Upcoming visionOS 2 looks to be a promising update for Vision Pro

Vision Pro gets better with visionOS 2 this fall Less than five months after Apple Vision Pro launched, Apple has revealed visionOS 2. Here are many of the major changes coming to Apple's spatial computing headset. Most of us here at AppleInsider are big fans of Apple Vision Pro. There are a few notable exceptions.…

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My iPhone 15 Pro Max’s battery health is fading fast and MagSafe may be to blame

For the first six months of owning an iPhone 15 Pro Max, my battery health never dipped below 100 percent. That might not seem like a big deal, but when you consider my iPhone 14 Pro Max lost about a percentage point each month the previous year, I was extremely impressed by the battery’s ability…

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Apple is still looking for partners to bring Apple Intelligence to China

Sales of the iPhone in China have fallen due to a lack of AI-driven features. To bring Apple Intelligence to its second-largest smartphone market, Apple is going to have to sign deals with local providers, but so far has had no luck. When Apple announced the new AI-based technology at its June 2024 WWDC event,…

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Apple may be in talks with Meta to add another generative AI provider to iOS 18

Adopting Meta may have implications for Apple AI privacy Add another name to the list — Apple has reportedly spoken to Meta about integrating the social media giant's generative artificial intelligence tech. For the last six months, there's been debate about how Apple will implement artificial intelligence on the iPhone and Mac. How Apple Intelligence…

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Apple is still working on smart glasses, but it’s going to be a long wait

An example of what Apple Glass could look like The long-rumored "Apple Glass" may take much longer to arrive than previously thought, with it now not expected to arrive for several years. The Apple Vision Pro has been a major first step for Apple's mixed reality device ambitions. However, in the pursuit of lighter and…

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‘Apple Vision’ headset to rely on iPhone or Mac tethering to cut costs

Apple's headset could get a second model as soon as late 2025 A new report says that a more mass-market and lower-cost version of the Apple Vision Pro headset won't be as much of a stand-alone device as the existing model is. Apple has been working on prototypes of a lower-cost AR/VR headset, following the…

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Apple restarts iOS 17.6, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, macOS beta processes

iOS 17 Apple has restarted the developer beta process once again for its current-gen versions of iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, and macOS Sonoma. Developers participating in Apple's beta program can pick up new builds through the Apple Developer Center or more directly by updating their iPhone or iPad already running the betas via the Settings…

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