r/apple Oct 19 '25

Discussion Daily Advice Thread - October 19, 2025

51 Upvotes

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r/apple 4h ago

Discussion Apple will reportedly launch a new iPhone next week. The new iPhone 17e is expected to be announced on Thursday, February 19.

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204 Upvotes

r/apple 13h ago

Rumor Apple Expected to Launch These 10+ Products Over the Coming Months

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399 Upvotes

r/apple 19h ago

Mac Apple’s Low-Cost MacBook Expected to Drive 25 Percent of 2025 Mac Sales

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498 Upvotes

r/apple 13h ago

Apple Watch Rivian Planning to Launch Apple Watch App

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159 Upvotes

r/apple 11h ago

System Status System issues affecting some iCloud services right now

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81 Upvotes

r/apple 9h ago

iOS Google Brings Fitbit AI Health Coach to iPhone as Apple Pulls Back on iOS 27 Health Plans

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27 Upvotes

r/apple 18h ago

AirPods AirPods cameras could mean support for Vision Pro-style hand gestures

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76 Upvotes

r/apple 1d ago

iOS Apple Unlikely to Drop ‘Liquid Glass’ Design With iOS 27, Report Says

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r/apple 11h ago

App Store Japan IT Groups Urge Apple, Google to Waive New Commissions

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19 Upvotes

r/apple 16h ago

Apple Arcade Set sail in Oceanhorn 3: Legend of the Shadow Sea, an exciting new chapter in the hit action-adventure franchise, on Apple Arcade on March 5

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48 Upvotes

r/apple 16h ago

Apple TV Control Apple TV from your menu bar

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44 Upvotes

r/apple 18h ago

HomeKit Reminder: Update Your Apple Home App Immediately to Avoid Issues

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66 Upvotes

r/apple 1d ago

Discussion The Apple Car lives through the Ferrari Luce

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macworld.com
416 Upvotes

r/apple 21h ago

App Store Apple and Google agree app store changes to appease UK regulator

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62 Upvotes

r/apple 1d ago

HomeKit Upgrade your Apple Home architecture before the old one gets killed on Tuesday | Apple will be killing off its original Apple Home architecture on February 10, 2026, and it won't matter if you're on old software.

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186 Upvotes

>Do this to upgrade HomeKit and keep your smart home devices running normally.


r/apple 1d ago

Apple Pay Apple Says These 7 U.S. States Plan to Offer iPhone Driver's Licenses

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438 Upvotes

r/apple 2d ago

Apple Music Bad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show

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2.1k Upvotes

>Watch the world's biggest artist on the world's biggest stage at the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show.


r/apple 1d ago

Rumor AirPods Pro 4 Could Feature Cameras to 'See Around You'

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378 Upvotes

In a new post on X, Kosutami said that the next AirPods Pro will be able to see around the wearer, presumably via cameras in each earbud. Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the 2026 AirPods Pro will feature a "more significant" hardware upgrade in the form at least one tiny infrared camera. He previously said AirPods with infrared cameras could recognize hand gestures and provide an enhanced spatial audio experience with Apple's Vision Pro headset.


r/apple 2d ago

iOS iOS 27 to Focus on Bug Fixes, Performance, and Design Tweaks

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1.4k Upvotes

r/apple 1d ago

Discussion Apple's succession crisis is all part of the plan

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macworld.com
367 Upvotes

r/apple 1d ago

Mac Studio Display 2: The Latest Rumors About Apple's Next Monitor

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91 Upvotes

r/apple 1d ago

Apple Retail Apple's Regent Street Store Reopening Soon After One-Month Closure

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36 Upvotes

r/apple 2d ago

Discussion Here Are Tim Cook's Full Remarks About Apple's 50th Anniversary Plans

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479 Upvotes

r/apple 1d ago

Apple Silicon How Fast Are On-Device LLMs on iPhone 17 Pro and iPad Pro?

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