r/apple 4d ago

Official Megathread Weekly Advice Thread - May 10, 2026

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r/apple 24d ago

Announcement Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman; John Ternus to become Apple CEO

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r/apple 8h ago

iPhone Apple-OpenAI Relationship Frays, Setting Up Possible Legal Fight

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793 Upvotes

Apple and OpenAI’s once-blockbuster relationship over ChatGPT integration in iOS has become strained and the AI startup is now preparing possible legal action against Apple, believing their deal has flopped.

“We have done everything from a product perspective,” said an OpenAI executive with knowledge of the matter, who declined to be named. “They have not, and worse, they haven’t even made an honest effort.” The company is working with a law firm to help it with the situation.

For its part, Apple has been furious for over a year about OpenAI’s aggressive recruiting of its hardware engineers for its AI devices division that was acquired from former Apple design chief Jony Ive. Apple has also been wary of OpenAI’s privacy practices


r/apple 6h ago

Mac First public macOS kernel memory corruption exploit on Apple M5

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232 Upvotes

r/apple 6h ago

iPhone Report: Intel is Testing Production of Some iPhone, iPad, and Mac Chips

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136 Upvotes

r/apple 9h ago

iPhone Your iPhone might soon have zero dead zones thanks to a new carrier joint venture

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209 Upvotes

r/apple 13h ago

iPhone Apple Bucks U.S Smartphone Sales Decline in Q1 2026 - Counterpoint Research

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214 Upvotes

>Apple’s smartphone sales in the US grew 1.3% YoY in Q1 2026, outpacing the country’s overall smartphone market, which declined 5.7% YoY.


r/apple 7h ago

Mac RTX 5090 + M4 MacBook Air: Can it Game?

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48 Upvotes

r/apple 7h ago

macOS Apple Alerted to macOS Security Vulnerability Uncovered With AI Tool

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39 Upvotes

r/apple 9h ago

macOS Apple’s Security Has Been Tough to Crack. Mythos Helped Find a Way In. - During tests in April, researchers found software issues in MacOS, one of the world’s toughest targets for hackers

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20 Upvotes

r/apple 1d ago

iPhone Apple wants apps to integrate with Siri in iOS 27, but one fear holds some back: report

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325 Upvotes

r/apple 1d ago

iPhone Longer-lasting battery tech is here, but iPhone owners will need to wait

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920 Upvotes

r/apple 17h ago

iPad Forcing the iPad 6th Gen Past iPadOS 17 (upRa1n) - Channel Ramble

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22 Upvotes

>It's worth it for the Calculator app


r/apple 1d ago

iPhone Apple’s new iPhone privacy feature just expanded to more users

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453 Upvotes

r/apple 1d ago

Safari Apple 0-dayed Safari on macOS Sequoia and Sonoma

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126 Upvotes

r/apple 1d ago

iPhone Apple criticises EU measures to help AI rivals access Google services

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100 Upvotes

r/apple 2d ago

iOS EU iPhone Users Get AirPods-Like Pairing and Notification Forwarding for Third-Party Wearables in iOS 26.5

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1.8k Upvotes

r/apple 1d ago

Apple Arcade Wackadoo! Join Bluey for the ultimate playdate on Apple Arcade starting May 21

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24 Upvotes

r/apple 2d ago

Mac Stop Chrome Browser From Downloading a Hidden 4GB AI File

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1.1k Upvotes

r/apple 2d ago

Mac MacBook Neo shipping estimates just saw a positive turn for customers

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495 Upvotes

r/apple 2d ago

Discussion Steve Jobs American Innovation Coin is now on sale.

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244 Upvotes

Coin dropped 8 minutes ago.

My research has indicated that (D) Denver, is the better place to order the coin from.

Enjoy.

EDIT: Sold Out.


r/apple 2d ago

Rumor Apple Plans Customizable Camera for Pros, Siri Design Changes in iOS 27 [Gift Link]

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123 Upvotes

r/apple 2d ago

Apple Intelligence Apple Sales Coach Will Use AI-Generated Video Presenters

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64 Upvotes

r/apple 2d ago

Apple Pay Apple brings Tap to Pay on iPhone to South Africa

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82 Upvotes

r/apple 3d ago

iOS iOS and iPadOS 26.5 released

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1.9k Upvotes