Apple software engineers are testing iOS 26.5.1, according to the Woozad visitor logs, which have been a reliable indicator of upcoming iOS releases. iOS 26.5.1 will almost certainly be a minor update fixing bugs and/or security vulnerabilities, and it will likely be released by the end of next week. The logs show that Apple has also ramped up testing of iOS 26.6, with an early beta version of this update likely to be released at some point in June. iOS 26.6 will likely be a minor update as well. Last year, Apple released the first beta of iOS 18.6 to…
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Images of third-party clear cases for the iPhone 18, iPhone 18 Pro, and iPhone 18 Pro Max suggest that Apple may return to a more familiar MagSafe ring design and move away from the controversial opaque white panel introduced on last year’s iPhone 17 Pro cases. The images circulated on Chinese social media and were spotted by MyDrivers. While the iPhone 17 Pro’s clear case drew widespread criticism for replacing the traditional circular MagSafe magnetic array with a large, opaque white rectangle that covered most of the case’s back panel, the cases shown here revert to a more open horseshoe-…
The big reveal of watchOS 27 is just a few weeks away, and one rumor indicates it could add a new Apple Watch face inspired by my all-time favorite option. Here’s why the rumor is particularly intriguing. Modular Ultra reportedly inspired the new Apple Watch face in watchOS 27 for all users Apple offers many different watch faces in watchOS, but my favorite is easily Modular Ultra. Modular Ultra is exclusive to Apple Watch Ultra models, although recent models in the series have similarly sized screens. And as I’ve written before, I consider Modular Ultra the biggest advantage of the…
I’m sometimes amazed that a company built on the notion of prioritizing user experience is still able to allow some absurd UI oversights to go uncorrected across countless generations of macOS. One of the most absurd examples for me is that menu bar items can end up hidden behind the MacBook Pro notch… Steve Jobs said you have to start from user experience and then go back to technology. There are many ways Apple can achieve this goal. However, there are also some truly notable oversights that can persist from one macOS generation to the next. An extremely old bug…
After a three-week break, Formula 1 returns this weekend with the highlight of the motorsport landing in Montreal, Canada. In the US, Apple has exclusive streaming rights for all of F1, so you normally need an Apple TV subscription to watch. However, this weekend is an exception, as Apple has struck a special deal with Netflix that will see the race also broadcast on the rival streamer. In a direct exchange, Apple and Netflix have negotiated for the final season of Drive to Survive to be available on Apple TV in the United States. In exchange, Netflix obtained the rights…
Apple TV will soon have its best summer programming, and we now also know a notable fall premiere: a new comedy series from Matthew McConaughey called Brothers. “Brothers” series from Apple TV stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson Last fall, Apple TV premiered the Oscar-nominated drama The Lost Bus, starring Matthew McConaughey. And later this year, McConaughey will return to Apple TV with a very different project: a comedy series in which he stars alongside Woody Harrelson. Apple first announced the project in 2023. According to the press release: The untitled comedy is a heartfelt and strange couple’s love story,…
The definition of a small phone has changed significantly over the years as smartphones have evolved. Phones that once would have been considered large are now considered standard-sized, and we’ve pretty much reached the screen size of a small tablet from over a decade ago in the phone form factor. For example, the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, a popular flagship, has a 6.9-inch screen, just below the screen size of the Google Nexus 7, one of the most popular Android tablets of its time. A small phone in 2026 is anything relatively compact, roughly the size of an iPhone 17…
iOS 26.5 launched earlier this month with a variety of all-new features for users. Here are the new iOS 26.5 features added to three popular iPhone apps. #1: Messages Apple’s Messages app received a significant upgrade in iOS 26.5 for RCS messaging. RCS is the best messaging option for green bubble friends, offering many iMessage-like features that SMS doesn’t support. And in iOS 26.5, Apple added end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging as a beta. According to Apple’s fine print: End-to-end encryption is in beta and not available for all devices or carriers. Conversations labeled as encrypted are end-to-end encrypted, so messages…
This week, we saw the launch of Memorial Day deals at retailers like Best Buy, as well as great discounts on Anker’s latest Prime chargers and all-time low prices on the AirPods Max 2 and 15-inch MacBook Air M5. Note: Woozad is an affiliate partner with some of these providers. When you click on a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us operate the site. Anker What’s the problem? Save on Anker charging accessories Where can I get it? Amazon Where can I find the original offer? Right here Anker’s new Prime 3-in-1…
Apple Intelligence debuted almost two years ago, and for some iPhone users, it was disappointing. But the rumors about what’s coming in iOS 27 sound like a real Apple Intelligence 2.0, with many features that I’m already very excited about. iOS 27 could deliver the true “Apple Intelligence 2.0” that last year didn’t bring Last year, I expected a much bigger Apple Intelligence presentation at WWDC than we got. Although iOS 26 offered more than 20 new AI features, it wasn’t the “Apple Intelligence 2.0” I was hoping for. But the truly next generation of Apple Intelligence, aided by Google…