Latest iPhone XS News

iPhone camera & microphone dot can be suppressed if you're already hacked

Apple's camera and microphone indicators are supposed to tell iPhone users when the microphone or camera are on, but after a device is fully compromised with kernel-level access by another hack, Predator spyware can prevent those from appearing.

Andrew Orr 3 months ago 2

If you want a transparent iPhone Air with a SIM slot, it'll cost you

A transparent iPhone Air with a working SIM slot looked like a hardware hack for the ages, but it also showed exactly what got sacrificed when factory design margins disappeared.

Andrew Orr 3 months ago 2

Full internet by satellite could come via an Apple-designed iPhone or iPad case

Apple's iPhone satellite capabilities can grow, but physics are remorseless. There's still a limit on how much satellite internet can do and how fast it can do it — unless Apple produces a case that it has been researching that doubles as a big antenna.

William Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele 3 months ago 0

AI agents are coming to CarPlay, but they're not getting the keys

Apple is formally making room for AI agents in the car, adding a new voice-based conversational app category to CarPlay in iOS 26.4.

Andrew Orr 3 months ago 0

Qualcomm iPhone modem cost inflation suit in UK ends with undisclosed agreement

A long-running UK challenge to what Qualcomm charged Apple for smartphone modems has concluded, as the consumer group that filed the case has chosen to end it after years of litigation.

Amber Neely 3 months ago 0

Formula 1 channel pops up in Apple TV, can't be removed

Ahead of the season starting, the Formula 1 channel has popped up in the Apple TV app — and you can't edit, move, or delete it.

Marko Zivkovic 3 months ago 7

New in iOS 26.4 beta 1: Videos in Podcasts, Playlist Playground, RCS, more

The first developer beta of iOS 26.4 is here, offering a new video experience for Apple Podcasts, support for testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging, and much more.

Marko Zivkovic 3 months ago 3

Apple's upgraded Siri is late but not lost — the real story is timing

Apple's next-generation Siri still hasn't surfaced in shipping software, but the delay aligns more with staged rollout planning and strict reliability standards than with a stalled AI strategy.

Andrew Orr 3 months ago 5

iOS 26.4 has iPhone Stolen Device Protection on by default

Three years after the feature rolled out, Apple is automatically enabling Stolen Device Protection in iOS 26.4, expanding safeguards against an ever-expanding epidemic of iPhone theft.

Amber Neely 3 months ago 5

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