If Spotify is down for you this morning, you’re not alone. The streaming music service has a bit of the Monday blues. Spotify has confirmed that it is aware of problem affecting the service today and is investigating.

Apple is rumored to launch five new Home products in the year ahead, and ahead of that renewed smart home push, iOS 26.2 has just added a key enhancement to make adding new accessories easier.

One of the world’s largest automakers is preparing support for Apple’s car key platform. A new report today says that Apple’s “backend has been updated to include Toyota in the list of companies that support Apple car key.”

If you’ve ever resumed reading a book after a break and can’t remember who one of the characters is or what happened in the last section you read, or you simply don’t understand the significance of one of the plot developments, a new Kindle Ask This Book feature is here to help …

Competition between mobile carriers is now so intense that they are not only trying hard to poach customers from each other, but even fighting legal battles over their tactics.

AT&T has sued T-Mobile over its EasySwitch tool, intended to allow customers to compare rates and receive a personalized deal from the self-proclaimed “uncarrier” …

iRobot, the company which invented robot vacuum cleaners, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy some 23 years after it first launched the Roomba range.

While such company failures can often be extremely bad news for owners of smart home technology, there is reason for optimism in this case …

A new report says that the British government will be asking Apple and Google to block the taking and sharing of nude photographs unless the user has been verified to be an adult.

Additionally, the report says that the government wants iOS and Android to prevent nude images even being displayed on the device unless the user has been verified as an adult …

If you’ve been looking to upgrade your car’s tech without breaking the bank on a new vehicle, Ottocast just dropped two products worth checking out.

The OttoAibox P3 Pro brings AI voice control and Android apps to your existing CarPlay setup, while the Cabin Care adapter adds wireless CarPlay plus a rear-seat camera for keeping an eye on the little ones. Both are designed to work with what you’ve already got installed, which is pretty much the whole point.

Anker is back at it again with a new 20,100mAh power bank, under its Anker Prime brand. This power bank has three ports, offers up to 220W of output, and comes in a pretty compact package. It’s available for purchase on Amazon for $129.

Users have been noticing a weird iPhone bug with some pictures they have saved in their Photos app on iOS 26; sometimes, photos taken from Android phones are being imported into the Photos with a seemingly intense red color filter applied.

What’s even stranger is this red haze only shows when you actually tap on an image in Photos and zoom in. The preview thumbnails preserve their full color so if you are just scrolling through your library, you might not see anything wrong. Luckily, this bug has a simple fix you can do to put each picture back to how it was …

Apple updated its entire lineup of Apple Watch models this year, introducing the Apple Watch SE 3, Apple Watch Series 11, and Apple Ultra 3. If you’re shopping for someone or buying for yourself this holiday season, here’s what you need to know about Apple Watch SE 3 vs Apple Watch Series 11.

Plus, you can currently save $200 on the Apple Watch Series 11 for holiday shopping.

After several weeks of beta testing, iOS 26.2 is now available for all iPhone users. The update brings new features for Apple Podcasts and Apple Music, more Liquid Glass design updates, and more.

Head below for our full guide on all the new iOS 26.2 features.

X for iOS has finally rolled out widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen.

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact.

Keeping up with the news can often be exhausting. Headlines offers a clean experience that puts your favorite writers and publications front and center. It’s available on iPhone, iPad, and has a web app.

As it did with ‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving‘ a few weeks ago, Apple is streaming ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas‘ for free on Apple TV this Saturday (13) and Sunday (14). Here’s how to watch.

With iOS 26 this year, Apple announced an incredibly promising improvement to the order tracking feature in the Wallet app. With on-device Apple Intelligence models, the company planned to identify orders in your email to provide tracking updates, eliminating the need for retailers to need to support their proprietary feature.

I was really optimistic about this improvement, but after using it for the past couple months, it honestly feels a dull band-aid solution that never should’ve been implemented. Here’s why.

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I believe that the Apple TV is one of Apple’s most underrated products in the enterprise and retail. For IT teams it is a surprisingly powerful tool for conference rooms, retail displays, training spaces, and digital signage. It is easy to manage remotely, incredibly stable, and fits right into the same device management and deployment workflows that IT teams already use for Macs, iPads, and iPhones. For the price, you get a lot of capability. Yet Apple TV still has not reached its full potential inside the enterprise because it is missing one thing that would make it dramatically easier to deploy at scale: Power over Ethernet.

It’s officially time to start checking gifts off your list before it’s too late. For my 2025 tech gift guide, I’m recommending technology products that I’ve actually used all year. Each of these products has been especially useful this year, and they’ll make great gifts for the Apple users in your life.

After touting Pluribus as its biggest drama launch ever, Apple has now confirmed another milestone for the hit series.

IShowSpeed stars the new Beats ad, going head-to-head with a kung fu master. Watch it below.

iOS 26.2 arrived today, packed with changes for Apple’s system apps, and also a hidden new feature for notifications that can help ensure you don’t miss any alerts.

Apple TV’s biggest premiere of the year just arrived, but the streamer is already teasing what’s ahead in early 2026. Here are five big Apple releases coming soon, per a new highlight video.

Here’s your 2025 9to5Mac Holiday Deal Hub. We have started loading this year’s collection up with a series of exclusives discounts only available to 9to5 readers, including everything from gorgeous leather accessories for your entire Apple kit right through to charging gear, Apple Watch bands, iPad stands, a series of EDC upgrades, cloud storage offers, and more. These deals are largely limited time offers (some end by Monday, some run right through Christmas), but they are a great way to shore up your holiday shopping list or just to score some sweet new gear for your own setup. Check out everything below and watch out for more deals coming next week.

As Apple’s expansion in the South Bay continues, the company has now acquired two more office buildings for a combined $216 million. Here are the details.