🎧 AirPods 4's repairability is rated 0 out of 10 on iFixit's scale

📱 Experts from iFixit channel have taken apart the new AirPods 4 and AirPods Max. According to their findings, the AirPods 4 still has a lot of glue and too dense arrangement of parts inside, while the AirPods Max differ only in the charging port.

🤔 The only difference between the AirPods 4 with and without noise canceling is the more powerful microphone. There are no other internal differences between AirPods 3 and AirPods 4 other than the Type-C port.

🎧 The AirPods Max in the new colors are also identical to the older version, and the only difference is the USB-C port.

📊 AirPods 4's repairability is rated 0 out of 10 on the iFixit scale, while AirPods Max is rated 6 out of 10.

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📱 Apple has patented a guest mode for the iPhone

📰 TheMacObserver reports that users will be able to hand over their iPhone to another person by putting it in “guest” mode so they don't have to worry about their sensitive data.

⚙️ The feature involves flexible customization of apps, photos, notes and other files that will be available in this mode. Also, the owner will be able to change access settings remotely by logging into his account from another iPhone or iPad.

📆 From the patent to the realization of the function can take a long time, so the innovation should not be expected in the near future. Meanwhile, the function of adding users on iPadOS is still expected.

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📸 New Apple commercial about Camera Control in iPhone 16 Pro!

💬 Those who have already upgraded, how often do you use the new button?

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📱 The rumored update to the iPhone SE is getting closer to production

🔜 It will probably be joined by the new iPad Air in early 2025. After the release of the iPhone 16, the rumor mill's attention now turns to the iPhone SE. The model that hasn't been updated since its March 2022 third-gen release is due an upgrade, which is believed to happen early in 2025.

📱 The model is likely to include a lot of changes: it could be based on the iPhone 14's design, the display could finally make the upgrade to OLED instead of LCD, with a 6.1-inch edge-to-edge screen expected. It may also use a newer processor like the A18, in order to run Apple Intelligence.

📲 An update to the 11-inch and 13-inch iPads Air are on the cards, albeit one involving "internal improvements." It's not clear what chips the iPad Air will use, but they say that new accessories will be inbound. This includes a new keyboard that may gain some elements from the updated iPad Pro Magic Keyboard.

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📆 Apple reportedly releasing iOS 18.1 with Apple Intelligence features on October 28

📰 According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to release iOS 18.1 to the public on October 28th, which will include some of the first Apple Intelligence features.

👍 Upon installing the update, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 users will be able to try out the following features:
・Writing Tools
・New Siri UI (though the truly new experience won’t be out until later)
・Notification Summaries
・Memory Creation in Photos
・Clean Up in Photos
・Intelligent Breakthrough with Notifications

📆 Some of the more appealing features are still ahead, and will slowly roll out between now and the spring:

・October: iOS 18.1, with the features listed above
・December: iOS 18.2, with ChatGPT support, Genmoji, and Image Playground
・Early 2025: iOS 18.3 or iOS 18.4 with new Siri rollout

🤞 Hopefully, by the time the new iPhone SE 4 launches, all of the Apple Intelligence features will be fully rolled out.

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🔜 The new M4-based Macs and iPad mini 7 will launch as early as November 1

🍎 Apple will introduce six new devices:

・14-inch MacBook Pro on the base M4
・MacBook Pro on the M4 Pro and M4 Max with 14- and 16-inch displays
・24-inch iMac on the M4
・The all-new Mac mini on the M4 and M4 Pro
・Updated iPad mini

📰 According to Bloomberg the devices will go on sale as early as November 1. This means that the presentation (if it takes place) will take place between October 19 and 22 (Apple usually holds presentations on Tuesdays, so October 19 can be expected).

🫥 It's also reported that Apple will continue to spread the device refresh cycle over a period of every few years to more models, as it already does with some iPads and the Apple Watch. Although right now Apple updates some Mac models even more frequently than once a year (for example, the MacBook Pro based on the M3 Pro/M3 Max came out just 9 months after the models based on the M2 Pro/M2 Max). The iPhone will remain one of the few devices that will continue to be updated annually.

📆 It may take Apple a longer lead time to develop new hardware, focusing on the software side, including introducing new chips for Apple Intelligence.

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☁️ iCloud adds Dark Mode support, Photos changes, and more

🖥 Most people aren’t using the iCloud website unless they need to access their Apple information from a remote source. This might explain the lag time for iCloud to receive Dark Mode support when iOS & iPadOS have had it since iOS 13.

🖥 Now Apple provides a full change log when logging into iCloud.com for the first time after this update, and from what we can gather, it’s an extensive overhaul and includes the following changes and improvements:

・Dark Mode
iCloud will automatically match your device settings with a Light Mode or Dark Mode color scheme.

・Customizable Background
To choose a new background, scroll to the bottom of the homepage, then click Customize Home Page.

・Calendar Support and Updated Design
Support for Hijri calendar and updated design across the app.

・iCloud Drive
Now it has: shared view, faster navigation, an option to modify the date, time, and location of your photos, new tile options.

・Pinned Notes
Pin important notes to the top of your list for easy access.

・Reminders
New reminder lists to keep your tasks organized and complete recurring reminders.

👍 The update is now available for all users.

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🆕 iPhone SE 4 is сoming

📱 Sony Dixon shared a fresh photo of the cases for the 4th generation iPhone SE.

📲 The new iPhone SE will be a significant release, featuring a shift away from the dated forehead and chin bezels, replaced with an all-screen design with Face ID unlock.

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🧠 Apple is expanding its U.S. chip production

📰 Thanks to cooperation with two key partners – TSMC (the most valuable Asian company with capitalization of $538 billion) and packaging company Amkor, Apple plans to significantly expand chip production in the United States.

🤝 The partners have agreed to work together to improve chip manufacturing, packaging and testing at Amkor's new plant in Arizona. The partnership includes a $2 billion investment that will create more than 2,000 jobs. The joint production facility will utilize TSMC's wafer fabrication capabilities in Phoenix and Amkor's fab.

🇺🇸 This collaboration supports Apple's desire to localize production domestically and reduce dependence on foreign markets. For the company itself, it also means a more reliable and faster supply of chips, which will positively impact its products and customers.

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📰 Mark Gurman explains how the new Macbook Pro M4 got into the hands of the blogger before the official Event

💻 In a long fresh article on Bloomberg, Mark Gurman confirms that a recent Youtube video indeed unboxed the yet-to-be-announced product. He explains how this could have happened:

Apple’s new MacBook Pro indeed shows up in Russia weeks before announcement. Scores of unannounced M4 MacBook Pros — ready for retail sale — got into the wrong hands overseas and appeared on a pair of Russian YouTube channels. I can confirm that these are indeed Apple’s upcoming M4 MacBook Pros. And given that Apple has shut off its sales to Russia, I believe these were stolen elsewhere in Europe before being sent to the country.

How did this happen before the product was even announced? Well, Apple wants to be able to get devices into the hands of consumers as soon as possible after introduction. So it spends weeks filling up warehouses in many parts of the world ahead of time. There are also thousands of unannounced new iMacs and Mac minis out there as well (they just haven’t popped up on YouTube). I expect the new Mac models to begin going on sale around Nov. 1. Apple should be unveiling them in the next few weeks, in line with plans I reported several months ago.

⏳ Well, let's wait for the beginning of November and more interesting news from insiders and analysts of the tech giant to come.

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🤖 Apple aims to take one more important niche in the tech market

🔉 Now Apple is more in the catching-up position in the Smart Home market, but now, the company has plans to become a popular product in the home sphere.

🚗 A Home Ecosystem team is being set up within the company, with several engineers from Apple's closed automotive project already moving in.

🏠 The main distinguishing features of such devices are planned to support Matter (system that combine different smart devices into a single network) and Apple Intelligence. There are also plans to relaunch software for such devices, namely a separate homeOS platform that will be built on top of tvOS.

🦾 The first device the company plans to launch based on these technologies will be a kind of HomePod with a square display and camera. Later, the company will release a more expensive version of HomePod with a robotic “arm” and a display that looks like one of the legendary iMacs.

Apple needs a win here. Right now, nobody has truly mastered the smart home market. But at some point, someone will. If the right pieces fall into place, it could — and should — be Apple itself.

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