Apple today unveiled a series of upgrades to Safari powered by Apple Intelligence, including automatic tab organization, AI-generated custom extensions, and new privacy-focused browsing tools. The flagship feature is Automatic Tab Organizing, which uses Apple Intelligence to group a user’s open tabs into relevant topics without any manual intervention. If someone is planning a weekend trip, for example, Safari can consolidate all of their travel-related tabs into a single topic. As navigation continues, Safari inserts new tabs into existing topics or creates new ones as needed. Apple is also introducing a way for users to create custom Safari extensions using…
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Apple today announced that the Passwords app can now automatically update weak and compromised passwords using Apple Intelligence and Safari to take action on a user’s behalf. The feature builds on Passwords’ existing ability to flag weak or compromised credentials. Although the app has long been capable of alerting users to security issues, responding to these alerts required manually visiting each site and changing passwords individually. The new feature removes this friction by automating the end-to-end process in the background. Apple describes the system as agentic, with Apple Intelligence and Safari securely browsing websites, logging in and upgrading accounts to…
Apple today announced a set of new communication-focused Apple Intelligence features, including contextual suggestions in Messages and a Call Context tool that surfaces relevant information from Mail when a user calls a business. New Messages features provide one-click suggestions based on the content of a conversation. If a contact asks for photos, Messages may suggest searching the library, recognizing keywords, places, and people to find the best matches. Messages can also prompt users to create a reminder or note directly from the conversation thread. Smart Replies in Messages and Mail can now draw on a user’s personalized writing style, and…
Apple today announced new Apple Intelligence features for the Home app, including AI-generated descriptions of HomeKit Secure Video camera clips and smarter grouping of accessory notifications. The Home app will use Apple Intelligence to analyze clips recorded from compatible cameras and generate text descriptions summarizing what happened there. Users can browse footage to find specific events, such as a package delivery, without needing to watch each clip individually. The app will also display notable clips at the top of the search page, so users can quickly identify important moments. When playing a clip, the Home app can bring together footage…
Following the WWDC 2026 main event, Apple distributed early beta versions of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, tvOS 27, and visionOS 27 to developers for testing. Registered developers can opt for beta versions and download the software through the Settings app on each device. The software includes many new features demonstrated earlier today, although some of Apple’s demos won’t be available immediately. Highlights include an updated version of Siri with a Siri app and new AI features for apps like Photos, Camera and Wallet. There are dozens of new features to discover, including hundreds of small tweaks…
Apple Keynote at WWDC 2026: Follow our live blog.The new and improved Siri AI features Apple announced today at WWDC 2026 will not be available in the European Union or China when they are released in beta later this year. Apple said that while Siri AI will be available for free with upcoming new versions of the operating system, it will not be available in the EU on iOS and iPadOS until it finds a path forward for regulatory approval. Apple also said Siri AI would not be available in China while the company meets regulatory requirements. More details to…
Apple Keynote at WWDC 2026: Follow our live blog.Apple today announced that users can now describe a shortcut in natural language, with Apple Intelligence automatically creating the automation in the background. Previously, creating shortcut automation required users to manually create step-by-step workflows, making the feature largely reserved for more technically-minded users. With the next update, users can simply describe what they want a shortcut to do in plain English text, and Apple Intelligence then handles the construction. Apple demonstrated this feature with a practical example: a user asks the Shortcuts app to automatically send their estimated arrival time to a…
Apple Keynote at WWDC 2026: Follow our live blog.Apple today announced a major overhaul of its Apple Intelligence platform, revealing a new architecture built on core models developed in collaboration with Google using the technologies underlying the Gemini family. The new architecture centers around Apple Foundation models co-developed with Google, which Apple says are tailored to run both on-device and on servers through its existing Private Cloud Compute infrastructure. Apple described the collaboration as a “deep” one that it says unlocks what it calls a “huge upgrade” for Apple Intelligence, bringing cutting-edge understanding and reasoning capabilities as well as multimodal…
DenPhotos/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. iPads have become increasingly powerful to the point where there are inexpensive ways to turn your tablet into a laptop replacement. So it stands to reason that they also make great gaming machines. There are plenty of games designed specifically for tablets, and iPad users can subscribe to Apple Arcade for a library of over 200 titles with no ads or microtransactions. That said, if you really want to get the most out of gaming on your iPad, you’ll…
Webbond Creations/Getty Images Even the best Apple AirPods and other types of headphones can become quieter over time. It may seem reasonable to conclude that the devices are simply too old to provide the same sound performance as when they were new. However, it may not be necessary to purchase a new product. The reason they become quieter may have nothing to do with faulty internal components but rather cleanliness. Headphone-style headphones accumulate all kinds of dirt over the years, including sweat, earwax, skin oils, hair and skin products, dust,…