iOS 18.1 beta 4, released yesterday to developers, is bundled with new goodies, hidden items that reveal exciting hints about the future of Apple Vision Pro, and a new wireless system restore method for iPhone 16. Also included is an updated unified picker that combines stickers and emoji, Print Center status in the Dynamic Island, and much more.

Watch our hands-on video now as we step through the iOS 18.1 beta 4 changes and features, and be sure to subscribe to 9to5Mac on YouTube for more.

If you’re looking for the best data management utility for the new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, then look no further than iMazing 3.

For years regarded as the best solution for accessing and controlling iPhone data via Mac or PC, iMazing 3 is a feature-packed utility that makes it easy to perform file transfers, backup management, encryption, snapshots, message extraction, file transfers, enterprise management for fleets, and much more. It’s no wonder that iMazing is the world’s most trusted app for both beginners and advanced users when managing iPhones and Apple mobile devices from a Mac or PC. Watch our hands-on video for more details.

With iOS 18, Apple has finally introduced support for Rich Communications Services, or RCS, to the . As we’ve been covering since the first betas, the rollout depends on the carriers working with Apple to enable RCS for their customers. Soon, RCS will be available to iPhone users in China as well.

In a new podcast interview this week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed how he believes his company differs from Apple. As noted by Business Insider, Zuckerberg said that he thinks Meta is “like the opposite of Apple” in a lot of ways, and pointed out multiple flaws with Apple’s strategy.

Apple has officially unveiled the new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro. The new phones not only come with a lot of new features, but are also available in new colors. To match these colors, Apple has created new wallpapers. And if you don’t want to buy a new iPhone 16 just to get the new wallpapers, you can download them right here for any device.

iOS 18 further expands on what your iPhone can show you even when it’s dead. Now, even if your iPhone is dead and powered off, you can still see the time on your screen.

iPhone Settings has become busier and busier over the years and iOS 18 looks to solve that with a redesign. It keeps the main attributes of the historical UI, but the new Settings in iOS 18 offers a reorganized and simplified experience with improved search.

For more than a decade, it’s taken jailbreaking or other workarounds to customize iPhone apps with a unique look. Now, iOS 18 includes the ability to change iPhone app colors and more natively. Here’s how it works.

Normally, if an Apple product is two years old, you probably want to avoid buying it. But are a huge exception to that rule. Their successor, the expected AirPods Pro 3, are likely coming next year. Yet it’s hard to recommend a device more highly than the AirPods Pro 2—even two years after launch. Here’s why there’s no rush for Apple to ship AirPods Pro 3.

Travel photographer Austin Mann is back with an in-depth look at the new iPhone 16 Pro camera system. This year, Mann takes the iPhone 16 Pro on a journey through Kenya to test the new Camera Control, upgraded 48MP Ultra Wide sensor, new audio recording features, and Photographic Styles.

Apple is rolling out another firmware update today for AirPods Pro 2 users today. Today’s update comes just under a week after Apple released new AirPods Pro firmware for iOS 18, with new features like Voice Isolation, Personalized Volume improvements, and more.

Apple is also rolling out a new firmware version for the new AirPods 4, version 7A304.

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Joanna Stern at The Wall Street Journal is an expert at coming up with clever and inventive new angles for her Apple product reviews. For this year’s iPhone 16 launch, Joanna tried something entirely new by creating “Joannabot,” which she describes as a “generative-AI buddy who never tires of answering your iPhone 16 questions—especially whether it’s worth an upgrade.”

iOS 18 is a big release with a ton of new features. Some enhancements to the Home app, like support for robot vacuum cleaners, aren’t coming until later. But there’s one update available now that could save you time and frustration. Building your smart home of the future just got easier than ever in iOS 18’s Home app.

There’s an unfortunate bug in Apple’s latest software update that you should know about. The bug occurs in the Messages app on iOS 18. For now, the fix could require data loss. However, you can avoid potential data loss before a fix is in place if you know how to avoid it.

Joining a host of ongoing exclusive offers we have for 9to5 readers on new iPhone 16 cases from SANDMARC, Burton Goods, and the Arc Bumper Cases, among others, today it’s all about Apple Watch Ultra 2, iMac, and huge savings on iPad Pro. Alongside $50 price drops on the new black model, Amazon has now knocked $110 off the Natural Titanium Apple Watch Ultra 2 once again. That deals joins a $199 price drop on Apple’s latest iMac as well as up to $600 off M2 iPad Pro configurations. And on top of that, we have new lows on Belkin’s latest 15W MagSafe stands, charging gear, and much more. Check it out below. 

There’s no Apple Watch Ultra 3 yet, with the gorgeous satin black finish the only hardware change to the Ultra 2. But Apple’s upgrading its Ultra line through software, with three new Apple Watch Ultra 2 features in watchOS 11. Here’s how the Ultra 2 just got better.

Apple’s iPhone 16 launch is just a couple days away. Alongside the first reviews dropping, we have also learned some new details about the device’s repairability. There are several interesting internal changes that make this the most repairable iPhone ever. Here’s how iPhone repairs are improving.

A survey by a UK bank suggests that AI-generated voice cloning scams are on the rise, with 28% claiming to have been targeted. It’s recommended that people agree a secret code to guard against the possibility of being take in …

The first iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max reviews are in, and there’s a lot to digest. This early round of reviews gives us our initial look at the iPhone 16 Pro hardware changes, battery life, camera upgrades, the all-new Camera Control, and more.

The first iPhone 16 reviews are out, alongside those of the Pro models, and the general verdict is that the gap between the two is smaller than ever.

While 9to5Mac readers have understandably favored the Pro and Pro Max, even the base model gets a lot of the new camera functionality, and reviewers were impressed …

Today, Apple has announced even more languages that Apple Intelligence will support over the course of the next year.

The first Apple Intelligence features will launch exclusively in US English, in October with the release of iOS 18.1. Additional languages and more capabilities will roll out over the next year. Here’s what we know so far as to the announced language support …