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Today β€” 24 February 2025Latest Mac & Apple News

iOS 18.4 gives Apple’s Passwords app a small but convenient new feature

24 February 2025 at 11:40

iOS 18.4 beta 1 is now available, including for public beta users. And among its many changes, there’s a convenient feature enhancement to verification codes found in Apple’s Passwords app. Here are the details.

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MagSafe Monday: Creativity meets function with the MOFT Action Inspiration

By: Bradley C
24 February 2025 at 11:00

So many accessories for MagSafe revolve around charging, docking, etc. Some of them are not technology-related but work with an analog approach. The is an awesome product for those who love sticky notes but need something on the go.

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iOS 18.4 public beta now available, here’s everything new

24 February 2025 at 10:04

iOS 18.3 launched almost a month ago, leaving a long gap afterward with no new software. But the first iOS 18.4 public beta is finally here, and it brings a lot of big and small changes for iPhone. Here’s what’s new in today’s release.

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Deals: M4 iPad Pro $250 off, Apple Pencil Pro nearly 25% off, Apple Home Key Lock $90, M3 MacBook Air, more

24 February 2025 at 08:47

Alongside ongoing price drops on the popular M4 Mac mini configurations, today we spotted the return of $150 discounts on the mid-range 512GB M4 iPad Pro models as well as up to $250 off the higher-end variants. Those join ongoing offers on the M3 MacBook Air lineup with select models dropping even lower at up to $417 off the original prices as well as the return of Apple Pencil Pro at nearly 25% off and a deep 40% discount on this Apple Home Key Smart Lock. Everything else awaits down below.Β 

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Apple Intelligence is now fully supported in the EU with iOS 18.4

24 February 2025 at 08:46

iOS 18.4 includes a variety of big and small upgrades for iPhone users, but if you’re in the EU, there’s one especially huge change in the first beta: Apple Intelligence is now fully supported for EU users.

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iOS 18.4 beta 1 – 50 new changes and features [Video]

24 February 2025 at 08:35

In this latest episode ofΒ iOS Decoded,Β 9to5MacΒ investigates everything new in iOS 18.4, including several new behind-the-scenes features that you may be hearing about for the first time. Included in our walkthrough is a full hands-on look at the new proximity setup feature for Mac, Prioritize notifications, the new Ambient Music feature, and much, much more. Subscribe to 9to5Mac on YouTube for additional iOS 18.4 coverage.

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Gurman: Foldable iPhone and β€˜another new iPhone design’ coming in 2026

24 February 2025 at 07:19

The iPhone 16e just launched, but Apple has four more iPhone models launching this fallβ€”including the ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air. But per Mark Gurman, 2026 may be even bigger for the iPhone thanks to two brand new designs in the works: a foldable and another mysterious new design.

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New AirTag 2 leak reveals when to expect product launch

24 February 2025 at 06:36

Apple launched its first product of the year last weekβ€”the iPhone 16eβ€”but five more product launches are expected in the coming weeks and months. One such device is the long-awaited AirTag 2. Now, thanks to a new leak, we have a better idea than ever of when to expect it.

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Meta community notes open to contributors, as Musk threatens to β€˜fix’ them on X

24 February 2025 at 05:40

Meta community notes are expected to launch within the next couple of months, after the social network announced it would be ending its own fact-checking program because facts are so 2015. You can now apply to be a contributor to these, signing up on one of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.

Meantime, X owner Elon Musk appears to be threatening the impartiality of his platform’s community notes, announcing plans to β€œfix” the feature …

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Here’s the complete iPhone 17 line-up according to three high-profile leakers

24 February 2025 at 04:52

While there have been some differences of opinion between leakers in the past, three high-profile ones have all endorsed the same CAD drawing of the complete iPhone 17 line-up.

The drawing shows the three completely different camera layouts expected for the base iPhone 17, the iPhone 17 Air, and the two iPhone 17 Pro models …

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Apple made this change to avoid appearing to approve iPhone porn apps

24 February 2025 at 04:01

A technicality had previously given the impression that Apple approved of a porn app being made available to iPhone users in the EU via a third-party app store.

That lead to some misleading headlines, but Apple has now solved the problem by changing three words in the email sent to developers …

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As Trump tariffs loom, Apple pledges more than $500bn in US investment, new Texas factory

24 February 2025 at 03:09

Apple has today announced that it is committed to invest more than $500 billion in the United States over the next four years, including 20,000 U.S. jobs and a new factory in Houston, Texas.

The $500 billion headline figure is not all new, with much of what is promised in the announcement having been pledged before. The news is clearly aimed at satiating the Trump administration, with Apple perhaps hoping it will be enough to get tariff exemptions on its products.

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You can now use AirPods Pro as hearing aids in the UK

24 February 2025 at 02:32

As previously reported in January, the can now be used as hearing aids in the United Kingdom, having now received government approval for over-the-counter hearing aid devices.

AirPods Pro 2 can address mild to moderate hearing loss. With an iPhone and AirPods Pro, users can perform a hearing test, and apply their hearing profile to their earbuds for continuous hearing correction. This functionality is all available as a free software update.

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Yesterday β€” 23 February 2025Latest Mac & Apple News

Apple just fixed one of CarPlay’s biggest usability issues

23 February 2025 at 16:42

Apple released iOS 18.4 beta on Friday, with a number of unique new features. Some of the new features include Priority Notifications with Apple Intelligence, a new Food section in the Apple News app, and more. However, there was another smaller change that went under the radar, one that has to do with CarPlay – particularly on larger displays.

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iOS 18.4 beta finally enables β€˜Find My’ support in South Korea

23 February 2025 at 13:28

Last July, citizens of South Korea started a petition asking Apple to enable Find My support in the region. It was assumed that Find My was unavailable due to government restrictions, but that wasn’t actually the case according to the petition.

Apple later agreed to launch Find My support for the region in spring 2025, and that integration is finally starting to roll out.

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These are my favorite unique charging accessories for your Apple ecosystem

23 February 2025 at 08:00

If you take a look at the current landscape of charging accessories in 2025, it seems like everyone is doing the same thing. Every brand has its flagship 3 in 1 charger or a 140W wall charger, or a Magsafe charging brick. So what I wanted to do is highlight some products that have brought some unique twists to a product category that seems to have been stale. Let me know which is your favorite!

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Gurman: Future Apple modems likely to be integrated with main chipset

23 February 2025 at 05:45

In the latest Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman reports that Apple plans on integrating future modems within the main chipset of the device. This means that, in the future, there won’t be both an A18 chipset alongside a separate C1 modem, instead they’ll all be one. This development will take a few years, though.

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