New storage cleanup, cross-platform transfers & AI tools reshape WhatsApp

WhatsApp is tightening up its iPhone experience with smarter storage controls, easier cross-platform chat transfers, and built-in AI tools that handle edits and replies inside conversations.

Andrew Orr 2 months ago 2

iPhone 19 Pro rumored to get 200MP telephoto camera sensor

A leaker with a decent track record says that Apple is testing a 200 megapixel telephoto camera in the 2027 iPhone 19 Pro, to try to catch up with cameras on rival phones.

William Gallagher 2 months ago 17

How to use Playlist Playground to build Apple Music playlists in seconds

Apple Music's new Playlist Playground feature is a prompt-driven playlist builder that's fast and surprisingly useful, even if it won't replace a carefully curated mix. Here's how to start playing, and how well it works.

Andrew Orr 2 months ago 3

Apple Maps ads are private and launch in the summer

Ads are coming to Apple Maps as part of a new Apple Business service aimed at helping firms connect to local customers, and not pushing those users away to rival map apps.

William Gallagher 2 months ago 10

Apple's all-screen iPhone isn't coming soon

The iPhone's Dynamic Island will be sticking around for a while, but will get smaller over time, as Apple is reportedly struggling to make its visible sensors work under the display.

Malcolm Owen 2 months ago 0

BoA shaves Apple share target by $5, weirdly concerned about iPhone 18 launch timing

Bank of America has slightly trimmed its stock target for Apple from $325 to $320, due to Apple shifting its iPhone release schedule to delay the non-Pro iPhone 18 into early 2027.

Malcolm Owen 2 months ago 1

How to use the Apple Maps Library feature

Apple added an Apple Maps Library feature for all of your saved and pinned locations to live, making them easier to find later. Here's how to use it on your iPhone.

Oliver Haslam 2 months ago 13

Apple looks to be planning a third retail location in Mexico City

Mexico City is seemingly on track to receive yet another Apple Store, at least according to a now-deleted webpage. It will be the third in the region if and when it opens.

Marko Zivkovic 2 months ago 1

iPhone Air is demonstrably not a failure for Apple

The iPhone Air has been a sales success for Apple according to cellular statistics, and has about more than doubled sales of the plus-sized ancestor.

Andrew Orr 2 months ago 5

Podcast

First Matter camera, tvOS 26.4, & Pawport CEO Martin Diamond on Smart Home Insider

Andrew O'Hara 2 months ago 0

Folding iPhone rumored to get new glass sandwich screen to prevent damage

Apple's quest to prevent damage to the iPhone Fold display has led it to a new design that will protect the screen from Apple's own hinge mechanism.

Malcolm Owen 2 months ago 12

Cook praises Chinese developers as government presses for open App Store

Tim Cook has again spoken at the China Development Forum in Beijing, praising Chinese developers, but not quite getting the same praise back.

William Gallagher 2 months ago 2

Crime blotter: Chinese national sentenced in Apple counterfeiting case

A New Yorker is arrested in California for iPhone thefts, Russian hackers targeted iPhones, and AirTag inspires a car-crash viral video, all in this week's Apple Crime Blotter.

Stephen Silver 2 months ago 0

ChatGPT wants a do-it-all super app, but Apple will probably stand in the way

OpenAI is working on a project to consolidate ChatGPT, coding tools, and a browser into one app. Apple's iOS platform restrictions will prevent it from becoming a true all-in-one platform on the iPhone.

Andrew Orr 2 months ago 6

Podcast

AirPods Max, MacBook Neo, and Family Sharing on the AppleInsider Podcast

William Gallagher 2 months ago 0

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