By Malcolm Owen The vibe-coding app Anything was pulled from the App Store, but the developer claimed victory after a return. Victory was fleeting, as the app is gone again, and nobody is saying why.App Store boots Anything, againAnything, a vibe-coding app for iOS that was pulled from the App Store, made a triumphant return on April 3. It celebrated by launching a $5,000 weekend hackathon and a credit giveaway on X, but that was seemingly premature.Checking the App Store on Monday, Anything is nowhere to be found. It doesn’t appear in searches, while a direct link to the app warns it’s not available. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen In this week’s “Sunday Reboot,” Apple’s gift bags and artifacts get a close look, China briefly gets Apple Intelligence ahead of schedule, and iPhones go to the Moon.The iPhone 17 Pro Max is in space. Sunday Reboot is a weekly column covering some of the lighter stories within the Apple reality distortion field from the past seven days. All to get the next week underway with a good first step.This week, Apple Ireland was fined by UK regulators for seemingly breaking sanctions on Russia, an AI porn startup sued Apple over its App Store rules, and the Apple Fitness+ chief prepares to retire amid claims he introduced a toxic mental health work environment. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen Submissions to the App Store have jumped by 84% year-over-year, with the growth of vibe coding believed to be behind the surge.Vibe coding has led to more apps being submitted to the App Store in 2025The continuing growth of AI services like ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude has helped fuel productivity in many fields, including coding. While developers have been assisted by automated tools before, AI has led to even novice coders to create bigger things beyond their capabilities.It now seems that the increased use of AI in development has resulted in more work for the App Store. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Christine McKee The lowest price ever is in effect now on Apple’s M5 MacBook Air, with a weekend deal at Amazon slashing prices by $150 (and there are numerous 13-inch and 15-inch configurations to choose from).Grab the lowest price ever on Apple’s new M5 MacBook Air.Apple’s brand-new M5 MacBook Air, which was released in March 2026, is on sale at Amazon today, with multiple 13-inch and 15-inch configurations to choose from.Kicking off the sale is a $150 discount on the standard 13-inch MacBook Air with Apple’s M5 chip. Pick up the M5/16GB/512GB configuration for $949.99, the lowest price to date on the Sky Blue and Starlight models. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen Apple users are encountering issues accessing iCloud, in what is a rare Sunday outage for the company’s email, cloud storage, and associated services.Apple service outage iconsUsers of iCloud, Apple’s online services, are reporting issues in being able to access files. Sites including DownDetector and StatusGator show a sudden surge of reports from thousands of users, encountering problems since 10 A.M. Eastern.The reported issues, for the most part, raise iCloud as being the problem. The range of issues is wide, including claims of iCloud Mail being unavailable, Find My devices disappearing in the app, and an inability to access files stored on the service. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen NASA has started to share images that the crew of Artemis II have taken of their trip to the Moon, including some taken on the iPhone 17 Pro Max.An Artemis II crew member’s shot of Earth though a window – Image Credit: NASAMonths before the launch of Artemis II, NASA confirmed that the crew would be allowed iPhones to document the journey around the Moon. In galleries released by NASA, those first images are now back on Earth.The shots in the “Journey to the Moon” web gallery are a mix of images taken by imaging equipment brought along by the crew. While the newest standalone camera on the flight is a 2016 Nikon DSLR accompanied by some decade-old GoPro cameras, the crew were provided with a set of the iPhone 17 Pro Max for similar imaging duties. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Stephen Silver A British political adviser’s stolen iPhone leads to a scandal, pro athletes fall for an iCloud scam, and iCloud evidence is used against a man accused of stalking the FBI director’s girlfriend, all in this week’s Apple Crime Blotter.The Alderwood Apple Store in Washington. Image Credit: AppleWelcome to an occasional AppleInsider feature, looking at the world of Apple-related crime. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen As part of the 50th anniversary celebrations, Apple employees can check out a private exhibition of products and key moments from the company’s history, all in Apple Park.The exhibition in Apple Park – Image Credit: @AlSultan_Meriam/XAfter weeks of public celebration in the run-up to the 50th anniversary, the festivities are now all internal for Apple now. In the latest event, it has been revealed that employees are now being able to look back at the products and hardware that helped build the company.Images shared by Meriam Al Sultan on X show a large room containing images and products in display cases. Described as a 50th anniversary exhibition, the shots are apparently in “Section 2” of Apple Park, but there are other exhibits on show in other HQ areas. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Mike Wuerthele and Malcolm Owen Apple has signed a driver for AMD or Nvidia eGPUs connected to Apple Silicon but there are some big caveats, and it won’t improve your graphics. Here’s what they’re for.An earlier time when you could use eGPUs with MacsWhen Apple announced the use of eGPUs with AMD Radeon cards in 2016, we were pretty excited. Full support shipped in early 2017 and for a few short years, Thunderbolt provided an excellent graphics-accelerating one-cable dock to our MacBook Pros.But even then, Apple has stubbornly prevented modern Nvidia GPUs from working with Macs. And, with the change to Apple Silicon, Apple effectively killed off any real use of an externally usable Nvidia GPU with its Mac lineup. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen Early images of the Artemis II launch showed an iPhone floating inside the spacecraft. Here’s how Apple’s smartphone got approved for spaceflight.iPhone 17 Pro Max is now in space following NASA’s approval processNASA is very strict when it comes to what items are flown into space with astronauts. With the Artemis II trip around the Moon, it’s marking the first time the agency is allowing the crew to carry iPhones in space.This is a big deal, as NASA has strict rules about what actually goes into space, and thorough testing to match. On Friday, the New York Times reported on what the iPhone 17 Pro Max had to go through to be allowed in the cabin. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
