In celebration of International Podcast Day, Apple today revealed the most popular free and paid Apple Podcasts Subscriptions worldwide from June 15 through September 15. Apple said Top Subscriptions is ranked in order of total subscribed listeners worldwide over the three-month period and includes both individual shows and channels with multiple shows, while Top Free […]

Apple today released a standalone “Device Support Update” for macOS Big Sur. The minor update ensures proper updating and restoring for iOS and iPadOS devices with a Mac, according to Apple, but no further details were provided. It’s likely that the update improves Finder support for newly released devices, including iPhone 13 models, the new […]

Today we have a pair of charging-related deals from Hyper and Satechi, which are offering 20 percent off a portable battery and USB-C wall charger, respectively. Hyper’s sale will end later today, while Satechi’s will run for one week, through October 7. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you […]

Adding to the list of issues facing iOS 15 and iPhone 13 users, a new, seemingly widespread bug is causing CarPlay to suddenly crash whenever a user attempts to play music, such as through Apple Music or third-party providers like Spotify. Dozens of posts on Apple Support [1],[2],[3],[4],[5],[6], the MacRumors Forums [1],[2],[3],[4], and Twitter include […]

Apple now lets users rate and review pre-installed iPhone apps on the App Store, such as Maps, Podcasts, Mail, and others, bringing the company’s apps to parity with how users criticize and/or applaud third-party apps on the platform. Spotted first by 9to5Mac, Apple now lets users leave a zero to five-star rating for a number […]

Researchers in the U.K. have demonstrated how large unauthorized contactless payments can be made on locked iPhones by exploiting Apple Pay‘s Express Transit feature when set up with Visa. Express Transit is an ‌Apple Pay‌ feature that allows for tap-and-go payment at ticket barriers, eliminating the need to authenticate with Face ID, Touch ID, or […]

With the recent release of iOS 15, Apple appears to have made some changes to Siri functionality that have removed features relied on by low vision and blind iPhone users. Several ‌Siri‌ commands that provide details on phone calls, voicemails, and sending emails no longer appear to be working. The following commands used to be […]

A serious bug in the iOS 15 Messages app can cause some saved photos to be deleted, according to multiple complaints we’ve heard from MacRumors readers and Twitter users. If you save a photo from a Messages thread and then go on to delete that thread, the next time an iCloud Backup is performed, the […]

iOS 15 was released last week with a long list of new features, but there is one change that is proving to be an annoyance to users. On the Apple TV, users who prefer not to input text using the Siri Remote can use a nearby iPhone or iPad to type. Whenever a text field […]

iFixit today tore apart one of Apple’s new iPad mini models, and in the process of the teardown, the repair site gave a detailed overview of why the new tablets are displaying an issue that has been dubbed “jelly scrolling.” Some new iPad mini 6 owners have noticed that text or images on one side […]