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In this episode of iOS Decoded, 9to5Mac investigates several new features that Apple is testing in the latest iOS 18.5 betas. We’ve found evidence that Apple is testing tweaks to Stage Manager, allowing you to move windows partially off screen, or even overlap windows without auto layout engaging. We’ve also unearthed evidence that Apple is testing out Stage Manager for iPhone. According to our findings, Photographic Styles, which are available for photos shot in the default Camera app, will be made available for third-parties in the future. Apple is also testing the ability to use these Smart Styles with video. These, and several other features have been discovered in this latest episode of iOS Decoded. Be sure to subscribe to 9to5Mac on YouTube for more. more…...

Apple TV’s For All Mankind original series portrayed an alternative timeline of our own: what if the Soviets made it to the Moon first? That simple question, with storytelling rooted in actual science, was supposed to have fun at a time that could have been, but might have actually precluded a real-world reality. more…...

Apple TV+ has maintained strong momentum this spring with hits Your Friends & Neighbors and The Studio. Both series will continue dropping new episodes in May, but Apple has a variety of other brand new debuts coming too. Highlights include the sci-fi comedy/thriller Murderbot and a big-budget Indiana Jones-style adventure movie, Fountain of Youth. Here’s everything coming to Apple TV+ in May. more…...

Apple is preparing to launch an M5 iPad Pro later this year as one of the first products with its next-generation chip. Whatever the new features are, I know I’ll be buying one. Why? Because of a poor choice I made with my M4 model. more…...

After adding lockscreen, Control Center, and Action Button shortcuts last month, Google is updating Gemini on iPhone with homescreen widgets. more…...

Social media has been buzzing this week since Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton was spotted at Apple Park with company CEO Tim Cook. While we don’t know exactly why Hamilton was there on this occasion, there’s not much mystery around it either. That’s because Apple and Lewis Hamilton have two orders of business together. more…...

Apple’s big iOS 19 unveiling is a little over a month away, and according to a surprising source, it sounds like the update’s Apple Intelligence upgrades might include supporting multiple new third-party AI models. more…...

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Today Google CEO Sundar Pichai has been in court, testifying as part of the company’s ongoing antitrust trial. And during proceedings, he expressed optimism about Gemini becoming part of Apple Intelligence as early as this year. more…...

Alongside ongoing all-time lows on the entire M4 MacBook Air lineup at $150 off as well as the best prices to date across the entire M3 iPad Air lineup, today we are starting off on the most affordable side of Apple’s current-gen tech lineup with all four colors of the new 11-inch iPad at the $299 Amazon all-time low. On top of all that, we are also now tracking the best prices to date on the elevated titanium Apple Watch Series 10 configs with $150 in savings, alongside the ongoing offers on the standard models from $299, as well as a chance to save as much as $506 on an unlocked iPhone 15 Pro in Amazon Premium Renewed condition. All of that, some MagSafe chargers, and more await down below.  more…...

Apple TV+ is exactly one month away from debuting Bono: Stories of Surrender, a concert-style “documentary event.” This will also be the first ever feature-length film in Apple Immersive Video on the Vision Pro. And today, Apple debuted the first trailer to show us what to expect. more…...

It’s been about a year since Apple announced Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024. Since then, Siri has received a visual refresh with its new rainbow animation, text-to-Siri support, visual intelligence, and image generation. Features like Genmoji are also available in iOS 18. However, the most critical aspects of Siri, like being conversational and having contextual awareness, are still missing. Meanwhile, AI assistants like ChatGPT and Perplexity are leaps and bounds ahead of Siri in many ways. So, I wanted to put all three to the test to see who deserves to be your go-to voice assistant on the iPhone today. Here is what I found. more…...