Brings new Cropping and Brush functionality, as well as new automation capabilities. ($29.99 new, free update, 36.9 MB, macOS 14+) | Continue reading
Maintenance release with a handful of improvements and bug fixes for the password manager. ($47.88 annual subscription, free update, 4.8 MB, macOS 12+) | Continue reading
Our poll results are in: virtually no TidBITS readers use clear or tinted icons on the Mac or the iPhone. But the real issue isn’t color—it’s that Apple’s mandatory squircle shape strips icons of their distinctive personalities, making them harder to differentiate. | Continue reading
Apple’s Hide My Email feature has a vulnerability that does exactly what the name says it shouldn’t: reveal your real email address. Worse, Apple has ignored reports of the flaw for over a year.Read original article | Continue reading
EveryMac is celebrating its 30th anniversary. For three decades, Brock Kyle’s comprehensive Apple specs site has been a reliable standby for hunting down obscure details that Apple doesn’t make easy to find. | Continue reading
Apple has released macOS 26.5.2, iOS 26.5.2 and iPadOS 26.5.2, and Safari 26.5.2, addressing 29 security vulnerabilities. Most fixes target WebKit, with additional patches for the kernel and other components. No exploits have been reported in the wild. | Continue reading
Public-interest technologist Bruce Schneier argues that companies and individuals deploying AI agents should bear legal liability for those agents’ actions, just as they would for human employees.Read original article | Continue reading
Introduces an expanded view of projects in the time and productivity tracking app. ($108/$132/$192 new, free update, 33.8 MB, macOS 12+) | Continue reading
Brings new auto-detection capabilities for finding duplicate images. ($9.99/$19.99/$59.99 monthly Creative Cloud subscription, free update, macOS 14+) | Continue reading
Brings new Cropping and Brush functionality, as well as new automation capabilities. ($29.99 new, free update, 36.9 MB, macOS 14+) | Continue reading
Apple finally pulled the trigger on the price increases Tim Cook telegraphed last week. The hikes average 20% across most of Apple’s lineup, with the Apple TV taking the biggest percentage hit and the iPhone and Apple Watch spared for now. | Continue reading
Brings a lengthy list of improvements and updates for menu icons for macOS 26 Tahoe. ($59 new, free update, 38.2 MB, macOS 14+) | Continue reading
Improves the calendar app to help you avoid meeting conflicts. ($57 annual subscription, free update, 70.2 MB, macOS 12+) | Continue reading
Maintenance release for the CSV manipulation app. (Free/$39/$59 new, free update, 27 MB, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
AI agents are supposedly going to manage our calendars, reply to email, make reservations, and plan trips. Adam Engst has been thinking about why this fills him with dread rather than excitement, and whether he’s alone in his skepticism. | Continue reading
The Clear and Tinted icon options in macOS 26 and iOS 26 might look stylish, but they make identifying individual apps nearly impossible. Do you actually use these monochromatic modes? If so, we’d love to hear why. | Continue reading
BasicAppleGuy’s side-by-side comparison of the icons in macOS 26 Tahoe and macOS 27 Golden Gate reveals bolder colors, crisper edges, and a more refined Liquid Glass effect across most system apps.Read original article | Continue reading
Improves reliability for the task management app's perspective rule editing. ($74.99 new, free update, 40.5 MB, macOS 14+) | Continue reading
Brings an updated Settings appearance that provides streamlined organization and clearer groupings. (Free, 153.4 MB, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
Adds support for Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 frontier model for Pro users. ($99 new for standard and $199 for Pro, free update, 90.3 MB, macOS 13+) | Continue reading
Reference management tool improves access to AI Writing Tools features. ($74.99 new, free update, 130.3 MB, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
Adds support for using the 1Password browser extension with the Brave Origin browser. ($47.88 annual subscription, free update, 4.8 MB, macOS 12+) | Continue reading
Ever wonder why a tropical lagoon or peacock feather seems impossibly vivid in person but disappointing in photos? Ryan Moulton explains the technical reasons and guides you to colors no screen can show.Read original article | Continue reading
Outgoing CEO Tim Cook has confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that Apple is being forced to raise prices due to skyrocketing costs of memory and storage chips. What might that mean for your next Apple device purchase? | Continue reading
Need to know which Apple devices or operating system versions support a specific feature or compare features across products? Glenn Fleishman’s Fruit Specs website makes answering such questions fast and—if you’re like us—kind of fun. | Continue reading
A TidBITS reader thought he had found a bug in iOS 26 that made apps inaccessible. After investigation, the real culprit turned out to be misleading visual feedback when dragging apps to the App Library’s Hidden folder. | Continue reading
Former TidBITS managing editor Josh Centers profiles a telehealth doctor who uses a 12-button gaming mouse and TextExpander’s branching snippets to generate complete, error-free patient documentation with a single click.Read original article | Continue reading
Removes the AirDrop view from the file browser alternative to the macOS Finder. ($29.95 anual subscription, free update, 19.3 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Information organization apps add localizations and a few improvements. ($24.99/99.99 new, free update, 59.2 MB, macOS 15+) | Continue reading
Maintenance release for the Gmail-specific email app focused on bug fixes. ($49.99 annual subscription, free update, 12.8 MB, macOS 12+) | Continue reading
Brings AI-related enhancements, user interface improvements, and bug fixes to the calendar app. ($57 annual subscription, free update, 70.2 MB, macOS 12+) | Continue reading
Join Adam Engst for a free online presentation explaining the difference between the iOS 26 Phone app’s Classic and Unified views—and the big win of the Unified view—at the Naples MacFriends User Group meeting on 17 June 2026. | Continue reading
Andy Ihnatko, whose tech journalism has graced Macworld, the Chicago Sun-Times, and MacBreak Weekly, has launched a new membership blog. Few writers combine his technical depth, pop-culture wit, and genuine humanity. Give his free posts a read. | Continue reading
At WWDC26, Apple flashed a slide listing hundreds of small refinements coming to OS 27. We captured, OCRed, and categorized every item so you can actually read everything that Apple included. | Continue reading
Apple spent the entirety of its WWDC26 keynote responding to external pressures, including user complaints about Liquid Glass, community and regulatory worries regarding child safety, and the embarrassment of Siri delays and Apple Intelligence weaknesses. | Continue reading
Maintenance release for the recently upgraded text editor. ($59.99 new, upgrades available, free update for version 16 licenses, 32.1 MB, macOS 14+) | Continue reading
Adam Engst investigates the mysterious “Lens cleaning hint” feature introduced in iOS 26. Despite his best efforts—including one involving a tomato—the warning message never appeared. Is it broken, or just random about what counts as smudged? | Continue reading
Troubleshooting an inaccessible server is challenging at the best of times and doubly so when you are out of practice. Read how Claude guided Adam Engst through troubleshooting and mitigating a denial of service attack. | Continue reading
Maintenance release refines the new Markdown parser and some image-generation AI models. ($99 new for standard and $199 for Pro, free update, 90.5 MB, macOS 13+) | Continue reading
Introduces at-a-glance display of statistics showing time saved, expansions, and corrections. ($29.99 annual subscription, free update, 47.5 MB, macOS 13+) | Continue reading
Popular encyclopedia of Apple products updated with several throwback additions. (Free, 267.5 MB, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
Date-focused note-taking app adds a new Safari Web clipper extension. ($Free or $34.99 annual subscription for Premium features, free update, 64.9 MB, macOS 10.14+) | Continue reading
Turns on Private Push feature by default for those running macOS 26 Tahoe and later. ($49.99 new, free update, 12.6 MB, macOS 12+) | Continue reading
Maintenance update for the “charmingly simple” audio recording tool. ($29 new, free update, 12.8 MB, macOS 14.4+) | Continue reading
iPhone 17 and iPhone Air owners should update to iOS 26.5.1 promptly—it fixes a bug that blocks USB charging when the battery is nearly dead. macOS 26.5.1 addresses an enterprise-only shutdown issue. | Continue reading
On 13 July 2026, an expiring security certificate will force Office 2019 for Mac into read-only mode. Microsoft has shown no interest in releasing a fix, leaving users to upgrade or switch to alternatives. | Continue reading
Shopping for a 5K or 6K Retina display for your Mac? Parish Khan’s RetinaDesk site offers detailed, Mac-focused reviews of every monitor that hits Apple’s 218 PPI density threshold, plus comparison tools and buying guides—all tested on current Apple silicon hardware. | Continue reading
Feeling buried in email? Google’s experimental CC tool uses AI to send daily briefings about your most important messages and calendar events. Here’s what worked in Adam Engst’s testing, what didn’t, and who might benefit. | Continue reading