There is now a one-word answer to whether a Messages thread is private. Apple’s iPhone guide for iOS 27 says that “when a conversation is end-to-end encrypted, you see Encrypted at the top of the conversation”, and that if the word is absent, the messages in that thread are not protected as they travel. iOS…
How to pair AirPods 5 with a non-Apple device without a setup button
Every AirPods pairing guide written before this year tells you to press and hold the setup button on the back of the case. AirPods 5 does not have one, so on an Android phone, a Windows laptop or a games console the old instruction simply fails. AirPods 5, which drop the setup button found on…
Apple confirms iPhone Duo runs iOS 27.1 when it arrives October 23
Apple has confirmed that iOS 27.1 exists and said what it is for. In a developer post dated September 16, Apple wrote that iPhone Duo will run iOS 27.1 when it becomes available on October 23, and that a beta of Xcode 27.1, with a simulator for the foldable, arrives later this month. iPhone Duo's…
macOS 27 generates subtitles for video that has none, on M1 Macs and up
macOS 27 can build synced subtitles for a video that shipped without any, and it can put subtitles on screen in a language other than the one being spoken. Apple attaches two hard limits to the first half of that: the Mac needs an M1 chip or later, and generated subtitles are English only, for…
iOS 27 Screen Time can block Siri AI and keep classic Siri instead
iOS 27 puts a Siri panel inside Screen Time, and it is the one documented way to decide which Siri an iPhone gets and to keep that decision in place. The path is Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Siri, and the four choices there run from blocking Siri outright to…
AirPods 5 can fire the iPhone 18 Pro shutter and record your voice
AirPods 5 can start and stop a recording on an iPhone 18 Pro, and they can capture your voice while they do it. Apple sets the first up in Settings > your AirPods name > Camera Remote, and the second in Control Center, with one important catch: Apple says using AirPods as a camera microphone…
Apple rewrites the EU tracking prompt in iOS 27.2 and renames the switch
If you use an iPhone in the European Union, the tracking box you tap away on every new app is being rewritten, and the Settings switch behind it gets a longer name. Apple told developers on September 16 that beginning with iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, apps in the EU can use an alternative version…
visionOS 27.2 Developer Beta 1 Is Available: How to Update and What’s New
visionOS 27.2 developer beta 1 is available as build 24N5088l. See the documented changes, known issues, and how to install the update for developers.
tvOS 27.2 Developer Beta 1 Is Available: How to Update and What’s New
tvOS 27.2 developer beta 1 is available as build 24K5088l. See the documented changes, known issues, and how to install the update for developers.
iPadOS 27.2 Developer Beta 1 Is Available: How to Update and What’s New
iPadOS 27.2 developer beta 1 is available as build 24B5084k. See the documented changes, known issues, and how to install the update for developers.