Cult of Mac

How to use the new Phone app (or get the old one back)

Give it a go before you give it up. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac For the first time in 18 years, Apple redesigned the oft-overlooked Phone app. The overhaul in iOS 26 simplifies the Phone app’s ...
ZDNet

I built an iOS app in just two days with just my voice - and it was electrifying

Xcode 26.1 AI was unusable. Xcode 26.3 AI is a big leap. AI-driven migration delivered massive change in under two days. One rule fixed it: no background agents, frequent status updates. I am sure ...
9to5Mac

iOS 26’s Passwords app has a new feature that can save you a headache

Have you ever had Apple Passwords generate a new password that didn’t end up being saved correctly? Sometimes a website crashes at the wrong moment, or uses protocols that don’t exactly play nice with ...
TechCrunch

Move over, Apple: Meet the alternative app stores available in the EU and elsewhere

People in the European Union are now allowed to access alternative app stores thanks to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a regulation designed to foster increased competition in the app ecosystem. Like ...
9to5Mac

Indie App Spotlight

Indie App Spotlight is a weekly 9to5Mac series run by Michael Burkhardt, showcasing the latest developments in the indie app world. If you’re an indie iOS app developer and have recently launched a ...
gearpatrol

Apple Is About to Solve the Biggest Problem with This Popular iPhone App

If you use Apple Mail as the default email app on your iPhone, there’s good news on the horizon. That’s because when Apple rolls out iOS 18.4, the next big software update coming to the iPhone, it’s ...
MacRumors

iPadOS 18

Designed for larger iPad screens, iPadOS 18 offers many of the same features as iOS 18, plus Smart Script, a new Calculator app, Apple Pencil Math Notes, and more.