Three years after the feature was introduced, Apple automatically activates Device Theft Protection in iOS 26.4, expanding protection against the ever-expanding epidemic of iPhone theft. In 2023, Apple introduced a new feature called Stolen Device Protection. This feature is designed to prevent access to iPhones if a thief manages to learn the user’s passcode and … Read more
Apple Podcasts is no longer just an audio app, as native adaptive video and dynamic video ads will soon be available for creators to really show their stuff. While Apple Podcasts already supports some videos, Apple is introducing native video playback based on HTTP Live Streaming, or HLS. The update brings adaptive streaming and dynamic … Read more
iOS 26.4 is the next major iPhone software release, and Apple plans to enable a key security feature by default in the update. Stolen device protection will be on by default in iOS 26.4 In early 2024, Apple launched a new iOS feature called Device Theft Protection. The anti-theft feature was optional for users as … Read more
Last June at WWDC25, Apple announced that Rosetta 2, the software that translates Intel apps to Apple silicon, would be discontinued after macOS 27. Now Apple will start warning users about apps that will soon be incompatible. At WWDC20, along with the announcement of Macs transitioning to Apple silicon, Apple launched Rosetta 2. This is … Read more
Apple today released a new public beta firmware for AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3, and AirPods 4. The firmware is currently limited to developers and public beta testers and has build number 8B5034f. Apple first provided this firmware last week, but at the time it was only available to developers. Apple started testing iOS … Read more
Apple is upgrading its Podcasts app to allow users to “seamlessly” switch between audio and video podcasts using HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology. While listening to the show, users will be able to switch to the horizontal video version of the podcast and download the video version of the podcast for offline viewing. By giving … Read more
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports that the iOS 26.4 beta has launched without the expected new Siri, instead focusing on security and messaging improvements. Key updates include default device theft protection, end-to-end encryption for RCS messages to Android phones, and an improved video podcast experience. The update is expected to … Read more
Gabriel Vasquez, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, recently revealed that he took nine flights from NYC to Stockholm in one year. While his visits included stops at companies like Lovable — where he wrote from his office — the trips were also about finding future Swedish unicorns before they cross the Atlantic. All of this … Read more
GameSir brings its GameHub emulator for macOS and promises that “your Mac is now a gaming PC.” The announcement should excite Mac gamers as it also promises support for the Steam gaming platform. If GameHub lives up to its potential, it could revolutionize Mac gaming by opening up access to large libraries of titles currently … Read more
Apple hardware that works with 26 generation operating systems – Image Credit: Apple Apple has started a whole new generation of developer betas, with iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4 expected to include the Siri update. After releasing the 26.3 generation updates, Apple moved to the 26.4 … Read more