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Apple Maps' Local Lists, Xbox 360 games on the Mac, and more

Sony is pulling Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble from the App Store, Perplexity's Teammates agents reach the Mac app, and Gentler Streak 6.0 asks how you feel.

#AppleMaps #iOS27 #Mac #Emulation

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iPhone Duo hinge loosens after 390,000 folds in CNET's test

The folding screen is still intact after 451,000 folds; the hinge is what gave first, at about 390,000. Apple publishes no fold rating to measure that against.

#iPhoneDuo #Foldables #Durability

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HomeView paired with an iPad gets no third-party audio or video apps

Households planning to run the $299 display from a family iPad lose third-party audio, video and device widgets, and Apple now explains the face lockout.

#HomeView #SmartHome #iPad

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Epic urges Supreme Court to uphold Apple's App Store contempt ruling

The justices took only one of Apple's two questions: when a company can be punished for dodging a court order, not who the order protects.

#EpicGames #SupremeCourt #AppStore #Legal

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tvOS 27.2.1 is out, with Siri AI and seven security fixes

Owners of the 2021 and 2022 Apple TV 4K can now switch on Siri AI, 18 days late. Five of its seven security fixes close holes an attacker nearby could use.

#tvOS2721 #AppleTV #AppleTV4K #SiriAI

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What reviewers found in the Apple TV 4K (2026): fast, but $299

Two of three reviews call it the best streamer on sale, with a remote owners will love. Against June's 128GB price, the A19 and microphones cost $50 more.

#AppleTV4K #AppleTV #SiriAI

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How to fix 'YouTube is not yet available' on the new Apple TV 4K

The fault is on YouTube's side, and a reinstall did nothing until YouTube changed something. Once it has, tvOS 27.2, a restart and a clean reinstall clear it.

#AppleTV4K #AppleTV #YouTube

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Siri AI for 2021 and 2022 Apple TV 4K models needs tvOS 27.2.1

Apple's product pages still promise Siri AI in tvOS 27.2. Its support document now says older boxes need an update that has not shipped yet.

#tvOS2721 #AppleTV #AppleTV4K #SiriAI #AppleNews

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HomeView's first release notes promise Spanish support

HomeView works only in English, with an iPhone set to the same English. Apple's notes now name Spanish as coming; its newsroom still names Canadian French.

#HomeView #SiriAI #HomeViewSoftware272

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Apple Support Community forums close for good on 20 November

The forums went read-only on 10 November after 28 years of owners helping owners. The notice does not say whether the old answers stay online once the site closes.

#AppleSupport

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Four LEDs light the PROLED MacBook Pro's Apple logo, teardown shows

The logo sits behind the OLED panel, and iFixit cracked the screen reaching it. The teardown also shows where 170 grams went.

#MacBookPro #Mac #OLED #iFixit #AppleNews

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Unconfirmed: Chinese supplier says it worked on Apple's AI glasses

The claim comes from a maker of assembly and inspection machines, not parts. The Chinese original names Apple once, before the glasses, and never mentions cameras.

#AppleGlasses #AirPods

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Why some early iPhone Duo buyers returned it within two weeks

Weight was among the complaints, and Apple's own spec sheets explain it: the Duo weighs a gram less than the Wi-Fi iPad mini.

#iPhoneDuo #Returns #Foldables #AppleStore #AppleNews

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Apple Invites 1.13 lets hosts poll guests on the theme or menu

The vote sits on the invitation itself, not in a group chat that scrolls away. Hosting still needs iCloud+, and the update needs iOS 26.

#AppleInvites #iCloud #iOS26 #AppleNews

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Thai officials meet Apple over iPhone spyware alerts to politicians

Thailand's minister says an alert is not proof of a hack. Apple's own page already answers his deputy's question of whether the warnings are genuine.

#Security #Spyware

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The worse_query iPhone flaw survives iOS 27.2.1, its finder says

Binance told iPhone owners to update, but Apple's latest fixes leave the app sandbox alone. Until a patch comes, what you install is what guards wallet keys.

#Security #iOS27 #iOS2721

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Apple responds to fatal crash near Apple Park as employee is charged

A two-year-old girl was killed in a crash outside the Apple Park Visitor Center. Prosecutors call it murder; Apple's statement calls it a tragic accident.

#ApplePark #Apple #Legal

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iCloud+ 2TB for camera AI, an iPhone 18 Pro Max battery win, and more

Also: Apple's gift guide highlights an iPhone Duo that last showed a January ship date, and a fog test traces the PROLED MacBook Pro's airflow.

#iCloud #HomeKitSecureVideo

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How Apple's Secure Exclaves work, from Hey Siri to HomeView

Apple has explained the sealed chip compartments that let HomeView and Siri listen without recording. On three iPhones, the privacy dot is checked pixel by pixel.

#SecureExclaves #Privacy

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Apple Home Collection pre-orders open with LG's cameras and doorbell

The hands-free lock and the thermostats are not in the first group. Recording all three cameras needs a 200GB iCloud+ plan, not the 50GB one.

#AppleHome #AppleHomeCollection #SmartHome

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