Apple’s iPhone Duo expands the StandBy feature, allowing the phone to serve as a glanceable display whenever it is not in use, not just while charging. The 7.6‑inch Duo screen can show time, date, calendar, weather, photos, and customizable widgets. StandBy activates automatically in tent mode or when the Duo is propped upright, and offers a Night Mode that turns the display red for sleep. Users can choose from pre‑set “faces” or create custom layouts for different [...]

A Weibo leaker, Digital Chat Station, confirmed that next year’s iPhone Pro models will retain a Dynamic Island cutout, rejecting earlier rumors of a completely bezel‑free display. The leak details a quad‑curved screen that wraps around the edges, but the cutout will remain for Face ID. The update comes as Apple prepares a major redesign for its 20th‑anniversary iPhone lineup, including the iPhone 18, 18 Pro, and Air 2. The revelation clarifies the design direction for the [...]

Apple’s iOS 27.3 beta introduces Reachability for the iPhone Duo, a foldable device with a large internal display. The feature temporarily shifts the screen’s left or right side toward the opposite edge with a short swipe, enabling single‑hand access to the entire interface. Users enable it via Settings → Accessibility → Reachability. This horizontal reachability mirrors the vertical Reachability already available on other iPhones, addressing thumb‑reach limitations on the Duo’s expansive screen.

Apple has lowered its employees’ daily AI token spending limits as part of CEO John Ternus’ cost‑cutting drive. Engineers’ allowances were cut from $300 to $200, with plans to reduce some teams’ caps to $100 or even $25. The move follows rising AI tool costs and a broader industry trend of curbing token usage. Employees can request exemptions, and Apple encourages cheaper or local models. The policy reflects the company’s effort to manage its $45.8 billion R&D spend, [...]

Apple has expanded Live Activities, a feature that displays real‑time updates in a bubble at the top of the screen, from iPhone and iPad to all Macs that can run macOS 27.3. The beta release confirms that every Apple Silicon Mac—including older M1 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models—will receive Dynamic Island and Live Activities. Built‑in apps such as Apple Music, Clock, and Voice Memos will support the feature, and developers can add third‑party Live Activities. [...]

Apple has slashed internal AI budgets, cutting per‑engineer allocations from $300 to as low as $25, according to Bloomberg. The move reflects the company’s reassessment of third‑party AI costs amid diminishing returns. Employees can still request higher allowances on a case‑by‑case basis, but overall funding has been reduced by up to a third. Apple is simultaneously developing its own foundation models and leveraging local Mac hardware to reduce reliance on paid AI tokens. The shift signals a [...]

iOS 27 introduces three AI‑driven editing tools to Apple Photos: Extend, which fills in missing background to change aspect ratios or straighten horizons; Reframe, a spatial framing feature that lets users drag and preview perspective shifts using Apple Vision Pro‑derived models; and an upgraded Clean Up that removes distractions with higher‑quality infill even in complex scenes. The update also revamps iCloud Shared Albums with two new utility collections—Captured by Me, which isolates photos taken by the user, and Identity Documents, which surfaces [...]