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Leaker battle: Will iPhone 18 Pro be aluminum or titanium? The ...

2026-05-26T18:25:47+02:00

Leaker battle: Will iPhone 18 Pro be aluminum or titanium?

The https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone-18 probably won't bring back titanium for the body for many reasons. The rumor mill is still having the aluminum versus titanium debate.

iPhone 17 Pro was a return to aluminum for the line.

The https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone-15-pro and https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone-16 Pro lines used titanium for a strong chassis and premium appearance. While the https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone-17 Pro moved back to aluminum, leakers are still arguing over which metal Apple will use for the iPhone 18 Pro.

In the latest wave of the debate, Weibo leaker Fixed Focus Digital wrote https://weibo.com/5821279480/5302846125506803 that there's little chance of Apple returning to titanium for its premium https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone models.

Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible

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More refunds possible for Apple as Trump's 10% global tariffs ...

2026-05-08T00:48:16+02:00

More refunds possible for Apple as Trump's 10% global tariffs found illegal too

The nearly universal 10% tariffs enacted by Trump have been declared illegal, pending appeal, so Apple may get even more cost reduction across its supply chain and additional refunds.

Liberation Day tariffs and their follow up are both illegal

The so-called "https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/02/trumps-liberation-day-tariffs-hit-every-one-of-apples-international-manufacturing-partners"; on April 2, 2025 hit Apple's supply chain like a ton of bricks. A year later, those "reciprocal" tariffs were https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/20/trumps-reciprocal-tariffs-that-cost-apple-2-billion-shot-down-by-supreme-court and https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/20/trump-fights-back-replaces-struck-down-reciprocal-tariffs-with-10-global-import-tax were put in place immediately.

President Trump attempted to utilize a never-before-used provision to enact the 10% tariffs without congressional approval, but that has backfired. On Thursday, the Court of International Trade has found those new global tariffs were also illegal.

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Report: New Apple CEO's biggest challenge will be retiring ...

2026-04-22T03:42:39+02:00

Report: New Apple CEO's biggest challenge will be retiring leadership & regular churn

Industry-high employee retention levels and executives holding their posts for decades are apparently going to be significant hurdles for incoming Apple CEO https://appleinsider.com/inside/john-ternus.

John Ternus can't invent a time machine fast enough, so he's going to have to pick new Apple leadership, eventually. Image source: Apple

There's been a trend in tech reporting that attempts to make every employment change from the top down a calamitous occasion. Whether it's a https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/12/05/dozens-of-staffers-quit-apple-leaving-behind-only-164000 out of thousands leaving or executives https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/07/07/meta-poaches-apple-intelligence-executive-amid-larger-leadership-restructure with insane pay packages, every departure is treated as a serious problem.

I'm still not entirely sure why.

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Sonnet Echo 21 Thunderbolt 5 SuperDock review: All of the speed, ...

2026-04-22T02:08:13+02:00

Sonnet Echo 21 Thunderbolt 5 SuperDock review: All of the speed, all of the ports

The Sonnet Echo 21 Thunderbolt 5 SuperDock is a fantastic port and storage expansion for new https://appleinsider.com/inside/mac users, and isn't pinched for bandwidth.

Sonnet Echo 21 Thunderbolt 5 SuperDock

We get a lot of docks in for review. A lot.

In many cases, we see docks with a lot of ports, but they connect over 10 gigabit per second USB-C. Worse, downstream ports are listed as providing that same 10 Gbit/sec.

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Latest 'Star Wars' movie cut unnecessary costs by using ...

2026-04-22T01:53:42+02:00

Latest 'Star Wars' movie cut unnecessary costs by using Apple Vision Pro

Director Jon Favreau says a specialized app let him better frame IMAX shots using a virtual theater environment in https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-vision-pro. He cites it as one method to cut back on reshoots and reduce costs.

Apple Vision Pro could become a useful tool in filmmaking

Filmmaking has only become more and more expensive even as commercialized tools make the medium more accessible. It's easier than ever to grab a smartphone and shoot some footage, but https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/07/29/28-years-later-director-danny-boyle-discusses-iphone-filmmaking-benefits isn't so simple.

In https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni/id1612131897?i=1000761907099 conducted by The Town podcast during Cinemacon, Jon Favreau discussed ways that technology was helping reduce costs in filmmaking. One of the tools he mentioned was Apple Vision Pro.

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Apple will not buy Disney, no matter how often it hears that it ...

2026-04-21T22:01:02+02:00

Apple will not buy Disney, no matter how often it hears that it will

Tenth time still isn't the charm. One day after Tim Cook announced that he was handing the reigns to John Ternus, an analyst that has beaten this drum before is again saying today that a sale of Disney to Apple can and must happen. That sale is even less likely to happen now, than it was the last nine times we've updated this story.

It may have made Apple Park, but Apple is not going to take over Disney's magic kingdom

The rumor that Apple will buy Disney is as old as the iPod and it's lasted through a couple of Disney CEOs now. You'd think that analysts would have figured out that it isn't going to happen.

Or at least they should have begun to see that clickbait headlines about why Apple must buy Disney have to be losing their pull as the years go by and Apple keeps on doing nothing of the sort.

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'Healthy' Cook plans for a long stay at Apple as chairman ...

2026-04-21T20:48:58+02:00

'Healthy' Cook plans for a long stay at Apple as chairman

While https://appleinsider.com/inside/tim-cook won't be CEO at Apple after September, he still plans to remain as the executive chairman for quite some time.

Outgoing CEO Tim Cook

On Monday, https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/20/tim-cook-thanks-users-apple-employees-after-15-years-of-being-ceo that CEO Tim Cook will be leaving the role on September 1 as part of a planned transition, with https://appleinsider.com/inside/john-ternus set to take over the position. While Cook will be out of the hot seat, he intends to be a presence at Apple for a while longer.

Speaking at an all-hands meeting with employees after the announcement, Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/apple-s-cook-says-he-s-healthy-will-be-chairman-for-long-time that the 65-year-old Cook said he was "healthy" and had plans to stay as executive chairman.

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Network security requirements for developers to become more ...

2026-04-21T20:44:45+02:00

Network security requirements for developers to become more strict with OS 27 releases

Rigorous network security requirements are set to arrive with https://appleinsider.com/inside/ios-27, and they will be especially significant for developers and IT administrators.

iOS 27 will ship with updated network security requirements.

iOS 27 and its corresponding updates are still more than a month away, but we already have a good idea of what to expect. Apple itself, for instance, has confirmed that macOS 27 would https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/09/macos-tahoe-is-the-last-big-update-for-intel-macs for Intel https://appleinsider.com/inside/mac.

Now, the company has outlined yet another change in its upcoming software updates, one which will impact device management service developers and IT administrators more than the average user.

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Satechi's ChargeView 140W Desktop Charger shows how much ...

2026-04-21T19:31:40+02:00

Satechi's ChargeView 140W Desktop Charger shows how much power you're using

The Satechi ChargeView 140W Desktop Charger not only recharges your https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone on your desk, but it also has a display to show real-time power output.

Satechi ChargeView 140W Desktop Charger

The latest charger from Satechi is the https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=92183&awinaffid=1946343&campaign=&clickref=news-othr&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fsatechi.com%2Fproducts%2Fchargeview-140w-desktop-charger&platform=pl. As the descriptive name says, it's a charger that runs at up to 140W in total, and is designed to sit on your desk.

As a Gallium Nitride charger, it's compact, so it won't take that much desk space up for your other devices. It also ships with a small stand, so you can have it standing tall on its side or in landscape mode and angled up.

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President Trump praises Tim Cook, but threatens any firm that ...

2026-04-21T19:29:17+02:00

President Trump praises Tim Cook, but threatens any firm that claims back tariffs

In interviews and more social media posts, US President Trump has credited himself for https://appleinsider.com/inside/tim-cook's success, but says he's honored Apple hasn't asked for its tariff refund.

Apple CEO Tim Cook and President Donald Trump

While the administration is now https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/20/tariff-refunds-have-started-but-apple-wont-see-cash-back-for-months to pay back tariffs it illegally imposed on US businesses, reportedly Apple has yet to apply for the refund. Apple has not commented on this, but President Trump was asked if it were true, and if the company didn't want to offend him.

"I think it's brilliant if they don't do that," https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mjz2ee2jaz2m CNBC. "Actually, if they don't do that, they got to know me very well. I'm very honored by what you just said. If they don't do that, I'll remember them."

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Save up to $400 on Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro with M5 ...

2026-04-21T19:25:29+02:00

Save up to $400 on Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max

Apple Premier Partner Expercom has slashed prices by up to $400 on the new 2026 16-inch MacBook Pro with your choice of an M5 Pro or M5 Max chip.

Save up to $400 on Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro.

Both retail and configure-to-order (CTO) models are heavily discounted with month-end deals at Expercom. Save https://expercom.com/collections/macbook-pro?sca_ref=7663387.E9TS6ofGaRMDp&sca_source=da-macp-16in-up-to-400-off-042126 on both Standard Display and Nano-texture options with your choice of Apple's M5 Pro or M5 Max chip.

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Apple Pay wins at the Webbys as a Messi campaign takes the ...

2026-04-21T18:39:34+02:00

Apple Pay wins at the Webbys as a Messi campaign takes the spotlight

Apple's results at the 2026 Webby Awards emphasize the company's wide-ranging focus on both services and marketing, with wins for https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-pay and a Messi sports campaign.

Apple Pay

Apple Pay has won both a general Webby Award and a People's Voice Award in the ceremony's Shopping & Retail, Consumer Apps category. The company's video "Lionel Messi Intercepts the Super Bowl" also won the Social Video, Individual award.

The Webby Awards are presented by the https://www.webbyawards.com. The program recognizes excellence across apps, video, podcasts, and digital media.

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'Silo' will reveal more secrets as its third season ...

2026-04-21T17:11:30+02:00

'Silo' will reveal more secrets as its third season premieres in July

Apple TV's hit science fiction dystopian drama "Silo" is gearing up to return to the small screen this summer, with a storyline revealing how its society was forced underground.

Image Credit: Apple TV

The third season will continue the saga of 10,000 people living in a silo, and for the first time tell it over two timelines. In the present, Juliette Nichols (star and executive producer Rebecca Fergusson) has survived her forced "cleaning" as the silo reels from the rebellion.

As that story continues from the events in the previous two seasons, the other looks into the origins of the silo. Some time in the past, a journalist and congressman uncover a conspiracy that sets off a chain of catastrophic, irreversible consequences.

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Beats brings out Onyx Black Solo 4 collab with Jennie alongside ...

2026-04-21T17:03:25+02:00

Beats brings out Onyx Black Solo 4 collab with Jennie alongside longer charging cables

Apple subsidiary Beats has introduced a bunch of new extra-long cables, alongside a collaborative version of the Beats Solo 4 with Jennie from the K-pop group Blackpink.

Jennie wearing the special edition Onyx Black version of Beats Solo 4. Image Credit: Beats

In a pair of announcements on Tuesday, Beats has introduced two different product variations to its catalog. One being a collaboration with a music star, and the other being an extension of an accessory.

The collaboration between Beats and Jennie, best known for her role in the K-pop sensation Blackpink, has resulted in the release of a new Onyx Black version of its popular headphones. The Beats Solo 4 - Jennie Special Edition was originally launched in https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/09/03/beats-solo-4-launches-special-ruby-red-jennie-edition in Ruby Red, but now there's an Onyx Black version to match.

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A long-planned Apple CEO transition meets an analyst-driven AI ...

2026-04-21T16:43:17+02:00

A long-planned Apple CEO transition meets an analyst-driven AI hype cycle

Apple's orderly CEO handoff is already being interpreted by analysts as an AI turning point, despite little evidence the company is changing course.

Apple CEO John Ternus

The company announced that https://appleinsider.com/inside/tim-cook will move into an executive chairman role later in 2026, with senior vice president of hardware engineering https://appleinsider.com/inside/john-ternus stepping in as CEO. The transition is set for September and follows what Apple describes as a long-running succession plan.

Cook will remain involved at the board level and continue policy engagement, keeping him tied to Apple's broader direction. Ternus, a long-tenured leader within Apple's hardware organization, https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/20/john-ternus-in-as-apple-ceo-cook-becoming-apple-executive-chairman day-to-day operations.

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Paul McCartney shares backstage footage of his Apple Park ...

2026-04-21T16:10:02+02:00

Paul McCartney shares backstage footage of his Apple Park anniversary concert

Apple may not have shared much of its anniversary party, but now Paul McCartney has released video of him meeting https://appleinsider.com/inside/tim-cook, reminiscing over Steve Jobs, and performing at Apple Park.

Paul McCartney (right) meets Tim Cook at Apple Park - image credit: McCartney

Apple turned 50 earlier this month, and to celebrate, Paul McCartney visited https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-park to partake in the celebrations. McCartney has now released a video on his YouTube channel, showing Cook taking him on a walking tour of the Apple Park campus. It includes a look at the https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/04/exhibition-at-apple-park-lets-employees-get-close-to-apples-history, which is part of Apple's internal celebrations.

https://www.youtube.com/c/appleinsider?sub_confirmation=1

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Apple's Samsung Korea demand prompts DOJ rebuke in antitrust ...

2026-04-21T15:58:23+02:00

Apple's Samsung Korea demand prompts DOJ rebuke in antitrust lawsuit

The U.S. Department of Justice has complained about Apple's request for evidence from Samsung in its antitrust lawsuit, calling it a waste of time due to being too late in the process.

Apple Park

In https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/09/apple-doj-antitrust-case-goes-to-south-korea-in-latest-evidence-request-from-apple, Apple turned to the Hague Convention to demand documents from Samsung Korea, to help deal with its antitrust lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ has now criticized the move because of its impeccably bad timing.

The DOJ sued Apple for allegedly stifling competition through proprietary hardware and software in https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/03/21/us-doj-takes-on-apple-in-massive-antitrust-suit-after-years-of-investigations. After https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/07/30/apple-hits-back-at-doj-antitrust-suit-paragraph-by-paragraph-in-scathing-response and https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/05/21/apple-fires-back-at-doj-antitrust-case-calls-for-immediate-dismissal, the lawsuit moved forward into the discovery phase in https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/30/apple-loses-bid-to-dismiss-wide-ranging-doj-antitrust-case.

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High-resolution 200MP camera now expected in 2028 iPhone A future ...

2026-04-21T14:20:36+02:00

High-resolution 200MP camera now expected in 2028 iPhone

A future https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone will almost certainly get a 200-megapixel telephoto camera, but you will have to wait for it. An indecisive leaker now insists it will come by 2028.

Apple's Pro-tier iPhones will probably get a 200MP first

Apple is always keen to improve the imaging capabilities of the iPhone, with it being a https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/08/25/how-steve-jobss-legacy-still-drives-the-shot-on-iphone-ad-agency. While it has settled on 48-megapixel sensors so far and has resisted the move to triple-digit resolutions, it will inevitably join its rivals in doing so.

A https://weibo.com/6048569942/QBORVcxP0 by serial Weibo-based leaker Digital Chat Station says that there will be a wait, but not necessarily a massive one. According to the leaker's supply chain sources, Apple is currently evaluating a 200-megapixel periscope telephoto lens.

Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible

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Ternus will be more decisive than Tim Cook, claims one insider ...

2026-04-21T14:16:18+02:00

Ternus will be more decisive than Tim Cook, claims one insider

Unsurprisingly, the first reactions from inside Apple to https://appleinsider.com/inside/john-ternus becoming CEO are positive, but one source insists he will be better at making decisions than Cook.

Incoming Apple CEO John Ternus during an iPad launch - image credit: Apple

From September 1, 2026, Apple will have its https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/20/john-ternus-in-as-apple-ceo-cook-becoming-apple-executive-chairman as John Ternus takes over from https://appleinsider.com/inside/tim-cook. As markets react to the news, Bloomberg claims to have the https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/apple-bets-new-ceo-john-ternus-will-bring-back-jobs-era-decisiveness on just how the news has been received by Apple staff.

It refers to multiple colleagues of Ternus's, reporting that they have described him as willing to make decisions. In comparison, Cook was reportedly more prone to take a consensus before acting.

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Apple TV's 'The Savant' to premiere in July after ...

2026-04-21T05:18:46+02:00

Apple TV's 'The Savant' to premiere in July after politically-motivated delay

The Charlie Kirk assassination drove Apple to postpone the release of a politically charged series called "The Savant." The decision led to pushback, but a new release has been set for July 2026.

'The Savant' will debut in July

The more products and services that Apple offers, the more likely it is to cross paths with modern events. While Apple had nothing to do with the murder of Charlie Kirk, it felt the need to push a show's debut that hit a little too close to home.

According to https://variety.com/2026/tv/columns/jessica-chastain-apple-tv-finally-release-the-savant-after-postponement-charlie-kirk-assassination-1236725384/ from Variety, The Savant will finally debut in July 2026, nearly a year from its original air date. Apple hasn't updated its release date information on the website, but the news comes direct from show lead Jessica Chastain.

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New Apple hardware chief wastes little time in introducing five ...

2026-04-21T04:01:11+02:00

New Apple hardware chief wastes little time in introducing five underlings

Apple may have combined its two hardware teams into one under https://appleinsider.com/inside/johny-srouji, but he's taken it a step further by segmenting his hardware group into five. Though not much really changed.

Apple's newest c-suite member Johny Srouji

Apple CEO https://appleinsider.com/inside/tim-cook is https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/20/john-ternus-in-as-apple-ceo-cook-becoming-apple-executive-chairman and giving the position to https://appleinsider.com/inside/john-ternus, who is currently the SVP of Hardware Engineering. That position is https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/20/apple-leadership-shakeup-places-johny-srouji-as-new-hardware-chief by Johny Srouji, who will now be the Chief Hardware Officer.

According to an internal memo https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/apple-to-focus-hardware-team-on-five-areas-under-johny-srouji Bloomberg, Srouji introduced his five areas of focus and the leaders reporting to him. There are zero surprises or any real notable change.

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Don't expect changes from Apple anytime soon, even with new ...

2026-04-21T01:44:27+02:00

Don't expect changes from Apple anytime soon, even with new leadership

We're already seeing claims on social media that https://appleinsider.com/inside/john-ternus will change everything, quickly. Almost nothing changed in the first few years under Tim Cook, and even less will now.

No single person has the power to change Apple overnight

Apple's leadership history is punctuated by three significant events: https://appleinsider.com/inside/steve-jobs leaving, https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/17/apple-at-50-gil-amelio-the-ceo-who-brought-back-steve-jobs, and https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/10/05/remembering-steve-jobs-seven-years-after-his-death. The https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/20/john-ternus-in-as-apple-ceo-cook-becoming-apple-executive-chairman in September 2026 will be the first low-drama change the position has seen since the company's inception.

When https://appleinsider.com/inside/tim-cook took over from Steve Jobs, it was after years of careful consideration. He wasn't picked by Jobs by accident, nor was he rushed into the job beyond Jobs' untimely death.

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How Tim Cook started at Apple in 1998, and how 15 years of being ...

2026-04-20T23:43:56+02:00

How Tim Cook started at Apple in 1998, and how 15 years of being the CEO ends

Apple CEO https://appleinsider.com/inside/tim-cook is stepping down from his position after 15 years, leaving a 28-year legacy at the company. Here's how Cook started at Apple, and how it's winding down.

Tim Cook [left] with Steve Jobs [right]

The departure of Cook to the board brings to an end a long tenure at Apple, one which saw him assist with growing the company into one of the world's tech giants. He arrived at Apple in the wake of Steve Jobs' return, and was instrumental in the turnaround of the company, to the economic behemoth it has become since.

Here's how Cook got started with Apple, and significant mile-markers along the way.

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Arthur Levinson to become Apple's Lead Independent Director ...

2026-04-20T23:21:03+02:00

Arthur Levinson to become Apple's Lead Independent Director

Arthur Levinson, who has spent more than fifteen years on Apple's board as the non-executive chairman, is set to take on a new role at the company.

Arthur Levinson will become Apple's Lead Independent Director.

As part of Apple's https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/20/john-ternus-in-as-apple-ceo-cook-becoming-apple-executive-chairman plan, https://appleinsider.com/inside/john-ternus is taking over as CEO, and https://appleinsider.com/inside/tim-cook is set to become the company's executive chairman. Meanwhile, the current non-executive chairman, Arthur Levinson, will assume a new position within Apple.

In a https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo/ on the Apple website, the company revealed that Arthur Levinson will become its lead independent director, starting September 1, 2026.

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Apple's new CEO: Who is John Ternus? ...

2026-04-20T23:16:41+02:00

Apple's new CEO: Who is John Ternus?

https://appleinsider.com/inside/john-ternus was the center of speculation as being the best and most likely choice for the next Apple CEO, and those predictions came true. Who is he, and how did he get here?

John Ternus

Apple, like many other massive companies with giant workforces and a decades-long history, has to plan for the future direction of the company. Part of that preparation involves determining who will take https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/11/15/apples-succession-planning-efforts-step-up-to-find-tim-cooks-replacement after the current leader departs, and what to do to prepare for that inevitability.

For Apple and its aging leadership, Apple had to find its replacement for https://appleinsider.com/inside/tim-cook. Even though Cook wasn't thought to be https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/11/23/apple-ceo-tim-cook-isnt-retiring-in-2026, the sheer size and number of moving parts at Apple meant it had to prepare in advance, so there's enough of a runway for the heir to the position to get ready, as well as the company itself.

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Tim Cook thanks users & Apple employees after 15 years of ...

2026-04-20T23:12:05+02:00

Tim Cook thanks users & Apple employees after 15 years of being CEO

Following Monday's CEO transition announcement, Tim Cook has published a letter to the world, spanning humble beginnings to being the head of perhaps the most powerful company in the world.

Tim Cook thanking WWDC attendees

Tim Cook and John Ternus are two Apple employees of just a handful left that have worked for decades. And now that Tim Cook is stepping back a bit to be Apple Executive Chairman instead of Chief Operating Officer, he has taken some time to reminisce a bit, and thank both employees and Apple customers.

Below is the letter in its entirety.

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Apple leadership shakeup places Johny Srouji as new hardware ...

2026-04-20T22:57:43+02:00

Apple leadership shakeup places Johny Srouji as new hardware chief

Senior vice president of Hardware Technologies, Johny Srouji, is stepping up to Chief Hardware Officer as he takes over future CEO John Ternus' role.

Johny Srouji is now Chief Hardware Officer

Apple has https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/20/john-ternus-in-as-apple-ceo-cook-becoming-apple-executive-chairman the expected news that https://appleinsider.com/inside/tim-cook is stepping down as CEO and will be replaced by https://appleinsider.com/inside/john-ternus. The transition will take place over the summer.

Alongside that groundbreaking news, Apple also revealed a promotion for hardware chief Johny Srouji. He will absorb Ternus' previous position of SVP Hardware Engineering and combine it with SVP Hardware Technologies to become Chief Hardware Officer.

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John Ternus in as Apple CEO, Cook becoming Apple Executive ...

2026-04-20T22:51:35+02:00

John Ternus in as Apple CEO, Cook becoming Apple Executive Chairman

In a surprise announcement on Monday, Apple announced its transition plan,with John Ternus stepping into Tim Cook's CEO position, effective September 1, 2026.

John Ternus

"Cook will continue in his role as CEO through the summer as he works closely with Ternus on a smooth transition," Apple said in a statement. "As executive chairman, Cook will assist with certain aspects of the company, including engaging with policymakers around the world."

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Second Apple Music outage in a week stops some customers from ...

2026-04-20T22:08:34+02:00

Second Apple Music outage in a week stops some customers from streaming

An https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-music problem has left subscribers unable to stream their favorite songs, and Apple has yet to resolve the issue.

Apple Music is currently down.

According to Apple's https://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/ page, Apple Music was hit by an outage at 2:38 PM Eastern Time, meaning the service has been down for just over an hour at the time of writing. The webpage says that Apple Music users "may be experiencing intermittent issues with this service."

That kind of outage means that some users in unspecified regions may not be able to access the service. Either streaming won't work, songs won't download, or some portions of the app may not be accessible.

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Spring 2027 iPhone 18 & iPhone 18e may be more alike than ...

2026-04-20T20:44:51+02:00

Smart glasses race heats up as Apple prepares for late 2026 entry ...

2026-04-20T19:26:15+02:00

Smart glasses race heats up as Apple prepares for late 2026 entry

The concept of smart glasses is heating up again across the tech industry, and Apple's long-rumored plans are starting to come into sharper focus as competition builds.

Render of Apple's smart glasses

The company is preparing to launch its first smart glasses by late 2026 as it moves into a growing field of AI wearables. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports in an interview that Apple is targeting a holiday-season debut to meet rising competition.

The product is expected to https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/12/apples-future-smart-glasses-plan-is-just-part-of-a-larger-computer-vision-play, audio, and https://appleinsider.com/inside/siri instead of a built-in display. Apple's approach positions the glasses as an extension of the https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone rather than a replacement for it.

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Third round of iOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5 developer betas are out ...

2026-04-20T19:25:27+02:00

Third round of iOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5 developer betas are out now

The third developer betas for https://appleinsider.com/inside/ios-26, iPadOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and macOS Tahoe 26.5 are now available for testing.

Apple's hardware that works with the 26-generation operating systems - Image Credit: Apple

The third developer betas for iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and https://appleinsider.com/inside/macos-tahoe 26.5 come after the second, which appeared on https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/13/testing-of-second-ios-265-macos-265-developer-beta-builds-now-underway. The first round arrived on https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/30/first-ios-265-macos-265-developer-betas-now-available-for-testing, however, Apple re-released the developer beta for iOS 26.5 on https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/03/ios-265-developer-beta-1-gets-revised-release-for-reasons-unknown, with a new build number.

- iOS 26.5 build 3 is 23F5059e, replacing 23F5054h

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Best Apple deals: $99 AirPods 4, $56 AirTag 4-Pack, $2,499 M5 Pro ...

2026-04-20T17:36:19+02:00

Best Apple deals: $99 AirPods 4, $56 AirTag 4-Pack, $2,499 M5 Pro 16-inch MacBook Pro

Fresh deals are in effect this Monday, with a 4-pack of first-gen AirTags on sale for $56.99, while AirPods 4 are back down to $99. The new M5 Pro 16-inch MacBook Pro is also $200 off.

Grab a steeper price drop on Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro today.

We're following fresh price drops on new and blowout Apple gear this Monday, with standout deals on AirTags, AirPods, and 2026 MacBook Pros.

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Tariff refunds have started, but Apple won't see cash back ...

2026-04-20T17:12:52+02:00

Tariff refunds have started, but Apple won't see cash back for months

The feds are gearing up to pay out refunds to businesses affected by the Trump administration's reciprocal tariffs, but Apple won't see one dime of the $3.2 billion it has already paid likely until July 2026.

Trump launching his tariffs in April 2205

On Monday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it has begun developing a refund program to pay back some of the import duties imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The program is known as Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE).

CAPE is voluntary, and Importers of Record (IORs) and Customs brokers will need to apply via the ACE portal to get the refunds. The process seems https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/trade-remedies/ieepa-duty-refunds.

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An expected iPhone model will probably drop off the iOS 27 ...

2026-04-20T17:06:10+02:00

An expected iPhone model will probably drop off the iOS 27 compatibility list

A plausible leak claims to have the complete list of iPhones that will support the forthcoming https://appleinsider.com/inside/ios-27, and which ones will forever remain on iOS 26.

Apple's iPhone 11 will not run iOS 27, claims leaker

Apple does work to make its newest releases of iOS work on as many generations of its iPhones as possible, but there is always a limit. With https://appleinsider.com/inside/ios-26, for instance, the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/06/09/what-iphones-and-ipads-will-run-ios-26-ipados-26.

Now while Apple has yet to provide a compatibility list, and won't until https://appleinsider.com/inside/wwdc 2026, a leaker claims to have all of the details. According to leaker Instant Digital on the Weibo Chinese social media site, iOS 27 will https://www.weibo.com/5143897135/QBxDbdk6A on these iPhones:

Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely

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Epic 'Earthset' video was shot on iPhone, and is a ...

2026-04-20T17:01:51+02:00

Epic 'Earthset' video was shot on iPhone, and is a must-watch

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman has shared a spectacular "Earthset" video from the Artemis II mission, shot on https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone. You really need to watch it.

Earthset, shot on iPhone - Image Credit: Reid Wiseman

The Artemis II mission has been a big marketing boon for Apple, due to the astronauts being supplied the https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone-17 Pro Max for the round-Moon flight. While there have been https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/05/nasa-shares-artemis-ii-crews-iphone-shots-from-space shared from the mission, with some short on the iPhones, one just-released video has taken space imaging to another level.

Posted to X https://x.com/astro_reid/status/2046009031613907029#m, Commander Reid Wiseman shared a vertical video shot through a window. The 53-second clip shows the horizon of the Moon as the astronauts flew by, with the Earth peeking around the side.

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Apple TV audio issues, testing Aqara P100 & more on Smart ...

2026-04-20T16:57:24+02:00

Apple TV audio issues, testing Aqara P100 & more on Smart Home Insider

On this week's episode of the Smart Home Insider podcast, an Amazon Fire TV hardware update, testing the Aqara P100 multi-sensor, setting up Apple TV audio properly, and more exciting home automation news.

Smart Home Insider Podcast

Amazon kicked off the news with several updates to its Fire TV lineup. Most notable was the $35 Fire Stick HD that is now 30% faster and can be powered directly from a TV's USB port.

It is running Amazon's new operating system Vega that will be on all Fire devices going forward. Plus, it has Alexa+ built-in to help with your TV watching as well as control your smart home devices.

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Mac sales on the rise, prior to RAM & SSD pricing hammering ...

2026-04-20T16:22:16+02:00

Mac sales on the rise, prior to RAM & SSD pricing hammering PC market

Apple's https://appleinsider.com/inside/mac shipments outpaced the PC market in the first quarter of 2026, but the growth reflects a mix of product timing and industry-wide pressure rather than a clean demand rebound.

A stack of MacBooks

In the first quarter of 2026, global PC shipments hit 63.3 million units, marking a 3.2% increase https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/22/macbook-shipments-soared-in-2025-but-tariffs-played-a-bigger-role. The rise was driven by consumers and businesses rushing to buy PCs before anticipated memory price hikes.

Additionally, the large number of existing Windows 10 systems prompted many to upgrade, affecting both the consumer and commercial sectors.

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Apple TV reaping the benefits of stale content on bigger ...

2026-04-20T15:24:00+02:00

Apple TV reaping the benefits of stale content on bigger streamers

Apple TV is gaining ground in the U.S. streaming market. Here's how much Apple TV viewership has grown over the last few years, and how the gap is narrowing among the top platforms.

Apple TV 4K

Streaming spent the last decade rewarding scale, with Netflix and Prime Video building libraries so large that finding something to watch became a chore. Scale still defines the top tier, but oversized catalogs now slow people down instead of pulling them in.

New Q1 2026 data from JustWatch, based on more than 35 million U.S. streaming interactions between January 1 and March 31, shows the gap beginning to tighten. Netflix leads at 19% and Prime Video follows at 17%, while Disney+ holds 16% and https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-tv has climbed to 12%.

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These are rumored to be the four iPhone 18 Pro colors The rumor ...

2026-04-20T14:10:30+02:00

These are rumored to be the four iPhone 18 Pro colors

The rumor mill is still churning on the https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone-18 colors, with a new leak showing what the colors may be.

Four possible colors of iPhone 18 Pro

The https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone rumor mill has been on a bit of a color kick lately, with multiple rumors claiming to know which Apple will use in 2028. For the iPhone 18 Pro, it seems that there could be four colors on the way.

The image https://m.weibo.cn/status/QBzya5nAP?jumpfrom=weibocom by Weibo leaker Ice Universe shows what appear to be rear camera plateaus for the iPhone 18 Pro. It is unclear where they were sourced from, but they may be shots gathered from an accessory maker, rather than the actual Apple supply chain.

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India says Apple can't delay investigation of a potential $38 ...

2026-04-20T13:58:02+02:00

India says Apple can't delay investigation of a potential $38 billion fine

Regulators in India have set a final hearing date over the country's potential $38 billion antitrust fine against Apple and the https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store. Apple is apparently not cooperating.

Tim Cook in a previous visit to India — image credit: Apple

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) determined in https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/07/12/indias-antitrust-regulator-accuses-apple-of-abusing-its-market-dominance that Apple has "significant influence" over digital products and services, and that it has abused its market dominance. Consequently, the CCI imposed a fine, but in March of the same year, revised laws came into effect which meant that this fine could be much greater.

Apple is https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/01/08/india-fights-apples-attempts-to-reduce-a-potential-38-billion-fine which lets India set fines based on global turnover instead of local. According to Reuters, has so far https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/apple-withholds-data-india-antitrust-case-watchdog-sets-final-hearing-2026-04-20/ financial details that the CCI says it needs to calculate the fine.

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Sunday Reboot: Japan ads, AI assistance, and a nice retirement In ...

2026-04-19T22:05:13+02:00

Sunday Reboot: Japan ads, AI assistance, and a nice retirement

In this week's "Sunday Reboot," Apple Japan shines with its delightful ads, Siri engineers learn about AI, and a feel-good Apple executive retirement story.

Ads, AI, and retirement

Sunday Reboot is a weekly column covering some of the lighter stories within the Apple reality distortion field from the past seven days. All to get the next week underway with a good first step.

This week, users were scammed by https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/15/freecash-app-scammed-users-and-the-app-store-for-months-before-removal that somehow got through https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store review, researchers came up with a way to https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/15/improbable-visa-iphone-loophole-leads-to-apple-pay-heist-thatll-never-happen-to-you from a locked https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone, and details surfaced about a https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/16/apple-immersive-video-documentary-pilot-died-in-microlight-aircraft-crash for an Apple Immersive Video documentary.

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iOS 27's home screen update will make customization even ...

2026-04-19T20:36:50+02:00

iOS 27's home screen update will make customization even easier

Apple will be making it easier for users to lay out apps and widgets on the https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone home screen, thanks to a new addition to the UI in iOS 27.

You can already do a lot with the iOS home screen.

In more recent updates to https://appleinsider.com/inside/ios and its other operating systems, Apple has made it gradually easier to personalize https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/06/11/how-ios-18-lets-you-neatly-rearrange-app-icons-and-home-screen-widgets. If a report about https://appleinsider.com/inside/ios-27 is accurate, that release could make things even easier.

According to Mark Gurman in his "Power On" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-19/apple-ios-27-siri-interface-ios-27-details-mac-studio-touch-macbook-release-mo5u23o7 for Bloomberg, Apple is testing a new home screen customization option. The tweak consists of new options in an existing menu, to allow users to revert mistakes.

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Mac Studio, touchscreen MacBook Pro delayed by memory shortages ...

2026-04-19T16:55:00+02:00

WWDC 2026's focus will be on iOS 27's Siri overhaul ...

2026-04-19T16:43:24+02:00

Crime blotter: Second suspect sought in $2 million iPhone theft ...

2026-04-19T13:26:11+02:00

Crime blotter: Second suspect sought in $2 million iPhone theft

iPads are stolen from a Best Buy, G-Love is caught up in the fake Ledger app scam, and AirTags solve two thefts, all in this week's Apple Crime Blotter.

Man in handcuffs. Image Credit: Pixabay

The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, looking at the world of Apple-related crime.

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B&H's $299 Samsung 32-inch M8 USB-C monitor deal ends ...

2026-04-19T07:08:47+02:00

B&H's $299 Samsung 32-inch M8 USB-C monitor deal ends today

B&H's flash Deal Zone offers a $400 discount on Samsung's M8 32-inch 4K Smart Monitor, which pairs well with Macs.

Grab Samsung's 32-inch M8 USB-C Monitor for just $299.99 today only.

You can pick up the Samsung M8 Smart Monitor https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1883346-REG/samsung_ls32fm803unxza_m80f_32_4k_hdr.html/BI/1717/KBID/2301/SID/da-disp-samsung-m8-299-dz-041926 today only during B&H's Deal Zone savings event.

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ICE monitoring app takedowns violated the First Amendment A court ...

2026-04-18T17:18:33+02:00

ICE monitoring app takedowns violated the First Amendment

A court has stopped the U.S. government from forcing Apple to take down ICE reporting apps from the https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store, due to it being a violation of the First Amendment.

Image credit: TheFire.org

In https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/12/lawsuit-alleges-apple-and-others-were-coerced-to-censor-ice-monitoring-tools, a lawsuit from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (https://www.fire.org/) took aim at the U.S. government over the right to report the activities of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE).

The preliminary finding, issued on April 17, lands in FIRE's favor, with the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice being prevented from coercing Apple and Facebook into removing apps and interfering with communications.

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USITC won't allow Masimo to bring back the Apple Watch ban ...

2026-04-18T16:07:43+02:00

USITC won't allow Masimo to bring back the Apple Watch ban

The USITC has denied a request by Masimo to reinstate a ban on the https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-watch, closing its case on alleged blood oxygen patent infringement.

The rear sensor of the Apple Watch

The https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/01/09/masimo-sues-apple-over-apple-watch-patents-alleged-theft-of-trade-secrets over the Apple Watch has continued, this time with a partial win for Apple. In the latest development, which saw Masimo accuse Apple of infringing on its blood oxygen patents, the medical tech firm was denied a review of a preliminary ruling.

On https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/19/masimo-wins-hollow-victory-over-apple-watchs-blood-oxygen-sensors, the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit backed the https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/01/11/judge-rules-apple-watch-infringes-masimo-pulse-oximetry-patent by the International Trade Commission. However, on March 18, the ITC made a ruling that Apple wouldn't have to do anything else to remedy the case.

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U.S. ITC won't allow Masimo to bring back the Apple Watch ban ...

2026-04-18T14:13:52+02:00

U.S. ITC won't allow Masimo to bring back the Apple Watch ban

The U.S. ITC has denied a request by Masimo to reinstate a ban on the https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-watch, closing its case on alleged blood oxygen patent infringement.

The rear sensor of the Apple Watch

The https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/01/09/masimo-sues-apple-over-apple-watch-patents-alleged-theft-of-trade-secrets over the Apple Watch has continued, this time with a partial win for Apple. In the latest development, which saw Masimo accuse Apple of infringing on its blood oxygen patents, the medical tech firm was denied a review of a preliminary ruling.

On https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/19/masimo-wins-hollow-victory-over-apple-watchs-blood-oxygen-sensors, the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit backed the https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/01/11/judge-rules-apple-watch-infringes-masimo-pulse-oximetry-patent by the International Trade Commission. However, on March 18, the ITC made a ruling that Apple wouldn't have to do anything else to remedy the case.

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Weekend Apple Watch Series 11 deals deliver prices as low as $299 ...

2026-04-17T23:29:27+02:00

Weekend Apple Watch Series 11 deals deliver prices as low as $299

Save $100 on numerous Apple Watch Series 11 styles this weekend, including aluminum and titanium options.

Grab an Apple Watch Series 11 from just $299 this weekend - Image credit: Apple

Amazon's Apple Watch deals have ramped up for the second half of April, with the 42mm Series 11 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQFL8PZ5/?th=1&tag=apinsiderdeals-20, the lowest price on record, for the weekend.

https://amazon.com/dp/B0FQF9ZX7P/?th=1&tag=apinsiderdeals-20

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India won't force Apple to preinstall its state-run app on ...

2026-04-17T22:27:17+02:00

India won't force Apple to preinstall its state-run app on iPhone after all

India's government has abandoned its proposal that would require smartphone manufacturers to preinstall the state-owned biometric identification app, Aadhaar, on phones.

India drops proposal mandating Apple preinstall national ID app

https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/12/01/india-demands-apple-preinstall-government-security-app-onto-iphones India's Ministry of Communications issued a directive ordering smartphone producers to preload Aadhaar on any phone sold within the country. The order would have affected Apple, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi.

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/india-drops-proposal-mandate-national-id-app-aadhaar-smartphones-after-pushback-2026-04-17/ Reuters, India's IT ministry has since reviewed the proposal and "is not in favour of mandating the pre-installation of the Aadhaar App on smartphones." The ministry said the decision came after it held a "consultation with stakeholders from the electronics industry."

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Aspekt Touch 4K Monitor with Mac mini dock is cool, but $2200 is ...

2026-04-17T21:18:10+02:00

Aspekt Touch 4K Monitor with Mac mini dock is cool, but $2200 is too expensive

So far in our testing, the Aspekt Touch 4K UHD Monitor touchscreen works pretty well with macOS drawing apps, and the Omni Fold stand https://appleinsider.com/inside/mac-mini dock is cool. The combo costing more than a Studio Display is a turn-off.

The new Aspekt Touch 4K Monitor with Mac mini dock

We talked about this pair in a news post a few months ago, you guys had opinions, and I knew almost instantly that we'd have to get it on our test bench. We've had this combo for all of 24 hours at this point, and we thought we'd talk a bit about it now, in advance of a full review later.

Let's get into the hardware. The https://alogic.co/products/aspekt-touch-32-4k-uhd-docking-monitor-with-touchscreen-and-145w-usb-charging?ref=odc5nzg&variant=48884245758260&tm_hands-on-alogic-aspekt-mac-mini-dock=appleinsider is a decently-performing 4K display, with integrated touch. The main issue with touch here is not the hardware, but macOS.

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Aspekt Touch 4K Monitor with Mac mini dock is cool, but $2200 is ...

2026-04-17T19:36:43+02:00

App Store scams are getting worse and Apple isn't doing ...

2026-04-17T19:04:37+02:00

App Store scams are getting worse and Apple isn't doing enough

Apple is shooting itself in the foot with how often it lets flagrant scam apps into the https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store. It's doing so at precisely the time is needs to do better for iPhone user safety.

The App Store is not as safe as Apple says, or as Apple could make it —- image credit: Apple

In just the last week, Freecash https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/15/freecash-app-scammed-users-and-the-app-store-for-months-before-removal for how it sold user data. Apple only killed it after it was asked about the issue.

At about the same time, a fake cryptocurrency app took users for around https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/14/bogus-crypto-wallet-on-app-store-steals-95m before it was taken down. Or to look at it another way, Apple earned between $1.425 million and $2.85 million from that scam, depending on whether the developer is charged 15% or 30%.

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Epic Games vs Apple -- The continuing six-year App Store saga The ...

2026-04-17T16:26:43+02:00

Epic Games vs Apple -- The continuing six-year App Store saga

The Epic Games "Fortnite" versus Apple's AppStore antitrust trial has completed its last week. Here's what you need to know about the saga, with closing arguments left to go. Between Epic CEO Tim Sweeney's ongoing complaints, the trial, Apple's lies, and the Supreme Court, the Epic vs. Apple https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store lawsuit continues to roll on years later. Here's all you need to know about the long-running courtroom drama, updated on April 17, 2026.

Within the space of a few weeks in 2020, a disagreement between the ambitions of Epic Games and the intention to maintain the https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store status quo by Apple courted https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/14/nobody-will-win-the-apple-versus-epic-fortnite-battle-not-even-consumers. The affair commenced with little warning to consumers but quickly led to international interest as the battle sought to change one of the fundamental elements of the App Store: how much Apple earns.

Apple's dominance has previously led to an https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/06/24/justice-department-reportedly-apple-app-store-antitrust-probe by the U.S. Justice Department into the App Store's fees and policies. Still, the disagreement between Apple and Epic was being made more public and directly affected younger customers.

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Apple at 50: Gil Amelio, the CEO who brought back Steve Jobs Gil ...

2026-04-17T15:22:17+02:00

Apple at 50: Gil Amelio, the CEO who brought back Steve Jobs

Gil Amelio had the shortest reign of all Apple CEOs, but maybe the greatest impact as, practically despite himself, he set the stage for how the company would survive.

Steve Jobs (left) and Gil Amelio (right), failing to see eye to eye - image credit: Apple

Gil Amelio is yet another Apple CEO who has never had the profile of https://appleinsider.com/inside/tim-cook, https://appleinsider.com/inside/steve-jobs, or https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/27/apple-at-50-john-sculley-apples-most-maligned-ceo. If he's remembered for his time running Apple, it is because he had the firm acquire NeXT and so was responsible for Steve Jobs returning to Apple.

Long time AppleInsider readers may also remember that Jobs successfully worked to oust Amelio from the role. But what's not even that well known is that Jobs may even have been taking revenge.

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Cosmic Orange is out, Dark Cherry rumored to be new hot iPhone 18 ...

2026-04-17T15:19:29+02:00

Cosmic Orange is out, Dark Cherry rumored to be new hot iPhone 18 Pro color

A new report claims to have details of the colors for the forthcoming https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone-18, including that the signature one will be Dark Cherry.

Mockup of a Dark Cherry iPhone - original image credit: Wesley Hilliard, recoloring by William Gallagher

Apple did already go some way to getting rid of the horrible Cosmic Orange color, by making some iPhones https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/10/18/cosmic-orange-iphone-17-pro-allegedly-changes-color-to-pink. But reportedly, it's now discarding the color entirely, in favor of a more appealing Dark Cherry.

Macworld claims https://www.macworld.com/article/3116701/iphone-18-pro-colors-revealed-exclusive-look-at-apples-2026-models.html a source that has provided the complete list of colors for the new iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. That list is not very much different to https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/22/iphone-18-pro-may-come-in-deep-red-after-success-of-its-orange-predecessor, especially concerning reports of Apple considering various shades of red.

Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible

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Mac Neo, iPhone Fold, and stealing from your iPhone, on the ...

2026-04-17T14:19:29+02:00

Mac Neo, iPhone Fold, and stealing from your iPhone, on the AppleInsider Podcast

More rumors of the https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone-fold, speculation about a Mac Neo, and why you shouldn't be concerned at claims people can steal money from your iPhone, on the AppleInsider Podcast.

There's no Mac Neo yet, but there should be.

Maybe Apple will never make a tiny desktop Mac Neo, but it should and it has everything it needs to do it, from processors to the massive success of the https://appleinsider.com/inside/macbook-neo. True, the company does seem to be a little busy with the iPhone Fold, though.

Speaking of which, the on again, off again rumors about when the iPhone Fold will be released continue. Sorting out the new leaks from the rest of the echo chamber-like reports is becoming a full-time job.

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iPhone's 20% Chinese sales boost beat out Huawei and others ...

2026-04-17T13:59:41+02:00

iPhone's 20% Chinese sales boost beat out Huawei and others

Apple experienced a massive 20% increase in Chinese https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone sales during the first quarter of 2026, marking the strongest performance of all vendors in the country.

Apple's iPhone 17 series has proven popular in China

The quarter, ending March 2026, saw Apple's iPhone sales increase by the biggest percentage since the final quarter of 2020. With a 20% increase in iPhone sales when compared to the previous year, there are thought to be multiple reasons for Apple's strong performance.

At the very top of the list, per Counterpoint Research's https://counterpointresearch.com/en/insights/china-smartphone-market-q1-2026, is strong sales of the newly released https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone-17 series of devices. Apple made the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone-air available in September 2025.

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Apple Watch chief posts loving farewell to Apple Park on his ...

2026-04-17T13:45:19+02:00

Apple Watch chief posts loving farewell to Apple Park on his retirement

Stan Ng, known for presenting about the https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-watch on Apple's keynotes, has retired after 31 years at the company, and spent his last day ticking off bucket list items.

Stan Ng in a video presentation for the Apple Watch Ultra - image credit: Apple

Stan Ng was Apple's vice president, Apple Watch and Health Product Marketing, where he was involved with the https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/12/03/apple-execs-explain-the-design-philosophy-behind-apple-watch-bands of the smart watch. But his three decades at the company extend back to the original iPod, and to before the return of https://appleinsider.com/inside/steve-jobs.

Now Ng has retired and in a post https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ngstan_after-31-years-at-apple-today-was-my-last-activity-7450714761706622976-m5FX/, has described his final day at https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-park working for the company. It includes watching the sunrise while listening to his original iPod, and then taking that iPod with him for a last workout in the gym.

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Cosmic Orange is out, Dark Cherry rumored to be new hot iPhone 18 ...

2026-04-17T13:32:55+02:00

Cosmic Orange is out, Dark Cherry rumored to be new hot iPhone 18 Pro color

A new report claims to have details of the colors for the forthcoming https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone-18, including that the signature one will be Dark Cherry.

Mockup of a Dark Cherry iPhone - original image credit: Wesley Hilliard, recoloring by William Gallagher

Apple did already go some way to getting rid of the horrible Cosmic Orange color, by making some iPhones https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/10/18/cosmic-orange-iphone-17-pro-allegedly-changes-color-to-pink. But reportedly, it's now discarding the color entirely, in favor of a more appealing Deep Cherry.

Macworld claims https://www.macworld.com/article/3116701/iphone-18-pro-colors-revealed-exclusive-look-at-apples-2026-models.html a source that has provided the complete list of colors for the new iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. That list is not very much different to https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/22/iphone-18-pro-may-come-in-deep-red-after-success-of-its-orange-predecessor, especially concerning reports of Apple considering various shades of red.

Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible

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Casely Power Pods recall reannounced after a fatality in New ...

2026-04-17T01:17:20+02:00

Casely Power Pods recall reannounced after a fatality in New Jersey

After one person passed away and after dozens more were injured, Casely has reannounced a recall of its https://appleinsider.com/inside/magsafe-compatible power bank.

Casely has reannounced its 2025 recall of the 5,000mAh Power Pods MagSafe charger.

Back in April 2025, Casely and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) published a https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/Casely-Recalls-Wireless-Portable-Power-Banks-Due-to-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards of the 5,000mAh Power Pods wireless. More than 429,000 units were recalled, following 51 incidents of the products "overheating, expanding, or catching fire," ultimately causing burns.

A year later, the same recall has been https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Casely-Reannounces-Recall-of-Wireless-Portable-Power-Banks-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards-One-Fatality-Reported-After-2025-Recall, as 28 additional incidents have occurred. "The recalled power banks pose a risk of serious injury or death from fire and burn hazards to consumers," says the USCPSC.

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$320M money laundering scheme uncovered using iCloud backup ...

2026-04-17T00:45:32+02:00

$320M money laundering scheme uncovered using iCloud backup

Brazil's federal police have uncovered a large-scale money laundering group involving influencers and musicians, all thanks to an https://appleinsider.com/inside/icloud backup.

An iCloud backup played a crucial role in the discovery of a money laundering ring in Brazil.

iCloud backups have played a key role in exposing organized crime, helping police uncover a poker rigging scheme in https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/10/24/how-icloud-backups-helped-expose-a-mob-and-nba-linked-poker-cheating-scandal, and now contributing to the discovery of a $320 million money laundering operation in Brazil.

As part of an investigation into alleged illegal gambling and international drug trafficking, Brazilian authorities arrested accountant Rodrigo Morgado. Upon gaining access to his iCloud backup, however, investigators found evidence of a separate, complex money laundering scheme.

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Amazon issues $589 MacBook Neo deal, lowest price on new release ...

2026-04-17T00:07:31+02:00

Amazon issues $589 MacBook Neo deal, lowest price on new release

Avoid backorder delays and grab the lowest price ever with Amazon's MacBook Neo deal that drops the standard model to $589.99.

Save on every new MacBook Neo, including this popular Citrus option.

A popular option for families and bargain hunters, Apple's MacBook Neo is on sale at Amazon today, with the standard 256GB model https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR6FHGXX/?th=1&tag=apinsiderdeals-20 after a $10 discount. At press time, all four colorways are eligible for the savings, with units shipping now or in 1-2 days, depending on the color.

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Bogus crypto wallet on App Store steals $9.5M Multiple ...

2026-04-16T20:56:26+02:00

Bogus crypto wallet on App Store steals $9.5M

Multiple cryptocurrency users have lost approximately $9.5 million after a fake Ledger Live app on the macOS https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store drained their funds.

A fake version of the Ledger Live macOS app has stolen $9.5M in cryptocurrency.

The world of cryptocurrency has always carried significant risks, and even https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone and https://appleinsider.com/inside/ipad users aren't immune to its dangers. Now and then, malicious actors find ways to steal money, be it via outright https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/08/23/hacker-returns-all-610m-of-stolen-poly-network-crypto or through a https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/07/07/fake-apple-stocks-are-starting-to-trade-on-various-blockchain-platforms designed to drain cryptowallets.

In April 2026, https://appleinsider.com/inside/mac users were hit with the latter after downloading a fake version of the Ledger Live app from the https://appleinsider.com/inside/macos App Store. The fake app was submitted by the publisher "Leva Heal," which has nothing to do with Ledger SAS, the owner and developer of the real Ledger Live app.

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Deepfake nonconsensual porn apps are advertising in the App Store ...

2026-04-16T20:40:16+02:00

Deepfake nonconsensual porn apps are advertising in the App Store

Users looking to create nonconsensual deepfakes of unknowing individuals can simply perform an App Store search. If App Review has a job, it clearly isn't doing it.

It is trivially easy to search for deepfake tools when they take out ads

It isn't just the Grok app that lets users create nonconsensual deepfake nudes and pornography. Apple https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/01/28/moral-low-ground-app-store-is-rife-with-ai-nudify-apps at least 28 such apps in January, and even threatened xAI with a https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/15/grok-nonconsensual-pornographic-deepfakes-almost-led-to-an-app-store-ban, but that clearly hasn't been enough.

According to https://www.techtransparencyproject.org/articles/apple-and-google-are-steering-users-to-nudify-apps from The Tech Transparency Project that was https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/15/new-report-claims-app-store-search-suggestions-and-ads-steered-users-to-nudify-apps/ by 9to5Mac, "nudify" apps are appearing in search ads and suggestions in the App Store. Pornography isn't banned from the App Store if it isn't the app's sole purpose, but illegal or harmful products are.

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Price war: Apple's 1TB M5 MacBook Pro dips to $1,580 Apple ...

2026-04-16T20:05:17+02:00

Price war: Apple's 1TB M5 MacBook Pro dips to $1,580

Apple retailers are embroiled in a MacBook Pro price war this Thursday, resulting in the 1TB M5 14-inch model falling to $1,580.

Grab a 1TB MacBook Pro 14-inch for $1,580 at Amazon - Image credit: Apple

You can pick up the 1TB 14-inch MacBook Pro https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWD8WBSW/?th=1&tag=apinsiderdeals-20 in Silver, while the Space Black version is on sale for $1,599 at both https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1925476-REG/apple_mde14ll_a_14_macbook_pro_m5.html/BI/1717/KBID/2301/SID/da-macp-14in-m5-1tb-1580-041625 and https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWD623D1/?th=1&tag=apinsiderdeals-20.

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Personal Computer from Perplexity can make a Mac an always-on AI ...

2026-04-16T19:45:58+02:00

Personal Computer from Perplexity can make a Mac an always-on AI operator

After a slow roll-out Perplexity's Personal Computer feature is more widely available to let users make a persistent agent that can access files, apps, and tasks across a user's https://appleinsider.com/inside/mac.

An example of Perplexity Personal Computer from its video

The release expands beyond an earlier https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/11/perplexitys-personal-computer-lets-ai-agents-access-your-mac-minis-files and reaches Perplexity Max subscribers and waitlisted users through the company's Mac app. Personal Computer connects to local folders, native https://appleinsider.com/inside/macos apps, and the browser, giving the AI the ability to read, write, and act on data stored on the machine.

Perplexity is moving beyond the typical chatbot model by running in the background and carrying out multi-step tasks.

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Smartphone buyers are more loyal than ever, but they still switch ...

2026-04-16T17:29:48+02:00

Smartphone buyers are more loyal than ever, but they still switch to iPhone

Smartphone buyers are becoming increasingly loyal to their chosen platform, whether that's Apple's https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone or Google's Android.

Buyers are switching from and to the iPhone less than ever

The increased loyalty also means that smartphone buyers are less likely to switch from Android to iPhone and vice versa. That's according to new research that found that of those who do switch, Android users are more likely to buy iPhones than the other way around.

However, switching does still happen. And Android phone owners are still more than willing to switch to iPhones despite their increased loyalty.

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iPhone stops shooting solo with remote control in Blackmagic ...

2026-04-16T16:39:00+02:00

iPhone stops shooting solo with remote control in Blackmagic Camera

Blackmagic Design's Blackmagic Camera app for iPhone further enhances professional workflows with https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-watch control, deeper ATEM integration, and new hardware support.

Blackmagic Design's iPhone camera app

The update shifts the https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blackmagic-camera/id6449580241 beyond standalone recording by tying the iPhone into coordinated production environments. Remote monitoring from Apple Watch, control through Blackmagic's ProDock, and support for dedicated focus and zoom hardware position the device as part of a larger, managed camera system rather than a self-contained tool.

The changes arrive as https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone video continues to gain traction in production environments. However, the update shows Blackmagic focusing less on casual creators and more on integrating the iPhone into its existing broadcast ecosystem.

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How to get 10% off Apple AirPods and more when you recycle old ...

2026-04-16T15:52:03+02:00

How to get 10% off Apple AirPods and more when you recycle old devices

Apple is running a promotion that offers a 10% discount on AirPods and other accessories when customers recycle their old devices, including very old https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone and iPads.

Apple is offering a discount on AirPods and other accessories right now

The deal, which runs from today through May 26, is only valid at https://appleinsider.com/topic/apple+retail. Those who don't have an Apple Store within traveling distance are, unfortunately, out of luck.

Apple also notes that customers must recycle their old hardware and buy their new accessory at the same time.

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Apple Immersive Video documentary pilot died in microlight ...

2026-04-16T15:41:57+02:00

Apple Immersive Video documentary pilot died in microlight aircraft crash

Apple invited paraplegic Claire Lomas to fly a plane while being filmed for an https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-vision-pro immersive video, but she then suffered fatal injuries in an accident upon landing.

Claire Lomas pictured in 2012 walking London Marathon - image credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Claire_Lomas_supported_by_spectators_during_her_2012_Virgin_London_Marathon_walk_(2).JPG

In 2024, Apple was making one of the first of its "Adventure" immersive videos for the then-new Apple Vision Pro, featuring spectacular feats such as Parkour https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/05/21/apple-vision-pros-next-adventure-experience-is-parkour-in-paris. According to Bloomberg, Lomas was https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-16/pilot-claire-lomas-was-being-filmed-for-apple-vision-pro-video-during-crash flying a converted microlight over the Jordan desert when she crashed after landing.

BBC News reported https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr70mx3rye5o that Lomas had been invited to film there by an unnamed documentary maker, now revealed to be Apple and London's Atlantic Studios. Lomas had flown this type of microlight before, but the BBC says it went off a road after landing and crashed into a rock.

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New iOS 27 Apple Intelligence features could boost Safari, ...

2026-04-16T14:31:26+02:00

New iOS 27 Apple Intelligence features could boost Safari, Wallet, and more

Apple will add at least four new iPhone https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-intelligence features to Safari, Wallet, and more when it announces iOS 27 this June.

New Apple Intelligence features are rumored for iOS 27

That's according to a new report, which cites code discovered on Apple's backend servers. The new features are yet to be confirmed by Apple, but could bring additional functionality to a beleaguered Apple Intelligence feature set.

Apple isn't expected to announce the https://appleinsider.com/inside/ios-27 update until its June 2026 https://appleinsider.com/inside/wwdc event.

Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible

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Apple is using a record-high 30% recycled material across its ...

2026-04-16T14:27:18+02:00

Apple is using a record-high 30% recycled material across its entire product line

Apple has released its latest annual environmental report with new milestones achieved, including 100% recycled cobalt in batteries, 100% recycled rare earth elements in magnets, and more.

Solar panels used by Apple - image credit: Apple

Its 2025 annual environmental report was a tale of the company being https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/08/27/apples-climate-progress-faces-new-pressure-from-ais-energy-appetite to reach its 2030 target despite the new energy requirements of AI. But for 2026, the company can now point to multiple milestones it has reached, specifically:

- 30% recycled materials across all devices

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First iPhone 18 Pro variable aperture camera component is now in ...

2026-04-16T13:19:43+02:00

First iPhone 18 Pro variable aperture camera component is now in production

A key part for the regularly rumored variable aperture camera in the forthcoming https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone-18 and iPhone 18 Pro Max has reportedly now entered manufacturing, on schedule for production of the whole system.

iPhone 17 Pro has a new wider camera plateau, which could feasibly be used in the next model to incorporate a variable aperture mechanism.

A https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/07/variable-aperture-camera-will-give-iphone-18-pro-users-more-photo-options will be one of the most significant improvements Apple has made to the iPhone's camera system, bringing it another feature that's previously been confined to standalone cameras. Now according to ET News, the supply chain https://www.etnews.com/20260416000198 that it's coming, and that it is now in production.

Specifically, China's Sunny Optical firm is reported to have started production of an actuator. This is the mechanism that moves the lens components, letting it increase or decrease the amount of light being received by the sensor.

Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely

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How to download and install older macOS versions on compatible ...

2026-04-16T04:55:59+02:00

How to download and install older macOS versions on compatible Macs

If you've ever have to wipe the drive of a very old https://appleinsider.com/inside/mac, you know you need an old macOS to get it running again. Beyond Restore, Apple only grudgingly allows downloads, but others are trying to make it easier.

You can download installers for most versions of the Mac operating system back to OS X Lion - image credit: Apple

Apple does rather prefer you to use only the latest version of https://appleinsider.com/inside/macos, but it's not as if it charges you to do so. Eventually you might need to buy a new Mac, so there is some financial upside for the company, but most of the time, the reason to stay up to date is security.

If you're looking for an older macOS version then you know this already, but you also know that the Mac you're working on will not run https://appleinsider.com/inside/macos-tahoe. In which case, your job is this:

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SmartWings smart roller shades review: bring in natural light to ...

2026-04-16T01:59:16+02:00

SmartWings smart roller shades review: bring in natural light to your Apple Home

Smart shades from SmartWings connect via the Matter over Thread protocol, which makes them responsive, energy-efficient, and Apple Home compatible. Plus, they're a beautiful addition to any home.

SmartWings smart roller shades review

There are a lot of gadgets you can add to your smart home like lights, locks, and sensors, but there's one category that's often overlooked. Window shades and blinds are a more luxurious addition to a smart home, but they're quite useful.

I have cats, so my first thought was ensuring I put the blinds somewhere they wouldn't get destroyed. My office is cat-free, and the windows are difficult to access, so they were the perfect option.

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Deepfake nonconsensual porn apps are advertising in the App Store ...

2026-04-16T01:47:07+02:00

Apple's 'AI coding bootcamp' could help its engineers ...

2026-04-15T23:51:41+02:00

Apple's 'AI coding bootcamp' could help its engineers make a better Siri with AI

As part of ongoing efforts to improve https://appleinsider.com/inside/siri, Apple's engineers are set to participate in a multi-week coding bootcamp, which will help them master the use of AI in coding.

Apple will allegedly organize an AI coding bootcamp for its Siri engineers.

Apple's planned contextual awareness upgrade for Siri still https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/03/07/apple-confirms-that-apple-intelligence-siri-features-are-taking-longer-than-expected, nearly two years after it was announced at https://appleinsider.com/inside/wwdc 2024. Development has hit some https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/11/siri-testing-isnt-going-well-new-features-probably-wont-ship-in-ios-264, and it's often been said that Apple has https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/03/11/everyone-is-a-loser-in-the-apple-intelligence-race in the AI race.

However, the company remains undeterred.

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Jon Prosser's last-ditch effort against Apple's lawsuit ...

2026-04-15T22:34:59+02:00

Jon Prosser's last-ditch effort against Apple's lawsuit is the First Amendment

Journalists are protected when they report trade secrets, with caveats, and leaker Jon Prosser hopes that this protection will be enough to have the lawsuit that Apple filed dismissed.

Jon Prosser believes his Liquid Glass leaks are protected speech

Things haven't been going well for Front Page Tech owner Jon Prosser. https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/07/leaker-wars-escalate-as-jon-prosser-allegedly-shows-entire-ios-19-redesign early prototype designs of Liquid Glass and has https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/07/18/apple-sues-jon-prosser-over-ios-26-leaks by Apple for how he allegedly got hold of the materials.

After https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/10/20/apples-leaker-lawsuit-marches-on-after-jon-prosser-misses-deadlines to Apple's complaints and placed in a default ruling, he's allegedly been https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/14/jon-prossers-silence-stalls-apples-leak-lawsuit-as-discovery-drags-on from behind the scenes. The https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.452973/gov.uscourts.cand.452973.31.0.pdf from Prosser's team suggests he believes it is all going to be thrown out.

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Whitelisted: Which router manufacturers aren't affected by ...

2026-04-15T22:04:35+02:00

Whitelisted: Which router manufacturers aren't affected by FCC's ban

The US FCC's ban on foreign-made routers is benefiting a very small number of companies. Here's what companies are blocked from import, which are exempt, and why, as of April 15, 2026.

The FCC's ban applies to almost the entire U.S. market

In March, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission implemented a ban on routers. Rather than targeting products from specific companies, it https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/24/united-states-fcc-bans-import-of-all-new-foreign-made-consumer-routers "produced in a foreign country."

The reality is that, since the vast majority of routers are imported into the United States, the ban effectively affects the entire router market as a whole.

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Google Gemini Mac app focuses on speed over deep integration ...

2026-04-15T21:21:13+02:00

Google Gemini Mac app focuses on speed over deep integration

Google released a Gemini https://appleinsider.com/inside/macos app that brings its AI onto the desktop, but after I tried it, I found that it works more like a quick-access tool than a fully integrated assistant like Siri.

Apple Intelligence and Google Gemini

The app https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/19/google-finally-bringing-gemini-app-to-mac-after-apple-partnership recent macOS versions and lets users summon Gemini instantly with a keyboard shortcut. Users can analyze on-screen content with permission and work with files, images, and documents without leaving their current app.

Google frames the release as a way to keep people "in flow" while they work. The broader goal is to position Gemini as a persistent layer across macOS instead of a standalone tool.

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Nike board member Tim Cook pumps another $1M into ...

2026-04-15T20:40:50+02:00

Nike board member Tim Cook pumps another $1M into shoe-maker's stock

Apple CEO https://appleinsider.com/inside/tim-cook is on Nike's board. In what has been seen as a vote of confidence, Cook made a purchase of $1 million of the shoemaker's stock.

Tim Cook's custom-made sneakers from an iPad Pro launch - Image source: Apple via Hypebeast

Tim Cook has a long-time relationship with shoe and fitness brand Nike that has lasted for https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/10/21/apple-ceo-tim-cook-continues-to-kick-it-with-nike-almost-20-years-later. On Friday, the Apple CEO deepened his dealings by buying more Nike stock.

In a https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320187/000032018726000049/xslF345X06/form4.xml with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Cook bought 25,000 Nike shares on April 10. At a value of approximately $42.43 apiece, that works out to be a total purchase of $1.06 million.

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FCC hands Netgear an effective monopoly on router sale in the US ...

2026-04-15T18:26:17+02:00

FCC hands Netgear an effective monopoly on router sale in the US

Following a total ban on non-US made routers, the Federal Communications Commission is allowing Netgear to sell wireless routers in the United States, practically giving it a monopoly. However, it's unclear exactly why that approval was granted.

Netgear Nighthawk router

In March, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission made the decision to https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/24/united-states-fcc-bans-import-of-all-new-foreign-made-consumer-routers of all foreign-made routers, due to national security concerns. At the time, no exemptions were made, so the ban affected practically every router being sold in the United States.

However, on April 14, Netgear got a rare reprieve. In an update https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist of equipment and services covered by Section 2 of the Secure Networks Act, the FCC lists Netgear under a very short list of conditional approvals for routers.

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Owning an Apple Home: Packing, moving out, moving in, and setting ...

2026-04-15T17:31:53+02:00

Owning an Apple Home: Packing, moving out, moving in, and setting up

Once you get a smart home set up the way you want, moving is an incredible pain. Join Wes as he shuts down his old house, packs up all the gear, relocates everything, and deals with friction along the way.

Living in an Apple Home

Smart home technology has come a long way since Apple first revealed https://appleinsider.com/inside/homekit in 2014. I got in early with Hue smart bulbs and built things out from there, but I was always a renter.

In March 2026, I closed on my first home and moved in. Slowly but surely, I've begun setting up my Apple Home again.

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Amazon's top $199 AirPods Pro 3 deal is back this April ...

2026-04-15T17:30:25+02:00

Amazon's top $199 AirPods Pro 3 deal is back this April

Amazon's latest earbuds sale delivers a $50 price cut on AirPods Pro 3, with the entire AirPods line eligible for discounts.

Save $50 on AirPods Pro 3 today at Amazon.

Apple AirPods Pro 3 are https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQFB8FMG?tag=apinsiderdeals-20 at Amazon today thanks to a $50 discount (and ringing in within $0.99 of the lowest price seen this month).

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQFB8FMG?tag=apinsiderdeals-20

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FCC hands Netgear an effective monopoly on router sale in the US ...

2026-04-15T16:36:01+02:00

Adobe announces Firefly AI Assistant as it expands into agentic ...

2026-04-15T16:02:19+02:00

Adobe announces Firefly AI Assistant as it expands into agentic AI tools

Adobe is doubling down on artificial intelligence with a new tool designed to help users create and edit projects across multiple Adobe products.

Adobe Creative Cloud logo

Adobe's Firefly AI Assistant is agentic, meaning it can perform complex tasks and make decisions on its own. Instead of requiring continual guidance, agentic AI works independently to achieve a goal set by the user.

So, essentially, you'll tell the assistant what you want, and the assistant will take the steps to make that happen. According to Adobe, it will be able to execute "complex, multi-step workflows across Adobe's Creative Cloud apps including Firefly, Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Express, Illustrator and more."

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Apple at 50: Spatial computing is the future, but when is the ...

2026-04-15T15:28:53+02:00

Apple at 50: Spatial computing is the future, but when is the question

In tantalizingly brief comments, Apple's Greg Joswiak and CEO heir apparent John Ternus have come closer to discussing the future of https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-vision-pro than ever before.

Apple Vision Pro review: stuck in place

Analysts have called the Apple Vision Pro a https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/01/01/analysts-need-apple-vision-pro-to-be-a-flop-whether-apple-considers-it-one-or-not, even if Apple sold $157 million worth in the Christmas 2025 quarter. Then there have also been accusations of Apple's penny-pinching means https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/07/apple-vision-pro-launch-hampered-by-years-of-retail-store-penny-pinching failed to convert into sales.

That's all subjective, but it does seem that more than two years in, Apple https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/02/two-years-after-release-apple-still-hasnt-decided-what-to-do-with-apple-vision-pro what to do with the Apple Vision Pro. But in a new interview with Tom's Guide, the only thing Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing https://appleinsider.com/inside/greg-joswiak is unsure about is when its spatial computing will take off.

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iPad Air with OLED now expected to have an early 2027 launch The ...

2026-04-15T15:02:19+02:00

iPad Air with OLED now expected to have an early 2027 launch

The long-discussed https://appleinsider.com/inside/ipad-air will make its move to OLED in early 2027, with display panel mass production expected to start at the end of 2026.

Apple's iPad Air with M4, without OLED

Apple started to embrace OLED as a display technology with the https://appleinsider.com/inside/ipad-pro, following after the smaller-scale display in the https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-watch. However, while there has been some debate over when other models will get the same treatment, a report insists that it will be happening as soon as 2027 for one model.

Multiple industry sources claim Samsung Display will start mass production of OLED panels for the iPad Air around the end of 2026, claims https://www.etnews.com/20260415000292 from ETNews. This will be before the end of the year, with a chance it could slip into January 2027.

Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible

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Freecash app scammed users and the App Store for months before ...

2026-04-15T13:39:09+02:00

Freecash app scammed users and the App Store for months before removal

An app called Freecash promised to pay users for scrolling through TikTok, and got by https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store review despite really tricking them to play paid games while also harvesting sensitive personal data to sell.

Every new app goes though a review process, but Freecash got through

At least the https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/14/bogus-crypto-wallet-on-app-store-steals-95m had a believable name, albeit copied from a genuine cryptocurrency app. In comparison, "Freecash" went all-in on the money-for-nothing idea that should have warned users that there was a problem.

According to Malwarebytes, it https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/01/get-paid-to-scroll-tiktok-the-data-trade-behind-freecash-ads. Until it was removed, Freecash reached the top five chart on the App Store in January 2026 and stayed there almost every day afterwards.

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Mac Neo should be the follow up to the huge success of the ...

2026-04-15T13:22:10+02:00

Mac Neo should be the follow up to the huge success of the MacBook Neo

Apple's Mac mini is in extremely short supply, under pressure because of demand for good AI hardware, and RAM shortages. M5 Mac minis are expected, but what about a https://appleinsider.com/inside/macbook-neo approach to a new Mac mini for people who want to get work done?

Mockup of a Mac Neo, featuring a Mac mini chassis in Citrus color and with fewer ports

Beyond having the components, Apple has all of the elements to make a "Mac Neo" Mac mini adjunct. There is proof of market demand, and proof in the company's own historical trends.

https://appleinsider.com/inside/steve-jobs, for instance, famously introduced his quadrant of devices with pro and consumer laptops, and the pro and consumer desktops. Later he expanded it into a 2x3 array.

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Grok nonconsensual pornographic deepfakes almost led to an App ...

2026-04-15T03:36:10+02:00

Grok nonconsensual pornographic deepfakes almost led to an App Store ban

Apple reportedly threatened Grok owner xAI with an https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store ban if the deepfake nude generation issues weren't addressed. In spite of ongoing problems with the chatbot, the app was never removed.

X and Grok faced backlash after deepfake problem

For several horrific days in January, social media platform X was flooded with AI-generated pornographic images involving non-consenting adults and minors. Many wondered why legal entities were https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/01/09/senators-tell-apple-to-remove-x-grok-from-app-store-because-of-ai-generated-child-porn, but above all, why Apple was https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/01/12/apples-utter-silence-about-ai-generated-child-porn-on-x-is-appalling-yet-unsurprising on the matter.

According to a https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/apple-threat-remove-grok-app-store-deepfake-letter-musk-x-ai-rcna331677 from CNBC, https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/14/apple-reportedly-threatened-to-remove-grok-from-the-app-store-over-sexualized-deepfakes/ 9to5Mac, Apple did threaten to remove Grok from the App Store. While Elon Musk did change moderation rules on X, even https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/01/15/grok-now-bans-all-undressing-images——where-its-forced-to the illegal porn, the Grok app didn't change much at all.

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Journey Summit Ultra 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station review: ...

2026-04-15T02:33:43+02:00

Journey Summit Ultra 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station review: sleek, speedy, and expensive

Journeyhttps://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone-17's 3-in-1 charging station, the Summit Ultra, keeps your iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch topped off and ready to go at a moment's notice — but you'll pay for that convenience.

Journey Summit Ultra 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station

If you're in the Apple ecosystem, chances are you've got at least two — if not three, four, or five Apple devices that need to be charged at any given moment. Journey knows this, which is why it's created its own take on a convenient multi-charger.

The Summit Ultra is a three-in-one charger, designed to charge your https://appleinsider.com/inside/magsafe-compatible iPhone, AirPods, and https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-watch. And, as a bonus, it does so without needing any sort of wires going to or from your devices — everything is grab-and-go.

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Apple Store closures make sense to Apple, but not to the ...

2026-04-14T21:47:29+02:00

Apple Store closures make sense to Apple, but not to the community

Apple sometimes closes retail stores. The company always has private and public reasons why, but the communities and workers that are impacted don't care much about what they are.

Apple Trumbull - Image Credit: Apple

On April 9, it was revealed that Apple was preparing to https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/09/three-apple-stores-closing-in-june-one-was-unionized of its stores in the United States in June. The group consists of https://www.apple.com/retail/northcounty/ in Escondido, California, https://www.apple.com/retail/towsontowncenter/ Town Center in Towson, Maryland, and https://www.apple.com/retail/trumbull/ in Trumbull, Connecticut.

After the initial shock of the closures, people are still expressing their feelings about the store closures. However, as usual, nothing is straightforward in the court of public opinion.

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Bogus crypto wallet on App Store steals $9.5M Multiple ...

2026-04-14T21:21:11+02:00

Apple Business tools are now available to download for free Apple ...

2026-04-14T19:55:33+02:00

Apple Business tools are now available to download for free

Apple has made its newly refurbished business tools available for download, giving businesses ways to manage company devices, employees, and more.

The newly refurbished Apple Business| Image credit: Apple

In late March, https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/24/apple-business-goes-free-consolidating-business-and-brand-management-tools-in-one-platform that it would be releasing a consolidated version of its business tools. Formerly spread across three apps, the Apple Business platform aims to provide helpful tools to businesses of any size.

As promised, Apple has released https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apple-business/id1588151344 to the App Store on April 14. To download, you'll need a Mac with macOS 12.0 or later, or an iPhone or iPad with at least iOS 15 or iPadOS 15, respectively.

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QiDi Max 4 review: The FDM multicolor printer that you want The ...

2026-04-14T19:28:54+02:00

QiDi Max 4 review: The FDM multicolor printer that you want

The QIDI Max 4 is a 3D printer capable of multi-color printing, equipped with heating and cooling elements and a massive build volume. It's a serious 3D printer for those who need it.

QIDI Max 4 3D Printer Review

I consider myself a professional amateur 3D printing hobbyist. The Anet A8 was my starter printer about five years ago. Between then and now, I've picked up and messed with a Creality Ender 3 and an Anycubic Photon series resin printer.

More recently, I've even tried my hand at building my own HyperCube Evolution. Before I could finish it, my steam for the hobby ran out.

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Save up to $200 on the 2026 Apple Studio Display XDR today ...

2026-04-14T18:07:30+02:00

Save up to $200 on the 2026 Apple Studio Display XDR today

Apple's new Studio Display XDR is eligible for triple-digit savings this week, with every model up to $200 off.

Save up to $200 on Apple's new Apple Studio Display XDR.

Expercom is slashing prices on Apple Studio Display XDR models this week, with discounts of up to $200 off and prices as low as $2,749 (the lowest seen since the monitor was announced in March 2026).

Today's best Apple Studio Display XDR deals

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