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Juli is the Managing Editor at MacRumors, and has been covering Apple news and rumors since 2010. She oversees MacRumors' guides, roundups, how tos, reviews, and giveaways in addition to covering daily news. Her work is regularly highlighted on Techmeme and cited by tech publications and news sites.

She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.

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tvOS 18.4 Beta Further Hints at Apple's Work on Smart Home Hub

Tuesday March 4, 2025 1:50 pm PST by
In the latest beta of tvOS 18.4, there are new hints of Apple's work on a smart home hub accessory that's rumored to be coming as soon as this year. MacRumors found that Apple has added ChatKit framework to the tvOS code, which is curious as there is no Messages app available on the Apple TV or the HomePod. The ChatKit framework added to tvOS 18.4 includes reactions and notifications for...
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Assassin's Creed Shadows Coming to Mac on March 20

Tuesday March 4, 2025 11:57 am PST by
Assassins's Creed Shadows is set to be released for the Mac on Thursday, March 20, Apple announced today. The game will launch on Mac at the same time as it is released for PlayStation 5, Windows machines, and the Xbox. Ubisoft first announced plans to bring the game to the Mac in May 2024, and at that time, it was supposed to be released in November. The game has been delayed multiple times ...
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Apple Seeds Second Public Betas of iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS Sequoia 15.4

Tuesday March 4, 2025 9:17 am PST by
Apple today seeded the second public betas of upcoming iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS Sequoia 15.4 updates, allowing public beta testers to try out the new features in the software ahead of its public launch. The public betas come a day after Apple provided the beta updates to developers. Public beta testers can download the updates from the Settings app on each device after opting into...
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Apple Fights UK's Demand for iCloud Data Backdoor

Tuesday March 4, 2025 9:07 am PST by
Apple today filed a legal complaint with the UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal in an attempt to quash the UK government's demand for backdoor access to encrypted data, reports Financial Times. Earlier this year, the UK government ordered Apple to give it secret access to encrypted user data uploaded to iCloud worldwide, through the creation of a backdoor. The UK used its Investigatory...
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Mac Studio With M4 Max and M3 Ultra Chips Could Launch This Week

Tuesday March 4, 2025 8:37 am PST by
An updated version of the Mac Studio could launch as soon as this week, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The new machine is expected to be equipped with the M4 Max chip that we first saw in the 2024 MacBook Pro models, but Apple apparently does not have an M4 Ultra chip ready to go. Instead, there could be a version of the ‌Mac Studio‌ that uses an M3 Ultra chip. Apple didn't release an M3...
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New MacBook Air Coming This Week: What to Expect

Monday March 3, 2025 3:52 pm PST by
Apple CEO Tim Cook teased a new product announcement this week, sharing a short video that says "there's something in the Air." Based on the "Air" wording and the timing of the launch, it sounds like we're going to get new M4 MacBook Air models. Design Apple will continue to offer the ‌MacBook Air‌ in two sizes, including 13 inches and 15 inches. We are not expecting notable design updates,...
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iFixit Takes Apart iPhone 16e for Closer Look at C1 Modem

Monday March 3, 2025 3:01 pm PST by
iFixit today shared one of its traditional teardown videos, taking apart the new iPhone 16e to take a closer look at the internal components. The iPhone 16e has the same quick release battery adhesive as the other iPhone 16 models, with the battery adhesive able to be released using a low-voltage electrical charge. An earlier teardown revealed a 15.55 Wh battery inside the iPhone 16e,...
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Everything New in iOS 18.4 Beta 2

Monday March 3, 2025 1:49 pm PST by
Apple released iOS 18.4 beta 2 today, and it has even more new features than the first beta of iOS 18.4. There are updated emoji characters, a new app, and a bunch of other, smaller additions. New Emoji There are new emoji characters in iOS 18.4, including bags under eyes, fingerprint, leafless tree, root vegetable, harp, shovel, and splatter. Prioritize Notifications In beta 1,...
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Belkin Debuts New Compact Dock, Power Banks and More

Monday March 3, 2025 1:11 pm PST by
Belkin today announced the launch of a range of new products, including updated power banks, over-ear headphones, and a GaN Dock, which is its most interesting new device. The Belkin 11-in-1 Pro GaN Dock has a built-in power brick inside, so there is no bulky extra power supply that you have to deal with. You'll need to plug it in, but there's just one cable from the outlet to the dock, and...
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iOS 18.4 Adds Apple Intelligence Features to Control Center

Monday March 3, 2025 10:26 am PST by
The second iOS 18.4 beta that Apple released today adds new Apple Intelligence features to Control Center, providing some quick access options to select ‌Apple Intelligence‌ features. There are dedicated Control Center buttons for activating Siri so you can speak to the personal assistant and activating Visual Intelligence, with these features joining the prior option for activating Type to...
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iOS 18.4 Beta Adds New Emoji: Face With Eye Bags, Splatter, Fingerprint, Shovel and More

Monday March 3, 2025 10:20 am PST by
In the second iOS 18.4 beta that Apple released today, there are a selection of new emoji characters, including bags under eyes, fingerprint, leafless tree, root vegetable, harp, shovel, and splatter. The emojis are part of the Unicode 16 Standard that was released in September 2024. It often takes Apple several months to create artwork for new emoji characters that are approved, so it is ...
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Vision Pro Spatial Gallery Launches in visionOS 2.4 Beta 2

Monday March 3, 2025 10:05 am PST by
With the visionOS 2.4 update, Apple is making some major enhancements to the Vision Pro, and that includes a new Spatial Gallery app that's available in the beta as of today. The Spatial Gallery houses spatial photos, spatial videos, and panoramas from artists, filmmakers, and photographers. Apple is offering a range of content featuring sports, culture, arts, lifestyle, nature,...
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Vision Pro App for iPhone Available in iOS 18.4 Beta 2

Monday March 3, 2025 9:55 am PST by
Apple today released a new Vision Pro app for the iPhone, which is installed automatically for Vision Pro owners who upgrade to iOS 18.4 beta 2, the latest beta that also came out for developers this morning. The app was announced two weeks ago, and it is designed to make it easier to find and download content to the Vision Pro when the headset is not in use. There is a "My Vision Pro"...
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iOS 18.4 Adds Visual Intelligence to iPhone 15 Pro

Monday March 3, 2025 9:39 am PST by
With the second beta of iOS 18.4, Visual Intelligence is available for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, two devices that did not previously support the feature. Until now, ‌Visual Intelligence‌ has been a feature limited to the iPhone 16 models, but it will now be available on all iPhones that support Apple Intelligence. Since there is no Camera Control button on the iPhone 15 Pro Max, ...
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Latest iOS 18.4 Beta Available for iPhone 12 and iPhone 16e

Monday March 3, 2025 9:24 am PST by
The iOS 18.4 beta that Apple released to developers today is available for the iPhone 12 models, which means those devices can once again be updated to iOS 18.4. After Apple released the first betas of iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, the updates caused some iPhone 12 models and some older iPads to get stuck in a boot loop. Apple ended up pulling the iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 updates for these...
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Apple Seeds Second Beta of macOS Sequoia 15.4 With Mail Categorization

Monday March 3, 2025 9:10 am PST by
Apple today provided developers with the second beta of an upcoming macOS Sequoia 15.4 update for testing purposes. The new beta is available two weeks after Apple released the first beta. Registered developers can opt-in to the macOS Sequoia beta through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. An Apple ID associated with an Apple Developer account is required to get the...
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Apple Seeds Second iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 Betas With Priority Notifications, Ambient Music and More

Monday March 3, 2025 9:04 am PST by
Apple today seeded the second betas of upcoming iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming two weeks after Apple released the first betas. iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 can be downloaded from the Settings app on a compatible device by going to General > Software Update. With iOS 18.4, Apple is adding the Priority Notifications Apple...
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Apple Seeds Second Betas of visionOS 2.4, tvOS 18.4, and watchOS 11.4

Monday March 3, 2025 9:01 am PST by
Apple today provided developers with the second betas of upcoming visionOS 2.4, tvOS 18.4, and watchOS 11.4 updates for testing purposes. The software is available two weeks after Apple seeded the first betas. The betas are available to registered developers, and can be downloaded from the Settings app on each device. Of the three new software betas, the visionOS 2.4 update is the most...
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These New Apple Intelligence Features Are Coming in iOS 18.4

Friday February 28, 2025 2:17 pm PST by
iOS 18.4 was supposed to bring new Apple Intelligence Siri features, but Apple ended up needing to pull those capabilities from the update to continue testing. There are fewer new ‌Apple Intelligence‌ additions now, but there are still some new features that will make the update worth installing when it comes out in April. Priority Notifications Apple introduced Priority Notifications back at ...
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MacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPhone 16 Pro From GRID Studio

Friday February 28, 2025 10:31 am PST by
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with GRID Studio to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a 128GB iPhone 16 Pro from Apple. For those unfamiliar with GRID Studio, it is a company that recycles discarded Apple products into art that celebrates Apple's history. GRID Studio is having a special spring sale on some of its most popular products this week, plus there is a 15 percent off ...