iPhone 18 Pro camera may come with pro software, Apple considered buying Halide

Two months ago, Halide cofounder and designer Sebastiaan de With made a surprise announcement that he was joining Apple’s design team. It turns out the move came after Apple initially expressed interest in buying Lux Optics, the app development studio behind the pro camera app.

Apple reportedly wants to bring more pro camera features to its software as the iPhone 18 Pro camera hardware goes higher end this year.

Aaron Tilley that Apple held talks to acquire Lux Optics last summer.

Lux Optics makes , the popular third-party photography


These are my favorite budget-friendly iPhone 17e accessories

Apple finally gave the iPhone 17e the meaningful updates it originally deserved. The 17e offers better performance with the A19 chip, stronger connectivity with the new C1X chip, and MagSafe (which also supports faster 15W wireless charging)! At just $599, it feels like an entry-level iPhone that isn’t full of compromises, and I think it will be the new default iPhone for most people. The most exciting addition has to be MagSafe, which

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Apple @ Work: From rogue Dropbox folders to the File Provider framework

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When we talk about the accelerated growth of the Mac in the enterprise, we usually bring up how

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Top stories: AirPods Max 2, iOS 26.4 RC, and more

Welcome to 9to5Mac’s top stories of the week, where we recap the biggest news in the Apple world every Saturday. This week, we have the launch of AirPods Max 2, new iPhone Fold rumors, and the MacBook Neo is a hit. Plus, our usual slate of new podcast episodes, opinion pieces, and much more. Read on for all of this week’s top stories.

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Apple highlights 13 enhancements coming to iPhone with iOS 26.4

Apple has released the first iOS 26.4 RC build , highlighting 13 enhancements coming to your iPhone, and that means three things.

First, iOS 26.4 will likely be released to the public next week. Second, iOS 26.5 with the first Gemini-powered Siri and Apple Intelligence features is next in the beta cycle. And third, Apple has shared detailed release notes about what’s new in iOS 26.4.

Here are the official release notes for iOS 2


A jury in a San Francisco court concluded today that Elon Musk intentionally misled investors in an attempt to drive down the price of Twitter Inc. ahead of his purchase of the company. Here are the details.

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Jurors in federal court in San Francisco found Friday that Musk intentionally misled Twitter shareholders when he tweeted that the social network — now called X — had too many fake accounts and tried to back out of the deal. The jury rejected two of the four fraud claims.

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‘Wonder Pets: In the City’ season 2 now available to stream on Apple TV

If you or your kids enjoyed the first season of , all 13 episodes of season 2 are available to stream on Apple TV. Here are the details.

With an average score of 7/10 on IMDb, the first season of premiered back in 2024, telling the story of a “trio of heroic classroom pets (who) live in a New York City kindergarten and use the power of teamwork to rescue animals around the world in musical adventures.”

Featuring the voices of Christopher Sean Cooper


Apple’s rumored iPhone roadmap reveals major overhauls coming

The blueprint for Apple’s annual iPhone releases has stayed fairly consistent for years, but changes have already started, and rumors say even more iPhone overhauls are coming.

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WhatsApp for iPhone may soon offer automatic message translation across 21 languages

iPhone users may soon be able to use WhatsApp to communicate with people who don’t speak their language. Here are the details.

As , the latest beta build of WhatsApp on TestFlight includes references to a per-chat “Translate messages” toggle, which will automatically translate all new incoming messages when activated.

After turning on the feature, users can choose which language messages should be translated from and which language they should be translated into. In the example shown, messages are automatically translated into English.

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iOS 26.4 will automatically turn on strict security feature for all iPhones

iOS 26.4 is coming very soon as the next big iPhone update, and Apple plans to enable a key security feature by default in the release.

In early 2024, Apple launched a new iOS feature called Stolen Device Protection.

The theft prevention feature was optional for users, as it came with additional restrictions that might prove inconvenient for the average person.

But in iOS 26.4, Apple will turn Stolen Device Protection on by default for all users.

From Apple’s explaining the

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