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Apple Introduces Digital ID, but It Doesn’t Replace Your Passport
Apple Introduces Digital ID, but It Doesn’t Replace Your Passport - TidBITS
Apple’s new Digital ID lets US passport holders add an ID to the iPhone’s Wallet app for TSA identity checks, but it’s no replacement for your physical license or passport.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Apple’s iPhone Pocket Is a Rorschach Test, Not a Must-Have Accessory
Apple’s iPhone Pocket Is a Rorschach Test, Not a Must-Have Accessory - TidBITS
Apple’s iPhone Pocket collaboration with Issey Miyake might seem like the spiritual successor to iPod Socks, but it’s closer to luxury Hermès Apple Watch bands. Crafted in Japan and selling for as...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Comparing the Classic and Unified Views in iOS 26’s Phone App
Comparing the Classic and Unified Views in iOS 26’s Phone App - TidBITS
Apple redesigned the Phone app in iOS 26 with a new Unified view that combines Favorites and Recents—and, crucially, makes it much harder to call someone. Adam Engst walks through the differences between...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Tahoe’s Terrible Icons, Another Take
Tahoe’s Terrible Icons, Another Take - TidBITS
Apple’s macOS 26 Tahoe icon overhaul prioritizes uniform “squircles” over personality. Paul Kafasis’s comparisons reveal softened, blurrier artwork that reduces at‑a‑glance recognizability.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Apple Launches Unified App Store Website
Apple Launches Unified App Store Website - TidBITS
Apple has quietly launched a unified App Store website that brings together all its platform stores into a single responsive, searchable interface—though downloading still requires native apps.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Six Colors Charts Apple’s Fiscal 2025
Six Colors Charts Apple’s Fiscal 2025 - TidBITS
It can be hard to get the big picture from quarterly financial statements, but Jason Snell’s charts of Apple’s annual performance make it clear just how well Apple is doing.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
OS 26.1 Updates Bring Small Improvements
OS 26.1 Updates Bring Small Improvements - TidBITS
Update to OS 26.1 for incremental improvements and security fixes across Apple’s platforms. Highlights include Tinted Liquid Glass, AutoMix over AirPlay, Slide Over’s return to iPadOS, and dozens...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Be Cautious with Agentic Web Browsers
Be Cautious with Agentic Web Browsers - TidBITS
New AI-powered browsers from OpenAI, Perplexity, and others promise to automate Web tasks but are vulnerable to prompt injection attacks that could manipulate the browser or steal private information...
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November 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Canva’s Affinity Combines Photo, Designer, and Publisher into One Free App
Canva’s Affinity Combines Photo, Designer, and Publisher into One Free App - TidBITS
The new Affinity app from Canva replaces Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, and Affinity Publisher, which already shared most of their core code. It’s free to use, requires a Canva account, and reserves...
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November 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Services, Mac, and iPhone Drive Apple’s Q4 2025 Quarterly Revenue Record
Services, Mac, and iPhone Drive Apple’s Q4 2025 Quarterly Revenue Record - TidBITS
For its fiscal fourth quarter of 2025, Apple set numerous records, with revenue of $102.5 billion, led by an all-time Services revenue record of $28.8 billion, and profits of $27.5 billion—so many billions.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Can Agentic Web Browsers Count?
Can Agentic Web Browsers Count? - TidBITS
Can a browser that navigates the Web for you handle basic data analysis without making mistakes? Adam Engst tested Brave, ChatGPT Atlas, Comet, Dia, and Edge on a straightforward task of counting minors...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Does Deleting Voicemail Free Up iPhone Storage?
Does Deleting Voicemail Free Up iPhone Storage? - TidBITS
Voicemail messages are stored on your iPhone, but deleting them might not reduce the amount of space the Phone app uses. But investigating may reveal voicemails you want to preserve.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Nisus Writer: Schrödinger’s Word Processor
Nisus Writer: Schrödinger’s Word Processor - TidBITS
The powerful word processor hasn’t seen an update in nearly a year, it has disappeared from the Mac App Store, and support responses have been slow or nonexistent for some time. There is writing on...
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October 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
iOS 26.1 to Add Optional Opacity to Liquid Glass
iOS 26.1 to Add Optional Opacity to Liquid Glass - TidBITS
Responding to widespread criticism of Liquid Glass’s excessive transparency, Apple has added an opacity control in iOS 26.1 beta 4 that significantly improves interface readability. While not a complete...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Visual Intelligence: Occasionally Useful, but Often Flawed
Visual Intelligence: Occasionally Useful, but Often Flawed - TidBITS
Apple Intelligence’s visual intelligence feature helps you learn more about or interact with anything you see through the iPhone’s camera or on its screen. It’s quicker to access than dedicated...
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October 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Apple TV and Peacock Bundle Feels Wrong
Apple TV and Peacock Bundle Feels Wrong - TidBITS
Apple has announced a discounted bundle of the Apple TV and Peacock streaming services, but the move doesn’t feel like Apple in its focus on price over premium positioning.
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October 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
New M5 Chip Accelerates the MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro
New M5 Chip Accelerates the MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro - TidBITS
Apple’s newest M5 chip debuts in three devices, bringing substantial performance improvements to the 14-inch MacBook Pro, 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro, and Vision Pro while leaving nearly all other...
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October 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Juice Jacking Protection Setting Broken in iOS 26
Juice Jacking Protection Setting Broken in iOS 26 - TidBITS
Apple’s protection against juice jacking attacks—theoretical though they may be for everyday users—isn’t working as intended in iOS 26, with some users finding their security settings locked to...
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October 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Apple TV+ Rebranded to Just Apple TV
Apple TV+ Rebranded to Just Apple TV - TidBITS
In a puzzling move that seems to epitomize form over function, Apple has rebranded its streaming service from Apple TV+ to simply Apple TV, despite the obvious confusion with its app and hardware of the...
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October 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Apple Discontinues Clips Video App
Apple Discontinues Clips Video App - TidBITS
Apple has discontinued Clips, its video creation app that struggled to find its footing between the demise of Vine and the rise of TikTok. The app’s fate may reflect broader issues with Apple’s approach...
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October 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
How to Turn Liquid Glass into a Solid Interface
How to Turn Liquid Glass into a Solid Interface - TidBITS
Apple’s new Liquid Glass interface design can be hard to read in certain situations. If you encounter any issues, here’s how to adjust the transparency and other visual effects across macOS, iOS,...
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October 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Apple’s Liquid Glass Design Prioritizes Content Over Tools
Apple’s Liquid Glass Design Prioritizes Content Over Tools - TidBITS
Apple’s new Liquid Glass design language aims to give greater focus to content over controls, but at what cost to the tools we use to create that content? Here’s why that tradeoff matters.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
iPhone 16 Pro Slightly Outperforms iPhone 17 for Macro Photos
iPhone 16 Pro Slightly Outperforms iPhone 17 for Macro Photos - TidBITS
Adam Engst finds that, despite similar specs on paper, macro photos from last year’s iPhone 16 Pro edge out those from the new iPhone 17—but the difference is sufficiently subtle that it might not...
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October 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Nick Heer Peers Through Liquid Glass
Nick Heer Peers Through Liquid Glass - TidBITS
Nick Heer offers a detailed critique of Liquid Glass, Apple’s controversial new translucent interface design in iOS 26 and macOS 26 Tahoe, finding it more successful in iOS but still problematic across...
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September 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
OS 26.0.1 Updates Fix Early Bugs
OS 26.0.1 Updates Fix Early Bugs - TidBITS
Apple has rolled out a series of updates across its operating systems to fix initial bugs, including installation issues on the M3 Ultra Mac Studio, iPhone networking and photo problems, and audio sync...
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September 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM