Apple in iOS 18.2 has reinstated a Lock Screen feature that was unceremoniously nixed from its iPhone OS two years ago, leaving many users wondering why it was taken away in the first place. The feature in question is the on-screen volume control slider in the Lock Screen media player interface. Prior to 2022, the …
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AirTag 2 Expected to Launch Next Year With ‘Considerable’ Upgrade to Item Tracking
Apple plans to release a second-generation AirTag next year with “considerably” longer range for item tracking, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said the new AirTag will use Apple’s second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, or equivalent technology. The chip debuted last year in the iPhone 15 and the Apple Watch …
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‘iPhone 17 Air’ With ‘Major’ Design Changes and 19-Inch MacBook Detailed in New Report
Apple is planning a series of “major design” and “format changes” for iPhones over the next few years, according to The Wall Street Journal‘s Aaron Tilley and Yang Jie. The paywalled report published today corroborated the widely-rumored “iPhone 17 Air” with an “ultrathin” design that is thinner than current iPhone models. The report did not …
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Apple ‘Working’ on Redesigned Magic Mouse With a Long-Awaited ‘Fix’
Apple is working on a redesigned Magic Mouse that will address some “longstanding complaints,” according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said Apple in recent months has been working on a “full overhaul” of the Magic Mouse with a design that “better fits the modern era.” However, he does not …
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UGREEN Takes Up to 40% Off Uno Chargers and More in Amazon Sale
UGREEN has launched a big holiday sale on its Amazon storefront, with savings on USB-C wall chargers, portable batteries, MagSafe-compatible wireless chargers, and more. This sale includes discounts on UGREEN’s popular Uno line of robotic chargers, which make great holiday gifts. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and …
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Top Stories: iOS 18.2 Out Now, iPhone and Mac Rumors, and More
iOS 18.2 is finally here, delivering several new highly anticipated Apple Intelligence features and expanding availability to new countries. This week also saw a number of hardware rumors including Apple itself leaking the existence of upcoming M4 MacBook Air models, plus we heard details about the next iPhone SE, the so-called “iPhone 17 Air,” next-generation …
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iMac Pro Launched Seven Years Ago Today
Apple’s iMac Pro launched seven years ago today, offering a high-end all-in-one desktop machine to bridge the gap between new Mac Pro models. In April 2017, Apple uncharacteristically apologised for its approach to the Mac in recent years and pre-announced it was working on a “completely rethought” Mac Pro with a modular design, a new …
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iOS 18.2: What You Can Do With Visual Intelligence
Visual Intelligence is an Apple Intelligence feature that’s exclusive to the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models because it relies on the Camera Control button. Visual Intelligence is available as of iOS 18.2, and this guide outlines what it can do. Activating and Using Visual Intelligence To use Visual Intelligence, you need to hold …
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What You Can and Can’t Make With iOS 18.2’s Genmoji Feature
With iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, Apple introduced Genmoji, the feature that lets you create a custom emoji character if there’s not already an emoji that exists for what you want to depict. You can create Genmoji from the emoji keyboard in Messages, Notes, and more, and the characters work much like emoji. Genmoji, like …
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iOS 18.2: Here’s How Mail Categories Work
With iOS 18.2, Apple added a Categories view in the Mail app, which is designed to organize your incoming emails by type. Categories hasn’t been receiving the best response from iPhone users, so we thought we’d check it out. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Mail Categories organizes your email inbox into …
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