iOS

Finding any movie & where to watch it just got easier with new Kernel update
Last year, YouTuber and Apple enthusiast Nikias Molina released an app called Kernel. This app was created primarily to help people discover which streaming service hosts certain TV shows and movies. I use this app a ton as someone with six different s...
2025-05-02 15:00
Apple Music shakeup hints at TikTok-inspired changes coming
Earlier this week, news broke that Apple Music was getting new leadership within Apple, including a major new outside hire. That leadership could very well infuse some TikTok-style innovation into Apple Music before long. Here’s why. more…
2025-05-02 14:38
Security Bite: Your browser uses a psychological trick to stop phishing — and you probably never noticed
9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art Apple...
2025-05-02 14:36
Apple CEO Tim Cook thanks Trump for focus on US chip manufacturing
Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared virtually at a gathering of business executives this week to celebrate President Trump’s first 100 days in office. “I wanna take a moment to recognize President Trump’s focus on domestic semiconductor manufacturing, an...
2025-05-02 12:55
Apple approves Spotify app update with external payment links
Apple has officially approved the first app with links to external payment options in the United States. After submitting its update to Apple yesterday afternoon, Spotify says that Apple has approved a new version of the app that takes advantage of the...
2025-05-02 12:03
Apple gross margin on services rises to a new record high
Apple posted its quarterly earnings last night, with generally strong performance. One standout point was the company’s ability to continue to expand its gross margin on the ever-growing services division. In fact, Apple recorded a new all-time high ...
2025-05-02 11:20
Apple updates App Store Guidelines to allow links to external payments
Apple has officially updated the App Store Guidelines to comply with the injunction handed down yesterday in its legal case with Epic Games. According to the new App Store rules, “there is no prohibition on an app including buttons, external links, o...
2025-05-02 01:37
Google reveals NotebookLM app for Android & iPhone, coming at I/O 2025 [Gallery]
After teasing last month, Google today unveiled the design of the native NotebookLM app for Android and iPhone users.  more…
2025-05-02 00:06
Tim Cook responds to Apple product price increase possibility
During Apple’s tariff-heavy earnings call today, CEO Tim Cook addressed concerns about how trade policy could impact product pricing — but his careful wording may have said more than he intended. more…
2025-05-01 22:04
Spotify has just submitted its app update including links out to the web for payment, here’s how it will change the experience
Following the Apple vs Epic ruling this week, developers are racing to take advantage of their new ability to link out to their own website to collect payments from user, with Apple no longer able to force them to use its in-app purchase system. Spotif...
2025-05-01 22:01
Tim Cook addresses Apple’s delay of personalized Siri features
During today’s earnings call with analysts, Apple CEO Tim Cook addressed the company’s delay of its more personal Siri features that were announced as part of Apple Intelligence last year. Cook assured analysts that the company is “making progres...
2025-05-01 21:21
Apple says Trump import tariffs will increase its costs by $900 million this quarter
On the quarterly earnings call today, Apple gave some color on the impact of tariffs on its business. Most notably Apple CEO Tim Cook said that in the current quarter, April through June, the company will see costs of about $900 million assuming the cu...
2025-05-01 21:21
Tim Cook explains why Apple isn’t worried about iPhone tariffs
Apple just reported its latest quarterly earnings, and as expected, CEO Tim Cook came prepared to discuss the US tariff situation. In a new CNBC article, Cook explains why Apple isn’t worried about potential tariff impacts on the iPhone and its other...
2025-05-01 20:50
Apple reports Q2 2025 earnings with $95.4 billion in revenue
Apple has released its earnings report for fiscal Q2 2025. The company reports $95.4 billion in revenue during the three-month period. That compares to $90.75 billion during the same quarter a year ago. Wall Street expected $94.68 billion in revenue....
2025-05-01 20:33
Spotify, Patreon among major apps already working to bypass Apple fees
Yesterday’s big court ruling against Apple is opening the floodgates for developers to offer their own in-app payment options with no Apple fees. As a result, unsurprisingly major companies like Spotify, Patreon, and more have confirmed they’re har...
2025-05-01 20:08
Rumor Replay: iPhone 17’s AI upgrade, iOS 18.5, and Vision ‘Air’ release
This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: iPhone 17 and 18 AI upgrades, ‘Apple Vision Air’ release timing, and iOS 18.5’s upcoming hidde...
2025-05-01 19:29
Epic win against Apple, iPhone 17 air dummy models, iOS 19 rumors
Benjamin and Chance react to the huge developments in the Epic vs. Apple case, with Apple now compelled to allow free rein links out to the web, with no commission. Also this week, we get our best look yet at the super-slim iPhone 17 Air, there are int...
2025-05-01 19:07
New Apple TV+ series gives ‘Bridgerton meets Bake-Off’ vibes
Yesterday Apple TV+ premiered a brand new series, Carême, and it’s yet another recent debut to earn a strong critical reception. Here are the details. more…
2025-05-01 18:53
JIT enabler lands on App Store, likely unlocking Wii and Switch emulation on iOS
Despite Apple reversing its stance on console emulators in the App Store a year ago, GameCube and Wii emulators have largely remained absent from the iPhone and iPad — until now, perhaps. more…
2025-05-01 18:04
iOS 19 multitasking upgrade sounds perfect for Apple’s foldables
Apple will unveil iOS 19 next month, bringing a big redesign, Siri with AI, an AirPods upgrade, and more. Rumors point to another key feature coming to iOS and iPadOS 19 that will be a perfect fit for next year’s new foldable iPhone and iPad: multita...
2025-05-01 17:42