Apple often promotes the App Store as a secure place to download apps. The company highlights strict reviews and a closed system as key protections for iPhone users. That reputation now faces serious ...

Update February 23: The second beta of iOS 26.4 is out now for developers. It expands the testing environment for RCS encryption to include iPhone-to-Android messages.

Image Playground is Apple’s own AI image generator, featuring multiple illustration styles, doodle polishing support, offline access, and more. To elevate the quality of outputted images, you can rely ...

Rivian launches a new Apple Watch app with vehicle controls, digital key support, and customizable quick actions for R1T and R1S owners.

Apple’s Wallet app received a variety of great features in iOS 26, but one of my favorites is a convenient new way to manage and access credit cards. Here’s how to use it. I try to avoid manually ...

If your Messages inbox is catching a lot of stray, unwanted messages, we'll show you how to filter, report, and block spam messages on iOS 26. At WWDC 2025, Apple announced that it would be bringing ...

There are certain technological events that can only be described as transformative. The advent of the internet and the first iPhone are two that spring to mind. And, while it's still early days ...

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 ...

South Africans are being warned about a fast-growing and highly dangerous form of digital fraud that is increasingly targeting people through their smartphones. Known as RAT attacks, these scams are ...

Amazon’s redesign has made the shopping list feature mostly unusable, so I’ve switched to Apple’s Reminders. Amazon’s redesign has made the shopping list feature mostly unusable, so I’ve switched to ...

Apple complies with new age assurance laws in the U.S. and abroad, including those that block users from downloading apps ...

The Connectivity Standards Alliance, which includes Apple, today released the Aliro 1.0 specification. Aliro is a new standard aimed at improving the way that smart door locks work with smartphones ...