Top Stories: WWDC Schedule, iOS 18 Rumors, and Beats Solo Buds Release Date
WWDC month is here! Rumors about what we may see at Apple’s annual developer conference have been building for months, and now we’re just days away from the keynote event where Apple will unveil what it has in store for iOS 18, macOS 15, and more.

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Foldable MacBooks: Six Things to Know About Apple’s Future Plans
Rumors from multiple reliable sources suggest that Apple is working on a MacBook that has a foldable screen, and it could in fact be Apple’s first foldable device, coming before a foldable iPhone. We’ve rounded up six key features that we’ve heard about the device so far.

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Apple Vision Pro International Launch Likely Scheduled for July
The international launch of Apple’s Vision Pro headset could finally occur in July, just over six months after the device was released in the United States.

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A source familiar with the matter told MacRumors that the Apple Vision Pro is now scheduled to launch internationally in Jul … ⌘ Read more

Spatial Puzzle Game ‘Where Cards Fall’ Now Available on Apple Vision Pro
Apple is continuing to add to its lineup of Apple Arcade games on the Vision Pro, today adding puzzle game Where Cards Fall.

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More Details About iOS 18’s AI Features Revealed
Apple is planning to introduce new AI features including Smart Replies for messages and a generative retouch tool for photos in iOS 18, a new report claims.

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A new article from _[AppleInsider](https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/05/30/ios-18-project-greymatter-will-use-ai-to-summarize-notif … ⌘ Read more

Japanese ‘My Number Card’ Digital IDs Coming to Apple’s Wallet App
Apple today announced that support for national My Number Card IDs in Japan will be coming to Apple’s Wallet app “late next spring,” marking the first expansion of digital IDs in Apple Wallet beyond the United States [ [Google translation](https://www-apple-com.translate.goog/jp/newsroom/2024/05/apple-announc … ⌘ Read more

Apple TV App Likely Coming to Android Smartphones, Job Listing Shows
Apple’s TV app could be available on Android smartphones and tablets in the future, according to a job listing spotted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

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Apple to Open First Retail Store in Malaysia on June 22
Apple is set to open its first retail store in Malaysia on June 22, marking a significant expansion of its physical retail presence in south-east Asia. The new store will be located in Kuala Lumpur at The Exchange TRX mall.

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The store features a unique, tiered white pyramid architectural design. This will be the … ⌘ Read more

Apple Design Award Finalists Announced Ahead of WWDC 2024
As we prepare for the 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple today announced its finalists for the Apple Design Awards. Apple chooses the best apps and games annually, announcing the winners at WWDC.

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iPhone Sales Recover in China Amid Surge in Smartphone Demand
Apple’s iPhone sales in China surged by 52% in April, reflecting a significant rebound driven by aggressive price cuts and renewed consumer demand, Bloomberg reports.

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Apple Says Future iPads Could Feature Landscape Apple Logo
French website Numerama interviewed three senior Apple employees about the new iPad Pro models that launched earlier this month. While the discussion did not reveal many new details, it did mention one potential change for future iPads.

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Gurman: iOS 18 Will Allow Users to Recolor App Icons and Place Them Anywhere
Apple’s iOS 18 update will introduce new features for further customizing the iPhone’s home screen, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

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Top Stories: iOS 17.5.1 Fixes Concerning Photos Bug, All-New iPhone 17 Model Rumored, and More
It’s been quite a week of Apple news and rumors, ranging from a concerning bug with deleted photos reappearing on users’ devices to hot rumors about a new high-end iPhone model for 2025 and a MacBook with a foldable screen coming as soon as 2026.

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Other news and rumors this week included fresh expectations for iOS 18 fe … ⌘ Read more

Best Apple Deals of the Week: iPads and Apple Watches See Record Low Prices Alongside Samsung Monitors
This week began with a sitewide sale on Samsung that will continue through this Sunday, and continued with great discounts on the M4 iPad Pro, 10th generation iPad, Apple Watch SE, and Apple Watch Ultra 2.

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Apple Sheds More Light on iOS 17.5 Bug That Resurfaced Deleted Photos
Last week, some iPhone users reported that Apple’s iOS 17.5 update had introduced a bug that caused old photos that were deleted to reappear in the Photos app. Apple quickly released an iOS 17.5.1 update to fix the issue, but for many users, its explanation of “da … ⌘ Read more

macOS 15 System Settings to Get Design Overhaul
With the macOS 15 update that is set to debut at WWDC in June, Apple plans to rearrange “menus and app UIs,” according to a report from _AppleInsider_. The System Settings app, which was [last updated with macOS Ventura](https://www.macrumors.com/2022/06/06/macos-ventura-sy … ⌘ Read more

X Confirms Plan to Make ‘Likes’ Private, Remove Likes Tab From Profiles
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) will soon stop showing public “likes” on users’ profile pages, the company has said. The plan was confirmed on Wedndesday by X engineers, after MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris uncovered a flag in X’s iOS app revealing the coming change.

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Perris found that turning off the flag completely removes the “Likes” t … ⌘ Read more

What the Golf on Apple Vision Pro Gains New Levels
Popular Apple Arcade game What the Golf? for the Vision Pro is being updated with a slew of new content, with Apple adding 15 new areas with more than 100 spatial levels and 200 challenges to complete.

What the Golf? is, as the name suggests, a mini golf game aimed at people who hate golf. The goal is to get the ball to the hole, and every hole has a twist with different game mechanics to overcome.
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Apple Adds Support for Live Activities to Shazam
Apple today added support for Live Activities in Shazam, its free music discovery and identification app.

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Shazam’s Live Activities keep the user updated when searching for music in the background, which is particularly useful when multitasking or identifying songs in other apps. The last [sign … ⌘ Read more

New Beats Pill Appears in FCC Database Ahead of Launch
Multiple celebrities have been spotted with a new version of the Beats Pill speaker, and today the device showed up in an FCC database, suggesting that we’re getting closer to a potential launch.

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FCC filings typically happen just weeks ahead of when a product launches, so we could see this new Beats Pill speaker sometime in June. Apple plans to launch [Solo Buds … ⌘ Read more

iPhone 16 Pro Max to Feature New 48MP Wide and Ultra Wide Cameras
Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro Max will boast a bigger main camera sensor while both iPhone 16 Pro models will feature a 48-megapixel Ultra Wide camera for the first time, claims a rumor coming out of Asia.

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According to Weibo user OvO Baby Sauce OvO, the main camera of the iPhone 16 Pro Max will be based on an advanced c … ⌘ Read more

Apple Releases iOS 17.5.1 With Fix for Reappearing Photos Bug
Apple today released iOS 17.5.1 and iPadOS 17.5.1, minor updates to the iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 operating system updates that came out last September. The 17.5.1 updates come a week after the launch of iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5.

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Apple Promotion Boosts iPhone Trade-In Values for a Limited Time
Apple today launched a limited-time promotion that increases the trade-in values for select iPhone models in the United States when customers buy a new iPhone.

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The promotion lasts from today until June 3, and means anyone trading in their existing iPhone 11 or newer will get more money knocked off the price of a new iPhone. As you can see fro … ⌘ Read more

Gurman: No New Mac Studio and Mac Pro Until Mid-2025
Apple will not refresh the Mac Studio and Mac Pro with next-generation high-end chips until the middle of 2025, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

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In the latest edition of his [“Power On” newsletter]( … ⌘ Read more