Top Stories: iOS 27 Beta 5, iPhone 18 Pro Rumors, and More

Apple is apt winding down enactment connected the archetypal merchandise of iOS 27 arsenic it prepares to instal the operating strategy connected caller iPhone models coming adjacent month, but immoderate changes are inactive being made arsenic we saw with the 5th circular of betas this week.


Other quality and rumors this week included a look astatine an alleged artillery from the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max, third-party accessories revealing immoderate accusation astir the foldable "iPhone Ultra," and more, truthful work connected beneath for each of the details!

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Everything New successful iOS 27 Beta 5

We're a small implicit a period distant from the motorboat of iOS 27, and Apple is continuing to marque changes. The fifth beta of ‌iOS 27‌ seeded to developers and nationalist beta testers this week changes the look of immoderate app icons and adjusts Liquid Glass, positive it adds immoderate smaller features that marque the iPhone conscionable a small nicer to use.


Check retired our afloat overview of each of the changes successful the latest beta.

iPhone 18 Pro Max's Larger Battery Capacity Allegedly Revealed

The upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max volition beryllium equipped with a astir 12% larger battery compared to the iPhone 17 Pro Max, according to an evident leak.


An alleged photograph of a artillery battalion for a Chinese exemplary of the iPhone 18 Pro Max with a SIM paper tray lists a capableness of 5,391 mAh, up from 4,823 mAh for the equivalent iPhone 17 Pro Max battery.

The iPhone 18 Pro volition reportedly start with the aforesaid 256GB of storage arsenic the iPhone 17 Pro, but 1 expert steadfast estimates that representation terms spikes and different increases volition raise Apple's costs to manufacture the caller models by astir 38%.

'iPhone Ultra' Screen Protectors Reveal Asymmetric Corners

The leaker known arsenic "Ice Universe" this week shared images and a hands-on video of surface protectors for Apple's rumored "iPhone Ultra," and the leak appears to corroborate a fewer of the astir discussed details astir the foldable's beforehand design.


Notably, the leaked accessory has quadrate corners connected the broadside that would beryllium adjacent to the hinge, and rounded corners connected the other edge. That asymmetry lines up with months of rumors describing a foldable instrumentality with a hinge connected 1 side, and the leak marks 1 of the clearest looks yet astatine however the proportions and signifier transportation implicit to the screen show itself.

Third-party camera protectors intended for the iPhone Ultra whitethorn besides constituent to two expected colour options for the device: metallic and acheronian blue.

Apple Watch Rethink Could See Debut of Round Model, Screenless Fitness Tracker, and More

Apple is re-evaluating the Apple Watch lineup and considering a big of extremist caller designs, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.


In this week's variation of his "Power On" newsletter, Gurman compared plans for the Apple Watch's improvement to the "revolutionary plan change" that the foldable iPhone represents. It volition beryllium "something that transforms the merchandise for a caller era."

Apple's concern plan squad has reportedly been "exploring a broader rethink of its smartwatches" for immoderate time, with respective directions nether valuation including offering a circular show and adjacent immoderate screenless fittingness tracker products.

In the nearer term, a ceramic lawsuit enactment for the Apple Watch could return either this twelvemonth oregon next. The worldly has been absent from the Apple Watch lineup since the discontinuation of the Series 5.

New MacBook Pro and Refreshed iMacs Likely Coming successful October

Apple is apt to unveil a caller M6 MacBook Pro and refreshed iMacs successful October, based connected its emblematic merchandise schedule, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.


Writing successful the latest variation of his "Power On" newsletter, Gurman reiterated his content that Apple is readying the motorboat of a refreshed base-model MacBook Pro with a 14-inch show powered by an M6 chip.

As for iMacs, the caller mentation is apt to beryllium an updated 24-inch exemplary with an M5 spot oregon M6 chip, replacing the existing M4 model. No large plan changes are expected.

iPhone Users Who Pay for Enough iCloud Storage Get New iOS 27 Perks

If you are subscribed to an iCloud+ program with astatine slightest 2TB of storage, you volition person new perks successful the Home app connected iOS 27, according to Apple.


Starting with iOS 27, Apple said iPhone users who are subscribed to an iCloud+ program with astatine slightest 2TB of retention person entree to 3 caller Apple Intelligence features successful the Home app: generated video descriptions for HomeKit Secure Video cameras, the quality to hunt for camera clips, and automatic surfacing of noteworthy clips.

According to Stephen Robles, the Home app connected the 5th developer beta of iOS 27 present indicates however galore HomeKit Secure Video cameras are eligible for generated video summaries. Robles told america helium had a full of 8TB of iCloud+ retention (6TB positive 2TB from Apple One), and this made him eligible for video summaries for up to 15 cameras.

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