By William Gallagher If you’ve ever have to wipe the drive of a very old Mac, you know you need an old macOS to get it running again. Beyond Restore, Apple only grudgingly allows downloads, but others are trying to make it easier.You can download installers for most versions of the Mac operating system back to OS X Lion – image credit: AppleApple does rather prefer you to use only the latest version of macOS, but it’s not as if it charges you to do so. Eventually you might need to buy a new Mac, so there is some financial upside for the company, but most of the time, the reason to stay up to date is security.If you’re looking for an older macOS version then you know this already, but you also know that the Mac you’re working on will not run macOS Tahoe. In which case, your job is this: Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Wesley Hilliard Users looking to create nonconsensual deepfakes of unknowing individuals can simply perform an App Store search. If App Review has a job, it clearly isn’t doing it.It is trivially easy to search for deepfake tools when they take out adsIt isn’t just the Grok app that lets users create nonconsensual deepfake nudes and pornography. Apple did remove at least 28 such apps in January, and even threatened xAI with a Grok removal, but that clearly hasn’t been enough.According to a report from The Tech Transparency Project that was first shared by 9to5Mac, “nudify” apps are appearing in search ads and suggestions in the App Store. Pornography isn’t banned from the App Store if it isn’t the app’s sole purpose, but illegal or harmful products are. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Wesley Hilliard Researchers were able to pull $10k from a locked iPhone via a trick that requires physical device access, perfect circumstances, and specialized hardware. Don’t let fearmongering convince you to turn off Transit Mode.Visa cards on Apple Pay have a very specific vulnerability that no one should worry aboutFear is one of the most prevalent emotions to utilize when looking to make some content go viral. If you watched TV in the past 40 years, a lot of late-night news broadcasts thrived on the “but it could happen to you” plot devices.YouTube is no stranger to using fear as a tactic, and one of the biggest tech YouTubers, Marques Brownlee, let hacking channel Veritasium steal $10k from his locked iPhone in a video. It utilized a man-in-the-middle technique where transaction handshakes are intercepted between an iPhone and payment terminal. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Marko Zivkovic As part of ongoing efforts to improve Siri, Apple’s engineers are set to participate in a multi-week coding bootcamp, which will help them master the use of AI in coding.Apple will allegedly organize an AI coding bootcamp for its Siri engineers.Apple’s planned contextual awareness upgrade for Siri still isn’t here, nearly two years after it was announced at WWDC 2024. Development has hit some snags, and it’s often been said that Apple has fallen behind in the AI race.However, the company remains undeterred. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Wesley Hilliard Journalists are protected when they report trade secrets, with caveats, and leaker Jon Prosser hopes that this protection will be enough to have the lawsuit that Apple filed dismissed.Jon Prosser believes his Liquid Glass leaks are protected speechThings haven’t been going well for Front Page Tech owner Jon Prosser. He leaked early prototype designs of Liquid Glass and has been sued by Apple for how he allegedly got hold of the materials.After failing to respond to Apple’s complaints and placed in a default ruling, he’s allegedly been working the case from behind the scenes. The latest filing from Prosser’s team suggests he believes it is all going to be thrown out. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen The US FCC’s ban on foreign-made routers is benefiting a very small number of companies. Here’s what companies are blocked from import, which are exempt, and why, as of April 15, 2026.The FCC’s ban applies to almost the entire U.S. marketIn March, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission implemented a ban on routers. Rather than targeting products from specific companies, it banned any routers “produced in a foreign country.”The reality is that, since the vast majority of routers are imported into the United States, the ban effectively affects the entire router market as a whole. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Andrew Orr Google released a Gemini macOS app that brings its AI onto the desktop, but after I tried it, I found that it works more like a quick-access tool than a fully integrated assistant like Siri.Apple Intelligence and Google GeminiThe app runs on recent macOS versions and lets users summon Gemini instantly with a keyboard shortcut. Users can analyze on-screen content with permission and work with files, images, and documents without leaving their current app.Google frames the release as a way to keep people “in flow” while they work. The broader goal is to position Gemini as a persistent layer across macOS instead of a standalone tool. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen Apple CEO Tim Cook is on Nike’s board. In what has been seen as a vote of confidence, Cook made a purchase of $1 million of the shoemaker’s stock.Tim Cook’s custom-made sneakers from an iPad Pro launch – Image source: Apple via HypebeastTim Cook has a long-time relationship with shoe and fitness brand Nike that has lasted for two decades. On Friday, the Apple CEO deepened his dealings by buying more Nike stock.In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Cook bought 25,000 Nike shares on April 10. At a value of approximately $42.43 apiece, that works out to be a total purchase of $1.06 million. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Wesley Hilliard Once you get a smart home set up the way you want, moving is an incredible pain. Join Wes as he shuts down his old house, packs up all the gear, relocates everything, and deals with friction along the way.Living in an Apple HomeSmart home technology has come a long way since Apple first revealed HomeKit in 2014. I got in early with Hue smart bulbs and built things out from there, but I was always a renter.In March 2026, I closed on my first home and moved in. Slowly but surely, I’ve begun setting up my Apple Home again. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Christine McKee Amazon’s latest earbuds sale delivers a $50 price cut on AirPods Pro 3, with the entire AirPods line eligible for discounts.Save $50 on AirPods Pro 3 today at Amazon.Apple AirPods Pro 3 are on sale for $199.99 at Amazon today thanks to a $50 discount (and ringing in within $0.99 of the lowest price seen this month).Buy AirPods Pro 3 for $199.99 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
