iPhone and Apple News

The iPhone 16 camera system is expected to get major upgrades this year, according to multiple sources. Below, we've summarized and rounded up the biggest leaks that have been shared online.

Upgraded Main Camera
The iPhone 16 Pro is expected to use Sony's latest image sensor technology, designed to improve low-light performance by capturing twice as much light. This new design separates the light-capturing diodes from pixel transistors, allowing for larger diodes...

 

GRID is celebrating their fourth anniversary with a huge sale, running now through September 12, where you can save big on some of their most popular deconstructed tech art frames. If you’ve been eyeing something unique for your space, now’s the time to grab one. For example, the GRID 1 (iPhone 2G) is now just $299, down from its usual $699.

GRID Studio specializes in creating framed displays of iconic devices like iPhones, iPads, iPods, Apple...

 

The upcoming Apple Watch Series 10 is expected to introduce a sleep apnea detection feature, though it may not be available right at launch, according to a report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

Building upon the existing sleep tracking capabilities, the new feature aims to detect potential sleep apnea in users and recommend further evaluation with a healthcare provider.

Gurman previously expressed skepticism about this feature making it into the 2024 Apple Watch lineup...

 

Today Apple announced that a new Apple Store located in Sweden at the Mall of Scandinavia will be opening on September 20th. This date coincides with the expected release date of the iPhone 16, perhaps hinting that the store will open on launch day for this year's iPhone lineup.

This will be the third Apple store in Sweden, although the Väla Centrum shopping mall retail store closed earlier this year.

The opening date is likely no coincidence, as this new Apple Store...

 

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To mark the start of the NFL season, NFL Retro Bowl 25 launched on Apple Arcade. NFL RB25 takes Retro Bowl to a new level by adding the teams and NFL stars you know and love to the popular mobile game.

Apple Arcade debuted with nearly 100 games, and the collection has continued to grow, now featuring over 200 titles. To explore and download the newest games, head to the Arcade tab in the App Store. Scroll down and tap “See All Games” at the bottom. Typically, the most...

 

According to a developer, known as Nico on X, live activities will not provide real-time updates in iOS 18. This is based on feedback that Nico received from Apple's developer team.

Previously, developers were able to refresh live activities every second, but in iOS 18 the shortest amount of time between updates will be 5 seconds. Apple stated that this change is intentional to prevent frequent writing to the iPhone's NAND (storage) chip. Frequent writing to a NAND...

 

According to 9to5Mac, you are looking at the iPhone 16 Pro in its new Golden Titanium color. This image comes from the same leaker that accurately depicted the iPhone 15 Pro's Natural Titanium color, so there is some solid credibility here.

The gold color is not the only thing to pick up on though, as you can see there is a new cutout for a button on the top of the iPhone. The most interesting thing is that this case does not give it a button bubble, like the side...

 

In the 3rd beta of iOS 18.1, Apple dropped the requirement that the iPhone's region must be the United States to use Apple Intelligence. The only requirement now is that the iPhone's language must be set to English. This was first spotted by 9to5Mac.

Now, English-speaking users around the world have access to opt-in to Apple Intelligence, with a few exceptions. Users in China will not have access to Apple Intelligence, and users in the EU must have a US App Store...

 

Today Apple released the 8th beta of iOS 18.0 and the 3rd beta of iOS 18.1 for developers. Alongside the iOS beta, Apple also released the 8th beta of macOS Sequoia, tvOS18, iPadOS18, and visionOS 2.

To download and install these updates, head to Settings > General > Software update. Make sure under the beta updates section, the [insert device OS here] developer beta is selected. Then the newest beta should pop up for you to download and install.

The public version of...

 

An independent market research firm, Counterpoint, predicts that Apple's worldwide revenue will cross the $400 billion threshold in 2024.

This record level of growth is expected to be driven by an increase in hardware sales and services. Apple Intelligence needing modern hardware to run is likely to drive this growth in software, as well as the launch of new iPhones, Apple Watches, AirPods, and Macs this fall. Counterpoint predicts that AirPods are going to be the...