iOS 18.4 adds robot vacuums to HomeKit; here are the supported models

Apple released iOS 18.4 to everyone this week, and it comes with a big upgrade to the Home app. With iOS 18.4, users can now add robot vacuums to HomeKit for the first time thanks to the Matter smart home standard.

Here are the best robot vacuums compatible with HomeKit in iOS 18.4…

Once you add a compatible robot vacuum to the Home app, you’ll see the device alongside all your other HomeKit accessories.

You can integrate your robot vacuum with different

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New AirPods Max just got three more features with iOS 18.4

Apple’s AirPods Max revision last fall was underwhelming. It only brought a few changes: new colors, USB-C, and Personalized Spatial Audio. But now thanks to iOS 18.4, this just gained three additional features.

I love my , and a big part of why is that Apple has consistently updated them with powerful new features.

AirPods Max historically haven’t received the same attention. But that’s starting to change thanks to the latest update.

iOS 18.4, iPadOS

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Five VPN apps in the App Store had links to Chinese military

At least five VPN apps in the App Store were found to have links to the Chinese military, according to a new report today. Three of them have racked up more than a million downloads.

A subsidiary of one of the Chinese companies behind the apps is currently hiring for a role in “monitoring and analysing platform data,” with a familiarity with American culture listed as a job requirement …

Virtual Private Network (VPN) apps are designed to protect the privacy of internet usage, protecting against man-in-the


Apple Intelligence is now fully supported in the EU with iOS 18.4

iOS 18.4 includes a variety of big and small upgrades for iPhone users, but if you’re in the EU, there’s one especially huge bonus change: Apple Intelligence is now fully supported for EU users.

Not long after Apple first debuted its initial Apple Intelligence feature set at WWDC last June, the company shared some bad news: AI wouldn’t be supported in the EU at launch, or until further notice.

The reason? Certain EU regulations the company needed to navigate.

The limitation

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There are two big issues with Apple’s reported ‘AI doctor’ plan

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported a couple of days ago on what he described as “Apple’s biggest push into health yet with a new AI doctor.”

While I completely understand why Apple would want to do this, I think the company will need to tread extremely carefully to avoid the risk of doing more harm than good …

Apple CEO Tim Cook said back in 2019 that he believed health initiatives would be the most important thing the company ever did.

On healthcare in particular and your wellbeing,


The iOS 19 codename sounds like it means something but doesn’t

Mark Gurman’s recent Q&A revealed a little snippet of information about iOS 19 – its codename within the Apple teams working on it – and it sounds very much like it tells us what to expect …

That codename is Solarium, and the internet was quick to jump on this as a clear description of the upcoming design language.

defines the word as “a glass enclosed porch or room.” Couple that to Apple’s frosted glass WWDC 2025 graphic , and reports of a UI based


It’s not just Apple Intelligence: Alexa+ also launching without most features

Apple has gotten a lot of flack for talking up Apple Intelligence while delivering very little of it, and now it seems Amazon is about to do the exact same thing.

A new report citing internal company documents suggests that Alexa+ , Amazon’s equivalent of the new Siri , will also launch without many of its headline features …

Apple promised a new, conversational Siri and a whole lot more, but what has actually launched is essentially just tinkering around the edges.

The gulf between what Apple’s glossy videos promised


Apple @ Work Podcast: The meeting of the Brads

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In this episode of Apple @ Work, I talk with from about the problems with the current generation


Delta emulator adds online multiplayer for Nintendo DS games

The popular console game emulator Delta has just gotten another huge update. With its latest version, users can now play online multiplayer Nintendo DS games.

As , version 1.7 of the Delta emulator for iOS introduces Online Multiplayer for Nintendo DS games. Of course, the service relies on alternative Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (WFC) servers hosted by the community since Nintendo shut down the official DS servers for online multiplayer in 2014.

With the latest version of Delta installed, all you have to do is


Rumor: iOS 19 will drop support for three iPhone models

We’re just over two months away from Apple announcing iOS 19 at WWDC25 . A new rumor this week says that iOS 19 will drop support for three iPhone models: iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max. All three of those phones were released in September 2018.

This rumor comes from a private and anonymous account on X that regularly shares accurate information about Apple’s software platforms. The account has correctly leaked information about upcoming Apple software updates on countless occasions,

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