I admit, I was a hater. I absolutely loathed the Liquid Glass interface on iOS 26. I thought it was obnoxious, distracting, excessive, confusing, ugly, hard to read. My initial impressions were really bad, it was so weird looking and off that it made me hate using my iPhone and I immediately regretted upgrading to … Read More

Apple has issued the first beta versions of iOS 26.1, MacOS Tahoe 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and the rest of the OS 26 suite. The first betas are available for any user registered in the developer beta program, and soon after for public beta testers too. It’s not entirely clear what the focus of iOS 26.1 … Read More

If you’re anything like me, you’re typically excited about new operating systems being released, but also approach with a little hesitation. After diving right into iOS 26 on iPhone, I regretted it for various reasons including some Liquid Glass annoyances, sluggishness, and battery drain (though my opinions are rapidly evolving, more on that separately!), and … Read More

iOS 26 is in the wild, and aside from the mixed reactions to the Liquid Glass interface, there are also wildly different reports of battery life performance post-update. A notable number of iPhone and iPad users are complaining throughout social media and online forums that iOS 26 battery drains faster than it did before, and … Read More

iOS 26 introduces a completely new design schema called “Liquid Glass” that has more transparency, translucency, movement, and shininess. To say that iOS 26 Liquid Glass is polarizing would be an understatement, as opinions on the new look could not be more extreme, with some users thinking it’s amazingly fantastic, and others like myself are … Read More

An annoying and somewhat alarming issue can occur for some iPhone users where the iPhone Touch Screen becomes unresponsive to touch after installing an iOS system software update. This often means the iPhone will seemingly successfully install the new update for iOS, but the lock screen can not be unlocked or swiped away, and touch … Read More

Apple has released iOS 18.7 for iPhone, along with iPadOS 18.7 for iPad. These new software updates are available alongside the major new release of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 for users who are not yet prepared or interested in installing those major new versions of system software for whatever reason. The release notes for … Read More

Apple has launched watchOS 26 for Apple Watch, and tvOS 26 for Apple TV. Both are major new software updates for those devices with the Liquid Glass interface update, and include a variety of new features and improvements, making them compelling updates to those in the Apple ecosystem.

The release candidate build of iOS 26 for iPhone and iPadOS 26 for iPad has been released to users participating in the developer beta and public betas for Apple system software. The release candidate (RC) build is typically the final version that is released to the general public, assuming no major bugs or problems are … Read More

Apple has released MacOS Tahoe 26 as a release candidate build (build number 25A5353) for users participating in the developer beta and public beta programs. The RC (release candidate) build for Tahoe comes alongside RC builds for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, tvOS 26, and watchOS 26 too. RC builds are often the final version released … Read More

Apple has released a series of updated products during their September 9 special event, with the focus being on new iPhone 17 models including iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro, along with new Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, Apple Watch SE 3, and AirPods Pro 3. The event itself follows Apple’s new … Read More

WhatsApp for iPad has finally been released, bringing the popular messaging app to the Apple tablet in an official way for the first time ever. No more web-based WhatsApp chats are required, now with a dedicated iPad WhatsApp application, you can get an optimized and native experience directly on your device. WhatsApp for iPad includes … Read More

Instagram is a wildly popular social network centered around photo and video sharing, but for the majority of its life it has been available only for iPhone and Android. But not anymore, as Instagram finally has made an app available for iPad users too.

The Voice Memos app is incredibly useful on Mac, iPhone, and iPad, but one thing that some users may wish to change is the Location Based Naming system that is automatically active with any created Voice Memos. We’ve previously discussed disabling location-based voice memo naming on iPhone and iPad before, but now we’re going to … Read More

Apple has released MacOS Tahoe 26 beta 9, along with iOS 26 beta 9, iPadOS 26 beta 9, and beta 9 updates for the rest of the OS 26 suite too. Usually the same build is released for developers and public beta testers in close proximity to each other, so that should be expected in … Read More

iOS 26 beta 9 has been released by Apple for iPhone, along with iPadOS 26 beta 9 for iPad, MacOS Tahoe 26 beta 9, and other OS 26 beta 9 updates for the rest of the Apple device suite. New betas typically arrive for developers first and the same build is released for public beta … Read More

If you’re a Mac user who installed a Safari beta version on a stable version of MacOS to experiment with beta Safari features, it’s possible that you might want to downgrade the Safari beta back to a Safari stable version. This can be tricky because if you install a beta version of Safari onto MacOS, … Read More

Cancel your vacations, tell your boss you can’t come in that day, reschedule your wedding, whatever it takes, because Apple has announced that a special event is scheduled for Tuesday, September 9, in the year 2025. They are calling the event “Awe Dropping”, and while it’s a theoretical possibility that we could shift into an … Read More