user experience with AI-powered tools, deeper customization, and enhanced privacy, driving strong adoption across iPhones and iPads. iPhone 15 The iOS 18 update brings AI-powered tools, deeper customization, and enhanced privacy. Currently, 76% of iPhones released in the last four years and 68% of all iPhones are running the latest OS. The latest OS, iOS 18, has matched its predecessor in overall adoption, with 76% of iPhones from the past four years and 68% of ..

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo continues to offer insights into the iPhone 17 , this time saying that Dynamic Island isn't getting a redesign. Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro It's 2025 which means we're beginning the nine-month march toward the iPhone 17. As a result, we're seeing an influx of rumors and leaks surrounding the next-gen iPhone. This one comes from Ming-Chi Kuo, who posted on X on Friday that he believes Dynamic Island size isn't changing much, if any, across the iPhone 17 lineup. ..

Long-time Apple executive Kim Vorrath has been moved into the Apple Intelligence team following her successes on projects from Apple Vision Pro to the original iPhone. Apple Intelligence and Siri The claim that Apple is behind on artificial intelligence may never go away, despite the company's long history of working in the field. But a new rejigging of staff on the Apple Intelligence project at least suggests that the company believes it has work to do. Specifically, according to Bloomberg , ..

"Severance" director Ben Stiller has shared a video of Apple CEO Tim Cook 's new morning routine, as he goes from being an outie to an innie, in the now famous Lumon elevator. Tim Cook in the "Severance" elevator ??? image credit: Apple "Severance" has played host to skits before, with Stephen Colbert including an extended sequence of him working at Lumon Industries. But for season 2 of the Apple TV+ hit, it was no longer enough to get a comedian in on the act, the show had to go right to the ..

Apple Vision Pro may represent the latest in technological innovations from Apple, but it also acts as an excellent time machine for exploring VR and 3D content spanning back decades. Here are the apps to check out. Apple Vision Pro is an excellent tool for viewing legacy 3D and VR content Humanity has been toying around with the idea of escaping to different realities through technology for decades. Science fiction has depicted everything from goggles to holodecks, and archaic forms of VR and ..

As technology and politics get ever more intertwined, it's time to discuss iPhone 17 rumors, TikTok changes, and the Mac mini as a fashion accessory. You can now update a Mac mini's storage It's been a busy week for politics and while the AppleInsider podcast will be a musical before it's a political show, certain worldwide events in the last few days have had an impact on technology. The most high-profile has been what's happening with TikTok in the US and the rest of the world, but there's ..

Apple has issued a rare statement concerning its CarPlay project, saying that despite delays, the company continues to work with several car makers to bring it to market. The new CarPlay would take over all car information and entertainment functions ??? image credit: Apple This is another rare move from Apple, following its 2022 unusual sneak peek at what it calls the next generation of CarPlay. While various car manufacturers have expressed support for the new system, nothing actually drove ..