macOS 26.4 RC now available for developers

Following last week’s rollout of beta 4, Apple is now rolling out the macOS 26.4 Release Candidate. Here’s what to expect.

Starting with macOS 26.4, whenever the user opens an app that relies on the Rosetta 2 framework to run on Apple Silicon, the system will warn the user that Rosetta 2 will soon be going away.

Apple had already announced that macOS 27 would be the last major version to support Rosetta 2, so this seems like a way to encourage


Apple releases iOS 26.4 RC for iPhone with upcoming features

The first iOS 26.4 release candidate is now available. iOS 26.4 includes a number of exciting new features and changes, including new emoji and AI-powered Apple Music updates.

Changes that we’ve seen coming in iOS 26.4 so far include:

Apple is also testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging and an e nhanced video podcast experience . iOS 26.4 enables Stolen Device Detection by default , and iOS 26’s CarPlay video support is seeing progress


iPadOS 26.4 RC available now, and public launch soon

Apple just shipped the RC (Release Candidate) version of iPadOS 26.4 for testing, which means the public launch is coming very soon. Here are the details.

Today the RC build for iPadOS 26.4 has officially arrived.

When Apple ships an RC, the intent is that it’s the final software build that ships to all users.

Today’s iPadOS 26.4 RC should therefore offer the most stable, bug-free version of the software that’s been available thus


iPhone 18 rumors say Pro models will get exclusive camera upgrade

iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are just six months away, and rumors indicate they’ll get at least one camera upgrade that’s exclusive to the Pro line.

Every year, Apple launches new and improved iPhones, and every year you can count on upgrades to the camera system.

In the iPhone 18 line, rumors indicate a new variable aperture feature is coming to the Main camera on at least some models. Also, the Ultra Wide camera might be a new Samsung-produced lens across the full

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Perplexity AI ‘Comet’ browser for iPhone now available

Last summer, Perplexity launched one of the first AI-focused web browsers with Comet on the Mac. Now, the long promised iOS counterpart to Comet is available.

Perplexity originally listed with a pre-order page. The iPhone version of Perplexity’s AI browser was set to go live on March 11, but the team pushed the launch back one week to today.

The listing shows how Comet for iPhone looks:

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Matic Robots vacuum/mop adds Apple Home support, here’s how it works

I’ve been testing a for several months now. It’s a solid product built on privacy and intelligence. I’ll share more about my overall experience with Matic in the future. For now, I want to quickly highlight an exciting update that rolled out overnight: Apple Home integration.

Matic is hardly the first robot vacuum to , but it’s the first that I’ve used.

While the best Matic features are still inside the iPhone app, I’m impressed with how many features carry

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Deals: AirPods Pro 3 $50 off, M4 MacBook Air $300 off, MacBook Neo + $50 credit, M3 iPad Air $200 off, more

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by one of the best prices to date now live on AirPods Pro 3 down at $200 alongside the return of Apple’s 24GB M4 MacBook Air models at $300 off . We also spotted Best Buy doubling down with FREE $50 credits on new MacBook Neo purchases for members, alongside Apple’s most affordable current-gen iPad at $299 and M3 iPad Air models at $200


AirPods Max 2 are here, but rumors say a bigger overhaul might be coming

Apple unveiled AirPods Max 2 earlier this week, with lots of new features to entice upgrades from prior AirPods Max models. If you’re on the fence about AirPods Max 2, you should know that another new model might be coming next year.

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Apple One is better than ever, here are my favorite recent additions

bundles together popular Apple services at a discount, and it continues becoming a better value all the time thanks to new improvements for each service. Here are some of my favorite recent Apple One additions.

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Apple pushing back on ‘vibe coding’ iPhone apps, developers say

Updated with Apple’s statement to 9to5Mac after the story.

AI is making app development easier than ever. However, a new report claims Apple’s App Store isn’t fully embracing these new tools. Companies behind two “vibe coding” apps that let you create tools by entering text prompts into an AI system say Apple is pushing back on the category.

Stephanie Palazzolo and Aaron Tilley, reporting for :

Apple has quietly prevented AI vibe coding apps such as Replit and Vibecode, which help people

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