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How to use macOS ‘High Performance screen sharing’ for lower latency and better color [Video]

Jeff Benjamin Feb 5 2026

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How to use macOS ‘High Performance screen sharing’ for lower latency and better color [Video]
Jeff Benjamin Feb 5 2026
iOS 26.4 is coming: Here are the rumored new features
Ryan Christoffel Feb 5 2026
New iPhone launching this month with four key changes: report
Chance Miller Feb 5 2026
Apple reportedly scales back plans for AI-powered health coach
Marcus Mendes Feb 5 2026

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9to5Mac Overtime 058: Give me your phone

Jeff Benjamin 2 hours ago 0 Comments

Apple releases iOS 26.3 RC, Jeff plays with Moltbot on his Mac mini, Fernando gets his iPhone’s screen fixed, Jeff laments what it’s like to use Apple Pay at drive thrus, why Apple should add native screen sharing from the iPad back to the Mac, and Fernando gets a new MacBook Pro and considers switching to Final Cut Pro.

9to5Mac Overtime is a weekly video-first podcast exploring fun and interesting observations in the Apple ecosystem, featuring 9to5Mac’s Fernando Silva & Jeff Benjamin. Subscribe to Overtime via Apple Podcasts and our YouTube channel for more.

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9to5Mac Daily: February 6, 2026 – Tim Cook’s all-hands meeting, more

Chance Miller 3 hours ago 0 Comments

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

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Apple News

Apple dinged over low-quality, scammy-looking ads on Apple News

Marcus Mendes 4 hours ago 5 Comments

Apple’s controversial partnership with Taboola to serve ads on Apple News seems to be going exactly as expected. Here’s why.

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Apple highlights cross-browser compatibility progress in 2025

Marcus Mendes 5 hours ago 0 Comments

Apple’s WebKit blog published a post today highlighting the results of Interop 2025, an industry-wide effort to improve cross-browser interoperability. Here are the details.

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iOS 26

iOS 26’s new Phone app has a feature I don’t ever want to go without

Ryan Christoffel 6 hours ago 14 Comments

Apple overhauled the Phone app in iOS 26 with a new design and added several powerful features, including a new call screening option that I don’t ever want to go without.

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App Store

Apple says ‘random or anonymous chat’ apps no longer welcome on the App Store

Marcus Mendes 6 hours ago 4 Comments

After China, Apple also removing VPN apps from App Store in India | Person silhouetted against a Matrix-style background

Apple has updated its App Review Guidelines to expand the list of user-generated content experiences that can be removed from the App Store without notice. Here are the details.

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Apple reportedly bringing third-party AI chatbots to CarPlay

Zac Hall 7 hours ago 0 Comments

While AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Google Gemini feature conversational voice mode, the apps don’t exactly work well with Apple CarPlay. That will soon change, it appears, with an upcoming iOS software update.

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Spotify

New Spotify experiment tells the backstory of the songs you’re listening to

Marcus Mendes 7 hours ago 1 Comment

The new feature, currently in beta, is rolling out to select Premium users in six countries. Here are the details.

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HomeKit Weekly

HomeKit Weekly: Check in on the abode alarm system with Apple Home support

Bradley C 7 hours ago 0 Comments

Since early 2020, I’ve used abode as my primary security system and have done so across two separate homes. It is now 2026, and in the world of smart home tech, six years is usually an eternity. I continue to get emails asking if I am still using it, or if I’ve jumped ship to some thing. I wanted to take an opportunity to update my review for 2026, discuss how the hardware has held up, and frankly, warn you about which hub you should buy for HomeKit.

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Apple’s big Super Bowl ad might not actually come from Apple

Ryan Christoffel 8 hours ago 0 Comments

This Sunday is the Super Bowl, the biggest TV event of the year in the US. But aside from sponsoring the halftime show, you may not see much from Apple in terms of paid commercials—except for one F1 ad created by Cadillac.

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New Alexa’s issues are already making some users return to old Siri

Ryan Christoffel 9 hours ago 8 Comments

Siri hasn’t yet gotten the big AI upgrades we’re expecting soon, but it sounds like Alexa’s recent AI revamp is already resulting in at least one user running back to the arms of “old” (current) Siri.

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Swift Student Challenge

Swift Student Challenge applications are now open, here are the details

Ryan Christoffel 10 hours ago 0 Comments

Apple has just opened applications for this year’s Swift Student Challenge. Here are the details on how to apply.

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The Viture Luma Ultra is almost the Apple Vision Air I’d like to see

Ben Lovejoy 10 hours ago 6 Comments

The Viture Luma Ultra is almost the Apple Vision Air I’d like to see | Image shows a large virtual monitor being used for video editing

What started life as a humble face monitor geared to watching video and playing games wherever you happen to be has now evolved into something drawing ever closer to a Mac-powered Vision Pro.

The Viture Luma Ultra it isn’t perfect, but it is the closest thing I’ve seen yet to what I’d ideally like from a future Apple Vision Air product …

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Deals: AirTag Amazon all-time low, iPhone 16 Pro Max $611 off, M5 iPad Pro $399 off, Series 11, more

Justin Kahn 10 hours ago 0 Comments

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is now ready to go. Alongside ongoing $100 price drops across the Apple Watch Series 11 lineup with deals from $299, we are also tracking a new Amazon all-time low on AirTag at $17 as well as a the 1TB iPhone 16 Pro Max at $611 off the original list courtesy of Amazon’s premium program. We also have a chance to score a 13-inch M5 iPad Pro 1TB cell model at nearly $400 off, iPad mini deals, and the best price to date on the Apple Crossbody Strap in black. Check it all out below.

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Apple’s latest iOS 27 pivot is good news for the subscription-weary

Ryan Christoffel 10 hours ago 4 Comments

Apple’s ’Services’ business has grown significantly in recent years, leading some users fatigued by an increasing trend toward subscriptions. But Apple’s reported iOS 27 pivot on a planned ‘Health+’ service is good news for the subscription-weary.

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Silo season 3 is coming: Here’s everything we know right now

Ryan Christoffel 11 hours ago 18 Comments

Apple TV has become a go-to service for sci-fi fans, with shows like Severance and Pluribus proving big hits. Another popular series is dystopian thriller Silo, which has a season 3 coming later this year. Here’s everything we know so far about Silo season 3.

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iPhone 18 Pro Max’s new battery gains revealed by leaker

Ryan Christoffel 12 hours ago 6 Comments

iPhone 17 Pro Max’s best-ever battery has been a hit with users, and we’ve heard before that iPhone 18 Pro Max will boast an even bigger battery. Now, thanks to a new leak, we know how much bigger.

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Zuckerberg on why Meta should do less safety research: ‘Apple doesn’t study any of this’

Chance Miller 13 hours ago 13 Comments

New emails unsealed this week and spotted by The Verge show Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg suggesting the company should conduct less research into how its platforms harm users, bizarrely citing Apple as a model to follow.

The email was sent in 2021 following a report from The Wall Street Journal that Meta was more than aware that Instagram was “toxic for teen girls,” and had done in-depth research on the topic.

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These are the best CarPlay apps for iPhone in 2026

Zac Hall 14 hours ago 17 Comments

CarPlay is an excellent Apple feature that brings communication and entertainment apps from your iPhone to the built-in screen in your car. Just install supported apps on your iPhone, then they automatically appear on your CarPlay display when you’re connected. Read on for our massive list of iPhone apps that work with CarPlay.

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Apple’s cheapest iPad to get Apple Intelligence support at just the right time

Chance Miller 14 hours ago 0 Comments

Alongside the iPhone 17e, Apple also has a refreshed base model iPad in the works. A new report from Macotakara highlights what we can expect from Apple’s update of its cheapest iPad.

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Apple Research

Designers teach AI models to generate better UI in new Apple study

Marcus Mendes Feb 5 2026 - 6:41 pm PT 6 Comments

Apple continues to explore how generative AI can improve app development pipelines. Here’s what they’re looking at.

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New iPhone launching this month with four key changes: report

Chance Miller Feb 5 2026 - 3:52 pm PT 7 Comments

According to a new report today, Apple’s next iPhone is launching very soon. Macwelt reports that the iPhone 17e is set to launch on February 19 — one year to the day following the launch of the iPhone 16e.

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Apple reportedly scales back plans for AI-powered health coach

Marcus Mendes Feb 5 2026 - 3:50 pm PT 5 Comments

Bloomberg reports that Apple has recently scaled back its plans for the Project Mulberry initiative following a leadership shakeup at the company’s health organization. Here are the details.

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Apple rolls out watchOS 11.6.2 with cellular network bug fixes

Marcus Mendes Feb 5 2026 - 2:48 pm PT 0 Comments

Apple is rolling out a system update for Apple Watches that haven’t upgraded to watchOS 26, but may be experiencing a very specific connectivity issue. Here are the details.

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How to use macOS ‘High Performance screen sharing’ for lower latency and better color [Video]

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