iPhone17e向けOLEDディスプレイを最も多く製造している中国BOEにおいて、iPhone向けOLEDディスプレイの一部で製造上の障害が発生していると、韓国メディアThe Elecが報じています。 ただし、現時点で […]

Apple's iPhone 18 will feature a significantly brighter display, according to a Chinese leaker. In a new post on Weibo, the user known as "Instant Digital" said that Chinese supplier BOE has little hope of making panels for the ‌iPhone 18‌ because Apple's brightness requirements for the next-generation device are unprecedentedly high. This suggests that the ‌iPhone 18‌'s display will see a considerable leap forward in terms of brightness. The iPhone 13 and ‌iPhone‌ 14 offered a typical maximum brightness of 800 nits, with peak HDR brightness of 1,200 nits. With the ‌iPhone‌ 15, iPhone 16, and iPhone 17 Apple increased this to 1,000 nits typical maximum brightness and 1,600 nits peak HDR brightness. The ‌iPhone 17‌ also saw a notable increase from 2,000 nits of outdoor peak brightness to 3,000 nits. Earlier today, Korea's _The Elec_ reported that BOE is again struggling with ‌iPhone‌ OLED production, causing millions of panel orders to be shifted to Samsung Display. The ‌iPhone 18‌ is expected to launch in early 2027, featuring the A20 chip, the C2 modem, and a simpler Camera Control. Related Roundup: iPhone 18 Tags: BOE, Instant Digital Related Forum: iPhone This article, "iPhone 18 Rumored to Feature Much Brighter Display" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

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Apple's App Store, iTunes Store, and Apple TV service are experiencing an outage at the current time, according to Apple's System Status page. Apple says that some users may be experiencing issues with the ‌App Store‌ and iTunes Store. Apple also says some users may be seeing intermittent issues with ‌Apple TV‌. The ‌Apple TV‌ Channels feature is down too, and users may be unable to access some services or make purchases. The services have been having issues since 6:48 p.m. Eastern Time. We'll update this article when the outage resolves. **Update 8:15 p.m. ET:** iWork for iCloud, Xcode Cloud, and Apple Maps Traffic are also experiencing issues. This article, "App Store and Apple TV Experiencing Outage" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

Macworld What happens when the unstoppable force of AI meets the immovable object that is Apple’s stranglehold on the supply chain? Guess we’re gonna find out because, according to technology columnist Tim Culpan, the massive amounts of cash being thrown at AI have more than caught up with how much Apple spends on chips. > With the continuing AI boom, and each GPU from clients like Nvidia and AMD taking up a larger footprint per wafer, the iPhone maker’s chip designs are no longer guaranteed a place among TSMC’s nearly two dozen fabs. > > Tim Culpan (January 15, 2026) Culpan says that Nvidia has likely now surpassed Apple as TSMC’s largest client. It makes sense, as growth in smartphone sales is harder and harder to come by and only a relatively very few people have yet experienced the joys of having an AI girlfriend. “She likes everything I like and has no opinions or needs of her own! It’s great!” Sometimes it seems like we’re just days away from a definitive solution to the Fermi paradox, doesn’t it? **If you’d like to receive regular news and updates to your inbox, sign up for****our newsletters****, including The Macalope and****Apple Breakfast****, David Price’s weekly, bite-sized roundup of all the latest Apple news and rumors.** Foundry It is wild to consider that the massive amount of money Apple spends on chip production could be eclipsed by something else but when you see investors dump $20 billion into an AI company that copied off another AI company’s homework and the signature feature it has to show for it, the one thing it’s known for, is making child pornography, you can see this is money well spent. Yeahhh. Look, it’s not like these tech companies ever make any bad bets, right? The efficiency of the market will ensure that, while not every bet pays off, these are all making very judicious gambles that- > Meta’s enormous bet on virtual reality ended last week, with the company reportedly laying off roughly 1,500 employees from its Reality Labs division… > > Sarah Perez, TechCrunch (January 19, 2026) Oh. Well, it’s not like the company literally changed its name to Meta because… well, actually, it mostly did that because it was running from the bad reputation the Facebook name had made for itself, so at least that part kind of worked. But it’s not like it spent a lot of money– > In total, the company had funneled some $73 billion into Reality Labs. To put that into context, you’d have to spend $1 million per day for 200 years to match that kind of spending. You know, the Macalope doesn’t consider himself some kind of super genius by any stretch of the imagination, but he’s pretty sure he could find better ways to spend _$73 billion_ than condemning legless meeples to endless meetings in the visual equivalent of whatever conference room facilities were apparently attached to the Wii Sports complex. If anyone other than a billionaire pitched that–“Hey, remember the low-fi appeal of Wii Sports, where it wasn’t about the graphics, it was about the motion and fun? Well, we’re gonna do that, but for _meetings!_ And we’re gonna spend _$73 billion_ to do it!”–they would have been immediately institutionalized. Yet Mark Zuckerberg is free to roam the streets to this day. The iPhone’s supremacy was never going to last forever, but is all this spending on AI warranted? The Macalope has said repeatedly that AI has any number of practical, valuable uses, particularly in programming, data analysis, and accessibility. It just doesn’t belong in literally everything. Even Dell knows that. When the tech industry’s fan sheet, Tiger Beat in the Valley, rushes to say “It’s not a bubble! Gawd! … It’s, um, actually a number of bubbles,” it doesn’t seem _great_. Good news for those throwing billions at AI, though. When the bubble pops, however bad it is, their pals in the Trump administration will be right there with a bailout package. And guess who gets to pay for that?

Macworld The iPhone Air came out late last year and didn’t exactly set the world alight. Most pundits believe that the phone’s seemingly low sales have disrupted Apple’s plans to release a 2nd-gen Air, either pushing it back to 2027 so it can concentrate more fully on the iPhone Fold, or canceling it entirely. But one source is still holding out hope for an Air 2 launch in 2026. A leaker on Chinese social media who goes by the name Fixed Focus Digital claims the iPhone Air 2 will launch in fall 2026, a year on from its predecessor. They base this prediction on information from Apple’s manufacturing supply chain, and specifically acknowledge that most other sources don’t agree. “The topic [consensus?] is saying it will be in the fall of 2027??” writes the leaker on Weibo, via Google Translate. “No, feedback from the production line indicates that the iPhone Air 2 will be released this fall.” But don’t get too excited. FFD goes on to warn that the Air 2 will be merely an iterative upgrade. “Minor changes, a routine upgrade, and no significant specification cuts as mentioned in the topic,” they write. The Air, with its single rear camera lens and smaller battery capacity than the rest of its generation, could scarcely stand to be given any cuts to its specs list, so I would tend to assume this means upgrades. Or possibly a _price_ cut, although that was never very likely so soon after the first model. At any rate, it’s worth acknowledging, like FFD, that most pundits think 2026 will be an iPhone Air-free year. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says not only is a late-2026 Air unlikely, but that Apple never intended to release it that soon anyway. The Information, meanwhile, has reported that production was drastically scaled back a couple of months after the Air came out and that Apple has decided not to launch a new model in 2026. Still, look on the bright side. If the Air 2 is delayed until 2027, it might be more of a worthwhile update. And if anything needs a proper rethink, it’s the iPhone Air.

Macworld Previous reports about the iPhone 18 Pro have stated that Apple is going to place some of the Face ID sensor array underneath the display and move the camera to the upper-left corner, which prompted some speculation about whether the dynamic island interface elements would move, too. That might not be the case. Now we’re hearing that such reports are only half-right, and the result of a mistranslation. Prominent leaker account Instant Digital on Weibo cleared things up today. It says that only the infrared flood illuminator is moving to the left and will be under the display. The other elements—dot projector, infrared camera, and regular camera—will be in a more compact module in the center. To illustrate, it included what looks like a mockup image of the TrueDepth module, showing the IR flood illuminator well off to the side and connected by a ribbon cable. Since this report, frequent leaker ShrimpApplePro and Ross Young of DSCC have both corroborated Instant Digital’s version of events. Instant Digital You can see how the current TrueDepth module is a compact array of multiple sensors, and it evolved over time. But the supposed iPhone 18 Pro version has one component off to the left of the under-display IR illuminator in the corner, and a smaller grouping to the right, which should lead to a smaller pill-shaped cutout in the center. Of course, if the separated component is under the display anyway, it begs the question about why it’s separated at all? Why not keep them as one assembly—the pill-shaped cutout would still be the same size, as the IR illuminator would be under the display wherever it is placed. Perhaps Apple will have other components that have to go near the center along the top edge of the iPhone 18 Pro, and this arrangement creates the necessary room for them. We won’t really know the answer until the iPhone 18 Pro ships and the teardowns begin. But when the iPhone 18 Pro arrives in September, don’t be surprised if it looks a lot like the iPhone 17 Pro.

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Wer mit der werksseitigen Apple-Kamera des iPhones Fotos aufnimmt, kann nähere Informationen zu verwendetem Objektiv, Aufnahmeort und -datum in der Fotobibliothek einsehen. Manchmal möchte man diese Details jedoch auch direkt auf dem Bild vermerkt wissen, beispielsweise, wenn es in sozialen Medien veröffentlicht oder auch an den Freundeskreis oder die Familie verschickt werden soll. Für diese Fälle steht ab sofort die iPhone-App Timestamp Camera (App Store-Link), im deutschen App Store auch als „Zeitstempel Kamera +“ gelistet, zur Verfügung. Die Anwendung benötigt rund 22 MB an freiem Speicherplatz auf dem Gerät sowie mindestens iOS 14.0 oder neuer auf dem Apple-Smartphone. Schon seit dem Start gibt es eine deutsche Lokalisierung, zudem kann die Kamera-App komplett kostenlos verwendet werden und verzichtet auf weitere In-App-Käufe oder Abonnements. Laut des Entwicklers der Timestamp Camera habe er im Laufe der Jahre schon einige Apps mit Zeitstempel und GPS-Infos ausprobiert, hauptsächlich für die Arbeit und zur Dokumentation. Aber fast alle waren zu kompliziert und zu stark auf die Arbeit ausgerichtet. > „Man öffnet die App und wird aufgefordert, einen Beruf auszuwählen, Vorlagen zu konfigurieren oder mehrere Schritte zu durchlaufen, bevor man überhaupt ein Foto machen kann. Was ich wirklich wollte, war etwas viel Einfacheres. Mein Ziel war eine App, die man öffnen und sofort mit dem Fotografieren beginnen kann. Keine Einrichtung, keine Kategorien, keine Reibungsverluste. Einfach ein Foto oder Video aufnehmen, wobei Zeit und Ort live auf dem Bildschirm angezeigt werden. Genau das leistet Timestamp Camera.“ So berichtet der Entwickler in einem eigenen Beitrag zur App bei Reddit. Mit der Timestamp Camera lassen sich Fotos und Videos in Echtzeit mit Datum, Uhrzeit und Ort versehen. Die App unterstützt zudem GPS-Koordinaten sowie einfache Zeitstempel-Stile. ## Gut geeignet für die Dokumentation von Arbeiten oder auf Reisen Die App bietet insgesamt zehn verschiedene Zeitstempel-Vorlagen. Nutzer und Nutzerinnen von Timestamp Camera können auch nach der Aufnahme entscheiden, ob sie das geschossene Foto speichern oder löschen möchten, so dass keine ungewollten Aufnahmen mit Zeitstempel in der Fotobibliothek landen. Die App eignet sich laut Entwickler-Aussage gut für die Dokumentation von Arbeiten, bei denen man eindeutige Beweise benötigt, ist aber auch komfortabel genug für den täglichen Gebrauch, beispielsweise für Reisen, tägliche Aufzeichnungen oder persönliche Erinnerungen. Aktuell bietet die Timestamp Camera insgesamt zehn verschiedene Vorlagen bzw. Designs, mit denen man das Datum, die genaue Uhrzeit sowie die exakte Adresse des aufgenommenen Fotos oder Videos festhalten kann. In Zukunft sollen noch weitere Anpassungsmöglichkeiten integriert werden, so zum Beispiel nur mit der Nennung der Stadt, aber nicht der genauen Adresse. Auch ein Dunkelmodus und eine Teilen-Funktion stehen auf der To-Do-Liste des Entwicklers. Einen kleinen Haken hat die Timestamp Camera bisher noch: Importiert man Aufnahmen aus der Fotobibliothek in die App, werden nicht die bereits vorhandenen EXIF-Metadaten des Fotos für den Zeitstempel, sondern auch die jeweils aktuelle Uhrzeit, Ort und Datum auf das Bild angewandt. Hier braucht es noch eine Überarbeitung des Entwicklers, da ein Zeitstempel mit aktuellen Daten für zurückliegend aufgenommene Bilder keinen Sinn ergibt. Der Entwickler spricht bei Reddit allerdings davon, diesen Fehler in einem der kommenden Updates beheben zu wollen. Download QR-Code Zeitstempel Kamera + Entwickler: MEETFIRE LIMITED Preis: Kostenlos

Respected veteran display analyst Ross Young has added his support to a new leak today about the iPhone 18 Pro's front-panel design. In a new post on X (Twitter), the now-retired Counterpoint Research VP said that Chinese leaker Instant Digital's latest explanation of how Apple will shrink the Dynamic Island is what he was alluding to in a report last year. Back in June 2025, Young said that while some parts of Apple's Face ID system would move under the display on iPhone 18 Pro models, the devices would retain visible Face ID elements – meaning the Dynamic Island would persist, albeit in a smaller form than on the iPhone 14 Pro through iPhone 17 Pro. That's effectively what Instant Digital claimed earlier today: the leaker explained that only the IR flood illuminator would move under the display to the top-left corner, while the dot projector, infrared camera, and selfie camera would remain housed in a reduced, centered Dynamic Island. Another Chinese leaker has since backed the claim, which also corresponds to reporting last year by _Bloomberg_ 's Mark Gurman. Young's corroboration directly contradicts a recent report by _The Information_ 's Wayne Ma that said Apple would move the selfie camera to the top-left corner of the iPhone 18 Pro's display, resulting in a hole-punch cutout and the removal of the pill-shaped Dynamic Island. It seems increasingly likely that details from Ma's sources were either lost in translation or misinterpreted, possibly due to partial knowledge of an under-display Face ID component. Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro models in September. Related Roundup: iPhone 18 Tag: Ross Young Related Forum: iPhone This article, "Latest iPhone 18 Pro Leak Corroborated by Respected Former Analyst" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

Zwei Quellen berichten aktuell über kommende wichtige Änderungen beim iPhone 18 Pro: Zum einen heißt es laut dem Leaker „Shrimp Apple Pro“, dass die Dynamic Island deutlich kürzer wird, da einige Face-ID-Elemente unter dem Display angebracht werden. Mittlerweile ist sein Post auf X/Twitter gelöscht, „Macrumors“ hat ihn jedoch noch rechtzeitig dokumentiert. Zum anderen hat „The Information“ vergangenen Monat berichtet, dass die Dynamic Island zusammen mit der Kamera in die linke obere Ecke des Displays verschoben werden soll. Die beiden Gerüchte klingen widersprüchlich, doch die gemunkelten Änderungen können auch gleichzeitig wirken: Dynamic Island kann kleiner werden und in die linke obere Ecke rücken. Laut beiden Berichten werden entscheidende Bestandteile von Face-ID unter das Display wandern. Der Leaker behauptet, dass nur die Vorderkamera und Infrarotkamera für Face-ID auf der Oberfläche bleiben und zu sichtbaren Elementen der Dynamic Island werden. Die True-Depth-Kamera, also das System hinter der Face-ID, besteht zudem aus dem sogenannten Flood Illuminator, einem Infrarot-Laser, der das Gesicht mit unsichtbarem Licht bestrahlt, und dem Dot Projector, der das Gesicht des iPhone-Besitzers mit mehreren Tausend kleinen Lichtpunkten abtastet. Diese zwei Komponenten sollen demnach unter dem Bildschirm untergebracht werden. Die Branchenzeitung „ET-News“ berichtet zudem, dass nicht jeder Display-Hersteller die notwendige Technologie hat, um die Infrarot-Elemente unter dem Bildschirm zu beherbergen. So hat Apple Samsung Display und LG Display damit beauftragt, die Komponenten für das kommende iPhone 18 Pro zu fertigen. Der dritte Partner, BOE, bleibt außen vor, da seine Bildschirme mit den geplanten Infrarot-Elementen nicht zusammenspielen. Da das Gerücht zu den Face-ID-Elementen unter dem Display mittlerweile aus diversen Quellen kommt, ist davon auszugehen, dass Apple tatsächlich an einer solchen Änderung arbeitet. Bis zur Vorstellung im September bleiben jedoch noch acht Monate, weshalb es sich um frühe Prototypen handeln muss. Dazu liegen die erwähnten Quellen nicht immer richtig. Das iPad Mini 7 hat der Leaker „ShrimpApplePro“ für Herbst 2023 prognostiziert, das Gerät kam jedoch ein Jahr später auf den Markt. „The Information“ ist dagegen zuverlässiger im Hinblick auf Apple-Leaks. Der Reporter Wayne Ma hat wohl mehrere Quellen direkt bei Apple.