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Does Apple Creator Studio make subscription apps palatable?
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (691+ words) It's been close to a decade since I first started being grumpy about subscription apps. I did acknowledge the benefits right from the start, including giving many developers a more sustainable income, but expressed my unease about where we were…...
iPhone 17 Pro case offers tribute to original 1984 Macintosh
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (138+ words) I still have affectionate feelings about the original Macintosh I owned back in 1984, and if you feel the same, you can now give your iPhone 17 Pro a nostalgic makeover " Spigen says its new Classic LS case combines retro looks with…...
Verizon will start locking phones for longer, making it harder to switch carriers
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (329+ words) Verizon has just won its FCC petition to change the rule around unlocking phones to a less user-friendly policy. Here are the details. Jon Brodkin writes at Ars Technica: The Federal Communications Commission is letting Verizon lock phones to its…...
iOS 26.3 beta 2 hints at upcoming end-to-end encryption for RCS
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (371+ words) Last March, Apple announced plans to support end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, following the standardization of the feature by the GSM Association. After nearly a year of silence on that front, today's betas suggest that Apple is moving closer to…...
WhatsApp testing emoji-based sticker suggestions on iOS
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (240+ words) The latest WhatsApp TestFlight build introduces sticker suggestions, eliminating the extra steps of having to open and sift through the sticker panel. Here's how it works. As spotted by WABetaInfo, the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS features the same sticker…...
iOS 26’s Messages app adds five great new group chat features
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (355+ words) iOS 26 is packed full of changes for iPhone users, including five great new group chat features in the Messages app. Here's what's new. Typing indicators have been a key iMessage features for years, but they used to only apply to…...
‘Are You Dead?’ is now the top paid App Store app in China
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (274+ words) It may sound morbid, but China's new top paid App Store app'Are You Dead?'is spiking in popularity among iPhone users who live alone. Here are the details. Stephen McDonell writes at the BBC: A new bleak-sounding app has taken…...
PSA: Instagram password reset emails should be ignored
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (321+ words) If you've received an Instagram password reset email, claiming that you requested it, you should ignore it. Malwarebytes reports that cybercriminals stole Instagram account details for 17.5 million users, but the social network claims that there was no security breach " Many…...
Four new iPhones will launch this year, here’s what’s coming
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (436+ words) Apple has 20+ products in the works for 2026 launches, including four new iPhone models'one of which is expected to arrive very soon. Apple's first iPhone launch of the year is rumored to arrive in the next month or two. It's the…...
Introducing 9to5Mac Forums: A new place to connect
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (220+ words) We're excited to introduce a new way for the 9to5Mac community to engage: 9to5Mac Forums. Here's how it works and everything you need to know. You can access 9to5Mac Forums here: 9to5mac.com/forums/ Everything is designed to be straightforward. There are categories for…...