iOS 26 is said to bring several new features for AirPods owners, including sleep detection with auto-pause, remote camera trigger and more.
iOS 26 could bring new AirPods features like sleep detection and camera trigger
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Apple could adopt faster Qi 2.2 wireless charging for the iPhone 17 lineup
Apple's upcoming iPhone 17 lineup should support the faster Qi 2.2 wireless charging protocol that has yet to be officially certified.
WhatsApp AI Studio will let you build your own AI chatbot assistant within the app
Meta is integrating its AI Studio into WhatsApp, allowing you to build your own AI chatbot assistant and utilize it within the messaging software.
Apple said to redesign the CarPlay interface to match iOS 26
Apple is expected to redesign the CarPlay interface with iOS 26 while bringing new features like sound recognition for crying babies and more.
iOS 26 said to bring Markdown support to Apple Notes
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iOS 26 could animate album artwork on the Lock Screen
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After WhatsApp, Meta is on track to release a native Instagram iPad app in 2025
An official Instagram iPad app is coming in 2025. Meta is now “actively testing” a native tablet interface as square images are apparently no longer a concern.
Apple prepares YouTube stream of next week’s WWDC 2025 Keynote event
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YouTube is bringing Lens to Shorts
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WhatsApp privacy tweak ensures deleted messages no longer leak in quoted replies
Meta is rolling out an important privacy tweak in WhatsApp to ensure any messages you've deleted are also removed from quoted replies for all chat participants.
Revamped Apple Shortcuts will let you create actions with AI prompts
Apple will allegedly revamp the built-in Shortcuts app in iOS 26 this fall with the ability to create actions using Apple Intelligence models.
Apple’s crack marketing team comes up with the name “macOS Tahoe” for macOS 26
Are you ready for macOS Tahoe? That's supposedly the official marketing term Apple's picked for macOS 26, the next major update to the Mac operating system.