Apple’s Messages app got a bunch of new features in iOS 26, including a ‘Screen Unknown Senders’ option meant to eliminate spam texts. My initial experience with the feature wasn’t great, but tweaking one key setting has changed that.

With iOS 26.3 , Apple is rolling out a new feature that lets you limit the information that cellular networks can use to determine your location. The twist, however, is that the feature is only supported on devices powered by Apple’s in-house modem.

I think what’s more interesting than this specific feature itself is what it represents for the future.

For the majority of the iPhone’s lifetime, Apple has used cellular modems from Qualcomm (as well as a brief tryst with Intel

If you’re an Apple Watch user who likes leaving your iPhone behind on outdoor adventures, recent updates from Strava and Komoot apps should make that easier than ever.

Apple Watch has been an iPhone accessory from the start. And despite the product being capable of a lot sans iPhone, in many cases apps still depend on having a phone nearby.

Fortunately, two popular apps for outdoor activity— and —have just added a key feature to make going Watch-only more practical.

As spotted by , Strava and Komoot

Apple says Patreon now has until November 2026 to move all remaining creators to the App Store’s in-app purchase system, or risk removal from the App Store. Patreon disagrees, but says it will comply. Here are the details.

In August 2024, Patreon informed its customers that Apple was requiring the company to switch all creator subscriptions on iOS to Apple’s in-app purchase system or risk removal from the App Store.

At the time, Patreon explained that Apple would

Publicly available information reveals that Apple was fined a total of $851 million last year for privacy and antitrust violations, down from $2.1B in 2024.

The data was collated by Proton, which reports that it would have taken the iPhone maker just three days, three hours and 28 minutes to pay off the total …

Proton updated its annual , revealing that Apple was twice fined for abusing its dominant position to disadvantage competitors and twice fined for violating privacy laws.

A new trial suggests could make a meaningful difference in what happens after atrial fibrillation ablation, not by changing the procedure itself, but by changing what patients and doctors catch afterward.

Researchers found that a simple routine of patient-led ECG check-ins surfaced more recurrences and was linked to fewer unplanned hospitalizations over the follow-up period.

The study was conducted by researchers at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London, with the results published in the .

It focused on how patients who had an AFib ablation, which is

Today Pixelmator Pro has launched on iPad for the first time, exclusive to Apple Creator Studio . Here’s what the long-awaited iPad version of Pixelmator Pro can do.

Google today announced “Chrome auto browse” as a “powerful agentic experience that handles multi-step chores on your behalf.”

Available on desktop, auto browse is triggered by specifying a task when prompting Gemini in Chrome. Google can scroll, click, and enter text on your behalf. The actions are happening on your device with a cloud model leveraged.

Gemini will then confirm “Task started” and proceed to open a new tab that’s badged by a cursor and sparkle icon. Chrome will also note whenever

Apple Creator Studio is officially here , and by all appearances a great value for many. Apple offers a 1-month trial for all users, but it turns out there are surprise offers for 3 free months being given too—even if you haven’t bought a new device.

When Apple first announced the new Apple Creator Studio bundle, it mentioned two free trial offers for users.

• 1-month free trials would be available for everyone
• and 3-month trials would be given “with the purchase of a new