Icon Composer 2 and SF Symbols 8 now available as betas
Developers and designers can now download the betas for Apple’s updated library of symbols, as well as the next version of its tool for creating Liquid Glass app icons. Here are the details.
Developers and designers can now download the betas for Apple’s updated library of symbols, as well as the next version of its tool for creating Liquid Glass app icons. Here are the details.

While CarPlay was mentioned only once during the WWDC26 keynote, it includes several improvements and, as always, a new set of wallpapers. You can download them below.

During a recent appearance at the Newport Beach TV Fest, Shrinking star and co-creator Jason Segel (Over Your Dead Body) shared a welcome update on the show’s next season. Here are the details.

Among the many tidbits coming to iOS 27 is support for a new set of keyboards, including Afrikaans, Galician, and Indigenous languages. Here are the details.

Beats is gearing up for a new product launch — and it loves dropping hints about what’s coming. As the World Cup kicks off this week, another soccer player has been seen wearing an unreleased pair of Beats headphones … but there’s a twist.

Apple TV has an exciting and packed summer lineup this year, anchored by a variety of compelling series. Here are three fan-favorite returning shows set to be among Apple’s biggest hits of the summer.

E-ink technology is typically found in devices like the Amazon Kindle, and it is also a critical feature of the Qingping thermometer. I originally reviewed the Bluetooth version of this device a few years ago, but Qingping has since updated it with Thread support for Apple Home. I have been retesting it to see if it still holds up in 2026.

At least as of the first developer beta of iOS 27, the next-generation AI dictation feature for iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air is not enabled by default.
So if you’ve just updated to the beta, you don’t get the benefits of the new LLM-powered dictation right away. Here’s how to turn it on.

Apple’s WWDC keynote revealed a lot of new features in iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, and more—most of which were displayed on a single slide for just a moment. Here are all of those listed features in a more accessible, organized format. There are even more changes coming in iOS 27, but this is everything Apple listed on that big keynote slide.

The Photos app is a central focus of iOS 27, adding new features like Reframe and Extend. In a new interview with Tyler Stalman, two Apple Photos executives went in-depth on the new features and what they mean for photographers.

Since its release in 2016, AirPods have exploded in popularity. I feel like you cannot go anywhere without seeing them in people’s ears. AirPods have become one of Apple’s most impactful products, and they might even be my most-used Apple devices. I use them in every scenario, from just listening to media to phone calls, workouts, live translation, and transparency. There is always something I am using them for. But one feature was missing that Apple finally added with iOS 27. So let’s talk about the new features of the AirPods and how to install the beta update.

macOS is designed to put your Mac to sleep when it is not being used. That is usually exactly what you want. Sleep saves power, protects battery life, and keeps a MacBook from running when it is closed and stuffed in a bag.
Sometimes tasks like downloads, backups, remote sessions, and AI coding need a temporary exception. Fortunately, there are some great Mac apps for giving you this control.

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In asking one big question and highlighting 11 key features about iOS 27, I said that the Liquid Glass debate was over. Apple introduced a slider that enables everyone to choose their exact desired degree of transparency, including effectively switching off the effect altogether.
But in running the developer beta on my main iPhone with the Liquid Glass effect maxed out, I’d now argue that the company has done far more than this …
iOS 27 adds new features to Apple Notes, Messages, Wallet, and more, and it has a few improvements for the Reminders app too. Here’s everything new for Reminders in iOS 27.

Alongside the ongoing all-time low pricing on AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Max 2, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by Amazon’s $130 price drop on 46mm Apple Watch Series 11 live again on all colors, as well as this Apple Watch SE 3 cell model back at Amazon all-time low pricing. And now even lower, Amazon is offering iPhone 17 Pro units at up to $270 off alongside these upgraded 48GB and 64GB M5 Pro MacBook Pro models at $300 off. Head below for all of Friday’s best Apple deals.
Update: 8:12 a.m. PT: Facebook and Instagram are slowly coming back online as it appears Meta has resolved the outage.
Update, 7:21 a.m. PT: Facebook and Instagram are still down, with no update from Meta on when the outages will be fixed. This is a massive outage for the company’s two key services …
If Facebook and Instagram are down for you, you’re not alone. Both of Meta’s largest social media platforms are experiencing widespread outages on Friday morning. Here’s the latest on the ongoing Facebook and Instagram outages…

watchOS 27 is the next major software update for Apple Watch, and among its variety of new features, it will add two new apps to your Watch.

Siri AI is a major upgrade and big highlight of iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, watchOS 27, and more. But only newer Apple devices will support the overhauled Siri. Here’s the full list of Siri AI-compatible hardware across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro.

iOS 27 brings new features to almost all of Apple’s apps, including Messages, Apple Music, Wallet, and more. Apple’s Find My app has its own share of changes in iOS 27. Here’s everything new.