WhatsApp will soon let iPhone users share documents with Meta AI

Meta is working on a new WhatsApp feature that lets users upload documents directly to Meta AI from the in-chat attachment menu. Here are the details.

As WhatsApp users who rely on Meta AI know, the assistant’s file support has been fairly limited so far. Currently, users can either upload photos from the iPhone’s gallery or take a new one from within the chat.

From there, users can ask questions about the contents of the photo.

However, Meta AI still lags behind other AI-

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Apple working on iPhone anti-snatching feature that locks the device automatically

Apple is working on a new iPhone security feature that can automatically lock the device when it detects that it has been snatched from the user’s hand. Here are the details.

Many of us know the feeling: one second you’re looking at your iPhone, and the next, you’re staring at an empty hand. By the time you realize what happened, whoever took the device is already out of reach.

Over the years, Apple has greatly improved iPhone anti-theft protections, with features such


Apple rolling out new AirTag 2 firmware update

Up until today, Apple had released only a single firmware update for the since its January launch. Now, a second firmware version is rolling out to owners of Apple’s tracking device. Here are the details.

As spotted by , Apple is rolling out firmware version 3.0.49 to the .

Today’s update to the ’s firmware comes after Apple rolled out firmware version 3.0.45 last March , which in turn came two months after the product’s release.

As


Apple adds new CVE details to several macOS, iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, and watchOS updates

Apple today updated the security content pages for several macOS, iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, and watchOS releases, adding new CVE details for vulnerabilities addressed in each update. Here are the details.

Last September, Apple released macOS 14.8 Sonoma, iOS 18.7, and iPadOS 18.7, with important security updates addressing vulnerabilities that, among other things, could let an attacker access protected or sensitive user data.

Since then, Apple updated macOS Sonoma another six times, with the system currently


DuckDuckGo sees iPhone installs spike in the US following AI announcements at Google I/O

Following the AI-heavy Search announcements at last week’s Google I/O, DuckDuckGo says it has seen a notable and sustained surge in U.S. users, including a sharp jump in iPhone app installs. Here are the details.

Last week, during the Google I/O keynote, the company announced a series of changes coming to its users over the coming weeks and months, most of which are related to AI being more integrated across its ecosystem.

You can certainly read of the event, but


Apple Wallet’s new Digital ID feature recently added more ways to use it

Last fall, Apple launched a new Digital ID feature in the Wallet app. Now, that feature can officially be used as an age verification method in several cases on iPhone. Here’s what that means.

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iPhone 18 Pro could further a design trend I’ve finally come around on

iPhone 18 Pro is coming this fall, and rumors indicate it will further a design trend started last year with iPhone 17 Pro: making the iPhone even thicker. Here’s why I’m actually behind this decision despite previously opposing it.

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As Chinese phone market reportedly picks up steam, iPhone could be a standout winner

The China ​Academy of Information ​and Communications Technology (CAICT) has released its latest report on mobile phone shipments in China, covering April as well as the first four months of 2026. Here are the details.

As spotted by , the CAICT has released updated numbers on phone shipments in the Chinese market.

The report compares year-over-year performance for the month of April, as well as the January through April period.

According to the CAICT, phone shipments in China reached 25.


iOS 26.6 adds new alert when you try blocking too many contacts

iOS 26.6 beta 1 arrived today , and with iOS 27 right around the corner , it’s unsurprisingly very light on changes. But one difference was discovered by Aaron Perris: a new alert that appears in iOS 26.6 when you try to block one contact too many.

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