AirTag 2 is launching this year, about four years after AirTag first debuted. There are some nice upgrades coming to AirTag 2, but what I really want is for the company to expand the lineup: it’s time for an AirTag Max.

This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: new iPads are on the way, plus a curious iOS Invites app, and more. Here are this week’s Apple rumors.

Apple’s best-selling Mac, the MacBook Air, is getting upgraded soon—possibly as the first Apple product launch of 2025. Here are four new features coming to the M4 MacBook Air when it arrives.

Tim Cook says that he uses his Vision Pro every day. And in multiple interviews this past year, he’s mentioned a specific habit with the product that’s a big part of his use: lying down. After following his lead, I can now report that this method can (almost) fix the Vision Pro’s biggest problem.

Apple occasionally updates the App Store’s layout to make it easier to navigate, or emphasize one content section or another. But new changes recently rolled out that are especially prominent, and make new app discovery easier than ever on iPhone and more.

This spring, Apple is planning to launch a major iPhone SE 4 upgrade, and that new model will introduce a glaring problem for the iPhone lineup. Apple will likely sell two iPhones—15 and 14—at higher prices than the new SE, despite them being worse products in almost every way.

Apple Intelligence’s notification summaries have been causing a stir for unintentionally creating fake news, as especially highlighted by the BBC. Apple is planning a tweaked UI, but here’s why that doesn’t go far enough, and what the real fix could be.

Apple’s AirPods lineup is stronger than ever following the launch of , which now include many features formerly exclusive to AirPods Pro 2. But for me personally, there are still three key Pro-exclusive features that make the more expensive AirPods worth the upgrade.

One day after debuting beta 2 for developers, Apple has just released public beta 2 for its various software platforms. Beta 2 is available for macOS Sequoia 15.3, iPadOS 18.3, watchOS 11.3, and more.

Apple has released iOS 18.3 public beta 2, bringing the latest version of the forthcoming software update to public beta users. Here’s what’s new.

A new US administration is about to enter office, one that will incentivize companies to build in America rather than overseas. And Apple seems well prepared for that change, as the company has reportedly just expanded its US-based chip production.

Apple TV+ has two big returning series coming this month: Severance and Mythic Quest. The two shows are polar opposites, but both promise to be a treat for viewers. Today, Apple has released the first trailer for Mythic Quest season 4—and it looks very good.

Apple’s MacBook Pro just received an , and there’s an M5 version expected in late 2025. But it’s the model coming in late 2026 that sounds especially compelling. This new MacBook Pro could even be the biggest Mac upgrade ever. Here’s what’s coming.

Apple is preparing to kick off its annual Swift Student Challenge again this year, with entries opening in just under a month and lasting three weeks only. Here are the details.

Apple Intelligence’s ever-growing feature set has brought additional storage requirements on your device, but it’s also come with new controls over which features are enabled. Here’s how to manually disable certain Apple Intelligence features on your iPhone and more.

Apple has just released iOS 18.3 beta 2. While so far we haven’t seen a ton of changes in iOS 18.3, the latest beta does bring one fix for the Calculator app that has been asked for often since iOS 18’s redesign.

Apple has a wave of new beta software ready. Beta 2 is rolling out now for visionOS 2.3, tvOS 18.3, watchOS 11.3, and more.

Following a holiday beta hiatus, Apple has just released macOS Sequoia 15.3 beta 2. The update is currently available only for developers, not the public beta, and is rolling out now.

Apple always offers an extended return window for products purchased during the holiday season. But that period is just about to end, making now your last chance to get in any last-minute returns.

Vision Pro has a lot of potential as a gaming device, but that potential has mostly been untapped so far. Today, an NVIDIA announcement is one of the first signs of change on the way.