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When Apple issues the firmware upgrade needed to use AirPods Pro 2 as a hearing aid, it will put the company into direct competition with existing over-the-counter (OTC) products. Most OTC hearing aids offer Bluetooth headphone functionality, so a single device will serve both functions either way, but AirPods will offer two significant advantages … […]

If you’re planning on using Apple trade-in to upgrade to an iPhone 16, you’ll want to quickly book it in for repair if it has any damage. As one of my fellow tech writers discovered, Apple doesn’t just deduct the necessary repair fee from the value of your device (which could cost as little as

Apart from some marketing materials, we have not yet seen Apple Intelligence image generation features in action. Image Playgrounds and Genmoji are not currently available in the iOS 18.1 Apple Intelligence betas; they are rumored to launch as part of the iOS 18.2 cycle later this year. However, Apple has today shared a real-world example

Apple software SVP Craig Federighi says that the Private Cloud Compute servers used for Apple Intelligence features are really basic – and with good reason. The exec says it’s one of a number of decisions the company made to ensure that it’s AI cloud servers form a “hermetically sealed privacy bubble” with your iPhone …

Macworld Like most people who write about Apple for a living, I’m buying a new iPhone 16 this year. As I do every year, I went through Apple’s “Get Ready” system in the Apple Store app to start the trade-in process and make pre-ordering that much easier. However, it didn’t quite go the way I

Macworld On this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we talk at the news about the iPhone 16, the Apple Watch Series 10, new AirPods, and a lot more! Find out what you need to know about these new products! This is episode 900 with Jason Cross, Michael Simon, and Roman Loyola. Listen to episode 900

Macworld In recent years, Apple has actively distinguished between its regular and Pro iPhone models. Beyond the superior camera system with a telephoto lens, Apple has routinely introduced exciting perks as Pro iPhone exclusives—the Dynamic Island, 48MP main camera, Action button, even Apple Intelligence—all of which remained exclusive to the Pro variants for a year.

Macworld Some Mac users report that their Mac or MacBook cannot read the inserted disk with the error code: “The disk you attached was not readable by this computer.” This issue often occurs on Macs and indicates disk errors. You can try to fix this problem by restarting the Mac. If the disk is still

Macworld Find My lets you track your Apple devices, Find My items like AirTags, and, with their permission, people. You can share location triggers with other people, too, known as geofencing. You can let people know when you arrive or leave at certain locations, including how big the radius is from the location that counts as

Macworld Apple does a big update of macOS (the operating system that runs on Macs) once a year, bringing new features and interface tweaks. One of these major macOS updates is due on September 16, 2024. In this article, we will offer you guidance on how to install macOS Sequoia. We’ll also explain what to