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iPhone17 Oct

iPhone Duo pre-orders resell for up to $5,000 on eBay, about $1,800 over Apple's price

A 2TB iPhone Duo pre-order sold on eBay for $5,000 after Apple's stock ran out. What sold, what a buyer actually gets, and why we would wait.

Pinkesh Gajera

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iPhone17 Oct

Ninja Labs' MagSafe Flex Pouch is a $58 stretchy silicone pouch that snaps onto any MagSafe iPhone

Ninja Labs has turned its stretchy Flex Pouch case into a $58 MagSafe add-on that holds cards, AirPods or keys. Here is what fits, and what to take off first.

Pinkesh Gajera

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Rumour17 Oct

Unconfirmed: GF Securities' Jeff Pu forecasts 257 million iPhones in 2026, the only growth among major phone makers

A GF Securities note forecasts 257 million iPhone shipments in 2026, up 4 per cent, while the phone market shrinks 14.2 per cent. The note is not public.

Pinkesh Gajera

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Mac17 Oct

How to prepare a Mac fleet for Rosetta's removal in macOS 27, before Intel apps stop working in macOS 28

macOS 27 does not restore Rosetta after the upgrade, and macOS 28 ends it for all but old games. How IT teams find Intel apps, reinstall Rosetta and plan.

Jaymin Navadiya

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iPhone17 Oct

Verizon will charge $10 a month for iPhone Handoff, twice what T-Mobile asks

Verizon says iPhone Handoff, which shares one number across two iPhones, is coming soon at $10 a month, double T-Mobile's fee. It has not given a date.

Pinkesh Gajera

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Apps & Services17 Oct

Apple's App Review Guidelines now name AI nudify apps, and new rule 2.5.19 bans hidden features

Apple revised its App Review Guidelines on 16 October: rule 1.2 now names nonconsensual intimate imagery and AI apps, and 2.5.19 targets bait-and-switch apps.

Jaymin Navadiya

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iPhone17 Oct

The iPhone Duo Case sticks on with adhesive, HomeView's 19 launch apps, and more Apple news

Also: Apple hires Meta's litigation chief Scott Tucker, HomeView's licence calls it a HomePodDevice, and iOS 27.2 adds smart lock timers.

Pinkesh Gajera

Daily brief · Saturday 17 October

The iPhone Duo Case sticks on with adhesive, HomeView's 19 launch apps, and more Apple news

Yesterday's Apple stories and the smaller news in brief, on one page every morning.

Read the brief Every daily brief

1The iPhone Duo Case attaches with adhesive strips
2Can you swap the iPhone Duo Case on and off?
3HomeView launches with 19 Apple apps

iPhone

More iPhone news

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17 Oct5 min read

How to stop Reminders syncing between iPhone, Mac and iPad

Reminders syncs through iCloud. Turn Reminders off in iCloud settings on the device you want to leave out, and know what happens to the reminders on it first.

Jaymin Navadiya

Split View on the inner display, with Siri on one side and Mail on the other. Each app keeps its controls on its own outer edge. Image: Apple Newsroom.

16 Oct6 min read

iPhone Duo FAQ: Apple Pencil, Touch ID, apps and eSIM, answered

Which Apple Pencil works with iPhone Duo, where Touch ID lives, what apps do on the inner screen and why there is no SIM tray, from Apple's own pages.

Jaymin Navadiya

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16 Oct5 min read

How to set up iPhone Handoff to use one number on two iPhones, and who it actually suits

iPhone Handoff in iOS 27 keeps one phone number on two iPhones and moves it to whichever you unlock. Here is how to set it up, and who it is really for.

Jaymin Navadiya

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16 Oct7 min read

How to manage notifications on iPhone in iOS 27: previews, summaries, Focus and the new top-left swipe

Where every notification control lives in iOS 27: the new top-left swipe, Display As, previews, per-app alerts, Scheduled Summary, Apple Intelligence and Focus.

Jaymin Navadiya

Mac

More Mac news

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17 Oct6 min read

How to install Homebrew on Mac, from the Command Line Tools to brew doctor

Install the Command Line Tools, run Homebrew's one-line installer, add brew to your PATH on Apple silicon and check the result with brew doctor.

Jaymin Navadiya

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16 Oct6 min read

How to find free fonts for Mac without licensing problems, and check a font's licence in Font Book

Where to get free Mac fonts you can use in paid work: Apple's own Font Book downloads, Open Font License families, and the Apple fonts that are not free to use.

Jaymin Navadiya

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16 Oct5 min read

Apple's Minions paper turns idle Macs into a shared GPU pool for AI jobs that queued for ten hours

Six Apple researchers describe Minions, which runs AI inference on idle Macs through Ollama. Jobs that waited 10+ hours for servers can start in minutes.

Pinkesh Gajera

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15 Oct5 min read

Meta's Muse Spark Open is an 816 billion parameter model built to run across M5 Ultra Mac Studios

Meta has released the weights of Muse Spark Open, an 816 billion parameter model it tuned with Apple's MLX to run across two or more M5 Ultra Mac Studios.

Pinkesh Gajera

iPad

More iPad news

14 Oct4 min read

Bünyamin Aydın's Cappadocia fashion show, From Earth to Sky, was designed on iPad Pro and filmed on iPhone 18 Pro Max

Les Benjamins designer Bünyamin Aydın planned his Cappadocia balloon show on iPad Pro, and Neels Castillon filmed it on iPhone 18 Pro Max, Apple says.

Pinkesh Gajera

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Leak12 Oct

Bloomberg: the OLED iPad mini will cost considerably more, and the A19 entry-level iPad slips to early 2027

Mark Gurman says the OLED iPad mini will be considerably more expensive than today's 599 dollar model, and the next entry-level iPad waits until early 2027.

Pinkesh Gajera

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Leak4 Oct

Apple's code points to an A19 iPad with 8GB of memory, bringing Apple Intelligence to the cheapest iPad

Apple code shows the next entry-level iPad with an A19, 8GB of memory, N1 and a C1X modem, enough for Apple Intelligence. Bloomberg says spring.

Pinkesh Gajera

2 Oct3 min read

The iPadOS 27.2 beta adds the Mac's Siri text pop-up for iPads with a trackpad, and Apple TV app profiles

In the iPadOS 27.2 beta, selecting text with a trackpad or mouse brings up a Siri prompt for proofreading and rewriting, as it does on the Mac.

Pinkesh Gajera

Apple Watch & AirPods

More Apple Watch & AirPods news

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13 Oct3 min read

Apple Watch Ultra 1 or Ultra 4: what four years of upgrades buy, and why watchOS 27 decides it

From Apple's own pages: Ultra 4 adds 14 hours of battery, satellite messaging and watchOS 27, which the original Ultra cannot run. 799 dollars in the US.

Pinkesh Gajera

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13 Oct4 min read

Apple sells a Diwali edition of AirPods 5 in India, and Beats teases a Pokémon Pill

Apple India is selling engraved AirPods 5 for Diwali at the normal 17,900 rupees until 11 November, and Beats has teased a Pokémon Beats Pill.

Pinkesh Gajera

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11 Oct4 min read

AirPods 5 or AirPods Pro 3: what the extra 100 dollars buys, and which AirPods 5 case to pick

AirPods 5 against AirPods Pro 3, from Apple's spec sheets: three times the noise cancellation, double the battery and health features for 100 dollars more.

Pinkesh Gajera

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8 Oct3 min read

watchOS 27 replaces three Find My apps with one, and adds Siri and Readiness apps to Apple Watch

watchOS 27 merges Find Devices, Find Items and Find People into one Find My app, and adds a Siri app and, on the newest watches, Readiness.

Pinkesh Gajera

Home & TV

More Home & TV news

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17 Oct5 min read

How to set up Halloween and Christmas automations in Apple Home, from sunset lights to the tree

Use sunset triggers, smart plugs and motion sensors in the Home app to run Halloween lights now and Christmas lights in December, with one set of automations.

Jaymin Navadiya

Apple's picture of the four-speaker setup: one pair of speakers either side of the TV and a pair of HomePod mini speakers behind the sofa. The front and rear pairs must each match. Image: Apple Newsroom.

16 Oct5 min read

Apple TV 4K 2022 or 2026: what the $299 model adds, and why most 2022 owners only need the $59 remote

From Apple's spec pages: the 2026 Apple TV 4K adds an A19, microphones, Wi-Fi 7, AV1 and four-HomePod surround for $299. The 2022 box keeps Siri AI.

Jaymin Navadiya

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15 Oct4 min read

The full-size HomePod 2 also works as a Mac speaker, Apple says, but only with Wi-Fi 6E Macs

Apple's fine print says the full-size HomePod (2nd generation), not only the HomePod mini 2, can be a Mac's speaker, on Macs with Wi-Fi 6E or later.

Pinkesh Gajera

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15 Oct5 min read

How to use HomeView in the kitchen and with guests: Start Cooking, timers, Handoff and its humidity sensor

Start Cooking turns a Safari recipe into steps with hands-free timers, guests get a limited mode, and a built-in sensor reads the room's temperature and humidity.

Pinkesh Gajera

Apps & Services

More Apps & Services news

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14 Oct4 min read

Apple TV renews Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, Tatiana Maslany's dark comedy thriller, for a second season

Apple TV is making a second season of Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, with Tatiana Maslany and Jake Johnson returning. No date yet; season one is streaming now.

Jaymin Navadiya

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14 Oct3 min read

Apple's developer agreement adds terms for HomeView widgets, Live Assistance and app replacement

Apple's revised developer agreement covers HomeView widgets, CarPlay apps on HomeView, Live Assistance, group subscriptions and tax reporting.

Pinkesh Gajera

14 Oct4 min read

Apple Music's icon goes black and white in iOS 27.2 beta 4, and red leaves the Music app

iOS 27.2 beta 4 gives Apple Music a black and white icon, a blue tab bar and black widgets, replacing the red that has marked the service for years.

Jaymin Navadiya

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13 Oct3 min read

Apple TV releases the Being Heumann trailer, and sets Heart, Karen Kilgariff's true crime podcast, for 19 October

Being Heumann, starring Ruth Madeley, reaches Apple TV on 13 November. Heart, an eight-part true crime podcast, starts on 19 October.

Pinkesh Gajera

AI on Apple

More AI on Apple news

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Leak15 Oct

Apple Intelligence is coming to China in December with iOS 27.3, Bloomberg reports, but without Siri AI

Bloomberg reports Apple Intelligence will reach mainland China with iOS 27.3 in December, with the 2024 features only and no Siri AI. Apple has not confirmed it.

Pinkesh Gajera

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5 Oct5 min read

RemoveMacAI turns off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and deletes its models, after Apple dropped the single off switch

An open-source tool turns off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27, deletes its models and stops them returning. It frees about 10GB and breaks more than Siri.

Pinkesh Gajera

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Leak5 Oct

Siri AI could stay off EU iPhones for five months or more, Bloomberg's Gurman says

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman calls a wait of about five months the best case for Siri AI on iPhone and iPad in the EU. On the Mac, Europeans already have it.

Pinkesh Gajera

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Leak3 Oct

homeOS: Bloomberg's Gurman says Apple's home hub software is built around Siri AI, with touch as the backup

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says the home hub's software is called homeOS and is designed around Siri AI. Apple has said nothing, and one claim is unconfirmed.

Pinkesh Gajera

Privacy & Security

More Privacy & Security news

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15 Oct4 min read

How to ask Apple to blur your house in Apple Maps Look Around

Apple will blur your home in Apple Maps Look Around if you ask. Here is how to request it, what to send, and what a blur does not hide.

Pinkesh Gajera

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14 Oct3 min read

Elevation Lab pulls its AirTag Silencer, which disabled the speaker, after stalking concerns

Elevation Lab has stopped selling a tool that pierced the AirTag speaker, admitting it could help someone track a person who gets no phone alerts.

Pinkesh Gajera

14 Oct3 min read

How HomeView knows who you are: no Face ID, but your face plus your recently unlocked iPhone

HomeView has no Face ID. It shows personal data only when its camera recognises you and your paired iPhone is home and was recently unlocked.

Pinkesh Gajera

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13 Oct4 min read

Apple's Switch to Safari campaign takes on Chrome over trackers, distractions and battery life

Apple has launched a Switch to Safari page and two 15-second ads that pitch Safari against Chrome on tracking, distractions, speed and battery life.

Pinkesh Gajera

Business & Legal

More Business & Legal news

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16 Oct5 min read

Why John Sculley left Apple in 1993: the Pepsi hire, the Newton and a 97 per cent profit fall

John Sculley resigned as Apple's chairman on 15 October 1993, the day after Apple reported a 97 per cent fall in quarterly profit. How his decade ended.

Jaymin Navadiya

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16 Oct4 min read

Developers doubt a DOJ antitrust settlement would loosen Apple's control of the iPhone, The Information reports

PayPal and Epic have raised concerns with the Justice Department as it weighs settling its iPhone monopoly case, The Information reports.

Pinkesh Gajera

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15 Oct4 min read

Apple committed $25 million to Trump's White House ballroom, The Washington Post reports

Apple committed $25 million to the White House ballroom, joint top donor with Nvidia, according to fundraising records obtained by The Washington Post.

Pinkesh Gajera

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15 Oct4 min read

OpenAI agrees not to use Apple's alleged trade secrets after the judge says Apple is likely to win an injunction

At the 14 October hearing, OpenAI agreed not to use information Apple says was stolen and to collect forensic images from 14 employees' devices.

Pinkesh Gajera

Apple news, reported and analysedApple news, reported and analysed

iPhone Duo pre-orders resell for up to $5,000 on eBay, about $1,800 over Apple's price

Ninja Labs' MagSafe Flex Pouch is a $58 stretchy silicone pouch that snaps onto any MagSafe iPhone

Unconfirmed: GF Securities' Jeff Pu forecasts 257 million iPhones in 2026, the only growth among major phone makers

How to prepare a Mac fleet for Rosetta's removal in macOS 27, before Intel apps stop working in macOS 28

Verizon will charge $10 a month for iPhone Handoff, twice what T-Mobile asks

Apple's App Review Guidelines now name AI nudify apps, and new rule 2.5.19 bans hidden features

The iPhone Duo Case sticks on with adhesive, HomeView's 19 launch apps, and more Apple news

How to stop Reminders syncing between iPhone, Mac and iPad

iPhone Duo FAQ: Apple Pencil, Touch ID, apps and eSIM, answered

How to set up iPhone Handoff to use one number on two iPhones, and who it actually suits

How to manage notifications on iPhone in iOS 27: previews, summaries, Focus and the new top-left swipe

How to install Homebrew on Mac, from the Command Line Tools to brew doctor

How to find free fonts for Mac without licensing problems, and check a font's licence in Font Book

Apple's Minions paper turns idle Macs into a shared GPU pool for AI jobs that queued for ten hours

Meta's Muse Spark Open is an 816 billion parameter model built to run across M5 Ultra Mac Studios

Bünyamin Aydın's Cappadocia fashion show, From Earth to Sky, was designed on iPad Pro and filmed on iPhone 18 Pro Max

Bloomberg: the OLED iPad mini will cost considerably more, and the A19 entry-level iPad slips to early 2027

Apple's code points to an A19 iPad with 8GB of memory, bringing Apple Intelligence to the cheapest iPad

The iPadOS 27.2 beta adds the Mac's Siri text pop-up for iPads with a trackpad, and Apple TV app profiles

Apple Watch Ultra 1 or Ultra 4: what four years of upgrades buy, and why watchOS 27 decides it

Apple sells a Diwali edition of AirPods 5 in India, and Beats teases a Pokémon Pill

AirPods 5 or AirPods Pro 3: what the extra 100 dollars buys, and which AirPods 5 case to pick

watchOS 27 replaces three Find My apps with one, and adds Siri and Readiness apps to Apple Watch

How to set up Halloween and Christmas automations in Apple Home, from sunset lights to the tree

Apple TV 4K 2022 or 2026: what the $299 model adds, and why most 2022 owners only need the $59 remote

The full-size HomePod 2 also works as a Mac speaker, Apple says, but only with Wi-Fi 6E Macs

How to use HomeView in the kitchen and with guests: Start Cooking, timers, Handoff and its humidity sensor

Apple TV renews Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, Tatiana Maslany's dark comedy thriller, for a second season

Apple's developer agreement adds terms for HomeView widgets, Live Assistance and app replacement

Apple Music's icon goes black and white in iOS 27.2 beta 4, and red leaves the Music app

Apple TV releases the Being Heumann trailer, and sets Heart, Karen Kilgariff's true crime podcast, for 19 October

Apple Intelligence is coming to China in December with iOS 27.3, Bloomberg reports, but without Siri AI

RemoveMacAI turns off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and deletes its models, after Apple dropped the single off switch

Siri AI could stay off EU iPhones for five months or more, Bloomberg's Gurman says

homeOS: Bloomberg's Gurman says Apple's home hub software is built around Siri AI, with touch as the backup

How to ask Apple to blur your house in Apple Maps Look Around

Elevation Lab pulls its AirTag Silencer, which disabled the speaker, after stalking concerns

How HomeView knows who you are: no Face ID, but your face plus your recently unlocked iPhone

Apple's Switch to Safari campaign takes on Chrome over trackers, distractions and battery life

Why John Sculley left Apple in 1993: the Pepsi hire, the Newton and a 97 per cent profit fall

Developers doubt a DOJ antitrust settlement would loosen Apple's control of the iPhone, The Information reports

Apple committed $25 million to Trump's White House ballroom, The Washington Post reports

OpenAI agrees not to use Apple's alleged trade secrets after the judge says Apple is likely to win an injunction

Apple news, reported and analysed