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Apps with dating & location sharing features must be disclosed by January 2027‎

In order to comply with increasing global regulations, Apple is asking all app developers to declare if an app offers location sharing features, dating, or romantic interactions of any kind.Apps with location sharing features are subject to age gatingApple started enforcing self-reporting of age-rating details in 2025 to get ahead of more specific age gating regulations. The system is being tweaked over time, and new changes have been revealed.In a developer news post first spotted by MacRumors, Apple shared that starting November 16, App Store Connect will include new content descriptors regarding age ratings. Developers will need to declare if their app offers shared location or features of romantic interest. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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TerraMaster D1 SSD Pro review: Faster than my Mac's internal storage‎

You can configure a new Mac with many terabytes of storage these days, but when it comes time to add more to an existing machine, an external drive is the best option, and modern SSDs mean that the days of slow, spinning disks are thankfully very much in the rearview mirror.D1 SSD Pro review: Making full use of Thunderbolt 5The humble SSD has long been the go-to option for anyone who needs their storage to be speedy. But a fast SSD is only as good as the connection it uses to hook up to your Mac.All Macs now come with high-speed wired connections, and the very best of them feature Thunderbolt 5. And it's that connector that the TerraMaster D1 SSD Pro leverages to provide blisteringly fast performance. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Nevermind, AAPL is down after earnings‎

It took until the conclusion of the live stream, but investors are back to their goofy patterns. Despite the massive quarter, and expectations of about $148 billion in the next, A big sell-off happened in the seconds after the conference call. AAPL is down $8.79 per share as of 5:30 ET. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Mac & iPad will be constrained at least through the end of 2026‎

It's not just iPhone. Apple admits that Mac or iPad supplies are going to be tight for the holiday quarter. Maybe buy now if you see a deal?Orders for some MacBook Pro models are facing delays, thanks to the memory crisis. The fall and holiday sales period is the prime time for Apple, with consumers purchasing its latest releases. However, those in the market for the new iPad mini or a MacBook Pro may face a bit of a delay.During the Apple conference call for its Q4 financial results, Apple confirmed that there will be constraints across the board on Mac and iPad availability, running all the way through the Christmas period. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Apple's earnings were all about unprecedented memory costs‎

A constant issue throughout Apple's latest earnings call was the cost of memory. John Ternus warned several times that the company has only a few ways to minimize the impact for consumers.A Samsung LPDDR5X memory chip - Image Credit: SamsungEven as Apple reported better than expected results in its Q4 earnings call, both Ternus and Chief Financial Officer Kevan Parekh cautioned analysts about the problems of high memory prices."Let me give you an overall view on memory," John Ternus said. "What we're seeing with memory pricing right now is unprecedented. And as we said earlier in the September quarter, we did see higher memory costs as compared to the June quarter, which were partly offset by the benefit of carry-in inventory and lower costs on certain non-memory components." Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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As you might expect, Apple is predicting a blockbuster holiday quarter‎

After reporting a Q4 that rivals previous Apple holiday quarters, Apple has hinted that even with product constraints holiday quarter earnings will be its best ever with as much as 10% growth year-over-year.iPhone Duo could help drive Apple to another record-breaking holiday quarterApple CFO Kevan Parekh shared some of Apple's forward-looking statements about what it might expect during Q1 2027. It has consistently been Apple's best quarter every year, and this one is expected to break records yet again.During Apple's Q4 earnings call, Parekh shared that Apple is expecting revenue to grow between 7% and 10% year-over-year. He suggested that this "reflects our best view of constrained supply." Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Over 2.5 billion daily Siri requests put Apple's AI overhaul in perspective‎

Siri handles more than 2.5 billion requests a day, a figure Apple revisited during its November earnings discussion as it works to make the assistant more capable with AI.Siri AICEO John Ternus repeated the number as Apple reported its fiscal fourth-quarter results, although the milestone isn't new. Lilian Rincon, Apple's vice president of product marketing for artificial intelligence, first revealed it during the September 9 iPhone event.At WWDC 2024, Apple reported that Siri handled 1.5 billion voice requests daily. The newer figure is more than 1 billion higher, but the company hasn't said whether the two numbers measure the same kinds of interactions. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Apple's received most of its Trump reciprocal tariff refunds‎

Apple has received most of what it paid to the U.S. government in extra tariffs back, which marginally helped to improve the Q4 results.President Donald Trump launching his tariffs in April 2205Back in June, Apple benefited from approximately $2.2 billion in tariff refunds, getting funds back from the 'reciprocal' tariffs that were shut down by the Supreme Court in February. Apple had another payment that affects its fourth-quarter results.In its quarterly results for Q4, Apple says that the 47.9% gross margin included a "favorable impact" of approximately 1% thanks to the tariff refunds. Similarly, approximately $0.05 of the $2.10 diluted earnings per share stemmed from the refunds. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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John Ternus enthuses about Apple's future on his first earnings call‎

As Tim Cook did when he took over, new Apple CEO John Ternus took several minutes out of his first earnings call with analysts and shareholders to say why he feels great about the state of the company and its future.Apple CEO John Ternus - image credit: Apple.As Apple reported better than expected earnings for the firm's fourth-quarter financial results, Ternus claimed that it is "the greatest company in the world." Unsurprisingly, he touted Apple's newest devices and their features, but he did also speak more broadly about the company.It's a privilege to be with you for the first time as Apple CEO. I'm honoured to represent our teams and the work they do every day. This is an amazing time at Apple. We just completed one of the most prolific launch periods in our history. It's been a remarkable time for innovation across all of our categories. Apple is the greatest company in the world. We've assembled an extraordinary collection of talent. The best engineers, designers, developers, and experts in every corner of our business. From our supply chain to our stores. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Over 2.5 billion active devices gives Apple Services a massive audience‎

Apple's installed base has surpassed 2.5 billion active devices worldwide, CEO John Ternus confirmed during the company's November 2 earnings call, with the total reaching another record across all major product categories and regions.Apple productsTernus reiterated the 2.5 billion figure while discussing Apple's fiscal fourth-quarter results. Although the installed base continues to grow, the company didn't provide a more precise updated device count.Apple first surpassed 2.5 billion devices in January 2026, up roughly 150 million from the 2.35 billion reported in 2025.The installed base includes active iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watches, and other products. It measures devices rather than individual customers, meaning someone who owns multiple Apple products contributes more than one device to the total. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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