AppleInsider

In this week's "Sunday Reboot," Liquid Glass gets an award, Tim Cook heads to China once again, and a wish for HomeKit to be more cat-friendly. Sunday Reboot: Liquid Glass, Cats, and Cook 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, Appl…

You've probably seen an ad for the rock-tuned Heavys H1H on the internet, and true to their word, they are in fact tuned for guitar-heavy rock. Here's how they compare to Apple's AirPods Max . AirPods Max 2 [left], Heavys H1H [right] As a major mainstream tech company, Apple has an incentive to design to accommodate as many people as possible. Its products may not necessarily have everything a pa…

Apple wants more people to use Genmoji, by creating suggestions based on phrases that you type into the iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 keyboard, and what you've got stored in Photos. The launch of Genmoji during an Apple event - Image credit: Apple Users of Messages will be familiar with the occasional appearance of emoji as a suggestion when typing on the software keyboard. For iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 , they…

Apple will relaunch Apple Intelligence and Siri platforms with new Apple Foundation Models. Despite Google's involvement, Apple will maintain its privacy stance. Apple's new AI strategy won't sacrifice user privacy for gimmicks When Apple Intelligence was revealed during WWDC 2024, Apple had a hybrid system in place that would ultimately fail to deliver. Delays ensued , and it seems that the long…

A new report claims that Apple intends to make few changes to the current Apple Watch Series 11 , beyond a new Watch face. Apple Watches Previous reports have said that the Apple Watch Series 12 may get significant software updates, but that the hardware would remain much as it is with the current model. Now Bloomberg is reporting that there won't be many changes to hardware or software at all. S…

The long-awaited overhaul of Siri is already two years later than planned. Even so, it will still be beta software when it does actually arrive. Current Siri has a colorful animation, but none of the New Siri smarts. Back in WWDC 2024, Apple introduced its new Siri with contextual awareness and other major improvements for the digital assistant. However, while it ultimately didn't arrive later in…

An arrest is made in the Morgan McSweeney stolen iPhone case, a guilty plea in the Beyonce stolen music case, and an AirTag helps recover a stolen Lamborghini, all in this week's Apple Crime Blotter. The Manhasset Apple Store The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, looking at the world of Apple-related crime. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple software chief Craig Federighi will be taking part in xAI's antitrust lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI over Grok's treatment in the App Store, but Tim Cook seemingly won't be. X in the App Store. In August 2025 , Elon Musk's xAI sued Apple and OpenAI, claiming that a partnership between the two affected Grok's standings in the App Store . Specifically, Musk's xAI accused Apple of bias in it…

Ahead of the return to District Court for the continued appeals process in the Apple-Epic legal fight, the two companies have made a schedule to discuss a change in App Store fees for outbound links. An image from an Epic Games video mocking Apple's 1984 ad - Image Credit: Epic Games The May 6 decision by the Supreme Court to decline Apple's request for a stay on a mandate to meet Epic Games to n…

Apple shares closed above $300 for the first time after investors rewarded the company's stronger-than-expected earnings, surging Services revenue, and massive $100 billion buyback despite continued criticism of its delayed AI rollout. Apple Stocks app Apple shares closed at a new record high of $300.23 on May 15, surpassing both the $300 mark and the company's previous closing record of $287.51 …

Gemini Intelligence has been announced just a month before Apple Intelligence's big moment at WWDC, but I have doubts about whether either company can deliver on its AI promises. Google's Gemini Intelligence has been announced Google announced its new suite of AI features under the Gemini Intelligence banner during a streamed event on May 12, 2026. That's less than a month before Apple's WWDC 202…

Over 100,000 EZ Lynk users could find their data being handed over to the United States government if Apple complies with a request for app download information. Apple now involved in a lawsuit involving vehicle modifications Governments subpoena Apple for information all of the time , but that doesn't mean it gets handed over automatically. Apple will push back if the scope of the request is too…

Replit has released its first iPhone app update in four months after resolving an App Store review dispute with Apple over how AI-generated apps can be previewed and developed on iOS . Vibe coding app Replit CEO Amjad Masad said on May 15 that Replit had "worked things out with Apple" and published its first iPhone app update in four months. The update brings Replit Agent 4 to mobile users, along…

Apple is reportedly preparing a major Apple Card signup push that would effectively give new customers free AirPods Pro 3 , a sharp shift in strategy as Chase prepares to take over the troubled program from Goldman Sachs. Apple could essentially give away AirPods Pro 3 with new Apple Card promotion Apple has largely avoided the large signup bonuses commonly used across the credit card industry. E…

An ex-Apple designer has revealed just long ago the company began working on AirPods Max and the reasoning behind not having an Apple logo on the product. Apple's AirPods Max took years to develoip The original AirPods came out in 2016 and AirPods Max weren't launched until 2020. So it's an easy assumption that Apple only decided to make AirPods Max once those initial tiny white earbuds had prove…