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After testing last year, Google app on iOS has rolled out an Auto Dark Mode for its built-in web browser.
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Apple’s Passwords app debuted in iOS 18 as a one-stop hub for all your password needs. But the app also, interestingly, has a feature that can replace one of Apple’s best existing Wi-Fi tools.
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Benjamin and Chance review the newly-launched Apple Invites app and despite how well made the app is, debate whether anyone will actually use it. Also, AltStore makes headlines about hosting the first ‘Apple approved’ NSFW app, Apple reportedly cancels another AR hardware initiative and TikTok spreads fake news about the iOS 18.3 support for T-Mobile Starlink service.
And in Happy Hour Plus, Benjamin and Chance bemoan the lack of advancement in CarPlay in recent years, and suggest a few easy wins Apple could add to the platform. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join.
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Leaks have indicated Apple has an internal robotics team working on building new home products. But now, via a recently published video, Apple has actually offered its own glimpse into what our robot future could look like.
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Apple’s Messages app has a lot of great features, including the recent iOS 18 additions and Genmoji. But one thing that’s sorely missing: good tools for tracking your unanswered messages. The new Mac app RPLY seeks to solve that problem with AI.
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This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: Apple’s M5 chip is coming with AI enhancements, Tim Cook teases the iPhone roadmap, and Vision Pro’s expanding game support. Here are this week’s Apple rumors.
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Severance is one of the biggest Apple TV+ hits, yet it took almost three years for its season 2 return. Ben Stiller, one of the major creative forces on the show, says that shouldn’t happen again as season 3 is already ‘underway.’
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Long before Sonos got in the business of shipping cursed apps, the connected audio company had dreams of releasing a MagSafe speaker for iPhone.
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Apple has announced tax and price updates for the App Store and other digital storefronts in various markets, with some changes taking effect immediately. Some changes are scheduled to start in the coming weeks and months.
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