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📺 Apple may be looking into developing its own TV

📺 The company is considering creating a branded TV, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman suggested. Apple has been thinking about releasing an Apple TV since Steve Jobs, but the company has decided to revisit the idea only now.

🏠 It's still not entirely clear what new Apple TV can offer: devices from LG, Samsung and other brands already offer support for AirPlay, HomeKit and Apple TV+. Most likely, Apple's main advantage will be their branded aesthetics and integration with the ecosystem, including other smart home devices.

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🔴 New OS with security updates

Apple releases publicly available update with bug fixes and improvements:

📱 iOS 18.1.1 (22B91)
☁️ iPadOS 18.1.1 (22B91)
👨‍🏫 macOS Sequoia 15.1.1 (24B91 and 24B2091)
🍏 visionOS 2.1.1 (22N591)
💵 iOS 17.7.2 (21H221)
📈 iPadOS 17.7.2 (21H221)

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📆 What refreshes to expect in coming 2025

In addition to the smart home display, software upgrades and a new version of AirTag, we should expect to see:

・updated versions of the iPad Air
・entry-level iPad – 8GB RAM, A18 Chipset, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
・new Magic Keyboard for iPad
・MacBook Air with M4
・Mac Pro with M5 SoC
・Mac Studio with M4 Ultra
・iPhone SE

✅ That’s not to mention the usual iPhone, Apple Watch and MacBook Pro refreshes of course.

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🧭 Apple gears up to launch a new AirTag four years after the first model

📰 Bloomberg reports that the new version – code-named B589 — will look similar to the current model, but offer better range, bolster the onboard wireless chip and improve privacy.

🕵️‍♂️ That includes making it more difficult for someone to remove the speaker from the AirTag. Since the device launched in 2021, some people have unfortunately used the product as a tool for stalking — and removing the speaker makes it less likely for someone to discover a hidden AirTag.

👩‍⚖️ Apple is still contending with lawsuits over the device, and it’s in everyone’s interest to make the new model more tamper-proof.

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🏠 Apple is almost in the smart home already

📰 Two pieces of news at once from two reputable sources.

1️⃣ Mark Gurman says that Apple will release a smart home control screen in spring 2025. The device will run on a new OS combining elements of watchOS and iOS StandBy Mode, with a dynamic interface that adapts to distance. The main control is via Siri voice commands using App Intents technology, although the screen supports touch controls.

🔍 The gadget is the size of two iPhone screens (6”, roughly square) and has speakers, a FaceTime camera and a battery. It will support Safari, Music, Notes and other apps, but without access to the App Store. The home screen can host widgets and Apple Home controls. Security is emphasized, including video and audio doorbell functions, as well as integration with video cameras and security systems.

2️⃣ At the same time, Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple plans to enter the market of IP cameras for smart home with HomeKit support. Mass production will start in 2026, Goertek will be the exclusive assembler. The cameras will integrate with Apple's ecosystem via Wi-Fi or Matter.

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🚨 A really 'important' update

📆 All news sources are trumpeting an important update – nine new emoji will be released in September 2025.
How did users used to live without:

- distorted face
- fight cloud
- ballet dancer
- apple core
- orca
- big foot
- trombone
- landslide
- treasure chest

🤔 Unicode is reporting new emoji for 2025 and 2026, not looking at Genmoji – generating own emoji – in case Apple Intelligence does launch.

📱 Speaking of emoji, in the publicly available iOS 18.1 update, the clipboard emoji have gotten larger, harder to search for, and, often by accident, you can tap on the stickers that appear in the left corner of the screen when you don't need to. Or is the new emoji format, on the other hand, more convenient for you?

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🔎 The nano-texture on new MacBook Pro and iMac displays has been applied differently

☀️ The effect of this special glass on the displays in the new MacBook Pro and iMac compared to regular glass is noticeable, especially in the sun or in the light of a nearby lamp.

However, there is a slight difference in how exactly it was applied:

💻 In the case of MacBook Pro, the frames around the screen are also nano-textured, with the only clear area left just for the new wide-angle camera.

🖥️ New iMac has the coating only over the screen itself and the white frame of the iMac is not covered with a nano-texture layer, and considering that Apple's monoblock has the whole front part under glossy glass, this decision is controversial. It turns out to be exactly the same as with iPad Pro, where the nano-texture display does not cover the frames around the touch part of the display.

💬 Owners of Macs with nano-textured glass, how do you like the new display in the operation?

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🎅 Christmas is сoming

🎄 Apple has introduced a new design of product category cards in the Apple Store Online for the Christmas and New Year holidays.

🎁 A unique New Year's gift card sticker is available in the American Apple online store. This can only be purchased for a limited period as an online gift, or in some stores.

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🖥️ Apple explained why the Mac mini's power button is located under the case

💬 During an interview, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing Greg Joswiak and Vice President John Ternus explained why the decision to move the power button to the bottom of M4 Mac mini was made.

They responded with two points:

1️⃣ First, people are more likely to put the Mac mini into sleep mode rather than turn it off, and if there is a need for the button, it's perfectly feasible to reach it with a finger, albeit by lifting the computer a bit; One senior executive event noted:

I can't even remember the last time I turned on a Mac.

2️⃣ Second, the computer's internals are very compact, and a physical button in the place of the ports would be almost impossible to fit, but there's a separate and safe place for it at the bottom that won't conflict with other components of the device.

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📱 Third betas of iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 to developers

🔜 A corresponding iOS 18.2 public beta with these changes will likely be released later this week, and Apple confirmed that the software update will be released to the public in December.

📱 iOS 18.2 is compatible with the iPhone XS series and newer, but Apple Intelligence features require an iPhone 15 Pro model or any iPhone 16.

🔎 Among discovered changes in the third beta:

☁️ A New Setting for the Camera Control Button
In the Settings app under Display & Brightness, there is now a toggle for "Require Screen On." When this setting is turned on, you can only launch the Camera app or a supported third-party camera app with the Camera Control button when the iPhone's screen is turned on.

🖼 Tweaked Video Player in Photos
Many users after the 'oohs and ahhs' got finaly used to updated Photos app. iOS 18.2 beta 3 introduces a tweaked video player that takes up more of the screen. This change eliminates the thick borders around videos that appear on earlier iOS 18 versions, meaning you no longer have to tap on a video for full-screen playback.

🎞 Customizable Navigation Bar in tv+
Starting with iPadOS 18.2 beta 3, the navigation bar in the TV app can be customized, according to the info from 9to5Mac.

🚘 Redesigned Next-Generation CarPlay Icons
Redesigned icons for the new Climate and Media apps that will be available on next-generation CarPlay. Apple's website continues to say that the first vehicles with next-generation CarPlay support will "arrive in 2024," but there are still no vehicles that support the system.

💨 AirDrop Icon
AirDrop icon in the share sheet now appears dark in Dark Mode, rather than staying white.

📝 Writing Tools
They are now available on the first page of the text clipboard menu, making it much faster to launch Apple Intelligence.

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🏊‍♀️ Apple has started to sell Form Smart Swim 2 smart glasses for swimmers

🥽 The new accessory on the website allows you to see the most important data in augmented reality in real time directly on the screen embedded in the glasses' panes: heart rate, time, distance, pace, and stroke rhythm.


⌚ Apple Watch connection allows to measure GPS distance in open water, and the iPhone app lets you view post-swim metrics and customize the display of the metric you want.

🧭 Smart Swim 2 can run up to 14 hours on a single charge. A 2 month free premium subscription is available, giving full access to 45 workout plans and 1500+ in-app workouts, as well as the SwimStraight in-water compass to see direction and distance to objects.

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🍎 Still not sure how to transport your Apple Vision Pro?

🥽 Apple has started selling Belkin's handy compact Vision Pro travel bag with a secret AirTag compartment and a price that's half the price of the company's own version.

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🙅‍♂️ Apple drops promised 'Sketch' style option from Image Playground

✏️ At WWDC, the company promised that the new tool would support three styles of image generation: animation, illustration, and sketch. However, in the beta versions of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, users discovered that the Sketch style was missing.

➖ Judging by the app's description in the system itself, Apple simply removed the style from the Image Playground functionality, though the company's website still mentions it.

🤷‍♂ It isn't clear why Apple decided to eliminate the sketch option from ‌Image Playground‌, or if sketch or other styles will be added in the future. As it stands, ‌Image Playground‌ in iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and ‌macOS Sequoia‌ 15.2 will only include animation and illustration as style options.

🔜 The updates are set to launch in early December.

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📰 There's a lot of news in the world of Apple

1️⃣ Apple is getting ready to release iOS 18.2 with long-awaited image generation features, and the release is just around the corner - the update will be out in December! By the way, the different Image Playground image generation styles announced at WWDC have been removed from Apple Intelligence in the beta versions being tested, but we'll talk about that later.

2️⃣ Apple Inc. (APPL)'s total revenue for the most recent quarter is $94.93 billion, and this is up 10.67% from the previous quarter. The net income for Q4 24 is $14.74 billion.

3️⃣ Information about the iPhone 18 has already been mined by Chinese insider Ming-Chi Kuo: they will update the wide-angle camera there. According to him, Sunny Optical will be the supplier of shutters and lenses for the wide-angle camera with variable aperture – it is predicted in the iPhone 18, and such a camera will be immediately in the entire lineup. In other words, the iPhone 18 will be able to adjust how much light it receives. This will allow it to better adapt to different lighting conditions and improve the quality of the photo.

4️⃣ Sales of new Macs have started in first wave countries. Unboxings of the new iMac, MacBook Pro and Mac mini are available on the Web.

5️⃣ Apple was fined in Russia for refusing to remove prohibited content. Exactly what information was the reason for the punishment is not disclosed.

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📰 Apple is interested in solving the problem with the ban on iPhone 16 sales in Indonesia

🪙 The company is ready to invest at least $10 million in the local technology industry, but even that is not enough as at least $15 million is needed.

🔎 According to local media, the local industry ministry is studying a proposal from Apple and its partners, but at the moment the chances of lifting the ban on iPhone 16 sales are not so high. The decision has not yet been announced and may never be announced, and the company will find out about it after the fact.

🏷 By the way, following Apple, Google also received a sales ban in Indonesia on fresh models of Pixel smartphones. Indonesian electronics stores are not experiencing a shortage, as past generations of iPhones and other foreign-made devices remain on sale.

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📊 Macbook M4 Max and M4 Pro benchmark results

🔥 M4 Max is the first chip to break the 4000 mark in single-core score. On Geekbench it got:

4060 single-core / 26675 multi-core

🦾 The Metal test result beats even M3 Max with the same number of cores:

40-core M4 Max – 192532
76-core M2 Ultra – 221646
40-core M3 Max – 154860
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🧠 M4 Pro chip has some interesting numbers too:

3976 single-core / 23174 multi-core

🔎 For comparison, some of Apple's other chips:

M3 Max: 3128 single-core / 20927 multi-core
M2 Ultra: 2802 single-core / 21351 multi-core

🦾 The Metal test result brings it closer to the level of the 32-core MacBook M1 Max:

20-core M4 Pro – 111119
32-core M1 Max – 114741
30-core M3 Max – 124725
40-core M3 Max – 154856

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